Outside Reading #5

I finally finished Twilight. I finished the amazing story approximately 7 hours before the midnight premiere of the film version. My overall opinion on Twilight is very positive. Twilight is the first book I have ever fell in love with. I have never read a book so fast. As much as I love the Gossip Girl series, it does not even compare to Twilight. As much as I adore the story of Twilight, I thought the first one-hundred pages were a little boring. After the first one-hundred, the book was addicting. I was constantly reading. I didn't watch T.V. for four days straight because when I had time to kill, my nose was buried in Twilight. Now comparing Twilight, the novel, to Twilight, the film, the two were both phenomenal. However as usual the movie did twist the story just a little. Overall it was the same story. The actors Kristen Sterwart(Bella) and Rob Pattinson(Edward) did an unbelievable job at portraying the characters from the novel. Whatever it is, Stephenie Meyer has an incredible talent within her writting. Her story of Edward and Bella has become a classic. A story of love, good vs. evil, and life challenges. A story that will never die in the minds of teenage girls and young women. I  highly recommend Twilight to anyone looking for a good read.

Outside Reading #4

As I finish up Twilight, a part of me doesn't want to read the last ten pages. I almost want to not read them so the story will never come to an end. I know there are three other books in the series, but the first book of a series is always the best in my opinion. As the story does unfortunately come to an end, more secrets are revealed. Such as how one becomes a vampire. " 'We have another fairly superfluous weapon. We're also venomous,' she said, her teeth glistening" (20.414). I usually dislike fictional books such as the Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings series. However when it comes to Twilight, my views were the total opposite. I fell in love with the story. Even though our culture does not believe in vampires there was something about this book that made the creatures seem real. Due to my opinion I didn't dare categorize it as a "fantasy" type of book. Meyer did a phenomenal job creating a fictional story into a story that seemed unbelievably real. Besides falling in love with the story, my fear of monsters and such have faded. As pathetic as that may sound it's the truth. Since I was a little girl I've been terrified of monsters, or the idea of monsters in general. Twilight has made me believe that not all "scary" mythical creatures are bad. 

Outside Reading #3

After only five days I am almost finished with Twilight. I can't even explain how much I have enjoyed reading this book. I am currently on page 375, chapter 16. I'm known to being a slow reader, but not with this book. I have read more than fifty pages a day for the past five. Stephenie Meyer is an unbelievably exceptional writer, making this series addicting! As you may know Twilight the film premieres Friday, November 21st, at twelve o'clock a.m. Besides worrying about purchasing tickets for the premiere. I'm concerned that the movie may not live up to the amazing book. I wonder if the actors in the film will portray the characters in the book in a positive way. Or if the story will follow the exact format of the book. I personally believe that if a book is made into a film, the film has a fifty-fifty chance of being as good as the book. For example Harry Potter films have obviously lived up to the books. And the novel The Notebook was also created into a film, which was an exceptional movie but didn't exactly live up to the book. Either way I'm still extremely excited to see the movie, and then begin the second book, New Moon!

Outside Reading #2

I finally began Twilight! I can't put it down it's such a good read! I stayed up until 12:30 a.m. reading just the beginning of this fantastic novel. The Twilight series is written by Stephenie Meyer. I am only on page 67, chapter 3, as of right now and I have loved reading every page so far. The story is based on a relationship between a mortal, Isabella (Bella) Swan, and Edward Cullen a vampire. There is something about this story that has teenagers going crazy for it! Maybe it's the love story? Or the action? Overall this book is phenomenal! Over 17 million copies have been sold worldwide! It has also been translated into twenty different languages. Twilight is the first of four novels in the series. Twilight is followed by The New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn. As the books go on the relationship between Bella and Edward does as well. Even though I have just began the first novel I plan on reading the following three. In my personal opinion I believe the love story between Bella and Edward is what keeps me reading. As well as that the story takes place in modern times. Bella and Edward's story could be considered every teenage girls dream. Not necessarily falling in love with a vampire, but falling in love and having that type of relationship with someone. Making that special connection with someone.

Outside Reading #1

All of my teammates from my hockey team have convinced me to start reading the "Twilight" series, written by Stephenie Meyer. Since I have not started to read it quite yet I decided to blog about an article I read on the Twilight movie that premieres November 21st. The article was written by CNN's Karen Valby, and based on Stephenie Meyer's interview with Entertainment Weekly. "I was terrified for days in advance before I saw Twilight for the first time. I was so worried it was going to be horrible and break my heart." Meyer admitted.  After watching the film Meyer's worries had melted away, the movie reflected the book perfectly! Entertainment Weekly questioned Meyer's ability to "put her foot down" when something during filming didn't look right. She responded by saying just in general she has a hard time being critical, but during this project she felt comfortable doing so incase something needed changing. Meyer also talked about the actor, Robert Pattinson, who plays Edward in the film. She explained her negative feelings that occurred when fans were outraged that he was casted to play Edward. Though the movie has not come out yet, she believes they will change their minds when they see the film. "And when they see the movie, oh my gosh, there's no way not to love him!"

The entire article can be found here.

Outside Reading

What is it about the color red?! Is it our eyes? The brightness of the color? According to CNN's Theresa Tamkins wearing the color red boosts your sex appeal. In a series of five studies, one-hundred and fifty heterosexual men rated photos of women wearing blue or red clothing. Most of the men rated the women in red more appealing than the women in blue. Wearing red may make a women "sexier" but according to author Andrew Elliot, Ph. D., "red won't make you look smarter or more competent". As the article went on Tamkins related wearing red to the presidential race. According to Elliot wearing red does not apply to the presidential candidates, but has been proven to be a negative color depending on the setting. "So why is red so sex?" The color red has also been proven to be a "sexy" color due to the fact that we relate the color red with Valentines Day. A day of romance. Researchers believe women also find the color red sexy. In conclusion these tests and results can't give us the straight facts to why is red a sex appealing color. It can only tell us that men would prefer to be with women in red over women in a different color. This whole article can be found here at CNN.com

Comic Book Superheroes in a Box

The focus on my "Heroes in a Box" project are the fictional superheroes of comic books. When I think of comic book heroes the word super instantly comes to mind. Super-powers, super-weapons, super-costumes, the list goes on forever! These characters are considered heroes because they have abnormal abilities to fight crime for the greater good.

Comic Book Superheroes:

A comic book superhero is a fictional character with superhuman powers. Powers such as the ability to fly, enhanced senses, superhuman strength, or the ability to turn back time. For example Superman's superhuman powers include the ability to fly, turn back time, and superhuman strength. 

Superheroes don't have to possess superhuman powers to be a superhero. Some characters such as Batman do not possess superhuman powers but have mastered skills such as martial arts or another type of skill to fight crime. All the photos of batman in action are of him fighting by himself without any help of a gadget. This proves that comic characters don't have to have super powers to be a superhero.

 

Other superheroes suchpossess weapons or technology that make them super.From this video I

discovered some superheroes need the help of specific weapons or technology to fight crime. Wonder

Women's bracelets give her the ability to fly. This proves some superheroes are superless without

their powerful weapons.

This pictures provides a visual of a few comic book superheroines. All superheroes aren't all

men. In a way it proves women are just as good if not better than men at fighting crime.

Conclusion:

Speaking in terms of superpowers, superheroes are divided into three groups. One group of superheroes which have superhuman powers (Superman, The Hulk, Spiderman,etc..).  The second group is based on superheroes which have mastered skills (Batman). And the third group is superheroes with super weapons or technology (Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, IronMan, etc..).

Superheroes are also categorized by gender. Men- Superman, Spiderman, Batman, etc... And women- Wonder Women, Batgirl, Supergirl, etc...

All comic book superheroes/heroines fight crime. Therefore they put their safety on the line for the safety of others. I believe this part of being a comic book superhero is what makes a superhero a hero. Someone willing to sacrifice themselves for others is a hero. Someone who sacrifices themselves for others but with super powers is a superhero.