TT+Anthony

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? In my head all what I am thinking about is how i couldn't help him, how helpless I was.Physically and mentally I feel weak.Tomorrow I will feel the same way I do now. and it would probably go on for a few days mabey even weeks.

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 hear of a teenage car accident! I think that it was because of drinking or wreckless driving.If I hear of a car accident envolving the elderly I assume it was due to impaired vision.

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. I think the purpose they use slang is because they like to sound different and there own way of speaking.It draws kids together because they have there own way of speaking that no one can take away from them.Yes,it sets you off from others.

4. In a paragraph rich with sensory detail, write about your own most frightening moment. My most frightening moment was when my cousin martha died. I was little but she was my favorite family member. When she died I was never the same all I did was sob around until i got around my grandmother and I started to hang out with her then I got much better.

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.

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.Three things I would rid the world of are homework,school,and corners. I would get rid of homework because i dont like doing what i already did in school for more practice,I would get rid of school because I think we should all get homeschooled,and i would get rid of corners because in elementry i always got sent to the corner.

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 dont realy care if my parents show or cheer me on for what I do because we stay out of each others way mostly she works and I do whatever.

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.I wouldn't ignore him I would try to help him with whatever problems he has. I would also try to stop the people from hating him.

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.Doing homework doesnt help me at all it depends on what my learning enviroment at school and in the class room is so to me it is basically a waste of time.I would just like to sit in class and learn

12. Do you feel that your parents 'get' you or don't understand you at all? What makes you think this? Explain.I think my mother doesn't get me. I think this because she never pays attention to me no matter what I am doing. It's like she doesnt care so me and her rarely speak anymore.