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[a24x]

Christopher,mother,father

I like all three Christopher is a funny and unique character and he is protect by both his patent all around him. Christopher was protected by his father ever since he was born.Christopher father made a mistake for killing Wellington but that does not make a person bad and evil.In this story there is a lot if character development .That makes his mother change from an angry mother to a mother that misses her son so much.i love the mother since she kept writing letters to Christopher.I would probably blame the mother and the father if anything happens to Christopher.i would blame the father since he told Christopher that he killed Wellington and that he scared him and I would blame the mother for leaving her son behind and living far away from him.

[a24x]

Social media

I think that social media is the best way to do a project.It is a great way to make the student feel responsible and that he has to not open a page of inappropriate.Social media is also useful when your putting your own opinions and that people can comment on them and tell what their opinion is.Not everyone thinks that but answer me honestly didn't this project make you feel a little bit responsible.

[a24x]

Song+scene

I pic the song feel the lights by Jennifer Lopez in the scene were he was reading his mothers letter that she told him why she left him. I think this song describes what Christopher's mother felt when she left him.It also describes the way Christopher an his mother feel about each other.i really think that this song suites that part and I felt it was a perfect match.

[mxryxxmexo-blog]

Resolution about characters

Christopher: My feelings about Christopher are just as confused as he is with his own feelings. I don’t really understand how I feel about. He is a great character that struggles with even the simplest thing, yet no matter what he always makes an effort to overcome them and don’t let the others disparage him. For example, when he was told that he wouldn’t be able to take the math exam, he didn’t stop trying, instead he kept of practicing every day. He is also a great person who represent people with Asperger’s syndrome, and shows their struggles in life such as understanding emotions that tries to overcome by various ways such as reading their expressions. Yet, at the same time, I can’t help but fell annoyed by him at sometimes. His dream about wishing to be alone and describing a dream where everyone dies as a relaxing and nice one makes me angry at him. I think it is a selfish thing because even though he hates attention and be overwhelmed by it, nothing gives him the right to wish that people who help to be dead. Even so I don’t blame him because I believe that it is hard to feel like you are left out. In addition, I can’t help but sympathize him. He is a person who tries and gives his best, yet his efforts are not acknowledged by others, and he is even bullied by some. He is a person with a special case who was left by his mom and lived a lie with his father. As a conclusion, my feelings about Christopher keeps on shifting through the story between admiration, irritation, and sympathy, so I won’t say that I really like him, but I definitely don’t hate him.

Christopher’s father (Ed): At the beginning of the story, I was really admired Christopher’s father character because even though he was alone, heartbroken, and left alone with a son who had Asperger’s syndrome and needed extra care, he was able to provide all his needs and kept strong for him. He also tried to show him how much he loved him and considering his condition at the same. I didn’t sympathize him because even though he was put through a lot, he was able to overcome it and take care on his son without anyone’s help. I viewed him as the perfect father, but that didn’t last for long. As the story line kept going and more facts was revealed, my opinion about him took another path. It started with him trying to stymie Christopher from writing his book which I justified by wanting to protect him and keep him away from trouble. However, when the first fight took place between them, I was really angry because I thought that it was too much and that he had no right to do it especially with the fact that Christopher has a special case that prevents him from understanding all the situations he is put through. When he apologized and took him to the zoo, I thought that it was just a moment of anger that he couldn’t control, and I was okay with it because everyone has one of those moment once in a while. The thing left me shocked and speechless was when the fact that he actually to Christopher and made him believe that she was dead. I do understand that he was afraid from losing him, and wanted to protect because he didn’t know what his reaction will be, but I don’t think he has a right to do so, and thus I do blame him for his actions. I believe that if he told Christopher about the fact that his mother ran away and explained to him the whole situation, things would have had a better ending. In other words, my opinion about Christopher’s father indeed changed, however I still see him as a good father despite all he did because I think that when you are put in a situation like the one he was put through, you won’t be able to use your mind and will act without thinking due to the fact that you are scared to lose your son.

Christopher mother (Judy): Christopher gave us a good picture about his mom at the beginning of the story from what he remembered about her. He described her as a clean person who smelled good and he added that fact that he like that. I didn’t really have any feelings toward her, maybe because I never really thought that it would cause a change. Things. However, took a turn when Christopher was told by Mrs. Alexander that his mom cheated with Mr. Shears. I really hated her at that moment because I couldn’t understand why she would do that, and I also believe that there is nothing that would really justify her actions. Things became worse after I discovered that she is alive and that she ran away with Mr. Shears. I was really angry because that means that she choose him over here own son, and that was just unforgivable. The hate toward her kept on growing as the story when on until her letters were revealed. As Christopher read the letters that his mom sent him, I could sense the care and guiltiness in her words, but that didn’t change my hate to toward her, maybe reduced it a little, but it was still there. Also, I believe that even if she wanted to see her son, nothing stopped her, she was just scared and didn’t want to face the consequences to her actions. I do blame her on everything she did because she did it own her own will and not by force. Also, I do think that she deserves to be sympathize because she is the one who chose what to do and got the life that she wanted and the one that she deserves for her actions. Welcoming Christopher when he came to London wasn’t something that made her look as a better person in my eyes because, honestly speaking, I think that the least she could do after what she did. To summarize, I can’t help but hate Christopher’s mother despite everything because even though she might have had a hard time raising Christopher, it wasn’t an excuse for what she did because his father was in the same situation and he was the father and the mother to Christopher after she left, so basically, she is just a weak person who runs away and hide instead of trying to overcome her struggles.

[mxryxxmexo-blog]

Social Media

Our opinion become fixed at the point where stop thinking. In our life, we learn and experience something new every day, this affects the way we see things, and eventually causes us to change our mind and opinions. This project was an experience that gave me a whole new idea about social media. It allowed me to view social media differently and in a way I never tried before. There's going to be positive and negative in anything in life. That’s something I hear all the time. To be honest, I didn’t think that really fits social media. Well, it’s not that social media can’t be used in a good way, it’s just that I never thought that people would really use it for anything more than fun, and even if they did they will be only few. However, after doing this project, I was able to see the opposite and my thoughts were proven to be wrong.

After dong this project for six weeks now, I learned many new things in different aspects of life. I read the thought of many different people. Each of them had her own thoughts and opinions that she shared with others. It was fun to see the way people argued and presented their ideas to each other. It was also interesting to look at how my opinion changed after reading others. It felt like I was at one side and shifted to the other and back again. Going through different thoughts even if they disagreed with me, ironically, still help you get a better understanding about the topic and a clearer image inside your head. It also strengthened my arguing skills, and I am sure that this will help in the future.

Another reason why I couldn’t imagine social media as a learning resource is because it depends mostly on pictures and videos instead of information and explanations. However, now I see that this is an advantage more than being a disadvantage because after seeing it with my own eyes I realized that one picture might be more meaningful than may words. I also learned that isn’t a really bad thing because it grabs more people that way and allow them to present their ideas in different forms that they like and have fun using. At the same time, these ways allow them to give a deeper explanation about their opinion that people will be convinced by.

Having advantages doesn’t mean that the disadvantages disappeared. As everything else social media isn’t perfect. Social media might allow the user to access a variety of information, they are only information from another person that may nr wrong sometimes. This might cause a big problem it will allow wrong information to be spread around the world. In the end, the way I look at social media did change positively after this project, however that doesn’t mean that social media can’t be used in a wrong way.

It is true that some people look at social media negatively, and I respect their way of thinking. However, I disagree with them because I don’t think that social media is a negative thing. Before doing the project, I wasn’t really fond of social media, but I never thought of it as a negative thing, rather I thought that it isn’t something people benefit from. I believe that if these people take some time to understand social media and use it, their idea will change about it. Social media is like a small world where they can do things that they like and learn new things about everything around them. The whole idea is about trying and using social media in a right way that will help benefit them and others at the same time. In other words, the question about whether social media is a positive or a negative doesn’t have a solid answer because in the end it all depend on the way it is used in.

[alya-aq-blog]

Do you like Christopher? What about his father? And his mother? Are they good people? Do you sympathize them when they behave unskillfully, or blame them for their faults?

Christopher Boone 

I really love Christopher's character, he's a 15 year old boy who has ambitions and goals but suffers from Asperger's Syndrome. Christopher's disability didn't stymie his dreams, like becoming an astronaut or doing A levels maths and so on... He's also funny, even though he thinks he isn't, and he's also intelligent. He faces a lot of struggles because of his disability, yet he doesn't let that stop him from reaching his dreams. For example, when he decided to go to London to live with his mother, he faced his adversity by talking to strangers in the train station. Christopher behaves in a way many people would think is disrespectful, but he acts that way because of his disability. For example he would most likely hit anyone who touches him, which I would've also thought was disrespectful and rude if I didn't know about Asperger's Syndrome. I sympathize with Christopher, because many people he meet might think of him as a bad person but in reality he's a good person with good intentions. I wouldn't blame Christopher for things he might have done wrong that happened because of his Syndrome, because he can't control it. 

 Ed Boone (Christopher's father) 

As for Christopher's father, Ed, I liked him in the beginning of the book, but as I was reading more and more, I started to dislike his character. At first, I thought he was caring and acted responsibly, he seemed to know how to act around Christopher, he was also strong because of the fact that he took care of Christopher alone. But as the story went on, we start to see the change in Ed's character, he hits Christopher when finding out about the investigation, we also discover that he had lied to Christopher about Christopher's mother. It was wrong for him to hit his child, even if he was angry. It was also wrong for him to lie to Christopher about his mother because Christopher had the right to know about his mother. No child should be prohibited to communicate or talk to his mother. Even though Ed has done many wrong things, I still think he was a good person because he was just worried about his son and protecting him from the truth. He also went to London attempting to bring his son back which shows that he cared about him. I sympathize with Ed as he was trying his best to raise Christopher on his own without a mother. I wouldn't blame him for his faults because he didn't intent to hurt his son Christopher, and I think that it is hard for a parent not to make mistakes especially while raising a child without the presence of a mother. 

 Judy Boone (Christopher's mother)

I strongly dislike this character. I think that Christopher's mother is a careless and irresponsible person, she left her son alone with the care of his father and never came back to check on him or anything. Sending her son letters doesn't justify her actions. She didn't even care to call him (or try to find his home number if she doesn't Know it) or come back to Swindon at least once to check on him. I also think that Ed Boone's decision by lying to his son about his mother's death might have been somewhat helpful or beneficial for Christopher, because if I was Christopher I would've felt sad and abandoned by my mother (and his father didn't want Christopher to feel that way). A mother shouldn't just leave her son no matter what, and Judy left her son because she wasn't able to handle his disability. But in the end, his mother showed concern when Christopher's father went to London to take his son, she didn't want to give him back. Showing concern at the end and not at the beginning of time doesn't mean I sympathize with Judy Boone. In my opinion, she isn't a good person because she acted selfish and left her son and I blame her for all of her faults.

[alya-aq-blog]

How has your opinion of social media changed from doing this project? Some people look at social media negatively – how would you argue with them that it can be useful and educating

My opinion of social media has changed since working on this project. I had always thought that social media was made for the sole purpose of entertainment and communication. After I was introduced to this project by my teacher I was a little bit confused, social media was there for me to help me communicate with my friends but not with school assignments or projects. Doing this project has helped me understand the use of social media for doing school work. Now I know the many ways social media can help people. For people who look at social media negatively, they should know that it can also benefit people. Of course social media has its negatives and positives, but it all depends on the person. For example, some negative sides of social media is cyber-bullying, it's easier for some bullies to bully victims through social media. Social media can also be a distraction to some people, it can prevent them from doing important things such as school work. But as I previously said, it all depends on the person who's using social media. Social media can be useful and educating in many ways. For example, this tumblr project has helped many students learn that everyone might have their own opinion about things and that there isn't a right or wrong opinion or just one right opinion. Also because of this project, students are getting out of their comfort zone trying to express their ideas and opinions, for me personally, I found it way easier to explain and talk about how I feel about things through tumblr. Using social media might help students become more concerned with the way they write since many other students can see their posts. I can see myself and many others improving especially with their writing skills, there is a really big difference between my posts from week 1 compared to week 5. I totally disagree with people who think that social media can be a bad influence to us, simply because they aren't seeing the how social media can benefit someone. Just seeing the negative aspects of social media, in my opinion, is the wrong thing to do. Social media can help with education and self improvement if used in the right way.

[sal7a45-blog]

Running away ~ Midnight Hour (Lyrics)

The song of Midnight Hour with lyrics. *** I do not own any of this! I just love the song! * * * Heard on the shows Ghostwhisperer and Army Wives

I think this song will link best after the scene when Christopher has left his father's house and decided to go to his mother. What Christopher is doing is what is called Running, because he's trust with his father was broken by lies. The song sums that up, it's lyrics says that no matter how much you try to make me stay I'm running away. That's is exactly what Christopher is doing, and it is obvious that if his father caught him doing that, he will try his best to convince him to stay. The song is kind of explaining to us Christopher's situation but rather indirectly. And I think it will give the scene a twist, and make it exciting at one point, because some people understand a situation better when there is a song after it.