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austin
Jan 13, 2009
Hi I'm Austin, and I am 12. I love sports. I play baseketball, baseball, and football.My emotional response to this chapter is that I am sad for the father and scared for Tim. I can't wait to read the rest of this book! I would definitely be a Patriot, because the king did so many unjust things to the colony. How would he know what's going on there....he's too far away!
Dana Hoover
Jan 13, 2009
Austin...I think I would have been a Patriot as well. Your reasoning makes sense to me! I too was sad for the father and felt really badly for him, especially at the end of the chapter.
austin
Jan 14, 2009
Mr. Meeker's comment is about war. It means if you start a fight don't make it into a war. So if there is a fight don't use war to solve it.
Chapter 2 is mainly about where they live, and about what is around his house. It also talks about where Sam is and that he took his father's gun. To me, this chapter was pretty boring.
austin
Jan 19, 2009
If I was Tim I would not tell his father that Sam was back. I wouldn't tell his father because I made a promise to a friend and brother not to, so I would honor it. I also wouldn't have told him because I would not want Sam and his father to fight. If Sam goes back to war they might only have little time together.
Betsy's role in the story is to tell Tim what was happening with Sam and to get the information that Tim knows to tell Sam. My opinion of Betsy is that she is a sneaky person because she is sneaking notes between Sam and Tim.
austin
Jan 22, 2009
When the Patriots were interacting with Mr.Meeker I thought they might have killed him. If I was Tim I would do exactly what he did because I wouldn't want my father to get hurt. Also if I was Tim I would be mad because Sam had caught me and took the gun. I would definately think my father was hurt by the Patriots just like Tim.
I think father's next words after "Sam. Come back, Sam" would be "come home, we all love you."
I don't think that Sam is a coward because if you are risking your life to prove you are free that to me is bravery.
austin
Jan 29, 2009
I think what made Tim's feeling's change was seeing Sam again. I also think that seeing Sam run away after Sam saw his father, Tim change his mind even more.
Borders are scratched across the hearts of men, By strangers with a calm, judicial pen. And when the borders bleed, we watch with dread The lines of ink across the map turn red. ~Marya Mannes
I think this is so true. This is true because during war it affects all people of that country. It affects them because they are losing family and friends during the war. I think during war it brings the country together.
My opinion of Mr. Heron is that I don't think he is hiding something. Like when Tim's father says that Mr. Heron is a Tory, but he thinks he is something else. I think Mr. Heron is acting very sneaky by the way Tim's father made him sound.
austin
Feb 3, 2009
My opinion of Tim is that he is acting very sneaky. I think this because he lied to his father about bringing the letter for Mr. Heron.
I do not trust Mr. Heron because he might be trying to hurt Sam. I also don't trust him because he said he is a Tory but I think he is something else.
When Betsy and Tim was scuffling on the ground I thought that one of them were going to get hurt because they were kicking and slapping. I think Betsy was out of her mind trying to hit Tim.
austin
Feb 8, 2009
The war is effecting Tim's family greatly. The cowboys are trying to steal their cattle in this chapter just because they are hungry and they are tory's. They also might have killed Mr. Meeker.
What is happening in the Middle-East is effecting my family because of the effects on gas prices. This war is making the price of oil go up and down and it is costing more money to go places and do things.
My emotional reaction to this chapter is that I thought Mr. Meeker was going to die and that would be a tragedy for Tim and his family.
austin
Feb 9, 2009
I think Tim likes and dislikes the war. He likes it because it is very exciting to him. He dislikes it because his brother Sam is fighting in it and he can be killed.
I don't think Tim made up his mind on the war.I think this because of the way Sam talks about war. The way Sam talks about being a patriot is very intriguing to Tim, but yet when his father says to be Brittish, he also finds that very interesting.
My emotional reaction to this chapter is that I thought that they might have been caught by the cow-boys again and have been injured even more.
austin
Feb 16, 2009
"I still hadn't figured out what he was fighting for. It seemed to me that we'd been free all along"
Tim's statement means that Tim doesn't know what we are still fighting for. He thinks that we were free all along so he wants to know why we are fighting.
austin
Feb 17, 2009
When Tim says "something big" he means that the army is very exciting and filled with movement and action.
My emotional reaction to this chapter is that his family needs him and he is being thoughtless when it comes to his family. He takes it that the army and freedom comes first not his family.
austin
Feb 18, 2009
"In war the dead pay the debts for the living." This statement means that the dead fought for something and the war was won but they have died. So the living get their freedom for what the now dead was fighting for.
My emotional reaction is fear that Sam might have been killed.
austin
Feb 19, 2009
Patrick Henry Limerick
He protested British tyranny.
He struggled for American Liberty.
“Give me Liberty, or Give me Death,”
First governor of the Commonwealth.
Lawyer, Governor, Freedom Fighter, Patrick Henry
These words might have inspired soldiers like Sam by giving them hope that freedom will come and confidence in what they are fighting for. This also might give Sam hope that he will be freed. My emotional response to this chapter is that it is unfair what they did to Sam. When the other men lied in court, I felt angry that they would have an innocent man be killed to save themselves. It just shows how war is unfair.
austin
Feb 22, 2009
I think the ironic thing about Sam's death is that he was fighting for the Patriots and was killed by the Patriots.
Mr. Meeker was on the side of the British and died a prisoner on a British prisoner ship. So the ironic similarity between the two deaths is that they were both killed by the side they believed in.
My emotional reaction to this chapter is that I think it was wrong for the Patriots to kill Sam after he fought very hard to defend them. They should have given him a second chance. I feel bad for Mrs. Meeker because she lost a son and a husband and Tim because he lost a father and a brother.
austin
Feb 24, 2009
"But somehow, even fifty years later, I keep thinking that there might have been another way besides war, to achieve the same end."
In my opinion I do think the United States had to prove to Britain that we were independent. When our country asked for freedom from Britain, they refused. So the only way to prove that we were able to survive without them was to go to war.
I think it was a good book to inform the readers of the hardships we had to go through to become a free country. War is hard and this book showed the reader what war was like and what families have to go through, then and now.
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austin
Jan 13, 2009
Hi I'm Austin, and I am 12. I love sports. I play baseketball, baseball, and football.My emotional response to this chapter is that I am sad for the father and scared for Tim. I can't wait to read the rest of this book! I would definitely be a Patriot, because the king did so many unjust things to the colony. How would he know what's going on there....he's too far away!
Dana Hoover
Jan 13, 2009
Austin...I think I would have been a Patriot as well. Your reasoning makes sense to me! I too was sad for the father and felt really badly for him, especially at the end of the chapter.
austin
Jan 14, 2009
Mr. Meeker's comment is about war. It means if you start a fight don't make it into a war. So if there is a fight don't use war to solve it.
Chapter 2 is mainly about where they live, and about what is around his house. It also talks about where Sam is and that he took his father's gun. To me, this chapter was pretty boring.
austin
Jan 19, 2009
If I was Tim I would not tell his father that Sam was back. I wouldn't tell his father because I made a promise to a friend and brother not to, so I would honor it. I also wouldn't have told him because I would not want Sam and his father to fight. If Sam goes back to war they might only have little time together.
Betsy's role in the story is to tell Tim what was happening with Sam and to get the information that Tim knows to tell Sam. My opinion of Betsy is that she is a sneaky person because she is sneaking notes between Sam and Tim.
austin
Jan 22, 2009
When the Patriots were interacting with Mr.Meeker I thought they might have killed him. If I was Tim I would do exactly what he did because I wouldn't want my father to get hurt. Also if I was Tim I would be mad because Sam had caught me and took the gun. I would definately think my father was hurt by the Patriots just like Tim.
I think father's next words after "Sam. Come back, Sam" would be "come home, we all love you."
I don't think that Sam is a coward because if you are risking your life to prove you are free that to me is bravery.
austin
Jan 29, 2009
I think what made Tim's feeling's change was seeing Sam again. I also think that seeing Sam run away after Sam saw his father, Tim change his mind even more.
Borders are scratched across the hearts of men,
By strangers with a calm, judicial pen.
And when the borders bleed, we watch with dread
The lines of ink across the map turn red.
~Marya Mannes
I think this is so true. This is true because during war it affects all people of that country. It affects them because they are losing family and friends during the war. I think during war it brings the country together.
My opinion of Mr. Heron is that I don't think he is hiding something. Like when Tim's father says that Mr. Heron is a Tory, but he thinks he is something else. I think Mr. Heron is acting very sneaky by the way Tim's father made him sound.
austin
Feb 3, 2009
My opinion of Tim is that he is acting very sneaky. I think this because he lied to his father about bringing the letter for Mr. Heron.
I do not trust Mr. Heron because he might be trying to hurt Sam. I also don't trust him because he said he is a Tory but I think he is something else.
When Betsy and Tim was scuffling on the ground I thought that one of them were going to get hurt because they were kicking and slapping. I think Betsy was out of her mind trying to hit Tim.
austin
Feb 8, 2009
The war is effecting Tim's family greatly. The cowboys are trying to steal their cattle in this chapter just because they are hungry and they are tory's. They also might have killed Mr. Meeker.
What is happening in the Middle-East is effecting my family because of the effects on gas prices. This war is making the price of oil go up and down and it is costing more money to go places and do things.
My emotional reaction to this chapter is that I thought Mr. Meeker was going to die and that would be a tragedy for Tim and his family.
austin
Feb 9, 2009
I think Tim likes and dislikes the war. He likes it because it is very exciting to him. He dislikes it because his brother Sam is fighting in it and he can be killed.
I don't think Tim made up his mind on the war.I think this because of the way Sam talks about war. The way Sam talks about being a patriot is very intriguing to Tim, but yet when his father says to be Brittish, he also finds that very interesting.
My emotional reaction to this chapter is that I thought that they might have been caught by the cow-boys again and have been injured even more.
austin
Feb 16, 2009
"I still hadn't figured out what he was fighting for. It seemed to me that we'd been free all along"
Tim's statement means that Tim doesn't know what we are still fighting for. He thinks that we were free all along so he wants to know why we are fighting.
austin
Feb 17, 2009
When Tim says "something big" he means that the army is very exciting and filled with movement and action.
My emotional reaction to this chapter is that his family needs him and he is being thoughtless when it comes to his family. He takes it that the army and freedom comes first not his family.
austin
Feb 18, 2009
"In war the dead pay the debts for the living." This statement means that the dead fought for something and the war was won but they have died. So the living get their freedom for what the now dead was fighting for.
My emotional reaction is fear that Sam might have been killed.
austin
Feb 19, 2009
Patrick Henry Limerick
He protested British tyranny.
He struggled for American Liberty.
“Give me Liberty, or Give me Death,”
First governor of the Commonwealth.
Lawyer, Governor, Freedom Fighter, Patrick Henry
These words might have inspired soldiers like Sam by giving them hope that freedom will come and confidence in what they are fighting for. This also might give Sam hope that he will be freed. My emotional response to this chapter is that it is unfair what they did to Sam. When the other men lied in court, I felt angry that they would have an innocent man be killed to save themselves. It just shows how war is unfair.
austin
Feb 22, 2009
I think the ironic thing about Sam's death is that he was fighting for the Patriots and was killed by the Patriots.
Mr. Meeker was on the side of the British and died a prisoner on a British prisoner ship. So the ironic similarity between the two deaths is that they were both killed by the side they believed in.
My emotional reaction to this chapter is that I think it was wrong for the Patriots to kill Sam after he fought very hard to defend them. They should have given him a second chance. I feel bad for Mrs. Meeker because she lost a son and a husband and Tim because he lost a father and a brother.
austin
Feb 24, 2009
"But somehow, even fifty years later, I keep thinking that there might have been another way besides war, to achieve the same end."
In my opinion I do think the United States had to prove to Britain that we were independent. When our country asked for freedom from Britain, they refused. So the only way to prove that we were able to survive without them was to go to war.
I think it was a good book to inform the readers of the hardships we had to go through to become a free country. War is hard and this book showed the reader what war was like and what families have to go through, then and now.