Thursday, September 9, 2010

10 Favorite Places in Western PA

1. Waterworks-I love the uptown atmosphere of waterworks and all the cute shops
2. Miorica- It is a small spanish-portugese resturant in pittsburgh that always has the freshest things from dimonico steak to cold gazapcho soup
3. Ohiopyle- White water rafting, the butterfly grill and long bike trails are just a few words that come to mind when i think of Ohiopyle
4. Seven Springs- For as long as i could remember i have gone skiing at Seven Springs every winter
5. Incline- the absolute best way to see the city at any time of day
6. The Point- between the fork in the river, this great sightseeing spots is fun at any time of the day
7. Phipps Conservatory- i love the way you can walk in from the dusty city streets to the jungle of exotic flowers
8. Kennywood- form the new age skyrocket to the old fashioned thunderbolt you get a little bit of everything when going to Kennywodd
9. Fallingwater- this magical house with running waterfalls streaming through it is a place everything should visit
10. Benedum Theatre- everyear i go the nutcracker play at the Benedum Theatre at every year i am wowed by the theatre

Monday, September 6, 2010

Is Sucker damaged goods?


No, Sucker is not damaged goods because when implying that someone is damaged goods you are saying that they look good on the outside but are troubled on the inside. The story describes Sucker as a scraggly kid who is kind of awkward and doesn’t have any friends. Just by looking at Sucker you could probably tell that he was troubled by the way he acted. He also has many scratches and bruises because he does anything that Pete tells him to do such as jump off a garage. So Sucker is damaged on the outside and the inside.

100 Word Summary of Sucker


The story Sucker takes place in your average American town where the main character Pete, a love sick high school student, lives with his younger cousin Sucker. We’ve all heard our parents say “would you jump off a bridge if your friend did?” Well in this case if Pete told Sucker to jump off a bridge Sucker would actually do it. In the beginning of the story Pete is hostile towards Sucker but that all changes when Maybelle, who is in the prettiest girl in the school in Pete’s opinion, starts to give Pete the time of day. As Pete and Maybelles relationship begins to grow, so does Pete and Suckers. They begin to talk more and Pete even gives him some of his valuable possessions. One day after Maybelle has been ignoring Pete, Sucker tries to ask him something and Pete blows up. He yells insult after insult and Sucker just sits there. That turns out to be the last time Pete and Sucker talk for a while because Sucker goes off and makes some friends and Pete falls in to a state of depression. Pete wishes he could apologize to Sucker but he is afraid sucker might kill him.

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Sucker Review

The story Sucker was decent but I have read better. I didn't really like the way the the main character acted or the conflict of the story. It was very bland.