March-April-May reading log by Jacob Messina

march 17 CW(different book)

28messinaj — 2022-03-16 13:14:28 UTC

8:45-9:00
Pg 0-25
A summary is John F Kennedy is a weak person, and he is going to the navy. He is on PT-109, and he gets broadsided by a Tokyo express ship, which hits his torpedo and destroys his ship. he tries to carry his fellow sailor to shore also.

march 16 book: blades of freedom

28messinaj — 2022-03-16 13:18:58 UTC

the french slaves are fighting for freedom. Also, the Spanish and English are warring against France. The brother-in-law of napoleon is sent to saint Dominique, where the rebel slaves are. He is trying to be peaceful, but the leader of the rebels does not want that. The French forces are destroying the city.
9:00-9:30
81-98

3/16 homework

28messinaj — 2022-03-16 21:43:12 UTC

pg 98-finish
5:42-6:12
a summary is yellow fever hit the french in Saint Dominique, and Napolean re-instates slavery in the surrounding islands, so the former slaves working for the french turned on the French troops.

March 17 Hw

28messinaj — 2022-03-17 12:43:47 UTC

pg 25-60
5:53-6:23
A summary is, JFK is worried that there is going to be WWIII, and that the russians put missiles in cuba. He sends an attack force at cuba, but fails. His wife jackie, also puts up new decor in the white house.

March 18 CW

28messinaj — 2022-03-18 12:34:44 UTC

pg 60-100
8:30-9:00
John F Kennedy is the protagonist.
one character trait is he is an anxious
A second character trait is he is outgoing
1 emotion is scared
the setting is the USA
Physical is older buildings
Psychological is suspenseful.
The mood is also suspenseful and all over the place.

march 21 hw

28messinaj — 2022-03-21 21:13:21 UTC

pg 100-finish
5:00-5:09
A summary is JFK ends segregation in public places, like restaurant and schools. But, sadly, after a speech that he made, someone was shot. Then, Martin Luther king Jr, and then he was shot in Texas. his back brace kept him upright, so the 3rd shot hit him in the head.

march 22 hw(different book)

28messinaj — 2022-03-23 00:53:56 UTC

pg 0-35
8:30-8:45
a summary of what i read is, a Serbian named Gavrilo Princip shoots the archduke of Austria- Hungary, so Austria-Hungary declares war. So does Germany. Germany is trying to invade Belgium to get to France, but since Belgium is neutral, they cant. But they do it anyway, so Belgiums small army has to defend itself.

March 23 Cw(different book)

28messinaj — 2022-03-23 12:30:08 UTC

pg 0-29
8:30-8:50
A summary of what I read is Margurite Higgins, a reporter in the Korean war, and the 38th parallel is dividing NK and SK. The north is communists, and the south is capitalists. Also, the Russians are giving the Koreans aid, and giving them super tanks. The super tanks can withstand normal bazooka shots without any damage.

march 23 Hw

28messinaj — 2022-03-24 00:32:21 UTC

pg 29-54
8:15-8:30
A summary of what i read is, the North Korean tanks are almost unstoppable. The army cannot repel them, and then the american army general named General Macarthur, who only god outranks, wants to send american troops into korea, but Tarry Truman does not want anyone above the 38th paralell.

march 24 hw

28messinaj — 2022-03-25 00:36:58 UTC

8:30-8:45
pg 54-76
A summary of what i read is the tanks are still unstoppable, and the leader got fired. A new leader came in, and tried to be helpful, but his bazooka round was a dud. He got blasted into 2 pieces by a tank. Also, a major got ambushed on the side of the road, and he died.

April 4 HW

28messinaj — 2022-04-05 00:13:58 UTC

8:12-8:32
pg 76-101
a summary of what I read is that the Americans are losing Korea, and the NK are taking all of their strategic points. But, the Americans have these new 3.5 superbazookas, and general dean takes out 2 tanks with them. Also, the reporter Margurite Higgins is ordered out of Korea and then is allowed to come back in. Also, the Americans got tanks for themselves.

April 5 HW

28messinaj — 2022-04-06 01:09:52 UTC

8:51-9:04 pm
Pg 101- finish
A summary of what I read is the Americans have an amphibious invasion of Inchon and Margurite Higgins, the reporter, comes with them on a navy ship, and invades the beach on an LCVP, and she has to climb over rocks to get to the front lines. Meanwhile, she has a typewriter for a story, not a gun. She also is the first woman to get the Pulitzer prize for combat.

April 6 HW

28messinaj — 2022-04-07 00:40:10 UTC

7:20-7:40
pg 0-25
A summary of what i read is roman is a man that plays baseball in the WW2 era, and the eastern league is being put on hold because of the war. roman hates the Nazis and the Nazis hate baseball. Also this is his last game before the war.

April 7 HW

28messinaj — 2022-04-07 23:57:09 UTC

7:26-7:46
pg 25-42
A summary of what I read is, roman is the captain of a baseball team and in the last game, he asks the pitcher to hit 2 brothers. The 2 brothers play dirty too, when he gets hit, the other brother hits a ground ball to third, the one that got hit tackles the second baseman, and the benches clear out into an insane brawl. Also, now he is training to go into the war in Europe. He is a tank driver in simulated battles in the south US

April 11 HW

28messinaj — 2022-04-12 00:53:03 UTC

8:27-8:47
pg 51-65 (The end of part 1)
A summary of what i read is america goes to war after pearl harbor, but it takes roman 4 months to get to the war. In the meantime, he gets a tattoo of an olympian named Jim Thorpe. When he gets across, he trains as a tank driver in Ireland.

April 12 CW

28messinaj — 2022-04-12 13:04:05 UTC

8:55-9:04
pg 65-79

April 12 HW

28messinaj — 2022-04-13 01:25:20 UTC

8:20-8:40
pg 79-86
A summary of what I read is, Roman is being shipped off to Algeria in Africa, to deploy there and attack Europe from its weak point. He is in a huge armada of ships, but it is hard to eat, because there is bad sea sickness. Also, the mood on the ship is good, because they think that they cannot lose.

April 13 cw

28messinaj — 2022-04-13 15:21:18 UTC

9:11-9:42
pg 87-101
A summary of what I read is, roman is in his tank, and in his LST(landing ship tank), he is invading as the artillery is firing. His tank is a heavy tank, and after he gets onto the beach, it is a nice drive in the tank.

April 25 Hw

28messinaj — 2022-04-26 00:17:47 UTC

8:00-8:20
pg 101-118
A summary of what I read is, after they invade, someone in the tank crew opens the hatch but realizes there are planes up ahead. The planes start bombing the tank, and the bullets are pinging off of it. After that, the planes get shot down and the battle is over. Then, late at night, there are other tanks coming to fight them. They get in their tanks and fight with the other tanks. The other tanks are getting hit and exploding, while the Americans are destroying them.

April 26 Cw

28messinaj — 2022-04-26 13:42:00 UTC

9:24-9:47
pg 117-127
A summary of what I read is, that the tanks are up and moving again. I noticed that in the book, it said there were Bazaars straight from an Aladdin movie. I don't think there were Aladdin movies in 1940. Also, he is in a huge armada of tanks attacking the axis forces in Tunisia. After they defeat them, the Americans are going against the Germans. Their general is Erwin Rommel himself. The German planes start attacking the convoy

April 26 HW

28messinaj — 2022-04-27 00:17:11 UTC

8:12-8:32
pg 127-138
A summary of what I read is, that as his convoy is being attacked by German Stuka planes, they defeat a plane so the planes retreat damaged. Another team of planes comes, and roman thinks the pilot looks him in the eye, and roman looks away. he feels like a coward and wants another chance.

April 27 HW

28messinaj — 2022-04-28 00:19:43 UTC

8:07-8:27
pg 139-153
A summary of what i read is, roman wakes up in the middle of the night to a truck with desert forces. He hops in and they go to inspect a plane, and the pilot is dead. 2 German gunners pop out from underneath so roman shoots them, but he sees that the germans were mad

April 28 CW

28messinaj — 2022-04-28 13:36:42 UTC

9:15-9:35
152-166
A summary is, roman has progressed to their objective, but as they are moving, they go right into the flank of a battle. The German panzers are destroying the light tanks, but when roman's tank comes, he distracts them and does a lot of damage. There is mud under his tracks though, and he and his tank crew slide down into the valley. The germans end up retreating though. After that battle, other American troops get destroyed by 2 panzer divisions of 140 tanks. Now roman is needed for battle to save the troops that were left behind.

april 28 hw

28messinaj — 2022-04-29 00:58:13 UTC

8:01-8:21
pg 165-175
A summary is roman goes into the middle of a battle, but their are troops dying. He gets overhelmed and has to retreat. His adrenaline is flowing, but there are troops that got left behind. The panzers were just too much for them. The lost 46 tanks in the battle.

May 4 CW

28messinaj — 2022-05-04 13:46:25 UTC

9:30-9:42
175-finish
A summary of what I read is, that Roman and his tank crew are attacking a bunch of german tanks, but it is a trick. The Germans attack the base, and it is taken. A German tank slowly prowls the area, and he is slowly creeping toward the Roman tank. The German shoots, and it blows the top of the tank off, Killing the commander, the loader, and the shooter. Only roman and his friend survives. his friend now has severe hearing damage though.

May 4 hw

28messinaj — 2022-05-05 12:07:25 UTC

PG 310-finish
8:36-8:56
A summary of what i read is ben gets framed by spyder in a plot to kill the jpoint cheifs of staff, and they had a mole as the vice of that. Luckily, they were able to stop them. He even got a medal.

May 5 Hw

28messinaj — 2022-05-05 23:51:17 UTC

pg 0-17
7:47-8:07
A summary of what I read is, ben is selected to go on a mission on the yacht the emperor, because they think Murray hill is planning something devious. Going with him is mike. Also, The boat is nuclear powered so maybe Murray might use that as a bomb.

May 6 CW

28messinaj — 2022-05-06 13:44:11 UTC

Pg 0-27
9:31-9:42
A summary of what I read is ben is selected for a spy school, and it is in the middle of winter. The spy that tells him is kind of james bond esk

May 9 CW

28messinaj — 2022-05-09 13:00:00 UTC

pg 78-91
8:46-9:00
A summary of what I read is, that the pirate party is going on, and Catherine insists that they must wear the pirate gear to blend in. They are trying to infiltrate the ITGA, (the international tulip growers assocaction because it could be a front for an evil organization. Although their room was a suite, It was more like their dorms at spy school, which were notoriously small. The bathroom was also the size of a porta-potty. They leave and look over the party, and it looks fun, but unfortunately, they have to infiltrate the ITGA.

May 9 HW

28messinaj — 2022-05-10 11:14:46 UTC

pg 92-109
8:34-8:54
A summary of what I read is, that as they are snooping around the area, ben is left alone. He hears creaking behind him, and he turns around to find Murray hill and Dane brammage. They take him to the railing, and ben tries to use his pepper spray on them, but he mistakes it in utility belt for a flashlight. Then, they throw him overboard.

May 10 HW

28messinaj — 2022-05-11 12:25:02 UTC

pg 117-140
8:24-8:44
a summary of what i read is, mike sees ben in the water, and rescues him. The cruise ship is long gone though. they ride the boat all the way to an island in costa rica. The island turns out to be the house of a drug trafficker named el diabolo (the devil). It turns out, he is very nice and is thoughful about the environment. He is willing to fly them to the dock to drop them off in return for teaching him how to download a song.

May 11 HW

28messinaj — 2022-05-12 11:24:43 UTC

pg 140-159
9:04-9:20
A summary of what I read is el diabolo flies them on his plane to the dock, but not in a straight line. He shows them a coral reef, and since he is in a seaplane, he lands in a lake full of crocodiles. He shows them his various illegal crops, and flies over his brother's house low enough to rattle the shingles. Then, he flies them to the dock to meet Catherine and finds them.

May 10 CW

28messinaj — 2022-05-12 13:43:44 UTC

pg 159-180
9:08-9:35
A summary of what I read is, ben learns he is being used as bait to lure Murray out and he is very angry. He is screaming in the halls of the ship "Murray! It's ben! Your attack on me didn't work! Come polish me off!!" He goes into the room, and Catherine is depressed that she almost lets him die. After that ended, they got crew passes from the owners of the ship, and goes into the crew quarters. the crew rooms are smaller

May 12 HW

28messinaj — 2022-05-13 11:02:44 UTC

Pg 180-194
7:21-7:41
A summary of what I read is, ben is in the engine room, and the engineers are coming at them with guns. Also they are under the stage while a big play is about to happen. There is a huge storm, and a wave hits the boat and decks most of the actors. Bjorn finds ben and then incapacitates him and takes him to the emperor suite where he meets Jessica. She gives him food as they talk about the mission.

May 16 CW

28messinaj — 2022-05-16 13:44:32 UTC

9:19-9:40

pg 197-227
A summary of what I read is, ben breaks into Murray's room in the officer's quarters, and Murray stumbles in there with blueprints. Ben chases him down in the storm, but he escapes

May 16 HW

28messinaj — 2022-05-17 11:23:26 UTC

Pg 227-245
8:42-9:02
A summary of what I read is Murray escapes but they tranquilize dane with rhino tranquilizer and have to wake him up with hot sauce. Ben found out what Murrays plan is though. since the ship has a nuclear reactor, he is going to blow it up in the Panama canal sending shockwaves through world trade

May 18 HW

28messinaj — 2022-05-19 12:16:54 UTC

pg 245-262
9:01-9:21
A summary is ben runs after the blueprints, but murray escapes on a speedboat. They go on a chase where ben chases down murray in an action sequence, luckily, they subdue murray, but by that time, the speedboat goes onto the shore, wrecking through the shore.

May 19 CW

28messinaj — 2022-05-19 12:48:57 UTC

8:47-
Pg 162-
A summary of what I read is ben dives off the boat onto the ski line behind Murray's boat and ties the rope around the rudder to stop the boat. He finds a speargun and points it at Murrays back, and the steering is gone. So, Murray cuts the engn

May 19 HW

28messinaj — 2022-05-20 12:20:22 UTC

Pg 162-175
9:18-9:38
A summary of what I read is, that after the chase, they capture Murray, and take him in a van, but they miss the turn for the airport to get back to the plane, and they turn flying into a farm. The barbed wire pops the tires, and they smash into a tree, and Catherine breaks her leg

May 23

28messinaj — 2022-05-23 12:46:34 UTC

8:40-8:51
pg 275-282

May 23 HW

28messinaj — 2022-05-24 11:22:39 UTC

9:12-9:32
Pg 283-295
A summary of what i read is, they board the plane, and murray asks for everything unhealthy on a sandwich. Murray hired orginizations that would pay him to destroy the panama canal. so while the ship is going through the locks, it could explode.

May 24 HW

28messinaj — 2022-05-25 12:14:50 UTC

9:01-9:21
pg 295-312
A summary of what I read is they get Murray to disarm the reactor, and they save the world. Even though they had to break into the ship with some RDX explosive and a flare gun. But the security and the DEA are following them because they went in el diabolos jet. They end up getting arrested after they save the ship though.

May 25 HW

28messinaj — 2022-05-26 13:23:53 UTC

8:56-9:16
pg 315-finish
A summary of what i read is, after they saved the world, they find out catherine is in a hospital healing her foot, and seeing that jessicas parents are felons, she is in a bit of a predicament.

May 26 CW

28messinaj — 2022-05-26 13:25:05 UTC

9:26-9:33
pg 224-239
A summary of what I read is, that Lou Gehrig's power is depleting, so he goes to a doctor's office and discovers he has ALS. ALS destroys a person and is one of the only diseases that can completely bulldoze a person's spirit.

june 13 cw

28messinaj — 2022-06-13 12:56:32 UTC

pg 238-
8:55-