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5 sentences
-All babe ruth wanted was to make more money.
-frazee told ruth that if he couldnt accept the money that he got then he shouldnt play.
-ruth was traded five days later and he showed off his skills.
-Babe Ruth had the 4th best winning percentage in 1916.
-Babe Ruth was able to play ten World Series. Three being in Boston and 7 in New York.

4 questions
Wasruth going to make money by playing baseball?
Whydid the community going to raise more money for ruth?
were they scared to loose him?
did the baseball players have a choice in whether they wanted to go to another team?

3 vocab words
absurd
illuminating
turbulent

2 literary terms
none found

1 overview sentence
I learned a lot about Babe Ruth from this book I never really cared about learning about him, but Im glad I did. Babe Ruth was very stubborn, but when it came to sports he was on top.

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5 sentences
-People waited all morning for baseball games as they do today.
-Cubs manager bet $500 that they would beat the Red Sox.
-Matt Foley is a sports writer. I think he still writes about sports in the mewspapers.
-I like how they put an actual advertisement in the book.
-The Red Sox were always on the feild ready to play.

4 questions
-Why doesnt he weather effect the Red Sox like it does other teams?
-Why were the games postponed so much?
-Why did Frazee want to change the umpire system?
-Why were all of the subway entrances blocked?

3 vocab words
-linescore
-postponement
-hinder

2 literary terms
-onomatopoeia: "sheep grazed the outfield grass"
-setting: "cloudy, damp, chill"

1 overall sentence
- In this chapther it just tells about how the Red Sox always ready for games no matter how the weather is. It didnt really talk about Ruth behaving poorly in this chapter. Every thing was positive.

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5 sentences
-Emma, 15, dated Beefelt, 33, and her mother allowed it.
-When Emma was told not to see him again and he threatened to kill her.
-Beefelt forced Emma to leave with him.
-Her mother should be blamed for everything that happened.
-The only reason why they were suppose to seperate was because her mother found out Beefelt was married.
4 questions
-Why did Beefelt want to date a 15 year old girl?
-Why did Emma's mother allow her to date Beefelt?
-Did Emma really want to leave with him?
-Why didnt she write a leter to her father asking him to rescue her?
3 vocab words
None found
2 literary terms
-ironic: its ironic how Emma's mother let them get together, but then seperate when she found out he was married.
-foreshadow: Since Emma is leaving with Beefelt he might kill her when she tries to run away.
1 overall sentence
-I focused on why Emma's mother allowed her toi date a 33 year old man, Beefelt, and then try to seperate them.

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5sentences
-George got into his first fight and it was with his brother.
-While fighting he fell and banged his head.
-He died at the age of 45 because of a skull fracture.
-The reasons for the fight are still unclear.
-Ruth was planning on opening a store with his wife.

4 questions
-Why were George and his brother fighting?
-Was the fact that he hit his head going to effect his athletic ability?
-Was his brother charged or sentenced for killing him?
-Was it really and accident?

3 literary terms
-telegrammed
-forbade
-volition

2 literary terms
-foreshadow: maybe Georges behavior was going to get him in a lot of trouble

1 overview
I want to know more about the fight. I want to know why they were fighting. I would like to think that it wasnt meant for George to die.

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5 sentences
-The most impotant season for the Red Sox began May 24,1917 against the White Sox.
-Babe Ruth opened his own bar in1916.
-Ruth was friends with the teammates and coach of the Cubs and Pirates.
-Ruth won 3 world Series and only allowed 19 hits in 31 innings.
-Ruth hit more homeruns in 1918 than any majpr league team could.

4 questions-
-Why weren't the Red Sox playing thier best in the first 5 innings of the game against the White Sox?
-What made Ruth "overheat" and get mad at the diners?
-Where is the Babe Ruth Museum located?
-Was being friends with the other team a reason for all of the offers for Ruth?

3 vocab words
-pennant
-doubleheader
-penocle

2 literary terms
-none here

1 overview sentence
-Babe Ruth loved baseball. He barely practiced but was able to do more than the teams can do in the same amount of time. Ruth never fails when he is on the baseball feild.

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5 sentences
- One player on the Tigers wanted to get Ruth to mess up in the game.
-Ruth was never found away from his uniform, bag, and bat.
-Frazee was offered $150,000 from the Yankees for Ruth.
-Thomas and Douglas were soon to be drafeted from the team.
-Frazee held on to Ruth all the way through.

4 questions
-Why was it that Ruth did everything right on the feild but everything wrong off the feild?
-Was Albert Gitchell important to the team?
-Why was it that Ruth could not get a hit when playing the Tigers?
-Was Vince Molynearux going to take Ruths place?

3 vocab words
-unquinchable
-pantomine
-gamboled

2 literary terms
-irony: Its ironic how Ruth knew how to act on the feild but not off the feild.
-foreshadow: Because Ruth was so good on the feild he might become a professional basesball player.

1 overview sentence
- There were so many changes in the bteam and for Ruth. So many offers were given to Frazee for Ruth but instead Frazee put two players up to be drafted. Ruth knew he had competition so he stepped up his game in order to keep his spot on the team.

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5 sentences
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-Ruth showed that he was dedicated to baseball because he was the first person out of the hotel and on the feild ready to play.
-Ruth was dedicated to baseball, but still took part in golf, fishing and horseback riding.
-Some people thought that Ruth had the mind of a 15 year old because of his attitude.
-He was married but still messed with all females in the Boston district.
4 questions
-Was Rut treated differently because he was bigger(size) than the average major leaguer?
-Did Ruth's eating effect his athletic abilities?
-Why was Ruth's attitude so negative?
-Did Ruth care that he was loosing money?
3 vocab words
-unbridled
-adolesent
-vulgar
2 literary terms
-imagry:"'His features were heavy, his hair thick and black,his eyes brown.'"
-irony:Ruth could eat raw meat and not get sick.
1 overview
-To me Ruth seemed like a wierd and crazy person. He was 4 inches and 25 pounds larger than the average major leager. Babe Ruth could eat 2.5 pounds of steak for dinner and he use to tell his wife not to bother to cook his meat because he ate it raw and uncooked. He still managed to stay healthy and play baseball. He use to swear knowing that it will get him in trouble and he was going to be benched. Rut had a mind of his own.

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5 comments
-Babe Ruth did not have the best attitude as a child.
-He was born on February 6, 1895 in Maryland , Baltimore.
-Before Ruth was interested in baseball he opened up his own bar and grill business.
-Ruth's wife Katie had six other kids that were not Ruth's, but onlyone of them survived.
-Ruth and his family were poor before he started to play baseball.

4 questions
-Why did Ruth chew tobacco at the age of only five?
-Did Ruth have his parents while growing up.
-What made Ruth think of starting his own street team for baseball?
-Who supported ruth during this time?

3 vocab words
-volatile:unable and potentially dangerous
-tuberculosis:tubercle forming disease
-trudged:walk wearily

2 literary terms
-man vs.world:Ruth had to grow up and face the real world on his own
-imagry: it says that because Ruth had "ovlied-colered complexion" so he was called "Nigger lips"

1 overview
-I see that Ruth had many things in his way like and because his parents were not there was the cause for all of that. He stole from his dad, chewed tobacco, and skipped school. Ruth had no one but himself and now look, he is know every where throughout Massachusetts.uth believed in himself. He may have started off wrong but he knew how to fix it slowly but surely. That's what counts.

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5 comments
-Babe Ruth's real name is George H. Ruth.
-Someone offered to pay $100,000 for Babe Ruth to play on their team.
-Frazee said he wouldn't give up Ruth for nothing.
-He would put up the whole franchise before Babe Ruth.
-The Red Sox won a game against the Yankees with Babe Ruth leading.

4 questions
-What was the averagenumber of hits Babe Ruth made a game?
-How did the team feel about Ruth getting all of the attention?
-Why did the players like tobacco juice while playing in the game?
-Why did the Red Sox loose the game against the Yankees? Did it have anything to do with Babe Ruth not playing his best?

3 vocab words
-relayed: passing of something to somebody
-verbal signals: using symbols oppose of words
-cyclical: occuring or repeating in cycles

2 literary terms
-none in this chapter

1 overview
-Many people tried to make high offers to buy Babe Ruth. Frazee refused all offers mad to him. He wanted to keep Ruth because Ruth was MVP and was not worth any of the offers made.

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5 sentences
-Babe Ruth hit a home run when the bases were filled, which lead the team to win the World Series.
-He was respected by many, almost all of Massachusetts for that successful batting.
-Harry Frazee was the president of the Red Sox.
-He spent all of his time trying to clear the snow from the Fenway field so the Sox can practice.
-Babe Ruth was the first Red Sox player to sign his 1918 contract.

4 questions
-Have the Red Sox won a World Series game since 1918?
-In 1918 did the Red Sox set a World Record for the most World Series games won?
-Was the weather going to stop the Red Sox from playing?
-Why did Babe Ruth throw his shoe?

3 Vocab words
-beleaguered: to annoy; besiege
-imploring: begging
-lithographer: process for making prints

2 Literary Terms
-Personification: "The ball went screaming..."(page1)
-onomatopoeia: "The crowd trickled"(page12)

1 Overview
- The Red Sox had a game coming up, the World Series. At this time there was a war going on, The Great War in Europe and this war was known for casting a "shadow" over thir national game. The war was like bad luck.

Book of term 2

I am reading the book 1918:Babe Ruth and the World Champion Boston Red Sox.
It is about how the Boston Red Sox managed to win the World Seriesin 1918.
Babe Ruth had a huge part in this.

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5 comments
-Esmeralda was with another guy, Ulvi.
-Ulvi went crazy and put his hands on Esmeralda.
-Esmeralda made the wrong decision when meeting up with him.
-Esmeralda turned 21.
-Ulvi got drunk, sick and now needs an operation.

4 questions
-Was Ulvi jealous because Esmeralda had male friends?
-Why did Esmeralda lie about what happened to her that night?
-Why did she stay with Ulvi?
-did she really love him and think that he wouldn't hit her again?

3 vocab words
-oars: push or shove

2 literary terms
-foreshadow: Esmeralda lived with her mother and she is 21 years old. She had a job, but no major.
-siliquy: Esmeralda lies in the bed with her sister. She has been in that same spot since she was 11 years old. Now she is 21.

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5 comments
-Esmeralda is getting married.
-I don't think Jurgen is right for her.
-She called off the wedding.
-Mami had three babies in two years.
-Mami and Esmeralda don't talk as much.

4 questions
-Is Papi going to make it to the wedding?
-Was Esmeralda going to marry a criminal?
-Does Esmeralda want to be a model?
-Was she really being chased by strang men?

3 vocab words
-preordained: doomed; destined
-provocation: irritation; annoyance
-flailed: wave

2 literary terms
-none

1 overall sentence
-I notice that so far every man that went out with Esmeralda had some kind of flaw. They were not right for her. She always did the right thing and left.

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5 comments
-Esmeralda comforts her new co-worker, Regina, because she is new to America.
-Esmeralda and Regina had a lot in common because Esmeralda they were both foreign to America.
-Esmeralda planned her first real date.
-Her mother and grandmother wanted to meet Sidney, the guy who was going to take her on the date.
-Esmeralda could not accept Regina's mom's pearls.

4 questions
-Why was Regina folling Esmeralda?
-Was regina's aunt going to force her to get married soon?
-Was mami and Tata going to approve this date?
-How does Esmeralda remind regina of her mother?

3 vocab words
-"no tiene corazon": to have no heart
-altar: table
-"A shiksa": non Jewish girl

2 literary terms
-could not find any

1 overall sentence
-Esmeralda had her first kiss. It was not with Sidney, but with her new boyfriend Otto. His kiss made her feel like a woman.

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5 comments
-Esmeralda took typing classes and soon be able to work and help support Mami.
-Mami liked the character of Virgin Mary because she had respect.
-Esmeralda seemed to enjoy dancing as Virgin Mary.
-Esmeralda's love for Papi because stonger as she grew older.
-Esmeralda seemed offended when she was told she didnt look Puerto Rican.
4 questions
-Why was Esmeralda focused on being a secretary?
-Was Esmeralda nervous while dancing?
-Was she really crying for no reason?
-Was there a way she could tell Papi that she she needed him with out critizing Mami ='s way of taking care of them?
3 vocab
-cryptic: obscure
-decorous: well behaved
2 literary terms
-simile: "as illusory as the green flash of a tropical sunset"
-foreshadow: Esmeralda is graduating from PAHS and acts in a play. She finished school without many obstacles in her way.
1 sentence
-Esmeralda has come a long way and she can continue to go further.

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5 comments
-I noticed that Esmeralda's cousin's name is Corazon which means Heart.
-Esmeralda goes to Performing Arts High School to do drama and dance.
-In New York at PAHS they read Shakespeare plays. Here in OB we read Shakespeare plays in English class also.
-Seeing stars made Esmeralda happy again.
-Maybe seeing the stars reminded her of Puerto Rico with her dad.
4 questions
-Why does Esmeralda only feel pretty when she dances?
-Why were the students arguing about whether Americans or Puerto Ricans were better?
-Was wearing skirts a part of Esmeralda's culture?
-What made Esmeralda think that her mother and aunt were going to let her and her cousin live alone?
3 vocab words
-litany: a long list of things such as complaints or problems
-"casi mujer": almot woman
-subversive: rebellious
2 literary terms
-imagry: "the elevator operator, a short, swarthy man in a natty uniform that made him look like Napolian."
-setting: "warm Puerto Rican sun"
1 sentence
-Esmeralda is finally able to start the actual dancing and acting in plays. The heat is on for her but she is having fun while acting.

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5 comments
-Esmeralda was in her drama class and she made a comment that she didnt want to be old, then she turned around and saw her two grandmothers, one which she hasn't seen in years. Esmeralda didn't know whether to feel happy or bad.
-Esmeralda's sibilings love and support her that's why the tease her.
-Hector, Esmeralda's 11 year old brother had a job and supported his household.
-He was the man of the house.
-Mami is not worried about getting old because she has 8 children that she knows will take care of her.
4 questions
-How was Hector able to work and go to school at only 11 years old?
-Why didn't Esmeralda get extra help with math?
-Should Mami continue to let Esmeralda get on the train alone?
-Does Mami want Esmeralda to work or focus on school?
3 vocab words
-"casi un hombre": almost a man
-duplicious: two faced; deceitful
-obliterate: destroy; demolish
2 uses of literary terms
-setting: she uses the term "ghetto" to describe where she just moved to
-dialect: Mami is Spanish so she says, " she job school" which means that Esmeralda's job is to go to school.
1 senence
-While Esmeralda is doing well in school except for in one class, she is also thinking about working. Mami doesn't want Esmeralda to work and she says that Esmeralda needs to focus on school. I agree with Mami because Esmeralda should not have to have the responsibility of keeping a job now.

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5 comments
-I think Esmeralda was happy to see her sister, but sad because she didn't axtuaaly know who she was.
-Both parents were being fake towards each other.
-They both made sarcastic remarks and kept a smile on their faces.
-I dont think Mami like Provi because of the way she acted after Provi and her Margi left.
-Esmeralda should've told the man that his pants were unzipped and his stuff was in her face.
4 questions
-Why did Esmeralda lie to hr mother about the dress?
-Was Esmeralda becoming more American?
- Was America taking over Esmeralda's culture?
-Why did Esmeralda feel as if Provi and Mami was fighting over Papi?
3 vocab words
-ashen: pale; wan
-rabid: extreme; radical
-dimly: softly; faintly
2 literary terms
-onomatopoeia: "the hissing flames"
-foreshadow: Esmeralda had dreams about her future
1 sentence
- Esmeralda got to meet her sister for the first time. She was not able to talk to her about Papi even though she wanted to. Their mothers sat at the table and had conversations that was not about the kids but about Papi. I dont think that they liked each other too much. All Margi and Esmeralda did was kind of stare at eachother across the table. I think Esmeralda was scared because she didnt know what to say to Margi.

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5 comments
-Ican relate to Emeralda and her sibilings because me and my sistersd fight all the time,but then make up.
-Emeraldas facilal expressions were able to tell her teacher how she was feeling about getting into PAHS.
-When Esmeralda made it into the school she was finally able to see that she did have talent.
-The girls at JHS beat up Esmeralda all out of jealousy.
-I think that Mami is putting too much pressure on Esmeralda and might push her to quitting.
4 questions
-Do you have to be married to be able to recieve welfare?
-Will Esmeralda be able to take the new calsses and work hard enough to be able to stay at PAHS?
-Whw was Natalia absent all of a sudden?
-Did Mami notince the scratches and bruises on Esmeralda"s face but didn't want to say anything?
3 vocab words
awe: fear
peered: gaze
rheumy: cautious; observant
2 literary uses
onamonopia: "she screeched, drooped her books, hugged me."
imagry: "Lulu had lovely eyes-round green, full lashed?"
1 sentence
In this chapter I noticed that Esmeralda's life is becoming more complicated. Life seems so much easier for her brothers and sisters and she wishes that it was easy for her too.

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5 comments
- Mami's behavior changed when she was around Francisco because she had feelings for him and wanted to impress him.
-I also call my father Papi just like Esmralda does.
-I understand why she doesnt feel comfortable calling Francisco Papi.
-I like hoe esmeralda knows that she has to be a role model for her younger sibilings.
-I think that the girls at JHS are jealous because Esmeralda gets to audition to attend PAHS.
4 questions
-Why does Tata act so negative about Mami being with Francisco?
-Does esmeralda have a love for animals just like John Steinbeck does?
-Why does Esmeralda speak with her hands?
-Why was esmeralda so nervous to perform?
3 vocab words
-bemused:to bewilder or confuse; to be lost in thought
-veil:a piece of transparent cloth worn on the head or face
-jeered:to speak or shout derisively
2 uses of onamonopia
-imagry: "big, puzzled eyes" as her sisters eyes were described
1 sentence
Towards the end of the chapter when Esmeralda was auditioning she was really nervous. she gets to a point after the audition where she feels so bad about her audition that she cries. Someone needs to be there for her and continue to inspire and tell her that just because she is different does not mean she is worst.

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5 comments
-The baby, Raymond, was really brave because I would think he would be really hurt and in pain.
-Esmeralda is learning how to speak English really fast.
-It was brave of Esmeralda to translate for her mother and she barely knows how to speak English.
-Esmeralda should give it some time before she starts trying to behave like the American girls in the story do.
-Esmeralda's mom was right when she "embarressed" her in front of her friends because Esmeralda disobeyed her by wearing makeup.
4 questions
-Who was Esmeralda's first friend from New York?
-Why did they have to move?
-What made Mami react the way she did when she found out that Esmeralda had a new friend?
-Why were all Spanish people called Hispanics?
3 vocab words
-mourned: to express grief; to feel greef or sadness
2literayr terms
-onamonopia: the bees were buzzing(pg31)
-imagry: Esmeralda described her blanket(pg26)
1 sentence
Esmeralda was able to move to Nwe York and leave her Papi in Puerto Rico. She is now trying to adapt to the American ways which is very new to her. So far she is making good progress.

The book I am reading is Almost A Woman by Esmeralda Santiago.
It is a memoir of when she moved from Puerto Rico to Brooklyn, NY.