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 watching Rob die I would be scared and up set.I will feel depressed because of Robs death the other day when i watched him die with my own two eyes.
2. 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.*I would of assumed of reckless driving, lost control over the car or drinking an driving.For an elderly person cause of the accident heart attack, stroke, and passing out while driving.
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 you closer together? Does it set you off from others? Explain.*It is the way they talk to each other when they are together.Yes it draws them closer as being friends.Yes it sets off the other people around them except them.
4. In a paragraph rich with sensory detail, write about your own most frightening moment. *One day last year i went snowboarding on a hill with a snow ramp that we personaly made with are bare hands an I went off it once without wrecking an the second time i went off the ramp I lost control of my snowboard an fell on two chunks of ice I thought I broke my rib cage an that is my most frightening moment.
5. 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. *We all felt of sorrow and sadness of the tragedy of 9-11 we thought of the people who tried to save the people in the building that died for us in vain.We don't forget about hte tragedy on that day.
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? *Yes, it is hard compare people to that person because they are not there to describe that person.
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. *I would get rid of sticky notes why would i get rid of them they leave that sticky stuff all over the place, metal cans why sum cans cut your finger when you open it, metal chairs they are to hard to sit on and to cold when you sit down.
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 important for my parent to show up for one my events.
2. 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.*I would of assumed of reckless driving, lost control over the car or drinking an driving.For an elderly person cause of the accident heart attack, stroke, and passing out while driving.
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 you closer together? Does it set you off from others? Explain.*It is the way they talk to each other when they are together.Yes it draws them closer as being friends.Yes it sets off the other people around them except them.
4. In a paragraph rich with sensory detail, write about your own most frightening moment. *One day last year i went snowboarding on a hill with a snow ramp that we personaly made with are bare hands an I went off it once without wrecking an the second time i went off the ramp I lost control of my snowboard an fell on two chunks of ice I thought I broke my rib cage an that is my most frightening moment.
5. 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. *We all felt of sorrow and sadness of the tragedy of 9-11 we thought of the people who tried to save the people in the building that died for us in vain.We don't forget about hte tragedy on that day.
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? *Yes, it is hard compare people to that person because they are not there to describe that person.
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. *I would get rid of sticky notes why would i get rid of them they leave that sticky stuff all over the place, metal cans why sum cans cut your finger when you open it, metal chairs they are to hard to sit on and to cold when you sit down.
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 important for my parent to show up for one my events.