Tuesday, May 24, 2011

25 facts

1. My oldest sister is my best friend.
2. I have three dogs
3. I have never been out of the country
4. I want to live in Tennessee when i'm older.
5. My favorite movie is A Beautiful Mind
6. I've lived in forest hill since 1st grade
7. I went to public school all the way up until 9th grade
8. I talk to God every night
9. I made John Carroll Varsity Cheerleading as a freshman
10. My favorite treat is strawberries & chocolate
11. I've been a cheerleader since I was three
12. I've been playing softball ever since I can remember
13. My grandparents are in their mid 50s and have been together since my grandma was 14.
14. I watch movies with my mom all the time
15. My sister works at red robin and we go to see her a lot
16. Kelly McCloskey and Gianna Langrehr are my best friends
18. I'm obsessed with country music
19. I'm a neat freak
20. I'm extremely close with my family
21. I want to go to college at Towson University                    
22. I love fishing and crabbing
23. I'm addicted to my phone
24. My parents are very supportive
25. I drink coffee every morning

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Campbell Alexander



Campbell Alexander

Lawyer for Anna's trial 


mid 30s


Moody, greedy, doesn't like kids, self-absorbed


Lying about service dog, tells different stories


Closest to Anna and Julia


"It is exactly the kind of case i avoid like the black plague-one which requires far too much effort and client baby-sitting." 


Interesting: Ended up working with his ex girlfriend, Julia, and has a service dog. 





Sunday, May 8, 2011

A simile is a figure of speech comparing two things using like or as. A metaphor is a figure of speech comparing two things without using like or as.


Simile: "Instigating a lawsuit because your parents won't let you get birth control pills or go to an abortion clinic is like using a sledgehammer to kill a mosquito." (21) 



"It smells like the sweaty tongue of a hockey skate." (14) 


"Actually, that's not quite true-right now she doesn't have it, but it's hibernating under her skin like a bear, until she decides to roar again." (10) 


"Anger glows around this kid like electricity." (21)


"It sits on the table like a sleeping infant as she calls us for supper." (38)


"It comes out in a think clump, drifts down to the carpet like a small blizzard." (67)



Metaphor: "it's not that i'm a particularly charitable man, but rather that legally, this case is a lock:" (23)



"The room is a sea of dirty clothes and magazines and leftover Chinese take-out cartons."


"I image a great battle going on inside her." (64)


"Is this coldhearted man the one who will lead us through this war, our general, our white knight? (60) 


"My dad also says that when flames are licking at your heels you've got to break a wall or two if you want to escape." (13)