chapters 39-49 of Lost Angel

After reading this book so far I have come to a conclusion that this family is one seriously unfortunate family! Nothing good has ever happened to them and even if something started off as good thing it has to end tragically...They're simply cursed I guess but anyhow...
The story mainly revolves around Ellen and her actions effect almost everyone in the story.Ellen is not a flat character , meaning she has changed thriughtout the story , making her a round character. She was this young kid that had stuttering problems that was shy of her ownself and now she is a married ,teen mom... Her childish crush or lust, as what her mom calls it, led to her pregnancy...Aside from Billy who is apparently not manly enough to keep his promise of "keeping his hands to himself and not trying anything on Ellen" , Hilda should take most of the blame of her daughter's mistake. She has tried so hard to keep her "innocent" and basically in a bubble that she didn't tell her about the fundementals of life and marriage. I don't see why she has never spoken to Ellen about sex or any other adult-related topics ; the fact that Ellen was kept oblivious to all those things has made her a victim of rape. Although Hilda did what she did out of good intentions and only wanted what's best for her daughter, she should be blamed for what has happened because mothers should at some point sit down with their daughters and have "the talk" . Well I guess the lessons learnt came at a costly price...Hilda's dreams for her daughter have been crushed and Ellen has been scarred for life...
Percy has truly proved that he is such a gentleman and deserves all the best for he has offered to marry Ellen and cover up her mistake plus take Billy's baby as his own. It was obvious that he has always had feelings towards her which was also why he has offered to marry her, so his act wasn't all that selfless...but anyway, he should be applauded for at least covering up for his brother's dirty act. Percy was patient with Ellen to the extreme and didn't dare to get her mad or to annoy her even though she may have hurt him several times ( oh how i wish someone like Percy actually existed ) and rejected his love. Ellen has finally accepted him and fell in love him especially after she has seen what an awful husband and father Billy is and how blessed she is to have Percy in her life.
Although Hilda linked London to bad luck and unhappiness, it still followed them even when they moved to
a nearby village called Christmas Pie ; the most tragic accident happens there to Ellen which ends up killing her baby daughter which only brings more despair to the family ( told you they were cursed ).
Spirituality plays a key role in the story; Hilda doesn't believe in God yet turns to him in times of weakness but quickly loses faith if the outcome was unpleasant. She always questions herself about the presence of her mother's spirit and about how she looks out for her. Their neighbor Valerie is a "gifted" person who senses abnoramlities and things that aren't easily sensed by normal human beings; she gets some kind of visions which foretell events. I'm pretty sure that she knew that Sarah, Ellen's daughter, was going to die because she once paused in a conversation that was about their children growing up and she immediately changed the subject when she "sensed" that Sarah was going to die young; Val hides that from Ellen though.  Ellen has ran into so many "religious" or "gifted" people in her life that have told her about signs , fortune-telling , visions, etc.
ps: im really sorry that i posted this pretty late but time wasn't on my side.

Lost Angel ( chapters 21-30 )

The story has a way of keeping the reader eager to know what happens next and what's around the corner for its exciting events that are so vividly described have the ability to engage the reader in the story and to help the reader put him/her self in the each of the characters' shoes.
As the title suggests, hope truly never dies and this has been exemplified in the story. Ellen's naivete played a role in holding on to the hope that Doug, her dad, is still alive out there because she believed or chose to believe the old lady's vision although her mom was in complete disbelief. This shows that kids have wider imagination and faith despite their young age because they tend to fantasize and think about what is beyond reality. Hilda didn't give the lady's "rubbish" a second thought although she may have been happier if she held on to that slight chance that her husband may be alive.
Ellen has grown and matured throught these ten chapters which cover almost a year and a half. She has been through a lot and what made it harder for her is that her mom was usually not there for here although that wasn't her intentions but Hilda was too upset and devastated to console her daughter and lend her an ear so Ellen was left with so many unanswered questions that she had to seek explanation for on her own and without the help of her mother. She has also developed new emotions and feelings ; for instance, she developed a new crush or even physical attarction toward Billy , a boy which is her same age, and with her juvenile love came jealousy too and it is sad that she has to go through all of this without the support of her mother. So I won't be so hard on Hilda I should mention that she did infact put her daughter's safety first by taking her back to the countryside against her own will but she wisely chose not to be selfish any more for Ellen is what is left for her in this world ( before finding out that Doug is actually alive) . Ellen spent the happiest times at the cottage where she reunited with her dad and got her old,happy mom back too.
Ellen seems to attract Percy, Billy's older brother, but his feelings aren't mutual....so far.
Hilda is considered to be lucky compared to other Londoners and to those in war for so many reasons :
first, she was fortuante enough to get the help and support of so many good people along the way like Mabel,Gertie,Dora etc.
second,her husband is still alive and is safe amd sound with her.
third, she actually has a place to stay and her home hasnt been ruined.
Gertie seemed to have changed too. She has moved on from Hilda and obviously put her feelings towards her to rest and actually met someone and is now living with her happily. Gertie is still trying her best to be a great friend to Hilda to compensate for what she has previously done to annoy Hilda. Gertie is a good woman with that horrible character flaw but that doesn't mean that she is a bad person or friend and to prove that she still visits Hilda and her family despite the hardships and still offers her help only in return of Hilda's friendship.
That's it for now...but God knows what awaits us in the chapters to come...

American Presidential Facts - Interesting and Fun Facts that is...

• Martin Van Buren was the first president born in the new United States.
• James Buchanan was the only bachelor president.
• James Garfield was the first left-handed president.
• John F. Kennedy was the first president born in the 20th century. (May 29, 1917)
• John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on July 4th, 1826.
• John Quincy Adams swam daily in the Potomac River.
• John Taylor was the first to become president through death of the current president.
• William Henry Harrison died one month after delivering the longest inaugural speech at 1 hour 45 minutes.
• Abraham Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated.
• Grover Cleveland was the only president to serve two nonconsecutive terms.
• James Garfield could write Greek with one hand and Latin with the other simultaneously.
• The teddy bear was named for Theodore Roosevelt because he refused to shoot a bear cub while hunting.
• Woodrow Wilson kept sheep to trim the White House lawn.
• At 4 terms, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected to more terms than any other president.
• Richard Nixon was the only president to resign.
• Jimmy Carter was the first president born in a hospital.
• BARACK OBAMA is the 44th president, but there actually have only been 43 presidents: Cleveland was elected for two nonconsecutive terms and is counted twice, as our 22nd and 24th president.
• THE OLDEST president inaugurated was Reagan (age 69); the youngest was Kennedy (age 43). Theodore Roosevelt, however, was the youngest man to become president——he was 42 when he succeeded McKinley, who had been assassinated.
• THE TALLEST president was Lincoln at 6'4"; at 5'4", Madison was the shortest.
• JAMES BUCHANAN was the only president never to marry. Five presidents remarried after the death of their first wives——two of whom, Tyler and Wilson, remarried while in the White House. Reagan was the only divorced president. Six presidents had no children. Tyler——father of fifteen——had the most.
• PRESIDENTS Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, and Kennedy were assassinated in office.
• ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS were made on the lives of Jackson, T. Roosevelt, F. Roosevelt, Truman, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, G. H. W. Bush, Clinton, and G. W. Bush.
• EIGHT PRESIDENTS died in office: W. Harrison (after having served only one month), Taylor, Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, Harding, F. Roosevelt, and Kennedy.
• PRESIDENTS ADAMS, Jefferson, and Monroe all died on the 4th of July; Coolidge was born on that day.
• John Quincy Adams named one of his sons George Washington.
• Andrew Jackson was the only president to have been a prisoner of war.
• William Henry Harrison gave the longest inaugural address - one hour 45 minutes and served for the shortest period of time - 30 days.
• Barack Obama does not like ice cream as a result of working at an ice cream shop as a teenager.
• William Clinton was nicknamed Bubba as a child.
• Ronald Reagan was a Hollywood actor before becoming involved in politics;He made more than 50 movies.

Phobias...

1. Venustraphobia: Also known as caligynephobia, this is the fear of beautiful women, and may be caused by low self-confidence or putting too much pressure on appearances.
2. Anthropophobia: This phobia literally refers to the fear of people but can also mean the fear of having company.
3. Aphephobia: This phobia causes people to feel afraid when touched.
4. Autodysomophobia: If you have a bad or "vile" odor, you may trigger someone who has autodysomophobia.
5. Deipnophobia: Dinner parties, dining and dinner conversation are all off limits for people who suffer from this phobia.
6. Nomophobia: This modern phobia affects people who are very afraid of losing cell phone contact.
7. Soteriophobia: Some seriously independent-minded individuals may have soteriophobia, or the fear of becoming dependent on someone else.
8. Sociophobia: Those who fear being judged by society suffer from sociophobia.
9. Gamophobia: It’s not just an excuse: some people actually have a valid fear of getting married.
10. Syngenesophobia: The fear of relatives.
11. Ecclesiophobia: The fear of church and going to church is called ecclesiophobia.
12. Spectrophobia: Those who are too afraid to look at their own reflection in a mirror have spectrophobia.
13. Athazagoraphobia: Athazagoraphobia is the fear of being forgotten.
14. Gelotophobia: Those who fear being laughed at — and actually evaluate social situations for "signs of laughter and ridicule" — suffer from gelotophobia.
15. Tachophobia: Anyone who suffers from tachophobia — the fear of speed — may be afraid of riding in cars or trains.
16. Xerophobia: The fear of dryness is also called xerophobia.
17. Arithmophobia: Arithmophobia means to the fear of numbers generally.
18. Bathophobia: This obscure phobia refers to the fear of depth.
19. Cainophobia: The fear of anything new.
20. Macrophobia: Doctor’s offices and holiday shopping trips must be nightmares for people who suffer from macrophobia, or the fear of long waits.
21. Hagiophobia: Holy figures and holy things or ideas are feared by people with hagiophobia.
22. Sophophobia: Those who are afraid of learning anything new have sophophobia.
23. Barophobia: While it’s common to have a fear of flying or a fear of heights, others have a fear of gravity, or barophobia.
24. Chronophobia: The fear of time.
25. Mnemophobia: The fear of memories.
26. Allodoxaphobia: If you like to voice your thoughts on a particular subject, you may want to stay away from people with allodoxaphobia, or the fear of opinions.
27. Porphyrophobia: The color purple causes some people to be very afraid and develop this condition.
28. Arachibutyrophobia: If you’re desperately afraid of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth, you have arachibutyrophobia.
29. Coprastasophobia: Some people are actually terribly afraid of becoming constipated.
30. Didaskaleinophobia: If you’d rather skip class, just claim this phobia, which refers to the fear of going to school.
31. Nomatophobia: This phobia refers to the fear of names.
32. Lipophobia: The fear of fats in food may be blamed on the red meat scare of 1977.
33. Hormephobia: Hormephobia refers to a person’s fear of experiencing shock, which is probably made more likely after an anxiety attack.
34. Phobophobia: This condition is described as a rare disorder and refers to the fear of having a phobia.
35. Cymophobia: It’s understandable that some people might be afraid of waves, but this phobia also refers to the fear of "wave-like motions."
36. Pteronophobia: The idea of being tickled with feathers is upsetting for those with pteronophobia.
37. Optophobia: Opening one’s eyes is just too stressful for some individuals.
38. Triskaidekaphobia: fear of the number 13.
39. Ephebiphobia: fear of teenagers.
40. Cacophobia: The fear of ugliness

Mrs.Shabana please please , im begging, please dont leave us...why us?!
I swear I've never loved and enjoyed english classes like i do this year , please dont take away the one thing that i cherish and love about this school away from me...actually all of us!
I couldn't be more sincere in my letter/post...the news of you not teaching us anymore was almost as bad as mrs.abeer's death. ( ofcourse im not saying you are dead or anything...god forbids)
We have nothing against mrs.malakeh but its just that we want...no, NEED you!
I am saying this from the bottom of my heart, you are the best and most fun english teacher,actually teacher, that has ever walked in my class...
God! I couldn't find any more words to express myself ...I have never been more aggravated

Lost Angel - 3 chapters

As the story begins, there is war in London where the story mainly takes place.
Hilda is the main character and her 10-year old daughter Ellen.Hilda's parents are killed from the bombings of the war ; she was caught off guard and was seriously devasted because her husband was at war, her parents are now gone and Ellen is all she got left;however, she has to stay strong for her daughter...
She sends her friend Gertie a message asking if Ellen could stay at her place until London is peaceful again.
They stay at Mabel's house waiting for a reply. She vents out to Mabel a little bit and tries her best to show her tears to her daughter. Hilda decides to go with her daughter becuase she realizes that she cant stay away from her.
Gertie replied saying that she would be glad and honored to have them stay over. She welcomes them at Somerset and takes them to her farm house ( lives in the country).
They feel comfortable and cozy there, the only thing that made them feel weird was Gertie's trousers.
Now they just await as London is safe again...

some not-so-rhetorical questions....

Why do "overlook" and "oversee" mean opposite things?

Isn't Disney World just a people trap operated by a mouse?

If "poli" means many, and "tics" mean bloodsucking creatures, then what does "politics" mean?

Isn’t it cruel idea that the word "Lisp" has an "S" in it?

Most mothers feed their babies with little spoons and forks. What do Chinese mothers use? Toothpicks?

If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?

Isn’t it ironic that your nose “runs” and your feet “smell?

If you are in a vehicle going the speed of light, what would happen if you turned on your headlights?

Why is it called a REsearch when you are supposedly looking for something new?

Why do they say new and improved? It can't be new if it was improved can it?

Do they have girl’s bathrooms in gay bars?

Why do they call it rush hour when nobody moves?

If the president was a woman, would her husband be the first man?

Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?

How ironic, studying bout historic wars nd at the same time teachers tell us no to violence!

Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner,then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?

Why is there braille on the ATM drive-thru?

What is a male ballerina called?

Did Adam and Eve have belly-buttons?

Are zebras black with white stripes, or white with black stripes?