Outside Reading

Lately, i have been reading a book called Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen. This book is about Halley and Scarlett who have been best friends since they met. Halley has always been quiet and not able to make friends very easily, while Scarlett was braver and much more outgoing. Halley has always looked to Scarlett when things get rough, and Scarlett has always known what to do. But, the summer of their junior year, Scarlett's boyfriend, Michael is killed in a motorcycle accident, and soon finds out she is pregnant with his baby. Halley falls in love with Michael's best friend, Macon. Scarlett turns to Halley for the first time ever and Halley needs to figure out what to do. True friends are there for eachother no matter what the circumstances are. Being a true friend is a promise you keep forever.

Outside Reading

Lately i have been reading a book called Dreamland by Sarah Dessen. Dreamland is about a girl Caitlan, who feels like she is nothing like her sister and her sister gets all the attention. Until one day, her birthday, when her sister Cass, runs away. Cass is older and has always pleased her parents and kept them busy. Now, alone, Caitlan picks up cheerleading which is something Cass never did. She tries to do things Cass didnt do, so she can show people she is different. Caitlan meets this guy, Rogerson at a car wash and they start dating. he is nothing like what Cass would have dated. Shortly after starting to date, Caitlan finds out Rogerson is abusive. Dreamland is a story about Caitlan finding herself and helping her deal with hardships in her life.

Outside Reading

Lately i have been reading a book called a child called it. A child called it is about a boy named dave, who was beaten badly and starved by his mother, who was an alcoholic. He never knew what to expect from his mom-she played games that left him almost dead. He needed to learn how to play the games in order to survive, because she no longer called him a son, but a slave and not a boy but an it. The only food he could have was the spoiled scraps left ove. Nobody knew about his mom beating him. What kept him going, was the hope of someone taking care of him, loving him and calling him their son.

Photography Heroes

"We try to grab pieces of our lives as they speed past us. Photographs freeze those pieces and help us remember how we were. We don't know these lost people but if you look around, you'll find someone just like them." Said by Gene Mcsweeney, author of Grey Water Photography in 2006.http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/38579.html. This quote shows how photography is really important in being a hero.

The Song Photograph, by Nickelback, is a good song showing how pictures can capture really special moments in people's lives and bring back memories whenever they look at the picture, which makes the photographer a hero for capturing that special moment. These are the lyrics;

Look at this photograph
Everytime I do it makes me laugh
How did our eyes get so red
And what the hell is on Joey's head
And this is where I grew up
I think the present owner fixed it up
I never knew we'd ever went without
The second floor is hard for sneaking out
And this is where I went to school
Most of the time had better things to do
Criminal record says I broke in twice
I must have done it half a dozen times
I wonder if It's too late
Should i go back and try to graduate
Life's better now then it was back then
If I was them I wouldn't let me in
Oh oh oh
Oh god I
Every memory of looking out the back door
I had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Every memory of walking out the front door
I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Remember the old arcade
Blew every dollar that we ever made
The cops hated us hangin' out
They say somebody went and burned it down
We used to listen to the radio
And sing along with every song we know
We said someday we'd find out how it feels
To sing to more than just the steering wheel
Kim's the first girl I kissed
I was so nervous that I nearly missed
She's had a couple of kids since then
I haven't seen her since god knows when
Oh oh oh
Oh god I
Every memory of looking out the back door
I had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Every memory of walking out the front door
I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
I miss that town
I miss the faces
You can't erase
You can't replace it
I miss it now
I can't believe it
So hard to stay
Too hard to leave it
If I could I relive those days
I know the one thing that would never change
Every memory of looking out the back door
I had the photo album spread out on my bedroom floor
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Every memory of walking out the front door
I found the photo of the friend that I was looking for
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Look at this photograph
Everytime I do it makes me laugh
Everytime I do it makes me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWkQYuRxHyM
Here is an interview with the photographer, Russ Tannan of Underground Heroes. In this interview, Russ talks about his pictures he has taken and what he takes pictures of. He also talks about the bonuses of being a photographer.

CONCLUSION
While studying photography heroes, i learned that there are three catagories of photography heroes.There are people committed to large and small causes, public and personal, and people hoping to make a difference.

Outside Reading

Lately, I have read a review of the movie High School Musical 3: Senior Year.It was given 2 1/2 stars out of 4. This High School Musical movie is going big-screen, but the mlusic is not as good as the past few movies. The people that reviewed this movie said theres nothing on the soundtrack that kids will remember ty the time they hit 12th grade. But, they also said that anyone who liked the first 2 soundtracks will probably like this one too. All the same actors and actresses that were in the first 2 movies will be in this one too.

Outside Reading

Recently in a People magazine, there was an article about how Miley Cyrus has been hanging out with Jusin Gaston, who is 20 years old. They were introduced by Miley's dad. It is said that things are getting serious. Miley has recently said that they are trying to keep things private. At a London concert on Oct. 12th, Miley told reporters she has fallen in love with twenty guys since shes been there. She called her dad and told him not to expect her home. Apparently, shes not a one- man girl yet.

Outside Reading

Lately i have been reading a book called Just Listen by Sarah Dessen. This book is about a girl named Annabel. Annabel is a model, has alot of friends and is like by many boys. Until the last day of school when her friendship with Sophie ended badly and ended up with no friends. Her family life isnt very good either. Her sister has an eating disorder that is weighing down the entire family. Annabel ends up not talking to anybody until she meets Owen. With his help, she learns how to deal with this. Annabel learns that talking to people and having relationships with people helps deal with issues better then keeping them to yourself.

Outside reading

I have recently read an article about Nicole Ritchie and her boyfriend Joel Madden in People magazine. This article is about Nicole and Joel's new baby girl, named Harlow. They really enjoy having the baby in their family. They say they are so blessed and enjoy every moment spent with Harlow. Harlow is on a schedule everyday. Nicole documents everything Harlow does, Joel really appreciates this so when he comes home, he can look through and see what he has missed. All in all, Nicole and Joel really like being parents and appreciate things alot more since they had Harlow.

Outside Reading

What I have been reading lately is a magazine article about the Gosselin family. The Gosselin family is a gamily who has 8 kids. They have one set of twins and a set of sextuplets. Once the television company found out about them, they set up a reality show called Jon and Kate plus 8. This show has been going on since the sextuplets were very young. Now, the twins are 8, and the sextuplets are 4. There are very many ups and downs in having this big of a family; shopping for necessitys adds up really quickly, an up is that they get many free trips to fun places.