This book is getting more exciting every week! This is what I read for this week.
So the group of scientists take Rachel to meet Dr. Mangor. Dr. Mangor has figured a way to get the 8-ton meteorite out of its encasing of 300 feet of ice. They point a laser at the meteorite to heat it up and melt the ice around it. Everyone celebrates as the meteorite is taken out. Rachel is called for a call with the president. The president reveals his real motives for inviting her to the arctic circle. The reason is that he wants her to tell his staff of the discovery that has been made. It is shown that Gabrielle Ashe has been getting her information from an unknown informant who sends her anonymous e-mails. She is invited to a meeting outside the White House. At first she is reluctant to go but in the end she decides to go. as everyone is celebrating Dr. Ming goes back to the extraction hole and sees something that sparks his interest. He needs a sample of the water so he tries to get it by leaning in, but the delta team uses their robot to make him lose balance and fall into the hole. Dr. Ming drowns in the cold water. The group goes to the hole later on and sees the thing that Dr. Ming saw. The water is glowing!
-Scott Haidet
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Deception Point #3
I forgot to post over the break so I will have two posts today.
Senator Sexton arrives at a debate, and his opponent is Marjorie Tench the president's senior advisor. Although incredibly intelligent she is a very unnatractive woman. Rachel finds meets civilian scientists Michael Tolland(the creator and main character of a science television show) and Corky Marlinson who tell her about the discovery. Rachel finds out that extraterrestrials have been found fossilized in the meteor! At first Rachel is skeptical but her aprehensions to believe are quickly melted away by the undisputable facts given to her by the two scientists. Marjorie expecting Senator Sexton to bash NASA as he always does in the debate, baits him into a trap. She makes him say that he would do away with NASA if he had the chance and sets him up knowing that there will be a press conference showing NASA's ultimate discovery at 8 P.M. that very night. Dr Wailee Ming meets Rachel and joins her and the other two scientists. He is an archaeologist and explains that the "alien" fits into the darwin classification of animals. The different "aliens" range from the size of 2 inches to 2 feet and if living on earth would be related to lice! The scientists group wants to show Rachel the last remaining scientist: Dr. Mangor who they hint as being a very grouchy woman.
-Scott
Senator Sexton arrives at a debate, and his opponent is Marjorie Tench the president's senior advisor. Although incredibly intelligent she is a very unnatractive woman. Rachel finds meets civilian scientists Michael Tolland(the creator and main character of a science television show) and Corky Marlinson who tell her about the discovery. Rachel finds out that extraterrestrials have been found fossilized in the meteor! At first Rachel is skeptical but her aprehensions to believe are quickly melted away by the undisputable facts given to her by the two scientists. Marjorie expecting Senator Sexton to bash NASA as he always does in the debate, baits him into a trap. She makes him say that he would do away with NASA if he had the chance and sets him up knowing that there will be a press conference showing NASA's ultimate discovery at 8 P.M. that very night. Dr Wailee Ming meets Rachel and joins her and the other two scientists. He is an archaeologist and explains that the "alien" fits into the darwin classification of animals. The different "aliens" range from the size of 2 inches to 2 feet and if living on earth would be related to lice! The scientists group wants to show Rachel the last remaining scientist: Dr. Mangor who they hint as being a very grouchy woman.
-Scott
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Deception Point #2
Senator Sedgewick Sexton talks with his campaign manager; a young lady named Gabrielle Ashe, who apparently is smart and attractive, about which issues he should stress in his presidential debates. Gabrielle was an intern but she came up with the idea of assaulting the president's decision to continue funding NASA even though it has been proving that it is a money-pit. Senator Sexton has had an affair with her which Gabrielle now regrets. Rachel meets the president and he sends her off to the Artic circle because NASA has found something there of extreme importance. Senator Sexton meets with an unidentified man in a parking garage who has been funding his campaign, but also wants something that we don't know back in return(he probably wants a political favor). Rachel travels to the NASA base in a jet that flies 1500 miles per hour and arrives there in 3 hours. When she gets to the NASA base she is taken to a large inflated igloo where the whole NASA team has been researching the "important" discovery. The discovery is shown to be a large meteorite to have come down from space 300 years in the past. Rachel really doesn't know why this is so important, but as soon as she passes the curtain into the research area she is in awe of what she is seeing.
I have ended this blog post on a cliff-hanger and I am excited to read more for next week
-Scott
I have ended this blog post on a cliff-hanger and I am excited to read more for next week
-Scott
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Deception Point #1
I actually made it to the library! Now I am reading the book Deception Point by Dan Brown.
In the prolugue a geologist is dogsledding and he is confronted by men who tell him to transmit a strange message on his radion. For some reason unknown to us they take him into their helicopter and push him out when they are at a high altitude.
As the book begins it follows Rachel Sexton at a diner. She is there to meet her father: the presidential hopefull Sedgewick Sexton. He called her to the meeting to try and persuade her to work for his campaign. Rachel does not want to leave her job because she has worked hard for it. The story switches to that of a army team in the arctic. The team has been observing a building for 10 days and apparently something big is going to happen there. The reason why the team is observing the building is unknown but I predict we will soon know why they are there. The story switches back to Rachel as she goes to the NRO(the national reconnaissance office). We find out that Rachel's job is to sift through intel and report what is relevent to the president to him. When Rachel arrives at William Pickering's (the NRO director) he tells her that she has been directly requested by the president for a personal meeting with an unknown subject. The president sent a helicopter and Rachel gets in it. Delta one(the army guy) sends in his microbot to eavesdrop on the building and when he does he finds everything is the way he expected it. Rachel arrives at Wallops island and gets out of the chopper. She gets onto Air Force One as directed.
I like this book it is a fast read.
-Scott
In the prolugue a geologist is dogsledding and he is confronted by men who tell him to transmit a strange message on his radion. For some reason unknown to us they take him into their helicopter and push him out when they are at a high altitude.
As the book begins it follows Rachel Sexton at a diner. She is there to meet her father: the presidential hopefull Sedgewick Sexton. He called her to the meeting to try and persuade her to work for his campaign. Rachel does not want to leave her job because she has worked hard for it. The story switches to that of a army team in the arctic. The team has been observing a building for 10 days and apparently something big is going to happen there. The reason why the team is observing the building is unknown but I predict we will soon know why they are there. The story switches back to Rachel as she goes to the NRO(the national reconnaissance office). We find out that Rachel's job is to sift through intel and report what is relevent to the president to him. When Rachel arrives at William Pickering's (the NRO director) he tells her that she has been directly requested by the president for a personal meeting with an unknown subject. The president sent a helicopter and Rachel gets in it. Delta one(the army guy) sends in his microbot to eavesdrop on the building and when he does he finds everything is the way he expected it. Rachel arrives at Wallops island and gets out of the chopper. She gets onto Air Force One as directed.
I like this book it is a fast read.
-Scott
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Eragon #2
Eragon who is curious about his dragon goes to Brom for some information. He asks how the dragon riders started. Brom replies by telling a story. He tells of the elves arriving from a different land. They killed dragon because they thought that they were food, and it started a large war. It is very unwise to kill things and I think the Elves got what they deserved. Anyways one elf acquired a dragon egg, and he became the first dragon rider. The dragon riders were used to keep peace in alagaesia(the land they live in). Brom also tells Eragon of how he was named after a dragon rider, and he tells him possible dragon names. Roran tells Eragon that he is going to take a job, and won't be able to tend to their farm. When Eragon is communicating with his dragon he chooses a name from Brom's list to name it. He ends up naming the dragon Saphira. Strange creatures come to the Palancar Valley looking for Eragon and his egg. Eragon senses danger and tells Saphira, who abruptly flies him into the spire. The next day Eragon convinces Saphira to fly back to his farm. When he arrives it is burnt and burning. He searches the wreckage for Garrow, and finds him. Saphira flies them into town and they are medically tended to. Eragon escapes so he can run away, but Brom finds him. Brom reveals that he used to be a dragon rider and helps Eragon find the supplies he needs to escape.
-Scott
-Scott
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Eragon #1
Since I have finished reading Stuart Little I will be reading Eragon by Christopher Paulini.
The book starts out with an ambush. A shade (a creature with similar looks to humans but extremely more powerful, and evil), and urgals (brutish creatures)are waiting for an elven convoy. When the elves pass by they attack and slay all the elves, except the one who is holding the blue "stone". The elf knowing that the stone would be captured teleported it away.
The book changes scenes and now tells of Eragon hunting in the spire (a dangerous forest that is mysterious). Eragon is hunting so he can feed his family, but he is having no success. Eragon finds a blue "stone" and takes it with him, when he is not able to kill the deer. Eragon needs meat so he visits the local butcher: Sloan. Eragon is very poor so he offers Sloan the blue "stone". Sloan sends him away because the stone is from the spire, but Horst helps Eragon buy meat anyways. Intent on getting money Eragon, and his uncle Garrow take the stone to a merchant named Merlock. Merlock is not able to buy the "stone" because he does not know what it is for sure. That night Roran(Eragon's brother), Garrow, and Eragon listen to Brom(a local storyteller). Brom tells a story of how Galbatorix(the emperor) rose to power. One night when Eragon is in bed he hears noises and finds they are coming rom the "stone". All of a sudden the "stone" cracks and a dragon comes out! It was really an egg the entire time. Eragon doesn't want anyone to know about the dragon so he hides it in a tree and feeds it table scraps. He learns that he can communicate telepathically with the dragon.
For next week I will be reading a whole lot more. Brace yourself!
-Scott
The book starts out with an ambush. A shade (a creature with similar looks to humans but extremely more powerful, and evil), and urgals (brutish creatures)are waiting for an elven convoy. When the elves pass by they attack and slay all the elves, except the one who is holding the blue "stone". The elf knowing that the stone would be captured teleported it away.
The book changes scenes and now tells of Eragon hunting in the spire (a dangerous forest that is mysterious). Eragon is hunting so he can feed his family, but he is having no success. Eragon finds a blue "stone" and takes it with him, when he is not able to kill the deer. Eragon needs meat so he visits the local butcher: Sloan. Eragon is very poor so he offers Sloan the blue "stone". Sloan sends him away because the stone is from the spire, but Horst helps Eragon buy meat anyways. Intent on getting money Eragon, and his uncle Garrow take the stone to a merchant named Merlock. Merlock is not able to buy the "stone" because he does not know what it is for sure. That night Roran(Eragon's brother), Garrow, and Eragon listen to Brom(a local storyteller). Brom tells a story of how Galbatorix(the emperor) rose to power. One night when Eragon is in bed he hears noises and finds they are coming rom the "stone". All of a sudden the "stone" cracks and a dragon comes out! It was really an egg the entire time. Eragon doesn't want anyone to know about the dragon so he hides it in a tree and feeds it table scraps. He learns that he can communicate telepathically with the dragon.
For next week I will be reading a whole lot more. Brace yourself!
-Scott
Stuart Little #5
I will be reading through the end of the book. After this post there will be another post that I will publish today because I forgot to post last week.
Stuart stops by a general store to get a drink of sarsparilla (soda pop). He waits for the manager to come out, and when he does (for his ciggarette break) he offers Stuart a ciggarette! I thought this was strange because the manager just sat next down next to a mouse, and he offered a mouse a ciggarette, that's just weird. Stuart asks the manager if he's seen Margalo and the manager says that he hasn't. The manager tells Stuart of a girl about his height,(2 inches)named Harriet Ames who lives in the town. The next day Stuart sees Harriet at the post office, and is very excited to meet her. Stuart becomes shy and hides from her, but once she has left he decides to write her a letter for a meeting the very next day. He finds out that his canoe is leaky and fixes the leaks with some spruce gum. When 5 o-clock comes Harriet Ames comes down the path for the meeting. The two finally meet and Stuart is ecstatic. He takes Harriet down to the shore for thier canoe ride, and finds his canoe in shambles. Stuart is stressing out about his canoe. Harriet invites Stuart to come to the Country Club with her but he denies the invitation. After a rainy night Stuart continued on his way. He met a repairman on the way, and Stuart asked him if he'd seen Margalo. The repairman said no and Stuart continued north on his way to find Margalo. I thought this was a really strange ending and I didn't like it very much. The ending was too abrupt and open-ended for me.
I am finished with the book
-Scott
Stuart stops by a general store to get a drink of sarsparilla (soda pop). He waits for the manager to come out, and when he does (for his ciggarette break) he offers Stuart a ciggarette! I thought this was strange because the manager just sat next down next to a mouse, and he offered a mouse a ciggarette, that's just weird. Stuart asks the manager if he's seen Margalo and the manager says that he hasn't. The manager tells Stuart of a girl about his height,(2 inches)named Harriet Ames who lives in the town. The next day Stuart sees Harriet at the post office, and is very excited to meet her. Stuart becomes shy and hides from her, but once she has left he decides to write her a letter for a meeting the very next day. He finds out that his canoe is leaky and fixes the leaks with some spruce gum. When 5 o-clock comes Harriet Ames comes down the path for the meeting. The two finally meet and Stuart is ecstatic. He takes Harriet down to the shore for thier canoe ride, and finds his canoe in shambles. Stuart is stressing out about his canoe. Harriet invites Stuart to come to the Country Club with her but he denies the invitation. After a rainy night Stuart continued on his way. He met a repairman on the way, and Stuart asked him if he'd seen Margalo. The repairman said no and Stuart continued north on his way to find Margalo. I thought this was a really strange ending and I didn't like it very much. The ending was too abrupt and open-ended for me.
I am finished with the book
-Scott
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