Blog Post #52

If you were Tally, would you ask the Warden to make you pretty? Well, yes I would, if I was already stuck with the plan. It would be much faster than going back to the dorm. It probably made it so much easier and so much faster than the alternative. I would just want to get it over with.

Blog Post #51

I don't think Tally will regret it. She should be happy that she has finally told him the truth, and if he doesn't like her for it, then that's fair because she did something horrible. I don't think David will change his mind about her though. He knows that she didn't mean to do it.

Blog Post #50

Should Maddy have forced Shay to take the cure? Why or why not?

Yes of course she should have! Who cares if they think you are just as bad as Dr. Cable? As long as you're doing the right thing, why does it matter? She should have given it to Shay. I think she just wanted Tally to go to New Pretty Town.

Blog Post #49

If you were Shay, would you get the cure? Why or why not?

Well of course I would want to, but I know I would probably act just like Shay because they would have changed my mind for me. Right now I'm saying heck yes, and Shay would be saying the same if she was still ugly. Really, if I was pretty, it wouldn't really be my choice, it would be the lesions' choice to whether or not I would get the cure. And the lesions choice would definitely not be to get rid of itself.

Blog Post #48

"Tally thought of the lesions on Shay's brain, the tiny cancers or wounds or whatever they are that she didn't even know she had. They were in there somewhere changing her friends thoughts, warping her feelings, gnawing at the roots of who she was."

This means that Tally misses her friend, no matter how mad she was at her, Tally missed her. She couldn't believe what had happened to Shay. It was all wrong. The real Shay would never think like that. And it was all Tally's fault. The only thing Tally could do was hope that Maddy had come up with a cure for the lesions.

Blog Post #47

Chronological Order of "Rescue"

1. Shay is already pretty.

2. David knocks out Dr. Cable.

3. Tally argues with Shay.

4. They unlock the Smokies.

5. Shay delays Dr. Cable's callers.

6. Everyone goes to the roof.

7. David's mom tells David that Az is dead. (That's the kicker.)

Blog Post #46

The quote, "Radiology. Neurology. Magnetic Imaging," she read softly."Operating Theatre Two." is a play on words, but it does have a deeper meaning because these words have to do with the operation. Neurology is the study of the brain, and that shows that Tally is kidding about the operation and the room names because they mess with your brain.

Tally and David find rooms called the Interrogation Room 1 & 2 which are probably used to get information out of people. Isolation Room 1 is probably a room to keep people away from each other so that they can't make up a story. Disorientation Room 1 is probably a room to make you forget your old life, and the Morgue is probably where they keep dead bodies.

Shay was a pretty at the end of the chapter. Pg. 338 "She was tall and elegant, every feature perfection." Pg.338 "Her eyes-deep and soulful, flecked with copper and gold- widened with a troubled look."

Blog Post #45

If I had one chance to post a message important to me, it would be,"Sorry Coach Roberts, but I can't run tomorrow, my doctor advises against it." I would post this because I don't feel like getting last place on the twenty four hundred, and really dislike long distance.

Blog Post #44

Tally was similar to these uglies because they weren't afraid to play tricks because they had nothing better to do. Now Tally is playing tricks because her friends lives (or brains) depend on it. She has changed from someone that didn't know who she was, to someone that is determined to win. And just living in the wild relying on her own skills and wits has made her sure of herself.

Blog Post #43

I think Tally's plan will work because she knows the specials well. Tally wants to save the Smokies so that she can tell David that she destroyed the Smoke when she has done one good thing for him. I think her feelings are valid because she does owe him for destroying his whole life.

Blog Post #42

How do David and Tally describe the Rusties? Is it accurate?

They describe them as people that never even existed, like its just a story. They say that they were dumb and made many, many mistakes. Here's a direct quote: "They shrug and say that all their mistakes just kept adding up, until it all collapsed like a house of cards."

What are weaknesses of OUR society? We rely on fossil fuels for everything. We rely on them to heat our homes, store our foods, and run our cars. It is definitely a weakness of our society.

What are weaknesses of their society? They expect everyone to follow the rules, and don't make it too hard to break into anywhere because they expect everyone to be a bubblehead.

Blog Post #41

The 1900 hurricane in Galveston was a devastating disaster, and we were definitely not prepared for it.

Those who managed, either by sheer luck or the grace of God, to survive the storm faced the challenge of moving forward.

In his memoirs, meteorologist Isaac Cline referred to the morning after the storm as "a most beautiful day."

It was indeed a sunny, warm day, the kind of day people came to Galveston for at the turn of the century. But few visitors would walk the sandy shores for months after the infamous hurricane.

Instead, bodies of the dead that were improperly buried at sea washed ashore on those beaches, leaving even more treacherous work for the cleanup crews.

The storm left behind a legacy that extends across the country. As families moved from the island, they carried with them the story of that night.

picture: house.jpg Taken from: http://www.1900storm.com/storm/index.lasso

Blog Post #40

The irony is that Tally only had the victory of escaping her own allies. She had also destroyed everyone's home. Really, she hadn't done anything to help either side, no matter how hard she tried, it all evened out. She worked at the Smoke, and she gave the Smoke away.

Blog Post #39

Is David right? Is Tally amazing? Do you think she should be feeling guilty? Why or why not?

Tally is pretty amazing because she traveled across the wild, and she escaped the specials. Tally may be amazing, but that does not excuse her from the fact that she betrayed her friends. I believe she should feel guilty. She is getting complements even though she is the cause for so many people's home being destroyed.

Blog Post #38

Who is the voice in the dark? Will they be a friend or foe? What will Tally do now?

I think the voice is David, and knowing David, he will be nice to Tally. He would never blame her for this. Tally will probably try to save her friends now.

Blog Post #37

Explain what self preservation means to you. Is it important? Would you lie because of it?

I would never betray everyone just to save my own skin. Self preservation sometimes means to betray people, so I don't find it extremely important, but if it doesn't involve me hurting anyone, I wouldn't mind being popular. Who would? But it all depends on how big of a lie it would be for me to say yes or no. If it was a white lie, then yes. If it was a bigger lie, I would probably say no. I would never betray others.

Blog Post # 36

Tally changed her mind, but whose side is she on?

I think Tally will try to save her friends, making it obvious that she is on the smokies' side. Right now, though, she has to pretend she is on the city's side to have any chance of escape. She has to escape before they turn her pretty, or they turn any of her friends pretty.

Blog Post #35

"Invasion"-Is this the climax of the book? Why or why not?

I don't think this is the climax of the book mostly because the book is almost a hundred pages longer. I also think that Tally would never let Shay end up pretty, even if Shay hates her guts. Tally owes it to her friends to save them because she's the one that got them into this mess in the first place.

Blog Post #34

"What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful."

My dad is beautiful to me because he is smart, funny, and nice. He works hard, but still finds time to play backyard football with us. He is almost always smiling, even when he's tired out. Whenever he is around, you can tell everyone is happier.

Another person that is beautiful is Jennifer Dennington. She is the sweetest person you will ever meet, and you can tell it's not her just trying to suck up to you. She is naturally just one of the nicest people you will ever meet.

Blog Post #33

"Becoming pretty doesn't just change the way you look... it changes the way you think." I would want to change my habit of chewing on the end of my pencil. I would always wear the right clothes and say the right things. (I really never do that!) Taller people command more respect, but you can't always reach the cupboards when you're short. Being short isn't that bad though, I still win at the limbo and get underestimated. I would probably stay short.

Blog Post #32

What does this quote tell you about the city and society in general?

"But you do know about genetics don't you? Sure I know all about genes. I knew two sisters, uglies, who looked almost the same. But parents and children? That's just weird."

This quote tells me that the city changes people's looks so drastically that their real genes that are passed on to their children aren't even recognizable anymore. Society wanted everyone to look so perfect, they got rid of anything unique.

I think being pretty means that you forget most of the things you do as an ugly. Peris used to laugh at the pretties, but once he turned into one, he thought they were awesome. I think they change your mind for you.

Blog Post # 31

Imagery, Personification, and a Simile

Simile Pg. 246

"He took the world more seriously than any ugly she'd ever met- more seriously, in fact, than middle pretties like her parents."

Personification Pg. 245

"Tally looked away, trying to drown her in uncanny pretty feelings in the sea of white weeds."

Imagery Pg. 245

"In the valley below, the orchids glowed with pale malevolence in the moonlight, a frozen sea against the dark shore of the forest."

Does it require bravery to meet David's parents? Why or why not?

Yes it does require bravery because Tally doesn't know what to expect. She knows that they used to be pretty,but they changed themselves back. She also doesn't know how to interact with other people's parents because she never has before.

Blog Post #30

Do you think Shay has a right to be jealous of Tally? Why or why not?

I think she does have a right to be jealous of Tally, but she doesn't have the right to be mean to her. Tally supposedly came just to be with Shay, and David fell in love with her. It wasn't exactly Tally's fault. She never meant to hurt Shay, she just came because she had to.

On valentine's day, I received a huge present from a person at school, and everyone was jealous. (That never happened. Not many people get jealous of me for anything.)

Blog Post #29

Why would it have been easier for Tally to have activated the pendant when she got there? Explain.

If she had activated the pendant when she first got there, she wouldn't have figured out how much people loved their new home in the Smoke, and she wouldn't have known how much she liked it there too. She also wouldn't have known David's secret. Now its not just getting rid of a little town, its getting rid of someone's whole life.

Blog Post #28

I think David's parents ran away because they messed something up on someone's operation. Maybe they even found the city's weak link and were forced to run away from the specials.

Textual evidence:

"The cities are like these boulders. They may seem solid, but if you start messing with them, the whole pile could crumble." Pg. 216 Uglies

Blog Post #27

MountainView.JPG

This picture is beautiful because it shows that not all of the world is covered in concrete. There is beauty outside of the city, you just have to look around to find it. I don't find anything ugly about it, except for the fact that there are not any bathrooms.