The Pregnancy Project - Final

Since the last time I read a lot of events has happened. I ended my last blog off with Gaby just beginning to start her project.  From then to now I have finished the book, and I can say that from what I read Gaby went through a lot and put so much effort into her project. Before she started her project she made sure that she had a doctor to tell her how many months/weeks she should be and the kind of side effects she should be having. Her doctor was very corporative and told her everything she needed to know about being pregnant. Then she got help from a women who works with teens moms and helps them out. Gaby volunteered to help other young teens get through their pregnancy because she wanted to relate to them and the way they felt during their pregnancy to make it feel more realistic. Once her everyone started finding she was "pregnant" everyone started to turn on her. The only friend Gaby told about her project to was her best friend, Saida because she needed someone to write down things that people would say behind her back. In the text it said that people said things about Gaby like "She isn't even taking her pregnancy seriously. She needs to take responsibility and grow up."
"She's so dumb. Doesn't she know she just ruined her life? "I think her boyfriend will bail, and then she'll see what a big mistake she made." From everything that people were saying about her she still managed to keep her head up and she had the support from her best friend, boyfriend, and mother. After everything Gaby heard that people said about her she used that as a purpose to keep going with her project and in the end it showed so many girls that no matter what people said about them it shouldn't have to change who they are. This book is an inspiration to many teens girls/mothers because it proves that just because people may see you different it does not mean you have to see yourself that way.

In the book The Pregnancy Project there was many conflicts that the main character, Gaby had to go through in order to get through her project successfully. The main conflict I would have to say she went through the most would be Man vs. Society, the main reason I would have to say this is because ever since Gaby was born her family had a history of getting pregnant or someone pregnant at a young age. Ever since she turned 14 years old she has been told she would be a teen mom because she was so close in age as her sister Jessica who was only 15 when she had her first child. All her siblings told her she would make the same mistake they did because they thought she wasn't strong enough to handle the pressure with a guy that is older than her, like her boyfriend is. Once they found out Gaby was "pregnant" they all said I told you so. Through out the book so many people talked about how they saw it coming, and how it wasn't a surprise considering her families past. Even though Gaby knew the rumors were all lies because she wasn't really pregnant it still hurt to know that even though she has gotten so far in school they still thought she would make the "mistake" and get pregnant. She fights through out this book vs. Society because she knows that in the end everyone will see how wrong they were about Gaby. So, if you enjoy reading about Man vs. Society then you should read the Pregnancy Project to find out how Gaby gets through all the rumors about her.

The Pregnancy Project part 2

Since my last blog I have a lot more about Gaby and her story. Last week I ended off with reading all about her families passed and how her dad isn't really apart of her life. When I started reading I read about a few more memories one of them being about when Gaby turned 15 years old. Gaby is Mexican so her family is traditional, so when a young girl turns 15 in their culture it means their entering womanhood. To celebrate this, the family has a huge party for the girl, this is called a quince in spanish. Its kinda smilier to a sweet 16 but its when the girl turns 15. Anyway, when Gaby had her party she talked about how her dad said he was going to show up but ended up showing up at the party the latest. After her quince she ended up going out with this guy named Jorge, he was a senior when she was a freshmen. When Gaby became a freshmen, Jorge had to stay back a grade because he didn't get to graduate because of his grades, so him and Gaby began to date. Finally the point I am at now Gaby is a junior planning her senior project. She gets an idea about faking a pregnancy because of all her siblings pasts and since everyone is expecting her to get pregnant just like her sister Jessica, she thinks it will be a fun experiment. I will keep reading and find out what happens to Gaby and Jorge once the word starts spreading about the "pregnancy."

While reading the book the pregnancy project I found an again and again kind of writing. Gaby keeps mentioning her siblings pasts and she keeps telling herself that people expect her to get pregnant just like her older sister Jessica. I think that because Gaby has this in her head of the idea that everyone expects her to be pregnant, that she will be okay with what people are going to say once they find out she's pregnant. I feel like if I was in Gaby's position I would still be getting hurt by what people say about me, and especially if its behind my back. In my opinion I infer that later in the story the words will end up getting to her because no one likes to be talked about. However, I also infer that since Gaby has support from her true best friend, boyfriend, and mother, I do infer that she will be strong enough to handle whatever comes to her. By that I mean I think Gaby will be able to handle the rumors going around and she will show prove them wrong about stereotypes when she tells everyone that the pregnancy was a fake.

The Pregnancy Project by : Gaby Rodriguez

Right now I am reading the book the pregnancy project and it starts off as a back ground summary to Gaby's life time. Gaby is in high right now and everyone in her life is saying that she is going to end up pregnant in high school. The reason people are saying this is because both her mother and siblings had children at a young age. Most of these pregnancies were during high school. Gaby and her family struggled a lot as they were all growing up. Neither Gaby of her siblings have their father with them at the time. She looks up to her mom a lot because she knows everything she has been through to take care of Gaby and all of her siblings. However, Gaby does struggle a lot on her own too because of everything people are saying about her. She goes want to finish high school and have a good future. Gaby doesn't want to have kids in high school because she's seen everything her and her family have through when they had their children. When Gaby was younger her sister just had a baby and was living with the father. But once the baby began to grow, Gaby's sister always left him with her until her mother told her that she could no longer leave the baby with Gaby. After that she saw her sister go through a lot and not one of Gaby's siblings made it through high school. As the book goes a long I wonder what Gaby is going to do about all the rumors going around.


In my opinion the way I see Gaby is that I honestly think of her as a very strong girl. The reason I say that Gaby is a strong and brave is because all her life she has been told that she will be become a teen mother. In the book there are many examples of how Gaby shows how strong and brave she really is. In the text it states that Gaby's father is no longer in her life and that now Gaby sees her mother as a mother and father. She doesn't get sad about the fact that her dad isn't with them anymore she knows that her mom has worked hard enough to get them where they are now. If I was in Gaby's position I don't think I would have been as strong as her and what I really enjoy about this story is that it can relate to many girls lives. I infer that as the book continues it is going to tell more about what people say about Gaby and how everything her family has been through in the past is also going to affect her. However, I also think that Gaby is going to be strong enough to fight back what people say about her.

Goals For 2015

Academic Goal :

One academic goal I want to achieve this year is to get higher grades in science. The reason I want to achieve this goal is because last year I got low test scores. They changed the way the teachers grade so the way the grading system works is by learning a task and then take a test to see what you need to improve on. Last year, I wouldn't really study the way I should've and the outcome of it was lower grades. I let people get in my way to get where I wanted to be. So the way I plan on achieving this goal is by taking more notes and giving it my best to pass and get a good grade. In the end I would like to have a good grade for the end of the quarter.

Personal Goal :

One personal goal I want to achieve this year to be on more sport teams. Last year I was only on two sport teams. The reason I want change it up this year is because I feel like since its my last year I want to get more involved with activities. So this year I plan to be involved with at least 4 more if I have a chance.

The Dairy of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank is about a girl that writes about her life story while being in the Holocaust. Anne Frank wrote in her diary everyday for two years while she was hiding with her family, since she was a Jew. The diary begins with Anne writing about how it was her birthday and for her present her parents got her her diary. Write now I am reading about how Anne is finally getting used to the fact that she has to live in a secret attic hidden behind a bookshelf. At first she was very uncomfortable because of the lack of space there was in the attic. She would explain that everywhere she went she would bump into her family, because it was her, her mother and father and her older sister. She was also very upset that they had to move because one she could not bring her cat and since Anne is 12 she likes to play around and in the attic everyone had to be quiet because if they were people would her them, and the Germans would be able to find them easier. A couple months later it got worse for Anne because another family had to move in because her father said that there was room for more people. The good thing that came from the family was that there was a boy Anne's age, and she knew him because their dads were already friends. In the beginning they ignored each other because Anne felt like it was unfair of him to bring his cat and she felt like he was taking more of her privacy. But then as she started getting into more conflicts with her mom she found a hiding spot at the very top of the attic. Petter, the boy found her and Anne started talking about how she feels that no one understands her and she feels so alone. In her diary she talks about how she just wants to be a real girl/child, she wants to be free and she wants the Holocaust to end. I will keep reading the Diary of Anne Frank to find out how her story ends. If you want to know more about what happens to Anne and her family then read the Diary of Anne Frank.

In the book the Diary of Anne Frank, she is always asking herself when is the Holocaust going to end? Or sometimes she ask who will put an end to it and when will she be able to go back to how things used to be? These kind of questions make me wonder about what she thinks will happen if the Holocaust stopped. I wonder if her Diary would have ever been noticed even if the Holocaust stopped. I feel like the Holocaust helped many people realize that they shouldn't stay quiet when bad things happen. I wonder what kind of life she would have had if the Holocaust did not last as long as it did or as long as she described it to be. I think that the story will just go on and Anne Frank is going to keep telling her story about what happens while she is in the attic. There are some parts in the diary where she explains that she sees or hears some other Jews or people being captured or sent somewhere else. I wonder if she has any friends that were Jews and if she knows anything about what happened to them. I think Anne Frank is just going to keep telling her story until she gets captured because as some people already know Anne Frank's father was the only one that survived. If you want to learn more read the Diary of Anne Frank herself to find out.

The Holocaust

I believe that many people just stood by and watched the Holocaust take place because they were scared if they stood up and said something to try and help Jews or anyone else being affected by the holocaust, they would be the ones that would either get killed or also hurt. I think what inspired others to stand up and or even resist the Nazis was that they saw so many people and some of them being friends, being hurt or even killed when the Holocaust was happening. I think that those people who stood up just wanted to change the way things were going. I think that those people were tired of being scared and not being able to do anything. I learned that the people who stood up didn't just sometimes just killed, but some also lost their family members because of it. Many people that were upstanders didn't think much before they said something and tired to stop the Holocaust. The reason I say this is because if they did think too much about what they were going to do they might have just thought about themselves and stayed out of it. But the great part about them not thinking about themselves is by not being selfish they were able to get out their and try to stop what was going on. Of course some people did not get far on their protest because they were killed or something happened that they had to stop trying, but the ones that did get far in what they wanted to do to change the way things were helped save so many wonderful lives.

The Perks of being a Wallflower by : Stephen Chbosky

The Perks of being a Wallflower is all written from a boy named Charlie, and his perspective of his own life. The book is about Charlie telling his own life story about how right now he just started high school and he just lost his best friend who committed suicide. Charlie is now starting a new life with new friends and many problems that come with having those friends. Charlie is one of those kids that doesn't really have much friends but then theres this senior in his shop class named Patrick but its a freshmen shop class which makes it funny because of the fact that Patrick is a senior. The first day of shop class Patrick thought it would be funny to make fun of the shop class teacher but then he walked in and asked for Patrick's name, told him that he could either call him Patrick or nothing. After that day Patrick was known as nothing for a while. A couple days later there was a football game and Charlie found nothing sitting with a girl, her name was Sam. Nothing recognized Charlie from shop class so he told him to sit down with him and Sam, and that day was when their friendship started. Right now I am reading about how Charlie has a crush on Sam but Sam had already told him that she is in a relationship and that Charlie is too young for her. Christmas just passed and Sam and Patrick had a party at there house, Patrick and Sam are brother and sister, and each year Sam and Nothing's friends have a party the last day before there winter/ christmas break. Charlie is starting to enjoy hanging around his new friends, but theres a little situation because Patrick is gay and is kind of dating this guy Brad which no one known he is gay and now the word is getting out about how people think is gay. Now, Patrick is having a hard time and Charlie has to be there for him as a friend even though he has his own problems at home. Read "The Perks of being a Wallflower" to find out whats been going with Charlie and his family. I will keep reading to find out anything else that happens next.

While I was reading my book The Perks of being a Wallflower I noticed that the author, Charlie, keeps mentioning something about his aunt that passed away a couple years ago. Charlie keeps saying that his aunt died because of him. In the book it explains that Charlie's birthday is the same day as christmas, and his aunt Helen was the only person that got him two presents every year. One year his aunt Helen told Charlie that his second present was in another place and she had to go drive and get it for him. Then hours later police showed up at his house and announced to his mother that Helen had passed away in a car accident. Charlie blamed himself for it and still does because he thinks she died getting his present. I think that there is something else behind him being so worried about his aunt Helen, and that its not just that she went to go get his present. I infer that later on in the story it is going to explain what kind of connections he had to his aunt Helen and why he has been blaming himself for her death for that passed few years.