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This picture shows strength. It describes how strong John is for going on his journey and also how the people had viewed God.

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This picture shows a picture of how someone could view God. In our world everyone views God in their own way, whether it's the everyday people or the highest power. In the story it's known as the highest power.

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Even though this picture doesn't exactly show how the ruins might have looked in the story, you can get a basic idea of what the word ruins means from this picture.

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This is a picture of a chariot. This was the use of transportation back in those days ( in the story) and can have many different styles and shaped with either four or two wheels.



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I chose this picture to show how John might have hunted while finding the place of the Gods. Even though this picture of a girl and from the hunger games, you can still get the idea of the this picture.

Neetu's Costa's Questions:


 * 1) Describe the relationship of the father and son.
 * 2) Based on the story how do you think John felt during his journey.
 * 3) How do you think the son would have grown up without his father.

=__**Extender: Lisa Schoelkopf**__= [] [] Go to 9:30 =__**Vocabulary Builder: Mickelle**__=
 * When John is on his way to the Place of Gods he gets __help__ from the gods to help him find his way which reminded me of Homer's __//the Odyssey//__ because Odyseus got a lot of help from gods all through out his journey. It also reminded me of the part in //__the Odyssey__// when Odyseus' ship was torn apart and he had to choose between two paths just like in __//By the Waters of Babylon//__ when Johns raft gets turned over and ruined.
 * This story also reminded me a lot of the song //__Waitng Outside the Lines__// because John is breaking rules and going to where he destined to be, just like Greyson Chance is singing when he says "there is a whole world aroud us just waiting to be explored" which is what John is doing by leaving the Hills and going to explore what else the world has to __offer__.
 * The scene in //__Holes__// where Zero finds "sploosh" and is so excited to eat it and finally has something to eat after walking for miles in the desert reminds me of when John gets food and a drink from "glass bottles" because in the movie Zero was drinking and eating from Mason jars.
 * __//Alice in Wonerland//__ is also a lot like this story becuase she goes to different worlds and dicovers things in them just like John in doing when he enters the different lands of the world that he lives in. Also, suggesting that John drank alcohol, he did something that messed with his head in this world just like Alice did when she tried the different foods that make her bigger and smaller.
 * The part of this story when John first sees a god and he is watching the city die, reminds me of in the movie //__Troy__// with Brad Pitt when the city is burning the man is just sitting in his castle watching his great empire fall and crash. I can see how they are both dramatic moments.
 * Grubs- The thick bodied sluggish larva of several insects.
 * This word ads to the readers knowledge of how uncivilized many of these people have come to be.
 * Strength- Mental power, force, or vigor
 * The author used this word to help describe how the people thought of the "gods".
 * Ruins- The remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay
 * This word paints a better picture for the reader to understand what state the city of New York was in when the priest saw it.
 * Enchanted- To subject with magical influence
 * Describes how the priest felt when he saw the Place of the Gods.
 * Magic- The art of producing a desired effect or result through the use of incantation or various other techniques that presumably assure human control of supernatural agencies or the forces of nature.
 * The people thought what the "gods" did was magic because they didn't understand electricity or the common things we have now.
 * Chariot- A light, four wheeled pleasure carriage
 * This is probably how someone who and never seen something like a __car__ would describe it.
 * Mighty- Having, showing, or characterized by superior power or strength
 * This word helps the reader understand how the people thought of the "gods" as their superiors who came before them and still had control.
 * Terrible- Distressing, severe
 * This word describes how the speaker was feeling when he was having the vision of what happened to the "gods".
 * God- A supreme being according to some particular conception
 * The author uses this word be cause it shows how the people truly believed that those who lived in the Place of the Gods really were supreme, powerful beings, not just ordinary humans from the past.
 * Perplexed- Bewildered, puzzled
 * This describes the feeling the speaker had while he was exploring and uncovering the secrets of the Place of the Gods

=__**Costa's Questions**__=
 * Lisa:**
 * 1) What would happen to someone that wasn't the son a Preist or a Preist himself when he touches metal?
 * 2) Compare some of the regulations and rules shown in this story to those in our modern world today.
 * 3) Imagine John hadn't gone where he did, do you think he would still have become the man he was named at the end?

Mickelle:

 * 1) What gave the speaker the right to go into the Dead Places?
 * 2) What were some clues to let the reader know who the "gods" really were before the ending of the story?
 * 3) What does the author mean when he says "Perhaps, in the old days, they ate knowledge too fast"?