Novel Research

Jodi Picoult
Born and raised in Nesconset on Long Island moved to New Hampshire when she was 13 years old. Picoult wrote her first story at age 5, entitled "The Lobster Which Misunderstood." She studied writing at Princeton University, and graduated in in 1988. She published two short stories in Seventeen magazine while still in college. Immediately after graduation, she landed a variety of jobs, ranging from editing textbooks to teaching eighth-grade English. She earned a master's degree in education from Harvard University.

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The Poem and My Sister's Keeper

Not Waving But Drowning
Nobody heard him, the dead man,
But still he lay moaning:
I was much further out than you thought
And not waving but drowning.
Poor chap, he always loved larking
And now he’s dead
It must have been too cold for him his heart gave way,
They said.
Oh no no no, it was too cold always
(Still the dead one lay moaning)
I was much too far out all my life
And not waving but drowning.

This poem "Not waving but drowning" connects to the poem how the man is calling for help but its too late for anyone to hear his call. "And now he's dead" and nobody can help him anymore. All he wanted was somebody to talk to, someone to be there for him when he needed anyone. But before he could reach out to whoever; he was "Not waving but drowning" it was too late for somebody to help him. With this statement, it describes how Anna from the novel "My sister's Keeper" doesn't realize what her mom is doing to her body until now. The decision that she has made now, is going to change the families lives forever. From when she could remember, her parents have taken several trip to the hospital to save Kate's' life. Never have her parents asked Anna if she wanted to undergo the countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her older sister, Kate, can somehow fight the leukemia that has been with her since childhood. Kate has always been the first in the family, Anna always the last. Anna wants to be heard and loved for who she is, not what kind of blood type she is. She finally takes action and takes the matter to a lawyer. With that matter, she can finally say what she has always wanted to; even though this may cause fatal consequences for the sister she loves.

The Review

Superbad starring Jonah Hill and Michael Cera, known as the losers trying to achieve a night of hunting booze and mischievous. That as they so often do, goes totally wrong and leaves them lying on the side of the road somewhere. The movie demonstrates a night, of what every teenagers goes through. Always trying to fit in with the "cool" crowd and being that guy who gets every girl. Both Hill and Cera are supremely talented comedic performers. Its an R-rated movie which you can expect a lot of vile, using frequent words such as "cock" and "balls" for actual jokes.

This movie is perfect for a night, when you just wanna relax and not think about anything too hard.