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Gisell Galarza

Period 7


 * Should the Newspaper Publish a Front Page Photo of a man About to Die? **Of course not! No newspaper should ever publish such a cruel photo. How cruel could you be? Then, make it the front page too? Instead of taking a photo or video, they should help the poor man who’s holding on tightly for his life. Would //**you **// take the photo? Or would you be a lifesaver and help him out? I see humans, but no humanity. This unfortunate man, who got shoved, died in the hospital leaving behind a daughter and wife.

First of all, even though this man died, he still needs his privacy. Unfortunately, nothing is private when it comes to newspapers nowadays. His family still needs privacy and for them to put that photo as their front page is completely rude. Could you imagine how they felt? That post was completely disrespectful.

On the second hand, does this photo bring up awareness? Something like this could happen anytime. This photo showed how crazy New York could be. This could show to be very careful around there, especially in the Subway. If you aren’t, the consequence could be death. Plus, this post mad lots of money. They mad lots of money, shouldn’t they have donated that money to his family? Even though this brought up awareness they still didn’t have to publish the photo, they could have made a completely different article about it, this was just distasteful.

Second of all, although this brought a lot attention to //NY post//, did they lose a lot of fans? People who read that article raged out on twitter. Things like “Horrible journalism.” “Disgusting” and “Just plain cruel” were said. Well, they asked for it, they are the ones who put it up. The man who TOOK the photo SOLD it to the post. People who read news articles want to know what’s going one in the government and economy; would you want to read about someone’s tragic death? Just by posting one bad article, a business like //NY// could come crashing down. //NY post // should really be thinking about the cruel thing they did. Yes, Newspapers should tell us what’s going on and what’s happening in where we live and other places. Yes, sometimes newspapers include awful photos, but does that mean they should publish them? You decide. The news these days are telling us what’s going on and what we want, but we already know what exactly we want. They try and change our minds in a very sneaky way. Unfortunately, he is one of the people who found that out the hard way. What they did to try and help him and debating what //NY post// did with the photos are two //**very **// different things. Would you want a famous newspaper publishing a photo of //**you **// or a loved one about to die? Now, there are two very different sides from this topic “No it wasn’t fair to the man or his privacy” or, “Yes, it helps raise awareness and //NY post// got a lot of money from this post”. Yes, //NY post// did have a reason to publish this, but did they really have to use the photo? The photo crossed the line. Can you imagine how his family felt? The photographer claimed that he had helped in a way. He said that he tried to get the attention of the train to stop it by using the flash. When it’s a matter of life and death, you have got to do everything you can! Then, //NY post// had the //**nerve **// to put “**Doomed **” as the headline. “//NY post// should be ashamed of its misuse of humanity for its cover photo of a man about to be killed by a subway train” Tweeted one angry protester on Twitter. Overall, everyone is going to have a very different opinion on this topic. Where is humanity? Would //**you **// try to help? Or would you be the cruel one taking pictures? Then, having the nerve to sell it to NY post is just so…cruel. A lot of media observers thought that this had just gone too far. What would you think? Your opinion is valid, or is it? []

Here’s the article: nypost.com/2012/12/05/a-picture-of-controversy/

**Should the Newspaper Publish a Front Page Photo of a man About to Die?**

Of course not! No newspaper should ever publish such a cruel photo. How cruel could you be? Then, make it the front page too? Instead of taking a photo or video, they should help the poor man who’s holding on tightly for his life. Would **//you//** take the photo? Or would you be a lifesaver and help him out? I see humans, but no humanity. This unfortunate man, who got shoved, died in the hospital leaving behind a daughter and wife.

NY post should really be over-thinking about the cruel thing they did. Yes, Newspapers should tell us what’s going on and what’s happening in where we live and other places. Yes, sometimes newspapers include awful photos, but does that mean they should publish them? You decide. The news these days are telling us what’s going on and what we want, but we already know what exactly we want. They try and change our minds in a very sneaky way. Unfortunately, he is one of the people who found that out the hard way. What they did to try and help him and debating what NY post did with the photos are two **//very//** different things. Would you want a famous newspaper publishing a photo of **//you//** or a loved one about to die?

Now, there are two very different sides from this topic. “No it wasn’t fair to the man or his privacy” or, “Yes, it helps raise awareness and NY post got a lot of money from this post”. Yes, NY post did have a reason to publish this, but did they really have to use the photo? The photo crossed the line. Can you imagine how his family felt? The photographer claimed that he had helped in a way. He said that he tried to get the attention of the train to stop it by using the flash. When it’s a matter of life and death, you have got to do everything you can! Then, NY post had the **//nerve//** to put “**Doomed**” as the headline. “NY post should be ashamed of its misuse of humanity for its cover photo of a man about to be killed by a subway train” Tweeted one angry protester on Twitter.

Overall, everyone is going to have a very different opinion on this topic. Where is humanity? Would **//you//** try to help? Or would you be the cruel one taking pictures? Then, having the nerve to sell it to NY post is just so…cruel. A lot of media observers thought that this had just gone too far. What would you think? Your opinion is valid, or is it?

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/12/04/nyc-subway-death-push/1744875/

Period 7 5/13/14 Would you be crazy enough to try McDonald’s for 30 days //straight?// By straight, I mean McDonald’s for every meal, 3 times a day. As crazy and unhealthy as it sounds, somebody actually tried it! A man named Morgan Spurlock //actually did it//. Surprisingly, he survived! Can you imagine how dangerous that is?! In //just// 30 days he ate as much McDonald’s as an average person would have eaten in 8 years! He decided to try this unhealthy diet to prove how awful fast foods can be, and how much damage it can cause to your body. When he started this challenge he weighed 185.5 pounds, when he finished the challenge he weighed 205 pounds! Over the days and weeks, he struggled with breathing, headaches, the feeling of depression, massive weight gaining, etc. His wife is a Vegan chef, so it was pretty hard for her to see him go through this. Over time, she saw change in Morgan. He was more sad, didn’t have as much energy, and wasn’t his normal self basically. Each and every day, Morgan had to eat McDonald’s for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. In the movie, it showed that Morgan threw up after trying this diet in 15 days or so. He had to have at least everything from the McDonald’s menu one time. This experiment was to show the dramatic effect fast food can do to your body during this process he gained over 25 pounds. It took him over a year and 2 months just to lose the weight from the experiment. He lost weight by using a strict veggie-cleansing diet that his girlfriend had set up for him. In the beginning, Morgan got help from not 1, but 3 different doctors. A nutritionist, personal trainer, and a cardiologist. When he started he was actually very healthy, but as the days passed he got unhealthier and unhealthier. Morgan lives in Manhattan, and he went to almost every McDonald’s there. This was hard for a man in his 30’s to do, then how come younger kids can do it no-problem? Well, that’s when childhood obesity comes in. Young children should definitely cut down on “fattie” foods and limit their consumption of fast foods. A study shows that childhood obesity has doubled in only the past 3 decades! If anything, it should be going down not up! In 2012, more than 1/3 of children and adults were overweight or obese. This should be a wake-up call for all of us, there is no reason these numbers should be getting higher. Would you want your children to have an unhealthy diet of just pure fast food? Of course not! So why start now?

Period 7 5/5/14 Animal POV *A Dog*

Hello, my name is Riles. I am a part of the Galarza family! You know, except I’m a dog. Literally, a dog. I’m a pitbull, and you guessed it, I’m very huge.I love my family very much, living with them is a huge blessing. I have a place to sleep, people to love, I get FREE food, and I’m friends with lots of other dogs. Alright, that’s enough talk about me, want to know the real deal? Well how about a day in the life of Riles?
 * Sniff Sniff* Is that… Bacon? “Wake up Riles!” shouted Gisell from the backyard. Oh yeah, she’s my favorite human. I live with Margaret, Miguel, Mayra, Gisell, Isabella, and Gregorio. I ran to the kitchen then to the backyard then back. While the family was eating, I got my food too, Yummy! After I digested my food I wanted to go for an afternoon run. I got my leash and put it on Gregorio’s lap. “You want to go for a run?” I wiggled my tail for a sign of “Yes.” “Ok, buddy, let me get Gisell and Isabella.” “HEY GUYS LETS GO FOR A WALK WITH RILES!” “Alright, be right there!” shouted both of the girls at the same time. They both came running and opened the door so I could walk out. “Maybe he shouldn’t have the leash since he’s not going to run away.” Exclaimed Isabella. YES! Does this mean I’m free? Ugh, those leashes are not comfortable! “Okay.” We walked for about 45 minutes or so until we went back home. On the way I saw lots of fellow dogs! When I got home I took a nap, while the kids watched T.V. I went outside for a bit (Gregorio’s mom was watching me) and started digging a hole. I got my favorite squeaky toy out and buried it so later another dog could enjoy it. (I’m so nice). “Riles! Food!” I quikly stopped and ran to the kitchen for my food. YESSSS I was so hungry! I hadn’t eaten in ages! (Actually since this morning, eh same thing. I finished eating and then played catch with my little other favorite human, Isabella. “Catch!” I caught it! I guess you could say I have skills. “Time to get in! Its getting dark out!” Aww, I was having so much fun! Well theres always next week. (The kids have school tomorrow dang it. )

Period 7 4/15/14
 * 1) I would rather spend time with “Song of Myself” because honestly, he seems chill and laid back. They seem like a mysterious but approaching person, but also very wise. I would love to spend time with someone like that. “I’m Nobody” sounds like a person kind of desperate to be known, popular. But when the time comes to be known, they back out. I don’t think I would spend time with someone like that.
 * 2) In lines 4 and 5 the author is relaxing and taking their time. This is a celebration because since now they are gone, we can remember their amazing poetry they left us.
 * 3) Whiteman says that is enough because sometimes too much of something can be bad.
 * 4) Dickinson says they’ll vanish her or them if they find out. I think what she meant was that she’d be known more, but people wouldn’t care about her presence and ignore her.
 * 5) “How dreary” and “There’s just a pair of us” I think that maybe she likes being mysterious and hidden. “There’s just a pair of us” maybe that’s what makes them so special. There aren’t many people like them. I honestly don’t really care if someone is a “nobody” or a “somebody” because if I like them, I like them. No one can change my opinion. But, being someone can be cool because you always have plans and you have a lot of friends, then again you can’t trust everyone. But being a nobody could be cool too because you are independent and you watch out and take care of yourself. You don’t need to depend on someone to be there.

Period 7 3/24/14 “The Road Not Taken” is a pretty interesting and deep poem, it’s sad but beautiful in a way. The purpose the author chose to write this poem was because he was sad, maybe a bit indecisive with the road of life that he chose. Maybe he had 2 completely different roads to choose from and chose one which made him happy at the time but no as much now. Maybe he lived his life a little too fast and never thought that the time he had would come to an end. Before he knew it, he had chosen the path that didn’t lead him to much happiness as the other could. “Two roads ‍diverged‍ in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel both.” The author is saying he is sorry, but to who? Maybe on both ways he lost important people, and gained new ones.” I shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere ages and ages hence: “ This person didn’t like the path that they chose, and wishes time could go back.

Period 7 3/18/14
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Respect, responsibility, compassion, courage, perseverance, trust, honesty, gratitude, self-discipline, and citizenship. **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Everyone deserves to have respect, and be respected. It’s just a way to show that you aren’t rude and you know how to treat people correctly and the way you want to be treated. Responsibility is something that not everyone has. Some people work for it, and others get it naturally. Basically responsibility is the way that you show that you are capable of doing something correctly. A leader can’t be a leader without having this skill or trait. Same thing with courage. Others work for it, and others have it naturally. Courage is to show that you are brave and willing, every leader has to have this trait. If they don’t, eventually they will learn it from their followers. Trust is something you earn, but not easily. People always say to be careful who you trust, and it’s true. You never know who will turn their back on you at any time. Honesty is something hard for everyone to do. It all takes one little lie to break honesty and trust. If you are a leader you should always be faithful and honest to your followers. Self-discipline is something everyone should have or learn to have. If you want something very bad, you should go for it. Be confident and fearless. Every person goes through citizenship every day. Whether it’s school, a sport, or just hanging out with friends. You will always participate.

P.7 3/4/13 In the book The Outsiders there rivals between two gangs. The Socs, and the Greasers. Greasers aren’t as rich as the Socs, but they do take pride in their long, greasy hair. Meanwhile, Socs drive fancy blue Mustangs. These gangs are constantly fighting, but they don’t realize fighting doesn’t do any good except for causing more fighting. One greaser (main character) PonyBoy, doesn’t like fighting though. In fact, he likes school, gets good grades, and is pretty smart. Both gangs don’t realize that things are rough all over. They don’t understand that suffering is a part of human nature, and everybody goes through it. Instead they like to point fingers and pick fights. One important theme in this book is “Don’t judge people before you really get to know them.” Greasers think that Socs have it easy just because they are filthy rich. But, Socs want somebody to lay down the rules. They want to have a taste of somebody looking out for them. Obviously Greasers don’t have it easy, they don’t have much money and always ache for a taste of freedom and no worries.

2/27/14 Period 7 I knew that I had to let Johnny and Dally go. They might not be here physically, but they would always be in my heart. I’ve learned to cherish all the sweet memories with them. But, I knew I couldn’t stay here. I wanted to get away. As I watched the sun go away I thought about escaping. All of this, all the drama. I wanted no more, nothing to do with this. I know, it’s crazy but I wanted to go. What if I got put in a Boy’s home? Would I still be able to see my family? “What are you thinking about, Pony?” asked Darry. I jumped. “Nothin’. What if we moved? To get away from all of this? I don’t think I can’t stand it no more.” I quickly blinked away tears. “Hmm I don’t know… I think It would be safer to put you in a boy’s home. It ain’t safe for you here. I don’t want you ending up like Johnny..” Darry trailed off. I must be crazy. He must be crazy. How could we even consider this?! No I’m not moving away from my family…. As I was about to go to sleep I heard Darry talking to Soda and the rest of the gang. I think they were talking about… me? Wait… maybe I am going to a boy’s home. “C’mon guys… this ain’t right! We gotta keep Pony safe! He can’t end up like Dally or Johnny!” shouted Darry. “I know.. I know. This sounds crazy but maybe we should just split up.. and send Pony to a boy’s home. He will have better opportunities and e will be safer, we all will be safer. So yeah, maybe the stupid Soc’s do win.. but maybe we get the better end of the deal. Things are rough around everywhere.” Explained Soda. “So its settled? We are going to split up? No more greasers..?” asked Two-bit kind of disappointed. “It’s for the best. In fact A family already wants to take in Pony… I’ll miss him..” As I woke up I was told to dress nice. I wonder why? This is a nightmare. I’m not stupid. I knew they would give me up. We all ate our chocolate cake in silence. I guess we were all scared to talk. I looked at Soda, his eyes looked dead. They have killed what was once the reckless light in his eyes. We all drove up to the boy’s home. There was a petite blonde lady waiting there.. I think she was going to be my new mom. “Look Pony, I know this is hard for you, its hard for us too. We want you to know that we love you. This is for the best. “ Said Soda. “So that’s it!? You are going to give me up like that!?” I yelled. I was beyond angry. The thought of never seeing my brothers and the gang again killed me. What ever happened to staying together? “I’m sorry… I love you.” Said Darry as the lady led me out the door. “PONY STOP SHOUTIN’ WILL YA? NOW COME GET BREAKFAST YOU’LL BE LATE TO SCHOOL!” I heard Darry. Wait… this was all a dream? There was never a rumble? I felt my head… No bruise? Johnny… Dally! I quikly ran down stairs and gave everybody a big hug. “Oh my gosh ya’ll are alive!”
 * Next day*

2/19/14 “The Fault in Our Stars” and “MockingJay” are alike and unalike in many ways. For example, they are both sad love stories but they are also inspirational and happy. In “The Fault in Our Stars” there is a girl with a health condition and there is a boy who falls deeply in love with her. Sadly, she knows her time is going to be up soon. They just try to spend every moment together. In “MockingJay” there is a little girls who only has her brother to understand her. Soon he passes away, and her dad tries to understand her but he can’t. She needs closure. In both, all of the characters will need closure. The little girl doesn’t fall in love with somebody like in the other story, but she did lose somebody important like the boy in “The Fault in Our Stars”. They both lost somebody important and need closure.

2/18/14 Period 7 The differences between Middle school and Elementary:
 * 1) In elementary you stay in one class the whole day and you have recess, in Middle school you go to 7 classes and you have a longer lunch.
 * 2) In middle school, you get to see your grades, and get reports every 6 weeks, in elementary you get report cards, you don’t know your grades, and you get parent/teacher conference.
 * 3) In middle school, you get a full 50 minutes of pe, you get locker rooms, and you have to change in front of people. In elementary you only got recess.
 * 4) In elementary your lessons everyweek are a lot slower, in middle school you lessons go faster.
 * 5) If you get a bad grade, in elementary you couldn’t make it up. In middle school you can.
 * 6) Middle school has electives like technology, study skills, Spanish, and ASB. Elementary doesn’t.

2/12/14 Period 7 Do TV shows like “16 and Pregnant” promote or discourage teen pregnancy? Well, it’s a little bit of yes and no. TV shows like this show how hard it is to be 16 and Pregnant. By showing how these girls Juggle school, maybe a sport, your love life, and now a new baby doesn’t exactly make other girls want to get pregnant. It just sounds too complicated and difficult. But, these girls do make a profit out of having these babies. They get payed for doing the show, and some of them even write books about their life with their baby! They basically get famous for it. So is this what some girls want? Watching these girls get famous because of their pregnancy, make other girls want to get pregnant too? It mostly makes their hopes get too up high to actually get a show off of it.

Period 7 2/11/14 <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Prefixes: dis, un, pre, re

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Root words: cover, employ. cook, do

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Suffixes: ment, er, ing, ed

Torment, Environment, Mental, Laughter, Harder, Softer, Dancer, Eraser, Absorber, Adapter, Closing, Opening, Training, Suffering, Thing, Constraining, Mastering, Puffing, Sing, Singer, Created, Ranted, Demented, Red, Disconnected, Disagree, Disbelieve, Disadvantage, Disapprove, Prefix, Pretest, Recreation, Re-did, Reaction, Re-runs, Re-send, Undeniable, Undo, Understand, Under, Unemployed, Cooking, Re-cooked, Discover

Period 7 1/10/14 The song “Female Robbery” by The Neighborhood has a strong, dark, and meaningful lyrics and video. The video is about a little girl, about 11 or 10 years old. She seems happy with her notebook, but shes actually getting abused physically by her parents. In the beginning it shows her struggling to make something stop, and it has a voice over of her speaking in French saying “I am so lucky to be alive, I have never been so happy” etc., But I searched up the words and it turns out she is saying the opposite. The video continues and it shows her mother leading her somewhere, but she is leading her somewhere to kill her. She buried a big hole enough for her to fit and she throws her own daughter there and starts burying her. Sounds like a crazy, haunting video, I know but the song shows the meaning. The beginning of the song says “I think I found out that I have nothing, That I have nothing in this place for me.” Meaning the little girl is just done dealing with her parents, she wants nothing to do with the abusing anymore. Then it goes on saying “Don’t let the police know…” meaning that she is too scared something worse will happen to her. She’s scared because no one loves her. She wishes for someone to come take her away (Like in the title Female robbery) and let her bury her dark, abusive past. In the end of the video though, it shows her holding someone else’s hand to help her up from the whole her mom buried her in.

1/27/14 Period 7 It’s a new semester. My second semester of middle school. A fresh new start. This semester I want to put in more effort, I’m not exactly aiming for a perfect 4.0, but I want to have something close to it. To make sure that happens I will always turn in my homework, study to get an A or B on a test, ask questions if I’m curious or I need help, put in more effort to get things done, and go to tutoring during lunch or after school. When I turn in my homework, it will be neat and complete. When I have a test, I will study. I usually have tests on math every Friday. I will ask my friends for help on classwork or homework. I will also be attending after school tutoring or during lunch.

Gisell Galarza 1/27/14 Period 7 It’s a new semester. My second semester of middle school. A fresh new start. This semester I want to put in more effort, I’m not exactly aiming for a perfect 4.0, but I want to have something close to it. To make sure that happens I will always turn in my homework, study to get an A or B on a test, ask questions if I’m curious or I need help, put in more effort to get things done, and go to tutoring during lunch or after school. When I turn in my homework, it will be neat and complete. When I have a test, I will study. I usually have tests on math every Friday. I will ask my friends for help on classwork or homework. I will also be attending after school tutoring or during lunch.



<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">I do have a lot of friends that come from a different country but if they are a different race to me it doesn’t relly matter and I don’t think it’ll affect our relationship at all. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Your happiness depends a lot on your environment in my opinion. Who you hang out with, your friends, where you go. If you surround yourself with happy and positive things you’ll be happy. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">A gang is like a family because you are always with them, they’ll fight for you and you’ll fight for them. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">I think it take strength mentally and physically to be a hero. I watched on ‘Ellen’ about a 14 year old boy who saved a little kid from dying in a fire. He is a great example of a hero. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">In my opinion I think the definition of an “outsider” is someone who prefers to be alone than to rather be in a big group with people. Someone who doesn’t like mainstream music and listens to band like ‘Kings of Leon’. Somebody who doesn’t have many friends, but is still happy with the amount.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Do you have friends whose social, ethnic, or economic backgrounds differ from yours? How do these conditions affect your relationship?
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">To what extent does a person’s environment determine their success and happiness? Is it possible to overcome your environ- ment? If so, how?
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">How is a gang like a family?
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">What do you think it takes to make someone a hero?
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">What is your definition of an “outsider.”



p.7 12/18/13

6. Yes, people can change. But, it’s only good when they change in the correct way. Like scrooge, he was a lonely, sad, rude, and cheap old man until all 3 of those ghosts visited him. When Scrooge said “Remove me!! I can’t bear it anymore!!” when he saw all the less fortunate people I knew he was going to change and help them.
 * 1) In my opinion I think the most horrible thing Scrooge did in Act 1 was when he was rude to his nephew. He said things like “you are poor enough” and “hearing that you are in love is the most stupid thing that I’ve ever heard than Merry Christmas.”
 * 2) Jacob Marley was Scrooge’s old business partner, now he is a ghost. As a person, I think Marley would be the weird, awkward, and creepy guy. They were both alike because both of them worked, had lots of money.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">9.I think inquire means to do something. 10. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">I think derive means done enough of something.
 * 1) I think **gladsome** means enthusiastic or grateful. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Marley said “Nobody has ever stopped him on the street and gave him gladsome looks.”
 * 2) I think pitifully means to give someone a bit of pity, feel bad for them. Scrooge said “pitifully.” After he paused for a oment.
 * 3) I think convetous means rude.
 * 4) I think shrewdly means deep, loud. “his thin lips blue; and speaks out shrewdly.”
 * 5) I think countinghouse means an office; a place to work.
 * 6) I think executer means a person who defends another. “Scrooge was my soul executer.”
 * 7) I think mourner is a person who brings others down. “But he was also my mourner.”
 * 8) I think solemnized means to be praised, maybe remembered. “and solemnized with an undoubted bargain.”

I think that before Scroodge saw any of the ghosts he was ungrateful and unhappy. He didn’t realize that words hurt and also that he has people who care about him. He felt unloved so he felt the need to make everything complicated. In the beginning, he hated Christmas and was rude to everyone. He didn’t care about the people surrounding him because they didn’t have as much money as him.

Through the end, when the ghosts came and visited him it had a huge impact on him. They made him learn what it felt like to be happy again. He apologized to everyone he was rude to. His employee by raising his salary, gave a Christmas gift to a little boy, apologized to the 2 buisness men who he was rude to and didn’t give any money, and gave a big goose to a family as their Christmas dinner. He was happy once again and didn’t only find his Christmas spirit, but his overall spirit.

Mr. Scroodge is an old man who doesn’t believe in Christmas. He is rude to everybody. He doesn’t care about anything but his money. He works, but only has 1 client because he’s just not a very likeable person. For example, when he was walking there were two men who were working for a charity, and he said something rude to them. “Hello sir, you don’t know us-“ “Nor do I wish to.” That was what he said.

Why is he so rude? Well, he wasn’t always a horrible old man. He just had a rough childhood. Back when he was born, women died giving birth to their babies and that’s what happened to his mother. His father was always horrible to him because he thought that his son was the reason his wife died. He also wasn’t the most popular child he didn’t have any friends all he had was books. I believe that deep in his cold heart there is still a little good left inside. Everybody does. He just has his walls up because maybe he is afraid of being hurt? Hopefully at the end of the movie he will find his Christmas spirit.

There are both similarities between the IPhone and the Galaxy Android. For example, they are both phones where you can play games, have social networks on, text, and call. In contrast, the Galaxy is an android and is also much bigger. Despite both the differences, these 2 devices are the most popular phones even though they have different structures.


 * 1) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">His answer on the worksheet wasn’t **Logical.**
 * 2) **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">The lawyer needed evidence to prove his point. **
 * 3) **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">I Infer that she will get a 100 on her test. **
 * 4) **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">I imply that most kids don’t like eating vegetables. **
 * 5) **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">In 4th grade I learned about Personification. **
 * 6) **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">My mom taught me about Metaphors when I was little. **
 * 7) **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Synthesize **
 * 8) **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">He didn’t put an Apostrophe on that word. **
 * 9) **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">The Theme for her play is fantasy. **
 * 10) **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">Literature is one of her favorite subjects. **

1. My mother, father, and sister are coming to dinner tonight. 2. I like learning English, but it makes me tired. 3. My sister was taller than me when we were younger but now I am the tallest, it’s fun. 4. I love school, I love learning, and my teacher is nice. 5. I don’t want much for Christmas, I just some chocolates and a little toy car. 6. Blue is my favorite color it’s the color of the sky, the sea, and it reminds me of my favorite insect which is the butterfly. 7. When I get older I want to have a big family. I like big families. 8. We usually leave at 11:00, but today is different we will leave at 10:30. 9. I like Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and I like Fridays. I like Fridays because the weekend starts on Friday. 10. We should get moving. There’s no time to waste!


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Chapter 4 Questions **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">1 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;"> What is the name of the town where Kino first attempts to sell his pearl? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">(A) Santa Lucia <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">**(B) La Paz** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">(C) Cadaques <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">(D) Tegucigalpa

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">2. What is the first pearl dealer’s nervous habit? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">(B) He twiddles his thumbs <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">(C) He taps his foot <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">(D) He chain-smokes
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">(A) He manipulates a coin in his hands **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">3. What is the best offer Kino gets for his pearl? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">(A) 5,000 pesos <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">(B) 1,000 pesos <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">(D) 20 pounds sterling
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">(C) 1,500 pesos **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">4. What reason does the dealer give for not liking Kino’s pearl? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">(B) It smells funny <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">(C) It is actually made out of beeswax <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">(D) It is stolen
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">(A) It is too large **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">5. How does Kino decide to make money when he realizes that the local pearl dealers are lowballing him? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">(A) By panhandling and singing for money <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">(B) By stockpiling all the pearls of La Paz <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">(D) By filing a lawsuit against the dealers according to the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">(C) By traveling to the capital to sell his pearl **

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">6. What does Juana propose to do with the pearl? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">(A) Have it set in a silver necklace that she can wear on formal occasions <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">(C) Give it to Coyotito <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">(D) Sell it to the highest bidder as soon as possible
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14px;">(B) Throw it back into the sea **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">7. As the doctor approaches, why is Kino feeling rage? <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">A: He is feeling rage because he knows the doctor is lying and doesn’t want him to touch the baby or the pearl. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">8. How does Kino feel trapped by his own ignorance? <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">A: He wants the doctor to cure the baby, but he hates him. If he lets him he might do something bad to the baby or persuade him to give him the pearl. If he doesn’t let him the baby could die. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">9. What do you guess the doctor gives Coyotito? <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">A: Poison. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">10. How does the doctor find out where Kino has hidden the pearl? <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">A: He says, “It will be a shame if someone steals it.” And Kino looks at where he hid the pearl. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">11. After the intruder is driven off, what does Juana say of the pearl? Why? <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">A: She says that the pearl is bad luck and he should throw it into the lake. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">12. Why can Kino not do this? <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">A: He doesn’t want to do it because he needs the money to get married, get clothes, and money to cure his baby. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">13. Why is Kino afraid of making plans? <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Franklin Gothic Medium','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">A: He doesn’t want people to find out about them if he makes plans.

11/12/13
 * 1) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">In the opening what is the town compared to? Why do you suppose he makes this comparison?
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">A: The town is compared to an animal. Since animals can feel, it goes to the brain right away just like when something big happens to the town it goes around quickly since the town is so small **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">.
 * 1) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">How does the news of the pearl affect?
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">A: The priest. **
 * 1) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">In what sense (page 23) did Kino become “every man’s enemy”?
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">A: Kino became every man’s enemy because he had something that they didn’t, the pearl and they were all jealous. **
 * 1) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">How is the news of the pearl compared to the poisonous sting of the scorpion?
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">A: The news of the pearl is good, and it gives them hope. The news of the scorpion was bad and everyone was hoping for the baby to get better. **
 * 1) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">What does Kino say he will do once the pearl is sold?
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">A: He says that his family will get good clothes, he will get married, his son will go to school, and he wants a rifle. **
 * 1) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">Kino hears “the song of evil” faintly. Who do you think brings it in to Kino’s house? Give a reason for your answer.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13px;">A: Maybe the pearl because 1. It didn’t happen when they didn’t have the pearl and 2. That pearl made Kino every man’s enemy and that isn’t good, it’s almost evil like the song, **

“What? Why am I in the hospital? Who are all of you?” I asked. “Is this some type of joke? C’mon I know you remember us” Laughed a pretty girl with a floral skirt on. “No, I’m serious who are you?” “You don’t remember us? Your friends since you were literally born?” “You guys are supposed to be friends?” All of the sudden the doctor came and gasped. “What’s wrong?” I asked. “Oh nothing everything is fine” He smiled fakely. Doctor’s Pov Eleanor, Steph, may I have a talk with you two outside?” I said nervously. “Sure” “I don’t know how to say this, but Danielle has amnesia meaning she can’t remember anything.” “W-what?” Stuttered Steph. “I’m sorry, I’ll let you two have a talk.” And with that I ran to my nurses. Danielle’s Pov* “What is going on?” I questioned. “You don’t remember us, we are your friends and this is your mother.” She gestured to a lady sitting quietly by me. “I’m Steph, and that’s Eleanor.” “So when am I going to be released?” “Soon” they smiled, I felt at home. I was finally home! I had gotten my memory back when a football hit me in the head. Also, my nightmares stopped. As I made my way to school I saw Cameron. //Please don’t say hi walk away walk away.// I thought. “Hey you!” No No please no. “Hey” I smiled even though I wasn’t very fond of him. “So, uhm I’m sorry I was rude when we first met, I think you got the wrong first impression of me. “ “Well we can start over” “ok, but come with me.” “Why?”“Because you are not safe here” “What?” “Hurry! They are coming!” Cameron yelled. Little did Danielle know, Cameron was supposed to help her, he was her guardian from the bad. People were after her because of these powers she has, and they want it to themselves. Cameron explained everything to me, and I was scared. He showed me what I could do. I have the power to heal. How? I just simply focus and touch. Amazing huh? But we had to run, they were coming. “THERE SHE IS!” “CAMERON!” I yelled. “Danielle! No!” All of the sudden I was in the dark, again. “We want what you have.” “And we want it now” “We will have to kill you if we have to get it even” “who are you? Where is Cameron!” They came closer and closer. With something sharp. “P-please I’ll do anything” I plead “No! idiot we have to suck the power from her first!” All of the sudden I was being lifted up and being put in a machine. I struggle, kick, and scream. But nothing seems to work considering they were extremely strong and men. I was being put in the machine and it forcefully sucked the life out of me, I felt as if I was now 75 years old. I looked down at the mirror and it looked as if I really was that age! “Stop pleeaaassee” I plead as I drop to my knees, I think I was turning into dust. “There she is! Get them!” As Cameron and a bunch of other people burst through the door. “You’re too late muahahahaha” laughed one of the men who kidnapped me. They were right, I slowly turned into dust. “NOOOOO!” I shouted. She had turned into dust! “I’m so sorry” “But can’t we do anything to fix this?” I cried. “I don’t think so, I think we failed this mission I’m so sorry” Said my boss. “Wait! Yes we can!” Shouted the nurse. “Really? How?” My eyes sparked with hope. “I can, but it will take a while.” “Well then?” All of the sudden Danielle came out. I wasted no more time to go up and hug her. “You’re back!” “Yes I am” She smiled. “What happened to the men?” She asked. “oh, they were put in prison for life, we won’t be seeing them anymore” Said my boss. “Ok, but I’m sorry to say this, but we will have to erase you memory, you have seen too much of our world that no human has ever seen” said my boss. “What? Will I keep my powers though?” “Yes of course.” “Ok, but I guess this is goodbye.” I hugged her. “Goodbye” Danielle’s Pov* I think theres a new kid…. I think his name is Cameron? Kidnapper’s Pov* Now that I have escaped that prison, I will be back for her and this time she won’t be saved.
 * Daniells POV*
 * Three days later.*
 * 3rd person’s Pov*
 * Danielles POV*
 * Cameron’s POV*
 * About 20 min. later*


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">1 **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">. Who watches Kino when he wakes up every morning?

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">a) Coyotito.**b) Juana.**c) His dog.d) Their bird.2. How many beggars are outside the church in Chapter 1?a) Two.b) Ten.**c) Four.**d) Seven.3. What city does the doctor dream of?a) Paris.b) London.c) Rome.**d) New York City.**4. Who knows all the sins of the town?a) The beggars.b) The doctor.**c) The monks.**d) The trackers.5. What makes the insect that stings Coyotito fall into Coyotito's bed?**a) Coyotito laughs and shakes the rope.**b) The wind blows it into his bed.c) It lunges for his face.d) Coyotito reaches for it.1. How are the homes of the poor different from the homes of the rich? Use quotes
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">The rich have big houses, a plate full of food every day, they are healthy and more safe, they are more protected, they don’t have to deal with things like insects or strange animals like the people in the story. **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">3. How is the doctor described?Rude, greety, not hard working.3. What does the doctor’s comment on page 13 reveal about his attitude toward Indians?
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">He’s not very fond of them, he thinks they are disgusting animals. **


 * 1) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">avarice
 * 2) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">bougainvillea
 * 3) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">consolation
 * 4) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">detachment
 * 5) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">indigent
 * 6) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">procession
 * 7) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">reassuring
 * 8) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">scandal
 * 9) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">ulcers
 * 10) A horrible character trait to have is to be avarice.
 * 11) I would love to see a <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12px;">bougainvillea.
 * 12) She needed consolation after her grandpa died.
 * 13) She made a detachment to the dress.
 * 14) He was very indigent for money.
 * 15) There was a large procession of people who don’t do homework.
 * 16) My teacher reassured me I would get an A.
 * 17) The robber was very scandal.
 * 18) After I fell I got a nasty ulcer.

10/30 The leaves which are just transforming rustled and cracked while i stepped on them to catch up with my friends. "Hey guys!" I chirped. "Hey!" They responded equally as excited. "We're going to the mall right?" I questioned. "Yup." Said Heather. "Should we eat first or go to the movies?" Asked Meagan. "Movies " said me and Heather at the same time. "Ok when we are done my mom can pick us up." Said Meagan. "What movie though?" Said Heahter as she got her phone out. "Catching Fire!" me and meagan practically shouted. "Ok ok catching fire it is" laughed heather.

10/29 Danielle's POV* So all of this was a dream ? It seems so real. Why do I keep getting these dream, am I in danger? I hope not. As my mind kept going to Lala land i remembered i was was still at the hospital. My nurse said that i will be out of here in a couple of hours. Turns out that I hurt my leg, but not very badly.

horror filled my eyes. I tried to scream again, but no sound came out. The man came closer and closer. "Stop please!" "Wake up!" he yelled
 * Danielle's POV*

I shot up from my bed. "OW!'' i yelled. I bumped into someone's head. We both screamed that at the same time. It was a doctor. wait, whaaaaaatt?? I was on a hospital bed inside a hospital.A bunch of people were by my side. I checked the calender/clock, 10-31-13 5:30 pm. The last time i checked the clock, it was only 3:30 @10-20-13. It was Halloween. Was I asleep the whole time?

“Ohmygod I haven’t seen you in forever!” said Eleanor. “You just saw me an hour ago!” I laughed. “Yeah, yeah let’s just go and get coffee.” Steph scolded at us. “Are you ok?” I asked her. “Oh she’s just mad because she got sent to the office and almost got suspended” said Eleanor. Yup, that’s Steph. “Oh, did you talk back again?” “No, I only told him to shut up because he knows nothing.” Said Steph in a mono-tone voice. “Just try to be nice to them” lectured Eleanor. We were already at the coffee shop until the next thing I knew everything went black, I lost my strength, and I heard the very faint yells of Eleanor, Steph, and gasps from the people at the shop. I woke up in a dark place and laughter filled the room and echoed through it. I was tied down to a chair. I tried to scream but nothing came out. I felt as if I was in a horror movie. “I’m glad you woke up” said a very deep voice. I don’t know where that voice came from, it came from the shadows..?” “who are you and what do you want from me!” I yelled “oh no, don’t yell, unless you want to get punished. Horror filled my eyes ……
 * Danielle’s POV* “You have to show Cameron around and you have every class with him.” Those words kept going around and around in my head. I really didn’t want to be rude, plus I had no option. If I said ‘no’ Mr. V would make me do it and I really don’t have the strength to argue over that topic. Right now I was free of Cameron because he was at the office sorting out things with the principle. The rest of the day he would be there, so tomorrow is when I start showing him around. I was in my 7th period class, Spanish. The bell rang and I got my stuff ready to go and meet up with Eleanor and Steph. I was making my way to my locker when I was attacked by hugs.

Victor's goal was to bring back the dead. He wanted the person to be real, normal. Not for the person to be a MONSTER. 2.The creature claims, “Only misery made me a fiend.” What does he mean? Do you agree? Explain. The creature means that he was always so miswerable, it was basically impossible for him to be happy around his surroundings. I agree, but his creator also made him a fiend because if he gave the creature love intead of hate, he woudln't be going around killing people. 3.Mr. De Lacey says, “Most people are friendly—unless they are blinded by prejudice.” What prejudice does the creature face? What does the play say about the effect of prejudice? The creature faces hate in this story. 4.Why does the creature want a companion like himself? Do you agree with Victor’s refusal to create one? Explain. Yes, he wants a partner. I'm not sure if i agree with Victor or not. If he did make him a partner, they would both be very happy with love. But they would also make babies but would they all team up and kill people? Or will they be raised right? If he didn''t want to make him a partner then he should atleast give him some of his time so can learn what loive is, and not be so miserable. 5.Was it justifiable for the creature to murder Victor’s loved ones as a means of revenge? Explain.

I'm not sure though, maybe victor dying was his own karma for not giving love to the creature he created. But he did go too far,.

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 * Bell rings and teacher walks in*
 * Bell rings*

10/17 I was so tired. This day just went by too slow. Of course i had things to do, i was just too lazy to do them. Wow, i'm such a typical teen. I just hopped into bed falling into a deep sleep not caring about anything. There was a huge storm. Unfortunatly, Danielle was alone and the power had gone out. She felt like she was in a horror movie, as if something horrible was going to happen. Little did she know, something bad would happen to her. Poor little innocent Danielle, she just never had it coming. As she slept, her dream kept having flashing images of somebody. She didnt know who it was and se was scared. The harder the storm became, the closer the person came until....... She woke up. Wow that was quite an odd dream, you thought. It probably means nothing. You looked at the clock. 5:33, it read. Good, you still had enough time to water the lawn before your mom came and started nagging at you. As you lazily got up, you noticed Mr. T outside. "Hello Mr.T! How are you?" "Oh I'm good thanks for asking" When you went outside you started to water the lawn. Then, thats when you noticed it. Something right inside a house. Staring at you. But before you could make out what it was, it went away. Wow, I've had enough dreaming for one day, you thought. Danielle was a very smart girl, you see. It's just that she never suspected anything. She never knew that these images and dreams were VERY important. They would become real. Which sometimes that was good, but in this situation it was very bad. She didn't know that she had to run, fast. She didn't know that something was after her, desperatley. They wanted something important from her, but you see, this thing that they wanted, Danielle didn't know she had. She had a very, very unique talent that probably no one else in the world had, except for one person. Far Far away. But the questions are : What is after her? What is her talent? Who else has the same talent? Is she alone? What will they do to her and how far will they go just to get it? One thing that we do know is, Danielle was NOT safe.
 * danielle's POV*
 * Danielle's Dream*
 * Danielle's POV*
 * 3rd Person's POV*

10/16 Characters: Special Girl, Her Murderer, Her sister, extras Climax: Figure out the case, get her dreams maybe super powers? Setting: a stream, creepy house, more Rising action: he kills her, her sister finds out