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.