Journal Entry #5

5 things that i understand
1. She had seen a ten boy who had been haunted by a spirit and decided to cats the spirit away from the boy.
2. She hears multiple voices of angels around her.
3. She had seen a powerful angel pushing the automobile of her protectee.
4. After seeing this she heard a voice in which explained to her the the church would go back to the lord.
5. She believes that with God's help a human can do anything.

4 questions
1. Why was the boy being followed by a spirit?
2. What was the spirits intentions on the boy?
3. Why do angels protect people rather than just destroying the enemy?
4. Why hasn't God destroyed the Devil and his army?

3 words that i do not know
1. Pg 165 Panoramic- an unobstructed and wide view of an extensive area in all directions
2. Pg 166 Intercessors- a person who intercedes
3. Pg 170 Cultic- a particular system of religious worship, esp. with reference to its rites and ceremonies.

2 literary elements
1. Pg 171 "It shrnk back in horror"- Perspnification
2. Pg 178 " They seemed to jump oout of their seats like human jack and a boxes"-Simile

Summary sentence
after seeing many events that tested her will as a christian she was ble to discover the secret in becoming an angel.

Journal Entry #4

5 things that i understand
1. The lord began speaking to her spirit and he told her to take the keys to the kingdom.
2. She watched a large angel who was powerful in which who dropped to the ground.
3. Demons attack you through ur emotions.
4. She explains the devil as being very crafty.
5. She sees that there are an unlimited amount of demons who are swarming the earth.

4 question
1. Why is she so connected to the lord?
2. Why did God give her this much information?
3. Does God see her as a prophet?
4. Is there a chance that she may have dreamnt this whole experience?

3 words that i understand
1. Pg 132 Santanism- a travesty of Christian rites in which Satan is worshiped.
2. Pg 137 Emissaries- a representative sent on a mission or errand
3. Pg 139 Corroborate- to make more certain; confirm

2 literary elements
1. Pg 128 " I bind this devil with the word of God"- personification
2. Pg 130 " His fever broke as quickly as it started"- simile

Summary Sentence
She had been seeing many different types of spirits which affected her life's structure.

Journal Entry #3

5 things that i understand
1. She saw god as a healer and the ultimate power.
2. God showed her that the power of god is within us all.
3. God showed her the pains of hell.
4. She explains that it isnt engough just to preach the word of god.
5. God is still accessing the devil in her eyes.

4 questions
1. Why is God seen like that to her?
2. Why did God choose her?
3. How does she veiw the world now?
4. What is God in veiw to the world?

3 words that i dont know
1. Pg 85 idolatry- the religious worship of idols.
2. Pg 95 Cohort- a companion or associate.
3. Pg 123 Instantaneous- occurring, done, or completed in an instant

2 literary elements
1. Pg 102 " some said it sounded like a cannon"-Simile
2. Pg 103 "God's grace gives us power"- personification

Summary
She sees God as a gateway to the spirit world.

Journal Entry #2



5 things that i understand

1. She found that God was having more than 1 problem with the evil spirits.

2. She believed that evil spirits were created from people who would do wrong.

3. She discovered that many people did not believe in the lord and continued to express a dislike in people who did not believe that he is real.

4. God had showed her that the most precious people to his kingdom were corrupted.

5. Hse believed that the demon of fear had taken over her.



4 questions that i have

1. Why does she not agree with people who do not believe in Satan?

2. Is it true the most pprecious people in her world have been corrupted before?

3. Is this woman crazy?

4. Why does fear cause a human being to react negatively to positive situations?



3 words that i dont know

1. Pg 43 Countenance-appearance, esp. the look or expression of the face

2. Pg 52 Malicious- full of, characterized by, or showing malice; malevolent;

3. Pg 55 Satanic-characteristic of or befitting Satan; extremely wicked; devillike; diabolical.



2 literary elements

1. "He has a cunning, honey-coated tongue."- Metaphor

2. "They looked like the eyes of a snake" Pg 42- Simile



Summary Sentence
She had been shown the demon world by the lord and had been taught of the evils that were taking place around her.

A Divine Revelation of the Spirit Realm

5 things that i understand
1. Mary Baxter had been in a state in which she continues to question Jesus on why angels continue that battle with demons. She is deeply religious and believes that every action occurs due to God's will.
2. She believes that God had shown her the spirit world yet no one has yet to believe her
3. She had taken a trip to hell and had seen a woman in the pit of doom.
4. Jesus had impressed her heart by teaching her on how to escape the pains of life ans sufferings.
5. She believes that whe word of god is true.

4 questions that i have
1. Does any of he family members believe in her sayings?
2. Do spirits actually understand the human emotion?
3. How many demons are in the world and hwo does Mary figure it out?
4. Does she die at one point?

3 words i do not know
1. Pg 21 Seraphim- one of the celestial beings hovering above God's throne in Isaiah's vision.
2. Pg 21 Cherubim- Theology. a member of the second order of angels, often represented as a beautiful rosy-cheeked child with wings.
3. Pg 33 Countenence- the look or expression of the face: a sad countenance.

2 literary elements
1. "The fire clung to her hands" Pg 25- Personification
2. " Stan, a Serpent" Pg 39- Metaphor

Summary Sentence
Her life was influenced by God decision to allow her to see the spirit world.

Journal Entry #6

1. The movie starts off with her cutting vegetables and the director increases the volume of the cutting so that the veiwer is able to see the duty she is being put o.
2. The mother seems a lot older than in the book.
3. The fathers eyes were not sewn shut.
4. The director fails to show the Vermeers visiting the ous of Greit.
5. The director uses an establishing shot to emphasize the towns size.
6. The house was not what I pictured it to be because it seems they are poorer than i expected.
7. I expected Tanneke to be much skinnier than she is.
8. There were no mentionings of pets in the book.
9. The director did not establish the hardships and opening s of Griets first day.
10. Catharnia is alot more beautiful in the movie than in the book.
11. I pictured the studio to be alot more luxorious but it helped established the family's wealth as being middle class.
12. Griet does not speak as much in the movie as she does in the book.
13. Maria Thins is a lot more ruder in the movie and does not seem to establish her liking for Griet as she does in the book.
14. There is no confliction between Tanneke and Griet as in the book.
15. The reasoning for Catharnia not being able to set forth in the studio is different compared to the movie. Catharnia had not been able to set forth in the movie because she had tried to destroy a past painting but in the book they do not establish this.
16. The movie adds a scne in which Griet goes to the housing of van Ruijven.
17. The children do not play as big a role in the movie as they do in the book.
18. Anges and Frans are not mentioned in the movie at all.
19. A dolly shot is used when Pieter and Griet are wlking together in a park setting.
20. At the part in which Griet as to go to the apocerathy in order to obtain medicine for the baby, the master hands her the list of items needed rather sending i done in a leather pouch.
21. The ending is different because they do not shiw her when she is older and Tanneke gives her the pearls immediately after she leaves. She also keeps the earring rather than selling them and she does not get married to Pieter.

Journal Entry # 5





5 things that I understand


1. When the master had come to realize that his painting was finished and would please only Van Ruijven, he decided that i needed something.


2. He had discovered the contents of Griets hair and this was her transformation into womanhood.


3. He made Griet pierce her ear so that she may wear his wife's pearl earrings.


4. She married Pieter after leaving the household when Catharnia discovered that Griet had been wearing her earrings.


5. Griet had sold the earrings which the master had left in his will after he died.





4 question


1. Why didnt the master and Maria confess to haven taken the earrings?


2. Why did Griet choose that path she did?


3 Why did Griet leave?



4. What symbol did the earrings hold?



3 Unknown words

1. Pg 228 Seascapes- a sketch, painting, or photograph of the sea

2. Pg 219 Pockmarks- scars or pits left by a pustule in smallpox or the like

3. Pg 208 Blotted- to remove with absorbent paper or the like

2 literary elements
1. "the winking of the blade as it hovered" Pg 215- personification
2. " I was holding two peals the size of hazelnuts, shaped like drops of water." Pg 205- simile

Summary sentence
Griet h ad left the house due to an accusation but came to move on in her life.

Journal Entry #4

5 things that i understand
1. Catharnia did not like the idea of her jewels and others precious iyems were being left with the maid.
2. Van Ruijven has asked for a solo picture of Griet and she is to pose for it.
3. Her master is now becoming more protective of Griet.
4. Pieter is soon going to ask for her fathers approval to marry Griet.
5. Griet is sexually harrassd by Ruijven and Catharnia does not know of the painting of Griet.

4 questions
1. Why does Catharnia hate Griet?
2. Why is Frans the only person who notices her love for her master?
3. Why does Catharnia keep on having more kids?
4. Is Van Ruijven going to rape Griet?

3 unknown words
1. Pg 144 Jest- a joke or witty remark; witticism
2. Pg 160 Astute- of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious
3. Pg 174 Querulous- full of complaints; complaining

2 literary elements
1. " Van Ruijven had us all running like rabbits before dogs" Pg 162- Simile
2. " Her look was a puzzle of anger" Pg 173- Metaphor

Summary sentence
Griet is being forced to be painted for the pleasure of Van Ruijven yet her master is showing his compassion toward Griet.

Journal Entry # 3



5 things that i understand

1. The master had begun to ask Griet to run errands for her and to creat different paints.

2. Griet began to understand the meanings and colors within his paintings.

3. Griet and Pieter's son have been dating.

4. Griet and Tanneke are no longer close since Griet began to be favored.

5. The master had once been Protestant but is now Catholic.



4 questions

1. Does the master have a better relationship with Griet than his wife?

2. Why does Tanneke continue to hold a grudge against her even though Griet had not affended her?

3. Why does the grandmother seem to like Griet more than Tanneke?

4. Why does Griet date Pieter when she is in love with the master?



3 unknown words

1. Pg 123 Chide- to express disapproval of; scold; reproach

2. Pg 140 Palette- a thin and usually oval or oblong board or tablet with a thumb hole at one end, used by painters for holding and mixing colors

3. Pg 128 Quill- the hard, hollow, basal part of a feather



2 literary elements

1. " You're ating like a chicken that knos its for the slaughter." Pg 134- Simile

2. " the cold killed most smells" Pg 95- personification



Summary Sentence
Griet has now become more close with the master and he and she have come to grow a more understanding relationship.

Journal Entry # 2





5 things that i understand


1. When Carthinia had a longer term in her pregnancy, Griet began to ignore her and avoid seing her.


2. Once she met her sister in te Market Place she avioded her.


3. Her sister died from the plague.

4. Carthina gave birth and there was a big feast where Griet was appraoched by van Ruijven and harassed.


5. It seems as the masters and Griets relationship has prospered.





4 questions that i have


1. Why did the author decide to kill Agnes?


2. Why has the master continued to show more interest in Griet?


3. Why does Griet regard her master as "him"?


4. Are Griet and Pieter going to get married?





3 unknown words


1. Pg 74 Placate- to appease or pacify, esp. by concessions or conciliatory gestures


2. Pg 91 Peat- a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.


3. Pg 91 Chided- to express disapproval of; scold; reproach





2 literary elements


1." she moved down the hallway like a ship" pg 54- simile


2. "it was simply an empty room, waiting for nothing but dust" pg 85- personification





Summary sentence
Carthina has had a child and Anges has died which causes much stress on Griets life.

Girl with a pearl Earring

5 things that i understand
1. Greit was now to work in the house of Carthinia and her husband because her father was unable to support the family.
2. Her father's eyes had been disinegated by an explosion in a tile factory.
3. Her brother Franes now works in a tile factory but does not enjoy it due to the hard labour.
4. It seems as though her master is mysterious and yet brilliant.
5. Griet is now becoming worn out by the work in the house.

4 questions that I ave
1. Why is Carthinia such a witch?
2. What happened to Takenne's family to cause her to become a maid?
3. Why is Carthinia's mother so fascinated with Greit?
4. Why is the man so mysterious?

3 words i do not know
1. Pg 16 Bulbous- bulb-shaped; bulging
2. Pg 44 Bemused- bewildered or confused
3. Pg 44 Apothecary- a pharmacy or drugstore

2 literary elements
1. "The new was wovne in iwht the old like a darning in a sock" Pg 27- simile
2."two more paintings, both still lifes, leaning against the wall" pg 31-personification


1 summary sentence
Greit is now working in the household of a buisness associate of her fathers and is adjusting to the new life she is envolped in.

Journal Entry #10

5 things that i understand
1. The Monks had discovered the crew is now in the church.
2. they are all now surrounding the team.
3. Gatrz had died because him Tanner and Milton had betrayed Avery.
4. Avery was rescued by Marin.
5. They had successfully killed the preist.

4 questions that i have
1. Why did they trun evil?
2. Why didnt the Monks kill them all when they had the chance?
3. Where is Marin at all these times?
4. Is Avery always being tracked?

3 words that i do not know
1. Pg 324 Amiably-having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable
2. Pg 327 Pensioned-To retire or dismiss with a pension
3. Pg 331 Influx-act of flowing in

2 literary elements
1. " crumbling ashphalts of the dirty" pg 331- personification
2." Elias Moje strolled in like a king" pg 324- simile

Summary Sentence
Avery's team had alled been killed except for Avery and he lived on to be a legend.

Journal Entry #9

5 things that i understand
1. AVery had successfully entered the building.
2. The team had infultrated the buding
3. Dawson was chasing Avery around the church
4. Avery killed Dawson
5. The team was now trying to find out where the high priest is.

4 questions that i have
1. Why didnt the author explain Dawson's feelings?
2. Why did Dawson underestimate Avery?
3. Why didnt the author explain the scene of Dawson's death?
4. Why didnt the others help him out?

3 words that i do not understand
1. Pg 284 Askew- to one side; out of line; in a crooked position
2.Pg 286 Snicked- To cut with short strokes; snip
3. Pg 292 Infinitesimal- indefinitely or exceedingly small; minute

2 literary elements
1. "his eyes ran to the door" pg 288- personification
2. "He looked about as old as anyone" Pg 294- simile

Summary
Avery had successfully gotten away from Dawson and killed him and wetre now on the way to capturing the preist.

Journal Entry #8

5 things that i understand
1. The team had come up with a plan to make the Electric Church take him in.
2. Avery had wanted the team to rake him to the monks since they wanted him badly.
3. Avery had been taken into the church by the Monk, West that they had rpeviously captured who agreed to take them there.
4. Dawson was now going to do the operation on him.
5. He quickly retaliated by breaking from the loosely tied ropes and shooting the weapon out of his hand.

4 questions that i have
1. Why would they do something so risky?
2.Why did West want to die so badly?
3.Was West actually leadin them into a trick?
4. Why was dawson so eager to kill Avery?

3 words that i dont know
1. Pg 276 Kiosks- A small structure, often open on one or more sides, used as a newsstand or booth.
2. Pg 271 Mincing- affectedly dainty, nice, or elegant.
3. Pg 281 Squalor- the condition of being squalid; filth and misery.

2 literary devices
1. "it broke over me like terror" pg 260- simile
2. "Hydraulic joints" Pg 275- Metaphor

Summary Sentence
Avery had set up a policy so that he could get into the Electric Church.

Journal Entry #7

5 things that i understand
1. Avery is now running away from Colonel Moje for he had discovered that Avery was now in London.
2. He was now meeting with a man by the name Materiel.
3. Avery was now running away the SSF.
4. Once again he was saved by Marin.
5. Avery has now taken a woman by Marilyn Harper into his team by force.

4 questions that i have
1. How did they discover Ms. Harper?
2. How does Colonel Moje continue to find out about Avery?
3. How do the SSF discover their information on them?
4. Why did they take Marilyn into their care?

3 words that i know
1. Pg 222 Disheveled- hanging loosely or in disorder; unkempt
2. Pg 226 Tetrodoxin- a neurotoxin, C11H17N3O3, occurring in a species of puffer fish: ingestion of the toxin is usually rapidly fatal due to heart failure or asphyxiation; used experimentally to block impulse conduction potential in excitable cells.
3. Pg 227 Nondescript- of no recognized, definite, or particular type or kind

2 literary device
1. " the blood looked the same as coffe colored skin" pg 237- Smilie
2. " the harper woman" Pg 245- metaphor

Summary Sentence
Avery is now continuing his mission while he failed the first time.

Journal #6

5 things that i understand
1. Avery had met with the team.
2. They had a new base in the odl abandon warehouse.
3. They had captured a mok and were using it to dissect it.
4. they had made a deal with the monk that if it brought them to the electric church then they would kill him.
5. There was a monk who should up at their door step and greeted them.

4 questions that i have
1. Why were there so many conflicts within the group?
2. Why did they choose to settle in that base?
3. Why did they trust the monk?
4. What did the monk want?

3 words that i have
1. Pg 180 Taut- tightly drawn; tense; not slack
2. Pg 209 Erratically- deviating from the usual or proper course in conduct or opinion; eccentric
3. Pg 211 Holsters- A case of leather or similar material into which a pistol fits snugly and which attaches to a belt, strap, or saddle so that it may be carried or transported.

2 literary elements
1. "It looked like a prisoneer." Pg 181-smile
2. " Superficial Damage" Pg 215- personification

Summary sentence
They are now in London and are creatign the plan into getting the Electric Church.

Journal Entry #5

5 thigns that i understand
1. Avery had been taken to New York in order to be able to get to London.
2. New York had been ingulfed in flames.
3. Avery had run into the German that he knew in order to obtain information on Marcel.
4. Marcel had set up Avery to act as a rich person in order to get into London.
5. Darwson had converted into becoming a Monk and was out to kill Avery.

4 questions that i have
1. Why was New York on fire?
2. Why dint Avery kill the German?
3. How did Marcel obtain his connections?
4. Why hasnt Avery run into his group?

3 words that i dont know
1. Pg 169 Lamentable- that is to be lamented; regrettable; unfortunate
2. Pg 173 Bereft- deprived
3. Pg 174 Ambient- of the surrounding area or environment

2 literary elements
1. "Roon in each hand like Buffalo Bill." Pg 102- simile
2. "Catholic dogma." Pg 179- metaphor

Summary Sentence
Avery has just run into Marcel and is now going to London to meet up with her friends.

Journal Entry #4

5 things that i understand
1. Avery had convinced the twin to join his team.
2. The team had created a plan to capture monk in order to disect it.
3. The team had each obtained the necessary objects needed for the mission.
4. The team captures a monk by tricking it into thinking the Gatz wanted to be converted.
5. Mr. Marin had saved Avery from a death by SSF officers.

4 questions i have
1. Why were the twins so difficult in joining the team?
2. Why didnt Avery help supply each member of the team with money?
3. Why do people only live to about 20?
4. How did Mrin know that Avery was in trouble?

3 words that i dont know
1. Pg 123 Gerrymandered- To divide (a geographic area) into voting districts so as to give unfair advantage to one party in elections.
2. Pg 124 Alloys- A homogeneous mixture or solid solution of two or more metals, the atoms of one replacing or occupying interstitial positions between the atoms of the other
3. Pg 141 Attrition- a reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength

2 literary devices
1. " it smacked me in the back like a block of cement" pg 138- simile
2. " I drifted to sleeping beauty" pg 113- metapor

Summary Sentence
Avery and his team had successully captured a cyborg and nearly escaped death.

Journal Entry #3

5 things that i understand
1. Avery is hired by Marwin who is the head of the sff to kill the head preist of the Electric Church.
2. Avery has to put together a team in order to kill the high preist.
3. Avery and Gatz go to Pick in order to obtain a list of people who may be eligible for this mission.
4. The discover a technies by the name of Thy who agrees to these terms.
5. They have recently ofund two women who have been raised in a riched ebviorment who seem iffy about joining their team.

4 Questions that i have
1. Why did Marin want them to kill the preist rather than a more elie person?
2. Why doesnt Marin give them a full cash deposit?
3. WHy doesnt Marin send in the SSf to do the job?
4. Why are the twins so ify about joining the team?

3 words that i do not know
1. Pg 81 Curtly-Rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner.
2. Pg 101 Deign- to think fit or in accordance with one's dignity; condescend
3. Pg 101 trundled- to roll along

2 literary elements
1."people moving like water" pg 72- simile
2." sticky finers were my enemy and they were all looking to get over on me" Pg 102- personification

Summary sentence
Avery and GAtz are in a position where they must kill the high priest of the Electric Church in order to obtrain their freedom.

Journal Entry #2
5 Things That I Understand
1. Avery's fried Nad had been killed by a Monk so that he may be converted.
2. The Monk seemed to have supperhuman abilities because he was a cyborg.
3. Avery was accused of killing both an SSF officer and NAd by the Monk.
4.Mr. Cates is now waned by both the Electric Church and the SSF.
5. When Avery was about to be arrested, his friend Gatz put the officers in a trance and made them kill two monks.

4 Questions that I have
1. Why did the Monks want to recruit Nad but not Avery?
2. Why do they only kill at night?
3. Why is living to be thirty considered old?
4. Why are the System Pigs always out to get Avery?

3 words that i know
1. Pg 52 psionic-pertaining to the telepathic, psychic, or paranormal
2Pg 65 comatose-lacking alertness or energy
3. Pg 57 Rivulets-A small brook or stream; a streamlet.

2 Literary element
1. " not breathing again until it had hit my stomach like acid" Pg 36- simile
2. " his eyes danced" pg 61- personification

Summary Sentence
Avery is now being chased by the System pigs and the electric Church and must nwo flee New York and creat a new life for himself

The Electric Church
Journal Entry #1

5 things that i understand
1. Avery Cates is an assaissin who works on the East Side of old New Yok.
2. Mr. Cates had accidently killed an officer while on the job and is now wanted for arrest.
3. The world is no longer seperated into nations but is now cle dthe system.
4. Most of Old New York is destroyed becaue of riots and different forms of protest.
5. Mr. Cates barely escapes the System pigs, police, and is now wanted and constatnly searched for.

4 questions
How did all the nations decide on the System?
Why are most people poor and without a home?
Why do the Monks follow people around the city?
What is the true purpose for the Electric Church?

3 Words I do not understand
1. Pg 16 Freight-the ordinary conveyance or means of transport of goods provided by common carriers
2. Pg 16 Inured-to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate
3. Pg 29 Bustled-to move or act with a great show of energy

2 literary devices
1. "My eyes jumped from a pile of rocks" Pg 2- Personification
2. "worn like a half rate royal robe" Pg 29- Simile

1 Summary sentence
Mr. CAtes is wanted for killing an officer and is now trying to do his job while avoiding large amounts of trouble.