Fallin Leaves

In the most recent part of the book i read many interesting things have taken place. After Adeline and Carl the chemistry professor end their relationship Adeline is set up on a blind date with a man named Bob. But before Bob and Carl Adeline was married to the first man she had met when she arrived in america. When she was staying with Christopher who she had known in china she met a man named Brian who was very sweet and nice. She fell in love with him immediately because he was very charming. He was very cultural and into the chinese culture which attracted her. Especially since she had just come to America and was not used to the surroundings.

Falling Leaves

In this part of the book i read about how Adeline after being abandoned at boarding school wrote a short story and entered it into a contest. After this she won, which included her being recognized in the news papers and such. This was a great honor even her father recognized her for it which he normally never did. Her winning was a major turning point because her father decided to let her go to medical school in england with james. Even though Adeline could not choose what she wanted to study she was still given the opportunity which meant a lot because she probably wouldn't of gotten it if she hadn't won the contest. This was a great opportunity that she got and it also brought her closer to her family that Niang had taken her away from when she sent her to boarding school. This was a very good thing for her. After attending medical school she fell in love with a chemistry teacher named Karl, he was bipolar and very weird. But somehow she saw the best in him and still loved him. There hole relationship revolved around writing letters to each-other and staying in his lab, it was very weird. Eventually he told her to leave and meet someone new because he knew he would only hold her back from accomplishing many more things. After graduating from college she then traveled to america to take a position at a hospital. This was her first real job but somehow she was still controlled by Niang even though she had a job and was supporting herself.

Falling leaves

In the most recent part of the book i read many interesting things happened. Adeline was sent away to a boarding school in Tanjin because her parents did not want her, also they ordered the nuns to make sure that Adeline was to have no visitors, mail, or packages of any sort given to her even if people go to visit or something is sent. Adeline went through her whole stay at boarding school never getting anything, of course she did not know her parents had requested she didn't so she felt unwanted. Since the communist invasion of china was going on at this time many people fled to other places like Hong Kong, eventually Adeline was the only one left in the school. Finally when it got to a point that Niang's(Adeline's stepmother) sister decided to leave, the sister went and took Adeline out of boarding school and brought her along with her and her family to Hong Kong to join the rest of the family. I think its really sad that Adeline was left in such a weird situation and nobody was even aloud to visit her.

Outside reading 1

I am reading the book Falling Leaves. So far in the first chapter i have learned alot about her family background. Adeline describes the members of her family like Grand Aunt. Grand Aunt opened the first women's bank in Shanghai this was a great accomplishment especially for a women in that time. The bank apparently made alot of money and was very successful. Also we learn about her father and Ye Ye's business and how profitable it is. Also we learn how she lost her mother when her younger sister was born, and how her father met her evil stepmother Niang. Adeline shares alot about her child hood in this first chapter and begins to describe how her stepmother emotionally and physically abuses her and most of her siblings. Of course Niang's biological children are not abused in anyway unlike the other children, instead they are treated like kings, they are given many privileges the other children do not have and they are treated kindly unlike the other kids. They are even fed much better food compared to the other kids. 

Outside Reading

I chose to read the book Falling Leaves by Adeline Yen Mah. I decided to read this book because it seemed interesting. Once i read the back it made me want to read more and learn about the authors emotionally abusive stepmother, and he life growing up in china. I think it will be a very god read for me because i like to read auto biographies there very interesting, but only if there telling a story. I would also like to learn about the authors background and why she chose to go to england and america, and if she ever found the independence she was looking for. I think it will be very good book to read, it will be veryy interesting to learn about the authors childhood experiences.

Someone Overcoming Odds.

Weinraub, Bernard. "Rebuilding Brian Wilson's 'Smile'". The New York Times. March 21 2009. September, 12th 2004. 

This article is about Brian Wilson a former beach boys singer. He was thought to never be able to create a album that would sell. He overcame the odds and was able to make a very good album called "Smile" this album sold alot of copies and was a hit. This was very unexpected considering his age but he was able to do it anyway. I think its really cool that he was able to make a successful album especially since he's so old and hasn't written or sung in years. But i guess its good that he did and its also pretty cool that he was able to do it by himself and without the other members of the beach boys. He's probably no used to going solo but its still good that he was able to accomplish so much on his own.

Global Issue

New York Times Topic. Global Warming. March 21 2009. 

Global Warming is a major global issue. This article is about global warming. On feb 2 2007 the UN scientific panel studying climate change apparently claimed that the warming trend is rising because of human activity which is apparently the main thing which is increasing global warming in the world. Global warming is caused by pollution which is increasing the temperature causing the ice caps and glaciers too slowly melt. Eventually the melting will cause land to be flooded and become non existent. There has been much more scientific evidence that is showing that carbon dioxide and other gasses that trap heat have caused the average surface temperature to go up one degree since 1900 which is alot.