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what did the author try to emphasize when he interviewed people who had opposing opinions against Matthew?

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Do you believe that people are able to believe in certain ideas from their religion and choose to avoid other ideas? 

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Do you believe that people are able to believe in certain ideas from their religion and choose to avoid other ideas? 

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If the media hadnt engaged in this story so much, how do you think the trial would go differently?

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If the media hadnt engaged in this story so much, how do you think the trial would go differently?

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What could the author's constant reference to Mathew's health mean to his death?

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What theme is the author creating by constantly referring to the town's reactions to Mathew Shepeard's death?

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Ben Koroly, Reece Winne, Dalton Dudas, Caleb Muston

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Ben Koroly, Reece Winne, Dalton Dudas, Caleb Muston

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Does religion play a role in the situation that happened with Matthew Shepard.

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Why do you think that the author keeps referring back to the different billboard signs across Laramie? and why do you think this plays a role into the story of the novel?

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What was Kaufman's purpose of including moments from close friends of Matthew, or people that knew him?

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Ben Koroly, Reece Winne, Dalton Dudas, Caleb Muston

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Ben Koroly, Reece Winne, Dalton Dudas, Caleb Muston

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Is the media helpful or harmful in covering sensitive topics like this?

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Why does the author put Rulon Stacey on monitors around the stage during the three medical updates?

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What was the authors purpose in including check ups on Matthews health and how he's doing while he's in his coma? What could his health symbolize in the story?

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Why don't we hear about or from the other "murderer", Russell Henderson, in Act 2 but hear from Aaron Mckinney a bunch, including his point of view of what happened to make him beat up Matthew, in jail?

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How could the interviewers only interviewing people from Laramie impact the story of Matthew Shepherd?

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Why do you think the author would include interviews from people who had little-to-none connections with McKinney and Henderson, and how did these interviews affect the importance in the development in the rest of the novel?

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What is the author's purpose in including the silences and implied silences in some of the interviews?

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Jackson Shippe, Adam Zebrowski, Goutham SANGYAM

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Jackson Shippe, Adam Zebrowski, Goutham SANGYAM

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Could the town of Laramie be held responsible for what happened? Does the author want us to achieve that belief?

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Why does the author continue to emphasize the phrase "live and let live?" What is meant by this?

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Do you think Laramie will ever be able to reclaim its reputation as a small town, or will it forever be recognized as a town defined by a tragedy like Waco was?

Blake Siev and Alexa Stovel

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What message is the author sending by emphasizing that Matthew died in the most beautiful part of Laramie? Why include this imagery?

Alexa Stovel and Blake Siev

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Thinh Ha, Katie Kaericher, Meghan Mullen, and Alexis Stidham 

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Thinh Ha, Katie Kaericher, Meghan Mullen, and Alexis Stidham 

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Why does the author keep mentioning the idea that Laramie is defined by a single crime; how does this tie into the identity of Laramie as a whole and its people as individuals?

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Why did the author add the point of view of people who were not directly involved in the accident, or not involved at all?

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Why does the author include the moment "E-MAIL"

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Jackson Shippe, Adam Zebrowski, Goutham Sangyam

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Jackson Shippe, Adam Zebrowski, Goutham Sangyam

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Does the phrase “live and let live” represent a subconscious ignorance that is flowing throughout the cities population?

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What was the authors purpose in adding the medical updates and how did this contribute to the story line?

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Where do we see the connection between Doc O'Connor and Matthew Shepherd, to the point where Doc calls Matthew, Matt?

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Thinh Ha, Katie Kaericher, Meghan Mullen, and Alexis Stidham

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Thinh Ha, Katie Kaericher, Meghan Mullen, and Alexis Stidham

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What is the biggest lesson to be pulled from Act 2 about justice considering the fact that many characters ignored the actual crime in order to focus on their town's reputation?