This article also changed my opinion on solar panels. As I said earlier I used to think solar panels were great for the environment, but now my opinion has changed. I still think that they are good but I don’t think we should us them anymore because if the sun dies out that would be the end of mankind. I thought that solar panels were the solution for global warming, but according to this article solar panels “….could potentially be the worst man-made climate disaster in the history of the world….”
This article was saying that if one day everyone in the world started using solar panels for everything one day the temperatures would drop and (after a few hundred years) we/solar panels would suck all of the energy out of the sun and the sun would die. I didn’t know that solar panels sucked the energy I just thought they just captured energy and I never thought the sun could die out because of solar panels. I always thought that solar panels were better for the environment (which they are in some ways) but today I learned that they aren’t as great as I thought.
This article also changed my opinion on solar panels. As I said earlier I used to think solar panels were great for the environment, but now my opinion has changed. I still think that they are good but I don’t think we should us them anymore because if the sun dies out that would be the end of mankind. I thought that solar panels were the solution for global warming, but according to this article solar panels “….could potentially be the worst man-made climate disaster in the history of the world….”
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Thanksgiving is little better. Dave is allowed to sit with the family to eat, but his parents argue. His Father leaves and Mother takes to drink. A few days after Christmas, 1972, Dave’s parents separate for good. Dave hates his father for walking out on the family. As mother drives him and his brothers home he is scared because he knows he has no hope now his father has gone. He is filled with despair and even hates God. He believes that his mother will soon kill him. He silently recites the Lord’s Prayer and feels a sense of peace come over him. 2) How do you feel about what you read today? Really sad and angry at his dad. 3) Think about your favorite character. What happened to him/her today? He lost his father and he prays. 4) How would you feel if the same thing that happened to him/her happened to you? I would do exactly the same thing he did and i would be angry at my dad and i would NEVER forgive him. 5) What questions do you have about what you read today? I have none. 6) What do you predict will happen next in this story? Nothing. 1) What did you read about today? Be specific.
Dave’s mother yells frequently at her husband, who comes home drunk. For a while she will not allow him in the house. But then after a while her attitude to him changes. One day she spends hours preparing a dinner for him, and making sure she looks her best. Father returns home late, with a friend from work. Father is badly drunk and it soon becomes apparent that he has returned only so he can pack an overnight bag and escape. 2) How do you feel about what you read today? I feel bad for David because hes losing his father in reality. 3) Think about your favorite character. What happened to him/her today? Hes dad is drunk all the time and doesnt spend much time at home. 4) How would you feel if the same thing that happened to him/her happened to you? I would know that my parents were going to get divorced and iw ould hve NO ONE left. 5) What questions do you have about what you read today? I have none. 6) What do you predict will happen next in this story? His parents will divorce. 1) What did you read about today? Be specific.
In the fall of 1972, Mother seems to deteriorate further. She argues with her own family, especially her mother. After that, Dave’s grandmother rarely visits, but she and Mother continue to argue over the telephone. After the arguments, Mother would take out her anger on Dave. 2) How do you feel about what you read today? I feel bad for David. 3) Think about your favorite character. What happened to him/her today? He was hurt for no reason. 4) How would you feel if the same thing that happened to him/her happened to you? I would feel like everything was my fault. 5) What questions do you have about what you read today? I have none. 6) What do you predict will happen next in this story? His parents will get divorced. 1) What did you read about today? Be specific.
Dave develops affection for his new baby brother, Kevin, even though he is not allowed to even look at him when Mother is at home. But one day when Mother is out and Dave is alone with his father and Kevin, Dave plays with the baby, and this gives him temporary relief from his suffering. 2) How do you feel about what you read today? This chapter made me happy because he has a brother that makes him happy and that hes still alive. 3) Think about your favorite character. What happened to him/her today? He played with his brother. 4) How would you feel if the same thing that happened to him/her happened to you? I would try to enjoy my time. 5) What questions do you have about what you read today? I have none. 6) What do you predict will happen next in this story? His mother will figure out about him playing with his brother. 1) What did you read about today? Be specific.
David thinks its not long before she kills him, and he gets more rebellious, hoping that she will do it and so end his misery. One day when hes in a grocery store with his mother and brothers, he refuses to follow her orders, and when they get out of the store she beats him. When they get home she gives him another dose of the “bathroom treatment,” locking him in the bathroom with the poisonous fumes of ammonia and Clorox. 2) How do you feel about what you read today? Sad. 3) Think about your favorite character. What happened to him/her today? David has had enough so he thinks killing himself is the answer. 4) How would you feel if the same thing that happened to him/her happened to you? Well i would feel exactly the same why he did. 5) What questions do you have about what you read today? I have none. 6) What do you predict will happen next in this story? His mpther will kill him. 1) What did you read about today? Be specific.
At the beginning of his fifth-grade year, his teacher Mr. Ziegler has no idea why Dave is such a problem student. Mr. Ziegler tries really hard to treat him well, and Dave is thrilled when he is put on a committee to find a name for the school newspaper, and his suggestion is adopted. Mr. Ziegler gives Dave a letter to take to his mother. The letter is full of praise for David, but after she reads it and then abuses him. Then she rips the letter.. 2) How do you feel about what you read today? I feel like that his mother has really lost her mind. 3) Think about your favorite character. What happened to him/her today? He tried making his mother but his mother abused him. 4) How would you feel if the same thing that happened to him/her happened to you? I wouldnt be really surprised but i would still feel depressed. 5) What questions do you have about what you read today? I have none. 6) What do you predict will happen next in this story? The mother will take him out of school or try to make school a horrible place for him. ) What did you read about today? Be specific.
Dave is about to enter fifth grade. He has pretty much abandoned hope. He no longer believes in God. . And when he is given food, he eats “like a homeless dog.” He eats leftovers put in the dogs’ bowl. He hates everything, but he hates his Mother the most. He wishes she will die. He also hates his father, who promised to rescue him but never did. His brothers totally ignore him in fact they amuse themselves by hitting him. He also hates himself, believing that what had happened to him was his own fault.When he is on a fifth-grade trip to one of San Francisco’s Clipper Ships, Aggie tells him to jump into the water, because “jumping is your only way out.” . 2) How do you feel about what you read today? I feel really bad for him and i wish i couldve done something to help him. 3) Think about your favorite character. What happened to him/her today? The character no longer believes in god because of his mother. 4) How would you feel if the same thing that happened to him/her happened to you? I dont know what i would feel, i dont think i would even be alive after all this. 5) What questions do you have about what you read today? I have none. 6) What do you predict will happen next in this story? He will have a lot of trouble in 5th grade. ) What did you read about today? Be specific.
The next day a woman from the social services department comes to his house. She and Mother talk for an hour, and then Dave is called in to talk with them. The social worker asks if he is happy and he says he is. She asks whether his mother ever beats him. He replies no, except when he is a bad boy and needs to be punished. He realizes now why Mother suddenly started being nice to him. After the social worker leaves, his Mother is angry because he gave the wrong answers. She hits him a few times and sends him to the garage. Dave realizes that he is back in his old position of being an outcast in his own family, and he begins to accept it. He feels very alone when his father goes out to work each morning. Dave does not want him to leave. In spite of his father’s failure to protect him, Dave still loves him. . 2) How do you feel about what you read today? I feel really bad for Dave. 3) Think about your favorite character. What happened to him/her today? The character was punished because he was trying to protect his mother. 4) How would you feel if the same thing that happened to him/her happened to you? Horrible. 5) What questions do you have about what you read today? I have none. 6) What do you predict will happen next in this story? I predict that some one will adopt Dave. ) What did you read about today? Be specific.
One Sunday Mother tells Dave that she is sorry and that he is to forget all the bad things that have happened. They will make a new start together. She lets him take a warm bath and put on new clothes. He is allowed to eat with the rest of the family for the first time in years. 2) How do you feel about what you read today? I feel great for Dave because he feels like his family does love him and does care baout him. 3) Think about your favorite character. What happened to him/her today? The character was treated with love which probably gave him hope. 4) How would you feel if the same thing that happened to him/her happened to you? I would feel amazing because i have a family that cares, but then i would wonder why all of a sudden mother changed her mind, and if this is just another one of her games. 5) What questions do you have about what you read today? I have none. 6) What do you predict will happen next in this story? David will be tortured a lot because this is probably one of his mothers games. |
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