How am I changed by reading Code Talkers?

How am I changed by reading Code Talkers?

I learned many things and I felt many things after I read this one book. Thinking of war changed and I could fix my wrong notion
War is really dangerous. The soldiers risk their life and fight in the battle. I thought soldiers fight with enemies forcibly but it is not. They had patriotic spirit and they wanted to fight and they had hard time doing trainings but they were proud of themselves and they did their best.
The one thing that really changed is my wrong thoughts. I thought if there is failure or something going wrong, then the probability of success might decrease. However, how my mind changed. In this story, they lost the war and also soldiers died. Nevertheless, they won the war at the end of the story. They won the Japan. I learned that if we try soldiers died but Ned survived. Every effort you make will be rewarded. So far, I didn’t work hard and I couldn’t finish something by my effort. From now, I can do something really hard because there is nothing impossible.
I could change my two wrong things. Also I could put forth strength. I was hopeful that I can do everything if I try and if I be faithful like Ned in this story. He had hard time when he went to boarding school but he studied and got good scores in report. Like the preceding, I could change and from now I will change more. Then I will achieve that I want to.

Code Talker

p135~152
There was no vocabulary

Summary
Navajos kept made codes and they learned many codes. When they got report, Ned was so happy and he was proud of Navajos. He thought Navajos will never be as good as any white man but it says Navajos have proved and they are intelligent and other many good praises in report.
In chapter twenty, they talked about Saipan and other enemies.
In chapter twenty one, they laned on Guam. They saw many things. Gigantic spiders, squirrels, alligators, and other things. They talked about Japanese troops. There were over 18,000 Japanese troops on Guam. It was not easy for them to breat out. Then code talkers were kept busy because of sending message.

Code Talker

p128~134
vocabulary list
1. bivouacs
2. installation
3. decipher
4. sniper
5. quiver
6. battalion
7. motorized
8. senator

Summary
When they knew what happened, Ned started to read message in code. Ned kept read messages. Then they talked about Smitty. When they relaxed there was letter that Ned's parents sent. His family think he will return soon but he would not return soon.

Code Talker

p113~p128
vocabulary list
-stumbling
-knotting
-ambush
-quiver
-jolted
-infiltrator

Summary
Navajos landed and they started to experience. They watched Marine and they experienced many things. The writer described what did they do and what they saw and what they heard. When the enemies came, then Navajos started to learn how to do and rules about it. Then almost all of this chapter is about what they did when they arrived there and what did they experienced.

Code Talker

p105~p112
Vocabulary list
1. Slogged
2. Demand
3. Strained
4. Minesweeper

Summary
In chapter sixteen, it told about the Marine and other things that is related to the Marine. It was D-Day 1. They were talking about soldiers and about the war. Kii Yazhi thought they will kill them because they had weapons and they looked like they were waiting for them.

Code Talker

p98~p104 in class
Vocabulary list
1. Canteen
2. Prickly
3. Sloshing
4. Ranch
5. Bombardment
6. Preliminary
7. Artillery
8. Wade
9. Centipedes
10. Debarkation
11. Chugged
12. Slogged
13. Crouched
14. Mortar
15. Drawled

Summary
Navajos had training exercise on the big island of Hawaii for two days. They had to cross the desert for two days. It was really hot. Next day was hotter. There were not many of water left.
They went to Guadalcanal and practiced and get training. There were tropical jungle too. There were many insects.
There were native people on those islands. That people used language called pidgin. It was hard to understand.

Code Talker

p87~p97
Vocabulary list
1. Corporal
2. Lieutenant
3. Enlisted
4. Distant
5. Pollen
6. Torpedoes
7. Superstructure
8. Gaze
9. Fleece
10. Bloodred
11. Strolled
12. Operator
13. Cylinder

Summary
Kii Yazhi was concerned about many things. About the journey that he were about to take.
Then he was thinking about the islands and the pastimes. His old storieds tell of water monsters. He scared of water. He learned how to swim but he was scared about deep water. He also prayed that to keep him safe on the ocean from the monsters. It is really childish and foolish. When they almost reached Hawaii. Navajo practiced at working together smoothly The code grew.
Everytime, they get messages. It wan't sent as their code but before the only way a code message could be sent was the white code.
From the code talkers, Kii Yazhi learned more about their enemies. He talked about enemy soldiers. Some of warrior's code had rules. Like warrior's code of Bushido. Kii Yazhi was taking about Imperial Japanese Army Instruction too.

Code Talker

p76~84
Vocabulary list
1. Frequency
2. Morse
3. Blades
4. Bayonet
5. Regiment
6. Chanted

Summary
In class, Navajo students made code and they learned. They training really hard. Also they learned about the culture, language, and some of histories. It was about during classtime.
When the program ended, Navajo all sing together. They sing in Navajo. It was like a prayer.

Code Talker

P68~p75
Vocabulary list
1. Leatherneck
2. Heroic
3. Gained
4. Reputation
5. Moan
6. Unexpected
7. Sergeant
8. Furlough
9. Escorts
10. Barrack

Summary
The graduation day come. All-Navajo 297th Platoon was the highest honors of all the recruits at boot camp. Next morning, they arrived at their barracks. There were second two Navajo men wearing the uniforms of Marines. They spoke Navajo and they translated to English. And they talked about World War one, and about the code.

code talker

p57~p67
Vocabulary list
1. Tribal
2. Barbed
3. Scalp
4. Plucked
5. Insult
6. Cot
7. Facial
8. Jarhead
9. Combat
10. Growled
11. Floudered

Summary
Kii Yazhi didn't go to school because he went with his parents to the Marine Corps office near his tribal headquarters to sign up. Kii Yazhi saw the Marines and other things are related with Marine. He got the kind of training because Kii Yazhi really wanted to be a Marine. He did many things during boot camp. In boot camp, there was a one purpose. That was to take young men who are out of shape and make them physically. He ran, climbed, and did calisthenics. There were somethings that are hard to do. At boot camp, there were hand-to-hand combat and weapons training too. In boot camp, the swimming test was a basic training but it scared people.
In boot camp, Kii Yanzi began to learn things about white men he'd never known. There was a white man named Georgia boy. He was teaching how to read English. Also he could help Kii Yazhi to think of love of his parent had for him.
He realized several things.
1. Bilagaanaas are not born knowing everything.
2. Many of the most important ways, white men are no different from Navajos.
3. People can always learn from each other.

Code Talker

p36~p56
Vocabulary list
1. Avage
2. Dunce
3. Averted
4. Reduction
5. Recruit
6. Federal
7. Crept
8. Sergeant
9. Combat
10. Certificate
11. Vanish
12. Corporal
13. Reverberate
14. Intent
15. Freighting
16. Blessingway
17. Delicate
18. Inhale
Summary
Mr. Straight and Kii Yazhi listed to radio together. Mostly in chapter seven, the writer talked about the islands and the history of Navajos. Then Kii Yazhi and other Navajos gathered together and they talked together. Kii Yazhi wanted to be a marine. Then his parents were proud of him because he want to do is a good thing. In chapter eight, the interviews to find first group of Navajos for "special duty" were going one. There were men who wanted for that first group. There was a man who stood straight and intent on his words. Then bilagaanaas were impressed. When Kii Yazhi saw that, he learned and dream for being a Marine. Kii Yanzhi went to his parents and he talked about he want to be a warrior to fight for people. Kii Yanzhi really like Hosteen Mitchell. He was respected man. Hosteen Mitchell make him laugh when they stayed together. Finally, Kii Yanzhi's parents allow him to join Marines. Hosteen Mitchell talked with his parents. Hosteen Michell will do Blessingway for Kii Yanzi's friend Wolachii. At night, they sing songs and blessing.

Code Talker

p25~p35
Vocabulary list
prairie
boredom
reluctantly
hurled
compliment
canned
rely
minority

Summary
Many students had punished by speaking Navajo. Teacher hit them and they used bilagaanaa to clean their mouth and they can't speak Navajo again. But some students didn't follow and keep used Navajo. Kii Yanzhi was too lonely when he first came to boarding school but he tried and keep working hard. He was getting better. He learned English and also he put his effort so he passed tests and high grades. He worked hard so he was accepted into the high school program. In chapter five, Kii Yanzhi mostly talked about high school program and he talked about teacher. When he had social class, he became interested in Japan. He wanted to know more about Japan and other countries so he went to library and borrow magazines and newpapers to read. In chapter six, he talked about what he read and he talked about a war.

Code Talker

p7~p24
Vocabulary list
1. Clucked
2. Edge
3. Splinter
4. Livestock
5. Raid
6. Tribe
7. Exile
8. Shorn
9. Craggy
10. Clopped
11. Inset
12. Turquoise
13. Clan
14. Sheared

Events
Kii Yanzhi left from his parents and went to boarding school. His uncle took him to the school. It was long way to go. Kii Yanzhi had precious time with his uncle.
When he arrived to school, he went to class. Then he saw the white man. He was shouting at students. They didn't understand English well. They spoke Navojo in school. Students had some difficulties to speak in English but Mr. Jacob Benally helped them to speak English. Mr. Jacob Benally could speak Navajo too.
When they spoke Navajo, Mr. Reamer cleaned student's mouth with soap. So students try to speak English.

Book list

Today I didn't read so much so there are nothing to write.
Vocabulary list
1. Hogan
2. Saddle
3. Concha
4. Calloused
5. Bun
6. Lodgepole
7. Firmness
8. Bundle
9. Rattled
10. Creaky
11. Convince

Narrative story&Book report

* Book report is an exposition giving a short summary of a book and a reaction to it. While it includes some details, a book report is usually tailored to its readers.
(Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_report )
Elements of book report
a. plot
b. character
c. setting
d. Point of view
e. Irony
f. Theme
* A narrative or story in its broadest sense is anything told or recounted; more narrowly, and more usually, something told or recounted in the form of a causally-linked set of events; account; tale; the telling of a happening or connected series of happenings, whether true or fiction.
* Narrative meaning is about connections. Narrative displays the importance that events have for one another. (The anti-story makes obvious that events do not have causal connections between each other.)
(Reference: http://www.stevedenning.com/What_story.html )
Elements of narrative story
a. Characters people presented in the narrative text via descriptions of their attributes, traits, or abilities.
b. Setting, the place and time in which the story takes place.
c. Problem and solution the conflict that takes place during the story.
d. Plot the sequence of events (beginning, middle, and end) that involves the characters in conflict.
(Reference: http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=1073 )

February 10

Today I went to Ie-Tae-Won to get my dress for dance party. When I get my dress, I went Mcdonald with my mother, Rina, and Rina's mother. We finished eating and went to Go-sok terminal to buy my shoes. Rina and I went together and also helena came. Rina and I bought our shoes. We looked around and I bought pants for tomorrow because it is pajama day! Also I bought earrings too. When we bought our stuffs, we went our homes. When I arrived home, I wore my dress and my shoes. During vacation, my weight increased too much so I looked fat. Today is the last day of vacation!! When the school starts, my weight increased too much so I looked fatter than before.
When the school starts, my weight will decrease because of basketball practice. I missed my friends but I don't want to study but I must. I didn't do my school homework. I'm so busy! I have to do my homework.

February 9

Today my relatives came to my house. My aunts, uncles, and cousin sisters came to my house. I performed a New Year's bow to my aunts and uncles. Then they gave a New Year's gift but my father took it . He said I have to save my moneys.
When my relatives leave my house, I studied. In 4 o'clock, I met my cousin sister again and went to Dong Dae Moon to buy our clothes. There were too much people so we couldn't walk through. I bought one pants and three top clothes. Last time, I promised my father not to buy clothes for 4 months, but I break promise. I couldn't. There was nothing to wear. I can't wear same clothes everyday. When I finished buying my clothes, I went to my cousin sister's house and my aunt bought me a dinner. It was almost 8 o'clock when I finished my dinner. Then I rode subway and came to home. I did my homework.
Tomorrow is a last day of vacation! I'm so happy!

February 8

Today I played with my friend. I didn’t meet her for 10 months. I met her when I was in California. We played in Coex. There were nothing to do so we game to Rodeo in Ap gu Jung. We went to no-rae-bang and we ate hotdog. We walked around Rodeo. It was too cold. When I finished playing, my mom picked me up and we went to my mother’s friend’s house and we had dinner. I was too boring in my mom’s friend’s house. I just eat dinner and my mom and dad play with my mom’s friend and her husband. Then I said to my mother to go home and we came to home. I started my homework. I’m so sleepy but I have to do my homework because tomorrow I have to play with Wendy and Rina. I will study hard! After 2days, the vacation is finish! I’m so happy! In this vacation there were nothing special happened. Tommorow my aunts, and their children will come to my house and I will meet my friends. I have to finish all of my.... homework....

February 7

Today is the New Year’s Day by the lunar calendar. Today I didn’t go to my grandparents’ houses. I was so boring in home. I just stayed home and watched TV, play computer games, and I did my homework. This is why I don’t like vacation! It’s too boring. My weight increased. I’m so sad. I really really hate vacation!!! It’s okay. From tomorrow I will play with my friends. I hate my home. When the school starts, I wanted home to take a rest but in vacation I want school. There is nothing to write in journal because I didn’t do anything.

Book Title: To kill a mockingbird

DESCRIBING CHARACTERS
* SCOUT: She is a daughter of ATTICUS.
* JEM: He is an older brother of SCOUT.
* ATTICUS: He is father of SCOUT and JEM. He is a lawyer.

SUMMARY
The background of this story is the Maycomb, a small town of Alabama. At this time, there was racial segregation. In this story it is mostly about the Tom Robinson who did sexual violence to a Mayella, a white girl. Atticus was not like other white people. He thought black people and white people have to treated same way. There is no difference, just skin color is different. They are same people. I can’t understand why people treated black people bad. Atticus defended Tom Robinson. When people heard that Atticus defending Tom Robinson, some people thought he is a Nigger-lover. Also Mrs. Dubose said he is a nigger-lover. Therefore, Jem was angry so he messed up Mrs. Dubose’s garden. Then he got punishment. He had to read a book for Mrs. Dubose. Then, after few days later, Mrs. Dubose died. She was a old morphine addict. She had some kind of disease that prompted her to take morphine as a pain killer. In that part Atticus said to Jem,
“I wanted to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand.”
Also this was one of my favorite speeches.
Let’s continue Tom Robinson’s story. When the day of trial comes, first time Atticus loses. If Atticus loses, Tom Robinson has to sit on electrical chair and die. Finally, Atticus loses. Actually, it was not Tom Robinson’s fault. First, Mayella attempted so it is not Tom Robinson’s fault. Also people know that Tom Robinson didn’t commit a crime. After Atticus knew that it is not Tom Robinson’s fault, he begged to jury but they avoided. Tom Robinson had to die. Of course he didn’t want to die, so he decided to escape. Unfortunately, he was caught so he was shot dead. He is so poor. He didn’t do anything but he had to die because he is a black colored skin. It is unfair. White people were so rude to black people.
According to this book title, the author described the people who get hurt to mockingbird. In this story, it says to kill a mockingbird is a sin. Atticus said,
“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy… but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”
This was my favorite speech.

AFTER I READ THIS STORY
When I read this story, I felt many things. Why did they treated black people like that? Because of the skin color? It that’s the only reason, white people did really really wrong thing. It is same thing that they committed a crime. They have to reflect about that. Black people cried and they had pain. Many black people died because of racial segregation. Many black people cried over this racial segregation and they get the eye from other white people.
Anyway, this book was difficult to me but when I know the contents of a book, it was little interesting. Also there was many of an impressive speeches.

February 5

It was terrible day. Today I felt really bad. When I woke up, I ate my breakfast and I was having rest. Then my tutor came. She had to come to my house in 7 o’clock at night. Even I didn’t do my homework. My mother thought she is coming at 7 o’clock. Then I was in trouble. My teacher didn’t finished class in time. I was really angry. I hate teachers who don’t finish class in time. I really hate it!
After tutor go, I ate my lunch by myself. I was watching TV and laughing alone and I was playing computer game and I yell myself. I was like a crazy person today. When the dinnertime came, my mom called me to come to Hyundai department store and have dinner together. I was lazy to go but I was starving so I went to department store. There were my mother’s friends. They were talking and they didn’t talk with me. I was really angry. When they go and laugh and talk, I was going alone.
Today I felt really angry and sad and lonely. In vacation, I’m becoming crazy.

February 4

Finally! Today I bought my dress in IE TAE WON. I went with Rina’s mother and rina. My mother said she will go together but my mother had another promise so she couldn’t go. Today I was finding all over for dress. There were many but I didn’t like it. Then we were going back to car with no dress. Then Rina saw pretty dress so we went in. Finally we bought it. There were not many colors but it was pretty so I bought it. Then I went back home. When I came home my tutor came so I studied. I was too tired because I walked around for 4 hours. But I studied! When I finished study, I took a rest.
But I regret about my dress because it looks like witch.

February 3

Today was worse than yesterday. I stayed home and cleaned my room. In 11 o’clock, my tutor came. After studying finished, I was going to play with my friend but my father was angry at me because I didn’t clean my room so I couldn’t play. I cleaned my room for 3 hours. My room was too dirty. When I cleaned, I was too proud of myself. My room was too clean! Then I started my homework. There were too much homework. School homework, tutor homework, and academy homework.
I was too angry today, because my mother break my promise again!! Also my father said I can meet my friend but he said no. I was too angry. My mother said tomorrow she will go out with me and buy clothes for me. I hope she will not break promise again.
Today I was really angry and sad because of my mom and dad.

February 2

Today I woke up really late. Yesterday, I went to ski so I was so tired. Yesterday, I was too tired because of ski so I couldn’t write blog. When I woke up, there was my grandmother. Also my aunt grandmother came. They were making foods for me. I stayed home with my grandmother and I met Rina to give her something. Then I went back to house and I watched TV. I was too boring. That is a reason of why I hate vacation. In vacation, I have to study more hard and I have to stay home for a long time. I don’t have free time. Today I was going to buy my clothes with my mother, but my mother break promise with me and she went to somewhere. Tomorrow I will buy clothes. If she break promise again, I will be really angry. Now, I am so worry about another 1 week with no school. It will be boring.
Watching TV, study, eat, sleep, and play with my grandmother was things that I did today. It was too boring!!

Book Title: Dead Poets Society

This book was one of my favorite book. The main characters in this book are Mr.Keating, the new teacher of the school, Neil, the student who is very smart, and Todd, the student who came to the new school.
Summary
When the new semester started, many new teachers and students came to Welton Academy. Students met their friends and they talked about vacations. Neil and Todd became roommate. Then Neil and Todd and Charlie and other students became closer each other.
Then the class started. The new teacher, Mr. Keating began to teach students. Actually, Mr. Keating was very interesting teacher. He was different than other teacher. However, his class looks fun.
One day, Neil and his other friends wanted to know about Mr. Keating. They found book in library. There was Mr. Keating’s picture and there was introduction of him. There was something that Neil and his friends couldn’t understand. That word was ‘Dead Poets Society’. Neil and his friends wanted to know about ‘Dead Poets Society’, so they ran to Mr. Keating and asked. He explained about the ‘Dead Poets Society’. Mr. Keating said it is kind of group that reads poets together and take turns. When Neil heard that, Neil wanted to do that. Therefore, Neil and his friends went to cave in night and they read the poets. Almost all night they went to cave and read the poet.
That was the secret society. But they couldn’t keep the secret. After Neil died, then Cameron told to Nolan about ‘Dead Poets Society’. I will tell you about how Neil died.
From before, Neil wanted to play a drama. That was the only dream to Neil. At that time, there was a drama audition for performance, so Neil didn't talked to his father and Neil went to drama audition. The result was really good. Neil was singled out for this audition and! he was main character in this performance.
When the performace came, Neil's father went to the school and he saw Neil performing. He watched and Neil's father took Neil to home and he decided Neil to go another school.
In that night, Neil was so sad and angry because he couldn't follow his dream. Therfore, he suicide himself but Neil was okay because he thought he did good job in performance.
After Neil died, Chameron thought this happened because of Mr. Keating so he told principal about the 'Dead Poets Society'. That caused... Mr.Keating. Mr.Keating coulnd't be teacher in that school anymore. Charlie and other people in 'Dead Poets Society', they were so sorry to Mr. Keating, so they catched Mr. Keating not to go. Then Mr. Keating was so proud of his students. But Mr. Keating leaved school. This was the end of story.
This book is really nice book. When I read book, I always fell asleep but when I read this book I was so excited to read.

How do you feel on a snow day?

When it's snowing, I'm happy! Whole world is white. It is so beautiful. One may well say so, but when I'm going out and playing with friends, and if it snows, I really hated because it's too cold. Last time, when I went to Lotte World with my friends, the snow falls too much. Therefore, we couldn't ride many things. It was too cold and many rides didn't administered. Also today is snowing. I feel really good to see snowing. When I step the snow I feel really happy. I can make snowman and I can do a snowball fight. Trees are all white and ground is white. It is so beautiful.

Junuary18th

I went to school. These days I have so many difficulties to wake up. Also I'm so sleepy in classes. I came to my home with Rina. Rina and her sister will stay in my house for 3days. Rina's mother and father went to Japan so she and her sister sleeps at my home. It was fun. I didn't practice basketball because Rina's sister will come early. We played little bit and I had to go to academy. I was so!! tired. I was really sleepy in academy, so I couldn't solve the problems. Also I couldn't study. When the academy finished, I was hungry. I bought doughnuts and went home. I watched movie with Rina and her sister. Then the time was too late so I was going to sleep but I was not sleepy. Also rina didn't sleep. So I took a rina's picture then we were laughing too much so my mother was angry. Therefore we slept. That was my day.

Coming back to school

In January 14th, school started. I had a hard time to wake up at morning. In vacation, I slept really much but when the school started I had to wake up early. When I coming to school, I felt exciting and also I felt sad. I was exciting to meet friends again but I felt little sad because I had to study. In vacation I wanted to go to school because I was really boring to stay home. But when the school started, I missed vacation. When the the opening day of the school term, I thought vacation was too short.
New semester begins. I will change. I always get bad grades in classes and also I always failed the mainstream test. If there are some difficulties at studying, I always give up. From now, I will be more patient and study hard and I will go up to mainstream. I always promised to my parents that I will go to mainstream class but I always breaked the promise. However! From now I will study really hard and I will go to mainstream class. I hope so...
I'm happy to coming back to school. I'm glad to see teachers and friends again.