Haley's Reading Bucket List

Speak- by Laurie Anderson: This book is about a young girl about my age, that goes through a very rough situation. The things this girl goes through are very interesting to me and I love to read about them. I have sadly, watched the movie before reading the book, but the movie was amazing. The books are usually ten times better. I have seen everyone with this book at one time or another.
I Am Number Four- Pitticus Lore: We have watched the book trailer in class, and I enjoyed that. The book has gotten really good reviews. My teacher and other people have reccomended this book to me. I have not ever read any books like this one, and I have been looking to try something new.
The Perks of Being a Wall-flower- by Stephen Chbosky- The movie is coming out and I want to read the book before watching the movie. This book is about kids my age going through high school, and everything that lovely place has to offer. I can relate to this book because of the age range. Everybody wants to read this book, so why not jump on the bandwagon? What could it hurt?
The Hunger Games- by Suzanna Collins- The movie to this book has already came out, but i have not seen it yet. I have to read the book before I watch the movie. Everybody has rant and raved about how good the book's are and how great the movie is. People say the movie follows very close to the book. I have seen previews to the movie and it looks AMAZING.
The Fault in Our Stars- by John Green- I love the author of this book. We watched a commentary on this book in class, and it sounded like something I would enjoy reading. It seems like it would be very inspirational. I love books about reality and what people have to go through. It's not amusing to me it just amazes me how strong people are.
Water For Elephants- by Sara Gruen- I have seen the movie to this book unfortunately, but it was amaizing and the book should be even better. I want to read this book because it seems like it would be a good read. A few people I know have read this book, and they loved it so I figure I would give it a try too.Paper Towns- by John Green- Once againg I love the author of this book. This book was mentioned in a commentary we watched in class, all his other books are interesting so I figured this one would be the same. I do not really know what this book is about, but I would really like to read it.
13 Reasons Why- by Jay Asher- The movie rights to this book have been sold. I have read the first of this book but never got completely finished with it. I fell in love with the first part of this book. Teenagers go through lots of stuff, and this book opens up peoples minds to what they could be causing other people.
Miss Peruguins Home for Pecular Children- by Ransom Riggs- The book trailer for this book was creepy but intersting. There was a hook in the trailer and it kept me wondering, so i figured why not read the book. Everybody in class wanted to read this book after we watched the trailer, including me.
Kisses from Katie- by Katie J. Davis- This book seems very inspirational. It is about something that is actually going on. It is not happening in our country but other countries. The girl that helps these children is in high school, and she has accomplished all of these things, that are truly amazing.

I was suppose to be one of the happiest people, because I was aboard the Titanic, the unsinkable ship, but that all changed the morning of April 15, 1912. Captain Smith was in charge of running our ship, and making sure we get to New York safely. It turns out he had been given repeated ice berg warnings, and he still kept the boat going at full speed, and even when we hit the ice berg, he still didn't care because he was steering the unsinkable ship. It seems as if one moment nobody had a care in the world, and the next everything was chaos. Almost all of the women where deployed on life boats including myself, but my brother was one who was left behind. Our life boats where only filled to half capacity, we had plenty of room left on the life boats, but there was so much disorder that the crew didn't care. If it wasn't for them my brother could possibly still be alive. I will not forgive Captain Smith for such mindless behavior, the situation could of been handled much better, and quite possibly even avoided if he would of listened to the warnings and steered his ship according to conditions. I will never forget the morning of April 15, 1912.

Pity

When a soldier has done as horrible things as this SS soldier has done, he does not deserve anyone's pity. "We heard screams and saw the flames eat their way from floor to floor..". He experienced all of these things, and still went along with it. If he really means what he is saying to Simon, then he could of said no to those things, and even if he would of been killed for not obeying, then he would of been put out of his misery, and not be suffering as much as he says he is. "The screams from the house were horrible. Dense smoke poured out and choked us." It is hard to imagine the feelings these people had, going through such punishment for nothing: scared, confused, and unwanted. It seems as if this soldier is just confessing all of these things to make himself feel better, not to die in peace. He knew what he was doing when he joined the Hitler Youth, and if he did not want to be a part of all of this, then why did he do it in the first place.

Forgiveness

For over 20 years, a warlord kidnaps children, forcing them to be soldiers or sex slaves. Here lately all over Facebook, and the news there is this guy named Kony. He has kidnapped children and turned them into soldiers, and sex slaves for over 20 years. I understand that everyone is capable of the same things, but something like this that keeps happening and he does not care, should not be forgiven. He is not doing this for a reason, he is simply doing this to keep his power, and nothing else. Forgiving this guy should not even begin to cross someones mind.

poem

Kindness is patience
kindness speaks to you like nothing else can
it can do more than you think
kindness is very powerful
kindness goes with compassion just like popeye goes with a can of spinach
kindness runs deep
kindness keeps people going
it's what gets them up in the morning

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white river dam

When you come across the bridge into Batesville, the first thing you see is the white river, and the dam. When  people see this they instantly know where they are. You can hear the water roaring over the dam, and smell the fresh clean water, that almost looks like crystals. You can also hear the hydroelectric plant running, and kids playing in the park. You see four-wheelers, and people hanging out on the sand bar, and having a good time. The river makes Batesville very beautiful, and has a lot of history to go along with the town. I can remember my Papaw telling me stories about how, when he was young he would go fishing, and sometimes even walk across the dam. The white river dam plays a big role in the town of Batesville.