book report!

Paretsky, Sara. Windy City Blues. New York. Delacorte Press: 1995.


Reason, Type and Setting: I chose this book because my mom selected it for me after finding out I liked mystery novels and this is one of her favorite mystery authors. This is a mystery/fiction book. This book takes place in Chicago, Illinois; it's takes place in present time.



Plot: This book is a collection of little stories, it's about a private investagator named Victoria Warshawski. The mysteries she solves very but each one are relaly interesting and it's neat seeing how smart she is and also during the book it seems you get to know her character. One story is about a guy that comes posing as her long lost cousin and she find out he's working with a lawyer that's tied into the mob to steal some very pricey musical piece she has. Another one is about a tennis player that apparently killed the dad but there are different twists and she realizes the mom kills her and almost gets kills. And there are a couple more stories, about a friend that had a gambling brother.


Character: Victoria Warshawski. She has dark brown hair and a defined face like her dad. She seems to dress comfortably and sensibly. She's loud and blunt, she doesn't sweet talk she gets to the point. She notices detail and is persistent those qualities make her the detective she is. She's nosy and keeps working even when she's exhausted. She's the main character.

Evaluation: I liked the book, but I would have wanted one long story instead of like 4 or 5 short stories. But I like dhow you expected someone but them it was actually someone else that was guilty. I think the point of the book was to entertain and keep people reading and wondering. I would recommend this book to people that like mysteries or to also check out her other books. The book is based on real life, so it contains real life situations if you're a detective or deal with crimes. I don't think this book is necessary to read I think it's just a book to read for fun. I've never been in the same situations as her, I think I'd be totally freaked out and scared.


Author, Context and Trivia: I don't really know anything about her I just know she lives in Chicago that's why my mom likes her also because my mom was born there. She's wrote 8 books and I plan to read more of them.


Reader Response
Quote and comment: "Yeah well you hired me. You didn't buy me" page 184. This was said by Victoria Warshawski to Brigitte LeBlanc. I chose this quote because I totally agree with her because sometimes people think just because they're doing something for you like paying for you or whatever that you should agree with everything they say and I completely disagree with that.

current event!

Summary: Using water or chlorine sanitizers may not be as effective as you think. In a study they found water wasn’t effective for getting rid of the levels of pathogens and chlorine sanitizers had a less than 90% reduction of E. coli. Studies have also found types of microbes can play “hide and seek” with sanitizers and hide in the leaves. They also found there microbes can come together and form a “bio-film.” This helps protect the bacteria, this is a perfect place for E. coli and salmonella to stay. Their solution to this is irradiation. What is does is “inactivates parasites and destroys pathogens and insects.

Importance: I think irradiation sounds like a good idea but I would have to research more on what it is and the cons to it. I wonder if fruits and vegetables are going to cost more if a vegetable goes through the process of irradiation versus just washing. This relates to biology because it’s talking about bacteria and it also is showing how the bacteria adapted to washing plants.


http://www.biologynews.net/archives/2008/04/11/dr_mom_was_right_and_wrong_about_washing_fruits_and_vegetables.html

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Summary: Salmonella was found in puffed rice and puffed wheat, reported by "23 people in 14 states." 3 of these have been hospitalized. Thankfully none have died as a result. The symptoms of having salmonella are "nausea, vomiting, fever, diarrhea, and stomach cramps.

Importance: I think this is so scary how salmonella and disease are so easy to obtain. I just read an article about how washing with water or with chlorine sanitizers don't clean the veggies or fruits all the way! AHHHH.



http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24086035/

vocab worrds!

1. vertigo - a dizzying sensation of tilting within stable surroundings or of being in tilting or spinning surroundings. I chose this picture because it shows a guy feeling dizzy and sick. I have had feelings of vertigo before it sucks. I remember in 9th grade my good friend Anna had vertigo and she stayed home because she was throwing up.



2. forlorn - desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance. I chose this picture because I have a sad look on my face, and it reminded me of the word forlorn. Usually I am a happy person but I do have my sad moments but I always have my family or friends to help me feel better :].


3. revere - to regard with respect tinged with awe; venerate. I chose this picture because it shows some of my friends. I have revere for them because each of them is so amazing and each has a special quality about them that I admire.




4. squander - to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully/ scatter. I chose this picture because shoes are the main things I squander my money on. I have more than 30 pairs and I definitely don't wear all of them but I like most of them, some of them I just dont want to get rid of them because I spent a lot of money on them haha.



5. panache -a grand or flamboyant manner; verve; style; flair. I chose this picture because this is my friend Emily. She reminds me of the word panache because she was always so outgoing and she always and still dresses in the brightest colors.











6. punitive - serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment
7. slander - a malicious, false, and defamatory statement or report
8. quell - to suppress; put an end to; extinguish
9. concision - concise quality; brevity; terseness
10. libel - the act or crime of publishing it.
11. defamation - the act of defaming; false or unjustified injury of the good reputation of another, as by slander or libel; calumny
12. misdirection - a wrong or incorrect direction, guidance, or instruction

current event!

Summary: They have realized with research of course there is a connection between throat cancer and the intake of "refined carbohydrates and the rise in obesity rates." Esophageal adenocarcinoma is said to be associated with GERD. Which results in obesity and a high carb intake. They saw throughout the year this is more of a increase of refined carbs [white bread, pasta, etc.]

Importance: This shows how changing little things in your lifestyle can change things that could hugely impact your life. I'm glad I read this article because I want to stay healthy and if just a little change like that could help me stay that much healthier than I am definitely going to do that.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23940951/