Wednesday, August 11, 2010

cassette 7: Side A


Cassette 6: Side B


Cassette 6: Side A


The Next Day After Mailing The Tapes

1. The two reasons clay was late to school were because one he waited outside the post office doors to open and two because he didn’t want to see Hannah’s seat and because everyone looked at it and talked about it.
2. Clay mailed the tapes to Jenny Kurtz and to Mr. Porter.
3. Clay saw Mr. Porter, Steve Oliver and Skye Miller in the hall.

Cassette 7: Side A

1. Hannah went to Mr. Porter for help and he helped her. .
2. Hannah’s and Mr. Porter’s conversation didn’t have that communication because Hannah didn’t tell her everything in her life that was going on.
3. Yes, I think Mr. Porter could have helped Hannah out by preventing her to commit suicide.
4. I think Mr. Porter didn’t go after Hannah when she left him in the office because he though she wasn’t saying the truth.

Cassette 6: Side B

1. Hannah decided to commit suicide by over dozing with pills because she try so many other ways to kill herself but didn’t happened.
2. The last time clay saw Hannah was at school, and they said I’m sorry to each other.
3. Bryce Walker’s Called Hannah to his house over the tall wooden fence.
4. Hannah decided to go inside the hot tub with Courtney.

Cassette:6 Side A

1. Tony is connected to the tapes because
2. Hannah gave tony her bike.
3. Hannah left a box of tapes outside tony’s house.
4. I think hannah gave the second set of tapes to Tony because he was clay’s bestfriend.
5. Jenny is the cheerleader from the student body office,and shes on the tapes because she killed the old man.
6. Jenny’s windshield was blurry just enough to keep everything dreamlike which later caused an accident.
7. The old man Died in the accident.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Cassette:5 Side B

1. The couple that were siting outside the room in the couch walked in the room to lay jessica down.
2. Hannah didn’t do anything to stop the rape because her mind was in a melt down.
3. Hannah was hiding in the closet.
4. Hannah blame herself, justin and the guy that was with her at the couch.

Cassette:5 side A


Cassette:5 Side A

1. No, I didn’t know tony had anything to do with the tapes beacause he was clay’s ramdom friend at school.
2. Clay is number #9 in the 5th tape.
3. According to Hannah, Clay jenson is described as
4. I think clay doesn’t belong in the list because he never did anything to hurt hannah.
5. Hannah was so surprised that clay was going to the party because she knew she was going to have the time to talk to him and have that connection.
6. Hannah was grounded because her school grades where always low.
7. Hannah got her grades up and walk to go to the party.
8. Hannah’s and Clays conversation were personal questions .
9. Hannah pushed clay away because she though she was adding to her reputation as a slut since she was laying down with him.
10. Hannah went home after clay left and wrote everyones name that had caused her to be so intrigued by clays reputation and how his reputation was so different from hers.

Monday, August 9, 2010

Cassette: 5 Side A. Picture

Cassette:4 Side A

1.Clays mom leaves him alone because the mom knows he is going through something and wants to be left alone.

2.Peer communication is important for Hannah because they encourage people in that class , it was a safe haven her.

3.Mrs. Bradely used the peer communication calss and points for class particiption and she had no one snickering or picking on each othher.

4.Clay saw Tony standing behinid him at there resturaunt Rosies

5.Zach took the note cards out of Hannahs bag Zach did that because he was just mean to her but she didnt understand.

6.Hannah wanted to change her apperance becuse she wanted for people to notice and care that she is hurting inside.

7.Hannah loosened the bag so she can catch Zach in the act of taking out the notes.

8.Zach didnt apologizeto Hannah because he had a inside crush on her he was trying to protct her.

9.Hannahs meltdown in the hallway happened because she gave herself away, She found out Zach was stealing her notes and Zach found out that she put the note that said she wanted to commit suicide but he still didnt try to reach out.

10.Some warning sings of a individual is if a person makes a dramatic change or if they mention anything odd , and if they say they want to commit suicide.

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Cassette 4: Side B

1.Clays mom leaves him alone because the mom knows he is going through something and wants to be left alone.

2.Peer communication is important for Hannah because they encourage people in that class , it was a safe haven her.

3.Mrs. Bradely used the peer communication calss and points for class particiption and she had no one snickering or picking on each othher.

4.Clay saw Tony standing behind him at Rosies resturaunt.

5.Zach took the note cards out of Hannahs bag Zach did that because he was just mean to her but she didnt understand.

6.Hannah wanted to change her apperance becuse she wanted for people to notice and care that she is hurting inside.

7.Hannah loosened the bag so she can catch Zach in the act of taking out the notes.

8.Zach didnt apologizeto Hannah because he had a inside crush on her he was trying to protct her.

9.Hannahs meltdown in the hallway happened because she gave herself away, She found out Zach was stealing her notes and Zach found out that she put the note that said she wanted to commit suicide but he still didnt try to reach out.

10.Some warning sings of a individual is if a person makes a dramatic change or if they mention anything odd , and if they say they want to commit suicide.

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Cassette3:sideA

1.Courtney was one of Hannah Bakers friends,Pretty girl, prett smile,and perfect skin.
2.Hannah sees her as a a popular but she thought she gave impressions she thought she was fake.
3.Yes, someone i know that is always posed and yes they always change they are thereself in private but different wwhen around others to put on an impression.
4.Courtney affected Hannah because she felt betrayed as a friend and knew Courtney was putting on a pose.
5.People could not resist Courtney because she took the free route and decided to put on a front.
6.Clay is so compelled to go to all of the locations he feels like hewhatever it takes he truly wants to undersatnd what happened.
7.Clay saw an old friend on the bus that was named Sky Miller
8.Clay sees Marcus outside of Tylers house.
9.The person that broke Tylers window was Alex
10.Hannah thinks that Courtney used her because Courtney was juss trying to get a rde and didnt hang out with her.
11.The events that happened at the party are Hannah saw her very first fist fight, and she also took a picture with Courtney
12.Courtney told the boy she saw at the gate that Hannah has some suprises buried in her dresser drawer.
13.Yes, because Courtney was just useing her from the start and didnt deserve anything from anyone.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

chap.5 Cassette.2 side B

1. Clay ordered a hot chocolate at Monet's in honor of Hannah.
2. Clay is clueless why he is involved because he believes he didn't do anything to make her kill herself.
3. Tyler was a "peeping Tom" who would stalk Hannah.
4. Hannah described Tyler as a creepy, Peeping Tom.
5. Tyler was on the tapes because he was stalking and taking pictures of Hannah through her window.
6. Hannah was recording this tape underneath Tyler's window.
7. Tyler took pictures of Hannah outside her room.
8. I wouldn't ignore i would confront it as soon as it happened.
9. I would tell an adult and/or the cops.
10. I don't know how i would avoid a stalker but just by staying away.
11. Hannah's dad would walk outside to the sidewalk to make sure no one could see her from the street.
12. Tyler's window is described as the shades being all the way down, and made of bamboo, or fake bamboo. and between each stick is a varying amount of space.
13. Hannah wanted to tell the girl in her class about the peeping tom because the girl was a good listener and sympathetic.
14. The girls tricked the "Peeping Tom" to thinking they didn't know he was outside the window.
15. I don't think a Staler gets anything from this.
16. I think they drama wont end it will just continue and all will have connections to each other.
17. I think Tyler would have had gotten in trouble with the police and gotten a punishment.
18. Tyler destroyed Hannah's safe place because she said that's all she had left.
19. Clay found an upside-down photograph of Hannah and noticed that Hannah's hand was wrapped around the waist of another student, Courtney Crimsen

Monday, July 19, 2010

Chapter.5

1.Ms.Antillywhich was a guidance councler called Hannah in to her office because she wanted Hannah to have a partner to be with in school.

2.For a new student orentation, so Hannah can get settled in with things.

3.In the begining Hannahs relationship with Jessica was good but that was only because it was the begining then later it started to go down hill.

4.Some similarites between Hannah and Jessica were they both were had the same laugh, and they both were knew to the school and didnt really know much.

5.The mystery man was Alex and he came into the story because they were at a coffee shop and he was checking Jessica out and from there the three of them started to talk.

6.Jessicas personality is she is very blunt she will tell anyone anything, ex. she went up to Alex and asked him who he was checking out.

7.Monets garden was a place were all of them go and were they met alex.

8.Jessica is upset about the list because she was not on the hot list and it was only to get her upset.

9.Hannahs reason for being on the list was only for revenge because people are evil.

10.No, i have not had rumors that have been spread around about me, but if i did i would be very upset.

11.Jessicas reason for being mad at Hannah was because they were only doing it to get her upset and they didnt mean it.

12.The setting in this chapter is Clay is on the bus and Hannah and them are at school and at the coffee shop.

13.Clay-listens to the tapes, Jessica-Hannahs new friend,Alex-the boy that started evrything.

14.The problem in this chapter is the list but jessica actualy went up to show her.

15.I predict that the next section what will happen is that more problems will arise and people will start to hear more about Hannah

chap.5 Cassett 2 Side A

1. Ms. Antilly called Hannah because she was the counselor.
2. The real reason Ms. Antilly asked Hannah to go early to school because so she can meet the other new students.
3. The relationship with Jessica was like her new friend.
4. Some similarities with them include their laughs.
5. I don't know who the mystery man is.
6. Jessica's personality include outgoing, honest.
7. The meaning Monet's Garden had to Hannah, Jessica, and Alex was like home.
8. Jessica was so upset about the list because she was upset about how he chose Hannah over Jessica.
9. Hannah's reason was for him to get back at Jessica.
10. I never experienced a rumor that messed up my friendship.
11. Jessica's reaction to Hannah's reason was that she was just upset about the rumor.
12. The setting in the chaper was Monet's.
13. All the main characters in the chapter include, Hannah, Jessica, Alex, and Monet.
14. The problem in the chapter was about the list.
15. The next section may be about the person who wrote the list.

Friday, July 9, 2010

CHAP.4 PHOTOPSHOP


chapter.4 cassette 1 side B

1. Justin’s story affected Hannah by disrespecting her on putting her on the whos hot and whos not list.
2. Alex Standall was next on the tape.
3. Her relationship with Alex was not that great, he thought she had the best ass in the freshman class.
4. Her reputation according to Justin was a joke of her being hot.
5. I have regretted believing in something not true about another in middle school.
6. According to Hannah she was placed in the list for revenge to Jessica to make fun of.
7. The rumors about Hannah was what affected her so much.
8. Clay went to Hannah’s old house out of curiosity and he was following the map
9. The Blue Spot was a liquor store by Hannah's old house.
10. An event at the Blue spot that made Hannah so upset was when a jerk grabbed her and she felt really uncomfortable and disrespected.
11. Clay bought an orange soda and a butter finger at the store but he didnt know why.
12. The whole incident with Hannah at the liquor store was disrespectful.
13. There has not been a time a person has done something very uncomfortable to me.
14. Clay started noticing Hannah differently after “the list” came out because of the rumor.

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

reflection on the fieldtrip to summer camp

I was expecting to be fun. The most I enjoy was kiaking. I participated on the leather shop. Whaty surprised me was the cannoes. The activities that I participated on were leather shop and kiaking. Next time I go I want to be able to have more time. I learn to have respect thores others. What stood out to me the most was that kiaking was so interesting.
Muy behavior was with a 100% oo positive behavior. I should act like if im going to someones house for the first time n with a positive actitude. No, it wasn’t hard to behave on a positive behavior. Next time ima behave with the same actitude. The difference on our behavior from going to a museum the zoo or ect. Should be the same with an 100% positive actitude.
What I learn from this experience was that I know how to work on leather.
I also learn to have a positive actitude around others.
Another experience that I learn was to kiayak and cannoe out in the ocean.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

chapter.2 photoshop

chapter 1 photoshop

chapter.2

  1. The narrator is Clay.
  2. The box contained tapes from Hannah baker.
  3. I received a letter from my school which was unexpected saying a passed my Cashee and i was really happy.

CHAPTER.1

1.The sory starts off by Hannah delivering her package so she can send it out to people at the post office.

2. The package was a shoe box that contained tapes of Hannah talking about her feelings.

3.The narraror is seeing everything that hannah is doing and explaniing how she feels.

4.The feelings in the beginning are expressed as anger and depression.

5.The tone in the story is a mixture between being upset and chill so far.

6.I thought it was an old music album of mix tapes.

7.Hannah, Clay, Justin,Tony, Tony's dad and the mother

8.The setting right now is that Clay receives the tapes at his house and starts to listens to them.

9.The problem in the story is that Hannah kills herself and the tapes are her explanation of everything.

10.I predict that a lot of people are going to pass her tapes around and the whole city is going to hear her side of story.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

chap.3

1. Hannah baker was the one talking in the tape.

2.The tapes were explaining how she felt about people.

3.My parents affected me in a positive way since ma childhood.

4.Hannah decided make 13 cassettes talking about her life and to over doze her self with pills.

5. Clay always uses the excuse that its a history project for his friend.

6.Hannah felt angry and wanted people to know about it.

7.Hannah commited suicide by over dozeing in pills.

8.The rules of the tape were to listen to all the tapes and then pass it on to the next person.

9. I would of just left them in the box and not care.

10. Clay sensation is curios about what the tapes were about.

11. I would here the tapes because i know i would be curious and i would want to know her side of the story.

12. He knew hannah because he saw her at a party and he started to talk with her and also kiss her and went to school together.

13. He thinks that the tapes are not real at the beginning of the story.

14. clay received an envelop with a map of the city in his locker of some places that Hannah left for him which he later knew had something to do with her death.

15.Clay put the map in one of his school books and forgot about it with time because he didnt know what it was for.

16.Justin was the boy that Hannah had her first kissed with and also Hannah actually liked him but didnt know why.

17.One of the worst feelings were that Hannah never got to be with Justin in a relationship.

18.In the tape it was describing Hannah's life.

19.I dont think people are passing her tapes around.

20. I'll probably be curios to see who else in the list and check it out.

21. Hannah and Kat called Justin to come over to their house.

22. Clay decide not to throw the tapes away because he was scared to and he though he was being watched.

23. I wouldn't even listen to the tapes because it wouldn't be worth my time and i wouldn't be that interest on them especially if they are cassettes.

24. Clay’s thoughts towards Hannah was that he was scared to talk to her.

25. Hannah was obsessed with Justin.

26. Hannah went to Kat to for advice on boys.

27. I do have someone that I trust and could tell anything to and they are my parents, and i feel comfortable doing it.

28. In the beginning Hannah had a dark tone of voice in the tapes.

29. The lie that Justin told Hannah’s mom was that she was just a friend.

30. Justin lied to the mom because he was afraid to say the truth.

31. Hannah was pissed off about lies being told about her.

32. There hasn't been anyone that upset me because of name calling.

33. Hannah’s first kiss was at a park with Justin.

34. My first kiss was on 2nd grade.

35. The rocket ship to Hannah was her dream.

36. The rumor was about Hannah being called a slut an awful names in school.

37. The same rumor went around in my other school about a friend and it wasn't true neither.

38. Tony is one of Clay's close friends.

39. So far Clay’s role is the confused child who doesn't know why exactly he received the tapes.

40. The impression that Clay left on Toni’s mother was that he was shy.

41. Clay took a walker cassette player from Toni’s dad's car.




Friday, January 22, 2010

A long way gone chap.19 vocab.

Inhabitants- a person or animal that inhabits a place, esp. as a permanent resident.
Apprentices-a person who works for another in order to learn a trade: an apprentice to a plumber.
Congested- to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburden; clog
Shuffled- to move clumsily 
Marvelous- superb; excellent; great
Possessed- spurred or moved by a strong feeling, madness, or a supernatural power 
Intricate- having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved
Uncertainty- having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved
Transparent-admitting the passage of light through interstices.

A long way gone chap.19

What does it means that Ishmael had to be reinstated into the normal society? It means that Ishmael had to take treatment for his mind because had mind problems.
Why do you think the 2 weeks felt longer than the 8 months at Benin home? The two weeks felt longer because he wasn't using drugs anymore and was wasn't going that fast nomore.
tell me a time where you felt like time was so long. Why? I was use to smoke pot 24/7 so when I got lock up it was like time was going so slow, and I wanted to smoke.
Why do you think he survived the war? Ishmael survive the war by a miracle and was always in drugs so he didn't even know he was in it.
Would you want to be the only survivor from your family? Yes, I would like to be the only one yo survive rom my family.
List the items that he packed in his plastic bag. A toothbrush, clean tees, toothpaste, and his other personals.
What happen with Mambu? Why do you think that his family doesn’t want him? Mambu is still alive and his family doesn't want him because all he thinks of is killing.
Can you or someone you know relate to mambu? Give me an example. I know this boy name Julio that when he has little all he saw was violence between his parents so now all he does is hit and beat up his girlfriend.
Tell me time where you had to leave and you never you will never see your friends again. When I used to live in Sinaloa I was attach to my friends and when I had to come back to it was like I lost my life.
How does ishmeal feel about Ester. What did he want to tell her but never did? Ishmael feels he could trust ester.
When his uncle picked him up, how did he treat him? When Ishmael's uncle pick him up he treated him good and carry all his stuff.
Decribed how Ishmael was welcomed into the family. Ishmael was welcome into the family by having dinner.
What do you think he is thinking about his living situation now? Who does he share a room with? Ishmael thinks that his life is going to change from now on since he has a family again. He shares room with his big cousin.
Who took him to sneak out and where did they go? His big cousin took him to sneak out and went to a dance club close to the house in the night.
How were everyone dressed, how is that very different from what he is use to. Everyone was dress with nice clothes and are is differnt of wut Ishmael use to dress back in his hometown.
How were the girls dancing to him? The girls were booty dancing with him how they do it now in the days.
What memory came back to him during dancing? When he use to dance st s hool with his brothers and friends in talent shows.
What does upline mean? I dnt know ms.jade.!
What were the interviews for? The inter views were because Ishmael was going to talk to different people around the worl and tell them about his life.
How are they changing the way Ishmael is? There changing the way Ishmael is because he had a though life. By war and his family gettin kill.
Who is Dr.Tamba? Dr.Tamba is the one who was inchrge of Ishmael in the exibit.
Did he get his visa? Yes, Ishmael did get his visa.
Where is he off to now? Ishmael is off to New York now.

a long way gone chap.18 vocab

Emphasized-To give emphasis to stress.
Monologue- a part of a drama in which a single actor speaks alone.
Rehabilitated- to restore to good condition.
Reggae- a style of Jamaican popular music blending blues, calypso, and rock-'n'-roll, characterized by a strong syncopated rhythm and lyrics of social protest.
Continually- without cessation or intermission.
Concerns- to interest or engage.
Reuniting- to unite again, as after separation.
Repatriated- to bring or send back.

a long way gone chap.18

1. Why does Ishmael believe he has nothing to live for anymore? Ishmael believe that he had nothing to live for anymore because all he though all his family was dead.
2. How does Ester treat Ishmael? What does she do to comfort him? Ester treats Ishmael like a crystal cup. Ester gives him the walk man every time he goes over to comfort him. 3. Who is Abigail? Describe her. 4. Who are the visitors that came to the center to visit? Describe their appearance. The visitors that came to see ishmael were his uncle and aunt. 5. Do you think these visitors made him nervous? I think it did because he wasn’t used to tell other people his background story life.
6. What did Esther want Ishmael to do for the talent show? Ester wanted ishmael to dance one of his hip-hop dances. 7. What did Mr. Kamara tell Ishmael after the event? Mr.Kamara tols ishmael that he was impress of his talent after the talent show.
8. What would he tell people at gatherings in Freetown? Ishmael would tell the people in gatherings about his life. 9. Who do you think Ishmael felt when he saw Mohamad? And why? Ishmael felt relieve because he miss him and was so happy to see him. 10. Who is Tommy? Describe. He was tall brown skin and white teeth. 11. What does “repatriated” mean? Repatriated mean that he rehabilated.
12. Describe Tommy as he walks inside and first meets Ishmael. He was smiling with his bright white smile and had the nicest skin tone iashmael had ever seen. 13. Tel me a time where you reunited with someone you haven’t seen for a long time. What was it like. When I reunited with my cousin that is in the navy after 1 year I was so happy to see him alive and that was going to be here for Christmas.
14. How often was Tommy going to visit? Tommy was going in the weekends. 15. Why do you think Ishmael would feel guilty if he told his friends about his uncle? Ishmael wouldn’t feel guilty he would feel proud that he had found one of his family member. 16. Why did Ishmael love the walks with his uncle? Why were those walks important to him. Ishmael love the walks with his uncle because he would tell him all about his dads and his childhood and were very important to him because his uncle look just like his dad.
17. How would you feel meeting your new family in his situation? I would feel so happy and joyful. 18. Where does uncle live? Describe it his uncle live in Freetown. In a house were him and his wife and kids live. 19. Describe his aunt. His aunt was so adorable and was kind to Ishmael. 20. How do you think she feels about Ishmael coming to stay with them? I think she feels happy to see Ishmael survive all he went thru. 21. What did Ishmael learn about his grandfather? Ishmael learn about his grandfather to never fear anything ang to just keep on going.
22. Tell me one thing you learned about your family. I learn that theirs never a no in life and to never give up on something I want to accomplish.

along way gone chap.17 vocab

Delved- to carry on intensive and thorough research for data. I delve into the issue of prison reform.
Conversation- association or social intercourse. The author of this book writes well but has no conversation.
Burdensome- having a full hull form, as a merchant vessel built for capacity rather than speed. The burdensome task of preparing her tax return awaited her
Wharf- a structure built on the shore of or projecting into a harbor. The schedule allowed little time to wharf the cargo.
Cringe- servile or fawning deference. My shirt cringe in the drier for leaving it to long.
Genuine- Actually possessing the alleged or apparent attribute or character. My jacket is made out of genuine leather.
Anguish- To cause to feel or suffer anguish. I anguish over my loved one when we broke up.
Rastafarianism- a religious cult, originally of Jamaica, that regards Africa as the Promised Land, to which all true believers will someday return, and the late Haile Selassie I, former emperor of Ethiopia, as the messiah. I love the Rastafarianism culture because I like bob Marley.
Destination- the place to which a person or thing travels or is sent. My destination is Sinaloa.
Somber-Dull or dark in color. The rainy night was Somber.

A long way gone chap.17

Describe the nurse in your own words. The nurse was kind and care a lot about Ishmael’s life.
Why were Ishmaels friends teasing him about? Have you ever been in that situation. What did your friends tease you about? Ishmaels friends were teasing him and telling him the nurse was his girlfriend, because she used to go visit him a lot. No I never been in a situation like this.
What did the nurse tell Ishmael about them being friends? The nurse told Ishmael that as long as they were friends she was going to be taking him to the city every weekend.
When he was talking to the nurse he was quiet in the beginning, and he stated he didn’t trust anyone in his life. Why does he feel this way? Give me examples. Ishmael doesn’t trust no one in his life because he been thru so much in life and his sick minded all ready.
Have you ever been in a situation where you feel the same as Ishmael? Yes, I’ve been in a situation just like Ishmael.
What did the nurse give Ishmael? The nurse gave Ishmael a cassette player with a bob Marley cassette.
How does Ishmael respond when he unwraps the gift? Why?? Ishmael response with a happy feeling, because he never had a cassette player of his own.
Describe when Ishmael shot the prisoners that had allegedly shot him.
What was Esther’s response to Ishmael’s story? Esters response to Ishmaels story was in a shocking way, she didn’t believe he had went thru all that and he was just a kid.
Why didn’t Esther want Ishmael taking the walkman with him? Esther didn’t want Ishmael taking the walkman with him everyone at the juvenile detention was going to fight for it and it was going to get broken or lost.
What stood out to you the most about his story of his past ? why? What stood out the most of this story was that everyone could complete their methods, because such a little boy in the poorness went from town to town walking and not eating till he found shelter and at the end even found his family at the city.
What do you think about his lieutenant? I think that His lieutenant puts up a lot with him.
Has he ever been injured? Tell me what happened. Ishmael has been injured in at war fight against the rebels and got shot in his foot and left him a big scare in his leg.
What did Ishmael see when he tried to remember his child hood? Ishmael saw himself and his little brother and friends having fun at school and when they used to play and were scare of violence.
Explain his surgery, how did the doctors fix him up. Detail Ishmael was taking inside a house during the war fight and then was retreated to the camp were he had his surgery there and the doctor lay him in a bed and took out the bullet which it was really painful.
What is the worst thing you have ever endured? explain. The worst thing I ever injured was my eye. I got stab in it with a bicycle’s steering wheel.
What did he do right after he gained consciousness? Ishmael went back to war after he got consciousness.
What did he do to the “people responsible for his foot” Ishmael shot the rebels to death.
When he gets flashbacks, how does he feel? Have you ever received flashbacks, what are they of? When Ishmael gets flashbacks he get migraines and cant go to sleep. No, i never got flashbacks about something bad before.
Why did Esther come on her Day off? Esther came on her day off to visit Ishmael and to take him to the city.
What cassette did the field worker buy him at the market? The field worker bout a cassette of bob Marley at the market.
Why do you think song writing is a passion for Ishmael? I think that song writing is a passion for Ishmael because, he loves music n also loves to dance.
Have you ever written a song? Why? Yes I’ve writing a song before when I was lock up, because I didn’t have nothing else to do I my cell.
Why did Ishmael like the story of Rastafarianism and King Solomon and the queen of Sheba? Ishmael love the story because he love bob Marley and the reggae music.
He listens to Bob Marley to avoid nightmares, what is your favorite song from Marley? Why? Ishmaels favorite song from bob Marley is call “Don’t Worry” because Esther tells him not to worry about anything that everything is going to be ok.
What phrase did Ishmael start to believe? Ishmael started to believe the phrase “ none of what happened was your fault”.
Ester is like a savoir for him, who is your person that has helped you out of your rut? My parents are the persons that have help me out a lot in life.
Why did Ishmael like talking to Esther? Ishmael like talking to Esther because she understood everything he went thru and Esther was such a kind person and wont give up on him.
What does it means that Ishmael had to be reinstated into the normal society? It means that Ishmael had to take treatment for his mind because had mind problems.
Why do you think the 2 weeks felt longer than the 8 months at Benin home? The two weeks felt longer because he wasn't using drugs anymore and was wasn't going that fast nomore.
tell me a time where you felt like time was so long. Why? I was use to smoke pot 24/7 so when I got lock up it was like time was going so slow, and I wanted to smoke.
Why do you think he survived the war? Ishmael survive the war by a miracle and was always in drugs so he didn't even know he was in it.
Would you want to be the only survivor from your family? Yes, I would like to be the only one yo survive rom my family.
List the items that he packed in his plastic bag. A toothbrush, clean tees, toothpaste, and his other personals.
What happen with Mambu? Why do you think that his family doesn’t want him? Mambu is still alive and his family doesn't want him because all he thinks of is killing.
Can you or someone you know relate to mambu? Give me an example. I know this boy name Julio that when he has little all he saw was violence between his parents so now all he does is hit and beat up his girlfriend.
Tell me time where you had to leave and you never you will never see your friends again. When I used to live in Sinaloa I was attach to my friends and when I had to come back to it was like I lost my life.
How does ishmeal feel about Ester. What did he want to tell her but never did? Ishmael feels he could trust ester.
When his uncle picked him up, how did he treat him? When Ishmael's uncle pick him up he treated him good and carry all his stuff.
Decribed how Ishmael was welcomed into the family. Ishmael was welcome into the family by having dinner.
What do you think he is thinking about his living situation now? Who does he share a room with? Ishmael thinks that his life is going to change from now on since he has a family again. He shares room with his big cousin.
Who took him to sneak out and where did they go? His big cousin took him to sneak out and went to a dance club close to the house in the night.
How were everyone dressed, how is that very different from what he is use to. Everyone was dress with nice clothes and are is differnt of wut Ishmael use to dress back in his hometown.
How were the girls dancing to him? The girls were booty dancing with him how they do it now in the days.
What memory came back to him during dancing? When he use to dance st s hool with his brothers and friends in talent shows.
What does upline mean? I dnt know ms.jade.!
What were the interviews for? The inter views were because Ishmael was going to talk to different people around the worl and tell them about his life.
How are they changing the way Ishmael is? There changing the way Ishmael is because he had a though life. By war and his family gettin kill.
Who is Dr.Tamba? Dr.Tamba is the one who was inchrge of Ishmael in the exibit.
Did he get his visa? Yes, Ishmael did get his visa.
Where is he off to now? Ishmael is off to New York now.