Expository Essay: Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief is an amazing book. It has has adventure, It also has Greek mythology. The book is about a boy named Percy Jackson who realizes that he isn't normal. He is a demi-god, a human child of the gods. Percy Just happens to be a powerful demi-god, do to the fact that his father is Poseidon god of the sea and brother of Zeus and Hades. When Percy discovers who he is he is sent to a summer camp full of mythical animals and other demi-gods.

This book is perfect, it entertains people and it also educates people on Greek mythology. This book. Percy also learns of these Greek mythology, the heard way. Percy goes on an adventure with his friends to return Zeus' Lightning Rod, that has been stolen and Percy is blamed, within then days or the Olympians would start a war. Along the way Percy faces of with many monsters and problems.

Along the way Percy and his friends encounter the god of war Ares, who tries to start a war and ends up trying to kill Percy. On their adventure to the underworld, domain of Hades, Percy encounters many problems, but solves them with his trusty sword Riptide, which was a gift from his father. During the adventure Percy keaped having nightmares which made him doubt that Hades had stolen the Lightning Rod and that they where playing someone Else's game.

When Percy arrives in the Underworld he has a feeling that someone there is pulling his stings. When Percy confronts Hades it turns out that he didn't have the Lightning Rod and that he was missing is Helm of Darkness. Hades calmed that Percy had the Lightning Rod and his Helm, and it turns out that Percy did have the Rod without knowing it. Percy and his Friends had to run away using a gift he got from the sea.

Percy and his friends find out it was Ares who set them up because he wanted to start a war. Ares and Percy fought for the Helm of Darkness that belonged to his uncle Hades. Percy maneged to win this battle but the war was far from over. Percy returned the Helm to Hades and travels though Zeus' domain, which was very risky, to return the Lightning Rod and to warn them of who was really behind this.


When Percy arrived at Mount. Olympian he returned Zeus' Lightning Rod to Zeus and warned them how was behind this sick game. It turns out that it was a Titans, their father to be precise. In the end Zeus would not listen but Poseidon payed some attention. When Percy returned to the summer camp he was betrayed by a friend at the camp. After that Percy was given an option to stay at the camp for the rest of the year or go home to his mother. Percy decided to go home to his mother.

This book is amazing for all readers of all ages.

Literary Treasure

from Versos Sencillos by Jose Marti


Yo quiero salir del mundo

Por la puerta natural:

En un carrro do hojas verdes

A morir me han de llevar


No me pongan en lo oscuro

A morir como un triador:

!Yo soy bueno, y como bueno

Morire de cara al sol!

Translation:
from Simple Verses

I wish to leave the world

By it's natural door;

In my tomb of green leaves

They are to carry me to die.


Do not put me in the dark

To die like a traitor;

I am good, and like a good thing

I will die with my face to the sun


I first read this poem in one of my brothers school books one day. I really didn't understand what it meant, mostly because i really couldn't read Spanish. The next time I saw that poem was in seventh grade in a book, but i didn't pay much attention to it. The i see it in my tenth grade English book. I finally read it and i under stood it.

The poem is about dieing, but dieing with dignity and as a good person. The second stanza is saying that he is good so he will die as a good person and not like a traitor. This poem is very deep and emotional. I am sure that almost everyone wants to die as a good person and not like a traitor to his people. Its human nature to want to die looking good in the eyes of someone else, weather its family, a loved one, or to God.

A Morir from Versos Sincillos by Jose Marti explains how everyone would like to die, facing the sun. This poem is beautiful and i recommend to everyone to memorize it by heart. I also recommend people to read other writings by Jose Marti. I'm sure they will make everyone have a new perspective of life.

Vocabulary Narrative

Genocide

This word means a deliberate attempt to destroy an entire religious or ethnic group. I heard that word when i was in sixth grade. When i hear that word it makes me think of all the people who have gone through a genocide and all the people who have died. It makes me sick to think that some people actually think about exterminating certain types of people. Its sickening that some people have
already tried to eradicate different types of people. I really wish that that things like that would never happen again, but with the idiots running the world it wont be long till it happens again.

Renounce

This word means to give up, especially as a matter of principle. This a really powerful word if used, which I have. I renounced being my fathers son. I don't want to be the son of an alcoholic and drug user that refuses to change. Renounce Isn't a word to be taken lightly. It is a powerful word that must be used as a last resort.