SRA 4

The first thing that drew me into this book was the cover. It's not every day that you see cover art of a bull holding a yard gnome. But what really hooked me on this book in particular was that the main character, Cameron, is some what of a loner without many friends who gets swept up in something much bigger than himself. This may seem somewhat over used, but this story had something different. Cameron was diagnosed with a terminal disease and it is that which causes him to get drawn into this immense plot.

Overall this was a thrilling and adventurous story with the perfect amount of comedy sprinkled into it. Thais would be a good book for someone to read between the ages of about 13 to 18. thee ages would connect very well with most of the characters, major and minor.

SRA 3

"Hi, welcome to Buddha Burger. Can I take your order, please?" I say, pulling out a plastic tray and putting a one hundred percent recycled paper liner on it. I avoid eye contact by staring at the useless factoids: DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the genetic code that makes you uniquely you! Before they're your cruelty-free burgers, Buddha Burger cows are raised with sunshine and happiness. That's why they taste so moo-velously good! Recycling is good for the planet — and you and me. Let's all get recycled!"

This quote might not seem like much, but it actually ties into the story line very strongly and some what ironically. This excerpt is taken from the part of the book just before Cameron is diagnosed with the terminal disease most people would call mad cow disease.

SRA 1 July 2

In Chapter 1of Going Bovine, Cameron is a sixteen-year-old high school student who lives with his mom, dad and twin sister, Jenna. Cameron is caught up in a memory of the day that he almost died while on the It's a Small World ride at Disneyland when he was 5 years old. He was entranced by the machines and the lights and decided that if he stopped the ride he could save his family from all the craziness of the ride. Cameron jumped out of the boat, into the water and had to be saved by his father. Cameron remembers this as the most alive he has ever felt.

This is an odd start to the great book Going Bovine. It is not to long after this. Thought that Cameron begins having visions of an angle and learns that he has a terminal disease. The story line so far seems to be centered around this disease and the hallucinations that is causes. I have no doubt that this will be a very interesting read.

Chapter One

This chapter is a sort of introduction to the rest of the book. "'My name's Clark and I suppose I'm the boss here.'"
(Pg. 30, chapter 1) 

This is an important line in this chapter because it shows the extent of Clark's confusion  at just becoming the leader of Rainbow Six. This also shows that he may adapt quickly because later in this part of the book he begins to order people around like it is a second nature for him. I feel that he may enjoy being the leader

Tom Clancy

I chose to read this book because I have read several Tom Clancy books and he is a very good author. He writes mainly fictional military books. Some of his more popular work The Hunt For Red October and the splinter cell series. Tom Clancy Has Written several books the have been turned into movies or video games. The book I am reading, Rainbow Six, was turned into a video game that has yet to be released, Rainbow 6: Patriots.

Blog Reflection

           I displayed writer’s voice in several places in this post. One example is “She is in the book for a very short time in the beginning but you get to learn a lot about her.” This statement displays writer’s voice by helping me explain my opinion. This makes my opinion stand out more in my writing, causing a reader to pay more attention to it. Voicing my opinion is a large factor in this form of writing because it is almost like a kind of argument.

            I also use diction and syntax techniques in this blog post. I use mostly low or informal diction in this post. This was used to help me keep the attention of the reader. Using lower diction helps you to stay focused on the post for a longer amount of time. For this post I also use medium length sentences. This helps me elaborate on an idea without losing focus on the main point.

New Book

The book I will be reading for this blog is Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six. This book is about a man named John Clark, a former navy seal who has been name head of Rainbow, a counter terrorist task force. He is face wit seemingly random global terrorist attacks and discoverers that a single group is behind them and put earth in jeopardy.