Chapter
1-3
1. Why
were citizens who wanted to separate from the King sometimes called Patriots
and sometimes called Rebels? Explore the
different points of view.
2. Sam
asked Timmy whose side he was on.
Discuss the reasons why Timmy had a hard time answering that question.
3. Do
you believe that war is necessary? Why
or why not? Explain.
Chapters
4-6
4. In
the beginning of Chapter 5, Timmy said, "Up until that time the war hadn't
been very real." What did he mean,
and why had it changed for him?
5. Explain
the laws of "supply and demand" and relate how that affected Timmy
and his mother in the tavern, as well as other citizens.
Chapters
7-9
6. How
are the cow-boys described in this book different from our image of cowboys
from the west?
7. When
Timmy said he wished they could live at Verplanks Point, Father said, "If
wishes were horses beggars would ride."
What do you think this adage means?
Chapters
10-12
8. After
Timmy returned home without Father, people began to call him Timothy or Tim
more often. Do names have an effect on
how people see themselves or how others see them? Explain and give an example.
9. In
Sam's conversation with Mother, the issue of duty to country vs. duty to home
came up. In your opinion, which is more
important? Why?
Chapters
13 and Epilogue
10. Describe your reactions when you read of Sam's
execution. How would you compare your
feelings to what Tim must have felt at the time?
11. Tim
concluded the novel with this statement, "But somehow, even fifty years
later, I keep thinking there might have been another way, besides war, to
achieve the same end." What was he
talking about, and what might have been another way?
1.)There were many reasons why the citizens that wanted to be separated from England were either called patriots or rebels. First of all, they were called Patriots by the people who believed in what they were doing. They were called patriots by those people because they thought the Patriots were fighting for a good cause. They believed that the colonists should be free to decide what they do and how they are taxed. All in all, they were called Patriots by other Patriots. On the other hand, they were called Rebels by the Loyalists, or the people who followed the king. The loyalists called them that because they thought they were fighting for no good reason, other than a few taxes. The Loyalists thought that there was no need for war, and one should always be loyal to the king. Certainly, the people that wanted to be separated from England were called different names depending on the person.
ReplyDelete2.) As a result of Tim's father being a Loyalists, and his brother being a Patriot, Tim couldn't decide which one he was. Unquestionably, Tim both looked up to his father and brother. He respected his father, and listened to his speaking of being loyal to the king. All the while, he is listening and watching his brother talk about how the colonists should be free and fight England. In addition, Tim lives in Loyalists territory. He goes to a loyalist church, where they preach about being loyal to England and the King, and to follow all his rules. Tim is getting taught to be a loyalist. His brother means the world to him though, and he wants to be just like his brother when hes older, and Sam is a Patriot. Obliviously, Tim has a tough decision to make.
3.) A big argument in the colonies whether or not they should go to war with England, in my opinion, they should have. Undoubtedly, England did not want to cooperate with the colonies. They taxed the colonists without the colonists having a say, and did not want to work with them. The only way for the colonies to be free from England would be for them to fight. Pursuing this further, I would want war because their was no way that the colonists wanted to be ruled by someone a sea away. They wanted their leader to be there and know what was going on. The colonists and the king wanted different things, and they would not come to an agreement. Definitely, war was needed for the colonists to be free.
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DeleteI agree with you and I also think that it was smart to go to war instead of put up with it and be harmed as a nation.The King definitely did not want to cooperate with the colonists and I think that he was being stubborn. I do also believe that you were right when you said that the colonists and the king wanted completely different things. The king wanted them to do what he says and to just go with it and the colonists wanted to have a say and to be free as a nation. I agree with you and am happy with what you have been posting I think it is marvelous, great job.
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DeleteI totally agree with you, because, one, they were called patriots because a patriot is someone who defends their rights, and protects what they believe. You are right that they are called rebels, obviously because they wanted to rebel against the king. Also, the loyalists, were angry at the rebels, for betraying their king. I agree Rebel is kind of a stronger word to use then patriot. The patriots were okay with the names, because they new that those ones, described who they were, and what they were willing to do to receive freedom.
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DeleteI agree that Tim did not know what side he was on. I agree he couldn't decide which side he liked best. He liked the patriots, because they were willing to fight for freedom. He also liked they British, because he grew up learning many great things about Britain and their army. I also agree, because his father spoke highly of Britain. But since his brother, Sam, was on the Patriots side, he didn't know which side to choose. Tim looked up to his brother, and admired the decisions he made. That is why Tim could not decide on which side he was on.
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DeleteI agree that the colonists had no choice to fight against Britain. England was treating American colonists unfairly. It was the only way to get England's attention War isn't the best option, because you could negotiate with the person you disagree with. There would be no bloodshed involved. But, when a country will not listen to your complaints, ideas, or suggestions, and take away unalienable rights from you, war might be an option. Or if someone forces you to do it, or in other words, if they commit unfair actions to your group that enrages you. War is not the best choice, but if it is the only choice, so be it.
1(reply). I agree. I didn't think about that. You are right. I would call myself a patriot not a rebel if I was a patriot. If I was a Loyalist I would call myself a loyalist, not a Tory. If I was a patriot, I would call the Loyalists Tories. If I was a Loyalist I would call the patriots Rebels. Nice paragraph! It was well written.
Delete1. The Patriots were called Patriots and Rebels because of certain peoples point of view. Some people who were patriot didn't want to fight but knew that King George was wrong. They wanted to change things. And yet,they didn't think that war was the right solution. Rebels on the other hand, wanted to fight no matter what. They wanted to earn freedom whatever the cost. The loyalists looked down on them much more than those who didn't want to fight. These are some reasons why they were called different names.
ReplyDeleteDavid i like what you said a bought peoples point of view. Yes people do have different opinions just like how some people called the British redcoats and or lobster backs. Rebels were definitely bloodthirsty for their independence from England and stopped at no cost. People were called different things for different reasons some good some bad. Overall I like what you wrote. Great job David keep it up.
Delete2.Timmy was faced with a very hard decision to make. His father was loyalist and his brother was patriot. Obviously, he didn't want to disobey his father. But, he didn't want to disappoint his brother either. He knew that if he was patriot his whole town would hate him. It would be hard for a kid to live with an entire town looking down on him On the other hand, if he was loyalist he would be hated by his brother and the girl Betsy. Outside of his town, he would be cast down and hated by Patriots. Since he was young,both sides would have also tried to turn him to their side. Truly, Timmy is being burdened by a very hard choice.
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DeleteI completely agree with you on everything you said. Timmy was very young and had a hard decision to make because since he was young he was very encouraged by both sides. The Patriot's which included Sam and Betsy really thought that he could help them and be a spy but his father was still loyal to England and he would not approve. I think that they were also too harsh on Timmy though. I think that Sam didn't have to be so brutally honest with him. He isn't that old and he still needs to figure things out. I agree with you and great job on the paragraph.
David, I completely agree with you on everything that you wrote. First of all, I agree with you on what you wrote about not wanting to be an outcast of the town and have his father disappointed in him. When your a kid, you expect everyone to like you and have everyone be your friend, so having the whole town go against him would be too much for Tim. He doesn't want to disappoint his father, after he watched how he acted when Sam told him that he was a Patriot. On the other hand, his rebel brother and friends were urging him to be a Patriot. Tim obliviously loved and idolized his brother, and wanted to be just like him. He didn't want his brother to sever the bond between them because he chose to be a Loyalist. Tim truly had a tough decision to make. Your paragraph was very thought out and well-written.
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DeleteDavid I agree with you that its a tough decision. I never thought of the out come if you decided to be a patriot that maybe people wouldn't be so fond of you any more. Also if you decide to be a loyalists Sam and Betsy wouldn't be a fan of you either. This is a very hard choice. That a boy would have to make and to I think really ponder on which one he thinks is right. Timmy definitely didn't want to let Sam or his dad down. I agree with you David.
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ReplyDeleteThere are two different names that some people were called in the Colonial times and those were rebels, and patriots. The reason that they were called these things is because some people boycotted and tried to officially not be under King George III’s ruling. At times the loyalists who were the people who did not boycott called the others rebels because from their point of view the,” rebels,” were bad and ignorant people that were too stupid to realize that they needed and should be under the King no matter what he does. Other times they would be called patriots and you don’t usually hear of a loyalist calling the others that. The ones that usually called those people patriots were the people that were also boycotting or thought it was the right thing to do. It depends on who you would ask and if you asked a loyalist they would call them rebels but if you asked another person they could very well call them a patriot. It is all in the point of view.
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Timmy had a difficult time answering Sam’s question for multiple reasons. First of all, Timmy’s brother Sam was a patriot and his father was a loyalist. His brother had always encouraged Timothy to do what is right and stand up for what is right, but, Sam didn’t always agree with Timmy’s father. They both wanted Timmy to do what was right but Tim’s father thought that Patriot’s was a college boy’s fantasy and to be free was ridiculous because they already had what they needed in order to live. Although Timmy had been stuck between his father and his brother and their thoughts, he was also reading newspapers and hearing stories of how King George III was raising and creating taxes and he was keeping a lot of the money and how people were struggling to pay the taxes and people thought he was evil and they were going to prove a point. Timmy was in an awkward and confused state when Sam asked him,” Who’s side are you on anyways?” You have to understand that Timmy was still a boy, not a man who had everything set straight in his mind and his opinion on everything figured out. He was just a boy that was confused and he didn’t know what to say when the question popped up because of so many reasons and Sam should’ve realized that when he asked him.
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To me war was very necessary in the colonial times, King George had gone too far. King George III had been raising the taxes too high and was creating unnecessary new ones. He had been taxing on things like tea all the way to papers. He was getting out of hand and the colonists had to pay for it. They didn’t have a say in anything, they weren’t free and they had been trying to show King George III that they didn’t think that it was fair. The colonists were paying more taxes that the people in Britain and they eventually ended up going to jail or getting terribly punished for not being able to pay the taxes that was brought upon them. King George III had no idea what it was like to live in the colonies. He lived all the way across the oceans and the seas in Great Britain. The colonists had it the hard way and they couldn’t take it anymore, and frankly, I wouldn’t be able to take that at all. I think that war was necessary between the colonists and the King and his people that were still loyal.
I agree. War was very necessary. King George was getting out of hand. The only way we could have stopped him is to break away from England. If we wouldn't have fought we would see no end to his tyranny. I would go on and on. I didn't think about King George not knowing what life was like in the colonies. Your right, he didn't. He grew up with life handed to him on a silver platter. Nice thinking.
DeleteI completely agree that it depends on who your asking. One way that I agree with you is when you said that mainly Loyalists called the boycotters "Rebels". The Loyalists do not agree with going against the King, and disrupting their daily lives. They think that the "Rebels", should be punished and obey the king. Another way that I agree with you is when you wrote that people that called the boycotters, "Patriots", were mainly fellow boycotters. They thought that the colonies should be a free nation and separate from England and the King. They thought the "Patriots", were doing the right thing, so of course they wouldn't call them "Rebels". Certainly, I think you answered the question thoroughly. (Great minds think alike!(: )
Delete2. I agree. Nice paragraph! I would have had a hard decision also. I think that Timmy must have been torn in two. He would have wanted to impress his father and his brother. He wouldn't want to be disliked by his town either. Great job!!!!!!!!!
Delete3. Even though some people think we could have saved lives by not fighting, I think that it was necessary. Undoubtedly, it is true that we could have saved lives by not fighting, but we earned our freedom. We needed to fight because we had no say. We were being told what to do by a crazy king, halfway across the globe. He was bullying us so he could fill his empty treasury. IF we wouldn't have fought, the taxes would just keep getting worse. It would go on and on. There would be no end to his tyranny. We could have missed our one chance to tell them. That they can take our lives, but they can never take our freedom! Obviously, fighting was the right thing to do.
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DeleteGreat paragraph David it was great. It really showed your point by how you wrote it. I liked a lot of things in this paragraph. I liked how you explained it for one. It made it so easy to understand wat point you were trying to prove. I like how you called the king crazy. Which was totally true and it made me laugh a little. But my most favorite part by a ton is when you quoted Braveheart. It was the perfect time to put it. It makes me feel stupid that I didn't even think about that part. Brilliant paragraph David it was great especially the part when you quoted Braveheart.
David I think fighting was very necessary to. But we could have saved a lot of lives if we had not fought that war. Yes war is not always the best option but i think it was the best option at the time. People sacrafieced their lives and money for independence from England. Also we should not have been ruled by a crazy king halfway cross the globe. I like what you said entirely.
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ReplyDeleteThere are many names that the people called other people. The patriots called other people patriots because they believed in what people had to say. About taxation without representation. They thought differently about what the king and loyalists had to say about taxing the colonists on things like tea, playing cards and paper. They were called rebels from the loyalists because they thought the colonists were wrong about taxing that they needed to be taxed to buy money for things that they needed. The loyalists thought everyone should be loyal to the king and do as the king suggests. They also called them rebels because they didn't follow as the king said and the loyalists thought that was wrong. Certainly everyone has there own point of view in many different situations.
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ReplyDeleteIt is tough to choose a side for something that was important at that time. Timmy didn't know whether to choose patriots or loyalists and believe what the sides believed in. This situation was hard for Timmy because they people that he cared about and looked up to believed in things. Timmys brother was a patriot and Timmys dad was a loyalist he wanted to please each person but he didn't know which one was more important that's what i believe. Both brother and dad thought each side wasn't right. His dad thought it was unrealistic to be a patriot but, Sam knew it was the right thing. I think Sam thought loyalists weren't really considering anything that was really important with the colonists. Everyone usually went to a loyalist church if you were a loyalist you learned how to respect the king. This decision was tough because he was grown to be a loyalists. He didn't know what to do.
I agree. Timmy was faced with a hard decision. He had a brother that was patriot. He was pressuring Timmy to be patriot. He wanted Timmy to be a spy for him. Betsy also was trying to convince Timmy to be patriot. On the other hand, Timmy's other family, and almost his entire town, are pushing him to Loyalist. His preacher, his father and all of his town, would be very upset with him if he was patriot. All in all, he is being pushed by both sides to come on their side. Nice paragraph.
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ReplyDeleteI think the war was necessary because king George went to far with the taxes. The colonists should have had there rights. He made the taxes way to out of proportion. They had to pay for everything. How else are they going to stop this. They had to pay for King George to use some of the money on himself. Yes he used it on the war and stuff but he didn't need to do that. They weren't just going to let them push the colonists around. They were telling them what to do when they were across the sea. War was needed to keep the freedom alive. They came across the sea to start fresh. The colonists cant do that if they are still being pushed around by king George. This war was definitely necessary to stand up for the patriots or the rebels. Certainly the war was necessary to help us with taxation without representation and our freedom.
Ellie, I agree with you about how the war was necessary, for multiple reasons. First, I agree with you when you wrote about the taxes being way out of proportion. King George was taxing the colonists too much, and the colonists had no one in Parliament to represent them. The tried to speak out, tried to show him that the taxes were just too much, but he wouldn't listen. The only way to end the taxes would be to separate from the King. In addition, I agree with you about how England and the King were taxing them and commanding them from a sea away. They had no idea what it was like over in the New World, they didn't know the circumstances or how life was lived. They wanted and needed to be ruled by someone that knew what life was like. I most definitely agree with you on how war was necessary for the colonies to be free from England.
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ReplyDeleteThe reason why they were referred patriots and rebels was different from your point of view. Many people thought that the colonists fighting against King George were called rebels because they were loyalists. Most of the time if you called the people fighting against the king rebels you were a loyalists. The colonists that called the people fighting against the king patriots chances are you beleive it was right to fight aginst the king. Maybe you were undetermined. If so you may have thought that it was right to call them patriots. Maybe you call them rebels and your undetermined. To wrap it all up, if you were a loyalists you called them a rebel. If you were a patriot you would call them a patriot. Or if you were undeterined you could have called them a patriot or a rebel.
I agree Sean. I didn't think about it that way. The loyalists called the patriots rebels because they didn't like them. They didn't think that they deserved a proper name. The other Patriots called each other patriots. They did so because they agreed. Patriot is a more official and commanding name than rebel. The name you give all depends on what side you are on. Good paragraph Sean. Nice job.
DeleteSean I agree with you a lot. I never thought it was from your point of view. I agree with you that they called them rebels because they were against King George. Patriots are a formal name for what they were doing. It is a undetermined kinda thing to call people a name. It really depends on the side. I agree with you a whole bunch Sean. Good job.
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ReplyDeleteTo me it would tough to make a decition on what side I was on. At first I might think that I would do the right thing. I would think long and hard about my decition. It would be one of the most difficult decitions you ever make becauase it concerns life of death. Later on I would probably decide to be on my brothers side in the end. The reason why I would make that decition would be based on what would benifet me the most. The reason I would be on my brothers side because I would rather lie to my parents then lose my brother. I may be in trouble with my parents but in the long run it would be worth it.
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ReplyDeleteWar is not always the option. I believe that war was the best decision in that situation. Just because the colonists defeated the British doesn't mean everybody was happy at the end of the war. People lost their families in the war. There were people with no family left. I believe that there are many times were war is not necessary. The reason why I think war was necessary was because it was what created America. This war is what made what we are today. This is why I think war was necessary in this situation.
Sean I agree with you that war isn't a option. I also agree how war sometimes was the best decision. Nobody was really happy at the war if you one or lost like you said. People did lose there families . I agree that the war was necessary it created what we have today. We might not always like it though. I like your paragraph Sean nice job.
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ReplyDeleteWouldn't it just be the hardest thing to decide between your father and your brother. I couldn't imagine. I would be suprised whoever Timmy choses either way. If I had to I would chose my brother instead of my dad. It would be tough but the reason why I would chose my brother instead of my dad is because I believe that it would be harder to shoot my brother than to shoot my dad. I couldn't live with myself if I shot my brother. Not that I'm saying that I could shoot my dad its just that it would be harder. I wouoldn't want to picture my parents so distrought knowing that their olodest sun had shot his little brother. I wouldn't be able to bear myself if I did that.
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ReplyDeleteThe reason why Tim didn't think that the war wasn't very real was because there wasn't great news back then. People knew that the war was going on but unless you had a kid in the war then you really didn't know what was happening. Some people thought that they were all rumors. Tim started to think it was real when Sam was at war not knowing if he would come back. Once he got the news that Sam would come back he was so anxious to see his brother. I would not want to live back then because you never really knew what was going on in the war. To make things worse your brother was in the war. That would be so hard to be Timmy because your brother might not be home.
Sean I think that you were exactly right. He didn't think the war was very real until his brother came home from the war. I like what you said about there not being very good news back then. You never really knew what was happening out there until they came back. You also never knew if your brother was going to come ever again. I like what you said about everything.
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DeleteI agree on what he meant, when he said that the war wasn't very real until then. The war wasn't a big part of his life until then. There was only talk about it. There were very little arguments about it. But, of course, Sam was gone in the war also. You wouldn't know if Sam would die the next day, or if he is already dead. All of a sudden, the soldiers started coming through town, or renting a room for the night at the tavern. Either they march through, or make camp inside the small town. Tim's life was thrown into the situation, full of soldiers and war.
4.(Reply to Sean) I agree. I didn't think of it that way. I agree that the news wasn't very good so he got the news weeks after it happened. I think that it would be hard that he never knew where Sam was. Also, both sides claimed they won. I think the war was very far and distant to Timmy. Nice paragraph! It was great!
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ReplyDeleteThe rules of supply and demand are quite simple. If lots of people want something then they price goes up. When the price goes up the amount goes down so there is not as many. When the amount goes down then everybody is short on something and in order to get it you have to pay a lot of money. That's what happens when there is high demand and low supply. This affected Tim's family a lot because they aren't a super wealthy family so they can't afford what they need. These are the rules of supply and demand and how it affected Tim's family.
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DeleteI totally understood it better after reading your response to question 5. I agree that it affected Timmy and his mother at the tavern because they had to sell supper and alcohol and help people in the tavern and they needed to have a lot of supplies but with the prices from demands going up there was less and that Tim and his mom were going to be in trouble if there was too much more of that. Over all I think that that response was fantastic, good job!
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DeleteI totally agree with you on the fact that Timmy didn't have a whole lot of ways to hear about the war and he hadn't really heard much of the war except for rumors of victories and tales of great loss. He had Sam in the war and he really didn't know if he was alive or not and he was getting worried because of the wounded or dead that would come home or he would hear of. I would feel the same way if I were him and I think that your answer was correct.
Sean yes the rules are quite simple. If there is a high demand and low supply the price goes up. If there is low demand with high supply the price goes down. But what Timmy's family needed to keep the tavern open was in high demand so they could not afford it due to high prices. But also everything they did have was in low demand. i like what you said about them not being able to afford what they needed so they were slowly losing money.
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DeleteI agree the rules of supply and demand aren't complicated. If many people are buying the same product, the price that it costs goes up. The amount of the product lowers, because of that. It is trying to force buyers to spend more money. That's what happens when there is high demand and low supply. Tim's family don't have very much money, so they can't easily afford what they need to use in the tavern. It was hard for Tim and his Mother because they need a lot of supplies to run the tavern. That is how the supply and demand process effected Tim's family.
Sean 5. I agree. I think that you are right. If, for example, many people wanted rum. And rum is very scarce. Then the price will go up. The supply is low and the demand is high. If the supply is high and the demand is low then the price will go down. Nice paragraph!
DeleteThe people that wanted to separate from the king were called patriots and and sometimes rebels for their beliefs and for their actions. Mostly they were called patriots because they wanted to start their own country and live by their own rules. Also they were called rebels by the loyalists because they had turned against the king of England and now wanted to run wild and live by their own rules. I don't think it was fair for the loyalists to call them rebels because they had done nothing wrong. A patriot is someone who wants too stand up for their country and is willing to die fighting for it. That is why they are called what hey are. Rebels were an unfair name given to the patriots by the loyalists.
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DeleteNice paragraph I thought it was great. I didn't like that the tories would call them rebels. Their correct name was patriot not rebel. I wonder if some people took afffense to rebel. If I were a patriot I would be mad if people called me a rebel. I am sacrifising my life for independence adn people would call me a rebel. That would be a major pet peive. Other than that I wouldn't take much affense to anything else. Again nice paragraph I agreed with all of it.
DeleteI agree with you 100%. I agree that this was a they did so much. So they called them selves a name which was patriots. I also agree that they were called loyalists because they were separated as kinda good and bad. They think that they did do something bad to the British so that is a opinion I think but, I agree with you for the rest. It was kinda a unfair name. Nice paragraph though.
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DeleteI agree with you Hunter. I agree with you that they were called patriots because they wanted to start a new country. Also that they were called rebels because they betrayed King George. They thought they were wrong to not go with his plan. So they called them rebels. A patriot is kinda a name they gave themselves. Good paragraph though.
sorry I didn't mean to reply twice. So I guess mush them together I don't know.
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ReplyDeleteTim said that because in Redding it was pretty quiet and there weren't any battles fought there. The war started to feel real and close after soldiers started to get wounded and would come to the tavern to get food and shelter or stories would travel and Tim and his family would hear about the victories or losses that both sides had. It is pretty much the same nowadays with wars, I am not saying that we have the exact situation as they did but when we fight in wars it doesn't seem real until you hear an announcement or see it on the news, sometimes I find out through just reading headlines on the internet. War doesn't feel that close to home until you constantly keep hearing about it or see it on the news or know someone in the war, or at least that is how it is for me. That is how I understand and comprehend what Tim was trying to say. War doesn't feel real and true until it hits close to home.
Ami, I think your paragraph was very well written, and I agree with you on every point you made. Undoubtedly, the war didn't seem very real to Tim because Redding was a quite town and no battle were fought there yet. Tim would only hear about the war, but it didn't really affect him. Additionally, I agree with you on what you wrote about how we could connect with Tim through our lives today. The wars being fought nowadays are not fought in America, and no where near where we live, so we don't really think the war is real. We hear about it on television, and through newspapers or the internet, but if its not affecting us personally, then we don't really think about it that often. I think you really thought about this topic, and truly understood what it was asking you to do.
DeleteAmi I agree with you about everything. I agree that it started to feel real when the soldiers came and go next to the tavern. To maybe get food or when they get wounded. They would hear the comments and stories that made them think. We definitely don't really think its here until we see it on the news or the computer. Even the newspaper. War doesn't really feel real until you see someone in the war or hear it close to home. Ami your paragraph was very well written and I understood everything. Nice job this is a well thought an about.
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ReplyDeleteI that it affected Timmy and his mother at the tavern because they had to sell supper and alcohol and help people in the tavern and they needed to have a lot of supplies but with the prices from demands going up there was less and that Tim and his mom were going to be in trouble if there was too much more of that.The supply and demand process was a hard one and was putting people out of business, and I think that it definitely affected Timmy and his mom that way.
There are many reasons why Tim didnt think that the war was very real in chapter 5. First of all, the fighting wasn't going on any where near Tim's town. Tim only heard stories of the fighting, and haven't seen the fighting with his own eyes. The war was like a problem in a whole different world. Additionally, the war did not seem very real to Tim because he was not being effected by it. Up in till Sam went to war with the Patriots, none of his family members were involved with politics, and none of his family members were causing trouble. Lastly, nothing was different at the tavern, and his daily life. Business was as usual at the tavern, they were making their living just fine. Tim still had to do many chores, but just as many as he usually did. Obliviously, the war was not very real to Tim in chapter five because the war did not effect his usual life.
ReplyDeleteThe law of supply and demand is fairly simple. First of all, if something is popular and everyone wants it, then the price goes up, because the people want the product so bad they'll pay for it. If people lose interest in the product, they will not pay as much for it, therefore the price of the product goes down. So, when the farmers needed farming tools Tim and his Mother could sell the tools for a higher price. Also, many people wanted rum and other things from the tavern, so Tim and his mother had to raise the prices on those also. In addition, tea and other supplies were scarce and valuable, so the prices were raised also for that, which meant that Tim and his mother had to raise their prices just to keep even. Clearly, supply and demand relates to Tim and his mother in the book.
ReplyDeleteGiuliana the law of supply and demand is fairly simple. I agree with you that if something is popular people will pay for the item. No matter how much it costs. If they don't care for the product they won't buy it if the price is high. Low interest is low money. I never really thought of what they would sell. Good job with the example though yay. Prices were raised for items that were scarce like you sad. Good paragraph G. You used transitions.
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ReplyDeleteTim had said that the war wasn't very real until a certain time for a couple of reasons. First the war wasn't around Tim not by his town or home. So he never saw or encountered the fighting. He still did his normal routine including chores. I also think he started to think it was real when maybe soldiers came around. Or there family talking about someone they love in the war and pass stories on that they heard. Maybe tom heard one of those stories. That's how I comprehended what Tim was trying to say about the war being real.
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ReplyDeleteThe law of supply is when if many people want a product they will raise the price higher because they know people want it. If people really don't care for a product the will pay a little bit lower price. If they really want a product then they will pay for it. This connects to Tim and his mother. Because they can raise the price on things like tea or items that people want. They also raised the price on rum. That's how I thought it connected with Tim and his mother.
I completely agree with you on everything that you wrote. First of all, I agree with you on what you said about how if many people wanted a product, then the product's price will be raised. For example, if a lot of people wanted the board game Monopoly, then the price of the game would go up. I also agree with you on what you wrote about how if people don't like a product very much, then the price will go down. Finally, I agree with you on what you wrote about how it affected Tim and his mother. Because the people of Redding needed farming tools and food, they could raise the price and the people would pay for it. Certainly, I agree with everything that you wrote, great minds think alike!
Delete2 Timmy had a hard time answering whose side he was on even though he knew what side he was on. Timmy did not want to turn against his family to say he was a patriot. But he wished he could be like Sam and have all those wonderful stories of war. Also he had a hard time saying because he was not sure on what side was right. If i were Timmy I would be for the war because we shouldn't be governed by someone across the ocean. It is hard to make these decisions.
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ReplyDeleteTo me the cowboys looked like scam artists but their clothes were like any other villagers. I felt like they didn't look like criminals but more like 3 young men trying to make a living and trying to stay fed and alive. I felt like they might've been struggling to feed their families or about to starve to death and that is why they had to steal the oxen and take Timmy's dad. I am saying this because I feel like everybody has a different point of view and you don't know everyone and their story.
Yes Ami I did think they looked like scam artists. But I don't think they were trying to feed their family. But I do think they were trying to feed the army. The Army was half starving to death during that time. There is nothing that a hungry man will not do to eat. Everybody has their own point of view and you do not know their story so you just have to guess
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DeleteI agree, the cowboys in the story did not have any fancy chaps, or cowboy hats. They wore rags, and tattered old shirts. I see why the cowboys were trying to feed themselves and their families. They were desperate. The cowboy's during the American Revolution name fits for what they did. They stole cows right under the noses of their owners. I agree we have to look at both sides of the story.
Ami I agree they look like scam artists. I don't really feel there like criminals either. I never really thought they could just be looking for money to stay alive. They could have been struggling to feed there families. A hungry man could probably do anything to eat. Everyone dose have there own point of view good job Ami. Good paragraph.
Delete6 reply. I somewhat agree. I think they would have been experienced bandits. I don't think they would be young. I also think that they were not trying to fed families but were trying to get money to feed themselves. But, as you said, everyone has a different point of view. I think you were completely right when you said that you don't know their story so you can't be very accurate. Nice paragraph! I was well writen.
DeleteSorry!! I meant they were not trying to FEED families.
Delete4. I think that the war wasn't very real for Timmy because it did't effect him. It was only stories of far away battles in far away places. It only slightly effected the taverns business. It was sort of effected him because Sam was fighting in the battle. The war was far away. I changed because now Sam was involved. People in his town were commanders of the patriot army. Obviously, Timmy was distant and close to the war.
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DeleteTotally even though Sam was in the army. Tim just was never really around the war. The only time he was close to the war was when the British killed the Ned the slave. If Tim had been in the army then he would have realized what war had been like. If Sam had been around Tim and his mom he could have told them what war was like. But other than that there was no real way for Tim to understand what the war was like. Great paragraph David I thought it was really good.
Delete5. The laws of supply and demand are simple. If there is a lot of a product and not many people that need it, the price will be low. If there is not much of a product and there is great demand the price will rise.This effected Timmy and the tavern because the supply of all the things they needed was low and the demand was very high. Therefore, the prices kept climbing and climbing. That made it very hard to get the things they needed without going into debt. It was the same for the rest of the town. There was high demand and very low supply, so the price was high. Truly, this made life hard for Timmy.
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ReplyDeleteBeggars wish for so much and if wishes were real they would get everything that they wanted. That is what it means to me. For instance, if wishes were real and everytime I wished for it to be Wednesday, it would be Wednesday right away. To me that saying meant that Timmy had to make the most out of what he had and he wouldn't always get what he wanted. You have to make you own luck in this gosh forsaken world and he was trying to tell Timmy that. They had a hard life and they had to work for everything that they had, they didn't have it like we do now and we actually do have it good. People take that for granted and Timmy's dad didn't want him to take advantage of what they had and be a slacker, he wanted him to have good work morals and know how to run a business so they could all stay alive. I have been taught the same things just in an altered way, we all should learn to make the most with what we have and work hard because we have it good.
Yes Ami I think that was a great explanation. People wish way to much. They also take life for granted and don't really appreciate what we have been given. Ami I also agree with the hard work morals you talked about. You just have to make the most of what you have. But I don't think you make your own luck in life I think it is just fate. Great job on that question.
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DeleteI agree with you that Tim's father was trying to tell him that they need to earn a living. Life doesn't go by easy. They have to work hard in order to get what they want. It would not be fair to others if people got exactly what they wanted when they wanted it. They would not have to do anything, while others slave away, trying to earn a living. I agree with you 100 percent. We need to make the most of our day.
I completely agree with everything you said. I like that you really explained everything. It was a great paragraph. I wish I had your paragraph. Yours was way better than mine. Again great paragraph. Nice job Ami.
DeleteAmi I agree with you about what you thought it meant. I also said if wishes were real we would get everything we want. I believe that it wouldn't be right if we got everything we wanted. We would take everything for granite. We wouldn't know the right way to act. I'm glad we don't have this. Yes it would be great if we could just make a wish and it came to life, but I rather not have things given to me. I would like to work for them.
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ReplyDeleteTim came back without his father and he was no longer a boy. He was now going to have to support his mother, the tavern and himself and with only his mother to help. Timmy was a little boy’s nickname and he wasn’t going to be able to be a little boy anymore. Sam was somewhere fighting in the war and his father was most likely dead in some prison, he was all alone and he was now the man of the house. Timothy or Tim was more grown up. For example, last year everyone called me Ami, now that I am a 7th grader and it is a new year people call me AmiDayne and sometimes even AmiDayne Nelsen. I understand the name change because I have gone through it several times. That is why he went from Timmy to Timothy and Tim.
AmiDayne as I should say I like what you said about Tim having to be the man of the house. Yes his dad was somewhere unknown. Also his brother of fighting in the war possibly to die anytime. So he was left alone with his mother to be the man of the house. I think the name change was sort of a respect toward him because his father and brother were both gone. I have also experienced the name change I used to be called hd and now i am hunter. Great job AmiDayne.
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DeleteI agree that Timmy is no longer a little boy. He is older now, and is the man of the house. His Father was gone, along with Sam. Timmy is now Timothy.He came back from the trip, a man. He survived out in the cold, slowly traveling towards his home. That would make a man out of anyone. Again, I agree with you for Question 8. Tim is now a man.
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ReplyDeleteThis time I agree with Sam, I think that the duty to the country comes before that duties of the home. I believe this because in order to make it a safe and fair country for your family to peacefully live in and live their lives. He needs to go fight in the war to ensure freedom and their rights and then go home to be with his family and have the benefit of living with his family in a free country away from Britain. If he leaves and goes to fight for his country he will be able to go home and work and live with his family at the tavern. That is what I think, I am on Sam’s side.
Ami I agree with Sam to. Your duty to your country is more important than your family. I think this because your country is always more important than your family. I like what you said about making it a safe and fair country for your family to live in. You need to fight for the cause.I like everything you said about your country coming before your family.
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DeleteI disagree with you, because your family is very important. But I agree that serving your country is very important. Your family, I think is your number one priority. But I agree that since Sam is away, to college, he is able to serve in the Army. Serving your country is very helpful to your country. But leaving for the army, will be hard on your family, because they will need your help around the tavern, and, they don't know if you will die during the war.
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DeleteI have to disagree Ami I think family is more important. I would be fine if war was going on as long as I knew my family was behind me. I believe that family is important so you have support behind you in any thing you choose to do. They can give you advice for anything your family if its good or bad it will still help you. Ami that's why I have to disagree yes country is important for all the reasons that you said, but I have to disagree.
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ReplyDeleteSam’s execution was brutal, pointless, and cruel. Captain Putnam was in the wrong to do that to Sam after all he had done for them and he was even innocent. I felt it was cruel and they didn’t care who it was or how they were executed as long as Putnam got to make the other soldiers see that they can’t get out of line. At first I thought that Sam was going to be saved or proven innocent but he wasn’t and he was just shot with a bag over his head. When they first shot him he didn’t die and they shot so close to him that he caught on fire. He was suffering until they just shot him again. I felt bad for Tim because we have all lost a loved one and we have felt the mourn and loss but Tim had to watch as his brother was shot, was caught on fire and was finally put out of his misery when he was again shot. I can’t imagine watching that happen to any of my brothers and I felt so terrible to have it end like that. And I wanted to cry when it happened.
Yes Ami I do not think Sams execution was right either. I don't think justice was served captain Putnam was a terrible man. It was also terrible of how Sam died. He burned in his last few seconds of life. I was horrified considering he did not do it. I felt terrible and so must have Tim. I like everything you wrote Ami.
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DeleteI agree with you because Sam's death was brutal and cruel. His execution was unfair and unjust. And that is what America was fighting to get! They wanted freedom, and they wanted fair trials. They did not think about what they were doing. They didn't think to give Sam a fair judgement. It was horrible, because Tim needed help around the farm, and, Tim also got to see his execution. They let Sam suffer. They should have killed him instantly, instead of letting him suffer.
10 reply. I agree. That would be an incredible horrible way to die. It was needless pain. General Putnam was wrong to have done it. I wonder how he felt about what he did. The soldiers who shot him should have shot him one after the other so even if he did catch on fire he would die with the next two shots. I agree that it would have been hard for Tim to see his brother die that way, for no good reason. Nice job!
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ReplyDeleteTim was grown up and he was thinking that if the Patriots and the British Parliament could’ve just found another way to help each other or give them freedom through maybe a discussion or a voting then we would have achieved our goal of freedom and wouldn’t hav lost so many men including his brother, Sam. If the war had never started then Sam would never have joined and then he wouldn’t get in trouble for deserting his post in the army and his father wouldn’t be dead. Every decision sets off a chain reaction like dominoes and if they would’ve decided differently on maybe just one thing then Sam and his father would have lived a longer and more successful life. That is what he meant by,” But somehow, even 50 years later, I keep thinking there might have been another way, besides war, to achieve the same end.”
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DeleteDANG IT!!!!! I meant to say 4th sentence down, and 2nd word to the right, not 2nd sentence down and 2nd word to the right. Another typo sorry it is late at night. :)
DeleteAlright Ami again i like everything you said. Except I dont think they would have let the colonists vote. Yes everything has a chain reaction. Just like the domino effect Tim's dad and brother were killed due to the war but the colonists gained freedom from England. If one thing would have been different they might have lived. Great job Ami.
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DeleteI agree that Tim knew there could have been another way. Sam didn't need to die, and his father didn't need to die. There could have been a better solution to solve the problem. Like you said, each event caused another to happen. If Sam and his father didn't die, then they would have had a more successful life. His father would have helped Tim through hard times, in his life. Tim had to grow up without a father, and without a brother to look up to.
11 reply. I agree. Tim was wishing that Sam could have got the freedom he wanted without having to fight. He wished that the patriots could have achieved the same end without war. I think that freedom could not have been achieved without war. King George wouldn't have ever given in. Nice paragraph. It was good.
Delete3 I think fighting was very necessary.We could have saved a lot of Great men if we had not fought that war. War is not always the best option but i think it was the best option at this particular time. People sacrafieced their lives and money for independence from England. Also we should not have been ruled by a crazy king halfway cross the globe. In addition King George was taxing the colonists in all sorts of different ways. I think the war was necessary back then.
ReplyDelete4 The war hadn't been really real for Timmy because he didn't know what was going on. Even though the war involved his brother he did not know much about it until his brother came home. It was tough for Sam's family to survive without him around. Timmy had to do more work than before. His brother could have died at any time. His family did not know much about the war
ReplyDelete5 The laws of supply and demand are quite simple. If an item is in high supply and low demand the price goes down. If the item is in high demand and low supply the price goes up. In order to keep the tavern open Tim's family needed things in high demand. So as soon as they bought them the price would go up and they could not make a profit. And only things they had were in high supply but low demand so still no profit. Tim's family just kept losing money so they sold the tavern.
ReplyDelete6 I think they looked like scam artists. I think they were trying to feed the army. The Army was half starving to death during that time. There is nothing that a hungry man will not do to eat. I think they were being greedy and overusing their power. That is what i think happened and how they looked.
ReplyDelete6. The cow-boys back then were much different than the cowboys from the west. These cow-boys were bandits who stole cows. Therefore they were called cow-boys. The cowboys from the west were people who drove cattle to sell them. They had revolvers and fought Indians. The cow-boys from the revolution were ragtag bandits who were desperate for money. Obviously, these two cowboys were very different.
ReplyDeleteI completely could agree with you on everything that you wrote. First of all, I agree with what you wrote about how the cowboys of the west. I thought that the cowboys of the west were people who drove cattle west so that they could sell them. I also thought of them like they had guns and fought Indians. On the other hand, I agree that the cow-boys are bandits that steal cows. I agree that they were desperate for money also. Obliviously, I agree with you on every point you made.
DeleteGreat paragraph David it was great. I couldn't agree with you more. I thought it was better than mine because I wasn't sure how to picture what they looked like. When I read yours it made me feel stupid. They're called cow-boys because they steal cows. It was so simple I can't believe I didn't think of it that way. Good job David!!
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ReplyDeleteThe cowboys were way different in the book then they are in the west. Even though I knew they were different I pictured them them like the cowboy in the west because I didn't know what they cowboys in the book looked like. I guess if I were to guess that they looked like they were ragtag and had big beards. I wish they had pictures of what they looked like. I have no idea of what they look like. The cowboys would act more like bandits not cowboys. The should have been called bandits because they probably looked like bandits too. Like I said I pictured them as the cowboys in the west not like they looked like in the book. That would be funny if they dressed like cowboys in the west.
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DeleteThat is very interesting because we all pictured them differently. I pictured them as scam artists and you pictured them as the western cowboys. I think that it just depends on what you are more used to seeing and relating to. I like how your paragraph really explains how you pictured them and it was really in depth. I like it and I thought that your observation was very fantastic.
7. This adage means that if every wish someone wished was a horse then everyone would be able to ride horses. People wish so much, but they are pretty worthless. So, if wishes were horses even the poorest of people would be able to ride them. That is what his dad meant.
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DeleteI didn't think of it exactly that way and that makes a whole lot of sense to me. It was in depth but still simple, which I liked and it was very well done. I felt like you really understood this and I suspect that you felt that way before and I think you did great. Good job.
7 I think this means that if every wish was real the world would be perfect. People wish for so many things today that there is like no possibility of that coming true. If every wish came true poor people wouldn't be so poor. I think that is what he meant by if wishes were horses beggars would ride.
ReplyDelete7 reply. I somewhat agree. I don't think that there is no possibility for a wish to come true. But I do think you would have to work for it. Not just tell your Genie that I want something and it just magically appears. I agree with everything else though. I think that it was a very smart saying. Nice job Hunter(the samurai)!!!
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ReplyDeleteCow-boys are very different then regular cowboys. First I imagine cow-boys like teens waiting to make there move to steal something. I also picture cow-boys like Blackmailers or scam artists waiting to make there move on someone. I picture cowboys like people who embrace the horses and rodeos and many more things. I also imagine cowboys wearing the cowboy attire. There are many differences but, cow-boys remind me of teens trying to prove or make a point. Those are the differences of there looks and personality. In my point of view.
8 I think names have a huge affect on how people act and see themselves. I think this mostly because I have experienced this myself. Back in about 2nd grade I got lazy and just put my initials on my paper instead of my name,h.d. The nick name stuck with me for 5 years until I became less lazy and put my full name on my paper. After that I thought of myself as grown up and mature. So yes I do think that names have a complete part to do with how you and other people see you. Even though some of my deep friends still call me that I look at myself as more mature.
ReplyDeleteNice paragraph Hunter. I thought it was great! I like your example a lot. Now I am going to call you H.D. Your paragraph was really deep. I like how you explained it. It wasn't to deep but it wasn't vague either. It was just the best amount of everything. Good paragraph Hunter I really thought it was great.
Delete8 reply. I agree. I liked your example. I remember when we called you H.D. at Logos. My brother used to be called Nicky until he got into third grade. Then he wanted to be thought of as more mature so he got everyone to stop calling him that. I agree that names have a immense effect on how you are looked at. Nice job H.D.
DeleteI like how you did many examples. I too, have been called different names according to my age. When I was little, I was called Peaches, Gigi, and G-girl. Now that I'm a little older people call me either, Giuliana, Gi or Giuls. I guess my names make me feel more mature, because if people still called me peaches it would make me feel little. I also think that the way that people address you is a way to know how someone feels about you. I also concur with you on what you wrote about how sometimes my Dad calls me Peaches and things like that, but its only sometimes. Great paragraph, I thought it was very well written.
DeleteYou may think cow-boys and cowboys are the same, but they actually have many differences. Cow-boys are a type of thief during the Revolutionary War, while cowboys are the people who herd cattle and ride through deserts. When I think of cowboys, we think of saloons, horses, and shootings. However, when I think of cow-boys, I think of criminals, scam artists, and thieves. On the other hand, I try to think of their circumstances. I'm not for sure, but maybe cow-boys have families, and don't have enough money to get food or the other necessary things, so they are forced to steal. Maybe the cow-boys don't want to steal, maybe they are trying to protect their lives and the lives of their loved ones. I think cowboys like their way of living, they like to rodeo and get down and dirty. That's where I think the real difference is. Obviously, there are may differences of cow-boys and cowboys.
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Delete9 I agree with Sam. Your duty to your country is more important than your family. I think this because your country is ussaly more important than your family. You need to fight for the cause.I think your country comes before your family. even though I think fighting for your country is more important than your family there is going to be that one time were family comes first.
ReplyDeleteI think that your family should come first at our age. If I was Sam's age then my country would come first. But right now my family is more important. I have a lot of respect for the people who put there country first. Like in this case I think its cool that you would fight for your country rather than your family. Great paragraph also. I also believe that it depends on your age. In this case age has a lot of influence on your decision.
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ReplyDeleteI think this means that if wishes were real then everyone would get what they want. Wishes can't really come true so if we all wished a lot we wouldn't have the surprise our thinking of what we already have. We wouldn't need the things we need today. This is like saying if I wish it was my birthday it would become my birthday. Is like having fairies who grant your every wish except without fairies. That's what i think it means. The statement at least.
8. I think that names do have a affect on people and how they are treated. When you are young, you are given a nickname that is more childish, like Timmy or Nicky. When you are older you don't want people going around calling you Nicky of Tommy, you would want to be called by a more grown up name like Nick or Tom. You want to be thought of as an adult and nicknames like Timmy or Nicky aren't very grown up. People in Timmy's town knew that he had to run things for his father and so he was considered more grown up. Truly, names have an effect on how we are looked at and treated.
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DeleteI totally agree with you on that. I have the nickname, it is Ami and my real name is AmiDayne and when people call me Ami I tend to feel more childish and if people call me AmiDayne, I feel professional and more mature. Nicknames are definitely more silly than real names. My friend has a very weird nickname, it is Tater... If I called her Tater all the time she wouldn't feel very mature even though we aren't. But, if I call her by her name then she will feel like her age a little more. Haha, good job David.
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DeleteI also think nicknames do have a affect on people and how they were treated. I never thought of it to be more childish I thought of it to be more fun when you have a nickname. When you think of someone calling you your formal name it sounds formal and professorial. I think it only has a affect on some people. For example I'm so used to being called one nickname so when people call my nickname I think of it as a formal name.
10 When I first read of Sam's execution I thought he might be saved. But he wasn't he was shot and burned I felt sad. It then became real to me that he was now dead. I also felt bad for Tim to because he and his mother would have to bear the burden of him being dead. He was also died in pain and burned for the last few seconds of his life. It was an unjust killing that left an innocent man dead and the family to carry the load. I do not think that captain Putnam was right in killing Sam as an example.
ReplyDeleteHunter, I think you really thought about the topic and made some really good points. Unquestionably, I agree with you on what you wrote about how Sam could've been saved. Putnam could have listened to Timmy, and not be so hard headed. Additionally, I agree with you on what you wrote about how Tim and his mother would be suffering. They would have lots of work to do, and it would be twice as hard because they were not only grieving for Sam, but for Tim's father also. Finally, I agree with you on what you wrote about How General Putnam just killed him to put Sam as an example. I think he should do things fairly, and not just based on what he was feeling like that day. Certainly, I agree with you on everything that you wrote.
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DeleteHunter I think you made some good points. When I thought about Sams execution happening I thought It would not be painless. I knew he was going to die by the title of the book I knew something was going to happen. I also would feel sad and left with the burden. When I read this It didn't intrigued me. I think it would have intrigued me if I personally knew Sam. Good job on writing your paragraph. You really thought about what you were going to say. Nice job on the paragraph. Great book though. Reply to Hunter 10.
11 I think what trying to say was that he wished there was another way too be free and not have Sam dead. I Believe Tim feels guilty for not helping free his brother. He wishes that the war had not happened and that his brother and father were still alive. I think another way to have declared independence from England was there was no other way. I really do not think there was another way to declare independence. I truly believe war was the only way to become the USA.
ReplyDeleteHunter I thought of the question as more of a we could have talked it out situation. Yes it would have been hard but no use if we don't try like someone "don't say the shoe doesn't fit before you try it on". He might have been thinking there could have been another way to stop his family from dieing. Who would know other than him though. I do believe war is a way to become a united place. There are probably a whole bunch more other ways to stop this. Nobody wants to loose there family so I have to disagree that war is the only way. There are many different ways to do anything. For example to bake a cake there are so many different recipes and ways to make it one might be better or more affect of the other. There are still many ways to do things though.
Delete9.I believe duty to country is greater than duty to family. I'm not saying that family isn't important but if there is no country you can't have much of a family. If you are fighting to help those in need or fighting to stop a evil person from gaining control, you need to take care of that first. By fighting the enemy you are keeping your family safe also. If your country is going downhill people will need to try and improve it of else there wouldn't be much of a family to take care of. Also, if no one fought there would be no soldiers to fight for their families and for others. These are some reasons why I think duty to country is more important than duty to family.
ReplyDelete9.I believe duty to country is greater than duty to family. I'm not saying that family isn't important but if there is no country you can't have much of a family. If you are fighting to help those in need or fighting to stop a evil person from gaining control, you need to take care of that first. By fighting the enemy you are keeping your family safe also. If your country is going downhill people will need to try and improve it of else there wouldn't be much of a family to take care of. Also, if no one fought there would be no soldiers to fight for their families and for others. These are some reasons why I think duty to country is more important than duty to family.
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Delete10. I was horrified at his execution. It was gruesome. I think that it would have been a horrible way to die. I felt very sad about that. I know that Tim would have been way sadder though. It was his brother being shot at close range, and getting caught on fire because the guns were so close to him. His brother would feel immeasurable sorrow.
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ReplyDeleteThe colonists who wanted to rebel against the king, were called patriots and rebels for several reasons. One, they were called patriots because a patriot is someone who defends their rights, and protects what they believe. They are called rebels, obviously because they wanted to rebel against the king. Also, the loyalists, were angry at the rebels, for betraying their king. Rebel is kind of a stronger word to use then patriot. The patriots were okay with the names, because they new that those ones, described who they were, and what they were willing to do to receive freedom.
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ReplyDeleteTim did not know what side he was on for multiple reasons. First of all, he couldn't decide which side he liked best. He liked the patriots, because they were willing to fight for freedom. He also liked they British, because he grew up learning many great things about Britain and their army. He also couldn't answer the question, because his father spoke highly of Britain. But since his brother, Sam, was on the Patriots side, he didn't know which side to choose. Tim looked up to his brother, and admired the decisions he made. That is why Tim could not decide on which side he was on.
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ReplyDeleteIt depends on the situation, on whether war is necessary or not. For example, if someone has a simple argument, for not getting a turn on something, it is not necessary to hold a grudge for a long time. It is not appropriate to bring up the subject, and argue about it whenever possible. War isn't the best option, because you could negotiate with the person you disagree with. There would be no bloodshed involved. But, when a country will not listen to your complaints, ideas, or suggestions, and take away unalienable rights from you, war might be an option. Or if someone forces you to do it, or in other words, if they commit unfair actions to your group that enrages you. War is not the best choice, but if it is the only choice, so be it.
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ReplyDeleteWhat he meant, when he said that the war wasn't very real until then, was that the war wasn't a big part of his life until then. There was only talk about it. There were very little arguments about it. But, of course, Sam was gone in the war also. There wasn't anything else war related other than those three things. All of a sudden, the soldiers started coming through town, or renting a room for the night at the tavern. Either they march through, or make camp inside the small town. Tim's life was thrown into the situation, full of soldiers and war.
There is a clear meaning of the quote, " If wishes were horses, beggars would ride" First of all, this quote means that if every wish came true, then everyone would have what they wanted, for example, if I really wanted a unicorn pillow pet, and wishes actually came true, then I would get however many pillow pets I wanted. Additionally, this quote used beggars as the example because beggars wish for a lot of things. Beggars are people who dont have much of anything, and are always wishing for more, always wanting more. In this quote, they are saying that horses=wishes, so whenever a beggar or anyone would make a wish, they would get a horse. I truly love this quote, and I can easily find the meaning.
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Delete8.) How a person addresses you gives you an idea of how they see your acquaintance. First of all, in this book, when Tim gets home most people start calling him Tim or Timothy for a reason, because he was now the only man in the household. The people view him as the leader of the house now, so they are starting to respect him, and one way to do that is to start calling him his formal name. They also might of started calling him that to boost Tim's confidence on being the man of the house. People calling him Tim or Timothy might make Tim realize that he has to start making the change into a man, and to act like it to. Pursuing this further, how people address you today kind of means the same as in Tim's case. If people call you by your full name, then they are expecting you to act formal and grown up. If they call you by your nickname, then its probably your friend or someone your close to that would never act formal around you. If they say your name in a polite, curt way, they probably are formal and it is not a situation to do rude things. Certainly, there was a reason people started calling Timmy Tim and Timothy.
ReplyDelete7.) What Tim's father means by that is you don't get everything you want. If people got everything you wanted then no one would have to work hard. It's like the quote "If winning was easy then losers would do it." Tims dad was really smart he knew what he was talking about. His point was that you don't get what you want. So when he said if wishes were horses beggars would ride he meant that if you got everything no one would do anything. That's what he meant by if wishes were horses beggars would ride.
ReplyDelete8.)When Timmy returned home people reffered to him differently. Names do matter to people some people take pride in there name. For example my sister hates nicknames she only wants to be called her nothing more nothing less. Tim probably likes to be called Tim or Timothy because it sounds more proffesional. I believe that when Tim returned without his father people thought he was more of a man than before. When they realized that he was more of a man they began to change the way they called him. That's why people called him Tim or Timothy.
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ReplyDeleteThe rules of supply and demand aren't complicated. If many people are buying the same product, the price that it costs goes up. The amount of the product lowers, because of that. It is trying to force buyers to spend more money. That's what happens when there is high demand and low supply. Tim's family don't have very much money, so they can't easily afford what they need to use in the tavern. It was hard for Tim and his Mother because they need a lot of supplies to run the tavern. That is how the supply and demand process effected Tim's family.
Great paragraph Orin I thought it was great. When I read it I knew exactly what you meant. You make it sound like it's so easy. Your example was the key to it all. If someone had know idea what supply and demand meant and they read your paragraph they would be a expert. Mostly just by you example too. Again great paragraph Orin.
Delete9.)In my opinion family is important. My priorities are faith, family, country in that order. I would rather live in a forien country with my family than live in America without my family. I admire the people that put their country before their family. However when I'm in college or just out of college and I don't have a relationship I would fight for my country rather than my family. That's because when I'm that age I will be more independent. That still doesn't mean that I don't appreciate my family any less it's just that my country might be in front of family in my priorities at that age. So in Sam's case I would probably fight for America instead of helping my family.
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DeleteSean, I totally agree with you. At that age and especially in that time, it was a boy's duty to his country to fight. It isn't that you don't care for your family, it is the fact that you owe the people that have protected you and your family and I think that we all owe them still for giving us our freedom and fighting for what they believe in because without the young boys like Sam we wouldn't be living in the United States of America, and we wouldn't be the people we are today. We owe a lot to them and they have been and still are protecting our country so we have a safe and fair place to have our families live their lives in. I agree with you and I would do the same thing if I were a boy in that time and I might even do it when I get to that age, you never know when your country is going to need you to help protect the country we live in as we know it.
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ReplyDeleteThere are many different and similar things from the cowboys in the story and the cowboys in the west. First of all, the cowboys in the story did not have any fancy chaps, or cowboy hats. They wore rags, and tattered old shirts. Yes, they did ride horses, but they had muskets, instead of handguns. The cowboy's during the American Revolution name fits for what they did. They stole cows right under the noses of their owners. Those were some of the similarities and differences of the cowboys during the Revolution, and in the Wild West.
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ReplyDeleteThis saying is trying to express several different things. One, is that you can't be selfish. Two, is that you can't get everything you want. If you got everything you want, then you won't stay busy. When you are not busy, then you are bored, and sad. Beggars wouldn't need to earn a living, so everyone will be lazy and not know how to do anything. You have to earn what you either want, or get. This is what Tim's Father wanted to say when he said, "If wishes were horses, beggars would ride."
Orin, you made me think of the topic a little more than I actually did. When I thought of it, I defined it more in the literal sense. I said the definition was that if wishes were real, then everyone would get what they wanted. You defined more by what he actually meant, but I still agree with you. I agree that he meant that you should never be selfish and lazy. Being selfish and lazy is not something anyone wants to be, so get off your butt and work for what you want. Certainly, I agree with you on everything that you wrote.
Delete10.)I was mad when Sam was killed. Not because he was killed in general but how it happened. Captain Putnam was a selfish man. He didn't even consider that Sam was innocent. Sam wasn't even guilty either. I hated it how hhe didn't die with the first shot. That was just lazy and ridiculous. Take the time to kill him in one shot not make him suffer. I felt so bad that Tim saw the whole thing. After reading the ending I hated this book. When the title says my brother sam is dead and he doesn't get killed until the last chapter I mean c'mon. After all Sam had done for America and it ended like this just makes me mad.
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ReplyDeleteWhen Timmy arrived home without father, people started calling him Timothy and Tim more often, because people who cared for him, felt sorry for him and called him by a more formal name. They did this because the situation he was in was more serious than others. It was rather inappropriate for the situation. Tim was sad, so he didn't want anybody to be goofing around. An example, is when someone gets into a rough time in their life. Their friend, will come and support them. They wont come to play silly board games, or any thing humorous. They will come, to help them, and to serve them.
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ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, duty to home is more important. You need to stay and support your family, through hard times. It is important to help your country as well, because they need your help to defend it. But helping your family, is very important to helping your family to bond. But when your away, like at college, and more independent, then you could more easily go to the war. But family is one of the number one priorities. We always need to include our family situations first.
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ReplyDeleteI was very surprised at how Sam died. I thought Sam would die, during a battle, but instead, he had to die just because he had been accused of a crime. Even though it was obvious Sam didn't do it. Sam wouldn't do it, because he was a loyal server, for two whole years. General Putnam didn't consider all of the facts, he just wanted to get his point across. Sam's execution was both unfair, and wrong. All the things he had done for America was for nothing. The part I hated was how Tim had seen the whole thing. What General Putnam did was wrong, and selfish.
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DeleteI agree with you on the fact that his death seemed to not fit the situation and how after all he did for the country he didn't even die peacefully or in a battle against the Lobster back, instead he died being executed for a crime he didn't even do. Sam didn't deserve that and he died a very brutal way.
I agree with all of it. I was completely shocked on how he died. I hated how he died. I thought it was so stupid general Putnam didn't even consider that he was innocent. He just wanted to make an example of him. I thought your paragraph was great. I just hated how he died. I wouldn't have been bothered as much if he died in battle. But when he was killed by the Patriots I thought that it was ridiculous. Nice job Orin.
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ReplyDeleteThere is always a solution to a problem, that doesn't involve war. A problem can be solved by negotiating, or working things out. Tim was trying to say that he wished that Sam hadn't died, and that the war didn't turn out exactly as it had. Sam didn't deserve the fate he had received. The war caused Sams death, so Tim sort of blames the war. War is unfair, and ugly. Yes, it was the only way to declare independence, but the Colonists should have done it a little less forcingly. These were some of the things Tim thought.
Great paragraph Orin. I agree with most of it. I like how you said that war is unfair and ugly which I'm sure that a lot of people agree with that. However I don't think there is a solution for war in every case. You should try and avoid it but it gets to a point where you just have to fight back. If a country that is doing well tries to get a neighbor country that has a horrible economy to declare war with another country you can keep them in line without war. Just because it's a threat doesn't mean that you need to declare war with them. In my opinion you keep them in line and move on but not declare war. If another country sinks a cruise ship that has Americans on it don't just declare war. There's a good chance that the country doesn't mean any harm to you. I think as a president you don't declare war. Say 300 Americans die on that cruise ship, don't take those deaths lightly but don't declare war. When you declare war you lose thousands of good men that were just following orders. Again nice paragraph.
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ReplyDeleteI think there are many differences when people call you a different name. They call him this because it is a polite thing to do to call them a formal name. In a bad situation or a hard situation it makes them feel important or good. You would treat someone professionally instead of carelessly in a bad situation. Also if someone calls you a certain name you feel special. That person cares for you they see you in a different way then others. If a situation were to happen everyone would call you by a formal name to let you know that was your name nobody else and that name will always be yours from that person. For example when a friend of mine passed everyone called me by my real name (Ellona) instead of the nickname he called me.
11.)What Tim meant by that was that the king shouldn't have made the colonists pay the outragous taxes. I think the taxes are what made the colonists want to becaome their own nation because they were tired of paying taxes way higher than than the British citizens. Tim at the time was to young to realize what was really happening. Adter he had matured he realized that if their had been no war than his brother Sam might still be with him. Tim understood that the war was bad but didn't really quite understand all the bad that comes from it. I think Tim's point of view about the war would have changed if he would have known the outcome of it all. In my opinion this is what Tim meant by "But somehow, even fifty years later, I keep thinking that there might have been another way, besides war, to achieve the same end."
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ReplyDeleteI happen to think this is a very hard decision. I think country should come first for part of it. Your country gives you the home. Your country can help you in many ways. I also think home is important because then you learn many things and you have support behind you. Maybe you do have others behind you for the country it all depends on the situation. If I had to choose I would choose Family because you are united through differences and things you have in common. You need to stay together everything is okay as long as you stick together in my opinion. " Family is not in an important thing, Its everything" that was once said by Michael J fox.
Ellie, I completely agree with oyou on everything that you wrote. First of all, I agree with you on what you wrote about our country does being our home. Our country does so much for us, like provide protection and roads. Additionally, I agree with you on what you wrote about how your family comes first. Families stay together and how family is everything. I also agree with you about how you wrote that its a very hard decision. Certainly, I agree with you on all the points you made.
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ReplyDeleteWhen I read Sam was execution it was kinda boring to me the execution wasn't exciting. I knew Sam was going to die by the title. If I was Sams brother I would guilty because I couldn't save him Tim tried, but I was just hold that guilt forever. I would also be sad and upset. I would relate to the sadness with Tim because I think everyone would be upset no matter if you had a close relationship or not. Everyone has so many different feelings I think it is totally depends on the person. That is my opinion on the situation.
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ReplyDeleteI think he was talking about he will never forget that moment. That moment is something nobody will forget. There probably could have been many ways to stop this. War is not a pretty thing it is UGLY. Nobody wants to go through war. War hurts many people and there familys. We probably could have worked it out it would be hard and a difficult thing to do . This is what I think about what we could have done maybe, but things do happen we don't plan.
9.) It depends on the situation and circumstances, if I were to choose stay home with my family or serve my country. First of all, If I was young and didn't have any family members to take care of, or anyone that was really needing me at home, duty to my country would be my priority. I would fight for it, and do as much as I could do for it. I would even die for my country. On the other hand , if I was caring and providing for a family or a loved one, I would stay and care for them. I think that family comes first, because in the end they will love and respect you for the person you are. If I had a family, I would do things for my country that didn't require fighting or endangering my loved ones, like volunteering at red-cross. Overall, it depends on the circumstances that I'm in, but I will always help my country in any way I can.
ReplyDelete9 reply. I disagree. I think that duty to country is more important. If your country is in danger of losing it's freedom you should go and try to save your country. If your country is destroyed or loses it's freedom you won't have much of a family to come back to. And, if families in a foreign land are in danger and you can help them it would be selfish if you didn't. But if my family was in danger of dying, I would always go and defend them. So, if I new my family was not in immediate harm, I would always fight for my country.
Delete11. I think that Tim is saying that the things the war achieved could have been achieved a different way. He is wondering if Sam could have been saved. He wished that they could have got their freedom and not have to fight. I don't think we could have not fought and still got our freedom. King George wouldn't have ever given an ground. No matter how hard we would have tried to reason with him, he would never give in. We just would have had to deal with the unfair taxes and tyranny. This is what I think about what Tim was thinking.
ReplyDeleteDavid, I completely agree with you on everything that you wrote. First of all, I agree with you on what you wrote about how Tim meant it by how the war could have been resolved a different way. He thought they could have won their freedom a different way. I thought of some ways that they could have solved the problem. I thought they could have came to a compromise, or England could have just let the colonies be their own country. The colonies could have even just gave into England too, even though they didn't like it. Certainly, I agree with you on everything that your wrote.
DeleteI thought Sam's death was a gruesome one, but I think it was better than what others had to face. First of all, I think they should have shot him at least 3 times right after each other, so he would've died very quickly. Instead, being fired at close range he caught on fire, which I think would've been a horrible feeling, since I think it hurts really bad when I burn myself with a curling iron. Though, I would've thought that hanging would be worse than being shot. I cant even imagine how Tim felt. I know if my brother was being shot and got caught on fire right before my eyes, I don't think I would've ever really recovered. I would be horrified, and very sickened at the people who shot him. I think Tim was horrified that the people that his brother has repeatedly risked his life for shot him without really giving him a fair trial. Tim must of ended up hating both sides,and hating the war.Obliviously, Sam's death was very gory and evil, and he didn't deserve it at all.
ReplyDelete11.) I think there is a couple of and different ways that the colonists and Britain could have resolved their problems differently than war. Undoubtedly, they Britain could have tried to work with the colonists. That was practically a dream. King George was bound and determined to have the colonists do as their told without a fight or complaint. Additionally, they could have come to an compromise, so that the colonists were happy and King George the third would be content. Also, England could have let the colonists be free without a fight. They were practically like that already. Tim must have hated both sides, because each side of the war had torn his family apart. Tim's father ended up on a British prisoner of war ship, when he himself was a Tory. On the other hand, he didn't like the patriots because his brother, who was a rebel soldier, was shot by the patriot militia because he was blamed for something he didn't do. Obliviously, the war could have been resolved other ways, and Tim had strong feelings for both sides.
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ReplyDeleteI believe Tim had a hard time answering the question given to him because he looked up to his brother Sam but he also has no problem with the british. He did not want to be against his brother but he had nothing wrong with the british, their taxes did not directly affect him, nor did their regulations on goods affect him. His family was also a factor, he is stuck between the brother he looks up to who is a patriot, or the rest of his loyalist family.
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ReplyDeleteWar is very necessary, the argument that everyone should all be friends and allies is futile. If we never fight in wars someone who wants power and finds that it is much easier to take what others produce instead of trading something he has for it. If we don’t ever fight a war someone who is greedy and lazy will walk right in our land and demand things from us. He will not trade with us so if we don’t stand up we will show weakness and then the few people who are okay with violence will take from us simply because they can! The only difference between a world okay with war and a world not okay with war is that the first may have more bloodshed but a free country may prosper, while in the other world it will only be easier to take from others because those who are willing to loot from others have no opposition. America’s founding was aloud by war if we are not willing to fight for what is ours and what is right we will not have a free country.
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Tim said “ Until then the war didn’t seem so real” because the war had not been fought near him and none of his family was involved. The war was not connected to him so even though it was going on it seemed so far away. It almost seemed like a story to him until his brother went off to fight in the war. Then every day he was scared, would his brother Sam ever return? He had only heard what happened in war, now it was right at his heart and home. He knew how bad war could end up for families and now his was stuck in it too! So Tim ment that the war seemed more like fairy tale or a bunch of mock battles. It did not seem like much of a war and so he did not care, for a while.
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Supply and demand affects what prices will be. Take for example, the fox and the rabbit. WHen the fox, demand, population is low then less rabbits, supplies, will be eaten. When there are more rabbits are alive less foxes starve and you get more foxes that then eat more rabbits and have more starve when the population of rabbits are down. This allows rabbits to go up in population and the cycle starts over. This affects the price of goods in the economy. When there is more gasoline the supply is higher and easier to get therefore to get more customers the businesses will lower their prices until they can’t make a profit from it. When demand comes up because people know there’s lower prices the supply starts coming lower than the demand and prices rise. When prices rise the people who can’t afford it and the demand goes down so supply goes up. The other way is that the supply goes up instead of demand going down or vice versa.
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ReplyDeleteI think the “cow boys” are thugs who look like villagers. Our image of cow boys were western gunmen and adventurers. Always having a brawl, or a duel or saving damsels in distress. These “cow boys” were thugs not our adventurers.
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“If wishes were horses beggars would ride.” This meant that if wishes came true everyone would have everything. It meant that if a wish was a horse the begers and wishers would ride. If every wish came true then life would be too easy and there'd be no point. His father was telling Tim to take the best of things and endure the worst because there was no perfect life.
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Everyone started calling Tim by his adult name because he was now the man of the house with every man older gone he now had the responsibility man. Names are titles and will affect how people see you. For example a woman named with Ms. or Mrs. is married or unmarried. People see others differently because of their name. Names come with reputations too. When we hear king George III we think of the king who fought against our freedom. We also think of kings or lords by their title as people with power.
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In my opinion both are very important. However if I had to choose I would fight for my family.
My family is more important to me than my country because my family is my loved ones. While my country is very good and I’d fight for both I would care a lot less about strangers than my family.
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I was very surprised, I knew Sam would die, thats on the cover of the book, but to die with no honor in an unfair trial is just wrong. He did so much for his country and a complete idiot killed him because of an unfair trial. Also, Tim had to see it which makes it all the worst.