Gautam 2/18/10
Ark Angel
By. Anthony Horowitz
Pages 172-250
Total Pages 78
What is confusing in this book? Why?
What I found confusing in the past chapters is that Nikolei Drevin is actually a bad guy. He seemed like a nice, rich guy but his plans are beyond belief. He was the creator of Force Three and he plans to take down Ark Angel. He will pin the blame on them and get away clean. I don’t fully understand why he is taking Ark Angel down but I do know that he plans to have it land on the Pentagon. He said that he would be taking Ark Angel down for monetary purposes because the project is insured. But what mostly confused me is that Nikolei planned to have his own sons finger cut off. One other thing that is confusing is that he already spent billions of dollars on the Ark Angel project. He said that he wanted to recover some of the money because this project was taking more time because of delays thus he is spending more money.
Which character would you like (or not like) to be your friend? Why?
I think that if I wanted anyone to be my friend it would probably be Alex. I know that he would always have my back and protect me from any danger but he would be gone most of the time. There is also Paul Drevin. He seems nice and I can relate to him with the asthma. He seems to be a bit spoiled but he is all in all a nice kid. If I had to pick one of the two it would probably be Alex because Paul seems to be a bit unsocial and keeps to himself. Alex is also the coolest character in the book. One person I would not like to be my friend is obviously Nikolei Drevin. He is the villain and he seems like a nice guy but he is involved with the Chinese Triads, the Russian Mafiya, and several other criminal organizations. He’s not the type of friend you want.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Free Choice Blog 2 (well 3)
Gautam 2/11/10
Ark Angel
By. Anthony Horowitz
Pages 102-172
70 total pages
Question 1.
Which character would you like to be like? In what way? Why?
Response 1.
I think that I would want to be like Alex Rider. Even though he gets in danger a lot it would be cool to be a spy for MI-6. Also he gets to travel around the world and help people. I would say that everything except for the danger interests me because I like adventure. I think that I would like his job more than to have his physical appearance and personality. Even though he is a nice boy that likes to help people, I’d rather be me. He is one of the coolest kids in his school but no one knows it because he has to keep the spy job secret.
Question 2.
What has surprised you in the book? Why?
Response 2.
I was surprised when a couple of Force Three members showed up at Nikolei Drevin’s soccer match. He owned one of the teams that were playing so he went there. At the end of the chapter it didn’t surprise me that Force Three killed the star player of Nikolei’s team. Adam, the star player, was having a bad game and another thing that surprised me was that he was told to throw the game. Alex was there at that game with Nikolei. Unfortunately Paul Drevin had an asthma attack the night before so he couldn’t be there. Overall this book has a lot in store and I can’t wait to keep reading.
Ark Angel
By. Anthony Horowitz
Pages 102-172
70 total pages
Question 1.
Which character would you like to be like? In what way? Why?
Response 1.
I think that I would want to be like Alex Rider. Even though he gets in danger a lot it would be cool to be a spy for MI-6. Also he gets to travel around the world and help people. I would say that everything except for the danger interests me because I like adventure. I think that I would like his job more than to have his physical appearance and personality. Even though he is a nice boy that likes to help people, I’d rather be me. He is one of the coolest kids in his school but no one knows it because he has to keep the spy job secret.
Question 2.
What has surprised you in the book? Why?
Response 2.
I was surprised when a couple of Force Three members showed up at Nikolei Drevin’s soccer match. He owned one of the teams that were playing so he went there. At the end of the chapter it didn’t surprise me that Force Three killed the star player of Nikolei’s team. Adam, the star player, was having a bad game and another thing that surprised me was that he was told to throw the game. Alex was there at that game with Nikolei. Unfortunately Paul Drevin had an asthma attack the night before so he couldn’t be there. Overall this book has a lot in store and I can’t wait to keep reading.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Free Choice Blog 1
Gautam Daryanani 2/4/10
Ark Angel
Anthony Horowitz
Pages 1-102
102 Total Pages This Week
Question 1.
What do you think about a particular character's actions? Was he/she right or wrong to do that?
Response 1.
I think that Alex Rider didn’t have to save Paul Drevin because he wasn’t involved. It was a great act of kindness because Alex was kidnapped, tortured, and had to escape a fire. He helped a boy who he didn’t know because he has a nice soul. I think he was right to do that because the boy was helpless and recovering from appendicitis. He took out three professional criminals and in the end was taken.
Question 2.
What other character(s) beside the main character is really important to the story? How and why?
Response 2.
I think that Paul Drevin is also one of the other important characters because he is an intended target of Force Three and Alex is hanging out with him. Force Three are eco terrorists that would kill everyone to save the planet. If Alex has another run in with them they will not underestimate him. Also I feel that Paul’s dad will play a big role in this book because he is the creator of Ark Angel, the first space hotel. I feel like that because the book is titled Ark Angel. The last character that I think will play a big role is Kaspar. He is the head of Force Three and is a bit of a fanatic. He had his whole head shaved and the globe tattooed on it.
Ark Angel
Anthony Horowitz
Pages 1-102
102 Total Pages This Week
Question 1.
What do you think about a particular character's actions? Was he/she right or wrong to do that?
Response 1.
I think that Alex Rider didn’t have to save Paul Drevin because he wasn’t involved. It was a great act of kindness because Alex was kidnapped, tortured, and had to escape a fire. He helped a boy who he didn’t know because he has a nice soul. I think he was right to do that because the boy was helpless and recovering from appendicitis. He took out three professional criminals and in the end was taken.
Question 2.
What other character(s) beside the main character is really important to the story? How and why?
Response 2.
I think that Paul Drevin is also one of the other important characters because he is an intended target of Force Three and Alex is hanging out with him. Force Three are eco terrorists that would kill everyone to save the planet. If Alex has another run in with them they will not underestimate him. Also I feel that Paul’s dad will play a big role in this book because he is the creator of Ark Angel, the first space hotel. I feel like that because the book is titled Ark Angel. The last character that I think will play a big role is Kaspar. He is the head of Force Three and is a bit of a fanatic. He had his whole head shaved and the globe tattooed on it.
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