Bonus Credit Blogs

POST #1:
A persect trap for me would be a place where everything has to do with Justin Bieber.The reason why?HELLOOOO!!!He is a "fox" as Mr.Smith says.It would be where all transportation were in wheelchairs.I don't know why I like wheelchairs,I just do because they are very fun to ride on.Either that,or those motorized thing-a-ma-jiggers at Wal-Mart.It would have to smell like the Dream Angel Divine perfume because I REALLY like that smell because when I was little,my mom use to some home from work wearing that,and every time I gave her a hug,I would capture her smell.The food there would have to be like the food at Krystal Burger.I think there is only 1 Krystal Burger in Texas,which is around where Traiders Village is.Most of the Krystal Burgers are in Mississippe and Tennessee (where I spend most of my summers).The rooms...well it would take a while for me to explain,but there would be posters EVERYWHERE just like in my room at home.In fact,I would want an exact replica of my room at my house.

POST #2:
I would like to go to the Lotus Casino,and I would probably stay for a year.I wouldn't want to stay for too long,because I would be missing the outside world.Who knows,Justin Bieber could get married to Taylor Swift or something!!!I would miss a lot,and Angelina Jolie would probably have 27 kids when I get out.But on a serious note,I would miss my parents and I would also not want to come back (SURPRISINGLY) because then I would just miss more things.I would also miss the everyday things like chores.I do chores and I excessively and clean when I am bored (that explains my room!). But I know that I will learn a very important lesson:be careful what you wish for!!!

Chapter 16 Questions

1.What’s in the backpack Ares gives Percy? If you were him, would you have accepted this gift?In the backpack,there were fresh clothes,$20,a pouch of golden drachmas,and a bag of Double Stuf Oreos.I would have taken the backpack,because it would help me out a lot,and I would take any help I could get.

2.What news does Ares give Percy about his mom? That she wasn't dead-she disappeared before the minotaur could kill her.She was just being kept,like a Hostage.

3.Annabeth says Percy wasn’t smart to anger Ares. Was Percy right to talk back to him? Why or why not?
I don't think he was-he's a very powerful god,and he is the god of war so...DER DER DER!!!ANY SANE PERSON WOULDN'T PICK A FIGHT WITH THE GOD OF WAR.And he is immortal,so it would be pretty hard to hurt him.
4.What do the beads mean on Annabeth’s necklace?Every August,the counselors pick the most important event of the summer,and they paint it on that year's beads.

5.Percy says that Annabeth should write her father a letter. What would you advise her to do?I think she should write him a letter that includes how she is doing,and let him know everything that has happened,and about her current quest with Percy and Grover.

6.Percy’s dream has three different parts – what does he see in each scene?At the first scene,he was sitting with Zeus's daughter Thalia because he stayed after class,and all the other kids went out for recess.He was being forced to take a test in a straitjacket.The jacket melted off of him,and he fell through the classroom floor.In the second scene,the teacher's voice changed until it was cold and evil,echoing from the deep depths of the great chasm.He was back in the dark cavern,spirits of the dead drifting around him.Unseen in the pit,a monstrous thing was speaking to him.In the third scene,he was standing in a vast throne room with black marble walls and bronze floors.The empty,horrid throne was made from human bones fused together.Standing at the foot of the dais was him mom,frozen in shimmering golden light,her arms outstretched.

7.How does Grover make sure the animals will be safe after they are released?
He placed a satyr's sanctuary on the animals.

8.Percy, Grover and Annabeth are attracted to different types of games at the Lotus Casino. What does each one like, and what does this tell you about their personality?Annabeth builds her own sim buidlings,and it's obvious that she want to do somethings great and build something.Grover plays a reverse-hunter shooting game,which proves that he is mad at humans for treating the animals so bad,and Percy played the VR sharpshooters,because sometimes he gets mad,and he doesn't mind fighting.

9.When does Percy start to realize the casino is a trap?When Darrin says "Groovy" and when he says that the year is 1977,and other kids said that it was different years,so when they go,they think it is the same year,but time passees by way more quickly.THEY NEVER LEAVE.

10.How does Percy snap Annabeth out of her trance?He started looking her in her eyes and talking about spiders-Large,hairy spiders.

Chapter 15 Anticipatory Prompt #1

Annabeth is right-even strength has to bow to wisdom.If you are strong-WIPTEEDOO great for you!!!But you have to have the smarts to know when and how to use them.For example,if you get offended by what somebody says,if you have all strength,you are going to fight.If you have wisdom,you will tell or do something like that.You might think it is wimpy,but let's just see whenever you end up in I.S.S. I know you might be laughing now,but it has happened to me,and I was the one not in I.S.S.So when it comes to it,WISDOM IS THE CHEESE TO MY MACARONI.I'd prefer wisdom over strength any day.

Chapter 13 Questions

1. Why does Percy try to keep a low profile on the train?
Because there were pictures and news articles about him all over the place.

2. What new information does Annabeth tell us about her father in this chapter?
That one day she just showed up on her doorstep,and she was never treated like any of his other kids,and he just forgot about her.
3. Annabeth says a couple of unexpected friends took care of her when she ran away from home. Any guesses who these might be? Why?I think it could be Grover because he failed a quest 5 years ago-the same time when Annabeth ran away,and Grover probably helped her like he did Percy.

4. Why does Percy laugh when Annabeth tells him what she wants to be?Because he found it funny because the idea of Annabeth sitting quietly and drawing all day.

5. What magic item does Hades have? What are its powers?The Helm of Darkness.It allows him to become darkness.He can melt ino shadow,pass through walls without being seen,heard,or touched.He can radiate massive fear.

6. Describe the Chimera.The head of a lion with blood-caked mane,the body and hooves of a giant goat,and a 10-foot-long serpent for a tail.

7. Echidna says Percy should feel honored to be killed by her. Why?
Because Zeus barely allows her to test a hero with one of her brood.She is the Mother of Monsters.
8. What is Percy’s “fatal mistake” while battling the Chimera?When he slashed the Chimera's neck.

9. Why does Percy decide he has no choice but to jump? What would you have done in his place?
He had nowhere to go,and he had to prove his bloodline to Echidna,and she called him a coward.He wanted Poseidon to help him.He felt like he was about to die,and he needed healing and wanted to be saved.
10. How would the battle have been different if there were no mortal spectators in the Arch?

Chapter 13 Anticipatory Writing Responce #1

Many people have phobias. Fear of heights is one of the most common. Are you afraid of high places, or do you know anyone who is? What about other phobias – do you have any?

I am afraid of heights,particularly the bridge at Children's Hospital in Dallas.You know,the one with the airplanes hanging around the sides.Every time I go on it,I get scared to go on the edges because I am afraid to fall,but if I'm in the middle of the bridge then I feel dizzy,and sometimes I feel as if I can't control where my legs are going.Another weird thing is that whenever I have an awesome dream,I always end up dying because I fall from something.I am also afraid of clowns.I have no idea why,they just creep me out.I am also afraid that if I go swimming,while I'm doing an underwater backflip,my feet float to the surface above the water,and I get stuck.It might be impossible,but that probably won't ever happen to me.For some reason,I'm afraid that one day I am going to school and I will forget my shoes.It sounds a little weird,but is hasn't happened....so far...

After Reading Chapter 10

My Fury
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Olympian Travel Agency:
If Percy,Annabeth,and Grover leave for Los Angeles at 9:30 pm,they would arrive in Los Angeles at 3:15 pm,2 days,20 hours,and 45 minutes later if they took a bus.

Chapter 10 Writing Prompt

1.I think that Percy's weapon should be a magic starfish that he can throw at his enemy,and when it's in air,blades come out the corners,and it will harm the enemy.My weapon is a magic seashell and when you open it facing your enemy,it will let out very cold rays and will freeze them in place.




2.I do not think that the driving age limit should be 13 because that puts many people in danger,because many teenagers are obsessed with texting and talking on their cell phones,and doing that behind the wheel is very dangerous.Also,you might not even be tall enough to see over the steering wheel!!!I know that if I was 13,I wouldn't be able to look at the speed limit,all my mirrors,and other tools all at once.Let's just keep the driving to the pros,and just wait until we are 16.