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  In my opinion, the book seems pretty interesting to me so far. I have learnt a bunch of things from it.
  Sookan is still my favorite character. I am a boarding student as she is, thus we have a lot of same experiences. She is intelligence, patient and hard working. A lot of details in the story impressed me a lot. Such as she keeps trying to involve in the environment around her. I understand that America is a whole new place for her and she had a hard time understanding other friends' culture and communicate with them, but she still did it. She is really warm hearted, an example from page 32: " Marci had left Friday afternoon to go home to Scarsdale. I wished I could have joined her; she looked lonesome" We can tell by this quote that Sookan consider her friends' feeling. Another quote from page 57: "Everything is so different here, I said slowly. In Korea, such a thing would not be possible. Even married couples do not show such affection in public." She is trying to compare the two different cultures together to show her friend her thoughts. It's been tough for her to improve the friendship, but since she is willing to open her mind and try to communicate, I bet she is going to be successful later.
  I have noticed that Sookan is kind of shy though she works so hard. A quote from page 61" Sookan Bak, they called. I was stunned. I could not believe someone had nominated me. My heart started to pound. I wanted to accept the nomination. I would have loved to serve on the student council, and I was sure I could do a good job." This paragraph really show her mind. It happened to me too, when I was competing for the group leader in my Biology class, it's really excited to competing in a unfamiliar environment, but when I actually did it, I just couldn't believe myself.
  This book has motivated me a lot. First, Sookan is a only international student in her school, and she tried to talk with her classmates. I also is a international student, but sometimes I feel a little bit scared to talk in class or some places. I need to speak more in class. Second, Sookan studied very hard. She always sick because of study, but it is not good to study that hard. I need to focus on study, and also learn from Sookan's skills.

Questions

1 Why Sookan's sister wanted her to write journal for her?

2 Why Sookan didn't go to meeting?

chapter 6-12 study guide

Chapter 6
1. Sookan's sister wanted her write about her school life, and write it everyday. Sookan has lots of work to do, so she can not write everything for her sister. That is problem between Sookan and her sister.

Chapter 7
1. Quote from page 55-56: (Ellen said." It's important for you to check out the social scene.)
2. The gap between their culture makes her have new understandings on independence and making choices.
3. I think she should follow her new understanding because she is in a new environment.

Chapter 8
1. Because she was absent.
2. No, because it's always good to face the problem.
3. It was a letter to her mother, telling about her current situation.

Chapter 9
1. It's good because she can understand new environment and the trip can improve her friendship with Ellen, but it's also bad that she will trouble Ellen's family.

Chapter 10
1. It's the shower room.
2. her stomach felt like twisted knots.
3. Quote from page 76: " You are all right and the only thing you have to do now is get plenty of sleep"

Chapter 11
1. Her mother's main focus is on her health, and her sister just want her to face her life full of challenges.

Chapter 12
1. She wanted to prepare Korean dinner.
2. Marci baked some brownies and Ellen, Kyle bought come poinsettia and cut flowers.
3. Sister Reed, Sarah and Mrs Bennett.
4. She is all alone away from home, she needs people to support her, and take care of her. The gathering can improve the relationship between her and the people around her, especially friends.

Letter from Sucan

Good afternoon, sister. 

My travel was safely, and I went to school before 2 weeks. I took a long time in the travel, but I enjoyed that. I'm the only international student in my school, and I'm trying to talk with American students. But I can not play with them very well. Marci is my roommate, she has bad relationship with her sister. 

I love you!

       

Character's information

She was born in Pyongyang, North Korea now. She fled to South Korea for higher education. She got her B.A. from Manhattanville college 1962, and she became a school teacher in New York. 

movie summary

                                             How To Train Your Dragon 2 summary

  How To Train Your Dragon is a 2014 American 3D computer film, it produced by Dream Works Animation. This film connect with How To Train Your Dragon. I watched How To Train Your Dragon 2 in the winter break. This film talk about a boy who is Dragon master's leader named Hiccup. He want to protect dragon, and live in peace with dragon. 

  In the last film-How To Train Your Dragon talk about Hiccup's father - Stoick is a dragon killer. One day, a dragon was injured by Hiccup. Hiccup think this dragon is kind and cute. Then, Hiccup help it to fly. They are become to best friends.  

  In How To Train Your Dragon 2, Berk Island become to a peaceful island. Dragon and people help each other and live together. Hiccup and his dragon find new grand. When they saw the huge iceberg, Hiccup's friend - Astrid and her dragon get catch with a net. They meet a dragon killer named Eret. He think Hiccup and his dragon destroyed their village,. Then he wanted to bring Hiccup and Astrid to a crazy dragon killer named Drago Bludvist. Hiccup and his friends escape from Eret, and told his father Drago Bludvist want to control all the dragon. Then, Stoick get ready for the war with Drago Bludvist. But Hiccup think he can stop this war. Then, he find Eret again with his dragon, his father don't want he go and stop him. It can not stop him, Hiccup go find  Drago Bludvist alone with his dragon. When he and his dragon fly on the huge ice, a dragon master named Valka catch them. Valka is Hiccup's mother. Valka told Hiccup she saved lots of dragons from Drago Bludvist in 20 years. She bring them to a mysterious island. All the dragons should follow Bewilderbeast, because he is a king of the dragon. Stoick used smell to find Hiccup and his dragon. They get together. Astrid and her dragon go find Drago Bludvist, but his dragon army are so strong. Then, Drago Bludvist know Berk Island has lots of dragon, and he go there with his dragon army. His Bewilderbeast fight with Astrid's Bewilderbeast. But Drago Bludvist's Bewilderbeast won. Then, Drago Bludvist control all the dragon that live in the Berk Island. Hiccup's dragon also controled by Drago Bludvist. Drago Bludvist asked Hiccup's dragon kill Hiccup, but Hiccup's father saved him. Then, Hiccup's father died. Hiccup very sad, he pushed his dragon away. Drago Bludvist got all the dragon. Hiccup and his friends drive young dragon to help dragon that control by Drago Bludvist. Hiccup made his dragon rehabilitate. Drago Bludvist's Bewilderbeast want to kill Hiccup and his dragon, but Hiccup's dragon become to very strong, and fight with Drago Bludvist's Bewilderbeast. At the end, Drago Bludvist's Bewilderbeast run away. After a few month, people made a sculpture for Storick. Hiccup prove to be a village leader.
  This is the summary of How To Train Your Dragon 2!
  

Blog 9

                                                              Birdseye is a great inventor
  Clarence Birdseye was an American inventor, entrepreneur, and is consider to be the founder of the modern frozen food industry. He was born in Brooklyn, on December 9, 1886. When he was born, the technology invention were very popular. A lot of inventor invent some thing in that time. For example, George Eastman who was to have a profound effect on Birdseye. He invented and patented the roll film in 1884. He also produced a lightweight camera. So, in this time, world gets a lot of improve. Birdseye has  a very funny name, then he dropped the Clarence. Birdseye didn't finish school, because of family. He has a difficult family, so he can not continue school. Then, he moved west for United States.
  Birdseye was a very famous scientist in America. In the early twentieth century, a man named Bob like Clarence Birdseye. That is because he also love science and adventure. Bob has been born into an exciting age of medical pioneers whose defeat of dreaded diseases made them into larger than life heroes. Bob wanted to work together with Clarence Birdseye. The government decided to send a group of medical crusaders to the Bitterroot Montana. Then, they has some problem. When the government wanted to ask for volunteers, the answer was "why not ask Birdseye". Bob was one of only two volunteers from the survey. So, Birdseye was a very famous scientist. 
  Birdseye has permanent enthusiasm on making frozen food. He dropped the school because of money, but it can not stop him to study. When he was in school, he just good at his favorite subject. He interested in invent frozen food. When he invented frozen food, most of New York people  did't like it. Then, he went to the oldest fishing town in United States, and study new. So, any problems can not stop him to research frozen food. 
  At the end, I think Clarence Birdseye was a very great inventor. He never stop his dream, and he made effort on frozen food.