L.I.T Circle Book Choices: Question 3

Into Thin Air:

  At the moment I am reading another one of Jon Kraukauer's novel "Into The Wild". I've seen the movie and I love the book, I feel like I would love this novel just as much, because of the suspense and adventure of it all.

Thirteen Reasons Why: 

   My sister read this book when she was in the tenth grade and I remember her saying she absolutely loved it. I also like the story line and the fact that this novel has a little bit of romance in it too. It seems to me this would be a must read novel.

L.I.T. Circle Book Choice: Question 2

  It wasn't easy narrowing my choices down to two. Many of these novels seemed really interesting but I mainly focused on books that were alike to books I've enjoyed reading in the past. These books mainly  had romance, suspense, and gave me that feeling of being unable to put the book down. After reading through all of the summaries of the book choices I became really interested in the book "Into Thin Air" and also "Thirteen Reasons Why".

L..I.T. Circle Book Choice: Question 1

  The first two books I crossed off my list were "A Discovery of Witches" and "The Book Thief". "
  A Discovery of Witches" didn't interest me because I am not particularly a fan of novels about vampires, which I've heard are in this novel, and nor am I a fan of novels about magic, therefore I can not see myself liking this book.
  "The Book Thief" is set in a time of war and I find war stories depressing, uninteresting and definitely not pleasant. 
  Those are the reasons why these two books were not my pick.

A man to look up to

This is a photo of Chris McCandless in front of his bus.

    For a couple of years now, Christopher McCandless has been my biggest role model, no question. I am currently reading a book about him called "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer. I've seen the movie and his story is absolutely remarkable. It started in April 1992 when he decided to hitchhike to Alaska. He traveled alone in the wilderness north of Mount Mckinley. Previous to his trip he gave up everything. He donated $25, 000 in savings to charity and burned all the cash in his wallet, he abandoned almost all of his belongings, even his car and at that moment he invented a new life for himself and stepped into the wild. The bus that he lived in still rests in the same place it had when he lived in it, my dream is to take the hike he took to get there and see the bus for myself. I think it would be an amazing experience. I love this man for his integrity and willpower to keep going. I've always thought of him as a hero, though he died in his journey after being poisoned to death by wild berries. 

This is the novel I am currently reading, "Into the Wild" 

To All Those Against Abortion

Should sex really be considered a crime? It should be something to look forward to, something that should make life more fun, not something that should be feared and frowned upon. Making women young and old, rich and poor, sick and well have babies every time they want to make love is flat out wrong. As women, we have to go through the side-effects of pregnancy; morning sickness, weight gain, giving birth, and most importantly raising a child. Shouldn't a child be loved and treated with the patience they deserve? Throwing a child into the hands of any old mutt isn't the way to go, children should be brought to the earth in excitement and because the two people that conceived this baby really want it, because they will promise to love it until the end of time, definitely not as a punishment. Another point I'd make is that the women have to receive all the consequences while the men could walk away at any given time, so really, making abortions and birth control illegal is only punishing women, not men which is completely unfair. 

Complying with Euthanasia

   To me, euthanasia is just another form of mercy killing. There are so many diseases known to mankind that are untreatable. The only way out is death. People who suffer with these diseases or sicknesses like ALS and all sorts of cancers have to suffer for months and sometimes even years. This is pure torture. Shouldn't we end our lives as happy as we can be? Shouldn't we die without pain or agony? Why are we torturing the people we love most? If a person wants to go, why force them to suffer until they can't live any longer? Let them go if and when they please. 
    Think of it like this; household pets are put to sleep when they are too sick or too old, as owners, we don't want our pets to be in pain throughout the rest of their lives. It may be difficult but it's for the best. Animals don't have the choice whether they'd like to be killed or not. As humans, we can say whether we want to make this decision or not. We should have the right to go when we please. 
    In my opinion, doctors should be licensed to do the same thing to humans as they do to animals. Euthanasia should definitely be considered by law because really, who wants to live their last breaths in pain?