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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?

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.

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.

5. 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.

6. 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 a drunk-driving accident every 18 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?

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10.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.

1.If I would of escaped the crash, I would feel like crap both physicaly and mentaly,I would be thinking how could this of happened,the next day I would feel so sick,bad,and sad.

2.If I read about someone in a car crash, if it was a teenager In the paper that had crash and died, I would think it would have something to do with with drugs, or them messing around, and maybe drinking because now alot of kids do drugs or drink. If I read in the the paper about elderly people i would think it had something to with elderly I would thing they might of had something to do with them falling asleep.There is still the other option they took to much medicine. That is what I think would happen if I read something like that in the paper.

3.the laungue severs the the purpose to bring them together in a way, it also brings on a little compition,the slang serves the purpose of their own bond.

4. My most frightening moment must of been when I had to surgery on my foot when I shot myself. I was so scared I was thinking something would go wrong, but it turn out it didn't and the surgery was a success.

5.I also would be angry,and also upset because there is no reason for people to attack innocent people it is uncalled for.

6. I would feel bad, but not to bad because I don't know them.

7.The three things I would rid the world of is drugs,cancer, and stealing. Drugs because my cousin O.D.ed on drugs that is why I think drugs should be eliminated.Stealing because my aunt came home one night discovered that she had been robbed, that is why i would eliminate stealing. Cancer,because my dad's bestfriend died from cancer, thats why I would rid the world of cancer.