PANDEMONIUM

Pandemonium is the second novel in the Delirium Trilogy.

The novel is split into two narratives; "Then" which describes Lena's struggle for survival in the Wilds and "Now" which describes her work for the resistance in New York .

Then: Lena Haloway has just crossed over Portland border's into the Wilds but she is almost certain her love, Alex, is dead. She herself would have died too if she had not stumbled onto a group of Invalids, headed by a woman named Raven, who nurse her back to health.

Now: Several months have passed and Lena Haloway has joined the resistance along with Tack and Raven, are working in New York, observing the Deliria-Free America (DFA). Resistance entrusted with a mission: not to lose sight of Julian Fineman, son of the DFA's president.

On the day of a big rally and just before the time when Julian is supposed to be cured, a group of scavengers break in and cause chaos while also taking Julian and Lena as hostages. Julian and Lena are at first hostile to each other in their cell, especially since Lena sees him as the part of the people who killed Alex. However, the two begin to warm up to each other and reveal things about their pasts.

Lena manages to knock out one of their captors and with Julian's help, they are both able to escape into the tunnels. Julian eventually reveals to her the full extent of his father's anger and hatred and how Julian himself thought that staying on the proper path would save him. Lena tries to encourage him that there is a better way but remains to have conflicting thoughts about Julian as she grows to love him but doesn't want to betray Alex's memory.

With the help of a community of Invalids living in the tunnels, they manage to get to a homestead called Salvage. The next morning, regulators come in to arrest them though the regulator with Lena turns out to be a member of the resistance, one who won't allow Lena to see her face.

Lena returns to the Wilds where Raven and Tack reveal that the entire event was a test to learn her true loyalty to the resistance and to convert Julian to their side by having him fall in love with Lena. Julian has not been saved by the resistance and will instead by executed in New York for refusing the cure while showing signs of the deliria. Disgusted, Lena leaves the resistance and goes back into New York to save Julian. While there, she finds information that reveals her mother was the regulator who saved her life but refused to show her face.

Lena makes it into the room which Julian is about to executed in but realizes it's too late for her to do anything. Just as Julian is about to be killed, Raven comes in and her and Lena manage to free Julian while also killing his father in the process.

They all make it back to the Wilds where Lena to Julian stay with him forever. A voice behind them says, "Don't believe her," and Lena turns around to see Alex behind her, alive and well once more.

NEWS IN LEVELS

SUMMARY:
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Lawrie says he was moved with compassion when one night the girl decided to ride in his van and try to cross the border. Police stopped him and discovered the girl. He was arrested and the girl was returned to her father. The French court will judge the ex-soldier for illegal immigration. Online petitions have attracted thousands of signatures in the hope he will be spared jail.

PERSONAL OPINION:

I think they should not imprison this man, because above the law there are humankind.

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NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION

-Get more quality sleep.

-Read more.

-Spend more time with the people that matter.

-Study more.

-Adopt a pet.

-Start being more responsible.

-Watch some series in English.

-Take things more calmly.

COMIC RELIEF

1. What is the comic relief?
Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character, scene, or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension.

2. Why is it often used in horror films?

To relieve the tension and see the film more relaxed.

3. Do you remember laughing in horror films? Can you think of an example? 

Yes, in some horror films I laughing. One example are some scenes of the Scary Movie films, when appears the Ghostface to murder the victims.

MY COUSIN

In this my world, I'm going to talk about one of the most important persons for me. She's name is Aya, she's my cousin and she has got sixteen years old. She is taller than me, has a big brown eyes and a lovely smile. She is very funny, vain, chatty, friendly, generous and a very hyperactive person, but also has a very strong character and is very nervous. She has got two siblings, Ayoub and Arig, they have nine and twelve years, so she is the biggest.

When I travel to Morocco, we spent all our time together. We went to the beach, we went for a walk, we went out to eat with our family, we play cards, we meet with her friends and always stays to sleep in my house or I at her house. She tells me everything that happens and has happened to her throughout the year. We get along so well because we are so similar and that is why sometimes we also fought.

She's my favorite cousin because we are literally like sisters. Besides that my mother is her father's sister, my father is also her mother's brother. I mean that two siblings are married with two other siblings. So we are cousins of the two parts and we have the same surnames but backwards. Unfortunately she lives in Morocco and I can't see her very often so I miss her so much but we always talk by phone. I look forward to the next summer to visit her.

FOCUS

A few weeks ago I saw with my friends a film that I liked a lot. It calls Focus and it's an American romantic comedy-drama film. The main characters are Nicky (Will Smith) and Jess (Margot Robbie). The film starts with a young woman named Jessica that tries to steal Nicky, who is a professional con-man. Nicky realizes and ridicules her for what badly that steals. Nicky is the leader of a team of thirty persons who steal and cheat collectively and get a lot of money. Jess wants to be part of this team, but Nicky refuses. Some days later, they meet in New Orleans and at the insistence of Jess, Nicky consents her to participate in their team. He teaches her some tricks to be a good con-woman and make some swindles together. During this time they fall in love, but due the Nicky's job have to separated. Three years later, Nicky travels to Buenos Aires to work for a billionaire Motorsport team owner, Rafael Garriga. Jess is also in Buenos Aires and is the supposed Garriga's girlfriend. Nicky begins pursuing Jess again, and they eventually rekindle their relationship in secret.

PIT AND THE PENDULUM

The story of The Pit and the Pendulum it's about a man that is locked in a dark cell. The man tries to determine the size of the cell for escape but he found a pit in the center. When he drops a stone into it, he recognizes that the pit is deep. Then he falls in sleep and when he wakes up, sees that is in a clearer cell and is tied. There are food near, but he cannot reach it. Above him he sees a sharp pendulum that is descending and swinging from side to side and it is meant to cut him in half. But the rats eat the ropes and he survives at the last moment. Suddenly the walls moving slowly inward, toward the pit. Just as he is about to fall, he screams and a trumpet sounds. The walls move backward and an arm reaches out to save him.