Reading+Reflections


 * __My Sis﻿ters Keep﻿er __**

Reading Reflection #1:

I feel like this is a very unrealistic book. No 13 year old child could ever hire a lawyer in the real world. They wouldn't be given the time of day if a child had walked into a modern day law practice office and actually asked for the laywer to represent him/her. A professional would also have to be crazy to accept just over 100$ as complete pay for their services. This entire scenario is completely unrealistic which makes it difficult for me to believe in any of it.

Reading Reflection #2:

What really interested me throughout this book is surprisingly Campbell Alexanders dog. I had never even heard of a dog that can detect magnets before and it just really impressed me when I found out that that's what judge was meant to do. I did some research online and couldn't find any information on these types of service dogs though. I'm not quite sure if that part of the story is fiction or non fiction but I still find it astonishing that Judge is capable of such a task.

﻿Reading Reflection #3:

What I find interesting is how Brian remembers when he and Sara went to the fortune teller and she forsaw their bad relationship. She said Saras life wouldnt be good enough and that Brian should save himself but he stayed and now their marriage is crumbling. Their bad relationship is portrayed when Brian decides to represent Anna in her court case against her mother, Sara. This shows that Brian isnt in aggreement with Sara like a married couple should be and Brian is now against his wife. Brian now knows that they are not meant to be anymore and that they are not the same people they used to be. This part of the story interested me because I never believed in psychics and in this story the psychic was correct in her predictions.

﻿Reading Reflection #4:

﻿I think it was wrong for Sara to bribe Anna into giving Kate her kidney. Sara said that if Anna had given Kate her kidney that she would never ask for anything from her ever again. I dont see how Sara can call herself a good mother like this. She should know that theres always going to be something else that needs to be repaired inside of Kate and that this one kidney isnt going to fix everything yet she still promisses Anna that this would be the last. I feel it was good that Anna turned down her mothers offer because she knows that there will always be something else that needs to be fixed and Sara will once again come to Anna and everything would start all over again.

__**Thank You For Smok﻿ing **__

Reading Reflection #1:

I do not understand how any person in this whole world with a brain could EVER promote smoking or try to get other people to smoke. It is one of the top killers in this world and only makes life harder for the many people who purchase cigarettes. It is just mind boggling to think that someone is making a living by helping and coaxing other people into killing themselves. They say that "it's their job" and "its what makes them money" but if you are able to get people to buy something that they know will eventually kill them, I'm sure that you are able to make money convincing people to do something that will be a healthy choice for them. I simply cannot understand it.

Reading Reflection #2:

﻿"Millions and millions of women-tobacco's most important customers-watched Oprah" (pg 33) This statement surprised me a lot because to my knowledge, it was men who smoked more. Women are known for being careful, thinkers, and usually healthier than men which is why I thought men would smoke more than women. This quote defies all of that. Smoking is just another way of saying "slowly killing yourself in order to feed an addiction" and I thought most women would be smart enough to avoid getting hooked into this. Men are known for acting on a whim, having too much pride sometimes, and for bad eating habbits. I always thought that they would provide the majority of smokers.

﻿__**The Curious Incident**__

Reading Reflection #1:

﻿I found it very surprising that the officer had arrested Christopher and treated him so strictly when it is obviously clear that Christopher has a serious mental issue. Even if Christopher was the one to kill the dog, you can see he would have felt great remorse from the way he was holding the dog and with his mental issue, he should not have been treated as sternly as he was. He was arrested and treated as a prefectly sane and normal person would be treated but he is not perfectly sane and normal. And the police officer said that Christopher was being arrested for assaulting a police officer but the officer had grabbed Chris in a way that startled him and made him uncomfortable and Chris only thought that he needed to protect himself. I feel that it is obvious that Chris did not mean any harm and it is startling that the officer was so apt to arrest him when he should have taken into account the fact that Christopher has a mental issue.

Reading Reflection #2:

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I find it extremely fascinating that Christopher cannot read body language. It is such a simple task that we all grow up learning and perfecting our abilities in and Christopher has not learned this ability. We, as humans, express what we are truly saying through our bodies and usually do not mean what we say literally. Chris will never understand this because he takes everything that is said literally. If someone says something sarcastic like "wow nice job" when he has done something wrong, he will take that as a compliment because he does not know how to read sarcasm. This can be very difficult to live with because he will forever be disconnected from the world in the sense of communication. He is what is called a "social idiot" which means that he cannot communicate properly with others and this will seriously hinder his ability to live his life.