Blog Number One [Feed]

-->"We Went To The Moon To Have Fun, But The Moon Turned Out To Completely Suck." How Does this Sentence Set Up The Novel?
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-->Feed Begins On A Friday, When Out Of Boredom, A Group Of Adolescents Decide To Spend Spring Break On The Moon At Ricochet Lounge. In What Ways Does This Spring Break Compare With What You Envision When You Think Of Spring Break (A Major Reason For going To The Moon Was To Go Dancing)?
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-->What Are The "Lesions" A Reference To? What Causes Them? Is There Anything Similar Today?
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This Sentence Sets Up The Novel In A Way That It Let's The Readers Know That It Is In A Different Time Setting. A Time Setting That Is Extremely Advanced In Its Technology.on, And Back Is Not Difficult To Attain, Or Carry Out. In Fact, It Sounds As If It Just Like Taking A Trip To The Mall Or The Movie Theater. It Shows That The Moon Is No Longer Significant Because People Can Go There Just To Hangout Out On A Daily Basis, Or Whenever They Want To. Also, It Sets Up The Novel Because Of How The Moon Is Spoken About. It Shows Of The Intelligence Of The People, Because They Have Been Able To Invent A Way, Or Maybe Even Ways To Go To The Moon. In Other Words, The Advanced Technology That They Characters Have To Their Disposal, In The Novel. They Did Not Have Fun On Their Trip To The Moon, Apparently. Therefore, Showing That They've Been There Many Times Before, To The Point Where The Moon Is No Longer A Fun Place To Go Anymore. Thus, It Sets Up The Story In A Way, That The Reader Should Be Able To Identify As Unusual. The Narrator Described The Moon As "Suck." Therefore, Conveying That This Novel Will Be Quite Strange In Many Ways.
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Their Spring Break In Comparison Of My Envision Of Spring Break Would Be Quite Different. There's Not Much That I Think About Doing When It Comes To Spring Break. All I Really Do Is Stay Home, Eat, Watch Television, Use The Computer, Other Basic Stuff, And Etc...Maybe I'll Go Out, To My Friends House Or Something, But There Will Be An Academic Reason To It. So0, If It's Just Regular Going Out, To Hang Out, Ehh--Maybe I'll Do Something, Maybe. I Do Not Think About Going To Someone's Party To Party Or Anything Of That Sort. Not My Kind Of Thing Honestly. So In Contrast With The Teenagers Ideal Spring Break And Mine, They Would Be Opposites Of Each Other, Actually. But, If You Compare It To The Majority, Or General Population Of Teens NowADays, Then I Would Say That Those Two Envisions Of A Spring Break Would Be, Pretty Much The Same Thing. You Could Take The Teens Of Today, And Put Them Together With The Teens In The Novel At Some Party Over Spring Break, And They Would All Probably Have Loads Of Fun. Maybe? It's A 50/50 Chance. Win, Or Lose Situation. Either They Will Get Along And Become Best Friends Forever, Or They Might Just All Kill Each Other. It's Practical, And Quite Typical. So, It Could Go Either Way. But, My Point Is That Because Both Group Of Teens Have Such A Similar Idea For Their Spring Break, They Might Be Able To Just Party W/ Each Other. Therefore, This Shows That No Matter What Technology May Bring Human Beings, Teenagers Will Still Be Teenagers.
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The Lesions Could Be A Reference To Pimples, Or Zits. On Page 21 Of The Novel, Quendy Came Out Of The Bathroom Freaking Out About The Lesion On Her Forehead That Was Forming, "Omigod! Like Big Thanks To Everyone For Not Telling Me That My Lesion Is Like Meg Completely Spreading" (Anderson, 21). This Shows That A Lesion Is Just As Big Of A Deal As A Pimple Or A Zit, Well To Girls, For The Most Part Anyways. The Feed Inside Of The Characters Is What Produces The Lesions In The First Place. As For Pimples And Zits, I'm Not Sure, But They're Natural. I'm Not So Sure That The Lesions Are Natural Though, Well That's What The Feed Wants Them To Know. They Think It's Pretty Natural For Open Wounds To Just Appear On Their Body. But Anyways, The Only Thing That I Can Think Of That Is Similar To The Lesions Are Human Pimples, Or Zits.
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Japan's Island

The island of Japan is an Archipelago Island, which means, chains of islands. The island is divided into 4 Main Islands: Honshu, Kyushu, Hokkaido, and Shikoku. Of the four, Honshu is the largest. It is in the center of Japan, w/ Hokkaido in the North of Japan, and Kyushu and Shikoku are South of Japan.
-Japan has 47 Prefectures
-The capital of Japan is Tokyo, [Kyoto was the capital before Tokyo]
-3/4 of Japan is mountainous
-Japan's highest peak is Mt. Fuji

Acknowledging Your Elders.

In Japan, it is extremely important for individuals to acknowledge their elders. It shows respect, therefore, it is disrespectful if it is not done. You do not have to be between a specific age range to be considered an elder though. If there is anyone whom is younger than you, then you would be an elder to them. [Sorry if that kind of seemed confusing]. The term or word, "Gozaimasu," is used to acknowledge one's elders, it does not and is not added to every thing that a person says though, only certain words or phrases, such as good morning, and thank you. In the mornings, when I arrive to class, before I enter, I bow down and say, "Ohayo Gozaimasu," which means "Good Morning." But, take note of the "Gozaimasu." It is used, indicating that my Japanese Teacher is older than me, [But of course, who would not know that], but it also conveys my respect towards her. If I were to not say "Gozaimasu," I'd probably get scold at, well something like that. It just shows disrespect.

Did You Know That..

In Japan, they have era's. It is determined by the Emperor. Depending on how long the Emperor reigns for, that is how long the era is. Right now, it is the "Heisei Era," therefore, the Emperor's name is Heisei.

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Hm, as I recall, I think it is Cherry Blossom Season right now, or it's nearby. The Japanese pronunciation of Cherry Blossom is "Sakura." In Japan, during this time of the year, the Cherry Blossom Tress begin to Blossom. It starts first in the South of Japan, and then moves up to Northern Japan. When it begins, there are "Hanami," which is Cherry Blossom Viewing. Usually, people get together with their family and friends to view the trees. They usually bring food and sit under the trees and have a picnic, while enjoying the beautiful scenery of the Cherry Blossoms. [Well, at least from what I can remember].
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In Japan, greeting people is extremely important! Just saying a simple "Hello," or "Good Morning," means a lot. It is customary to do so when seeing acquaintances. Therefore, it is bad, when you do not acknowledge others.