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"Mr .C. told me not to drop out, but i said i could not survive in a world where garishness is the color of the day, but for now i'm just happy to put a pretty face on my life (Glenn 38).

The narrator feels that life is not good. he feels fake sometimes but he still put a good face on himself to make him look happy.  he want to be happy when he is at school but he is not able to be happy.

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"'Go find  typewriter, quickly,' he said.// I made the deadline with minutes to spare.// Hunting and pecking, I soon came to realize// He was handing me the keys to my future" (Glenn 35).

This is personification, and it means he was helping her figure out what her future was going to turn into to, writing. He also gave her the confidence that she could do it. It helps readers understand that Mr. Chippendale was well liked by some students and he was very helpful to the people who asked him for advice. This is important because it opens the idea of, why would someone shoot him if he was liked by students? Also this makes readers think, was there another side of him that was not told in the story? The side where he is misbehaving, and is a rebel. That could possibly be the reason he got shot.

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"Teenagers are such an endangered species.// They must remain in their wild, natural state.// After all, it's a jungle out there"(Glenn 52)

This is a metaphor, and it's saying that teenagers are an endangered species, even though they really aren't. It is showing that this person thinks one of the kids shot Mr. Chippendale even though it could be an adult. This could be important because it shows how teenagers really are like an endangered species that needs to stay in their own state, otherwise, life could get a little crazy. Just like it did.

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"He made me feel smarter than I am. He praised my poetry.
He thought I was college material'' (Glenn 10).

This is a imagery part of the poem because she is talking about how he treated her before he died. This adds sympathy to Celia because she seems like she liked Mr. Chippendale. This could also be a cover up to make it seem like she is said even if she might have done it. This is hard to decide if she was lying or if she was being true. iI all of this, this was important to establish how Celia felt about mr chippendale, even if she was lying.

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"Because of Mr. Chippendale bothering me//(He was on me all the time)// I returned to school after years of waitressing//To try and get my diploma.// I discovered, while away,//Life is rarely a pretty table setting//And maybe home cooking isn't to bad after all"(Glenn 33).

I think this is important because it helped remind myself that not every year is going to be your best year or every day isn't going to be your best day, you going to have some rough days and some amazing days. So it reminds me that you might have to go back to school to be what you want to be for your career. And this shows that life isn't going to be easy your going to have get past the battles that you have in life.

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"Because of Mr. Chippendale bothering me
(He was on me all the time),
I returned to school after a year's waitressing
To try and get my diploma.
I discovered, while away,
Life is rarely a pretty table setting"
(Glenn 33).

This quote helped remind me that life isn't always perfect and that sometimes it gets really hard. This is an important quote because it teaches people that life won't always be easy and it helps me understand the impact that his death had on some students and teachers

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" He made me feel smarter than I am.                                                             He praised my poetry.
He thought I was college material." (glenn 10).

This reminds me of how people can say things to other people who don't feel good about there self as a person and tell them they are worth so much and that you can do things no matter what. And no one else can tell you if your right or wrong because you can do it.

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"He was the best teacher I ever had.
You can ask my twin" (Glenn 10).
And her twin said "He was the worst teacher I ever had.
You can ask my twin" (Glenn 10).

This reminds me of how sometimes people think that they know something about them but after a long time they find out they were totally wrong. Also this makes me remember that people who look the same don't always have the same opinions.

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Hey, man watch where you goin'. Ain'tcha heard of excuse me? Hey, I'm talking to you. Chippendale thinks, a morning run cancelled, An incedent report to the dean, A trip to the principles office. Not worth it, no way, not on this glorious winter day. The voice again: You owe me an apology. You think I'm nobody?(Glenn 4).

This passage reminds me of how teens can be really annoying and mean. They can do what ever they want and when they realize they can't they try to run and hide.

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"I waved my discharge papers in his face// Flung myself out the door// To the streets where I now drive car service.// I heard from one of my passengers// Mr. Chippendale is dead no?// I am sorry I yelled at him and was disrespectful.// Perhaps I will return to school one day// And quietly learn my lessons.//"(Glenn 22).
This reminds me of how moody tenagers can be and diserpectful. I like though how he was sorry for being disrespectful . I also like how he is willing to go back to school.

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"She stared at the running for an instant longer,
Heard a crackling sound and watched
His head lift off his shoulders
And fly out in various directions
A scream choked in her throat,
Escaping finally in a shrill cry,
'He's shot! He's shot!
Help me! Help me!'"(Glenn 6).

This passage in the poem add to the overall story to show what the scene of Mr.C's death looked liked. The poetic device they used was imagery. Within this passage I could really see the moment that this girl was seeing the death and getting help. I could feel the pain and yelling in my throat as I read it. This poem adds what the girl looked like as she was screaming for help, because I could see her yelling and trying to get the words out of her mouth but was difficult to. This passage makes this scene more tense because it feels like she tried to say something and it was hard to and they had to race against the clock to try to save Mr.C.

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"She couldn't wait for the bell to ring To end the period-to end high schools, So she could launch herself into the real world, Prove to her mother She could bring home a good salary instead of poor grades"       (Glenn 6). This made me think of how upset her mother is and how she needs to study and do work so you can have good grades. Then go to college and get ready for the future and not have to rely on others to help you get and keep a job with a good salary instead of a salary of what you need to live on.

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"The day I had to hand in my college application.
My essay was a mess so was I.
Panic-stricken, I charged his desk after class.
'Please Mr. C, you gotta read my essay-now!'" (Glenn 35).
This quote helps add understanding to the book because shows us how Mr. Chippendale was a good person. This helps me understand why so many people are sad by showing how he was thoughtful and helpful.

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She stared at the running form an instant longer,// Heard a crackling sound and watched// His head lift off his shoulders// And fly out in various directions"(Glenn 6).

This quote adds to the story because it gives me a greater understanding of how terrifying and terrible the murder actually was. It shows that it was very serious and impacted different students in different ways. It is important because it shows that the murder of Mr. Chippendale was gruesome, and it has changed the entire community of Tower High.

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"She couldn't wait for the bell to ring.// To end the period-to end high school,//So she could launch herself into the real world,//prove to her mother // She could bring home a good salary instead of poor grades "(Glenn 6). This evidence shows how teenagers feel pressured by school because Karlyn doesn't want to disappointed her parents and how she is happy for not going to put stress on her parents either. It shows how she wants to impress her mom. I wonder if Mr.C helped her or didn't.

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I made the deadline with minutes to spare. Hunting and pecking, I soon came to realize He was handing me the keys to my future"(Glenn 35). This made me think that when people are overwhelmed but they still have work to do, they should finish their work first and rest later because whatever they have to do is most likely preparing them for their future.

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" 'Love always looks good in the morning.'
I told him love looks good any time of the day.
He replied, 'Paige, I was speaking metaphorically."(Glenn 49).

The quote helped add understanding to the rest of the story, because ending up Paige's boyfriend ended up breaking up with her and Mr.C's quote explained very well that love in the beginning can be unicorns and rainbows, but in the end it may be rain and thunderstorms.