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1. Put yourself in place of one of the boys who escaped the crash but was forced to watch "helplessly as Rob died". What is going through your head? How do you feel physically and mentally ?How do you think that you will feel tomorrow?

If I __were__ to put myself in the guy that had to watch Rob die helpessly. In my head I would think why did it hads to be him and why was it not me. If the next day I would feel __like__ it is all my __fault__ and that I would had to tell someone that it was my __fault__. This is what __i__ think that I would do if __I__ was put in his shoes.

TB - __Misspelled__

2. When you hear or read of a car accident that involved teenagers, what do you assume is the cause of the accident - drinking, speed - drugs? What about if you hear about a car accident involving the elderly? Explain your answers.

If there was a accident that involved teenagers, I would assume that it would be drinking. Most kids like to drink and drive and then they will get into a accident. Then I would wonder if someone died. If it was a elderly when __i would think__ that it would be because if a road that had ice on it or something like that. You really __do not__ hear of older people drinking and __driving__ if so then they go th jail. Then you might hear of someone that got someone to drive them whenthey were drunk.

TB - Run on sentences

3. Andy and Rob have their own slang and manner of speaking. On the surface they seem to be putting each other down, but it is clear to us that they are close friends who respect each other. What purpose does this style of language serve? Does it draw kids closer together? Does it set you off from others? Explain.

4. In a paragraph rich with sensory detail, write about your own most frightening moment.

6. Even though many people cried, Rhonda did not cry after the accident occured; she was angry. When or if a public tragedy occurs and it is not someone in your immediate family (9/11/01), how do you respond? Explain.

If there was a public tragedy occurs and it not someone in your immediate family I would not cry. If I was to cry then __I__ would really not know why __I__ was crying. The most __I__ would do is feel really bad for the family that had a loss and then I would would most likly tell them that and sent them a card

TB - You went from __was__ to __is__ in the 1st sentence. REDO

7. One //Herald// editorial says that statistics don't usually "mean much, but this statistic (Rob) had a name, face,..."When we hear of a statistic such as this that reports someone dying in 18 a drunk-driving accident every minutes - how do you feel? Do you agree that it is hard to feel emotional about the numbers when you do not have a face to relate it to?

I feel really bad that a drunk-driving accident every minutes. Y__es I__ do think that hard to feel emotional about the numbers when you do not have a face to relate it to. I had people in my family die because of a drunk-driving accident. When they died I did not find out untill I went to there house. I cried a lot and then my auint lost her leg. I felt like it was my fault because i was young and did not know better.

TB - This needs explained more.

8. In his homework assigment, Gerald writes that he would rid the world of 3 things. What 3 things would you rid the world of? Stick to concrete items, and back up your choices with personal reasons why you are eliminating them.

If I could get ride of three things it, would be all homework, school, and my brother. I would get rid of school because I have a lot of things to do on in my life __and then__. I would get rid of homework because I have a lot of thing to do after school and Then I __do not have that much homeowork.__. Then I __wouyld get rid of dillen__ because when im trying to do something then he will say wont to do that to. Then i will say no then he will fight with mwe then we will get into trouble for fighting even know that he is older than me and he should get into trouble. This is why i think that i would get ride of hamework, school,and my brother.

TB - Redo the 1st sentence. 3 things that YOU want rid of and why. The last 2 sentences need redone also. They do not make sense. There are too many words, and run on sentences.

9. Neither of Andy's parents bother to show up for the game. How important is it for you that your parents turn out for the events in which you participate? Explain.

10.Andy mentions that some kids at school haven't looked him in the face since the accident; one even taped a mean note to his locker. How would you treat Andy now? Elaborate.

11.Does doing homework help you to perform better on tests? Does homework seem purposeful to you, or is it basically a waste of time? What alternate do you suggest? Defend your answerwith three (3) points.

I think that home work __dose hamework dose__ not help me with test. If there is I think that homework is a __wast__ of time.

TB - explain better.

12. Do you feel that your parents 'get' you or don't understand you at all? What makes you think this? Explain.

I think that my parents do get me a lot. I think this because i can go and tell them things and they wont get mad. Then they talk to me when thing are gone on in my life. This is why I fill that my parents understand me and what I am doing. then i will talk to them.

13.Andy believed that his friends would talk about him if he won academic awards. Then consider Marcus's unpopularity due to his achievement. Is academic failure or apathy built into teenager's notions about what is 'cool'? What effect does academic achievement have on you?

14. We learn about Andy's grades and study habits. Do you think the guidance counselor who advised him against going into pre-law was being realistic or unfair? Defend your answer.

15. In a class discussion, Keisha says, "All of us at one time or another feel like a cinder among the snowflakes. You stand out when you just want to blend in, you get noticed whether you want to or not". In a paragraph, write about when you have felt like a "cinder among the snowflakes". . 16. Andy envisions Monty will have a future as a doctor or lawyer. But when he thinks of his own future, he sees a blank, or darkness. Can you picture who you will be in 15 years? What do you envision about your future?