Week 7- Entry A

Vocabulary-

(p 315) cryptozoology- the study of evidence tending to substantiate the existence of, or the search for, creatures whose reported existence is unproved, as the Abominable Snowman or the Loch Ness monster.

(p 307) hull- the hollow, lowermost portion of a ship, floating partially submerged and supporting the remainder of the ship.

Figurative Language-

1. (p 318) " Pippa's pregnant by Peck." This line uses alliteration.
2. (p 294) "[...] Mary resting her head on Ashley's shoulder, his thoughts and memories seeping into her like a warming stew on a cold day." This simile uses as to compare the memories to stew.
3. (p 290) " 'It's a new development,' explained Ashely, pressing the button on and off so fast it sounded like a staccato bumblebee." The sound of the button and a bee are compared in this simile.

Quote

(p 293) "[...] networks are everywhere. The road and rail systems, the postal services, the Internet, your friendships, family, electricity, water- everything on this planet is composed of networks. [...] your bodies use networks to pass information; your veins and arteries are networks to nourish your bodies. Your mind is a complicated network of nerve impulses. It's little wonder that networks dominate the planet- you have modeled you existence after the construction of you own minds." I never thought of our world in this way, but it is so true. It's amazing how we create things to mimic our own ways of thinking. Just today, my French teacher told us how our mind likes to make connections. All of our information stored in our brains are networked together, so the things we create are also like this.

Theme-

Sometimes sacrificing yourself for a greater cause is the right thing to do.