TTkali

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?

The thing that would be going through my head if I was in the place of one of the boys I would do all I could to help Rob. The next day I would feel realy bad about the whole situation and feel as if it was my fault that he died. That is how i would feel if I was put in the place of one of the boys who escaped from the crash.

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 I were to here or read of a car accident that involved teenagers I would assume that the cause would be drinking. If I were to here or read of a car accident that involved the elderly I would assume that the main cause of the accident would be health related. The reason that I would assume that the cause of a wreck involving teenagers would be because it is rare to here of a wreck involving the elderly.

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

My most frightening moment was when I was about five or six years old. We were all at my grandma's house waiting for my grandpa to get home from his job at the coal mine. It was getting alittle late so we turned on the news and herd of a mine explosion. Three people survived and were rushed to the hospital. unfortunatly my grandpa wasn't one of the survivers. It was very quiet that night all you herd was people crying. A few days later we went to his funeral. Everyone cryed except for me, my brother, my sister, and my two cousins because we were to young to know what was going on. That night me, my mom, and my grandma went back to the funeral home but I dont remember why. This was my most frightining moment.

6. One //Herald// editorial says that statistics don't usually "mean much, but this statistic (Rob) had a name, face,..." Do you agree that it is hard to feel emotional about the statistics when you do not have a face to relate them to?

I agree that it is hard to feel emotional about the statistics when you do not have a face to relate them to. The reason for this is because if I don't know them then I can't realy feel emotional for them. That is why i would agree that it is hard to feel emotional about the statistics when you don't have a face to relate them to.

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 find it very important for my parents to go to any events that I participate in. The reason that it is important to me is because it makes me feel like they care enough to go to any special events. That is why it is important to me for my parents to show up in school events that I participate in.

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.

The guidence counselor who advised Andy against going into pre-law was being both realistic and unfair. The reason the counselor was being realistic was because if his study habbits and his grades aren't good then he won't make it through colledge. The reason the counselor was being unfair was because its his choice of what he wants to do with his life.