NIkkis second post

The article I chose was FBI releases video of 'delusional' Navy Yard shooter. This article was about a shooter named Aaron Alexis who held a shooting. His reason for this was he thought that electromagnetic waves were controlling him. This occurrence had killed 12 people in the pentagon that day. He entered the building and came out of a bathroom in dark clothing and a mask and started shooting in the building. He was eventually shot down on the scene by police after about an hour a witness says. People are questioning how Aaron got into the building because he has had a past with gun misuse. I am also wondering why they would let him in because if he has had that kind of past he shouldn't be allowed inside let alone with a gun. His mental heath was questioned because he said he had insomnia and felt vibrations and heard voiced through the walls. I think that he did have mental problems and shouldn't be owning a gun, also I think its very sad 12 people had lost their lives.
link to shooting article

Nikki's theme and summary post

The theme for my book the hunger games is, even if no one else believes with hope you can get through it. I think that this is the theme because in the beginning of the book Katnis's dad dies and they are left with nothing and are starving but they didn't die because Katnis learned how to hunt and kept hope alive for her little sister and mother. Also when she gets called into the hunger games most district 12 tributes don't survive and people aren't expecting them two to stay alive but they both are alive so far in the book and have made it to the final five people and I'm expecting them to win. Since she has made it so far it has also given her more hope that she could win the hunger games. Even when Katnis's leg got badly burned in a fire, was stung by tracker jackers and lost her ally Rue she kept fighting to stay alive and had hope. a summary of chapter 21 is that Katnis has just found Peeta and has him hidden in a cave where they are staying. He is in bad condition because he had a bad cut on his leg. She know the cut is bad and the capitol has told everyone there will be backpacks with everything they need at dawn and Katnis is planning to go to get him his medicine. but Peeta doesn't want her to risk her life to go get it so she gives him sleep medicine and goes out to retrieve it. when she goes she is the second to go out and get her back pack but gets caught by Clove. Clove is about to kill her when Thresh saves her and lets her go to show respect and not owe Katnis anymore for her what she did for Rue. The chapter ends with her getting back to Peeta with the medicine.

 

NIkkis Article Post

I recently read an article that was about the Colorado floods. I think that this article is very sad yet happy because the floods are ruining peoples houses and lives. Its happy because they have recently saved 1,200 people from the flooded areas by evacuating them. there are still about 230 people that are unaccounted for still stuck in the floods. I think they should send out more search parties to help look for the lost people still out there. I think that everyone should send out their prayers to the people still lost and their families who are missing them. I hope that the people who are still missing get found soon.
this link is the link to the article I wrote this about. Colorado flood article

Nikkis Analysis Post

In the book The Hunger Games I can conclude that before the hunger games they make sure you cant leave the building. a quote that proves this is "He holds out his hand into seemingly empty space. "some kind of electric field throws you back on the roof" (Collins, 81). That quote proves it because it shows there's a field around the building so you cant leave unless your escorted out. Another conclusion is that Rue is looking up to Katnis. I infer this because in the book it says, "I think we have a shadow." I throw my spear, which I'm not too bad at actually, if I don't have to throw too far, and see the little girl from District 11 standing back a bit, watching us" ( Collins, 99).  I think that means she looks up to Katnis because she watching what she does and doing it after her and that's what people do when they look up to someone. Another conclusion I have is that Peeta loves Katnis. I think this because the book states " Handsome lad like you. Must be some special girl. Come on what's her name?" says Caesar..."so what do you do. You win, you go home. She cant turn you down then, eh?" says Caesar encouragingly. "I don't think its going to work out. Winning...wont help my case," says Peeta... Because she came here with me" (Collins, 138). that proves that he loves Katnis because she is the girl from his district who came with him and people only know people from their own district.

I chose this video because it shows one of the conclusions I made from the book.

 

Nikkis Article Post

I recently read an article called rare six clawed lobster is caught of off Massachusetts. I found this interesting because usually lobsters only have 2 claws and this one had six. I think if you like animals you would like to read about this lobster in the article. the lobster was donated to the Maine state aquarium because of its rare deformity. they say he is like Edward scissor hands because of his mutation. I find that this lobster is lucky like they said in the article because now its not going to be killed instead it has a new home. I would like to visit an animal like him in the aquarium.

Nikkis Reading Skills Post

My new independent reading book is the hunger games. in the hunger games I predict that Katniss and Peeta are going to become friends and maybe lovers when they go to the hunger games. I think this because when she was younger after her dad died and she went looking for food he gave her two pieces of bread. Another prediction I have is that the other districts will be more prepared for the hunger games then Katniss and Peetah are. A question I have about the book is how the capital completely destroyed district 13, did they go in and shoot everyone or drop a bomb on them or held them captive? Also I don't understand how the districts are set up, like how far apart are they from another? A text to text connection I have about this in the book the government is very controlling and in the book matched the government is also very controlling. A text to world connection is that the people before were uprising to the government in the past in Europe the people started to up rise to their government during the enlightenment. A text to self connection I have with the book is that Katniss lost someone very close to her, her dad, and lost my grandma.