"Down River" Blog Post #52

If you were Tally, would you ask the Warden to make you pretty?

Yes, because i would know that if i didn't do it i would be betraying Maddy who blames her for her husbands death and save many pretty lives. i would also be saving Shay, who is her best friend.

"confessions" blog post 51

tally has finally come clean. do you think she will regret it? do you think david will change his mind about her?

i don't think she will regret it because she knows she could save alot of people from lesions and be saving shay, her best friend. i don't think he will change his mind about her because he loves her and would do anything to save her.

"hippocratic" blog post 50

should maddy have forced shay to take the cure? why or why not?

no i don't think she should've because then she would be like dr. cable, horrible. also because az and her had made a promise to never do that.

"night" blog post 49

if you were shay, would you get the cure? whyor why not?

Probaly not because i would be pretty and an ugly is telling me to do something. also because there would be a chance that i would die.another reason is that i would probaly be too stupid to realize it could save me.

"get away" blog post 48

respond to the following quote from the chapter...what does it mean to you?
Tally thought of he lesions on shay's brain, the tiny concers or wounds or whatever they are that she didn't even know she had. they were in there somewhere changing her friend's thoughts, warping her feelings, gnawing at the roots of who she was?

To me it means that shay really isnt shay right now and tally cares about that. it also means tally would do anything to save shay.

"rescue Blog post 47

give a chronological list of impotant events in the chapter. whts the kicker at the end of the chapter?

1) shay covers for tally and david.
2) tally and david save the smokies.
3) they escape to the elevator
4) maddy tells david that his father is dead.

The kicker is that maddy tells david his fathers dead.

inside blog post46

is this quote a play on words or does it have a deeper meaning to the story? radiology . neutrology. magnetic imaging. she read softly. operating theatre two.

it could have a meaning to the story because the rooms could mean that specials study and do all that stuff behind everyone's back.

what labels do tally and david find in the special circumstances building. give a brief description of what you think each means.

interrogation room one-a room where the kinda interrogete people.
interrogation room 2-a room where they interrogate people alot.
isolation room 1-a room where they isolate peope that aren't too bad.
distrientation room 1- a room where they make prettys into specials.
radiology-a room where they study radiology
magnetic imaging- a room where they make cuts, and decide how to turn people.
neutrology-a room where new specials learn neutrology.

describe shay's appeareance at the end of the chapter using textual evidence.

"she was tall and elegant, every feature perfection. her eyes deep and soulful flecked with copper and gold widened with a troubled look."

"Over the edge" blog post 45

in this chapter a few uglies go to new pretty town to do a trick. they make the words "the smoke lives" with sparklers. if you had one chance to post a message important to you what would it be and why?

i would write keep moving forward because people always seem to quit when they can't do something.

accomplices blog post 44

the uglies met in this chapter are similar to tally at the beginning of the book. when you compare her to these uglies how has tally changed and what has changed?

she has changed because a trick to her is like nothing and she was not as mature . what has made her change is the smoke, the work she has done in the smoke and david.

familiar sights blog post 43

do you think tallys plan will work? david wants to save his parents. nut whats driving tally? do you think she is crazy or are her feelings valid?

yes i think what driving tally is her friends and her feelings for david. i think her feelings are valid because she is finally doing something right.

oil plague blog post 42

how do david and tally describe the rusties? itit accurate?

they described it as idiotic and horrible. i don't think they are very accurate.

What are weaknesses of our society?
pollution

What are weaknesses of their society?
they go through to much to have a paradise society.

"Maddy and Az" Blog Post #41

Find information and a picture about a time we weren't prepared.

9-11 we weren't prepared to be attacked. www.prisonplanet.com

"Run" Blog Post #40

Describe the irony in tally's "victory" over dr. cable. what was lost in the process?

Her small victory is that she finds old magazines but finds out the Boss is dead. this is her small victory over dr. cable.

"Inside" Blog Post # 46

is this quote a play on words or does it have a deeper meaning to the story? Radiology. Neurology. magnetic imaging" she read softly. "Operating theatre two."

it could have a meaning to the story because the rooms mean that specials study and do all that stuff and behind everyone in ciy's backs.

"Amazing" Blog Post #39

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

I don't think Tally is amazing because she just ditched all her friends and ran away. I think she should feel quilty because she should have known after all the Dr. Cable has put her through that if she destroyed it that it would activate the pendent.

"Run" Blog Post#38

Who is the voice in the dark? Do you think it will be a friend or an enemy to Tally? What do you think Tally will do now?

I think the voice in the dark is a Special circumstance person that is hiding to find Tally. Ithink the person will be a friend and help Tally escape. Ithink Tally won't do anything and stick her ground and fight if she has to.

"In Case of Damage" Blog Post #37

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

I think self preservation is when you lie to somebody to get out trouble but not do anything about anyone else. No it is not the most important thing. Yes to be in honest i probaly would lie because of it.

"The Rabbit Pen" Blog Post #36

Tally had changed her mind about the smoke and the operation, but what will she do about all that now? Whose side is she on?

I think she is still on the Smoke side but has to forget about the Smoke and the operation in order to help herself and her friends.

"Invasion" Blog Post #35

Is this the climax of the book? Explain why or why not.

Yes because this might be the part where the Smoke disappears forever. This could also be the part where Tally tells everyone the entire truth of why she is there and why special circumstances is there.

"Burning Bridges" Blog Post #34

Read the following quote David says to Tally. "What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful." Name one person in your personal life, and one in your academic life...what makes this person beautiful?

My mom because no matter what she has planned for herself she will cancel it for her children and her family. She is always there cheering me on and everybody likes.

My friends because when i am down they pick me up and when i am tired they make me laugh. they give me strength to carry on out through the day.

"Pretty Minds" Blog Post#33

Respond to the following quote, what does it mean to you/to the story? "Becoming pretty doesn't change the way you look...it changes the way you think." How would you want to change mentally and physically if you were "pretty"?

To me it means not only would i turn pretty but there is a consequence for turning supermodel gorgeous. to the story it could be something more than turning but when you turn pretty it changes the way you think and do entirelly.
I would want:
*smarter
*nicer
*more outgoing
*be able to talk in several languages.
*learn faster.

"The secret" Blog Post #32

What does the following 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 sister, uglies, who looked almost the same. But parents and children? That's just weird."

It tells me that the city knows about genes but people don't know that children get their hair color and stuff from their parents. It also tells me people never look like their parents.

Predict what you think being "pretty" is.

I think it might be bad and being you know supermodel gorgeous but being under a disease that you don't know abot.

"Bravery" Blog Post #31

Find an example of imagery, personification and simile. Quote directly and give page numbers.

Imagery-"He turned her palm up to reveal her fleshy blistered fingers." pg.244

Personification-"The orchids choking the life out of other plants" pg.244

Simile-"Dr. Cable's pendent seemed to wound around her neck as tightly as the vines brush." pg.243


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

Yes because his parents could used to be part of special circumstances and see her pendent and bust her. It also takes bravery because no one really else has met his parents before and Shay could find out Tally met them before she did when Shay likes David.

"Suspicion" Blog Post #30

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

Yes because Tally knew Shay liked David and Tally shouldn't have tooken the gloves David gave when she knew that. And spend so much time with David and talk to him alot when her friend liked him.

Tally received a gift from David in the chapter that is special. Have you ever received something that made others jealous as this gift did? Did your gift have a meaning behind it as Tally's had?

No not really. The gifts i get are special, but not as special as those gloves David gave Tally.

"Hearthrob" Blog Post #29

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

It would have been easier because then she wouldn't had had to find out the smoke was David's real home. also she wouldn't of had to get close to everyone.

"David" Blog Post #28

If David's parents were doctors, Why do you think they ran away? Support your answer with textual evidence.

I think they became doctors so that when they ran away they could live whereever and look however they want.

"They reversed the operation?"
"Yes."

"Work" Blog Post #27

Find an image of a skyline like the one Tally sees. Post it. What is beautiful about it? Is there anything ugly about it?

This image is beautiful beacuse it is a view of the river and of a bridge with lights. It is also pretty because it has a view of the city.

What is ugly about it is that there are so may buildings and you don't really see any land.

"The Model" Blog Post #26

What do you think about Shay's description of a model? Shay and Tally have a messed up view of our time, but what have they got right? (1 paragraph)

I think they don't know very much about models but have some right. Models do have a disease. it is a really bad disease to have. shay is right a little when she says models are kinda like professional pretties.

"Lies" Blog Post #25

Characterization: David

A smokey who leads uglies from cities and takes them to the smoke. he is around Tally's age.

I picked this because of the cottage roofs and the old fashioned style. i also picked this picture because of the dirt roads.

"Bug Eyes" Blog post #24

List the important events of the chapter in chronological order
1) Strange people rescue Tally from the fire.
2)Tally hopes the people who saved her are the "fire-bug-eyes" in the note
3) Tally finds out the strange people are the fire bug eyes and are called rangers
4) Tally learns about helicopters
5) Tally learns the rangers help out smokies
6) Tally reaches the bald head and waits


Respond to the following quote: "...Tally was stuck out here in the wild forever. Ugly for life. Her only way home was to betray her friend."

To me it means she is having to make a really tough decision, either se chooses to be pretty or betray her friend.

"Firestorm" Blog Post #23

Give one example of each of these from the chapter:imagery, personification, and a simile.

Imagery-"Her lungs fought for air in the foul brown smke."pg 172

Personification-"There were a few spots burning on this side, but nothing like the galloping flame behind her" pg.173

Simile-"Her grippy shoes were ruined, their soles cracked like sunbaked mud.."

"The Side You Despise" Blog Post #22

What do you think the flying machine was? Make a prediction.

I think it was that police or Special Circumstances of another city trying to find people who went to the Smoke.

I think the machine was a hovercar from another city. I think that the machine will find Tally again and cause trouble.

"The worst mistake" Blog Post #21

Have you ever made yourself do something that you didn't want to do because you knew you had to?

Yes. One time i got a bladder infection and the medicine was like drinking poop, but i knew if i wanted to eat a gain i needed to drink it.



Predict what you think will happen next.

I think someone will come when she gets out of the river before she gets dressed.

"Spagbol" Blog Post #20

Invent a dried food you would take with you on your journey if you were Tally. What would it be? How would you make it?

Macaroni cheese pie, take all the ingrediants besides cheese and put it in a container and when you want it, melt the cheese and put it in with the other ingrediants.



Make a list of things you would miss about your home if you were forced to leave it as Tally was.

1) Hot Bath
2) hairbrush
3) books
4) toothbrush
5) different clothes
6) sunblock
7) friends
8) bed
9) warm blankets
10) music

"Leaving " Blog Post #19

Why do you think Tally ultimately decides to figure out where Shay is?

She does'nt want to be differnet like Shay and be supermodel pretty and be like Peris.

"Infiltrator" Blog Post #18

Give a chronological list of impotant events that happened in the chapter.

1) Tally decides to tell on Shay.
2) Tally and Dr. Cable try to decipher the note.
3) Dr. Cable tells Tally she has to go find the Smoke
in order to turn pretty.

"Peris" Blog Post #17

Why do you think Peris comes back? Support your answer with textual evidence.

I think he comes back to tell her to tell everyone about Special circumstances so she will get invited to all the parties and he will to because he is her friend.

"I know you're probaly not supposed to talk about it.
But once you're across the river just drop a few hints
about special -you-know-what and you'll get invited to
all the parties! Just make sure you take me with you.

"Ugly for life" Blog Post #16

Respond to the following quote

"Everywhere she went, eyes looked away.
But it was the most visible she'd ever felt."

Even though everyone turned away from her, she felt like a green thumb in a sea of regular thumbs.

"Special Circumstances" Blog Post #15

Summarize the chapter highlighting the important events in chronological order.Predict what will happen next.

1) Tally meets Dr. Cable.
2) Dr. Cable asks about Shay.
3) Tally doesn't tell her.
4) Dr. Cable tells Tally if she doesn't tell her
than she will ot turn pretty.



Characterization Dr. Cable
A cruel pretty with a cold face. She works for special circumstances. has sharp teeth and is mean.

"Operation" Blog Post #14b

Summarize the chapter highlighting the important events in chronological oder. Predict what you think will happen next?

1) Tally waits to be picked up to turn pretty.
2) Tally waits for somebody to get her to turn her pretty.
3) A person comes and tells Tally there is a problem.

"Last Trick" Blog Post #14a

Respond to the following quote, what does it mean to you?

"We don't have to look like everyone else,
Tally and act like everyone else. We've
got a choice. We can grow up any way we want."

To me it means why look like everyone else when you can look however wat you want to.

"Fight" Blog Post #13

Two fights were presented in this chapter. Compare and contrast both of them. List their similarities and differences. Why did each fight take place? What was the outcome of each one?

The two fights were Shay and Tally pretending to fight in the library. The other one was when the both actually fought verballly because Shay doesn't want to turn pretty. The one in the library was just a prank to scare the new Uglies to the dorm. The outcome was that Shay ends up boucing out with one of the life jackets. The other outcome was Shay walked away mad and Tally feels quilty.

#Waiting for David" Blog Post #12

What does the following quote from the chapter tell you about the city?

"That was one thing about being outside the city:
It made all that nature stuff they taught in
school seem a lot more useful. She remembered
now how rainwater fell on the mountains and
soaked into the ground..."

It tells me that the city doesn't really have much nature and that they can survive without it.

"The Rusty Ruins" Blog post #11

Write a one paragraph sumary of the chapter. Tell the important events in chronological order.
Shay shows Tally the Rusty Ruins. When they get there Tally realizes that whatever happened to those people, they were trying to get away. Then Shay shows her a rollar coaster. Tally learns a rollar coaster is a big ride made out of metal. When Tally decides ti ride it and when she gets to a part of the rollar coaster that has a piece missing, she falls for 5 seconds. Then keeps going on ther rollar coaster with her hoverboard.
1. Shay and Tally look around the Rusty Ruins.
2. Shay shows Tally a rollacoaster.
3. Tally and Shay ride their hoverboards on it.
4. Tally falls because there is a hole in the coaster, but only falls for 5 seconds and kept riding.
5. Shay wants to show Tally somebody, Tally agrees.

Find Two Similies in this chapter and quote them, as well as the page number.
"On the rollarcoaster, hoverboarding really was like being a bird." Pg #64
"But they had become as useless as the board." Pg #65

"Rapids" Blog Post #10

In this chapter Tally says, "I kind of liked being fooled about some things." Do you agree with Tally, or would you rather know the reality behind everything?Why?
I agree with her because why would you want to know everything and live being miserable or happy. I would rather be happy.

Origin of whitewater rafting
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"Pretty Boring" Blog Post #9

Describe the Rusty Ruins. What are they?What happened during this time period?
Everyone was ugly and there were too many of them and they were all stupid. They are ruins of the time people were all ugly and stupid. Rollar coasters were in this time period, cars on rubber wheels. and houses that were bigger than Garbo Mansion.

Define Peer pressure. Thnk of a time when it happened to you or someone you know and explain the situation in a paragraph.
Peer pressure is when someone pressures you into doing something you don't want to do. My brother, sister and I were at Six Flags over Texas and I didn't want to ride on the Texas Giant, but if i couldn't ride on on it then one other person had to stay with me and they wouldn't be able to ride on the ride. So thay told me I don't go I would stay by myself with all the people at six flags that could easily kidnap me. So of course I rode the ride and found out it wasn't as scary as i thought it would be.

"Facing the Future" Blog Post #8

Reflect on the following quotes from the chapter, what does each mean to you?

"Making ourselves feel ugly is not fun."...."This whole game is just designed to make us hate ourselves." To me this quote means that why play a game that makes you want to be pretty and just make yourself feel ugly.
"Everyone judged everyone else based on their appearence. People who were taller got better jobs......people killed one another over stuff like having different skin color." To me this quote means almost everyone hated each other besides themselves and killed people because of it.
"It's the only way to make people equal." To me this quote means somebody thinks everybody becomes equal when they become pretty, but in truth everyone is equal because we are all human and have a heart.

"Wipeout" Blog Post #7

Think of another book, movie, or comic in which people use hoverboards. How are they used? If possible, post video of this.
Back to the Future, they are used the same way pretty much, but the hoverboards can't fly over water. I can't upload a video.

Why do you think the new pretties don't come back to Uglyville to visit? Describe their physical & mental transformation into new pretties.
I don"t think they come back to Uglyville because they are so happy that they just turned pretty why would they want to go back to the place where they were ugly. The doctors cut open their skin and take it off. they then put new skin on them. They stop doing things that will cause them to get dirty or unpretty. They put new lips, eves, ears and everything that is ugly and make them pretty.

"Shay" Blog Post #6

Write a one paragraph summary of the chapter-Tally sees a middle pretty and learns she is in big trouble. As she's trying to get away, she thinks there is a middle pretty in the bushes looking for her, but it is actually another ugly. The uglie's name is Shay and she is a girl. She also was spying on her friends that were new pretties.

What have you learned about Shay?IS she like Tally?make a prediction about what will happen between Tally and Shay.
Shay has friends who are new pretties and she is the youngest and she spies on them. Yes, I think she is like Tally.I think they will become best friends.

"Shay" Blog Post #6

Write one paragraph summary of the chapter.
Tally sees a middle pretty and knows she is in big trouble. As shes trying to get away, she thinks there is a middle pretty in the bushes looking for her, but it is actually an ugly girl. The girl's name is Shay and was spying on her frieds that were also new pretties.

What have you learned about Shay?Is she like Tally?Make a prediction about what will happen between Tally and Shay.
Shay has friends who are new pretties and she is the youngest of them all and she spys on them.Yes.I think thay will become best friends.

"Best Friends Forever" Blog Post #5

Why do you think New Pretty Town advocates bungee jumping? So the pretties don't ruin their hair and clothes by jumping off a building.

History of Bungee Jumping

Bungee Jumping was originally an ancient ritual or right of passage for the "vine jumpers" of Pentecost Island in the Pacific Ocean Vanuatu group. Every year, the men of the island's tribe build large wooden towers, over 80 feet high. They then carefully select vines from the jungle which they then tie to their ankles before jumping off the top of the towers.
Modern Bungee jumping began with a 4 man team from the Oxford University Dangerous Sports Club jumping off the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, England, on April 1, 1979 (April Fools Day) dressed in their customary top hat and tails.
www.athleticscholarships.net/extreme-sports-bungee-jumping.htm

"Best Friends Forever" Blog Post #4

Characterization Tally- Tally is an ugly that lost her friend because he turned into a pretty. She is 15 years old almost 16, she has a scarr on her hand from when he and Peris took a penknife and cut themselves. sweet girl

Caracterization Peris- A new pretty who just turned 16 and lives in a party house. He has flawless skin and no longer has the scarr him and Tally used to have.

How do you feel about the friendship of Tally and Peris?Are they true best friends?Why or why not?I think they were friends but Peris became a pretty and it all changed.No, because Peris thinks of himself better than Tally because he is a pretty and won't be her friend until she is a pretty.

"New Pretty Town"

Why do you think Tally chose to wear a mask to the party that was deamed "white tie"? I think Tally chose to wear the mask , so that no one would see she was an uglie and so that she could talk to Peris.

The History of Masks
A form of disguise. It is an object that is frequently worn over or in front of the face to hide the identity of a person and by its own features to establish another being. This essential characteristic of hiding and revealing personalities or moods is common to all masks.
How does this relate to Tally's decision? I think it relates to Tally's decision because it just tells er it can hide her face very well.

"New Pretty Town" Blog Post #3

Find and Quote one oxymoron from the chapter or one example of irony."New Pretty Town"

Describe the Following Terms:

1. Interface ring- A ring that uglies wear so that people can tell they are uglies.
2. Toothbrush pill- A pill that makes your teeth and breath clean.
3. Cacophony- Something that someone does that is funny or not necessary.

"New Pretty Town" Blog Post #2

1 Paragraph- Have you evr had a friend like Peris who abandoned your friendship after moving? Explain. No I have never had a friend like Peris who abandoned our friendship.

Before Reading

I chose this picture because it has flaws unlike the fairy, it is gray, huge, scary looking, and ugly.

Before Reading

This is beautiful because it has no flaws it is completely flawless in every way.

Before Reading Blog Post #1

How do you define beauty? What would the word be like if everyone was "beautiful"?
I would define beauty as something or someone that is flawless in everything and everything they do. I think the world would be horrible. Yes, I think it would horrible because everyonne would be looking at pretty much the same person because everyone is beautiful.