outside reading #22

I have continued to read Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer.
In the chapter that I read today, Bella is at the Cullen’s house. It is the day of the fight and Bella and Edward are alone. They are very glad they get to have time for just the two of them. After Jacob had given Bella the wolf charm at her graduation, Edward had been wanting to give her something too. He ends up giving her a jewel, diamond like, charm. To Bella, it is the most amazing thing that she has ever seen. Edward tells her that it was his moms and that makes it all the more special to Bella. As the two talk, Bella has something on her mind that she really wants to talk about. Edward doesn’t even have a clue about what it is. Finally Edward understands what Bella wants, but says they would have to be married first. After arguing, Bella finally agrees. Edward thinks this is good because, first of all he wants to get married and second of all it will make Bella more excited for their marriage. In the last part of the chapter, Edward shows Bella the ring that he is planning to give her when they get married. It was also Edward’s mom’s ring and it is the most beautiful thing that Bella has ever seen. Even though Bella already has the ring, Edward proposes to her and she accepts.

outside reading #21

I have continued to read Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer.
In the chapter that I read today, it is the day after Bella’s graduation party. Bella ends up sleeping for most of the day, but nonetheless, Edward stays with her the whole time. When she wakes up Edward tells her that she had been talking in her sleep. Bella isn’t too embarrassed about this, so she decides to go and have some breakfast. While she eats her Pop Tarts, Bella asks Edward about the fight. She says that either she has to be in the field or Edward can’t fight. Bella feels selfish about this, but she knows that she won’t be able to just sit and wait to see if Edward survives. Edward tells her that he wont fight and he says that it is probably the best thing to do from his perspective too. While Edward talks to jasper about the fight, Alice comes over to Bella’s house. She says that her whole family is going to be gone this weekend. Charlie offers that she could stay at their house. After many kicks in the foot, Bella says that there really wouldn’t be a comfortable place for her to sleep, so Charlie says that Bella should stay at the Cullen’s for the weekend. This is exactly what Alice wanted because she wanted Bella to be away from Charlie and with Edward during the fight. Later that night, Bella goes to the clearing to watch them prepare for the fight. When Edward goes off to help Jasper, Bella spends sometime talking to Jacob.

outside reading #20

I have continued reading Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer.
In the section that I read today, the Cullen's and the werewolves meet in the clearing. This is the same clearing where the Cullen's play baseball and where they first met James, Laurent, and Victoria. When the werewolves show up, there are four more then there were just the other day, which is good because that means there will be more of them to fight against the newborns. While the group is in the clearing they discuss what they are going to do. After jasper teaches the rest of the Cullen's how to fight newborns, Jacob and Edward decide what to do with Bella. Jacob insists that she stays in La Push. Edward thinks this is a bad idea because she will have a trail of her scent leading there. Jake decides that he will cover up her trail and it works,so they decided to let her stay in la Push along with Charlie. Edward is more comforted when he learns that three werewolves will be guarding Bella and because the werewolves can read each others minds, it will be like have a cell phone that can go any distance. They also decide to leave Bella scent in the clearing so that the newborns will be distracted by her. Jasper says that Bella should be in the clearing, so that killing the newborns will be extremely easy, but of course Edward would never agree to an idea that would put Bella in harms way.

outside reading #19

I have continued reading Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer.
In the chapter that I read today, Bella is having her graduation party. As the party goes on it isn't as bad as she thought it would be. She talked to pretty much everyone, but with Edward always at her side, going closer to her when he heard thoughts that he did not approve of. While Bella is talking to Jessica Edward goes into the kitchen to talk to Alice. Bella gets so preoccupied with what Alice and Edward were talking about that she left Jessica. When she got into the kitchen, Edward hurried up stairs to talk to Carlisle and Alice followed soon after. meanwhile, Jacob shows up at the party, so Bella goes to get him to leave. He refuses along with Quil and Embry, whom he brought along. After he gives Bella her gift, which was a bracelet with a carving a wolf on it, Alice returns to talk to Bella. Jacob thinks that he should be a part of whatever is going on, but Jasper makes him calm down. Alice explains that they must go to Seattle because the army is coming to Forks for Bella. When Jacob hears this he really wants to help and Alice agrees. Even though Bella doesn't want Jacob and his friends to get involved, the wolves and vampires make a plan to meet at three o'clock that morning near the Sheriffs building.

outside reading #18

I read another chapter in Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer today.
Not much happened. It was the day of Bella's High School Graduation. Before the ceremony, Bella is trying to find something to wear when Alice shows up. Alice brings her something to wear, but while they are talking Bella realizes something. She realizes that the vampire that was in her room and the one making the army of newborn vampires in Seattle are related. The vampire came to Bella's house to see if he or she could get past Alice's senses and to give to newborn vampires Bella's scent. Bella figures out that the newborn vampires are coming to kill her, not to hurt any of the Cullen's. After the ceremony, Bella tells Edward what she figured out. He realizes that he is right and is completely shocked and worried out of his mind. After Bella and Charlie go out to dinner, Bella goes to her party at the Cullen's, which she has been dreading ever since it was planned.

outside reading #17

I have continued reading Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer.
Bella is currently having a “slumber party” with Alice. Edward has left for the weekend to go hunting and he wants to make sure that Bella is safe, so he forces her to stay at his house for the duration of his trip. During Bella’s stay at the Cullen’s house, Rosalie tells Bella the story of her life and how she became a vampire. Bella can see why Rosalie wants Bella to stay human and have the life that Rosalie never had. The next day, Jacob shows up at Bella’s school and takes her to the beach. Jake talks about how each werewolf has a “soul mate”. Jacob says that he will never have a soul mate because his was Bella and she is already in love with Edward. When Edward returns from his hunt, Bella expects him to be mad about her seeing Jake, but he isn’t. He decides that he is going to trust Bella. When Bella returns to her house after her stay at the Cullen’s she finds her room to be clean and things to be missing. When Edward comes to her house, he can smell that a vampire had been in her house, but he doesn’t recognize the smell. This sends Bella into a panic because that means that a vampire wants to kill her. Edward says that he wont let anything happen to her no matter what happens and Bella can’t not believe him. After all, he is an immortal vampire.

outside reading #16

i think we are suppose to write about Cesar Chavez. Chavez was a very determined man. He kept marching all the way to Sacramento even though he had hurt himself. He fasted in order to promote non violence. Doctors thought that he could die if he didn't eat, but Chavez stuck with it and people eventually listened to him. Cesar was also a very cooperative man. He worked well with the people on strike and the others that were supporting them. He didn't lash out at the growers, he only took non violent steps toward getting the proper wages and working conditions. Chavez is also a man with great intelligence. Even though he never had proper schooling, he understood human nature. Cesar Chavez was also great with words. He inspired workers to fight for what they wanted and needed. He also spoke his message in court and in Sacramento. With all of these characteristics, the one that showed the most was his strong will. He never gave up. Even though he didn't have a lawyer or anyone to defend him, he still stood up against the grape growers. Cesar Chavez was a very prestige man. He had the courage of 50 men. He did everything he had to in order to get his message across and to have his conditions met. I think that Chavez showed the courage that everyone wish they could have.
(Ms. Roehl... my Internet wasn't working yesterday, so I couldn't post this then.)