Behind the name of Montell Isaiah Martin

My parents chose my name for one reason. The reason they chose Montell because they used to watch the t.v show Montel Williams. That's where I got my first name from. I looked online and it didn't give me a meaning for Montell. My middle name, Isaiah, is from the bible. They read the bible and chose to give me the middle name Isaiah. I got my last name from my dad side of the family. If I would have gotten my mom last name, my name would be Montell Williams.

Questions

#1 and #2


Answer the following questions based on reading pages 1-120.Write a paragraph with some examples and a quotation for each question.Add the two paragraphs to your blog under the title “Discussing the Novel.”


#1.Publisher’s Weekly call My Sister’s Keeper a “a spellbinding suspense novel.Give your input on why this magazine might call this story suspenseful.Think about the way the book is written from different perspectives and how sections end.Do you want to read more?Are there things that are a mystery in the story?How does Jodi Picoult reveal these secrets as the story moves along?Are there any questions that you want to know at this point in the story?
I think that this story is a suspenseful novel because you never know what is coming, and you never know what is going to happen next. For example, When Anna father is telling her the story on the roof, it makes you wonder that something is going to happen that would coincide with the storyline of the story he told her. I believe that this novel should get of all the awards it has received and the honor of become a major motion picture.

What is your opinion of Sara? With her life focused on saving Kate, she sometimes neglects her other children. Jesse is rapidly becoming a juvenile delinquent, and Anna is invisible -- a fact that the little girl knows only too well. What does this say about Sara's role as a mother? What would you have done in her shoes? Has she unwittingly forgotten Jesse and Anna, or do you think she has consciously chosen to neglect them -- either as an attempt to save a little energy for herself, or as some kind of punishment? Does Sara resent her other children for being healthy? Did you find yourself criticizing Sara, empathizing with her, or both? I think that Sara is shining her love on Kate a lot more then she is for the other kids. She needs to give the same love to her other children because they are going through the same thing as she is. She shouldn’t neglect them as she is doing now. It says that Sara isn’t doing a good job with her kids. If one of them are a juvenile delinquent and one feels like she is invisible. If I was in her shoes, I would give a little bit more attention Kate; but I wouldn’t make my other kids feel like they don’t exist. I would explain to them that I love them as much as I do Kate, but Kate really needs us. That is what I would do if I was Sara. I think that she just unwittingly forgotten about Jesse and Anna. I wouldn’t say that she had forgotten about them on purpose. It’s just that she needs to give most of her attention to Kate for right now for what Kate is going through. I think that Sara doesn’t resent her other children for being healthy. I think that she is glad that they are healthy and doesn’t want them to get like Kate. I really don’t see myself doing either of those things about Sara.

News feed part 3

72-117.
Kate will start her week of chemotherapy and hopes that they can kill the cells that is costing the disease.
If she has any hemorrhaging, cough, fever or infection, she has to go into ER.
Jesse got his blood tested and it can't help Kate.
Campbell tells his mom about his father affairs.
Anna told her mom that she was gong for a jog but went to go see Campbell.
Anna doesn't want to follow through with the case.
Anna meets with the judge and tells her that she can't give her a kidney.
After the Judge hears this, she grants that Anna and her mother can't speak unless there is a lawyer present.
Anna goes to the laundromat after they get home and Sara is mad.

News feed part 2

30-68.
The person Sara cares the most is Kate. Kate is the person she pays the most attention too.
Sara is hurt very badly by the news from the doctor.
Sara wants the best for Kate and does what she can to have Kate with them and keep the family together.
Sara said, "I'm not going to let Kate die".
45-54.
Brian love the stars and wanted to become an astronomer.
Brian realizes what the disease is doing to Kate and the family. (Brian is the father)
He sees the effect in Anna after the treatment.
He knows that him and Sara always put Kate first before the other children.
Anna doesn't know if when she was born her mother loved her the same as she loved her sister and brother.
Anna thinks she has a choice over her body and doesn't want to go through all the pain.
Anna don't want to loose her sister and best friend.

Jesse

Jesse is the brother in the family. Jesse is 18 years old, and he is a delinquent who does drugs. His profession in life is that he is a delinquent and older brother. Jesse
personality is that he is a rebel, that does what he wants to do. His quirk is to smoke drugs. The person he is closes with in the family is his sister Anna because she understands him. He is unique because he has his own personality and doesn't care what people think about him.

25 Random Facts About Me

1. I like to sing in the shower. 2. My family lives in New York. 3. I have 5 brothers. 4. I have 4 sisters. 5. I play basketball. 6. My first year of high school was my second year playing organized football. 7. I am the youngest in my family. 8. First year going to a private school. 9. Highest grade in school right now is in health. 10. I like music. 11. If I try, I can play all sports very well. 12. My English teacher name is Mrs.Zurkowski and she is a good teacher. 13. I live in a townhouse. 14. Sometimes, I like a challenge. 15. I lived in Buffalo, New York. 16. I lived in Rochester, New York. 17. My favorite basketball player is Lebron James. 18. My dream is to go to the NBA or NFL. 19. I like money. 20. I wear Lebron's, Nike's, and Jordan's. 21. I am Christian. 22. When I was little I didn't like to take naps; now I do. 23. I dislike the winter. 24. I enjoy summer. 25. My birthday is in April.

News feed

Anna gave a cord blood to her sister when she was born. When she was five she had her lymphocyter drawn three times. Then they took bone marrow. She also had to donate blood stem cells. Anna tells Campbell that her parents don't pay attention to her unless they need blood or something like that, and that she would not even be alive if Katie was never sick. (22-29)
Anna's sister Katie has promyelocytic leukemia. Anna is the perfect genetic match to her sister. Anna hires a lawyer. The name of her layer is Campbell Alexander. She hires him so that she can sue her parents for the rights to her own body. Her mothers want her to give a kidney to Katie. (7-21)

My keeper

My keeper is my father Aaron. I try to checked up on my father daily. Most of the days I can't because I am booked with school work or some other activity. He lives in another state, just as my mother Danette do too. I try to be her keeper to and check up on her. Sometimes i can't get a hold of her. My father is my keeper also. He checks up on my in my school work, and my sports. He makes sure I am doing good in school and sports. I makes sure I need things for school and things like that. These are my two keepers.

Jodi Picoult

An American author born on May 19, 1966. Jodi was born and raised in Nesconset on Long Island. Moved to New Hampshire when she was a 13 years old. Family non-practicing Jewish. Wrote her first book called "The Lobster Which Misunderstood" at age 5. Graduated in 1987 from Princeton University where she studied writing. She earned her masters from Harvard University.She got married to Tim Van leer who she was meet in college. They had three children named, Sammy, Kyle, and Jake.