Tuesday, April 26, 2011
April 26th, 2011
Dear everybody,
This week I have continued reading the The Godfather, which continues to be an amazing book. There are a lot of different songs that could describe this book, some of which might be better than others, but are not school-appropriate(if you've read this book, you would understand.) But there are still a lot of songs that can represent this book. The first song is "The Final Countdown" by Europe. This song represents The Godfather because so far, the whole book has gradually been becoming increasingly more intense, and it is ultimately leading to a mafia war between the Families. Another song that I would choose would be "Sabotage" by the Beastie Boys. This is because although the Don and the rest of the Corleone family think that they are in control of Sollozzo's narcotics proposition, Sollozzo ends up being more powerful than they think he is, and is also backed up by the Tattaglia family, which is another mafia family. Sollozzo then ends up shooting the Don, who is critically wounded and ends up in the hospital. The song that I would choose would be "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees. I chose this song because even though the Don was shot and critically wounded by Sollozzo and his men, he manages to be tough and persistent and stays alive. The fourth song that I would chose would be "Uprising" by Muse. I chose this because when the Don is terribly wounded, Sonny Corleone, the Don's oldest son, has to take control of the Family and the situation. He has to rise up to the task of taking revenge upon Sollozzo and the Tattaglias, and taking them out as well. He also has to lead the Corleones in a possible mafia war.
Currently, I am still at twenty-eight books, but The Godfather will count as multiple books. It is still one of the best books that I have ever read.
This week I have continued reading the The Godfather, which continues to be an amazing book. There are a lot of different songs that could describe this book, some of which might be better than others, but are not school-appropriate(if you've read this book, you would understand.) But there are still a lot of songs that can represent this book. The first song is "The Final Countdown" by Europe. This song represents The Godfather because so far, the whole book has gradually been becoming increasingly more intense, and it is ultimately leading to a mafia war between the Families. Another song that I would choose would be "Sabotage" by the Beastie Boys. This is because although the Don and the rest of the Corleone family think that they are in control of Sollozzo's narcotics proposition, Sollozzo ends up being more powerful than they think he is, and is also backed up by the Tattaglia family, which is another mafia family. Sollozzo then ends up shooting the Don, who is critically wounded and ends up in the hospital. The song that I would choose would be "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees. I chose this song because even though the Don was shot and critically wounded by Sollozzo and his men, he manages to be tough and persistent and stays alive. The fourth song that I would chose would be "Uprising" by Muse. I chose this because when the Don is terribly wounded, Sonny Corleone, the Don's oldest son, has to take control of the Family and the situation. He has to rise up to the task of taking revenge upon Sollozzo and the Tattaglias, and taking them out as well. He also has to lead the Corleones in a possible mafia war.
Currently, I am still at twenty-eight books, but The Godfather will count as multiple books. It is still one of the best books that I have ever read.
Monday, April 18, 2011
April 18th, 2011
Dear everybody,
This week I have been reading The Godfather by Mario Puzo. It has been very enjoyable and intense in some instances. If I could meet any one character from the book, it would be Don Corleone. The Don's family is one of the major Italian mafia families in America, or to be specific, in New York. The Don is the Godfather of this establishment. I would like to meet him because while he is the head of a major mafia family, he is also a very kindhearted, personal person. He may have men slaughtered, but he takes even poor men's requests to his heart and makes sure that they are accomplished at all costs. Of course, the men who request his services do have a great debt to the Don after their deed has been accomplished. The Don has the right to call upon them at any time to perform a minor task in his name. But the Don seems like a pretty awesome guy in the book despite his occasional criminal actions, and it would be REALLY cool to meet him.
If I were to meet the Don, I would ask him how he was named the current Godfather of his family. He had to have earned it from his father for some sort of special abilities that he possessed. That is what I would also ask him: what sort of characteristics make him so successful? I would also ask him how hsi family got involved with their mafia buisness in New York. It would be sort of cool to find out how his family came overseas from Italy, set up shop in New York, and became so successful. Lastly, I would ask him why he particularly choose the man that he took off the streets and raised, Tom Hagen, to become his Consigliori after his former Consigliori, Genco Abbandando, had died. The Consigliori is traditionally the Don's right-hand man and becomes his closest friend and companion. The Consigliori is also traditionally a full-blooded Sicilian, like the Godfather. This is particularly interesting because Hagen is not Italian; he is Irish. I think that even through Hagen might have proven himself as a worthy, respectful, and effective man, it is REALLY strange that he would have became the Consigliori, and I would really like to find out why exactly the Don had chosen him for the role.
Currently, I have read twenty-eight books. That is all.
This week I have been reading The Godfather by Mario Puzo. It has been very enjoyable and intense in some instances. If I could meet any one character from the book, it would be Don Corleone. The Don's family is one of the major Italian mafia families in America, or to be specific, in New York. The Don is the Godfather of this establishment. I would like to meet him because while he is the head of a major mafia family, he is also a very kindhearted, personal person. He may have men slaughtered, but he takes even poor men's requests to his heart and makes sure that they are accomplished at all costs. Of course, the men who request his services do have a great debt to the Don after their deed has been accomplished. The Don has the right to call upon them at any time to perform a minor task in his name. But the Don seems like a pretty awesome guy in the book despite his occasional criminal actions, and it would be REALLY cool to meet him.
If I were to meet the Don, I would ask him how he was named the current Godfather of his family. He had to have earned it from his father for some sort of special abilities that he possessed. That is what I would also ask him: what sort of characteristics make him so successful? I would also ask him how hsi family got involved with their mafia buisness in New York. It would be sort of cool to find out how his family came overseas from Italy, set up shop in New York, and became so successful. Lastly, I would ask him why he particularly choose the man that he took off the streets and raised, Tom Hagen, to become his Consigliori after his former Consigliori, Genco Abbandando, had died. The Consigliori is traditionally the Don's right-hand man and becomes his closest friend and companion. The Consigliori is also traditionally a full-blooded Sicilian, like the Godfather. This is particularly interesting because Hagen is not Italian; he is Irish. I think that even through Hagen might have proven himself as a worthy, respectful, and effective man, it is REALLY strange that he would have became the Consigliori, and I would really like to find out why exactly the Don had chosen him for the role.
Currently, I have read twenty-eight books. That is all.
Monday, April 11, 2011
April 11th, 2011
Dear everybody,
This week I have finished reading the book Jaws by Peter Benchley. This book is about a great white shark that terrorizes the Long Island community of Amity, where it attacks and devoures anybody brave enough to set foot in the water. The small town's police chief, Martin Brody, is determined to kill the fish, stop the attacks, and return peace and life to the town of Amity. All the while, he fighting pressure from the town's mayor, Larry Vaughan, who needs to receive income from his realistate company to pay back a personal debt to his "partners," who are thought to be heavily involved with the mob in New York. So together with an experienced fisherman named Quint and an icthyologist named Matt Hooper, Brody attempts to go out to sea and risk his own life in order to stop the killings on the beach and save the town of Amity from diminishing into a ghost town.
The characters in this story a VERY realistic. First off, they all cuss like crazy. Whether you like it or not, in reality, a lot of people cuss on a regular basis. And a lot of people drop the f-bomb, which Brody does A LOT. Also, the characters in the story each have very different mindsets. For instance, Quint's life obviously revolves around fishing while Ellen, Brody's wife, constantly tries to reconnect with her past rich, luxorious lifestyle that she lived back in the city. This makes the characters even more realistic.
The best book that I have read this year would have to be Bleachers by John Grisham. Bleachers was incredible because although the book didn't particularly have a lot of action except for an exceptionally realistic football game broadcast in the middle, it portrayed football in a really unique way, like how it affects someone's life as a whole. It also brings into detail how the main character, Neely Crenshaw, went from being one of the top quarterback prospects in college football to a regular person because of obtaining an injury, and how an injury like this could impact someone's life, let alone a football career. This really made an impact on me while reading it. Either way, the book was amazing and I really enjoyed it.
Currently, I have read 28 books. I am now starting The Godfather by Mario Puzo.
This week I have finished reading the book Jaws by Peter Benchley. This book is about a great white shark that terrorizes the Long Island community of Amity, where it attacks and devoures anybody brave enough to set foot in the water. The small town's police chief, Martin Brody, is determined to kill the fish, stop the attacks, and return peace and life to the town of Amity. All the while, he fighting pressure from the town's mayor, Larry Vaughan, who needs to receive income from his realistate company to pay back a personal debt to his "partners," who are thought to be heavily involved with the mob in New York. So together with an experienced fisherman named Quint and an icthyologist named Matt Hooper, Brody attempts to go out to sea and risk his own life in order to stop the killings on the beach and save the town of Amity from diminishing into a ghost town.
The characters in this story a VERY realistic. First off, they all cuss like crazy. Whether you like it or not, in reality, a lot of people cuss on a regular basis. And a lot of people drop the f-bomb, which Brody does A LOT. Also, the characters in the story each have very different mindsets. For instance, Quint's life obviously revolves around fishing while Ellen, Brody's wife, constantly tries to reconnect with her past rich, luxorious lifestyle that she lived back in the city. This makes the characters even more realistic.
The best book that I have read this year would have to be Bleachers by John Grisham. Bleachers was incredible because although the book didn't particularly have a lot of action except for an exceptionally realistic football game broadcast in the middle, it portrayed football in a really unique way, like how it affects someone's life as a whole. It also brings into detail how the main character, Neely Crenshaw, went from being one of the top quarterback prospects in college football to a regular person because of obtaining an injury, and how an injury like this could impact someone's life, let alone a football career. This really made an impact on me while reading it. Either way, the book was amazing and I really enjoyed it.
Currently, I have read 28 books. I am now starting The Godfather by Mario Puzo.
Friday, April 8, 2011
I Hope I Did This Right
I think this is what we were supposed to do. But if it wasn't, I didn't understand.
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