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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? That i cant believe that im watching my friend die like this.I feel like im going to kill myself because i cant watch my friend die like this.I think that i will not be able to do anything tommarow because i just got done watching my friend die in a car accident.I will be sad all day becuase i couldn't deal with that situation.

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. I think of all those anwsers in the question i always think of beer or drugs thats what i assume the most.I think of a lose of ear sight or there breathing tank quit working or something like that.

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. That when Andy and Rob talk to each other they have there own way of talking.Well it kinda draws kids closer it depends on the kids personality.Well if i dont like to talk to others about the things they have to say then i dont like to talk to them like in there way of talking.

4. In a paragraph rich with sensory detail, write about your own most frightening moment. My most frightening moment was when i was riding my 4-wheeler and i flipped it.I almost broke my neak i broke my clollar bone it hurt i was in shock.But i got rushed to the hospital and was okay.That was my most frightening moment.

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. I wouldnt cry but i would be very upset because alot of americans had deid it was a very very said moment for everyone.I hope that something like that will never happen again.

7. One //Herald// editorial says that statistics don't usually "mean much, but this statistic (Rob) had a name, face,..."When we hear of a statistic such as this that reports someone dying in a drunk-driving accident every 18 minutes - how do you feel? Do you agree that it is hard to feel emotional about the numbers when you do not have a face to relate it to?

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.

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.

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.