You live your own life. You live the life you want to live. But, Cody in the book, The More I See, has a different story. Cody has been jealous of his older brother for many reasons. But he can't live his life in jealousy. Since Cody is blind, he feels he is like a 2-year old walking around because his mom or dad is taking him to the bathroom. But, he can't live his life in childhood.

Cody has much to learn about how he can live his life. Lyssa wants to teach him how he can go around places with a dog, but Cody won't let her teach him. There are things in life that are important and I think Cody allowing Lyssa to teach him is important.

No one is perfect. Some people want to be perfect. But, no one is perfect. Cody Gentry from the book, The More I See, has no eyesight. He wishes it wasn't him and that it was somebody else. But, Lyssa McElhannon is here to help Cody. Cody's dad hired Lyssa to train Cody with a dog so he can go to different places. Lyssa also has no eyesight so she knows exactly how to help Cody.

Cody wishes he can get his sight back. God has a purpose for everything and you just have to accept the things that might make your life difficult. Cody has a new life in front of him and he must learn to have a great future. He might be stubborn, but I know Lyssa won't give up because she has the courage to fight to get Cody to live his new life.

I am choosing to abondon this book because as I read on it is starting to get more confusing. The main character Adam and the dog in the story both talk about their lives. It is confusing because they both talk about how their lives are and what is disappointing them. Some of the vocabulary like ensemeble and mourning make me feel lost in the book.

"Later, Abramowicz points out that a contempt-of-court citation will lead to worse things than mopping after street people."

For example, this quote. It makes no sense at all!!! Could you tell me just by looking at it what it meant? No. What has street people have to do with court? I have no idea. Who is Abramowicz? I have no idea. You see my point? Yes.

So in conclusion, don't read this book!!!! Ok.

I read this column by the columnist Krista Ramsey and it is about a third-grade class at Reading Central Elementary School. The teacher's job is to prepare them by working with the student's weaknesses and to make them stronger. Also, to prepare for the OAA test because if they fail, they must get held back in English.


A line from the column that I think is important to the piece is, "While she knows the test is about ensuring that every student who passes to fourth grade is an able reader, she can’t help but feel it’s also about her." This line impacts the reader because it explains how much the only third-grade teacher, Mrs. Ernsthausen, has to do to prepare her students for this test. It engages the reader to read more about the article because it is mentioned in the end of the second paragraph near the beginning.

The syntax in the quotes includes that it is a long sentence and juxtaposition. It is juxtaposition because the quote describes how the teacher feels before the conflict arises. Also, examples of diction are mentioned like denotation. For example, student and reader are two words that are denotation. It describes who someone is, but in a good way.

Krista Ramsey's writing style is journalistic because she uses vocabulary and sentence structures so the reader understands her lesson or the point of why she wrote this article. Evidence from the article includes, "In her five years of teaching, she’s never retained a single student." This is a balanced sentence because it gives the quote structure and meaning. Another quote that is from the article, For better vision, kids need time outdoors is the quote, "...isn't just good for young peoples' waistlines and social skills, it's also likely good for their eyes." This quote demonstrates how the sentence structure makes the quote more important. Krista gets the point across by saying at the end and puts reasons in front of it.

Three questions I would ask Krista Ramsey

1. Where do you come up with the ideas to write about different topics?
2. Would you consider your topic being journalistic? If not, what is your style of writing?
3. How do you engage a reader to keep reading your articles?

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/columnists/krista-ramsey/2014/03/15/krista-ramsey-third-grade-reading-guarantee/6475723/

Adam has had some amazing things happen and not so amazing things. Adam's daughter Ariel has been in her own world listening to music. But, later, Adam got a promotion which gave him more confidence. I think Adam will be more successful in life as the book continues. For example in the book, it says, "And Adam March had made that happenand been awarded a rich promotion...His glory days" (Wilson 57).