The Strange Chicago Blog

In the book The Outsiders by S.E Hinton it is about a group of friends who are not as wealthy as others, not as well educated, and are known as "The Greasers" and though it was very hard to choose one person out of this group, I chose Darry Curtis to explore more. Throughout the book I've learned many things about my character Darry, for example in my book I learned Darry loves his family and would do almost anything for them. Some other things I've learned about Darry is that he's very strong, hardheaded, good looking, and very hard working. Though within the book I also saw a tremendous amount of growth in Darry's character, in fact in the beginning of the novel Darry was more of a tough guy who quit school for his family and took the role of his kid brothers father, and although he may have seemed strict it was always for the better of his two younger brother's Sodapop and Ponyboy. As time went on things went down and started changing, for example near...

One childhood book I remember being my favorite when I was in fourth grade was called Freak the Mighty by   Rodman Philbrick. I loved  Freak the Mighty because it showed me that some of the most valuable and amazing friendships can be created when you least expect it. This book was also one of my favorites because it shows the readers or in my case listeners that you shouldn't care what people think of you because in the end as long as you have one really great friend, that is so much more valuable than just having a bunch of fake friends. To me after reading this book my way of thinking changed and I realized that instead of having friends that are pretending to accept me because I'm popular and I'm helping their social status I'd rather at least have one really great friend who truly cares about me, is there for me, and truly cares about what I have to say and what I'm dealing with. In conclusion one of my favorite memories  when I was in fourth grade was reading ...

After looking through the page about tips for blogging I chose to write about making the title more interesting and I also chose to write about adding my voice within the text. I chose to write more about adding a better title because I think that will help me with getting people to be more interested in my blog. I also chose working in a better title because I think it will give readers a better idea on what the article will be about and what to expect without giving too much away. For my second improvement I would like to add my voice in the blog because I think it will make my blog more intresting to read if the readers get to see my aspect and my voice through the blog. Adding my voice in my blog would also be a good improvement because it will make my blog original and unlike anyone else's because it will have my own twist and thoughts instead of anyone else's. Overall to improve my blog I would like to try and add my voice and make my titles more interesting.

I have been many places throughout my life in this country and out, though if I had to choose a place that I haven't been and would like to go it would have to be Argentina. I would want to go to Argentina because I have lots of family out there and love the type of food and music they have. Another big reason I would love to go to Argentina is because when I'm older I would like to be able to say that I've been to Argentina and wouldn't mind going again. Therefore sometime in my near future I really hope to visit Argentina.

In the book Chopsticks by Jessica Anthony and Rodrigo Corral it tells a love story between the main characters Gloria Fleming and Francisco Mendoza. In the book it shows how Francisco is a new student attending Willard Dunn School for boys. The book also shows how other main character Gloria who is missing is a well known pianist who travels from place to place, city to city to inspire people with her extraordinary music. With these two characters the book so far has explained where they came from, who they are, and how they begin to fall in love. The first main character the story talks about is Gloria fleming, a very talented and gifted girl who has suddenly gone missing. Throughout the story so far they portray Gloria to be a kind-hearted girl who has gone through some times yet still finds a way to persevere. For example in the story the author says, “Her mother, Maria Torres Fleming, a wine expert…died in a motorcycle accident in 2000.” meaning she has gone through...