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Week 5 - Discussion 5:

__**Part A: Meghan-**__ 1. Would you recommend this book to your peers? Why/Why not? My Answer: Though this book was well-written, it was very confusing/ misleading at times. 2. Has this topic been discussed more/less effectively in another book or books? My Answer: Comparing other books to this book, this book was definitely not one of my favorites. Other suspenseful, horror books I've read are better than this book in particular I find other horror/suspenseful books better because this book was misleading at times. 3. Should this book be considered for the school's curriculum? My answer: I think this book should not be considered for the school's curriculum because it is misleading, and gory. In the beginning, I remember the book talking about cutting some guys eye out. __**Part B: Jackie-**__ 1.) "This sucks" 2.) "Get down" 3.) "But what if, say, there's someone waiting for me behind the door of the stair well?" 4.) "Yeah, sure. That'll be a first." 5.) "What do you think you're doing?

__**Part C: Jackie-**__ 1.) Why do you think Torenzi says stay where you are? 2.) What person do you think is suspicious in this book? 3.) Do you like this book, if you do why? 4.) Why do you think someone would want eyes? 5.) Who do you think the guy is who cuts eyes out? __**Part D: Lauren-**__ This weeks discussion went well. Although we did not like the book we still had to read it. We worked well together and stayed on topic. Week 4 - Discussion 4:

__**Part A: Jackie-**__ What are some of the images that are used? the main image of this book is the eye. What do they seem to represent? it represents the main purpose of their mission Why do you think the author uses these images to convey his or her meaning? personally in my opinion, the eye itself is kind of creepy when singled out, and as this is a horror book, the main idea behind it is to frighten people.

__**Part B: Lauren-**__ 1.) “Let us pray” 2.) “I have always had my eye on you” 3.) “I never blink” 4.) “This is how I die” 5.) “Sticking to it” __**Part C: Lauren-**__ 1.) What makes this a horror book? 2.) Why do you think someone would dial 911 with one hand? 3.) What makes you wonder why a guy would want some ones eyes? 4.) Who do you think answers the phone after the 911 call? 5.) What type of reading level do you think this would be for? __**Part D: Meghan-**__ This week, our group had a good discussion. Though there were a few distractions, we got our work done. Week 3 - Discussion 3: __**Part A: Jackie**__ What makes them interesting? What is their story or background? Why are you drawn to them? Conversely, are there any characters that you just cannot stand? Why not? __**Part B: Meghan-**__ ""I'm really sorry to bother you again. I'm rentless, I know." "BOY, YOU'RE HAVING some kind of weeks," said Courtney, gently dabbing at the dried blood below my nose with with a damp paper towel." "I love you," I blurted out. "I just said it-//boom!//-like that." "Oh, for heaven's sake, Nick, //because I'm engaged//!" __**Part C: Meghan-**__ 1.) What is your opinion on Nick's reaction to his friend being engaged? 2.) What is your opinion about Nick's friend being engaged? 3.) Is she making the right decision, about being engaged? 4.) Do you think Nick likes Courtney? Why or why not? 5.) What is your opinion on what Courtney blurted out? __**Part D: Lauren-**__ On Friday, our first group meeting, we discussed the first seventy-four pages of the book. I like how we stayed in topic, throughout the discussion, and how we were all involved. Though it was tough discussing, and looking through pages, because one member wasn’t able to get the book yet, we still got our work done.

Week 2 - Discussion 2: 1.) Is it easy to read? Yes 2.) Conversational? Yes 3.) Does it use a lot of words you don't understand? no, most words are easy to comprehend, but every once in a while you may come across one of the more difficult words. 4. ) What grade level do you think the book is written at, and why? any age from 14-15 and up can read as long as they can tolerate the gruesome details. __**Part B: Meghan- **__ "He removed a gray rectangular box of C-4 explosive." "Jump...building...apparent suicide...mystery man...now mystery death." "I was about to turn the key in the ignition as the phone rang. I glanced at the caller ID." "Now, I'm not a big believer in the notion that nothing happens by accident, but for sheer timing that was stretching the boundaries of coincidence." "'Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem.'" Finally, Sorren turned around to face Green and Ford." __**Part C: Meghan- **__ 1.) On page 107, what language is Nick speaking? 2.) Why do you think Lombardo's Steakhouse called called him? 3.) What is you opinion on how the crime being handled so far? 4.) Do you think the way Nick, and the rest of the characters are handling the crime appropriately? 5.) What importance do you think Tiffany has in Chapter 29? __**Part D: Lauren-**__ On Friday December 10, 2010 our group stayed on task. We all participated in the group discussion. Tough, Jackie doesn’t have a book she is able to read in one night which is incredible. We read 74 pages and discussed what happened. Week 1  - Discussion 1:   __**Part A: Meghan-**__ 1.) Who are the main characters in this book, so far? Dr. Alan Cole, Nick, Bruno Torenzi, and John Steinback. 2.) What makes the characters interesting? In the beginning, I find Dr. Alan Cole and Nick intersting because they are trying to get away rom people who are trying to shoot them. Bruno Torenzi is interesting because he was the one who cut out someone's eye, in the beginning. 3.) What is the story or background? In the beginning of the book, Dr Cole and Nick are running from people who are trying to shoot them, as Americans. 4.) Why are you drawn to the characters? I am drawn to the characters because they are interesting to read about. The characters keep teh book interesting. __**Part B: Lauren- **__ “In a hellish blur, Bruno Torenzi whipped his arm around, plunging the scalpel deep into the puffy fold above Marcozza’s left eye.” “Marcozza’s right eye, with a gooey tail of flesh and vein, careened off the bread plate and fell on the floor.” “But before he did, he leaned down again to repeat his message into Marcozza’s choppy ear as he lay hunched over the table dying slow mean death.” “Oh yeah, and finally having the balls to tell a certain woman back home I loved her more than I has previously cared to admit---even more to my self.” “Holy shit! Is that what I think it is? Gunfire?” __**Part C: Lauren- **__ <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">What do you think the saying “Justice is blind" means? <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">What’s your opinion on how Nick reacts when he says Holy Shit, Is that what I think it is? <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Where do you think Nick and Dr. Alan Cole are? <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Why do you think they are in a area where guns are going off? <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Where to you think Alan is heading to and why do you think the jeep flipped. __**<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Part D: Jackie- **__ <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> On Friday, our first group meeting, we discussed the first seventy-four pages of the book. I like how we stayed in topic, throughout the discussion, and how we were all involved. Though it was tough discussing, and looking through pages, because one member wasn’t able to get the book yet, we still got our work done.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Part A: Jackie- __**