zmans+meanings

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=I am looking up to the wrong people for different reasons that don't make sense.=

//The Book//

 * What would the characters in the novel have to say about your Meaning Statement? (You can come at this from the perspective of any/all of the characters in the book. Would they think that it was a good idea? Would they call you an idiot for trying to achieve something like that? Would they simply agree that it is something valuable?) **well i think if the whole gang were to look at this they would say that it is stupid and we should spend our time hunting some action. but if johnny and pony boy were looki** **ng at it alone i think that they would think that it is a good idea and would mybee be a good idea to start one.**
 * How is the the character that you relate to most like you? (You can compare and contrast you and the character you have chosen in any way that you like, but make sure that you think about all of the ways that you are similar.) **i think that o would realate to pony boy because we are both really down to earth. we like a lot of the same things and we are both really similar. the only thing that we are different about is that i have both of my parents, i'm not 14, i'm not as good at running as he is, and he is taller than me. our appearences are different but our feeling are similiar.[[image:graph.jpg width="383" height="295"]]** [[image:zach.jpg width="400" height="308"]]

//You//

 * If you were a character in the novel, how would the book change? (You can rewrite a part of the story, write about a time before the book started, continue the book's storyline, or fill in one of the gaps in the story. Think about how your Meaning Statement would be played out in your part of the story.) **i don't know if i would change the whole book but if i were to be in a specific part of the book i think that i would change that part and that would end up changing the book. the part in the book that i would change most would be if i was in pony boys house when he came home was try to calm down darry instead of yelling back at him so then pony wouldn't have ran away then the whole story would have changed.**
 * What is the one relationship in your life that helps to explain your Meaning Statement most clearly? How is that relationship significant in your life? **well i think that some of the older kids i know do things like dally did but i still look up to them because i like the way that they act and how calm they are about things.**

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 * What objects in the book represent are the most significant to you? What do you think that they represent? (You can use pictures of these objects in order to illustrate you point.) **i think that the biggest thing that sticks out to me would be the fact that you don't have to have the same blood to be family. it's the people that are closest to you and understand you for you. that's family. the other thing that i find important is the poem about "gold".**
 * Which places in the book had the greatest affect on your mood (your thoughts) when you were reading them? (Describe the environments/settings that you could see the best in your mind.) **i think that one of the biggest things that i felt sad about was when pony boy came home late and Darry got mad at pony and hit him**. **the other thing was when the piece of flaming wood fell on johnny when he was still in the church was very sad to. the last two were when johnny died and when dally died.**

//You//

 * How does the place where you live affect whether or not you can achieve your Meaning Statement? (Does Highlands Ranch have an effect on your goals or the things you want out of life?) **well for hockey the scouts for college would probably look for a big high school known for hockey and i don't know if highlands ranch is a big hockey school so i would probably have to go somewhere out of state.**
 * What are the __things__ in your life that give your life meaning? (What objects do you hold most dear?) **the most prized posetion i hold would probably be having a wonderful family. because when it comes down to anything the people i turn to are my family. they beat all matter. even if i was homeless i would know that i still have my family. they are really important to me.**

//The Book//

 * How does the way people talk in the book affect the way that they deal with their problems? (What things in our Poor Man's Dictionary help you to understand the issues that face the characters in the novel?) **i think that most people talk like that becaus****e it makes them sound tough and i think that it hides what they really want to say. they only talk like that because they are affraid to say what they really want.**
 * If you were going to speak to a character from the book, what would the conversation be about and what would it sound/look like? (Write out any dialogue you think would be realistic in a conversation with this character.) **i think that the conversation would be very weird only because the greasers would be using their slang and i would be saying some of the things we say today and we would both be very confused. but it would still be a good conversation because i could probably relate to some of their every day problems so overt all i think that it would be a good conversation.**

//You[[image:zman38_sign.jpg]]//
> q. why do you look up to them? a. They teach lessons about life that you can't find anywhere else. q. are these people a good or bad influence or is there a mix? a. All good influences. I have rarely come along bad influences in my life q.what kinds of things do these people do? a. Help me when there is a problem or a tough decision. q. will you please name only one thing that this person(s) does that would be a negative influence on your life? I think of one.**
 * How does the way you talk to your friends explain who you are? (What are the specific slang words and inside jokes that give your conversations meaning?) **i think that its not the words that we say but its the way we fit them into a sentence to make a meaning. an example: hey [whats up] so one could respond like [nothin] much . just the way we say them and the way we shorten words to make it all fit.**
 * What would an interview (with your parents, with your friends, with your teachers, etc.) about your Meaning Statement look/sound like? (Record your interview with this person using [|Gcast] and put it on your wiki page. Or, you can write out the questions and have one of your friends go onto your page and answer them.) **q. who are some of the people that you look up to? a. I look up to people that have common interests, but might be a little better at them. Also my family and friends.

//The Book//

 * How were all of the characters involved in the central conflict of the book? (Hint: you need to identify the central conflict before you can answer this question. You can write out character names and then think about how they were involved.) **i think that the main conflict in the book that causes everything to go wrong** **is the rivalry between the socs and the greasers. the people involved are the socs and the greasers.**
 * Who was hurt/changed by the resolution of this conflict, and how? (This can be a part of the answer to the first question if you think that it is easier.) **i think that both the greasers and the socs are** **but i think that it hurt the greasers the most. they lost three people and every ones life was changed.**

//You//

 * What is the greatest conflict you have ever been a part of? (A fight with your friends? An argument between you and your parents?) **me and my mom get into fights all the time but we always forgive each other.**
 * How was it a problem or a dilemma? (Identify if it was a problem (long-term, perhaps without a solution) or a dilemma (short-term, with a real solution and then explain it.) **it was a dilemma because it was short term and we stop fighting and say that every thing is fine.**