TT+Amber

1. When you hear or read of a car accident that involved teenagers, what do you tend to assume was the cause of the accident? What about if you hear about an accident involving the elderly? Explain your answers.

When I hear or read about a car crash that involved a teenager I assume that they were either going fast and lost control or that they were drinking and driving. When I hear or read or elderly people that got into a car crash I think that they lost control and just wrecked or they fell asleep at the wheel.

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

If I went to Andys school I would treat Andy nice. I wouldnt be mean to him because he just had to see his best friend die.I would help him out and do anything that he would want me to do and I would tell him that he can come and talk to me if he needs to.If anyone would make fun of him I would stick up for him.

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3. Although many people did cry, 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 tragedy occurs and someone passes away I feel bad for the family even though I dont know who they are I would still feel bad. I think when someone passes away it is a sad thing.

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

The most frightening moment I had was when I had an asthma attack when I was 5. My mom took me to the hospital in Bellaire. When I got to the hospital I could not breath like at all. They end up having to take me to Pittsburgh hospital in the ambulance. I was starting to get worse so they had to end up meeting a helicopter they had to meet the helicopter on a football feild. When I got there my mom wasnt there yet.They had to put me on a venilator, I was on it for a couple weeks. After a couple weeks being on the venilator they took me off of it. I couldnt go home right away I had to stay in there for about 3 weeks longer to make sure everyhting was ok. Then after everything was ok I got to go home.

5. 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 was forced to watch Rob die helplessly﻿ I would go crazy. My mind would have so much stuff going through it I wouldnt know what to do. I would feel like I should go and get him out of the car and if I couldnt I would feel like it is my fault. I would feel like crap I wouldnt know what I should do I would probably cry all day and think of the good times I had with Rob.

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 there was 3 things i would get rid of it would be spiders,spinach and drugs. I would get ride of then because they are poisonous, they creep me out and they are hairy and have to many legs. The other thing I would get rid of it spinach. I would get rid of that because it is gross and its green and nasty looking. The last thing I would get rid of drugs. I would get rid of drugs because one of my friends died taking drugs.  8.Do you feel that your parents 'get' you or don't understand you at all? What makes you think this? Explain.

﻿I sometimes feel like my parents get me but then sometimes I feel like they dont get me. I feel like they do understand what I go through because they might have been going through the same stuff. I feel like they dont understand me sometimes because thay havent had to go through what we have to because stuff changes from then to now.  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.

I think that it is important to us for out parents to show up at one or our games. I think that it is important because when you are in a sport your family should go and support you and your team. They should cheer you on and if you loose at something your mom or dad could be there to tell you that we all did good and all we have to do is try harder and we will win the next game coming up. 10. In a class discussion, Keisha says, "All of us at one time or another feel like a "cinder among snowflakes. You stand out when you want to blend in. You get noticed whether you want to or not." In a paragraph, write about a time when you have felt like a "cinder among the snowflakes". The time I was trying not to stand out was when it was my first 4-H meeting. I didnt want to stand out because we was picking people to