Chapters 14-16

I read three chapters again this week. I guess I’ll just get right down to it then, chapter 14 was when Eragon and Arya finally returned to the Varden. His 12 elf body guards come to meet him and everyones yelling stuff like hi shadeslayer and stuff like that. Oh and some lady yells “Will you marry me?” . Anyway eventually Roran and Katrina pushed their way through the crowd and greeted him. Basically it was a lot of greetings. Eragon, Arya, and Saphira werethen invited to Nasuada’s tent to catch up and stuff. However there were lots of people there who also greeted Eragon. And as one group of people left another group came in. Eventually Saphira had to growl to get them to leave. The main thing Nasuada and King Orrin wanted to know is what really happened at Helgrind. Before he can say though Orrin and Nasuada get into an argument about how they have equal power and stuff -.- sigh. Eventually they come to an agreement and Eragon tells them exactly what happened. Then after everyone has left besides Eragon and Nasuada she invites him to a dinner later for political stuff. As Eragon goes to get all dressed up and clean he does a little thinking about Murtagh’s old sword which he keeps under his cot. Eventually he decides he shouldn’t use it and puts it away. When Eragon arrives at the dinner he is surprised that it is filled with his friends (a gift from Nasuada). Eragon enjoys himself and the food. During the party Roran asks Eragon to marry him and Katrina. So Eragon suggests the ceremony be conducted in a month or so. Roran says however it can’t wait or else everyone would be gossiping, I honestly laughed at that part (if you don’t get it you fail). Anyway later he also talks with Nasuada again and she gives him the next two days off to relax. bye

Chapters 11-13

This week I read three chapters…whoa…so yeah I guess I made up for the one chapter over break. These chapters were pretty boring though, with only one thing of interest happening in each one. Other than that it was just a bunch of unimportant filler. The interesting thing in chapter 11 was that the elfish mages sent to protect Eragon arrived. Oh yeah this chapter is from Nasuada’s point of view. Anyway some other unimportant things were that the main elf looked like a werewolf and one of Nasuada’s guards talked with her about a motto. Chapter 12 was back with Eragon and Arya. All they really do in this chapter is walk along the road. Until some soldiers stop them and try to force them into the army. I will now account the deaths of the soldiers as this was the most interesting part of all three chapters. Eragon killed the first guy by throwing a pebble denting the helmet and skull of the soldier. Then he grabbed one of the soldier’s spears and killed that guy to. Meanwhile Arya is just kicking/kneeing other soldiers and killing them. Then 4 of the remaining soldiers rush Eragon, he twists around the first guy and slashes him with his own sword, he breaks the necks of the next two, and finally punches a guy right in his chest so hard he flies back 12 feet with a big dent in his armor. At this time Arya is still fighting two soldiers and one is making a run for it. Eragon runs after him and the whole way the guy is begging Eragon not to kill him. However Eragon catches him and strangles him. Then he and Arya stab the dead soldiers so it looks like a battle between soldiers not an elf and a dragon rider just punching people. They decide not to walk on the road anymore. Chapter 13: probably the most boring of the three, Eragon and Arya are sitting around their campfire with Eragon wining about being uncomfortable with killing people and asking Arya lots of questions. He makes her a flower with magic and she is all happy and stuff and she plants it in the ground. Eventually some glowing orb things show up and the touch them and its all happy. By the way the orbs are spirits. Oh and they turn the flower Eragon made into a gold flower with diamonds on it that is still alive. That’s how it ends…

Annotation #2

Martin, Terry. "The Health Risks of Smoking." About.com. 18 June 2008. 7 Dec 2008
<http://quitsmoking.about.com/od/tobaccorelateddiseases/a/smokingrisks.htm>.

Terry Martin, the author of this article, was a smoker for 26 years and is now helping others to overcome this horrible habit. Her article lists the numerous ways smoking over 4000 chemicals (one puff of cigarette smoke) can harm your body. She lists effects such as, “Smell and staining” of the hair, “Less sense of smell”, “Wrinkles”, and “Cancer”. Eventually listing over 20 different body parts smoking affects.

Annotation #1

United States. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Public Health Service.
The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke: A Report of the Surgeon General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services--Secondhand Smoke Exposure in the Home. By the Surgeon General. June 2006. <http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=SMN0307-0-5924&artno=0000249408&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=&title=The%20Health%20Consequences%2E%2E%2ESecondhand%20Smoke%20Exposure%20in%20the%20Home&res=Y&ren=Y&gov=Y&lnk=N&ic=Y>. SIRS Government Reporter. ProQuest Information and Learning. North Library, Anytown, TX. 7 Dec. 2008 <http://www.proquestk12.com>.

The author, the Surgeon General, uses information he has gathered to show the effects of secondhand smoke on children and adults. He showed that most second-hand smoke damage happens within the home and other indoor areas. He gave facts and statistics supporting his argument, such as “Almost 60 percent of U.S. children aged 3-11 years-or almost 22 million children-are exposed to secondhand smoke.” and “Secondhand smoke exposure in the home has been consistently linked to a significant increase in both heart disease and lung cancer risk among adult nonsmokers”. He also suggests a law be made banning smoking in the home and other indoor areas to limit the effects of secondhand smoke.

Chapters 9-10

Ok I’m back to two chapters again. This week I read chapter 9: Escape and Evasion and chapter 10: A Delicate Matter. Chapter 9 is from Eragon’s point of view again. It’s pretty much just him running the whole time. There’s a brief conflict with some soldiers but Eragon makes himself invisible and that all until he reaches the town of Eastcroft. He preferred to bypass the town but he couldn’t and went inside the gates. He went to the local inn to find a place to sleep for the night. In the bar in the inn he noticed someone at a table. It was Arya. They talked about the current position they were in and why she was here. In the morning they left the city and contacted Nasuada. That chapter ends with them continuing to run. Chapter 10 is more from Roran’s point of view. At first he is lifting some boulders and training. Then he went to his house and prepared himself to meet with Nasuada. When he arrived he and Nasuada talked about the problems occurring because of him. She is not sure whether she completely trust him or not yet. So to prove his loyalty she wants him to go to battle under a veteran who would report to her about his abilities and such. However Roran wishes to delay his sending so that he and Katrina can be married by Eragon. Nasuada agrees but wants him fighting the day after. And that’s the end of that. Bye.