Robin Hood - John

John has been fighting to get his little town of Barrington because they’re all in poverty. He’s been stealing money from the rich in surrounding cities while also stealing things like food and water. Him and his gang of “outlaws” have been caught many times and escaped with their lives. John is what the people need a selfless hero they can look up to and admire.

Once John and his companions broke into a mansion, stole money and food, then gave all of it to the poor. On their way back they were ambushed by police. Using his quick wits John threw a smoke bomb and lead his team out into the busiest part of town so they find their way back to Barrington and distribute their goods to the people. Thats just one tale of John and his comrades.

Ares

Ares is the god of war who started this war and choose Troy as his side but he deceives and lies to help himself and not Troy. In a modern version of him the Sheriff from the TV series Robin Hood lies and deceives his followers into thinking Hood is the bad guy when in reality he’s trying to take over England.

The Sheriff is no God he’s but a servant to Prince John who is leading the rebellion to take over England. The Sheriff and Ares both deceive and life lie to please themselves. I think these changes were made to make him more human.

I think that it was a good but interesting change because the Sheriff dies and Ares can’t die.

The Hobbit Movie and Book

In the book and movie The Hobbit the main character Bilbo Baggins is an Adventurer at heart, but hadn't discovered that until the Wizard Gandalf persuaded him to come on the adventure of a lifetime. The movie strays from the quite a bit from the book but did not disappoint. The same plot is held between the movie and book which is Bilbo is recruited as a burglar to help kill the Dragon Smaug. The movie and book are similar in many ways but the movie changes important things.

First of all, a major character in the movie is barely even mentioned in the book. His Name is Azog The Defiler. He is the most important enemy from the first part of the movie. In the book though he was killed years ago and his son is one of the main adversaries but is only seen at the end in The Battle of the Five Armies. Which he is slain like his father in battle.

One major scene that has changed is when Thorin Bilbo and Company Arrive and leave Imladris (Rivendell) they have completely different feelings about the elves. The Dwarves didn’t want to leave in the book because they were so tired and hurt. In the movie they snuck out in the middle of the night trying to evade the elves. Same thing when they arrived they were greeted with spears in the movie but in the book they were greeted with songs and laughter.

The attitudes of the dwarves and Bilbo were angry when they had to leave because they were well fed and safe in Imladris. The movie they were hostile at the elves because they didn’t help them years ago when Smaug the dragon killed most of their people and invaded their home.  They had no love and gave no thanks to the elvs in the movie but they said they couldn’t thank them enough.

These differences didn’t do anything but create more tension and more action scenes. Which is why I think it should have stayed the same. Too much action and comedy can ruin a book or movie. They are similar in many ways but not these.

I am the....

Being a rich millionaire sucks. I’m stuck in a huge house with no one to share it with, the only other person in this house is my servant. I occasionally have huge parties with over a hundred people, a lot of staff serving people food, and a lot of cooks making the food. On the days when no one is here I get so bored, I explore my land for anything interesting.

One day I discovered a cave under my house. It was big and pitch black and when I turned on a light, a thousand bats came soaring at me. I got knocked out and bruised by the bats. It inspired me to become the Batman. This is only the beginning of my legend. I am the Batman.

I prowl in the night looking for a fight with crime. I fight with the skill of great warriors from the past, but I never take a life if I can help it. I clean the streets of my great city. Evil fears me, the citizens love me for I have saved many of them. I am the one and only. I am Batman.  

Deal with the devil

Authors Note: This piece describe James's battles against evil and his hardships on his way there.

In the book the The Dealer,  by Robert Muchamore, James is a twelve year old boy whose dad hasn't been seen since he was born and has a mom who died a year earlier. As a results of his mom dieing and his dad that has disappeared James is left in a orphanage as a result of these tragic events. However James is picked to join a secret agency that uses children to spy on unsuspecting criminals, which allows James to leave the orphanage to become a Cherub, the secret agency that uses kids as agents.

The Dealer, gives me the feeling that all of the story is real because it uses real world problems like drug dealing, and relationships. I feel like I’m with James on his mission.  James is a believable character because, he is like any other average teenage old boy that loves video games and girls, but he’s also amazing at math and most other subjects. James also has friends, goes to school, and plays sports he’s not just a spy he lives a somewhat normal life with it. He also has to rely on himself to do things not just his friends.

James had to rely on himself to survive when he was attacked by a rival gang of KMG. So he thought on his feet and narrowly escaped with his life. James used his quick thinking and self reliance to survive something no other 12 year old could have other then other Cherub agents. He also did something else no other 12 year old could have done (out of Cherub), he killed a man and defeated the evil he led with it.

James may have defeated the evil of this criminal, but it won’t stop the drug dealing in Great Britten. This proves that the battle of good v.s. evil is an ongoing battle that is not going to end soon because there is always going to be laws. There will always be disagreement. Good won this battle but the war is not ending any time soon.

Robert Muchamore did a great job of showing the readers the meaning of the battle with good v.s. evil and to rely on themselves using realistic fiction. It’s hard to believe that all of this could be happening right now. It’s a great way to show what secret agents go threw on their missions, and what they do when they're not being watched.

"After You, my Dear Alphonse”

Some things that were said are very important to the story and  this is why. “Boyd wants to grow up and be a big strong man so he can work hard,” Mrs. Wilson said. “I’ll bet Boyd’s father eats stewed tomatoes.” Is an important quote because Johnny's mom suspects  Boyd's dad is big and strong like a lot of blacks were back then.

Another is “Boyd, Johnny has some suits that are a little too small for him, and a winter coat. It’s not new, of course, but there’s lots of wear in it still. And I have a few dresses that your mother or sister could probably use." This is a racist statement that offends Boyd because not all blacks are poor and broke like Johnny's mom assumes.

The last is “There are many little boys like you, Boyd, who would be grateful for the clothes someone was kind enough to give them.” This is the last racist statement Johnny's mom makes, he declined the clothes because he didn't need them and his family was already well off.

"We are of two different kinds,"

"We are of two different kinds," is a great quote by the elder waiter. He is referring to many thins when he says this, one is he’s older. Another is that he is ok with staying at the café unlike the youthful waiter who just wants to go home to his wife. It shoes that with age come patience.