blog post #52

If you were Tally, would you ask the Warden to make you pretty?

I would not have asked the warden to make me pretty because Tally is kind of like a criminal.

blog post #51

Tally has finally come clean. Do you think she will regret it? Do you think David will change his mind about her?

I think Tally will not regret it because she finally told David and now she doesn't have any secrets I think David will change his mind about her.

blog post # 50

Should Maddy have forced Shay to take the cure? Why or why not?

No because if you don't want to do something you souldn't have to.

blog post #49

If you were Shay, would you get the cure? Why or why not?

If I was Shay I would have taken the cure because I wouldn't want my brain controlled by an outside force.

blog post #48

Respond to the following Quote from the chapter... what does it mean to you? "Tally thought og the lesions on Shay's brain, the tiny cancers or wounds or whatever they are that she didn't even know she had. They were in there somewhere changing her friend's thoughts, warping her feelings, gnawing at the roots of who she was."

It means that Shay isn't really Shay any more.

blog post #47

Give a chronological list of important events in the chapter. What's the kicker at the end of the chapter?

Everyone gets out of their cells.

They used Dr. C to get into the elevator.

they got onto the roof of S.C.

They leave S.C.

David finds out Az is dead.

blog post #46

Is this quote a play on words, or does it have deeper meaning to the story? "Radiology. Neurology. Magnetic Imaging," she read softly. " Operating Theatre Two."

I think it is just a play on words.

What "lables" do Tally & David find in the Special Circumstances building? Give a brief discription of what you think each means.

Radiology- research

Neurology- research

Magnetic Imaging- pre-op preperation

Operating Theatre Two- where the operation is performed.

Describe Shay's appearance at the end of the chapter using textual evidence.

"She was tall and elegant, every feature perfection. Her eyes deep and soulful, flecked with copper and gold- widened with a troubled look. Her her generous lips parted wordlessly, she raised one graceful hand."

blog post #45

In this chapter a few uglies go to New Pretty Town to do a "trick." They make the words " THE SMOKE LIVES" with sparklers. If you had one chance to post a message important to you, what would it be and why?

My message would be that Harry Potter is better than Twilight because yeah sure vampires are cool but wizards are cooler.

P.S. Edward is way to dramatic.

blog post #44

The Uglies they met in this chapter are similar to Tally at the beginning of the book. When you compare her ro these Uglies, how has Tally changed and what made her change?

Tally is alot more caring for others and she is that way because of the Smoke.

blog post #43

Do you think Tally's plan will work? David wants to save his parents, but what's driving Tally? Do you think she is crazy, or are her feelings valid?

I think Tally's plan will work whats driving Tally is her guilt and I think these feelings are vallid.

blog post 3 42

How do Tally and David describe the Rusties? Is it accurate?

They describe the Rusties as stupid and I don't think it's accurate.

What are the weaknesses of our society?

The weaknesses of our society is violence and money.

What is the weaknesses of thier society?

The weaknesses of thier society was the oil plague and their stupidity.

blog post #41

Find information and a picture about a time we weren't prepared. Post the information and cite it.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/whatafarce/421738202

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/september_11_attacks

blog post #40

Describe the irony in Tally's "victory" over Dr. Cable. What was lost in the process?

The irony is that Tally actually helped Dr. Cable and in the process lost all of her friends.

blog post # 39

Is David right? Is Tally amazing? Do you think she should be felling guilty? Why or why not?

I think David is wrong to me Tally isn't amazing. I think Tally should feel guilty because she is the one who brought the Speacials to the Smoke.

blog post # 38

Who is the voice in the dark? Do you think it will be a friend or foe to Tally? What do think Tally wil do now?

I think the voice is David. I think it will be a friend. She will find out who the voice belongs to.

blog post # 37

Explain what self preservation means to you. Is it the most important thing? Would you lie because of it?

Doing anything to save yourself. No. Yes.

blog post # 36

Tally had changed her mind about the smoke and the operation, but what will she do about all that now? Whose side is she on?

I think Tally will not have the operation done and she is on the smokies side.

blog post # 35

Is the climax of the book? Explain why or why you don't think so in a few sentences.

Yes, because the Specials finally find the smoke. It also is the climax because everybody is in action.

blog post # 33

Respond to the following quote, does it mean to you / to the story? "Becoming pretty doesn't just change the way you look... it changes the way you think."

It means that the truth about becoming pretty is that the operation changes you completly.

blog post # 32

What does the following quote tell you about the city and society in general? " But you do know all about genetics don't you? Sure I know all about genes. I knew two sisters, uglies, who looked almost the same. But parents and children? That's just wierd."

It means that the city is artificial.

Predict what you think bieng "pretty" is.

A disease.

blog post # 31

Find an example of imagery, personification and simile. Quote directly and give page numbers.

imagery:"... the orchids glowed with pale malevolence in the moonlight, a frozen sea against the dark shore." pg. 245

simile:" Without even trying she had shafted her best friend. Like walking poison, she killed everything." pg.244

personification:" She thought of the orchids spreading across the plains below, choking the life out of other plants , out of the soil itself, selfish and unstoppable." pg.244

Does it require bravery to meet David's parents, why or why not?

No, because Tally feels comfortable around David.

blog post # 28

If Davids parents were doctors, why do you think they ran away?

I think that they though the operation was wrong. David says that they reversed the operation.

blog post # 30

Do you think Shay has a right to be jealous of Tally? Why or why not?

Yes, because Shay likes David and David gave Tally a gift.

Tally recieved a gift from David in the chapter that is special. Have you ever recieved something that made others jealous as a gift did? Did your gift have a meaning behind it as Tally's did?

No

blog post # 29

Why would it have been easier for Tally to activate the pendant when she got to the smoke?

Because she didn't know anyone yet.

blog post #27

find an image of a skyline like the one Tally sees.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/harrishui/4252388382

It is beautiful because it is nature. There is nothing ugly about it.