Describe the experiences that help George to resist the pressure to participate in negative activities when he was young.
The most important experiences came from his mother. She was raised on a farm, she didn't like public housing, she didn't let them know she struggled financially, and she never acknowledged their accomplishments because she expected them to be successful.
Describe what happened with Sam’s parents when he was eleven years old and what he does to help his mother.
His parents were divorced when he was 11 years old, and he helped her by writing money-orders to pay bills, because his mother couldn't read, reading her mail, and making her deposits.
What was Rameck like in high school and how does he meet George and Sam?
He didn't have his father at home. When he was sixteen, Rameck messed up and went to jail for a month. His mother became more addicted to drugs than ever. They were on welfare, couldn't pay bills, and had no electricity. Later on, his family tried their best to help him by enrolling him at
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How did it turn out?
They decided that robbing drug dealers would be a quick way to make money. After a couple robberies, they got caught and were arrested. Sam spent 4 weeks in juvie, After he was released, he decided he would try his best at being successful.
What is George’s philosophy about peer pressure?
He felt that hanging out with a bad group makes a person as bad as them, so he hung out with those who wanted the same things as him.
Describe Rameck’s altercation in the dorm hall and the outcome. What does Rameck realize?
Rameck had a disagreement with another student named Michael. He asked him to lower his voice in the hallway. Then they both started to yell loudly. Rameck got scared and angry and yelled at the crowd instead of calming down. After the crowd left, Rameck refused to back down on his initial argument. He wasn't going to let an arrogant “white boy” humiliate
He learned that people can be cruel. That the world is not the same for various people
His childhood was tough because his parents had to work long hours so he didn't have his parents with him all the time. George's childhood was hard on him because he didn't have a adult watching over him he also grew up in a rough neighborhood. When he was seven years old he got in trouble with drugs he also started to skip school mostly because he didn't
7)As a child, Sam was curious and was always willing to learn. However, he discovers his mother's secret was that she could not read.
Sam Westing is the first one that represents education by giving money to help the education for young people. He supported the viewpoints of the author, Ellen Raskin. "(When) his only daughter, violet, drowned on the eve of her wedding."(23). When this happened Sam went more kind because the cause of her death was that she was forced to no follow her dreams. That made him to help other people with their futures. Sam made a contest for the young people to pursue their dreams. He also played chess with Judge Ford, Theo and Turtle to see how they think. Sam also paid Judge Ford when she wanted to go to college to become an Attorney and Judge. Turtle got the money to
He always thought his father was going to save him and take him away. As time passed by, he saw that things were just getting worse between his mother and him and his father wouldn’t do nothing about it. He lost hope and didn’t care about anything. But he started to dream at night that one day he would get out of the hell hole he was living in. He realized that if he wanted to survive he would have to be strong and beat his mother at her torturing games. He just kept thinking to himself one day I will get out of here. He started building a self-esteem. He started realizing what was happening wasn’t his fault and one day decided to tell someone at school.
Although Robert have two artificial legs and many people, including his parents and the doctors, were afraid of him being the outcast in social events, Robert was treated like all the other kids. On his first day of school Robert was excited to experience school like all his brothers and sisters. Robert made a good friend at school named David. David did not see Robert like all the others, he saw Robert as a normal kid and they had a good relationship. Robert also became friends with his neighbors too, and he forgot about his differences.
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Visualize being in the shoes of a rebellious 11 year old who steals, vandalizes and shoplifts. When you tear down your neighbors Christmas decorations by mistake. You reluctantly have to for you mysterious neighbor Mr. Wells. That what initiated Sam Brattle's climatic adventures in, Dean Pitchford's
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Sam does not play a major role in Davis’ playwright; he is more or less a supporting character.
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