This is not a good idea

Okay, I'm reading Nightwhispers by Erin Hunter.
If you've noticed before, I have been talking about nothing but secrets. But, when I was reading it today, I had found something else. Another theme.
I'm sure, many of you are familiar with the typical story line, that someone (not matter what species or being that would be) wants to stay with someone else "forever". And there is usually some obstacle that prevents them from "being together", usually some tradition, or a want of parents or something.

So that got me thinking. Does a....being, or living thing have the right to break tradition to stay with someone, because they "love" each other (Of course we know that all love eventually withers and dies, whether mentally or physically)?

Most people would say, "Yes of course!" But really? Think about it.

Let's first define tradition. Dictionary.com says: "a long-established or inherited way of thinking or acting". Did you catch that? A long established way of thinking. So that means, these guys have been doing this a long time. So because someone wants something, does that mean that they have the right to break it? Even though the ones before them have never done it before?


Maybe so. Maybe some people are tired of the tradition, or they think that it's illogical and outdated.That makes it right, in their mind, because people can never, individually do the wrong thing.

Okay then, hmm... this is a tough one....

Well, because my last post was unsatisfactory to Nick, I shall see what I can do about his suggestions.
The Andromeda Strain, no? Okay then, secrecy. I think it's garbage.
Think for example, you had a best friend. Think for example that you knew nothing bad that this person has done. Now you would assume that this person has done something bad in their life, because nobody, can always do good, it's an impossibility. Now, it's obvious that they are hiding it intentionally. What would you think of this person? There are a lot of things that people could think, but, it would not be good. They could be proud,  reluctant to admit things.

Now in most movies, books, just plots in general, the government (bah, the government), they keep secrets from people such as the Andromeda Strain in the actual book. In fact in the book, the scientists don't agree with the White House keeping it a secret from the people. Now, in this world of the Andromeda Strain, if the government is capable of keeping secrets, what do the people think about it? What would the people think about it, if they found that secrets were being kept?

In today's world, nobody known can keep any secrets. There is always going to be that one reporter or that one someone that is going to find that something that was supposed to never get out.


You know, I've gone this far and I'm lost. I don't have anything to "elaborate" on, or "think" about. I need some ideas. Comment. I'd be happy to hear them. Really. ;)

Yet another one.....

For now, I've been in kind of a reading mess, so I will just elaborate on one book. The Andromeda Strain, is one of the best books I have ever read. If you have not read it before, it is about of group of scientist that are trying to get rid of this alien microorganism that has arrived as a disease. This is a very deadly disease that has been killed an entire town. Some of the main characters are Jeremy Stone, Mark Hall, and Peter Leavitt.

Now when they are trying to find a way to cure Andromeda, it is in a "classified government facility". Have you ever wondered why? I have. Why are all of the labs hidden away? Why can't we see them? The logical and most typical thing one could say is that it is dangerous in case of contamination. But has that ever stopped people before. Take the testing of one bomb for instance. It was near a city, and whoever those guys were had scientists calculate how big the bomb explosion would be. It turned out, that it was four times bigger than they expected it to be. People in the city were bombarded with the aftermath of it, radiation, there were people coming down with cancers. So that hasn't stopped people before.

My point is, is that the people of high power, are very secretive. They hide things from the public, who they don't have any idea what is going on, or is lead to believe the wrong thing. It is human nature to hide things, more specifically the truth, from others. But like points have said in movies, sometimes, doing that, could hurt a lot more than just saying it from the beginning. Why so secretive? When this point is usually mentioned, sometimes people think Area 51! Or that specific warehouse were apparently the government hides things. That is not my point. It is that sometimes, people are better off knowing.

And of course during the book, no one had any idea what was going on when random people were going crazy. And the government knew. And didn't tell anyone. Huh. It's something to think about.

Another change in Book. Another Responce.

Again, I am reading a different book. This one is called "The Lost World" by Michael Crichton and I am sure that you are familiar with it. For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about, I will give you a hint, the second Jurassic Park movie. Now, you are familiar with the characters, correct? Now, in "The Lost World", the actual Jurassic Park incident, has passed. You now have an island that is completely infested with dinosaurs, without anyone knowing about (for you moviegoers, the movie is indeed different from the book [imagine that!]). One of the main characters, which I am not getting into right now, is called Levine. This guys is a dinosaur genius, and he has been investigating this Lost World. This guys is a total nut. He had taken a trip to this island before, legally, and then, he snuck back on. The Costa Rican government was trying to prevent people from getting on the island. But Levine, and Thorn, and everyone else who wants to get on the island, do it anyway. But who's perspective do you think is missing here? There is a reason why the government won't let people on that island without permission. Think about it, if you were in charge of an entire country that is run by tourism, would you want people freaking out that there were strange things that were going on? You need to do what you need to do, correct? The obstacle isn't always the bad guy. Maybe, they're doing what they have to do. Is is possible that the government of Costa Rica are missing in this book?

My "thoughts" on this book

I am currently reading the book, "The Andromeda Strain" by Michael Crichton, and I am on page ninety six. This story, and book, takes place in the United States, and the main character changes between chapters. The one that I am on right now, is named Burton. They are currently in a government facility that is analyzing the Andromeda Strain, which is a bacterial disease that has arrived in Earth's atmosphere. Now, they are looking at a recording of the bacteria and what it looks like under a microscope. Now, these guys are freaking out. It looks like a planet to them, and they're coming up with all of these crazy ideas. They are arguing whether or not to get rid of the disease or not. I think that the ones who are supporting the destruction of Andromeda Strain, probably are thinking about what they have to lose, and don't view them as a living thing. What is really strange, is that the ones who are sticking up for the thing, (yeah that's right, I just called a disease a thing!) are trying to justify the situation. "It is just living!" they protest, "It doesn't have a mind of its own." Well the fact that they are trying to bring about justice to this thing, just amazes me. Why would they want to? In any case the ones who are trying to bring the justice are the ones who are sticking up for it. This is because killing anything is wrong. It is unjust. Now the ones who are blocking justice, are the ones who want to kill it. Although, in they're minds they are trying to bring about justice. It's true though. This disease killed about... well fifty people. Not so much, but they were completely innocent. Well, not completely because they have probably killed an organism in their lives as well. So is it really unjust? I am still debating with myself to see which one is "wrong". There are both sides to the argument and, I am unsure of which one to take. What do you think? Kill it, or save it?

When I felt that Resistance ( I really never do)

I am reading the a Star Wars book called "Dark Force Rising". Now, this guy, Grand Admiral Thrawn, has taken over the Empire. You know the bad guys? Well, since the Emperor and Darth Vader are dead, he acts like them. So he has this powerful bodyguard that does not fear shedding blood. So one day the Star Destroyer that the Grand Admiral is in, comes across Luke Skywalker's X-Wing. With him in it of course. Now when they activated the tractor beam that was supposed to pull Luke's ship in, he "bounced". Escaped them. So Thrawn goes down to the guy who controls the tractor beam and asks him what happened. He says that he was not "properly trained". So Thrawn looks at the trainer. And asks him why. The guy made some excuse that Thrawn did not like, and so the Grand Admiral's bodyguard, Rukka, kills him in one quick move. The character who you're in the mind of turns away, but the narrator describes the scream, and lots of other lovley stuff that I didn't stick around for. So that was something that got me turning away in my book. I think it's interesting that all of a sudden, the author is describing a death. When the story goes to Luke, he always has him killing people quick and over with, and then he moves on. So the fact that, that was the first time in book that happened, I didn't really think I should hang out in that small section, because I did not know what to expect. So that's when I felt it all right.

Entry 4. 10/17/10 What really hard thing is happening in my independent reading book.

I am reading the book, Warriors: Eclipse. It's about cats in a clan and three of them, Jaypaw, Hollypaw and Lionpaw, have physical power. No other cat in the clan knows about their power yet so throughout the book, they discuss how they feel and things like that. Something that I discovered, like a really deep theme in this book was, being afraid of being judged, because you're different. When  you read the book, it's not so obvious. But Hollypaw is always worrying about what other cats will think of her if the three cats ever tell anyone that they are way more powerful than them. She's always arguing against the idea of releasing the truth. But not because of what other cats will go insane, but because she's afraid they'll trow her out of the clan, and she'll have to become an outcast. She's afraid that every cat that knows will fear her so much, they'll refuse to get near her, and she doesn't want that. But I have read the book a couple of times and that never really caught my eye. So they have to keep it a secret from all of the other cats, because Jaypaw and Lionpaw agree with her, just not in that sort of level. So that's what's happening in my independent reading book.