Jameson

01/26/16 - The chapter The Grand Tour and Performance Space is the first time we get to see the characters Jack Will, Julian, and Charlotte. During these chapters they show August around the school. Julian is a little mean to August and is very rude, but Charlotte and Jack Will are very nice and try to explain everything to August. When they get back to Mr. Tushman's office Julian acts very nice and kind. This shows that Julian can be a mean person but a " Eddie Haskal" to the grownups, but Jack Will and Charlotte are nice all the time.

02/03/16 - I think that Auggie is in a hard position. He probably wants to go to school and his parents want him to go too, but if he goes there are kids like Julian that would be mean. Auggie also reconsidered going to school because he just heard Jack Will say on Halloween that Auggie was not really his friend. What might help Auggie is talking to some of his old friends, Mr. Tushman, or his parents and ask him/them what to do in his situation. His old friends may be able to help him because they would be kind to him. Auggie never wants to get people in trouble so if he went to Mr. Tushman he could just ask for advise on what to do if people were being mean to him. Auggie always uses his parents for help especially when he feels sad or lonely.

02/7/16 - 1. What is Via's personality and how could she affect Auggie's decision on wether or not to stay at school 2. Who is Via's friends and how could they affect Auggie if they saw him? 3. What does Via think of Auggie and how does she feel around him and his friends?

02/10/16 - Via made me a little surprised because she could be very firm with August while other people couldn't and they treated him like a baby because of his deformity. Via could be firm with him and make him understand not by exactly being "mean" but telling him what the consequences were for his different actions. For example when Via is talking to Auggie about wether or not he should go back to school. I also was surprised that Via could be so emotional especially about her grandmother especially how at the beginning of her part she talks about how she is used to doing everything almost completely by herself. Even though Via is very good at doing things by herself she can be very emotional, and unlike other people who treat Auggie like a baby she can be strict with him when the time comes.

02/10/16 - Via's Halloween experience is different from Auggie's because she takes a very different "route" than he does. He goes to school and she stays home. Via gets really sad and she remembers how her grandmother had died. Because of this she starts to cry and her mother stays with her. Via's dad takes Auggie to school and then everything at school plays out. After Auggie hears what was said he pretends that he was sick and his mother picks him up. Via and Auggie's Halloween were different and similar at the same time. Via didn't go to school and didn't hear any of her "friends" being mean to her like Auggie did, but the two days were similar because both Auggie and Via ended up being sad because of something that either happened to them or they remembered.

02/16/16 - I think that Justin's part is important because it is a person to see things with Olivia and as a new person. He only knows about Auggie from what Via told him. He has never seen Auggie before and he has never met him before so he is like a stranger. Because he is considered a stranger he sees Auggie the way other people that don't know Auggie or haven't seen Auggie before see him. Justin/other people see August the way he looks not exactly how he is inside. There are people like Jack and Summer and and it says their perspectives but they are mostly focused with Auggie. Justin sees things in a way through Via's perspective because one he is dating her and two he is older and more mature than the younger kids. Also, he can understand Via's position better because his parents were similar to her's in the way that they left him alone and let him do his things by himself. Because he is much more mature he has a closer bond with Auggie's parents than Jack and Summer do. Another reason that he is important because of his maturity is that the younger kids probably look up to him like Jack and Auggie. He is also very nice and wants to stand up for them like when he talks to the boys that were being mean to Jack. (In my opinion) The main reason that Justin's part is important is because he gets to see things from Via's perspective.

02/18/16 - For the first time in a very, very long time I felt absolutely happy. (Miranda). Miranda most likely feels like this because she is in a very comfortable situation. Even though she faked being sick, the play that she as in was over, she was seeing Auggie, Via, and their parents again, and Via wants her to come eat dinner with them. She had probably been very nervous before and faked that she was sick. Because of that she probably felt bad and was tired. Right after the play was over and Auggie's part ends, she comes up behind Auggie and gives him a big hug. This probably made her feel better and more happy because she hadn't seen Auggie in a while. Then, Via says that she wants to have her come over for dinner. The two (ex-) friends had not been hanging out with each other lately like they were used to doing. Because of this Miranda was probably not happy during that time and to here that her old friend wanted to see and talk to her again made her extremely happy (which she hadn't been in a long time). That only explains why it was a long time that she hadn't been extremely happy. All friends are usually overjoyed when they see each other, so when there are two friends that haven't seen each other/have been ignoring each other they are would be very happy to see the friend again and to have a nice conversation.

05/10/16 - I think that parents should always try to believe their children because their children are usually everything to them and they want to know that the child/children learn(s) life lessons. If a parent always believes their child then possibly the child might catch on to this and start lying or doing other wrongful things. If it is a very serious matter then the parents should be a little careful with what they believe because the child might be lying to try to get out of trouble, or the child might also be stating the truth but the parents will not believe him/her. So of course, in a serious situation I think that the parents should definitely investigate what actually happened. I think that no matter what happens in a child's life the parents should always try to be there emotionally for the child. I think that if a child will not be taught and can not learn or refuses to learn from the lessons that their parents have shown them then the parents might have to let the children/child be punished by society to teach them a lesson once and for all.

05/10/16 - If there is a rule at the school that you go to but you do not understand the rule, then there is no reason why you should just chose not to obey it. If you do not understand the rule then you should go and ask a teacher, not pretend that you have the right to follow it or not. There aren't really any rules that I would chose not to obey, but possibly some classes that I would not want to go to. The consequences for my actions if I didn't go to a class would be sent to the principal's office, suspension, or being expelled.