hw#85

CHASE REED 2/27/10
FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY 602

Today the book I read was "Nelson Mandela: Voice of Freedom" by Libby Hughes. I read this book because it was just gathering dust on my book-shelf and I wanted to gather more knowledge on Mr. Mandela's life. Also because I read the blurb and it reads "Let us join hands with all people of conscience throughout the world... Let justice triumph without delay. Blessed are the peacemakers."- Nelson Mandela. This quote made me think that when I read this book it won't only tell me just about his life, but it will explain the truggles of everyone in segration.

Something I learned was that Nelson Mandela was released from jail in Cape Town, South Africa. He went to jail because he was outspoken and showed militant resistance to the racial segregation in South Africa. He was happy that he could walk out of jail 27 years later with his wife by his side, he was about 44 or 45 when he was arrested and 71 when he was released from prison. Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918 in Mvezo, South Africa along the Umbashe River which flows into the Indian Ocean. His mother's name was Nosekeni Fanny and his father's name was Mphakanyiswa Gadla(Henry Mandela). He did have the right to say speek the truth because he believed that blacks should have the same rights as white and segragation sould stop and all people should join hands.

hw#95

Chase Reed 02/25/10
Frederick Douglass Academy 602

The book I am reading is called "Swindle" by Gordon Korman. Today I read from chapter 4 to chapter 10 and these chapters were funny just like chapters 1-4. One of the funny parts was when Savannah started talking weird she was talking about "a miserable waste of dog food, I've shown you nothing but kindness. You don't deserve rabies, you should get in a rock and fly to Alpha Centauri. Evil soulless ill- tempered psychopathic canine!" Then Griffin and Ben were looking shocked at her because of what she said. This was funny because i could just picture how Ben, Griffin, and Savannah looked when they were standing there. I pictured the a image in my mind the same way as the book described it with Ben grabbing her and she tugs away from him and starts speaking weirdly. Then Griffin and Ben look at her weirdly like what are you talking about.

I think another part that was good, but not as funny as the first one I talked about. This part was on page 85 when Griffin was talking adout Ben and how he was the smallest 6th grader. Also how Ben would be able to sweeze into a tiny space. Ben didn't care because he would say "no pain no game, this is for million dollars." Griffin knew the money was fake and so did Ben. It was to help the Bings keep their house.

hw#93

CHASE REED 2/23/10
FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY 602

The book I am reading is called "A Chet Gecko Mystery: The Mystery of Mr. Nice " by Bruce Hale. Today I finished reading this book and at the end of the book Principal Zero was deciding whether there should be school during their school break. The principal had this idea because of the food fight that happened during the lunch period and no one would confess to starting the food fight. Soon after Chet Gecko, Natalie (Chet Gecko's side-kick), cops, the froggers and Principal Zero planned a PTA meeting to discuss whether the students should attend school during the break. The parents on the PTA committee and Principal Zero decided that the school will have a break and the students would remain out of school because Chet found the person, Emerson Hicky, who started the food-fight.

When I read the end of the book I thought it would have ended with something more interesting other than Chet catching the bad guys and going home. I would have liked it to end with Emerson running away so that he wouldn't get caught by Chet Gecko and more action involved between Chet and Emerson.

I wanted to stay and help clean up the leftovers, but lunch would have to wait. Natalie tugged me out the door. "Come on," she said. We stopped outside the principal's office and ducked behind the bushes. "Watch this mockingbird go to work" said Natalie. She buzzed like an office intercom. "Principal Zero, come quick!" said Natalie in Maggie Crow's voice. "There's a food fight in the cafeteria!" Whoever he was, he still acted like a principal. The huge cat staggered out the door, tugging on some loose skin at his neck, waddling off as fast as he could go. "Oh, the waste!" moaned principal Zero. I smirked. "He has quite a waist himself." Mr.Can't-Say-No-a-Pillbug-Crunch-Bar."

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