Blog #6

In this section of the reading, Jacob ended up finishing the bikes that the promised Bella he would work. The two of them are both kind of sad that their time together could end, so they decide to have study sessions with each other. Both Bella and Jacob are excited about this and they are both beginning to have feelings for each other. Also in this section, Bella decides to go and drive to the Cullen's old house. She does this to see if the voice that had come to her before would come again if she did something that Edward didn't think was right. But sadly it didn't and Bella had to leave quickly because of the pain and memories the house brought to her. She also became reunited with some of her old friends and is starting life up again. Only, she is starting from scratch, like when she first came to Forks. I do love that Bella is waking up from her zone of nothingness, but I am not a fan of Jacob and Bella and there growing relationship. Yes, they are cute, but Bella and Edward are meant to be. Its a good thing that she is starting something with Jacob in many ways though. The loving feeling she is getting from him is helping her to get back on her feet and move along with her life. Even if its a hard thing to do, she has to do it at sometime.

Blog #5

In the reading this section, Bella is feeling very rebellious. The last thing Edward had said to her when he left was to be careful and don't hurt yourself. She had always kept her promises until this one. She decided, since she was angry, that she would buy two motorcycles to get back at both Edward and her father, Charlie. After she finds two broken down motorcycles, Bella decides that she is going to need a lot of secret help in order to get these two bikes up and running again. So Bella decides to go to Jacob for this help. Once Bella arrives, Jacob is happy to help and is just happy that Bella would stop by and think of Jacob. This visit seems to spark some feelings between the two and Bella actually seems to be enjoying herself when she is with him. And after she left, she feel like she cant wait to be with him again. I don't like the fact that Jacob and Bella are starting to like each other. I think that Bella should always and forever be with Edward. I also think that her rebellious stage is not going to last until the bikes are ready for her to ride them. I think that she will come to her senses and realize that she is making a stupid decision.

Blog #4

Bella has been going through her life for the past couple of months in a haze. Ever since Edward had ended things with her, she has been putting off the pain by doing nothing at all. Everyone around her is noticing and finally her dad, Charlie, steps in and tells Bella that she needs to move on with her life and start to live again. So, Bella decides to go out with her friend Jess to get her mind on something and to get her dad off of her case. This outing made Bella wake up and realize what is going on in her life. While they were in Port Angles, Bella saw four men in a bar that reminded her of the night almost a year earlier when Edward had saved her. She was courious about these men so she when closer to them to see if she knew them. While walking closer, she heard Edwards voice in head reminding her that she had promised to stay out of trouble for him. Hearing his voice made Bella come to her sences and awaken. His voice reminded her that he did still care, which caused her to care. I do not know if it was really Bella's mind that was making up Edwards voice and words or, if Edward was listening to Jess's thoughts about Bella and he came to stop her, but either way, it was a major reminder that he is still there and still cares deeply for Bella Swan.

Blog #3

This section begins with Bella lying on the forest floor. She is not remembering anything or anyone other then Edward. Finally after a long search, Sam, one of Charlies friends, found Bella lost and confused in the woods. Once she is brought home, there is nothing she can do. She can barley walk. Later, she finds that the Indian reservations were causing fires in celebration of the Cullens relocation. This breaks her heart and she storms to her room. Once there, she finds that anything ever having to do with Edward is missing. He had taken everything and made it seem like he never existed. Just like he had said. New Moon has been a book full of ups and downs for me at this point, but I still don't see why Edward is making this life long decision. I realize that he is just trying to protect her from danger, and from getting hurt, but by leaving her, he is putting both her and himself in pain. I think that Edward should have stayed behind while his family moved on to a new city because, he would eventually meet up with the Cullens again, they are going to live forever so they really aren't going anywhere. I am still on the edge about Edwards choices, but I have a feeling that is not the last we see of Edward and the rest of the Cullens.

Blog #2

In the book, New Moon, after Bella had a serious injury at her birthday party at the Cullen's house, she cause a whole lot of trouble. The smell of her blood made Jasper go crazy and he ended up leaving with Alice. Jasper's reaction to the smell of human blood and his departure from the Cullen house lead to the break up of Bella and Edward. The Cullen family was off to go and visit with another family of vampires that also doesn't drink human blood. I didn't like the fact that the two broke up. I think that if the Cullen family has been able to get past the smell of Bella's blood and save her life once, they should be able to do it again. I also think that Edward shouldn't have broken up with her because of something Jasper did. Even though they are part of the same family, if Jasper is the one with the problem, he should be the only one that should have to go and fix it. Also, the Cullen family had to leave because of Carlisle's good looks. His young feature do not allow him to pass for the age that everyone thought he was. The family needed to start somewhere new again so that they could pass again as the young age that their faces show. This would lead to a long distance relationship between Bella and Edward, but they should work through it. That is what people or in this case vampires do when they are in love. They work it out. All in all, I didn't like the contents of this section but I still love the book.

Blog #1

I read the first chapter out of the novel, New Moon. In this chapter, Bella turns 18 and the Cullen family throw her a birthday party. After the long day of school, Bella and Edward go back to Bellas house to watch Romeo and Juliete. During the movie, Edward tells Bella that if anything every were to happen to her or she were to die, he would have to kill himself because he couldn't live without her in his life. When I read that, I didn't understand why Edward wouldn't just turn Bella into a vampire right then and there. If he were to turn her into a vampire, she would be able to spend forever with him and there would be no reason for the suicidal thoughts. Also, if he were to turn Bella into a vampire, she would be happy and he would be giving her all that she wanted. One thing that also bugged me about the chapter is how angery Bella was throughout the whole chapter. I understand why she is upset that she is older then Edward adn is just going to keep getting older then him but Alice and him were being nothing but nice to her and trying to give her a good birthday. And Bella was being very rude and not liking any of the attention. Other then that i thought that this chapter was very good. I also loved getting back into read the Twilight series again.

Blog #15

In the movie, Remember the Titans, the whole team overcomes many obstacles. The movie is about a Virginia high school football team and their journey though the football season as a team. This movie is based on a real story, in the time where African American students where being to go to all white schools for the first time. The Titans are a football team of kids of both white and black races. At the beginning, all the team members are brought to a camp, the white players wanted no part in their African American team mates and their African American coach. But after working hard with each other and getting to know each other, race no longer became an issue. After the camp, school started up. The school was being integrated and many of the students and parents were very upset. The only accepting white people in the school were the ones who played football with the black students. The Titans football team was looked down upon and many other teams believed that they stood no chance because they had African Americans on there team. Instead of losing every game, the Titans flew past all expectations and in the end won the championship. Days before the championship game, the team caption, Gary, got into a car accident and ended up paralyzed from the waist down. His new best friend, who was a black man, was the only person he wanted to see at the time of his accident. This shows that, Gary had overcome racism and liked this black man because of who he was and not by what he looked like. In many ways, the Titans overcame many odds and in the end were victorious.