Lets talk Facts about teen suicide
American Psychiatric Association
http://www.healthyminds.org/multimedia/teensuicide.pdf

Most common age to cimmit suicide is 15-24. Young women commit three times more than men but men are 3 times for sufficient. 3rd leading death of kids.

On the forces-- apparent and hidden-- that threaten a writer wo dares to be different
jodi picoult
http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=3&did=803664001&SrchMode=1&sid=2&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1210169448&clientId=33870

This is an article partly written by Jodi Picoult explaining how some people get angry with this book and disagree. Since a part of the book is not knowing your children well enough and not knowing if they are suicidal, some parents dont think this book is good for children to read.

The pact by Jodi Picoult
Dee2206
http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/printed-books/the-pact-jodi-picoult/1070800/

The author of this opinion states that the pact is a very heart felt book that is very real and could actually happen in real life. She also says that some parents might think it is disturbing to think that they dont know there child could be suicidal and up to the behavior that chris and emily were.

Book Review: The pact by Jodi Picoult
Sarah Dessen
http://www.trashionista.com/2007/12/book-review-t-3.html

She had a different oppion than everyone else. She said that she was let down by Chris's reactions to all the news he was recieving. She also said that she was let down by the ending and didnt have that wow factor.

Book Review- the pact by Jodi Picoult
Kara
http://roamingaussiemum.com/2007/12/31/book-review-the-pact-by-jodi-picoult/

She compared it to one of Jodi Picoult's other books and said it wasnt as heavy as My sisters Keeper. She also had a good point that in the book you feel bad for everyone even though one is being treated like a criminal.

In the socratic seminar today people stated there different oppinions on the book Montana 1948. Many people say that it is one of the better books we read this year. Others said that it is boring and slow. David was tring to get his parents tell him what happend with Marie even though he really knew what he was talking about. He did this to try to see if his parents would open up to him. The controversy about if Wes does the right thing remaining loyal to his brother. I feel that no mater how badly your brother messes up, you should cover for them because they are family. Family is the most important thing in life and once you lose a member of that family, the chain brakes. Another topic that was brought up was, is david a good narrator and why was he chosen. He is the narrator because he didnt choose a side yet and he is learning about the situation at the time.

paragraph writing

Essay

Sibling rivalry is one of the main themes in Montana 1948. The book explains the relationship between Wes and his brother Frank. David, the son of Wes and also the narrator states, “ Frank was witty, charming, at smiling ease with his life everything in it. Alongside his brother my father soon seemed somewhat prosaic… Nothing glittered in my fathers wake the way it did in uncle Frank’s.” Sibling competition could be harmful for the whole family. It may cause other siblings or parents to choose sides and everyone gets hurt in the long run. The best way to avoid sibling rivalry is not to state the good and bad qualities in everyone and instead just live with confidence about yourself.

Research

Sibling rivalry has many tactics to follow to avoid and stop the rivalry from happening again. One of the tactics to follow is take the other persons accomplishments and use it as motivation to achieve something on your own (Henry, 2008). This is a good idea, which would help the other sibling not get jealous; however, this wasn’t the case in Montana 1948. In Montana 1948, Wes does not get any motivation from his brother’s achievements. Instead he gets jealous and gets harder on himself. Sibling rivalry could be a result of low self-esteem and eventually could backfire on both of the siblings.

Although the two paragraphs seem very close in relation, there are details in the second paragraph that set them apart from each other. The second paragraph creates an example from an article that someone wrote. I used an idea from someone else’s writing, which helps with coming up with ways to avoid sibling rivalry and how to fix it. In the first paragraph I was very vague and didn’t really get into the story and how to avoid it.


For a good example of a research blog look at callies blog

Lebozec, Lana. "Family Expectations of Vietnamese Son." Suite101.Com. 21 Sept. 2000. 28 Apr. 2008 . The author Lana Lebozec writes about a cultures expectations of their children. In the Vietnamese culture they have the highest expectations for their first born son and she tells how they treat him and what they think of them. Some of the first sons responsibilities are taking care of his parents when they get old and also running the household when the father dies. Along with taking care of his parents, he also has to take care of the other siblings in the house.

Many people might think that people that commit a crime and get away with it are off the hook, but really most people would feel guilt for the rest of their life. One example of this is with Dan Scott from One Tree Hill. Dan was caught murdering his brother Keith Scott in the school hallway. From that day on, Dan started seeing images of himself and his brother Keith as children. In result, he starts acting in a weird manner and doing things that make people suspicious of his doing. Eventually his guilt caught up to him, and he was proven guilty with murder.
There is a point in everyone’s life when they feel a sense of guilt for what they have done. If it’s disobeying their parents or telling a lie, guilt makes you feel even worse than the punishment. One time I said something to someone that might have hurt him or her not realizing. For two days after I felt so guilty and that’s all you think about. Eventually after talking to that person, I realized that the person didn’t even have second thoughts about what I said. When I was worrying the whole day if they were going to be mad at me, it didn’t even cross their mind.
Guilt caused some major issues in Macbeth. After the killing of Banquo and Duncan, Lady Macbeth felt extremely guilty. She felt so guilty that she started to sleep talk about it while other people were listening. Lady Macbeth confessed about the murder not knowing or meaning to do it. When you feel guilty, it is hard to take the matter out of your head so it is all you think about. In the book we just found out that Lady Macbeth was killed. Her killing could have been in result of what she confessed to while she slept walk.

People’s thoughts of feminism in today’s world are a little different than what feminism really is. When people think of feminism, they think of beauty and what they think is perfect, like Paris Hilton. But really the perfect people are the good role models who make a difference in the world. People associate glamour and fame with feminism which isn’t reality. Real people are the ones we don’t see on reality shows or going to jail every other week. I don’t feel that Paris Hilton is a person that young people should look up too. In reality, she doesn’t live the “normal” life and doesn’t portray behavior that people should follow. However, I feel that Lady Macbeth in some ways could be a positive role model. Lady Macbeth shows great courage and she is trying to show that women should have the same rights as men do. All around, I do feel that she is a woman displaying positive characteristics for women.

Power can sometimes change and corrupt a person's perspective and mind on life. Trujillo, the dictator of Dominican Republic during the 1930's is an example of power leading to disaster. At the beginning of his reign, he was a valued leader who administrated political and civil rights. By the end of his reign, the power went to his head and eventually ended up murdering up to 30,000 people due to them being haitians, having darker skin, or going against Trujillo's word. Though the years, Trujillo's power went to his head and that's when his ruling became a genocide. Someone who can be compared to Trujillo at a smaller scale is Macbeth. When Macbeth heard that he could possible become King, he took matters into his own hands instead of waiting of the right time. Macbeth decided to kill King Duncan, who was ruling at the time, so he could become king. his reason for killing Duncan is understandable, but it at no means justifies his wrong doing.