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 was in their position I would think that I killed someone and that would be running though my head the rest of my life and that would bug me as long as I live.I think I would go mentally insane.If I have time left over in my day that all I think about is my mistakes so that would make me insane more.
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 If I hear it about teenagers I always I mean always think that is drugs or beer,but if it is about the elderly I think they go to slow on the road and get hit or dont pay attention and run right out in front of traffic and get hit that way.
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 i could get rid of three things in my life i would get rid of swing sets;loud music and steps .I would get rid of swing sets because i was swinging one day and i fell off of the swing and got a big lump on my head,so i dont swing on swings very often.I would get rid of loud music because it give me headaches.My brother always blares the music when he is driving and he knows I hate it so he like does it to make me mad.Finally i eould get rid of steps because I have a habbit of running up them and when I try to run up them I fall and hurt myself.One time i ran down them and fell but thank god that my step mom threw blankets and stuff down the steps or I would of had stitches in my face because i would of smashed my face off of the concrete.
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 for my parents to show up at my events. If they dont it makes me feel like they dont care about me ,but I know that is not true. I know that my parents love me. My mom never came to my volleyball games, it was always my dad and step mom but i was okay with that ever since my parents got a divorce i really havent counted on my mom to be in my life.She is sometimes but not alot.
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 answer. Yes i think homework helps you perform better on test because you know what is going to be on the tests and you can get them all right because your parents can help you.See i know i dont like homework but if it helps then i dont care to do it.Like if it is spelling words maybe like writing your words five times each or if it is math do like 20 of the kinds of problems you are working on.
12. Do you feel that your parents 'get' you or don't understand you at all? What makes you think this? Explain yes,i think most of the time my parents understand me.Like when I forget to do my homework.I am not the only one on the planet to forget to do my homework,sometimes i dont even mean to forget about it I just think of other things and homework dont cross my mind.I know tht us kids of this generation are not the only ones that ever didnt on purpose or forgot to do our homework i know my parents forgot all the time.Yea they still had to do the punishment,we all do.I can mostly say that my parents mostly understand me because they lived the life.
9. In Rob's absence, Andy becomes the star of the basketball team. Write about a time when your talents were overshadowed by a friend or a sibling. How did it make you feel? Did you wish that something would happen that would give you a chance to shine? Elaborate. When I played on the volleyball team for the school.I did all the practice I could do in the time that I had to do it, but my coach never thought it was good enough out of very 13 or 14 games I played one 5 minute part and I sit the bench the rest of the game.Some one that never at practice and missed two games played me then me and I got frustated with it.I loved volleyball but I wanted to give up there was no point of playing and working hard to practice for the team if I dont feel like a part of the team and dont get to play.
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. There was a accident and what happened was there was 4 boys driving and they drove right through a house.It said on the news that there was no beer or drug involved and i was really suprised. I heard that all four of them was killed.When i heard that i almost burst into tears it was heartfelt just to think what are their parents thinking.I just wondered what caused the accident if they wasnt under the influence then what made them crash the car.
If I was in their position I would think that I killed someone and that would be running though my head the rest of my life and that would bug me as long as I live.I think I would go mentally insane.If I have time left over in my day that all I think about is my mistakes so that would make me insane more.
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
If I hear it about teenagers I always I mean always think that is drugs or beer,but if it is about the elderly I think they go to slow on the road and get hit or dont pay attention and run right out in front of traffic and get hit that way.
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 i could get rid of three things in my life i would get rid of swing sets;loud music and steps .I would get rid of swing sets because i was swinging one day and i fell off of the swing and got a big lump on my head,so i dont swing on swings very often.I would get rid of loud music because it give me headaches.My brother always blares the music when he is driving and he knows I hate it so he like does it to make me mad.Finally i eould get rid of steps because I have a habbit of running up them and when I try to run up them I fall and hurt myself.One time i ran down them and fell but thank god that my step mom threw blankets and stuff down the steps or I would of had stitches in my face because i would of smashed my face off of the concrete.
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 for my parents to show up at my events. If they dont it makes me feel like they dont care about me ,but I know that is not true. I know that my parents love me. My mom never came to my volleyball games, it was always my dad and step mom but i was okay with that ever since my parents got a divorce i really havent counted on my mom to be in my life.She is sometimes but not alot.
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 answer.
Yes i think homework helps you perform better on test because you know what is going to be on the tests and you can get them all right because your parents can help you.See i know i dont like homework but if it helps then i dont care to do it.Like if it is spelling words maybe like writing your words five times each or if it is math do like 20 of the kinds of problems you are working on.
12. Do you feel that your parents 'get' you or don't understand you at all? What makes you think this? Explain
yes,i think most of the time my parents understand me.Like when I forget to do my homework.I am not the only one on the planet to forget to do my homework,sometimes i dont even mean to forget about it I just think of other things and homework dont cross my mind.I know tht us kids of this generation are not the only ones that ever didnt on purpose or forgot to do our homework i know my parents forgot all the time.Yea they still had to do the punishment,we all do.I can mostly say that my parents mostly understand me because they lived the life.
9. In Rob's absence, Andy becomes the star of the basketball team. Write about a time when your talents were overshadowed by a friend or a sibling. How did it make you feel? Did you wish that something would happen that would give you a chance to shine? Elaborate.
When I played on the volleyball team for the school.I did all the practice I could do in the time that I had to do it, but my coach never thought it was good enough out of very 13 or 14 games I played one 5 minute part and I sit the bench the rest of the game.Some one that never at practice and missed two games played me then me and I got frustated with it.I loved volleyball but I wanted to give up there was no point of playing and working hard to practice for the team if I dont feel like a part of the team and dont get to play.
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.
There was a accident and what happened was there was 4 boys driving and they drove right through a house.It said on the news that there was no beer or drug involved and i was really suprised. I heard that all four of them was killed.When i heard that i almost burst into tears it was heartfelt just to think what are their parents thinking.I just wondered what caused the accident if they wasnt under the influence then what made them crash the car.