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 .