Journal #6

Explain how a character in the book changed or is starting to change in the section you are responding to?

On the page 287
she needs to cut her hair to say good-bye to the girl who took orders and did what she was told ; However she didn't turn her back on responsibilities, but she changed the way she accept them.

Explains and supports
In the quote,we can infer that Georgie decides to change not only her appearance but also her attitude. Before she has the new hair cut, she is used by Mark to do some illegal job for him without telling David. Georgie discovers the truth after David get angry at what she has done to help Mark. Also, she has tried to sneak into the Mark's house to steal documents that can get David out of troubles. She is busy being an good girl and taking every order from others. She is tired of getting controlled by David and Mark, so she decides to change herself. She doesn't want to care about what other people think anymore because she decides to be herself now. She doesn't want to keep living under others' expectations.

Why the quote is important to the novel?
The quote is important to the navel because it is the moment that the main character Georgie start to change herself. After having hair cut, she realizes that what she need is not a new hair style. The most of important that she finds out is her confidence. She is full of confidence after she changes her hair style. She decides that she is not going to follow what other people want her to do. From now on, she is going to be the one who can decide her choices. Now, She understands why Audrey Hepburn who is the main character in her favorite movie called Roman Holiday would like to have hair cut. She doesn't cut it for romance or adventure because she cuts it to show that she is going to be an responsible queen who can be the leader of England. In the end of the novel, Georgie finally realizes the main theme about Roman Holiday. Roman Holiday is not only had romance and adventure, but also tell us how to make our decision which will affect our future.

Why the quote is significant to you?
This quote is significant to me because I also think every decision will lead to different result, so we need to have the responsibilities for our own choice. Before we make any choice, we should think it careful , so we are not going to regret our decision in the end. I believe our life is make of lots of choices and decisions. It is very important that we are on the right direction all the time because each decision that we have made can end up different result. We should choose the choice which is good for ourselves. Most of important of all, we should decide our choice by ourselves. It is okay that taking others' advice , but we should combined others and our idea together to figure out the final decision. Each person should be the one who makes him/her decision without being bothering by others' opinion.

Connect this quote to the "bigger picture "
There are more and more people pursue the style or brand of product. However, these are only the name of product. We just need to wear what we want to wear without others' thoughts. We need to share our own style instead of running after the fashion. It is important to be ourselves. If we are lost ourselves, we are going to lost our confidence, too. We need to be confident to ourselves and taking others' advice so that we won't be controlled by others. We are what we look like, so we don't need to really care about others' opinion. We should be able to do what we want to do and enjoy our freedom. It is our responsibilities to take care of what we wear, but we shouldn't break the rules or unlimited.

Journal #5

Describe a problem faced by the main character. Explain how the main character deals with the problem

On the page 265
My mom says"so stop trying to work out how you can get David to like you again,and instead try to work out a way to get him out of the mess that you have got him into"

Explains and supports
In this quote, we know that Georgie still dependent because she still can't be able to solve her problems by her own. She goes to ask advice and help from her mother. At first, Georgie's mom is also mad at her because she thinks what Georgie is very stupid. She told her that she should trust the one who loves and cares about her instead of trusting the man by judging his appearance. At first, Georgie was angry because her mom just tells her what she already knows. After while, she realizes that she needs to take this lesson seriously and try to wake up from her dream in order to solve David's problems which are created by her.

Why the quote is important to the novel?
From this quote, we know that Georgie has caused problems which will even get David into serious problems. However, she couldn't calm down to figure out the solution because she is thinking that whether David will still love her or not. We infer that Georgie doesn't learn her lesson until her mother tells her the truth. The truth is Georgie is very selfish because she only thinks it she will lose anything. When she faces the problems, she doesn't really tries to find out the main problem to solve it because she only wants to solve problems that will affect her life. She doesn't really care about what other people's result. Her mom play an important role in this role because she is the person who wake Georgie up from her fascinated dream. It is time from her to wake up and come back to face the real world. She can't always run away from problems or ask somebody ,such as m her mother, for help. She needs to grow up and be an independent and responsible adult. She need to not only solve her problems but also solve others' problem.

Why the quote is significant to me?
This quote is significant to me because I was also a child who like to ask others to solve my problems for me. I think it is easier for me to ask other to solve problems instead of taking a lots of time figure out the answer by myself. However, the world is cool, so we need to learn to do anything or solve any problem. Because when we grow up and enter this real world, there is nobody going to help you. The only people who is going to solve our problem are ourselves. We can't not depend on other people forever because we are the only people who have the key to open the doors that we want to. The other people can only help you find the key to open the door . However, I am the only person who have the key and can push doors. If I can not be confident for myself, anything is useless anymore. We need to believe ourselves that we can do it, then do it. The answer of the question is not going to be too far away from us anymore.

Connect this quote to the "bigger picture "
This quote related to two points of the world now. First, most of people want to got the answer from other. They don't want to go through the process because they think the result in the end is the most important thing. They don't want to take their time to think about their faults or mistakes, so they just ignore their problem or throw them to other people. However, What Georgie's mother has done is to let her daughter to solve her problems by herself. She only gives her hints when she asks for help. It is a good chance to let children to solve problems by themselves. There is a saying"teaching your children how to fish is batter than giving them fish." Parents could tell their children how to solve the problem but they need to go to solve their problems by themselves. Only when they are doing and trying by themselves, they will be able to have a chance to learn by them selves. Also , from this quote we can infer some people choose to solves their problems instead of solving the whole problem. They only want to get a rid problem that is related and refuse to solve the problems that also related to others. However, we should solve the problem that we caused, so other people will not be affected by us.

Journal #4

Write about a connection about a book that you have read or the movie you have seen

On the page 156

I always thought David was so predictable ,and yet I feel like I am almost getting to know him all over again ,so I don't think I have ever been so happy.

Explains and supports
In the quote, we know that Georgie discovers the other side of David. David seems to be the other person who is funny, romantic, and attractive when they stay together in Rome. David shows his adventurous behavior, such as, going to anywhere that Georgie want to go, riding a scooter, and dancing with her in a pub. Georgie is so happy that she could meet and stay with him when they are in Rome. Mark doesn't want to go to a tour with Georgie because he is still busy on his business. Georgie has to wonder around Rome by herself without any company. On her way to the Italian Church, she bumped into David. David apologizes to her about their fights and cancel his schedule for a day to stay with Georgie. She is very pleased that David is more care about her than Mark did. David does many thoughtful and special things for her, so she is glad that she choose David to stay with her in Rome. She realizes that David is more considerate than Mark.

Why the quote is important to the novel?
The quote is important to the novel because it tells us what happens in the Rome. The readers are very surprised that Georgie bumped into David who is going to Geneva for business. In Rome, David seems to changed into the other person that Georgie has never known before. He has done everything to amaze Georgie. Though Mark is the one who brings Georgie to Rome, he doesn't really care about what she feels. In a trip to Rome, Georgie gets a chance to compare two boyfriends. Thought Mike is handsome, he is very selfish and doesn't respect her opinions at all. On the other side, David is much better than Mark. David cancels all his work and take her to every place that she wants to visit. In the quote, we could infer that Georgie starts to make her decisions after comparing their behavior and personalities. David seems to win her heart after doing many romantic things.

Why the quote is significant to me?
I think this quote is significant to me because it remind me a movie called Coraline.Coraline lives with her preoccupied parents in a huge old house. After a while, she discovers a door which has a distorted-mirror world, containing presumably everything Coraline has ever dreamed of. Both Georgie and Coraline like adventures because they are tired of their life. They are not satisfied with what they have already had, so they want to go to other place to experience something brand new. In the end, they discover what they had before are better than what they have dreamed , so they decide to go back their own world. For example, Coraline tries her best to got out the dreamed world because she discovers her parents in her real world are people who really teach her lesson instead of doing everything she wants for her. On the other side, Georgie knows David is her true love because he is more trustful and dependable than her ex-boyfriend.I think these two story are very similar to each other.

Connect this quote to the "bigger picture "
From this quote, we could also discover that most people don't realize how significant what they had now until they lost them. Nowadays, people like to compare themselves to one another. If they don't have the same advantages or benefits, they will start to complain and ask for it. For example, the technology is evolving rapidly, so there are thousand of new style cell phone coming out every day. Some people are crazy about the new function or fashion of cell phone, so they decided to buy the new one to show off. However, they realize that their old cell phones are better because they used to use them instead of using new complicated cell phones. Though we can get our own old stuffs back most of the time, there is also something that we can never get it back. For instance, some children regret that they didn't taking good care of their parents when they are still alive. However, it says "Don't cry for spilled milk." because no matter how hard you cry for, your parents will never come back to life again. We should be satisfied with what we had now ,so we will not have a chance to regret them.

Journal #3

Write your opinion to a character action or reaction. What would you have done?

On the page 110

I am going to Rome with the person who David hates and has asked (okay,told) me never to see. It is pretty much that his fault that I am going to Rome.

Explains and supports
In this quote, we can infer that Georgie is very emotional and childish. After fighting with David who is her present boyfriend, she decides to fly to Rome with her ex-boyfriend without telling him. The reason that they have a fight is Georgie didn't want to admit her fault. She breaks her promise because she has lied that she never go out with Mark again. She promise that she will never meet Mark again after they broke up. She says she will never contact or meet Mark again. If Mark starts to contact him She will tell David what happens. However, she is still in love of Mark because of his good looking. She has already been out with Mark for a long time, but she didn't tell David anything about it. She doesn't want to be controlled by David because she thinks she is old enough to make her own decision about what she wants to do. She is tired of David because he never get the free day to take her to Rome. She decides to go to Rome with the Mark who can make her wish come true.

Why the quote is important to the novel?
This quote is very important to novel because Georgie decides to go to Rome after she has a fight with David. Georgie still doesn't know who is best suitable to be her boyfriend. She tries to date with David and Mark at the same time, but everything doesn't go smoothly at all. After a while, David discovers that Georgie has contact Mark for a long time. David is mad at her because he thinks she is not trustful. She doesn't tell him the truth. On the other hand, Georgie also starts to be disappointed at David because she doesn't want to take any order from him anymore. She thinks that David is bossy and jealous. She wants to go to Rome to make herself relax and run away from her problems for a while. The trip to Rome is not only an experience but also a decision for Georgie. This is the moment that she makes up her mind that she is going to go to Rome with Mark. This quote shows the reason why Georgie decides to abandon David and go on vocation with Mark. Without this quote, we can't infer that what is her final decision for this surprising. Rome is a place that she has dreamed to go for a long time. The story is entering the rising action of novel. We are going to know what is going on when she finally arrives her fascinated place. Is anything going to change after she goes there?

Why the quote is significant to me?
I think the quote is significant to me because I face this kind of problem before. I don't like people lie to me,either. If I am Georgie, I will choose to tell David what I have done. Though he may be angry at my behavior, it is better to tell lies to the person who love and care about you. I believe that telling the truth is very important because you can gain other people trust. Though the truth can be really harmful sometimes, it is still the best solution to tell people the truth. Lie is a bottomless trap, so you are never able to got out when you fall into it. When you tell a lie, you need to tell more lies then to make up your first lie. When I was little, my mom told me a story about it. One upon a time, there is a boy who likes to plays the trick on the town people. He keeps telling them lies , so they don't believe what he says anymore. In the end, nobody help the little boy when he asks for help. The boy can't be trusted anymore. I think it is important to tell the truth because it can tie up the relationship with one another. Everyone live in the world should be honest and trust each other. Otherwise, the war is going to take place and the harmony in our live is going to cast away by the anger and disappointed. The relationships of each others are built up by the trust and love.

Connect this quote to the "bigger picture "
This quote also reflects some issues that have related to people nowadays. In the this quote, we can infer that Georgie never doesn't really discuss this problem with David. In fact, David doesn't really spend time explaining to her about reason why he doesn't want her to meet Mark, either. They don't really spend time talking to each others about this topic. However, the good communication is very important in a relationship because people could be able to talk and get closer to each others. There are more and more problems such as, fights, killing, and divorce that occur in this world now. Many people start to use their violence to show their power or solve their problems. More and more laws are created because people depend on them to solve the arguments instead of sitting down calmly and listening to others' thoughts. We need to learn how to create a good communication, so we got a chance to know others' thoughts and stories. Listening carefully to each others and giving advices to them can not only solve problems but also have the better solution which is combined by a lot of new ideas. Most people ignore the magical power of communication, but it appears everyday in our life. Some people choose to run away from problem instead of talking to others about their thoughts and feelings. The good communication can solve all kinds of problem, but we need to be courage to start it.

Journal #2

If you had to choose one of the characters to be your friend who would you choose and why?

On the page 6
I was so pleased to finally have a boyfriends who would actually do some of things I wanted to do, instead of Mark, who always told me where he was going and asked if I wanted to come,too, which just isn't the same at all.

Explains and supports
In this quote, we can infer that Georgie wants the person who is considerate. David is perfect for her because he is thoughtful and gentle. David treats her nicely and shows up to help her when she is in trouble. For me, I would choose David to be my friend too. Because a friend is a person who you know well and regard with affection and trust. I don't want to make friends with the person, such as Mark, who even doesn't listen to my opinions and respect me. My friend don't need to like the same thing I like and they can be whoever they want to be , but at least, they have to respect my thoughts and take my opinions as advices.

Why the quote is important to the novel?
From this quote, we know that Georgie thinks David is a really good boyfriend compare to Mark. She doesn't regret being his girlfriend. However, she still can't forgot her ex-boyfriend Mark because he is cute and sexy. She judges appearance first so that she dated with Mark first before she started to date with David. After bumping into Mark one day, she starts to think how good looking Mark is again, therefore she is confused now. She doesn't know who is the person that she is going to choose. In her mind, she can't make her decision and doesn't know that which factor is better or more suitable for being her boyfriend ; "good-looking or thoughtful?" She is not sure whether her decision about contacting Mark again is wrong or not. Georgie is confused with her feeling and the story line of the novel keep showing how she reflects her thinking about making her mind.

Why the quote is significant to me?
Sometimes, it is really hard to find a friend who will really share my thoughts. I feel lonely sometimes though I have lot of friends surround me. I think a friend should be someone who know me well and could read my mind. However, it says"a faithful friend is hard to find." Maybe one day I will find a friend who knows my thought and shares the same interest. Now, I still enjoy hanging out with my friends. When I spend my time staying with my friends, I always have a good time. We laugh out loud even something(or jokes) is not even funny at all. Though we all have different personalities,
we got along with each other pretty well. Friends can be the person who I can always have a good time when I stay with them. My definition of friend is someone you will have the feeling that you belong to them and always have fun with them wherever you go. They don't need to be someone who are very famous or rich. They can be whoever they are in front of me.

Connect this quote to the "bigger picture "
Every people in the world has different personalities. However, it is really miraculous to see how people got together and choose their friends. Some people make friends by judging their appearance. However, the first impression is important but not always right. For example, Georgie chose Mark to be her boyfriend because he was cute and popular. After Mark dumped her badly, she realized that Mark was selfish and rude. Also, some people choose someone who is popular ,so they can also be popular. They choose to lie and pretend to be someone else to meet others' expectation. They don't think they are cool or good enough, so they decide to be friends with someone who is cool or popular. On the other hand, they can't be themselves and have to wear the masks all the time to please others. I think it is very important to make the friends who you will really enjoy doing anything with them. They will accept who you really are and you don't need to afraid that they will reject your idea when you share your opinion with them. Making friends is a important lesson for everyone in the world. Though it is hard to find friends who are suitable for you, it is much more valuable than anything in your life.

Journal #1

A character analysis based on the quote

On the page 6
I don't know exactly, but David and I have watched "Roman Holiday" at least twenty times, and I never get bored of it- it's so sad, so funny, it's set in gorgeous Rome, and Audrey Hepburn looks just amazing.

Explains and supports
From the information above, we infer Georgie is romantic and emotional. She likes to imagine that she is a princess and is going to have the adventure with her prince in Rome. She thinks Rome is a country that are full of beautiful buildings, wonderful temperatures(or weather) and history background. She believes that everything miracle could happen if she gets a chance to go to Rome. She likes to daydreaming because she has watched "Roman Holiday" many time and never gets tired of it. She has watched that movie so many times ,so we can know that she really hopes that she could go to Rome to experience the same thing that had happen on Audrey. She loves romantic stuff and likes to day-dreaming. Perhaps, her life is full of pressure or not go smoothly as she expects to be. In this reason, she chooses to watch that movie to satisfied her imagination or release her pressure. At least, she still gets the moment that she can enjoy her own magic or romantic kingdom when she watches movies.

Why the quote is important to the novel?
We could infer that she is venturesome from the quote. She is a venturesome person because she isn't afraid to face challenges and prefer having a exciting life. For example, she symbolizes herself Audrey, who is England princess in the movie because she maybe also has a normal and boring too. She wants to go to Rome to experience the brand new world and fall in love with someone who really know her thoughts. Besides, working at the big city London makes her life routine and busy. She is tired of pretending game in the real world. She wants to do whatever she wants to do instead of being the person who tries to be perfect and follow all instructions to meet the other's social expectation.

Most important of all, She hopes that she could find someone who care about her and always read her mind to please her. It says "a faithful friend is hard to find." In the real world, it is really hard to find a person who really know your both appearance and inner thoughts. Georgie needs someone who would respect her thoughts and share advices with her. Also ,she doesn't like people surround her to cheat on her or hide secrets from her. She reflects herself as a princess(Audrey) who could never listen the truth of herself because people surround pretend to be nice to please her to get help or benefits from her. She prefers hearing the truth rather than guessing and discussing with others.

Why the quote is significant to me?
I think this quote is significant to me because I am the person who like to day-dream too. There are also some similarities between Georgie and me. First, I like to travel around the world to see the countries which have different culture and history background from my country. I also hope I would have a chance to go to Rome one day.I like to imagine how the life would be if I go there. I enjoy meeting new people and experiencing the new thing. Having an exciting adventure is one of my wishes. Also, I am tired of my work sometimes and hope I could find a place to hide or relax for a while. Though I am only a high school student, I still have a lot of thing to think and do. For example, I need to meet the teachers' expectation to got the high mark to apply for good university. Besides, I got to figure out the job that I want to do in the future. However my parents give me lots of pressure and advices which will affect my thinking while I am choosing my career. There are so much things that are waiting for me to do and I want to scream and find an island where there is nobody can find me and disturb my life.

Connect this quote to the "bigger picture "
Nowadays, mos of people live under the great pressure. They have to work hard and act in the certain ways to meet other's or social expectation. Watching movie or TV makes them relax because they can build their own kingdom while they are watching them. Though it only takes two to three hours to watch the movies, they are still very satisfied. They have a chance to stay in their imagination for a while ,and there is no rule to restrain their behavior and thinking. However ,it is very important to wake up from the dreams. Though dreams are wonderful and full of happiness, they are not real at all. Some people choose to live in their own world instead of solving their problems. Problems are not going to be solved by others or just disappear until you start to figure out the way to solve them. No matter how long you run away from problems, the problems are still there. We need to learn how to face the challenge and solve them instead of avoiding them.

Vocabulary Post

1. Lunatic
Every once in a while I get some lunatic thinking that sending me a bribe, is going to get me off their case.
--- Silly in a wild way
Gary is lunatic because He is always acting crazy.

2. Intrigued
“How do you know these people so well?” I whisper, intrigued
---to interest someone a lot, especially by being strange, unusual or mysterious
Throughout history, people have been intrigued by the question of whether there is intelligent life in the universe.

3. raucously
At this the girls laugh raucously.
---sounding loud and rough
They are laughing raucously while the clown is making a trick on a volunteer audience.


4. Compensate
Candy never compensates and gets places a bit late.
---to provide something good to balance or reduce the bad effects of damage, loss, etc.
The company compensated him for the extra hours he worked.


5. Titter
Brain grins and Tracy titters.
---to laugh quietly, especially in a nervous or embarrassed way.
A couple of the classmates tittered at teacher's smutty jokes.


6. Relevant
“Not relevant,” he says firmly. “What I want to know is what happened to employees from companies that HG has merged with in the past.”
---closely connected with the subject you are discussing or the situation you are thinking about.
A good comments should be directly relevant to the problem or inquiry.

7. Terrace
I hear Mike go out onto the terrace and decide to have a quick nose around his flat.
---a flat, hard area, especially outside a house or restaurant, where you can sit, eat and enjoy the sun.(a row of often small houses joined together along their side walls)
In the summer night, people enjoy going to the terrace to watch the stars in the sky and let the cool wind blow slowly at their faces.



8. Emanate
There are delicious smells emanating from the kitchen.
---to produce or show something, or to express a quality or feeling through the way that you look and behave.
Great sadness emanated from her song while she was singing on the stage.


9. Questionnaire
The thing is, once I started looking at the Pensions questionnaire properly, I realized that actually a lot of it needed changing.
---a written list of questions that are answered by a number of people so that information can be collected from the answers
The questionnaire is designed to collect data of the new product to find out the potential market.



10. Crumple
Out of the window I see the Mini crumpled into the back of Mike’s BMW, an James is bumbling around pretending to look for his insurance detail while Mike stares at the damage, aghast.
---to crush something into folds; to become crushed into folds
She crumpled the letter up into a ball and threw it on the fire.


11. Intercom
I nod and walk over to press the intercom buzzer.
---a system of communication by telephone or radio inside an office, plane, etc; the device you press or switch on to start using this system
Visitors have to contact residents by intercom in order to go in this apartment.

12. Pathetic
I said loudly”Just leave me bloody well alone. You are a pathetic bastard.”
---making someone feel no respect, often because unsuccessful or showing no ability, effort or bravery.
In life, the most pathetic thing is not separation nor death, it is your inability to appreciate what you have.

13. Stagger
I stagger to my feet and my head starts throbbing as I pull on a robe.
---to cause someone to feel shocked or surprised because of something unexpected or very unusual happening
Because he was staggered by the news of his father's death, he was shocked and almost fell down.


14. Strategic
“Unfortunately for them, our investors did not take kindly to being told about the strategic direction of the company by worried employees, and so the merger talks have been suspended.”
---done as part of a plan that is meant to achieve a particular purpose or to gain an advantage
The company try to figure out the strategic decision to force it's enemy compnay to sell off of the business.


15. Immerse
I pad to the bathroom and immerse myself in the hot soapy water, washing the morning’s events away.
---to put something or someone completely under the surface of a liquid, or to become or make somebody completely involved in something
He immersed his feet into the warm water to rest after going hiking in the morning.