Ho, Matthew semester 2 reading by Matthew Ho https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa en-us 2022-01-31 14:09:17 UTC 2022-05-16 14:06:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4d8.png Conotation, book title, author, and page number matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2021337039 What does this conotation mean?

How does this relate to the story?

Site text evidence and explain]]> 2022-01-31 14:20:08 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2021337039 Character names and page number matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2021345437 Explain how this dialogue is vital in the story

Image of dialogue]]> 2022-01-31 14:22:56 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2021345437 Book title, author, and page number matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2021367230 What type of figurative language did you find?

How does this support the story?


]]> 2022-01-31 14:30:19 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2021367230 Window - Home matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2021492785 The theme of this short story was to never give up on someone and something that felt like I have never experienced was adoption of a 3 year old child and since I've never done that, I learned that it may be hard to adopt a child and get used to them. The situation in the book that gave me this window was that the main character had very high hopes and was excited to see her new little brother but he ended up trashing her room and ruining other things.]]> 2022-01-31 15:18:34 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2021492785 The War Of The Wall matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2023464284 The piece of dialogue I put in is vital in the story because it shows what the relationship with the main characters mom and the artist had because she was clearly annoyed by the artist asking so many questions so this would give us vital information that even though this scenario occurred, later in the story the mother will still be thankful for her work.]]> 2022-02-01 14:43:08 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2023464284 matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2023496228 This dialogue is important because it gives us what the main character and Lou thinks about the artist because for one, they're not happy that the artist are painting on their proclaimed wall and another reason why is because she wasn't even in the area. Another reason why this dialogue is vital is because the 2 boys get to see what the painter is doing and to the reader it seems like the artist is doing nothing but rubbish but soon later in the story they'll find out that their hunch was all wrong.]]> 2022-02-01 14:55:41 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2023496228 matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2023538965 I chose this connotation because it shows how much the artist was committed to her work. This connotation "Her mouth was full of sky", meant a lot because she was kind of mad that there was kids trying to distract her from her art. Another reason why this connotation is vital is because it seems like she was mumbling and was annoyed by the supper because she also made a negative facial expression when she looked at the plate.]]> 2022-02-01 15:12:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2023538965 matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2023547075 When it said that mama was about to go out in a bang, it is telling the reader that right now, mama is in a state of negative emotions and that the artist was making her incredibly mad. This connotation is meaning that mama might do something really quickly that might damage the artists feelings or what so ever literally like a bang.]]> 2022-02-01 15:15:59 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2023547075 matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2023551938 Cracking up mostly means that your laughing at someone or something and that is exactly what this is like because the main character and Lou are cracking up because of what is going on currently outside the kitchen at the service window. This also means that there is something that they like or something that they find humorous going on around them that's making them so called crack up.]]> 2022-02-01 15:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2023551938 matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2023894466 When the article was talking about the and being gophers, this is a metaphor because they were talking about them trying to annoy the artist but she didn't really care and this meant that the kids knew something was up and she was serious of something. This also proves that the kids want a reaction out of her and by that they mean annoy here until she does something. ]]> 2022-02-01 17:40:00 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2023894466 matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2023901342 This is personification because when the article was talking about the TV and the train drowning sound and roaring it means that the TV and the train was just incredibly loud. This type of personification also meant that there was a fight going on around the TV and the grandma turned up the sound just so she can here the TV and not the fight. The train was roaring because it was stopping at a train station and that contributed to the story because it gives the reader that the situation was incredibly loud.]]> 2022-02-01 17:42:54 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2023901342 matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2024423120 The figurative language used here is a hyperbole. This is a hyperbole because this is a very big thing talked about in a small mouth. When they say the sky was in a mouth, that would mean that there was no more space and she most likely mumbled or never talked clearly. It also means that the artist didn't really enjoy the plate of food because later she said that she was starving and so hungry. This makes the main character mad that she didn't actually eat the for that was given to her for free and it gives our main character a bad review on the artist.

]]> 2022-02-01 23:22:45 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2024423120 Goal 1 matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2025450230 A good starter goal for the beginning of the 2nd half of school is to have a full understanding of where certain parts of the story are because if I need to answer questions about the book, I would be able to locate where different parts and events are in the story.]]> 2022-02-02 14:21:05 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2025450230 2-2-22 matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2025455261 Today I read the short story Love in school for 10 minutes and I felt pretty sad towards the end of the story because of the main characters favorite teacher died and I think I'm climbing up to reach my goal already because I am understanding where some parts of the story are just like me writing this because I know where the tone and mood is at certain parts of the short story.]]> 2022-02-02 14:23:18 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2025455261 Mirror - Love matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2025463725 A mirror that I found in this story is when the main characters favorite teacher dies. I can relate to this because back then, my favorite kindergarten teacher died and the whole school honored her legacy throughout the years. It's pretty hard to think the person that taught you so much past away and it feels like just yesterday she was teaching me simple math.]]> 2022-02-02 14:26:28 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2025463725 Hyperbole - Love matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2025472487 In the short story Love, the text states, "Her arms were like sticks, and all the life in her seemed concentrated in her eyes, which had dark circles around them and were enormous.". This means that when the 2 boys approached her, she was not looking good and she didn't seem to be that resembling than at school. The hyperbole talking about her arms as sticks doesn't actually mean her forearm was made of wood but it means it was small, thin, and looked incredibly fragile. This gives the reader the envisioning of what the main character and Benny is seeing and helps set the tone that their teacher is obviously not doing very well.]]> 2022-02-02 14:30:01 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2025472487 2-3-22 matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2027657756 Today, I read half of the short story, "Half-A-Moon". I read it with the class for the whole period and finished one half of it. I felt pretty normal when reading it but when I found out that a lost family member will be with Raven for some part, I thought some really good things or some really bad things are gonna happen.]]> 2022-02-03 14:58:23 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2027657756 Window - Half-A-Moon matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2027664730 A window I experienced in Half-A-Moon is that being a camp instructor can be tough. I've never been a camp instructor because not only am I too young, but I am also not the right type because even babysitting can be enough for me. Something I learned from this short story is that being a camp instructor, can be really tough and you have a lot of weight and responsibility on you. ]]> 2022-02-03 15:01:32 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2027664730 Onomatopoeia - Half-A-Moon matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2027679285 An example of Onomatopoeia in the short story Half-A-Moon is when Mrs. Thompson is dancing and singing. In the text it says, "Mrs. Thompson thrives on nights like this. She is twirling and shake, shake, shaking, yelling.". This means that all these sounds are being demonstrated by Mrs. Thompson and it helps the story by showing how Mrs. Thompson strategy actually works and gets people moving and showing that she herself is actually having fun.]]> 2022-02-03 15:08:05 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2027679285 Simile - Half-A-Moon matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2027689206 A simile in half a moon is when Raven and Mrs. Thompson is in the Soul Line and when everything is done, Brooke is still standing still. In the story it says, "I get to the end of the line and I am out of breath and sweating and laughing. I look back at Brooke, who is standing in the same place, like a stone.". This means that even though everyone around Brooke is having fun, shes just standing still, lonely, and showing no sign at all which means she is most likely not enjoying her stay at camp.]]> 2022-02-03 15:12:35 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2027689206 2-4-22 matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2029532594 Today, I finished reading the short story, Half-A-Moon in school, and while I was reading it in like 10ish minutes, I felt grateful that Raven and Brooke was finally able to do something together and prove campers wrong the Brooke can't face her fears.]]> 2022-02-04 14:35:04 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2029532594 Window - Half-A-Moon matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2029536032 A window I experienced in Half-A-Moon is actually debunking a camp rumor because first of all, I never was able to go to camp and I don't think I would have the nerve to find out a rumor because I would never have the urge to discover something that people only talked about and never confirmed.]]> 2022-02-04 14:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2029536032 Half-A-Moon matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2029565991 This piece of dialogue shows the bond after Brooke goes to discover the old lady's tree house with Raven and it shows how much they have grown on each other and maybe to them, they are thinking that them being half-sisters, still makes them just sisters. this contributes to the story because it conveys the idea and tone of Raven being happy that Brooke is here and they got to do something productive together.]]> 2022-02-04 14:53:24 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2029565991 Simile - Half-A-Moon matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2029581673 A simile in Half-A-Moon is when Brooke and the blue team is lining. The text states, "Natasha says to me as she leads the Blue Campers out the door, Brooke dragging behind them like the caboose of a train.". This means that Brooke isn't happy to be here at the camp and that she wants to go home because the text is emphasizing that Brooke is being dragged along or most likely slouching. Like the caboose of a train, shes at the end and is not happy in general. This helps the reader understand what Brookes intention is that she is unhappy of being here. ]]> 2022-02-04 15:01:38 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2029581673 Simile - Half-A-Moon matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2033330765 In the story Half-A-Moon, Raven and Brooke are going back to camp after discovering the owner of the lands tree house of a mansion. The weather wasn't good and they had to walk in the rain facing the white spuds coming from the trees at camp, in the text it said, "The black cottonwood trees with their healing balm release more of their white fluff, making it feel like we’re walking in a snowstorm. Our faces and coats are covered. I am walking fast so we can hurry out of the rain, but Brooke can’t keep up, so I slow down, take Brooke’s hand." The simile used here is comparing the white fluff from the cottonwood trees to a snowstorm because the trees were packed with so much fluff, it released so much, it looked like a snowstorm. This also represents the bond between Raven and Brooke because now Raven is looking out for Brooke after all the things they have gone through and it represents the bond they have put together as the story progresses.

 
]]> 2022-02-07 15:22:46 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2033330765 Half-A-Moon matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2035654734 In Half-A-Moon, Raven is in the dining hall with her team and she hears Mercy accusing Brooke of being to fat because she was just getting seconds. This dialogue moves the story because it tells us the mood of how Mercy and the rest of the blue team dislikes Brooke just because shes fat. This also shows the reader how Brooke makes an impact on other campers because she gives others the opportunity to either tease her, or let her be.]]> 2022-02-08 14:53:24 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2035654734 Half-A-Moon matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2035670671 This piece of dialogue shows the bond between Raven and Brooke and how the experience at the tree house and land owner changed them. Raven didn't want to tell Mrs. Thompson because she wanted to use this scenario to let people know that Brooke is a strong girl and that she faced her fears of discovering the fake land monster in a luxurious tree house. Raven also wanted to this help Brooke back up and tell her what she could do and that the girls back at camp were just scared of her and that if Brooke can prove she faced her fears, she can win some fame and pride.]]> 2022-02-08 14:59:16 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2035670671 matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2035681239 During the encounter with the land owner, it shows how nice and thoughtful the old lady is but it also shows what Brooke knows about Raven and since she knows they are half sisters and aren't scared to show that, that means Brooke most likely feels safe with Raven because she isn't afraid to use her name. The old lady spoke some thought and Brooke and Raven and it gave them the idea that they may just be normal sisters after all because of what the land owner said.]]> 2022-02-08 15:03:05 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2035681239 Half-A-Moon matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2035697203 A connotation in Half-A-Moon is when Raven and Brooke is walking back from the old lady or land owners tree house and since its windy, raining, and cotton blowing all over the place, Brooke has her hair everywhere because she doesn't ave a cap or any head protection on, in the text it says, "Brooke doesn’t have a hood, hat, or umbrella, so her hair is a wildfire spreading and spreading.". This means that the author put her hair as spreading like gently going somewhere but in reality it's going in all sorts of directions through the wind, spuds getting in her hair, and her hair is almost like alive.]]> 2022-02-08 15:08:51 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2035697203 Half-A-Moon matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2035717004 In Half-A-Moon, Raven spots Brooke on the camp bus and her heart is beating like crazy. In the article she explains her heart is vibrating but that usually just means that its beating incredibly fast, In the text it says, "As soon as I see her, my heart vibrates .". The text is saying that Ravens heart is beating so fast that its starting to vibrate. This means that Raven knows Brooke and knows what she can do which is most likely bad, or she knows who Brooke is and knows something bad is gonna happen. She finds out that they are half-sisters and they don't have good history because Raven considers her the person who broke the family.]]> 2022-02-08 15:16:09 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2035717004 Half-A-Moon matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2035724968 Raven clearly doesn't like Brooke at the start of the story and she thought that Brooke wasn't apart of the family because her dad took Brooke with her. In the text it says, "She is the girl who broke my family.". Even though this is only a short sentence, it has a lot of meaning. The author is telling the reader that Brooke was the one who made her dad leave her mom because the divorce got a little too bad and that the family just stopped seeing each other and that usually means broken or a broken family. Another way to put it is that Raven thinks Brooke is the reason for the divorce of their parents and made them split.

]]> 2022-02-08 15:18:55 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2035724968 Window - Stop The Sun matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2069557786 A window I have experienced throughout this book is that I haven't had a close person of min participate in the Vietnam war or have anything to do with it and Terry's dad was in it which gives him massive flashbacks that makes him lose consciousness and I feel like I can learn that anything can be tough for anyone and it's ok that they just need to take a breather and calm down about it even if it involves you losing consciousness for a couple of minutes.]]> 2022-02-28 14:22:59 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2069557786 Idiom - Stop The Sun matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2069562629 When Terry was trying to find out stuff form the Vietnam war, he didn't find anything. The article emphasized this by saying he kept hitting walls. This means that terry wasn't really getting anywhere and that he wasn't finding anything that can possibly help him find information about what happened to his dad and whats behind how he acts.]]> 2022-02-28 14:25:03 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2069562629 Stop The Sun matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2069569957 Something that was emphasized in this story was the fact that Terry's father lost his consciousness here and there. The book described it as his eyes disappearing or going away but what it actually is meaning that hes having massive flashbacks to a major event to influences his attitude which would be the Vietnam war causing all this and what it looks like is just instead of his pupils showing its just a white ball in his socket giving him flashbacks.]]> 2022-02-28 14:27:40 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2069569957 Why do you think the author started the story by describing Terry's problem? What effect does this have on the reader? matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2069593933 The reason why the author started the story with Terry's problem is to show the reader a little bit on how Terry acts like and his personality and how he acts in different situations. This effects the reader by giving them some sort of first impression of Terry and shows a lot about his character.]]> 2022-02-28 14:38:06 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2069593933 In paragraph 2, the author writes that what really bothered Terry was when his father's eyes went away, what do you think this phrase means? matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2069597088 I think this phrase means that his eyes just went all white and to some people it actually does look like his eyes went away because its just a white eye ball in the socket but it kind of shows that Terry was scared for his father because of the harsh description he used to describe this situation.]]> 2022-02-28 14:39:32 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2069597088 matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2090591968 The essay I wrote is about the Magic Forest. This was a vital scene in the book I read called the Magic Forest and that how this relates to the story is that the main character and his best friend find a mystery suitcase full of money. I thought the Magic Forest was pretty cool because it was like a broken down fairy tale like theme park. I did some research explaining some topics I thought were vital to know stuff about the Magic Forest and what you need to know about the Magic forest in the book I read because they're quite similar.]]> 2022-03-11 14:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2090591968 The Agony House matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2100066253 By: Cherie Priest]]> 2022-03-17 13:35:05 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2100066253 Rurouni Kanshin (Series) matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2100067039 By: Nobuhiro Watsuki]]> 2022-03-17 13:35:28 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2100067039 3-17-22 matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2100072070 Read for 30 minutes and I mostly read Rurouni Kanshin and I read halfway through the book and I felt the main character was like any other main character from a manga because at first they seem brainless and not aware of their surroundings, but once they get serious, they are practically unstoppable. I feel like the main character is giving out a very cold and gentle vibe at the same time because at first when he isn't fighting, he's all woozy and falling over but when hes fighting hes showing no mercy and absolutely ruthless.]]> 2022-03-17 13:37:54 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2100072070 Mirror - Rurouni Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2100077968 A mirror I had in this book was that the main character was all gentle and cool at first with him just walking casually and not really caring a lot but when he began fighting his mood totally changed and that he was going through opponents with ease. I experienced this feeling only once because when I was younger and started cooking, people thought they could cook better than me and that we just cooked our best meal side by side and let people taste, I somehow won and the person I was going up against thought I was gonna burn my dish or something because they thought I was some sort of no body.]]> 2022-03-17 13:40:29 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2100077968 3-18-22 matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2101924646 I read 40 pages within 15 minutes and I felt very nice and calm while reading because now that I know Himuras strength and what he can achieve. There was a new opponent introduced named Sagara Sanosuke. He is looking for a worthy opponent of his power and looks forward to battling Himura.]]> 2022-03-18 13:29:39 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2101924646 2-28-22 matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2117173350 While reading The Agony House, I read 14 pages within 35 minutes and so far the introduction seems pretty normal with the main character moving into a new house and that the main character, Denise has very low expectations for this new home. Especially with doors moving on their own.]]> 2022-03-28 13:36:24 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2117173350 Window - The Agony House matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2117177207 I have never actually experienced a moving situation because my parents just never thought of it. I have learned that moving into a new house can cause stress and other feelings of discomfort and that it can be hard. ]]> 2022-03-28 13:38:01 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2117177207 3-30-22 matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2121498889 I read 11 pages in The Agony House and finished the rest of the first volume of Rurouni Kenshin in 30 minutes. I felt that Denise is starting to get a hang of her neighborhood and that she had already made a friend, Norman and that they became good friends off of a soda machine. In Rurouni Kenshin, Himura saves Kamiya again from kidnappers and the government soon realizes that he leaves a trace of a ruthless killer swordsman, from the revolution in Japan.]]> 2022-03-30 13:37:40 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2121498889 Mirror - The Agony House matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2121514128 I have experienced a mirror from The Agony House because I have been in a place where I was kind of the new kid or the newcomer in a certain situation which was not school but I was the odd one out. I can tell you that it's pretty hard to make a friend or have someone you know but once you relate to someone, you'll practically try to find them and talk to them out of desperation which is something both me and Denise did.]]> 2022-03-30 13:44:42 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2121514128 4-1-22 matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2125430735 I finished the 2nd volume of Rurouni Kenshin and we have discovered many enemies and that Himura is now getting involved in government work and that within the 30 min I read, Himura encountered an assassin that has been killing for the past 10 years and a secret clan that is most superior even to the government.]]> 2022-04-01 13:29:20 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2125430735 Mirror - Rurouni Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2125434616 A mirror i have experienced within this book is the scenario of Himura getting targeted by an assassin and that I have also experienced this because for some reason a bunch of kids in my elementary school wanted to prank or target me for an unknown reason and I just felt stressed until they actually did what they wanted to do. I learned from this that targeting can be some sort of intimidation tactic to wear and stress the target down and it can work on a lot of people.]]> 2022-04-01 13:31:28 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2125434616 Hyperbole - Rurouni Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2125443165 In the fight with Himura and Sanosuke, Sanosuke states that he will absolutely crush Himura in a fight and this states Sanosukes determination to not lost and beat Himura.]]> 2022-04-01 13:36:28 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2125443165 Rurouni Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2125451348 In the text, Himura is having a swords fight with an assassin Jin-E, and Himura has Jin-E at practically his last stand. Jin-E states, "What a moment to enjoy.". Then he proceeds to stab himself with his own sword. He meant this because he wanted to be free from the business or company who hired him and since he enjoyed killing himself, the moment had a different meaning.]]> 2022-04-01 13:41:24 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2125451348 Response 2 - Rurouni Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2125460249 In the 2nd volume, there are actually 2 conflicts, one gets solved easily, and the other one takes up a majority of the book. The one that gets solved easily is Himura fighting Sanosuke which Himura easily wins. Jine-E is the real problem though. He has 10 years of experience and after Himura showed his face to Jin-E, Himura is now the target. ]]> 2022-04-01 13:46:11 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2125460249 4-5-22 matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2130634022 Today, I read 15 pages of The Agony house and apart of a comic book I've been reading out of class and how I felt reading part of The House Of Agony is that Denise is being introduced to an issue with her house. When she closed her eyes she heard some sort of singing and that when she opened her eyes the singing stopped and there were footprints across her room floor which kind of freaked her out. ]]> 2022-04-05 13:15:39 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2130634022 Mirror - The Agony House matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2130639584 A mirror I experienced in The Agony House is that I thought someone unknown was in my hosue when I really focused on the sounds around me but it was just some sort of water leak and that it really was nothing. Even though I was really scared I was really relieved thing were settled and gone.]]> 2022-04-05 13:18:28 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2130639584 4-6-22 matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2134605816 Today I read about 19 pages for 25 minutes and while reading The Agony House, Denise and her neighbor Terry discover a comic book in Denises attic and after reading it, Denise finds out that the author has died in a setting that sounds like the hosue she literally just moved into which rises her suspicions.]]> 2022-04-07 13:38:52 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2134605816 window - The Agony House matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2134610423 A window I have experienced in this book is that I have never actually felt a mystery in my hands and that someone literally died in a place that I lived in and something I can learn from the situation Denise is in is that you tell no one and keep the secrets to yourself.]]> 2022-04-07 13:41:08 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2134610423 4-12-22 matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2140833861 I read about 10 pages of The Agony House in 20 minutes ad at this point of the book I feel like the plot is just building up for the climax because the book is really just going through a cycle where Denise is just trying to fix her house and one Interesting thing happens.]]> 2022-04-12 13:36:19 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2140833861 Mirror matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2140836872 Denise went to Crispy's and kind of got teased by the girls there named Val and another girl who wasn't identified but I can kind of relate to this because I have been through a situation similar to this where you get teased by people you don't even know.]]> 2022-04-12 13:38:04 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2140836872 Window - Rurouni Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2160388767 A window I have experienced in this book is that the main character meeting someone that they thought was their enemy but was actually trying to help them. Something I learned from this is that if someone is trying to help you but from another perspective is trying to go against you, set them up for a choice where they can't get out of it and that they either have to choose one side or the other.]]> 2022-04-27 13:39:04 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2160388767 Mirror - Rurouni Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2160398334 A mirror I have experienced throughout this book is that you had to fight something against time. This is kind of a poor comparison but in the book, a character was poisoned and that there were only a few more hours until he would die so the people in the book had to hurry their best to make sure the antidote was secured and that the poisoned person would live. I kind of went through this but with less things on the line because it was an escape room that 1 person had to solve this then it would let another person out then so on and so on. This made time very vital because once everyone was freed, there was the room itself to solve.]]> 2022-04-27 13:44:01 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2160398334 4-27-22 matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2160402428 I read about 20 minutes and got through a good chunk of Rurouni Kenshin and that right now, we have a new character that is stirring up trouble. Takumi Megumi, shes a former doctors assistant and that she treated poison from a kid and that she faked her death to get away from a group of people. How I felt reading this is that I was surprised that Takumi was able to just leave Himura and the others and go off by herself to murder her boss. ]]> 2022-04-27 13:46:04 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2160402428 Conotation - Rurouni Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2160408312 A conotation of this book is that Himura was expressing how Kamiya made rice balls that tasted like mud balls. What he was trying to say was that they were not really that appetizing because Megumi made rice balls that really out shown Kamiyas and that Himura was just joking.]]> 2022-04-27 13:48:55 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2160408312 Onomatopoeia - Rurouni Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2160413617 A form of Onomatopoeia in Rurouni Kenshin is that when Himura was fighting a group of men, they were saying how the sword ahd a life of its own and how it was directing Himura to its target. This was meaning that sword had a sense of life to it and of course, they were just saying that the sword was a unique type and that it wasn't ordinary to see one like that. ]]> 2022-04-27 13:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2160413617 Himura Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2162679275 When Himura was fighting Oniwabnshu, Himura thought to himself that not only did he need to guide his sword, but his sword needed to guide his fate. This meant that Himura was in quite a tight situation and that he was starting to look for solutions. While all this was happening he didn't lose his cool, he maintained his focus, and he was dead set on coming out of this fight alive. He wanted his sword to guide him where the best outcome would come out.]]> 2022-04-28 13:57:43 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2162679275 Mirror - Rurouni Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2162707648 A mirror I found in this book is that your enemy wants you to join something that they're apart of. I can relate to this because I have kind of experienced this because of the fact of me just playing around with people when I was young and even though I made some sort of enemy, when I did something that somehow impressed them, they wanted me to join some "clan". I rejected this but how this relates to my book is because when Sanosuke was fighting Shikijo, Sanouke was down, but still had energy to speak. Shikijo explained how Sanosuke can join his group and how he can go beyond his limits. He rejected saying that it would be choice against his will and that honor would shift against him.]]> 2022-04-28 14:13:20 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2162707648 Window - Rurouni Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2162880175 A window I experienced in this book is actually fighting with someone to protect. Himura was fighting Oniwabanshu and he also had to defend Yahiko. I never experienced this and what I was seeing, it looked like multitasking on a whole new level. You have to defend yourself, protect someone else, and try to strike your foe. I learned from this that it takes very precise skill and that you need to be aware of everything that's going on around you. ]]> 2022-04-28 15:46:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2162880175 4-28-22 matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2162887016 I read for about 30 min and I finished the 3rd volume of Rurouni Kenshin. How I felt reading is that Himura and his friends are infiltrating a mansion that holds one of their friends. Here's the thing, a man named Takeda Kanryu is holding their friend hostage and doesn't want to let her go. Himura has to invade the mansion and take back their friend but what lies inside makes Himura struggle against his opponents. I felt a really tense feeling because Himura is facing incredibly fierce opponents and that he has to put more skill and effort than he has ever done before.]]> 2022-04-28 15:50:42 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2162887016 Hyperbole - Rurouni Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2162893663 While Himura was fighting Kanryus army, one of the soldiers were saying that the army can take Himura down 1000 times over. They wanted to say how the army can take Himura down with ease without even trying. Obviously, they underestimated his power an got swept by 1 man. ]]> 2022-04-28 15:54:30 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2162893663 Mirror - Rurouni Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2164300901 A mirror I have experienced in this book took place when Yahiko was disappearing a little often and that Himura, Kaoru, and Sanosuke had to do a little stalking and follow Yahiko to a place where he was trying to save money for a blade just like Himura. I can kind of relate to this because me and my friends needed to follow someone around to see if they were in a relationship with someone and don't ask me why but somehow we got to literally following them and ducking behind trees. This kind of relates to the book because Himura and his friends were following Yahiko and me and my friends back in elementary school were following someone to gain some sort of intel.]]> 2022-04-29 13:31:57 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2164300901 Window - Rurouni Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2164308597 A window I have experienced in this book is that Yahiko just fought a gang by himself. Also something else to mention is that this gang was armed with actual swords and Yahiko had a sword with a wooden guard. I have never been through this because maybe I never held an actual sword but I never got myself in some sort of trouble that I had a gang of men follow me. Something that I learned from this is that to be able to handle such a mob/horde, you need to be beyond skilled. ]]> 2022-04-29 13:36:32 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2164308597 4-29-22 matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2164313239 Today I read for about 35 minutes and I finished up the 4th volume of Rurouni Kenshin and I felt that Himura keeps on getting himself in trouble but I can't really blame him because based off of these situations, if he does one little mistake, it can cause him his life. For example he defended a sensei from a person that was trying to kill him and even though he is incredibly fierce, Himura put a good first impression on him and soon fought him to a battle of the death (No one died).]]> 2022-04-29 13:39:05 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2164313239 Metaphor - Rurouni Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2164317973 A metaphor that was in this book was when Yahiko was spectating one of Himuras fights and that the person Himura was fighting had a kid that held a majority of their swords. The kid was Yutaro and Yahiko didn't like him and Yutaro didn't like Yahiko. They both knew this and started calling each other roaches, boars, and every other rude thing to see to a human. They were just relating each other to a piece of uselessness and a weakling. Even though Koaru tried to break up the fight, they never stopped.]]> 2022-04-29 13:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2164317973 Rurouni Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2164333769 When Himura was fighting an opponent at a dojo, the place was really broken down after and don't forget this was the most busiest dojo in the Southern district of Japan. Kaoru was expressing how mad she was because not only was that the dojo she trained at and now it's a train wreck, but Himura was the one who did part of that and now it's closing. Koaru said the dojo was closing its doors and that kind of is literal but she was just saying that the dojo was gonna be closed for an incredibly long time.]]> 2022-04-29 13:51:16 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2164333769 5-4-22 matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2169930318 I read 30 minutes today and I finished the 5th volume of Rurouni Kenshin and since Himura is getting all these enemies, these people are gonna eventually find out that more than one person wants Himura dead and that they will maybe team up while Himura is too busy getting himself into even more trouble.]]> 2022-05-04 13:41:04 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2169930318 Mirror - Rurouni Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2169939330 A mirror I have experienced in this book is that a person that I have just met already gave me some sort of negative impression. Like Himura, when he was going against the advanced and lost swordsman, the guy gave him a note to meet him at a Sakura garden and that Himura already didn't like the looks of where this was going. I kind of experienced this because one of my friends gave me an invitation to a sketchy place in Hoffman estates and that I told him that the place doesn't seem right and we probably shouldn't go. ]]> 2022-05-04 13:46:15 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2169939330 Window - Rurouni Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2169947376 A window I have experienced in this book is actually witnessing an actual swordsman fight in an actual dojo. I don't think I would actually have the luxury of this let alone going to an actual dojo and see people fight. Something I learned from this is that you have to have some sort of judge to be there and see if both sides attack legally. I don't think i would ever be able to witness such an event because not only is there not many dojos in America, but you have to time it that you are able to actually see one and not just an empty place.]]> 2022-05-04 13:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2169947376 Simile - Rurouni Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2169956571 A simile in Rurouni Kenshin is that Himura was battling a bunch of gang members who were threatening Yahiko and that when Himura finished them off, he expressed how if they ever touched Yahiko again, he compared the pain he would give them to dying. Like he would break their bones and torture them so much it would feel like they were gonna die.]]> 2022-05-04 13:53:24 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2169956571 Rurouni Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2169963857 A conotation that is found in Rurouni Kenshin is that Koaru was gonna beat Himura into a pulp just for calling Megumi beautiful and saying goodbye. Obviously Koaru didn't want to literally murder Himura but she was just saying how she was too pissed to been have Himura process her anger towards the disrespect towards her. Koaru and Megumi have some sort of history towards each other and that they don't really get along.]]> 2022-05-04 13:57:48 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2169963857 Rurouni Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2169968552 Something Himura can make use of with multiple targets on his back that he can bait all of them at once to com to a certain location and possibly since all of his rivals want to kill him and only them, they will form some sort of negative relationship on who's gonna fight/kill Himura and that will give Himura a chance to pick them off one by one. Himura already has a team of talented swordsman and that they can fend for themselves but if the target is heading for Himuras friends, he will be there in no time. For example, the Edo clan was heading for the dojo Himuras friends are at and that since they left a clue behind, they underestimated Himuras speed and that since Himura got to the dojo first, he was able to fend for his friends.]]> 2022-05-04 14:00:36 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2169968552 Himura Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2175721372 I wasn't able to get my hands on a 6th volume but I read an extended version of the 5th volume which gave us a good amount of information and a good understanding of whats gonna happen next. Something that was explained was that the swordsman that Himura met at the Edo mansion, he was gonna be spectating Himuras fight to be able to see how he fights, his techniques, and to see if he'll be taken down by a person who goes all around Japan, challenging different dojos. This can be a problem because Himura practically has a bounty on him because there are so many people trying to kill him. The worst case is that they all come at Himura and his friends all at once because it would be like defeating a whole army of people just as skilled as Himura.]]> 2022-05-09 13:39:20 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2175721372 5-9-22 matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2175759768 Today I read the extended version of the 5th volume of Himura Kenshin and it showed the swordsman guard that battled Himura at the Edo mansion and he was discussing his plan on how to lurk in the shadows and see what Himura can achieve in training. He wants to do this because not only does he want to crush him but he also wants to know how he fights and what advantages or what types of techniques he can use to defeat Himura.]]> 2022-05-09 13:59:15 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2175759768 Window - Himura Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2175768865 Something that I learned from the fight in the Sakura garden is that you can actually have the enemy forfeit by identifying an illegal move. For example, if a swordsman does an illegal strike in a supervised battle, they will get a penalty in some way, this can be a loss of skill, sword swap, and more. I learned that its actually vital to watch a battle because if you have a sharp eye, you can turn the course of the battle.]]> 2022-05-09 14:03:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2175768865 Mirror - Himura Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2175772007 A mirror I have experienced in this book is that the villan telling someone their plan to do something evil. I kind of experienced this because of someone literally telling me on how they're gonna plot a prank that is kind of a stretch. This is a relation to the Edo swordsman planning on to defeat Kenshin and how hes gonna do a little spying.]]> 2022-05-09 14:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2175772007 Conotation - Himura Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2175783707 In the Edo mansion, a swordsman was explaining his plan to utterly destroy Himura expressing how he will beat him until dawn. This was just expressing his anger, rage, and determination to avenge his loss and his allies. He also meant how Himura has made his life quite a living hell because he had no one to look to when he needed some sort of comfort and that he will assert his dominance and prove hes a god.]]> 2022-05-09 14:11:56 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2175783707 Rurouni Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2177623579 I read a good chunk of the 6th volume of Rurouni Kenshin and a lot happened. First of all, Raijuta had his 3rd showing around Kenshin and they finally had a good brawl. But with Raijuta getting a little to carried away with his strikes, he slashes Yutaro in the arm and that messes up his nerves to never correctly wield a sword again. Everyone is sad about this in all sorts of ways but Yutaros father comes up with an idea to travel to Germany and find a cure to this.]]> 2022-05-10 13:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2177623579 Rurouni Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2177631379 Now that Kenshin has too many things to worry about, hes finding himself talking to Sanosuke about how hes worried about Yahiko and no the fact that he has a whole army, a killer, one of the most talented swordsman in all of Japan, and more on his back. Hes trying to protect all his friends from the most biggest threats and hes doing a pretty good job. He understands all of his enemies back stories and explains what they're doing is not accurate to their actual goal. That is what makes Himura so called finish them off.]]> 2022-05-10 13:45:53 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2177631379 Rurouni Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2179436403 So in the 6th volume, Sanosuke and a friend of his decide to try to literally override the Japanese government and they made a little party to make everyone drunk and pass out so Sanosuke can make his escape to literally bomb a unit of the government. Obviously, Himura stops them and confiscates his bombs and now he is pretty worried. Now that he knows that hes basically a bounty, he's now discovering that his friends are getting themselves into trouble and that he has to save them before mayhem breaks out. While all this is happening, he has to keep a lookout for enemies who want his head. So this is a disadvantage to his situation because of the fact of him literally multitasking peoples lives.]]> 2022-05-11 13:38:16 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2179436403 5-11-12 matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2179445555 I finished the 6th volume of Rurouni Kenshin and at the end it had a little extra credit scenes of a talented swordsman from the HitoHira clan literally defending his nation from a whole army alone. It's all  fun in games until someone with a gun comes out of no where and just ends it all. They talk about how a kid needed to get back with a friend of his which was Natsu and the talented swords man, Kikosama needed to get back with his princess, also called Natsu. He left her because he didn't want her to be in the hands of the wrong leader and he had to serve in the war but he just needed to see her so they can start a new empire after the HitoHira clan.]]> 2022-05-11 13:43:19 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2179445555 5-12-22 matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2181274064 I read 35 minutes today and I finally finished reading the extra part of volume 6 for Rurouni Kenshin. It was really nice experiencing a little kid going through a war then ending up with a loved one in the end and that he has juse helped restore another nation and the fact that he kind of had a value to the war.]]> 2022-05-12 13:39:55 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2181274064 Rurouni Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2181277486 In volume 6, Rurouni is watching the others train and having some sort of relief of them actually knowing how to fend for them self, Sanosuke is fine on his own, Koaru can turn into a firecracker instantly when mad, and Yahikos training is going really good. Now that Himura has to just face his foes in the face and hope that he only has himself to worry about.]]> 2022-05-12 13:41:45 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2181277486 Rurouni Kenshin matthewho04 https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2185779698 In the 7th volume, there's a scene where Himura is having flashbacks from the great war where a Hitokiri Battosai was insulting Himura of not actually living up to his name and and slows down Himura and makes him lose focus of whats going on. Back at Kaorus dojo, Sanosuke met a talented swordsman named Saito and he wants to challenge Himura to a fight. With Himura on a walk with Kaoru and Yahiko, Sanosuke has to take him on himself. Sanosuke losses and is beat to the floor when Himura, Koaru and Yahiko arrive and it instantly leaves everyone in some sort of shock. This worries Himura because no one but himself has actually knocked Sanosuke cold in such a short time and hes scared that it might be another familiar face. This contributes to my annotation question because now there are countless amounts of people trying to get Himuras head and none of them actually know when they are gonna strike. With Sanosuke down for the count, Himura has to defend with everything hes got.]]> 2022-05-16 14:06:37 UTC https://padlet.com/matthewho04/cirvgh2sswd09coa/wish/2185779698