Gemina by Aime Kaufman and Jay Kristoff is the second book in the Illuminae Files trilogy. The story is presented through a collection of files, transcripts, journal pages, and text messages, which lead the reader through the events that happened on the space station Heimdall. I chose to write about the form, structure, and plot of Gemina, and the title of the book. Gemina is a sci-fi story, taking place on the space station Heimdall at the edge of the universe. The protagonists, Hanna and Nik, live on this space station, which includes a wormhole used to teleporting across the universe. Heimdall is invaded by a hostile organization, BeiTech, who planned a massacre of all the residents of the planet Kerenza in the previous book. The survivors …show more content…
She explains that a Gemina particle is created when two things from different universes interact, which Nik did with his other self in the other universe. The two Niks traded places, creating a Gemina particle. The alternate universe ended up saving the Heimdall and the Hypatia, which resolved some of the conflict. Before reading, I had no idea what the title meant. I knew that Gemina was similar to gemini which means twins in Latin, but I had no idea a different universe would be formed in the book. I knew the title would come up later in the book since the in the first book the title Illuminae became the name of the group trying to fight against BeiTech. Post-reading, I understand the meaning of the title, but I don’t understand why the Rehak 4 authors chose the name. The two universes really weren’t a main point of the story, but the previous book title Illuminae didn’t have much meaning either. Overall, I loved reading Gemina. I enjoyed the action-packed storyline, and I loved reading through the journal pages and security camera footage. The format scared me away at first, but I quickly fell in love with the writing style, or lack of, and this is definitely on my list
Evaluation: I thought the book was very exciting and suspenseful like her other books. The book had very good detail and an interesting plot. I liked the twist when Juan and the girl’s father came upon Glenn walking down the road. I also liked how the author described the action in great detail. It made me feel like I was right there seeing it all happen firsthand. I don’t think that the author could’ve made this book any better than she did already.
The Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS-2) is a revision of the Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale (CMAS) created by Cecil Reynolds and Bert Richmond in 1985 (Reynolds & Richmond, 2008). The RCMAS-2 includes an updated standardization sample, improved psychometrics, and broadened content (Reynolds & Richmond, 2008). Although these revisions occurred, the brevity, elementary reading level, and content-based item clusters were retained, offering an updated and effective tool for understanding and treating anxiety in school-aged children (Reynolds & Richmond, 2008).
Fans of the novel found that the way the novel is written, you never want to put it down and the action keeps things moving and is quite entertaining. The novel pulls you in and makes you love each of the main characters in it. This is a great series for anyone to read, and it is audience friendly for whoever reads them. There is quite a bit of suspense that will make the novel exceed readers 's expectations, and the twists and turns keeps you guessing and lets nothing be predictable. Some like the way this group of people bands together when they really need to and keep things together so they can all stop the
I found the book to be easy, exciting reading because the story line was very realistic and easily relatable. This book flowed for me to a point when, at times, it was difficult to put down. Several scenes pleasantly caught me off guard and some were extremely hilarious, namely, the visit to Martha Oldcrow. I found myself really fond of the char...
...was outstanding. She gives great insight to the horrors and the suffering and allows the reader to be placed into the same place with a large understanding of the emotions that took place. The only thing to complain about is the prolonging amount of detail on the dates and statistics. It’s hard to follow and difficult for one to pay attention and that’s where it became mundane. I can definitely confirm that it was worth the purchase and the time spent into the read. I could honestly say that I’ve already recommended it to others, and I will continue to do so. The people I’d recommend it to though is people interested in the subject and overly eager to learn about new things as opposed to my buddies.
While I liked Into The Killing Seas, it didn't quite get the adrenaline pumping or my mind racing with imaginative thoughts which is what I like in a book. What I mean by this is that to me, it didn't seem like it was enough to get
There are several things that I like about this book. First off, I love historical fiction, and this is the genre of this book. Also, despite the author being too descriptive, the book went at a steady pace. For me, pace usually determines whether I will read the book or not, and I never really hesitated, or thought about changing books.
It is in gaining a sense of our identity that we find a place to belong. This is presented in Episode 4, Stand Up, of the television series Redfern Now, directed by Rachael Perkins.
story, the plot was good. The liked the purpose of the author and the way
Overall, I think it's an amazing book because it's written so well, and it just has such a good storyline. I would recommend this book too all teenagers who love fictional/romantic books because I think it's worth reading it, even if you don't like reading. Cassandra Clare does know how to play with the readers emotions! If you read this sequel you will find yourself craving more and more.
MARIST COLLEGE’S IMC EFFORTS The mission of Marist college is to help students develop the intellect, character and skills necessary to lead enlightened, ethical and productive lives in the twenty-first century. It is important that all forms of communication that originate from the institution must have a same look which will guarantee Marist a brand name. The overall IMC strategy of Marist college involves the development of an identity for the institution whose main objective is to enhance student learning.
I think my favorite thing about this novel was the realistic ending. Some books try to just give you a fairy tale but this book had an ending that mad you think in the end if I was in the same position would I do the same thing. I didn’t like the fact that the novel portrayed mental illness in a way to say that it needed to be hidden and protected. I thought this novel was very believable for the time period that it was set in. I think the ending to this novel was perfect it was an accurate ending to this
I liked how at the end of each chapter,there was suspense which made it impossible for me to stop reading.
The person I decided to choose is a very important family member to me who I care a lot about and is part of my mother’s side family. The person I chose is Silvana Giono, or also known as “Nonna,” meaning grandma in Italian. She is a very brave woman whom I look up to everyday of my life. Silvana grew up in Turin, Italy during the worst circumstances and has many stories yet to be told to me.
When conducting this interview the interviewee was Karina. The theme that was explored throughout this interview was the theme of education. This interview was conducted on Friday, November 25th, 2016 at my house. The total length of this interview was 65 minutes. Karina is the only girl in her family of five including her parents and three brothers. When Karina first decided to immigrate to the United States, both of her parents were against it since they were preoccupied with the journey being extremely harsh for her. Karina is a first generation immigrant who immigrated to the United States at the age of 22 in 1989. She finished college in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico and graduated with a nursing degree. Karina would have never been able to complete