1. 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's very important to me if my parents show up for my games if they're not busy. When I played volleyball last year, my mom came to every game because she didn't have a job then, but since last year she started working at the gas station in Brilliant. That's part of the reason I decided not to play this year. I love the sport, but if my mom or dad couldn't be there I didn't want to play. One game last year when my mom couldn't make it to the game because my sister got sick, I was really upset and the game was horrible just for that reason. Next year I'm going to try to play and forget that my parents aren't there so that I can have fun.
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 Whenever I hear of an accident involving teenagers I automatically thought alcohol or drugs was the cause. The reason for that is, whenever you see something on the news about teenagers and car crashes it usually involves one of the two. If I heard about an accident with an elderly person I would either assume that they have hearing or seeing problems, fell asleep at the wheel or got hit by a drunk driver. The reason for that is that very rarely do you ever hear of a drunk or high elderly person. They tend to be pretty mellow and don't really drink too much or know not to drive under the influence.
3.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 rid the world of three things, one would be drugs. Mainly because my uncles do drugs and I really wish we could just have them back to the way they were. Another thing would be alcohol, because too many accidents happen because of drunk drivers. My cousin was killed by a drunk driver when he was 18. I'm tired of every new story on news 9 being about a drunk driving accident. Finally, I would rid the world of my step-mother. She absolutely hates me and my family. I'm tired of worrying constantly about my brother and sisters, just because she owns a gun. She's psycho. Literally, I'm not kidding all you need is a test to prove it.
4. In a paragraph rich with sensory detail, write about your own most frightening moment. My most frightening moment was about three years ago after a Trace Adkins concert. I was with my cousin, my uncle, my grandma, my aunt and my mom. Since there were so many of us we took seperate cars. I rode with my cousin and my uncle and everyone else was in my aunt's car. When we got into the cars to leave, my aunt's car jerked when she hit the brake. The guy infront of her was drunk and thought she was trying to hit him. He got out of his car and jumped on the hood. He threatened her that if she didn't get out he was going to go through the windshield. My uncle decided to get out and defend his sister. He yelled at the guy and a fight broke out between my family and the two cars infront and behind my aunt. My cousin and I were worried about them but when my grandma got out and started fighting with some young girl it was three against five. Everytime she pushed my grandma me and my cousin freaked out more. It was the worst thing and I'll never forget it. We were on the fifth floor of the parking garage and everytime she pushed her I thought she was going to go over the wall and that was the only image going through my mind for about a week. My mom eventually came and sat with me and my cousin and she called the cops. When they came everybody stopped and we got out of the car. It turned out that my grandma only had some scraped up hands that she later found out were infected. Other than that everyone was okay. That was the worst night of my life.
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 standing there helplessly as my best friend died in a burning car I would be thinking that there had to be a way I could help. I wouldn't be able to stop thinking about what could do and what would happen if I didn't. I would feel mentally and physically numb. The next day I would feel tired and useless. I would feel like my friends totally hate me for not doing or trying to do anything. I'm not sure what I'd do without my bestfriend and don't plan on finding out. So, all I know is I'm never going to drink and drive. If I was Andy and killed someone in a car accident I couldn't live with myself. It would be horrible to know that I killed my best friend even if it was an accident I'd still blame myself.
6. We learn about Andy's grades and study habits. Do you think the guidance counselor who advised him against pre-law was being realistic or unfair? Defend your answer. I think the counselor that told Andy that pre-law would be too tiring was just being unfair. She probably just doesn't think he can do the work. If you make teachers think you can't do the work after awhile they don't expect as much. I think some people are just lazy and don't want to do the work. Others just don't want to be "uncool" but I think if the counselor knew how much work he actually does she would have changed her advice to him a little. She probably would've said he should go into pre-law and do the best he can with it.
7. Andy envisions that Monty will have a future as a lawyer or a doctor. But when he thinks of his own future, he sees a blank or darkness. Can you picture who you will be in 15 years? What do you envision for your future? I can sort of picture myself in 15 years. In fifteen years I'll be 29 years old. I picture myself as an architect. I've always loved designing houses and building things. I definatley couldn't picture myself sitting at a desk doing paperwork everyday. I want to do something that doesn't involve just sitting there like a lump. I think going into architecture suits me. My uncle works for architects and I met a few of them and most of them said they enjoy it a lot. I could definatley see myself as an architect in 15 years.
8. 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. When a public tragedy occurs that doesn't affect me personally, I get disappointed or angry. 9/11/01 for example it disappointed me that people would actually do that but it happened. A couple of years ago Casey Anthony murdered her 2 year old girl. That made me upset. How could you murder a two year old that you gave birth to? I was mad about that for days. I would just walk around the house and scream about it. It was upsetting. Especially the fact that there were three more murders right after that.
9. 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. The style of language they use is just a fun way of saying things. It can draw you closer together because Savannah and I say stuff like that to each other all the time. We know the other is joking but one person I used to be friends with would always take that stuff seriously and make drama out of iit even though she knew I was kidding. I think thats what drew us farther apart.
It's very important to me if my parents show up for my games if they're not busy. When I played volleyball last year, my mom came to every game because she didn't have a job then, but since last year she started working at the gas station in Brilliant. That's part of the reason I decided not to play this year. I love the sport, but if my mom or dad couldn't be there I didn't want to play. One game last year when my mom couldn't make it to the game because my sister got sick, I was really upset and the game was horrible just for that reason. Next year I'm going to try to play and forget that my parents aren't there so that I can have fun.
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
Whenever I hear of an accident involving teenagers I automatically thought alcohol or drugs was the cause. The reason for that is, whenever you see something on the news about teenagers and car crashes it usually involves one of the two. If I heard about an accident with an elderly person I would either assume that they have hearing or seeing problems, fell asleep at the wheel or got hit by a drunk driver. The reason for that is that very rarely do you ever hear of a drunk or high elderly person. They tend to be pretty mellow and don't really drink too much or know not to drive under the influence.
3.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 rid the world of three things, one would be drugs. Mainly because my uncles do drugs and I really wish we could just have them back to the way they were. Another thing would be alcohol, because too many accidents happen because of drunk drivers. My cousin was killed by a drunk driver when he was 18. I'm tired of every new story on news 9 being about a drunk driving accident. Finally, I would rid the world of my step-mother. She absolutely hates me and my family. I'm tired of worrying constantly about my brother and sisters, just because she owns a gun. She's psycho. Literally, I'm not kidding all you need is a test to prove it.
4. In a paragraph rich with sensory detail, write about your own most frightening moment.
My most frightening moment was about three years ago after a Trace Adkins concert. I was with my cousin, my uncle, my grandma, my aunt and my mom. Since there were so many of us we took seperate cars. I rode with my cousin and my uncle and everyone else was in my aunt's car. When we got into the cars to leave, my aunt's car jerked when she hit the brake. The guy infront of her was drunk and thought she was trying to hit him. He got out of his car and jumped on the hood. He threatened her that if she didn't get out he was going to go through the windshield. My uncle decided to get out and defend his sister. He yelled at the guy and a fight broke out between my family and the two cars infront and behind my aunt. My cousin and I were worried about them but when my grandma got out and started fighting with some young girl it was three against five. Everytime she pushed my grandma me and my cousin freaked out more. It was the worst thing and I'll never forget it. We were on the fifth floor of the parking garage and everytime she pushed her I thought she was going to go over the wall and that was the only image going through my mind for about a week. My mom eventually came and sat with me and my cousin and she called the cops. When they came everybody stopped and we got out of the car. It turned out that my grandma only had some scraped up hands that she later found out were infected. Other than that everyone was okay. That was the worst night of my life.
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 standing there helplessly as my best friend died in a burning car I would be thinking that there had to be a way I could help. I wouldn't be able to stop thinking about what could do and what would happen if I didn't. I would feel mentally and physically numb. The next day I would feel tired and useless. I would feel like my friends totally hate me for not doing or trying to do anything. I'm not sure what I'd do without my bestfriend and don't plan on finding out. So, all I know is I'm never going to drink and drive. If I was Andy and killed someone in a car accident I couldn't live with myself. It would be horrible to know that I killed my best friend even if it was an accident I'd still blame myself.
6. We learn about Andy's grades and study habits. Do you think the guidance counselor who advised him against pre-law was being realistic or unfair? Defend your answer.
I think the counselor that told Andy that pre-law would be too tiring was just being unfair. She probably just doesn't think he can do the work. If you make teachers think you can't do the work after awhile they don't expect as much. I think some people are just lazy and don't want to do the work. Others just don't want to be "uncool" but I think if the counselor knew how much work he actually does she would have changed her advice to him a little. She probably would've said he should go into pre-law and do the best he can with it.
7. Andy envisions that Monty will have a future as a lawyer or a doctor. But when he thinks of his own future, he sees a blank or darkness. Can you picture who you will be in 15 years? What do you envision for your future?
I can sort of picture myself in 15 years. In fifteen years I'll be 29 years old. I picture myself as an architect. I've always loved designing houses and building things. I definatley couldn't picture myself sitting at a desk doing paperwork everyday. I want to do something that doesn't involve just sitting there like a lump. I think going into architecture suits me. My uncle works for architects and I met a few of them and most of them said they enjoy it a lot. I could definatley see myself as an architect in 15 years.
8. 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.
When a public tragedy occurs that doesn't affect me personally, I get disappointed or angry. 9/11/01 for example it disappointed me that people would actually do that but it happened. A couple of years ago Casey Anthony murdered her 2 year old girl. That made me upset. How could you murder a two year old that you gave birth to? I was mad about that for days. I would just walk around the house and scream about it. It was upsetting. Especially the fact that there were three more murders right after that.
9. 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.
The style of language they use is just a fun way of saying things. It can draw you closer together because Savannah and I say stuff like that to each other all the time. We know the other is joking but one person I used to be friends with would always take that stuff seriously and make drama out of iit even though she knew I was kidding. I think thats what drew us farther apart.