I think I made the most progress so far on Monday. I've gotten opinions from many people, mostly from the U.S., but also from other countries. The sites that helped me most was Goodreads & Book Blogs, where I could share my blog and my passion for books!
Kate Evangelista from the Philippines said - I love a good love story and adventure. When the characters pull me in right off the bat and refuse to let me go. That happened to me when I started reading City of Bones. I just couldn't put the book down. It's always my hope that every time I start to read a new book, it would be something that I can't put down.
Monday, January 9, 2012
Comments about Books
In order to connect with others around the nation/globe about books, I created a Goodreads account. Here are some comments from others about their passion for books:
Bridget Bowers, Northern California - There are a lot of reasons reading became a passion for me. I liked the idea that I can escape into another time or place and experience the world in a whole new way.
I love getting into stories were the characters are like members of my family. I always enjoyed sharing their adventures and feeling proud of their accomplishments.
Better than TV, video games or movies a book is always there to take you away the moment you start reading. I read every day, just as I write every day. It became who I was at an early age and continues to grow day by day.
A.F. Stewart, Nova Scotia, Canada - I've never really thought about why I love reading books; I guess I was always too busy with my imagination buried in a book to consider my reasons.
Gayatri from Mumbai, India - There are different reasons for a reader to connect with a novel. Also the reasons may differ from one novel to another. It depends on how you look at it. I suppose I love the idea of fantastic adventures and exploits, things that aren't quite so everday routine. Characters in books don't usually have days filled with dishes, dinners and laundry.
Patti Roberts from Cairns, Australia - For me it's all about the characters and the way they feel about the predicament they are in. How they make me feel being part of their world, their story. If I can feel what they are feeling then I just can't wait to take the journey with them. From beginning to end.
Paul from Sheffield, the U.K. - I've been in love with books for as long as I could remember. For me it is the places you can visit, the situations you can explore, the people you meet and the dilemmas they face. I remember being enchanted by stories from a very early age, having good early teachers at school who read well (and in British primary schools in the 70s every class had a book corner, a cosy, carpeted part of the class with shelves of appropriate books you could just pick up, which you were encouraged to do. We also had daily reading time built into the class time right up to the age of eight, I think). There also used to be a superb show on children's TV called Jackanory, 15 minutes every day where someone would just sit and read to the camera, directly to the kids sitting enthralled. I remember The Hobbit and Roald Dahl, and many others. The images in movies and TV shows were never quite as good as the ones formed by letters on a page, or a voice reading.
While some people aren't lucky enough to have these experiences, to have parents or teachers with a passion for books, or some other way of discovering those joys, so many people who start exploring seem to put it aside as they get older (I deliberately didn't say "grow up").
I can't understand how anyone doesn't read.
Naynay Pope from Windsor, Ontario, Canada - I think books take us to another place and another time. We can escape the hardships of daily life. When we are caught up in a book, the only thing that exist at that moment is the story of romance or mystery or fantasy. We can be what ever we want to be.
Only on paper has humanity yet achieved glory, beauty, truth, knowledge, virture, and abiding love.
- George Bernard Shaw
Unfortunately, most people I communicate on Goodreads with don't post their location or are from the U.S. A lot of people on Yahoo Answers have responded to my questions, but I don't know where they are from or what their real names are, in some instances.
My Goodreads group link is here:
http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/61414.Book_Passion_
Also, at the right side of this page is a globe. If you'd be so kind, please pinpoint the location you are in when you visit this page. Thanks!
Bridget Bowers, Northern California - There are a lot of reasons reading became a passion for me. I liked the idea that I can escape into another time or place and experience the world in a whole new way.
I love getting into stories were the characters are like members of my family. I always enjoyed sharing their adventures and feeling proud of their accomplishments.
Better than TV, video games or movies a book is always there to take you away the moment you start reading. I read every day, just as I write every day. It became who I was at an early age and continues to grow day by day.
A.F. Stewart, Nova Scotia, Canada - I've never really thought about why I love reading books; I guess I was always too busy with my imagination buried in a book to consider my reasons.
Gayatri from Mumbai, India - There are different reasons for a reader to connect with a novel. Also the reasons may differ from one novel to another. It depends on how you look at it. I suppose I love the idea of fantastic adventures and exploits, things that aren't quite so everday routine. Characters in books don't usually have days filled with dishes, dinners and laundry.
Patti Roberts from Cairns, Australia - For me it's all about the characters and the way they feel about the predicament they are in. How they make me feel being part of their world, their story. If I can feel what they are feeling then I just can't wait to take the journey with them. From beginning to end.
Paul from Sheffield, the U.K. - I've been in love with books for as long as I could remember. For me it is the places you can visit, the situations you can explore, the people you meet and the dilemmas they face. I remember being enchanted by stories from a very early age, having good early teachers at school who read well (and in British primary schools in the 70s every class had a book corner, a cosy, carpeted part of the class with shelves of appropriate books you could just pick up, which you were encouraged to do. We also had daily reading time built into the class time right up to the age of eight, I think). There also used to be a superb show on children's TV called Jackanory, 15 minutes every day where someone would just sit and read to the camera, directly to the kids sitting enthralled. I remember The Hobbit and Roald Dahl, and many others. The images in movies and TV shows were never quite as good as the ones formed by letters on a page, or a voice reading.
While some people aren't lucky enough to have these experiences, to have parents or teachers with a passion for books, or some other way of discovering those joys, so many people who start exploring seem to put it aside as they get older (I deliberately didn't say "grow up").
I can't understand how anyone doesn't read.
Naynay Pope from Windsor, Ontario, Canada - I think books take us to another place and another time. We can escape the hardships of daily life. When we are caught up in a book, the only thing that exist at that moment is the story of romance or mystery or fantasy. We can be what ever we want to be.
Only on paper has humanity yet achieved glory, beauty, truth, knowledge, virture, and abiding love.
- George Bernard Shaw
Unfortunately, most people I communicate on Goodreads with don't post their location or are from the U.S. A lot of people on Yahoo Answers have responded to my questions, but I don't know where they are from or what their real names are, in some instances.
My Goodreads group link is here:
http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/61414.Book_Passion_
Also, at the right side of this page is a globe. If you'd be so kind, please pinpoint the location you are in when you visit this page. Thanks!
Friday, January 6, 2012
Yesterday's Progress
Yesterday was quite productive, in the sense that I was able to communicate with other people from around the nation/globe about their passion for books (I don't know where they're from, or their real names, but I'll post some comments here.)
I will continue asking people what drives their passion for books.
Naynay - I think books take us to another place and another time. We can escape the hardships of daily life. When we are caught up in a book, the only thing that exist at that moment is the story of romance or mystery or fantasy. We can be what ever we want to be.
Sheri- For me its entering into a world I never could have created on my own. Each book you read is filled with the author's own imagination and experiences. The twists and turns in a story are their own unique perspectives and creations. Like you said, you get to experience situations and have adventures that you otherwise normally wouldn't.
I will continue asking people what drives their passion for books.
Naynay - I think books take us to another place and another time. We can escape the hardships of daily life. When we are caught up in a book, the only thing that exist at that moment is the story of romance or mystery or fantasy. We can be what ever we want to be.
Sheri- For me its entering into a world I never could have created on my own. Each book you read is filled with the author's own imagination and experiences. The twists and turns in a story are their own unique perspectives and creations. Like you said, you get to experience situations and have adventures that you otherwise normally wouldn't.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Passionate About Books
It's harder than I could ever guess to be able to find book blogs and connect with other people about them. I've been following other avid readers' blogs, but for now, I'm going to get the opinion of my fellow peers and then I'll focus on talking to others around the nation/globe.
My first opinion is of someone in my group (Initials are M.M) - She connects with books in the sense that she wishes to be them. She prefers fantasy books instead of realistic books because she doesn't like to live in reality. She doesn't like romance novels.
- My connection to her opinion: I can easily relate to her. I do live in reality, but a lot of times I like to escape it through a novel. Often times I do wish I was somebody else, especially characters in novels. Unlike her, I do like romance books, but specific romance novels. These days, romances in novels are very similar and that annoys me.
My list of books that I've read and loved include (in no particular order):
- The Da Vinci Code (and it's sequel, the Lost Symbol) - Dan Brown
- Message in a Bottle - Nicholas Sparks
- The Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins
- The Summer Trilogy - Jenny Han
- The Harry Potter series - J.K. Rowling
- The Percy Jackson series - Rick Riordan
- If I Stay (and it's sequel, Where She Went) - Gayle Forman
- The Pretty Little Liars series and the Lying Game series - Sara Shepard
- I Am Number Four Series - Pittacus Lore
- The Red Queen's Daughter - Jacqueline Kolosov
- Beastly - Alex Flinn
- The Fallen Series - Lauren Kate
- Thirteen Reasons Why - Jay Asher
- Other Words for Love - Lorraine Zago Rosenthal
- Double Identity - Margaret Haddix
- Jane - April Lindner
- A Song of Ice and Fire Series - George R.R. Martin
- Wherever Nina Lies - Lynn Weingarten
- Promise Not to Tell - Jennifer McMahon
- Ten Things We Did (And Probably Shouldn't Have) - Sarah Mlynowski
- Envy - Gregg Olsen
- Perfect Chemistry - Simone Elkeles
- My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult
In this novel list, I actually remembered a book I read a few years ago and really liked, called Wish You Well by David Baldacci. There are several other favorites, but I can't come up with them off the top of my head. I'll add when I remember what they are.
My first opinion is of someone in my group (Initials are M.M) - She connects with books in the sense that she wishes to be them. She prefers fantasy books instead of realistic books because she doesn't like to live in reality. She doesn't like romance novels.
- My connection to her opinion: I can easily relate to her. I do live in reality, but a lot of times I like to escape it through a novel. Often times I do wish I was somebody else, especially characters in novels. Unlike her, I do like romance books, but specific romance novels. These days, romances in novels are very similar and that annoys me.
My list of books that I've read and loved include (in no particular order):
- The Da Vinci Code (and it's sequel, the Lost Symbol) - Dan Brown
- Message in a Bottle - Nicholas Sparks
- The Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins
- The Summer Trilogy - Jenny Han
- The Harry Potter series - J.K. Rowling
- The Percy Jackson series - Rick Riordan
- If I Stay (and it's sequel, Where She Went) - Gayle Forman
- The Pretty Little Liars series and the Lying Game series - Sara Shepard
- I Am Number Four Series - Pittacus Lore
- The Red Queen's Daughter - Jacqueline Kolosov
- Beastly - Alex Flinn
- The Fallen Series - Lauren Kate
- Thirteen Reasons Why - Jay Asher
- Other Words for Love - Lorraine Zago Rosenthal
- Double Identity - Margaret Haddix
- Jane - April Lindner
- A Song of Ice and Fire Series - George R.R. Martin
- Wherever Nina Lies - Lynn Weingarten
- Promise Not to Tell - Jennifer McMahon
- Ten Things We Did (And Probably Shouldn't Have) - Sarah Mlynowski
- Envy - Gregg Olsen
- Perfect Chemistry - Simone Elkeles
- My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult
In this novel list, I actually remembered a book I read a few years ago and really liked, called Wish You Well by David Baldacci. There are several other favorites, but I can't come up with them off the top of my head. I'll add when I remember what they are.
Restarting my Blog!
Hello, everyone! As you might (or might not) know, this blog used to be the blog I used for my Multimedia class last school year, but as the class ended, so did my blog, unfortunately. But now, the end of winter break has come, and with it, comes International Investigation Week (AKA IIW) at my school. IIW is a weeklong event where students go into deeper study of a topic they find interesting. My topic is pursuing your passion. Basically, I will follow something I love and try to connect with others around me and around the world through this passion, and show those connections.
My passion is books. It always has been. Nobody I know reads like I do. I've read probably hundreds of books in my lifetime. Unfortunately, it's been difficult to connect with people at my school, since I don't really watch TV or play videogames or be interested in the same things they are. I wanted to try to connect with others in this project. I already keep up with other readers' blogs, but I don't really talk to them or anything like that. My passion for books stems from two facts - one, that when I read a book, I don't feel so alone in the world and also because I can relate to fictional characters in a way that I can't do with kids at my school. I can escape reality, which is sometimes lonely and dull, and just jump into someone else's life. I can experience situations and have adventures that I probably will never have in real life.
Therefore, on this blog, each day this week (and next Monday & Tuesday) I will write what I have accomplished each day and show interactions with other readers I find (this will also involve a lot of signing up to various websites because most websites do require you to log-in whenever you want to comment on somebody's blog posts.)
I follow one of my favorite authors, Jenny Han, on Tumblr (I don't really understand Tumblr, never have, and probably never will). She is the author of Shug & The Summer Trilogy. If you haven't read the Summer Trilogy, they are very good books for teenage girls, romantic novels, but they're sweet & innocent, unlike other romantic books for teenagers. I'll post her link below:
http://jennyhan.tumblr.com/
http://www.dearjennyhan.com/
She also has a Blogspot, but she updates her Tumblr more often. The blogspot link above is basically information about herself and her novels.
Later on today, I'll post a list of books that I have read & loved. WARNING: It will probably be lengthy.
Wish me luck!! :)
My passion is books. It always has been. Nobody I know reads like I do. I've read probably hundreds of books in my lifetime. Unfortunately, it's been difficult to connect with people at my school, since I don't really watch TV or play videogames or be interested in the same things they are. I wanted to try to connect with others in this project. I already keep up with other readers' blogs, but I don't really talk to them or anything like that. My passion for books stems from two facts - one, that when I read a book, I don't feel so alone in the world and also because I can relate to fictional characters in a way that I can't do with kids at my school. I can escape reality, which is sometimes lonely and dull, and just jump into someone else's life. I can experience situations and have adventures that I probably will never have in real life.
Therefore, on this blog, each day this week (and next Monday & Tuesday) I will write what I have accomplished each day and show interactions with other readers I find (this will also involve a lot of signing up to various websites because most websites do require you to log-in whenever you want to comment on somebody's blog posts.)
I follow one of my favorite authors, Jenny Han, on Tumblr (I don't really understand Tumblr, never have, and probably never will). She is the author of Shug & The Summer Trilogy. If you haven't read the Summer Trilogy, they are very good books for teenage girls, romantic novels, but they're sweet & innocent, unlike other romantic books for teenagers. I'll post her link below:
http://jennyhan.tumblr.com/
http://www.dearjennyhan.com/
She also has a Blogspot, but she updates her Tumblr more often. The blogspot link above is basically information about herself and her novels.
Later on today, I'll post a list of books that I have read & loved. WARNING: It will probably be lengthy.
Wish me luck!! :)
Friday, May 27, 2011
End of Year Post
Today will be the last post I'll ever make concerning Multimedia...ah, nostalgia. Gotta love it, right?
This class has been somewhat of a pain for me, but it's still all a little bittersweet. I took my Multimedia final today...I think I did better than I expected to. It still wasn't too easy, though, especially the color stuff. I forgot about that.
I am so ready for summer, although after June, I'll be stuck here. I guess I'll have tons of time to relax before an expected work-load that is called tenth grade.
Ninth grade was a joy ride compared to what tenth grade will be like, I'm sure. I sure enjoyed the relaxation of this year. It was my laid-back year, that's for sure.
My computer is supposed to be cleared during the summer...I'm debating whether or not I want to send anything to myself before the summer. A lot of my work wasn't that great, to be honest. There are some projects that I was really proud of, like the Pages Project that I did last September. I've sent those to myself a long time ago. Another project I was proud of was my Adobe Project Rome project. I even downloaded Rome on my Mac at home.
This blog was actually pretty fun to keep up. It wasn't a pain like I expected it to be.
I feel stupid. On my final, I thought blog stood for something fancy like binary linguistic blah blah blah...the meaning is actually pretty simple.
I want to keep going, just because this is the last time I'll ever blog here, maybe...but I have nothing more to say, except that I wish everybody a great summer!
:) :) :) :) :) :)
This class has been somewhat of a pain for me, but it's still all a little bittersweet. I took my Multimedia final today...I think I did better than I expected to. It still wasn't too easy, though, especially the color stuff. I forgot about that.
I am so ready for summer, although after June, I'll be stuck here. I guess I'll have tons of time to relax before an expected work-load that is called tenth grade.
Ninth grade was a joy ride compared to what tenth grade will be like, I'm sure. I sure enjoyed the relaxation of this year. It was my laid-back year, that's for sure.
My computer is supposed to be cleared during the summer...I'm debating whether or not I want to send anything to myself before the summer. A lot of my work wasn't that great, to be honest. There are some projects that I was really proud of, like the Pages Project that I did last September. I've sent those to myself a long time ago. Another project I was proud of was my Adobe Project Rome project. I even downloaded Rome on my Mac at home.
This blog was actually pretty fun to keep up. It wasn't a pain like I expected it to be.
I feel stupid. On my final, I thought blog stood for something fancy like binary linguistic blah blah blah...the meaning is actually pretty simple.
I want to keep going, just because this is the last time I'll ever blog here, maybe...but I have nothing more to say, except that I wish everybody a great summer!
:) :) :) :) :) :)
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Last Day of Multimedia Class
I don't know if I'm right, but I think today is the last day of REAL Multimedia class. It's kind of bittersweet, even though this class drove me nuts. But I made a friend in this class, who's a senior, and she won't be here next year :(
One thing that's also a HUGE bummer - I lost my voice. I don't know how, or why, I just know that I can't talk, so I have to lug around a little portable whiteboard with a marker and an eraser, and it's really annoying. Well, I can talk only in whispers, which really doesn't work - not at school, at least. I hope my voice comes back - it'll come in handy over the next few school days.
I am SO stressed with all the final projects/exams coming, all the little last minute stuff I have to do, like turning in textbooks, and turning in homework from days I was absent, etc.
The final for this class is on Friday - I think I'll be doing the exam, as I have had it with projects. I was hoping I could do an extra credit poster, but I think I won't have time. There's a final project for another class that I haven't even started yet.
Well, I am off to put the finishing touches on my Dreamweaver project.
This MAY be the last time I'll be blogging for Multimedia here, so it's a little sentimental, since I've been doing this all school year. I'm debating whether or not I'll keep up this blog for personal use...
Bye-bye! :)
One thing that's also a HUGE bummer - I lost my voice. I don't know how, or why, I just know that I can't talk, so I have to lug around a little portable whiteboard with a marker and an eraser, and it's really annoying. Well, I can talk only in whispers, which really doesn't work - not at school, at least. I hope my voice comes back - it'll come in handy over the next few school days.
I am SO stressed with all the final projects/exams coming, all the little last minute stuff I have to do, like turning in textbooks, and turning in homework from days I was absent, etc.
The final for this class is on Friday - I think I'll be doing the exam, as I have had it with projects. I was hoping I could do an extra credit poster, but I think I won't have time. There's a final project for another class that I haven't even started yet.
Well, I am off to put the finishing touches on my Dreamweaver project.
This MAY be the last time I'll be blogging for Multimedia here, so it's a little sentimental, since I've been doing this all school year. I'm debating whether or not I'll keep up this blog for personal use...
Bye-bye! :)
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