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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 one of the boys who escaped the crash, and I had to watch helplessly as Rob died, I would be thinking about a way to possibly save him. I would hate to the fact that I couldn't help one of my bestfriends. Physically, I would feel drained and very tired. Mentally, I would b every scared. Also I would be having alot of thoughts run through my mind. I think that I would feel exhausted the next day. I think everything would feel different. I would aslo probably be reinacting the whole situation over again in my head, and become very depressed. TB good answers 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. -When I read of a car accident involving a teenager, I assume the cause is either one of drinking, drugs, or speed. Most teenagers that just got their licence like to drive fast and alot of teenagers are influenced with drugs, and alcohol and think that they are stable enough to drive. When I hear of an elderly person in an accident, i think of their speed as the cause. Alot of older people like to drive slow and sometimes driving slow isn't always the best choice because someone who isn't paying attention could run into them.

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. - When I see the tone on language that Andy and Rob have toward each other, it makes me think that they are very close friends and know the can be sarcastic toward each other while knowing that they are just messing around. I think the style of language serves as a tool to joke around and have fun! Me and my bestfriend talk like that to each other all the time and we know it doesn't matter because we really don't mean it. I think it makes kids more comfortable around their friend and pulls them closer in relationship. It doesn't set me off from others because I know that I do the same thing.

4. In a paragraph rich with sensory detail, write about your own most frightening moment. -My mst frightening moment was when I was in Myrtle Beach. A couple of my friends and I had gotten some intertubes from the lazy river. We began stacking them, one on top of the other. We had put two kids inside the tubes to hold them still and standing. There were three around the outside to hold it better. We started taking turns jumping from the diving board onto them and back into the pool. When it came my turn to jump, I bounced of the diving board. Someone must have shifted around and moved from where I had been aiming. My feet hit the tubes, but it made me bounce sideways and hit my head off of the concrete sidewalk. I passed out for about 2 minutes and my dad had gotten the cooler and stuck some ice in a towel where I had blood and a knot on the back of my head.

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. -If a public tragety occurs and it is not someone in my immediate family, I would feel sad for a while and then try to find out as much about the accident as I could to try to help the people as much as I could. If something like that happened to my family, I would want someone to do the same thing I would do if it happened to theirs!

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? -When I hear about the rate of someone dying in a drunk driving accident every 18 minutes, I feel like I should never do it. I do agree that it is hard to feel very emotional about the numbers because it hasn't happened to me or my family.

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. -If were able to rid the world of three things, it would be frogs, chalk boards, and twislers. I would get rid of a frog because I can't stand how they feel. I have had little kids chase me around with them and I am terrified. If i could get rid of chalkboards, it would make my ears feel better at school. I can't stand the sound of screaching chalk. Finally, I would like to get rid of twislers because only a couple kinds of them taste good and every time I have them, someone always eats 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. -It is very important to me that both of my parents show up for events that I participate in. If one or both of them don't show up, i would feel dissappointed that they didn't try to take time for me.

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. -If i were in that situation, I would treat Andy like I have always treated him, but offer him help whenever he needed it. When something tragic happens with a person, they normally don't want to be reminded of what happened and only talk about it when they feel like it.

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. - I think doing homework helps me perform on tests. It helps by:
 * Keeping everything fresh in my head
 * Going over it again and again and having to think about what i need to answer the question helps me remember it
 * Helps me put stuff into my long term memory without having to study.

11. 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 get me a little. I think they don't trust me as much as they should. I don't think they understand why I want to do some of the things that I do.

12.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? - Most kids think about other things instead of their academic achievments while their among other friends. They think that they don't have to pay attention in class or don't have to get a good grade because they think that they could make it up later on. I try to get good grades but I don't put all of my attention toward my school work and try to have a little fun.

13. 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. - I think the councelor was being very realistic. Since Andy's grades aren't all that well and he is very athletic, he should go into something more sporty. If I were in Andy's position, I would do what the counselor had told me.

14. 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". . 15. 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? -I can't tell what I will be like in 15 years. What happens to me happens but I'm going to try to make the best of my life by going to college and getting a nice job. After that, It doesn't matter to me. I would like