The Beryllium Murder - Camille Minichino

This time, I am writing about the recent book I just finished, like seconds ago. This 4th book a world wide series called The Beryllium Murder If you love murder mysteries, this book is for you. The main murder weapon would usually be containing an element from the periodic table in which case for this book, beryllium.
A retired physicist Gloria Lamerino senses something strange when she heard about a scientist name Gary Larkin died from beryllium poisoning in his laboratory in Berkeley, California. Knowing this wasn't a tragic accident as what the police reported, she decides to leave her comfy home in Revere, Massachusetts to reveal this "accident".
Gloria decides to go to the laboratory and looks up the articles that involved Larkin only to find her first possible suspects: Carver, Kellerman, and Johnson. As she interviews one by one, it turns out there would be more than just one case, but two. Her best friend’s lover’s son, Manuel, turns out missing. Hearing from his father, Jose, Gloria thought he wouldn’t be harm if he was such a good student. Further and further she goes through the case, she reveals criminal hacking, connecting to Manuel’s case and the Larkin as she realizes the hacking was Manuel’s doing and also the internet pornography she founded uploaded onto Larkin’s computer. She also seen a lot of sexual discrimination coming from Kellerman and Inspector Russel, but not only that, however, she realizes she was too late: Manuel was found dead.
As she tries to uncover the truth before something happens again when she is now being targeted, she gets a surprise from General Sergeant Matt Gennaro from the police department from Massachusetts, giving her a limited freedom to solve the case. She realizes based on Larkin’s allergies: where were the tissues when he needed them? She discovers that Manuel’s girlfriend, Jennifer, was doing the hacking after his death and was pregnant with his child. She soon realizes that through the hacking, Manuel discovers the embezzlement from Kellerman, Jennifer’s father and before reacting, he was killed by Kellerman. This case links to the Larkin as Kellerman also laced Larkin’s tissues with beryllium powder, so in order to finish the case, she needed to find the evidence. As she goes to find the evidence, she gets attacked by Kellerman, only to survive but in the hospital. In the end, just for a couple of days, Gloria had solved not only one, but 2 cases in a couple of days.

In my opinion, I really enjoyed this book, despite of my dislike of chemistry. I don't often read murder mysteries, but if I do, that means I would highly recommend u to read this. It's packed with what it is like and has very descriptive words on how the scenery could be like. If you like action, I wouldn't recommend this to you because, there were only some risks of dangers towards the main character, Gloria, but not so much. It's almost like the movie Nancy Drew only it has a bit more adult theme to the book.

Stand and Deliver (1988)

Stand and Deliver is based on a real math teacher, Jaime Escalante (protrayed by Edward James Olmos)that changed the education in James A. Garfield High School in Los Angeles County, California.
The movie sets around 1980s, where the new teacher, Jaime Escalante, was to teach Computer Science at Garfield High School. However, he was to teach mathematics 1A, basic arithmetic, but soon realizes that there was potential for the students to learn calculus. He was been threatened by teachers and his students, put he finally convinced 18 students to take calculus. In helping them to take the class, he held a summer course to teach them algebra, math analysis, and trigonometry. He soon develops series of methods to get them to understand math such as using props and humor to illustrate math concepts.
The film also showed the students' home life and school life, contradicting of how it is difficult for them unlike some families are today. After all the hard work, in their senior year, the seniors are ready to take AP Calculus, hoping when passing the standards test, earning college credit.
However, after taking the AP Calculus exam around spring, the Educational Testing Services accuses the students have possibly chested on the exam due to the same errors and finishing the exam around the same time. Escalante thinks that racial and economic status of the students are giving the Educational Testing Services doubts of their intelligence. In order to prove they have not cheated on whatsoever on the exam, the students agree on retaking the test on the end of summer, and the test will be harder. At the end, all of the students once again, passed the exam and Escalante wants the original scores reinstated.
In my opinion, this is a great movie. This is educational, has the Latino culture, and displays of how some students' lives were like when they did now received enough education. However, watching this movie, it encourages to push and go forward to goals and have a better life than what you expected before.

Statement of Purpose

I am planning on writing on various foods, places,and movie reviews. I may think of writing about other topics, but for now,I'll stick with these. My reasons on writing my chosen topics is because I like to write about my opinions so it would persuade readers to experience the same things as I.
My reason on writing about various foods is because it gives interest in other foods other than pizzas and hamburgers to the readers. It's also because I have tried many cuisines that other people would like to, this encourages them to try the foods I would recommend highly.
My second topic that involves traveling: I adore. Many people including I enjoy experiencing new cultures. I would also want to be as entertaining as those traveling brochures and give out the locations that people would love to experience while staying there. I hope writing about the places gives the idea to the readers to travel there and enjoy the place just as I did.
My last topic is on reviews on movies. There are a lot of old movies that haven't been seen in a long time and new movies that people may have never watched them out there and people would wonder whether or not that movie is good. Well, that's my reason to write about these kinds of movies. To recover a forgotten movie and write about them interests people and give them to think about watching that movie.
From all of these topics I will be writing, maybe I will have some bad comments talking about my lack of vocabulary or bad grammar. However, I will be open to any suggestions go whether it is watching a movie, eating different foods, or traveling to a place because just like the readers, I want to experience new things!