Winsconsin Gunman Shoots Himself after Standoff

12. What is an exciting or horrifying or sad or funny part of what you have read?

I think what was horrifying about this article was how Sam (the guy with the gun) acted all normal at times, and then suddenly he would shoot something, scaring everyone again. The fact that the people in the classroom were able to chat and everything while Sam has a gun in his hand was odd, and like the writer said, it was a mystery how he had no reason at all to threaten his classmates, he had no alcohol/drug use, and no suicide note, so it's interesting why he did what he did.

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Bianchi, Jane. "Wisconsin Guman Shoots Himself After Standoff." Seventeen. October 2011: 152.

THE LOVELY BONES by ALICE SEBOLD

Question 1:

The opening of the book is odd, it's not like any other books. It's an introduction of the main character, her name, birthplace, age, and the fact that she was murdered, and missing. Even though the introduction is so simple, it's effective, because it's kind of creepy, but attention grabbing because it's mysterious. She goes on about her life before she died, her hobbies, and everything. This was a dead person narrating, which is very different and interesting.

THE LOVELY BONES by ALICE SEBOLD

Question 1:

The opening of the book is odd, it's not like any other books. It's an introduction of the main character, her name, birthplace, age, and the fact that she was murdered, and missing. Even though the introduction is so simple, it's effective, because it's kind of creepy, but attention grabbing because it's mysterious. She goes on about her life before she died, her hobbies, and everything.

Dear John

Dear John is a novel by Nicholas Sparks, and it's about this boy who meets this girl during his break off the navy. They fall in love in just a short amount of time, and he could not spend a day without thinking about her. When his break is over, he goes back to the navy, but they stay together in a long term relationship. They wrote love letters back and forth, however, 9/11 occurred, and John was supposed to get home to Savannah (girl he's in love with) but he was obliged to stay and be with the crew. Time passes, letters written, till one day Savannah tells him that she was in love with another man. Ever since then, John had become apathetic and lifeless.

I predict that by the end of the book, they'll somehow find a way to be with each other. He'll decide to go back and fall in love with her again. She'll realize that she's still in love with him - and they'll live happily ever after.