Numero Dos >> Wednesday, January 28, 2009
5 Comments
  • If Manchek is curious about the number, he should just dial it.
  • Reading about how he turned the binary numbers into phone numbers was so cool.
  • You can not fully trust machines because they could also make mistakes.
  • Project Scoop reminds me of another another satellite project I read about in 8th grade.
  • I noticed that all the characters so far has little patience.
4 Questions
  • How could Manchek not know why he is doing the thing he is doing?
  • What is Zed Zappa?
  • What year does the story take place in?
  • Could an operation's preparation be stopped when the patient needs the operation?
3 Vocabulary
  • Dormant(pg. 35)- ADJ. Inactive.
  • Porous(pg. 74)-ADJ. Full of pores.
  • Maneuver(pg.76)-NOUN. A planned and regulated movement.
2 Literally Devices
  • "...by a short little man with a dry, precise way of speaking"(pg. 29)- Characterization of the man and the way he speaks.
  • "...and all three wore clear plastic inflatable suits, making them look like obese men from Mars"(pg. 67)- Simile, it is comparing the suits the men are wearing to obese men from Mrs.
Summary
After Manchek made the discover of the deaths in the town, he made an emergency call to a secret headquarters for help. That call called for different men from different area of work to help Manchek. Each men were introduced to the readers in different ways, but one thing in common about them is that all of them enjoy their works. But could the Wildfire be their last work?
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