Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Section 4




1.Nancy is stressed out just by thinking about the fact of Lew not talking to her for 3 weeks .
2. Lew dragged Nancy to the church , so she could promise that they will never have sex before marriage , because they were getting a little too close to doing stuff .
3. Lew believes that sex, is something to wait for after marriage ,
4. Nancy is starting to feel very aggravated and tired , she feels ill at times and feels like she can’t keep up with others.
5. Lew and Nancy will not see eachother for three weeks .
6. Mike was teasing them about how they used to be little brats and stuff when he used to babysit them .
7.Lew send Nancy the longest , sweetest letter ever ,
8. Lew and Nancy had lunch, behind an a-z cafeteria.
9. Nancy went to the hospital because she wasn’t feeling well and her doctor believed she had pnemonia.
10. Nancy and her mother find out that nancy has HiV Aids
11.Nancy couldn’t believe it , she felt like if she was in a nightmare , she felt as if her life was over .
12.Predator ; one who plunders, looots, wastes, destroys, prays upon , etc.
13. The counselour helped her by talking to her about hiv & how to take care of herself , so she won’t spread it to her mom or others .
14. Nancy’s mother and counselour wants her to take a vacation again , and get away from everyone . While she gets used to the fact of having that deadly virus .

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Section 3





1. Lew is a childhood friend, who’s older brother took care of Nancy when she was small .
2. Nancy remembers Lew saying they were going to get married when they were older .
3. I’ve grown up with my cousin Sinko, and I recall when we would go with my dad to Tijuana to watch him play baseball .
4. Nancy sees Margie walking with Collin, beside the river .
5. Margie is a girl way smaller than Nancy , she is a seventh grader .
6. Margie feels angry after seein Colling and Margie together .
7. Nancy feels guilty because she believes she should tell Margie all about Collin .
8. Yes I do believe Nancy is going through a nervous breakdown , just thinking about Collin raping her , leaving her and then seeing him with another girl .
9. I recall having a nervous breakdown when I got arrested for some big crime that I did not commit .
10. The little bird she found outside her house hurt .
11. They talked about all of their dreams and futures.
12. Nancy truly loves Lew .
13. Both of their grandmas gave them something .

14. Disunsion, complete speration; to turn or go different ways ; dissolution; disunite; to rid oneself.
15. Yes I have though about what I would name my kids . If I had a boy I would name him Junior and if I had a girl I will name her MaryJane .
16. CKH means Choose Kindness and Honor .
17. Nancy exchanged her CKH ring e her grandmother gave her and Clay exchanged his great-grandmothers locket .
18. He made her promise they wouldn’t have sex unless they married .
19. Nancy has been feeling tired and worn out .
20.Dissolution - the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements.
Disunite- to sever the union of; separate; disjoin.
Unethical- pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; repentance- regret for any past action.
Emasculate- to castrate

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

It Happened To Nancy ; Section 2





1. Nancy can’t sleep , because the only thing on her mind is the day of the rape .
2. Nancy used to always be happy and giggly , and now she is dull, boring and down .
3. Catsup , is her red-kiteen she had when she was little .
4. I think Nancy is confused about the rape, because she is indenial . She doesn’t want to believe that the guy whom she thought loved her and thought she liked raped her
5. I think Collin , got his way through Nancy by being too nice and respectful in the beginning; I have met many boys like Collin but they have never gotten that far .
6. She takes many showers and changes many times a day , because she feels dirty .
7. That she is not going to hell .
8. No I have never felt like just a bunch of bones .
9. I usually call my bestfriend for advice , because I trust her and she always tried to help me out .
10. Nancy calls the St. Peter’s Parish and asks sister Martha for advice .
11. Nancy is waiting for Collins phone call .
12. Nancy tries to call the college and he is not registered anywhere .
13. She admited to her mom that she got raped , and she tales her far from home for a bit .
14. Nancy’s mom took her to Azule Beach for a couple days .’
15. Her birthday is on Thursday , May 10 and she turns fifteen years old .
16. Nancy had so much fun in her birthday , because her friends threw her a surprise party .
17. On Mother’s Day , Nancy and her mother went out for dinner .
18. On my fifteen birthday I had a big party for my friends to go to .
19. Lew is one of her close friends that she’s know since they were little kids .
20. I think her mom is a very nice mom . She is a good mom , even though she’s not there a lot ; because she is working . If I was her mom I would have done the same thing , take her out for a while .
Vocabulary :
relented- to soften in feeling, temper, or determination; become more mild, compassionate, or forgiving.
tandem - one following or behind the other:
chauffeured -a person employed to drive a private automobile or limousine for the owner.
gullible -easily deceived or cheated
token - something serving to represent or indicate some fact, event, feeling,
whimsical - given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious:
abode - a place in which a person resides; residence; dwelling; habitation; home.
Rant- to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Chapter One 1

2. Nancy is the narrator , she is an innocent catholic church who goes through a nightmare.
3. The setting in this chapter takes place in a concert and at her home .
4. Nancy meets Collin .
5. Collin helps Nancy when she gets an asthma attack at the concert.
6. Collin is 18 years old and he lives in a college campus.
7. The main charcters are Nancy and Collin .
8. Nancy and Collin meet at her house again .
9.Collin send Nancy some Daisy flowers to school .
10. He said he was going to hang out and chill with her .
11.Collin tried to rape her , after a while of hanging out with her .
12.Nancy was yelling at Collin to stop and she even bit him .
13. If i was in Nancy's position and i was about to get raped , i would fight back, scream , and run away if i could .
14. A time when i felt helpless , was when a stranger was following me in his car .
15. Yes , i thought i could once trust my old friend Victoria ; she told all my secrets to everyone .
16. squealing: a somewhat prolonged, sharp shill cry, as of pain, fear or surprise .
After falling of my bike, i remained squealing in the floor .
endeavoring: to exert oneself to do or to effect something
My cousin was endeavoring sfter her hamster passed away.
fraternity: a local or national organization of male students
Girls are not allowed in any fraternity groups or schools.
rehashed: to work up in a new form
After getting fired, the principal rehashed in a new campus.
molecule: the smallest physical unit of an element or compound
In science class, i have never been able to lear how molecules and compounds work .