Response to "Then Again, Maybe I Won't," by Judy Blume

     In "Then Again, Maybe I Won't," by Judy Blume, it takes you through the life of an Italian boy's family and their money struggles. Even though this book doesn't sound like there's anything wrong with it, there is. All throughout the book, people are stealing, stalking, and getting wasted.
   
     An example of something that a character does wrong in the book is how Tony (the main character) stalks his neighbor's older sister Lisa. He does this throughout most of the book and half the time he knows that it's wrong . Another example is how Joel (Tony's neighbor) keeps on stealing things and almost never gets caught. Even though Joel is filthy stinkin' rich, he still steals stuff. Weird, isn't it?

     All in all, there are many things people do wrong in this book such as stealing, stalking, and getting wasted. Considering the fact that Tony and Joel are only in the seventh grade and they are both rich, it is actually kind of weird, I would never do any of that ,unless for a good reason, and I'm older and less rich than they are.

Non Fiction Reading Response 11/10/14

In the article “First Cases of Chikungunya Acquired in U.S.” By Lila Gutterman, the author wants you to know that there is a new virus spreading in mosquitoes that people have gotten without travelling to Africa, Asia, or Europe (where Chikungunya originated). A line in the article that made me think was in the 3rd paragraph where it says “the two species of mosquito that most often carry the virus, Aedes aegypti and A. albopictus, live in a broad swath in the United States.” This line made me think about how one day there could be an outbreak on a very large scale.

    The word “debilitating” made me think about how it must be horrible for people not to be able to be able to move at all. The description of the symptoms of Chikungunya made me feel bad for the people who get it because they would be bored all day and in an immense amount of pain and they also would not be able to go to work and get paid. Some textual evidence that supports the claim is in the 1st paragraph where it says “this is the first time people in the continental United States have acquired the virus without traveling outside the country.”

    This virus made me think deeper about humanity because more and more viruses and diseases are popping up here and there throughout the world. For example, things such as Ebola and Chikungunya are becoming bigger and bigger every single day