Tuck Everlasting (Review)

Tuck Everlasting

  Reviewed by Woo Sumin


Genre: Fantasy
Author: Nataile Babbitt


What's the basic story line?


Main character Winnifred Foster was born to wealthy Mr. Foster's family crest. However, Winnie had no friends, she was alone. Because her parents were very strict that she couldn't go anywhere without her parents permission. Also, she had to do what her parents told and even clothes. Winnie had no freedom so she decided to escape from her house. Unfortunately, she escaped her house and got lost in her forest.  Soon as she got lost, she found a guy named Jessie Tuck. He was Mr.Tuck's second son. They met each other in the place where the forest's spring water was located. Winnie became friend with Jessie and later on she became friend with Tuck's family too. Tuck family liked Winnie and Winnie liked them also. The time went on, Tucks decided to tell Winnie about magic spring water which was in Winnie's forest. Tucks told Winnie about spring water that this water made them lived forever. Then Winnie started to considered whether she drink or not. Finally, she decided not to drink because she thought Tuck family didn't looked like they were happy about living right now. She didn't wanted to make her lifestyle more boring like Tucks lifestyles. After this experience, Winnie realized how life values. 


Are the characters believable? 


 Yes, I liked both of their personalities of Winnie and Tuck family. Winnie is really realistic person. She is interested at adventures and she is kind of wild. Also she has responsibilities to her actions too. Tuck family are realistic and believable. They are not that bad people and they are kind and nice to other people, such as Winnie. Additionally, in the story, they were helping people who were in trouble.


On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate this book? 


I would rate this book a 9. I liked the story flows and characters personalities. I realized and knew many know-ledges from this book about how our life values. Also, I had no problem to read this book's entire contents because it was easy to understand and interesting. I really recommend this 'Tuck Everlasting' book because I want everyone to know about the life goes. 

Narrative Essay 'Throwing Trash'

  When I got used to one habit, I could not easily fix it or stop it. I think one of the habit that cannot easily improve was throwing trash. Throwing trash is the habit that is really bad. Because this caused pollution in our environment. Well, I was not having this 'throwing trash' habit until I met my 6th grade friends. But, when I saw them throwing trash on the ground everyday, I was adapting that situation and I was doing like them. 
  The time before when I met my 6th grade friends, I always thought thought throwing trash is the craziest, stupidest things in the world. These are causing dirty pollution and it smells bad and stinky. However, when I hang out with my 6th grade friends in the outside, they were throwing all of the trashes in every places. At first time, I was so surprised that I wanted to punch them. The time flows, I was slowly adapting their bad habits. In that time, I did not felt any guiltiness or anything like that.
  After the time flows again, the trashes that my friends and I threw were getting bigger and much more smell stinker in where we focused on to threw. I felt kind of uncomfortable. Later, those trashes became larger. Really, I could not see the picture of trashes that were piled up. Finally, these trashes were gone by dump trucks. However, that smells were still in that place. Oh, god, I was really regretting in that time, and now too. The ground became wasted and that place became so dirty. I couldn't believe, it was me and friends work. I felt so bad feeling and guiltiness. I was not sure about my friends felt like me. As a result, I learned I must not throw the trashes anymore on the ground or somewhere else.
  It was hard to fix that habit, throwing trashes, because I had to see my friends keep throwing trashes on the ground. But, whatever they do, I needed to focus on my plan. I was proud of myself that I realized early about this habit and I thought I should not always follow my friends' behaves. Therefore, in this experience, I learned throwing trashes are the harmful things that I needed to fix and do not follow again. 

Ode to my pencil case

Ode to my pencil case

Oh, my pencil case,

you look like a small vase,

you take a lot of stuff,

such as small smurfs,

if you are too heavy,

still you can carry,

so if you keep worry,

then I will be sorry,

let's cheer up dude,

and keep going to that mode,

when you gain your weight quickly,

I will reduce your stuffs rapidly,

you have problems you can call me,

anything you need just tell me,

I'm your owner,

so I'm going to be your runner,

dear my pencil case,

poor my pencil case,

I will keep you always,

and I'm attempting nowadays.

My first week of GLPS Camp

   Imagine you are away from your home at first time and you need to stay for at least one month in the English camp, GLPS. Maybe you will feel kind of afraid and scary. However, my first week of GLPS camp felt so good on the first day of GLPS. But, I was afraid too. 

   First, I felt so good because I was away from home. I didn't needed to listen my mom's scold, and did not have to fight with my younger brother. Also, I thought it was perfect chance to study freely. In addition, GLPS building made me to felt good too. First, in the outside of the building was pretty unique. Because the word of 'KMLA' in Korean was filled with color blue and it was really big actually. Also, I felt so awesome when I saw Minjok building. Minjok building was formed of a tile-roofed house and in the inside of this building, we had to took off our shoes, just like the house. 

  Second, moreover I was afraid. Because in GLPS systems, there were E.O.P which is 'English Only Policy'. So when we do Korean, we are going to get E.O.P paper to PAs. And then, we have to memorize what E.O.P paper says. Also, the second thing was yellow card. It was dangerous card to receive. Yellow Card is more powerful than E.O.P. Five E.O.Ps were same as one yellow card. So, we had to be careful using English and keep the rules. Therefore, these were my two things that I was afraid of.

  In conclusion, my first week of GLPS camp was awesome and great. Because of I felt good about away from home and KMLA buildings. Also, GLPS systems made me nervous and afraid.