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Between Codi and Hallie, there are many differences, yet at the same time, there are a few similarities. Many people seem to view Codi and Hallie as basically the same person, but that's not right. One similarity between the two is that they are both very tall, "The height, at least. wasn't lost on Hallie and me. We turned out to be six feet on average - Hallie one inch over, and I, one inch under." (p.46) Another similarity between Codi and Hallie is that they both were very close to each other: "Hallie and I were so attached, like keenly mismatched Siamese twins conjoined at the back of the mind. We parted again and again and still each time it felt like a medical risk. as if we were being liberated at some terrible cost: the price of a shared organ. We never stopped feeling that knife." (p.8) As for differences, Hallie tends to be significantly more selfless than Codi, with the latter typically being self-centered, "She might as well not have skin, where emotions were concerned. Other people's hurt ran right over into her flesh. For example: I'll flip through a newspaper and take note of the various disasters, and then Hallie will read the same paper and cry her eyes out. She'll feel like she had to do something about it. And me, if I want to do anything, it's to run hell for leather in the other direction." (p.88), which has affected them in different ways: "The strangest thing is that where pain seemed to have anesthetized me, it gave Hallie extra nerve endings. This haunts me. What we suffered in our lives we went through together, but somehow we came out different doors, on different ground levels." (p.89) Another difference is that typically Codi feels tense and unwelcome/out of place, while Hallie almost always feels content. The differences between the two has led Codi to figure out the main difference between the two: "I was getting a dim comprehension of the differences between Hallie and me. It wasn't a matter of courage or dreams, but something a whole lot simpler. A pilot would call it ground orientation. I'd spent a long time circling above the clouds, looking for life, while Hallie was living it." (p.225)

Full Tilt

Last year I read a book titled Full Tilt by Neal Shusterman. The book would be classified by many as a thriller, proven by the very first line in the book: "It began the night we died on the Kamikaze." (p.1) The star of the book is 16-year-old Blake, searching for his brother Quinn, who is lost in a diabolical carnival full of evil (sounds cheesy but it basically sums it up.) Throughout the book Blake (searching for Quinn with his two friends) encountered many rides (which were a sort of test) that changed into something dangerous, and was also under a time limit to save Quinn for a outwardly appearing beautiful woman, but internally a monster. Some examples of rides were a mirrored maze that showed anyone in it as horribly disfigured, preying on the weaknesses of the individual, and a bumper car ride that became a gigantic gun fight in a huge city. Besides the dangers of the rides many things occurred that challenged Blake's priorities such as one of his friends disappearing, his other friend becoming corrupted and attempting to hurt him, and a past that haunts him daily. Overall, it's a very interesting book that has become one of my favorites.

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A trait that would be used to describe me is diverse because I like many different types of games, music, and movies. First, I like many different types of games. For example, I like action-adventures, platformers, fighting games, and RPGs (role-playing-games.) Next, I like many different genres of music. I mostly listen to metal but I also like a little techno, some classic rock, and occasionally pop. Lastly, I like many different types of movies. For example, while I typically watch comedies, I also like horror movies and action movies. The points stated have shown that I am very diverse.

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