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1. The author wrote this article to tell us not to judge people by there looks but by there heart. (Sorry I know everyone wrote the same thing but that is what it is trying to explain)
2. The author is trying to convince me that I shouldn't judge people by their looks or beliefs but by their actions.
3. I know this because Mr. Tomkey had different beliefs from others and was instantly being judged by other families in the neighborhood.
4. The author proves a point to me by showing Mr. Tomkey's differences and how people reacted to them.

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Guys I didn't get the blog question and couldn't do it. Can I have the link?

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1) The author wrote this article to tell us, don't judge based on people's looks, but to judge them on how they are in the inside.
2) The author tried to convince us not to judgmental about people without giving it a chance to show him/herself.4
3) I know this because the tomkeys, were weird, they didn't have TVs and because of this, everyone judged them.
4) Now the author proved to me that people with a-not-so-good-appearance can also be nice and care abut people. and in the article, the person changed his way of life after he met them and actually got to know them.
5) I agree because we shouldn't judge someone based on how they appear. I wouldn't feel good either if someone judged me based on looks, I would want someone to judge me on my personality.

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1. the author wrote this to not judge people on their appearance but on the inside.
2. the author is trying to tell us to judge from appearance like many people do today.
3. I know this because he showed how the tomskeus were different from everyone else because they didn't have a tv like modern day people
4. the author shows that although they seemed strange they were still good people and they just need a chance.

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1.  The author wrote this to tell us to not judge people on their look, but on how they act.
2. The author is trying to convince us to not be judgmental based on appearance.
3. I know this because the author said how the tomkeys were different from everyone else because they did not believe in TV, and did other strange things.
4. The author proves that to me by showing how they weren't normal, but were still good people.  The main characters opinion changes of them after he meets them face to face.
I do agree because we shouldn't judge a book by its cover. It's better to judge someone on their personality and heart.

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1-The author wrote this to expain to us why we should base people not by their appearance but their actions and heart 2- The author is convincing me not to be judgemental and ignorant and judge people by whats on the inside 3- I know this bc the tomkeys are considered strange because they purposely do not own a TV and trick or treat a day later 4- The author proves this to me by explaining how they were sort of discriminated because they weren't with the norm but they were actually decent people amd still human. I agree with the author because we shouldn't judge people on how they look hut who they are and not on a scale of "They are good because of(appearance,popularity, etc...) but "They are good because they have a good heart and are good people"

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Authors Purpose
1) the author wrote this to tell us not to judge people base on their looks, or how they act
2)the author is trying to convince us that a book is not always its cover
3) i know this because the author wrote how the Tomkeys were different, because they did not have a tv, or did weird things.
4)the author proves his point to me by shoe how the boy had a change of heart
( i do agree, because it is right not to judge people)

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Everybody is subconsciously selfish,greedy and egoistical. Though there might be some people in this world who aren't, you might think you're one of them but it might just be that you haven't noticed it yet. People make choices depending on what is best in the situation at a given time. For instance even if you are being generous, it could be because you're trying to show someone that you're a good person. Or because you know you'll receive some sort of payment in the end. The way you show yourself now is most likely the opposite of who you truly are. However children and teenagers still haven't found or reached who they are or who they want to be. Everything you do shows who you truly are in the inside and although you may not think so everybody wears a mask that they hide behind. In the author's case he thought himself as superior and hid from himself to cover jealousness  that he had for the Tomkey's and selfishness that he didn't realize at the moment. He didn't want to share his candy because subconsciously he thought that they had enough already due to the fact that they had something he didn't have.
I could probably make many connections to my real life but I would rather not and making a connection on somebody else's expense even though they might not even remember me is "selfish"

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inside from1. The author wrote this article to tell us don't Jugde people by how they look or act because they can be different in the inside relating to the reference "don't judge a book by its cover".   2. The author wants to convince us not to judge by what's on the outside, but what's in the inside.                               3. The author shows this by providing us with reasons how the Tomkeys were different than others such as not having television to watch and going trick-or-treating one day after Halloween
4. The author shows us this by the Tomkeys realizing they weren't different on the others just because they did some things differently or didn't have something but are still appreciative

I agree with the authors point of view because he portrays reasons not to judge others

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1. The author tells us that we should not judge people by their looks.
2. The author is trying to convince us that we should not judge people by how they look, (don't judge a book by it cover.)
3.the author shows this by explaining how the Tompkeys were weird in many ways Such as trick or treating on the wrong day.
4.the author proved this to me by showing how the Tompkeys still tried to be normal even if they didn't believe in TV, and they were still people.

I agree with the author, don't Make assumptions

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This kind of reminds me of myself... everyone else in my neighborhood hangs out with friends,  but I am stuck inside doing HW... It can be so hard to be different sometimes...

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1 The author wrote this to show how you shouldn't judge other people before you judge yourself. 2) The author is trying to
Convince us to not judge a book by its cover 3) the author show some this by saying how the tomkeys were weird and didn't know about women things because they didn't have television also how they were trick or treating a day after Halloween. 4) the author uses it to show how he thought the tomkeys were different but at the end they notice don't they weren't any better and were greedy I agree with the author

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1. The author wrote this to show that you should not judge or base your opinion of someone based on their lifestyles or beliefs before you judge yourself.
2. The author is trying to convince us that you should take a look at your own life and how you live before you can judge others, too.
3.I know this because in the text it constantly shows the main character watching the Tomkey's family talk with each other since they don't have a TV but never actually interacts with them. This is similar to him watching television, which really shows how lonely he is that he doesn't talk with his family as much as the Tomkey's do. Also, the author writes in the beginning that the main character feels that not having friends is a consciousness choice for him, but at the end he feels a sense of loss when he gets angry at them.
4. The author proves his point to me by showing how the main character's opinion of them changes after meeting face-to-face for the first time and seeing how different they are from him.

I agree with the author's point of view because he conveys a good lesson about not judging others before you judge yourself and that it is important to recognize these things.

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The author wrote this to show how you should analyze yourself and your life as well.

The author is trying to convince you that you should be true to yourself and realize how you shouldn't judge someone before you can judge yourself.

I know this because the author pretends that not making friends is a conscious choice from knowing that they move a lot but it could most likely mean  that he felt alone and refused to pay attention to what he truly was feeling. Having friends and leaving them soon would probably further develop those feelings. He most likely did this out of instinct or as a defense.  I can prove this because in the beginning the makes a statement that his parents agree that the television is not something they believe in but still get caught up with it. Also he thinks protectively of the Tomkeys because he "pities" them. He exclaims how the Tomkeys were forced to talk during dinner because they have no TV,  but he spends a lot of time watching them. This lets you assume that his own family doesn't spend as much time together, in result he feels lonely.

The author proves his point by expressing how he felt hatred towards the Tomkeys after they came trick or treating on November first. They spent Halloween going on a boat trip together as a family and stick together and go trick or treating together even if it's begging because it's no longer Halloween. He stuffs his candy in his mouth because he doesn't want the Tomkey family to have it out of jealousy or selfishness , because they were his favorite "rom com". It shows how foolish he looks in the end for pitying them and judging them because he gained a form of entertainment, humiliation, and a headache in the end while the Tomkey family gained valuable memories and experiences. The author realizes in the end how he compared his family to theirs and how he should have realized that the reason he was so curious about the Tomkey family was because they spent family time something he longed for though he didn't admit. All in all the author most likely named this story "Us and them " after reflecting on a moment in his past life where he was not being true or fair to himself or the world around him.

I agree with the author because in life you do things subconsciously because of events in your life. Thinking your superior is natural for people even though you might not show it. However if you take time to look back on a situation similar to the one in the story you might discover something about yourself.

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1.The author, David Sedaris wrote this to let us know that sometimes the outside of a person does not match what they are INSIDE
2. The author is convincing us to keep you differences aside, and try to avoid being judgemental.

3. I know this, because after David hearing Mr. Tomkey saying he doesn't believe in tv, making David spreading rumors around, about him. David viewed the Tomkeys as an awkward family.
4. Sedaris proves his point by letting us know his inner feelings, when the Tomkeys came to their house on Nov.1, which is considered begging. They spent Halloween going on a family boat trip

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curiosity and1. The author wrote this to inform readers not judge someone based on their beliefs or differences
2. The author is trying to convince me to treat everyone the same even if they are different
3.I know because in the text the character/narrator said that the Tomkeys were just they are to cure her not her actual friends. So when the Tomkeys showed up on their doorstep on November 1 dressed up in their Halloween costumes and they didn't have any candy to give them she was forced to give them hers but she stuffs all the good candy in her mouth so that they couldn't get it.
4. The author proves this point to me by showing how because the Tomkeys don't believe in TV .she thinks that they are weird and because their Halloween costumes are a little different she refuses to give them real candy.
I agree with the authors pointof view for these reasons

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1. The author wrote this to educate readers to not judge someone based on their beliefs or differences.
2. The author is trying to persuade us to accept others differences.
3. I know this since in the story the narrator believed the Tomkey family to be odd for not having a TV. Also, he found it weird they were trick or treating on November 1st.
4. The author proves this to me by describing his thoughts on the Tomkey throughout the story.

I agree with the author's POV since he is looking back at his past self and saying how he was wrong to judge a family based on their beliefs. Also he found it weird that they were trick or treating on Nov. 1st. I would find it odd too.

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1. The author is trying to show to kids that you shouldn't judge people to not be greedy

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1. The author is trying to show to kids that you shouldn't judge people to not be greedy

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2. The author wants us to not judge people on what they might have wether it's a lot or a little and to share with others either way
3. The author shows this by presenting the main character being greedy and the consequences to his actions. For instance the boy at all the good candy just so the Tomkeys boy wouldn't get it.
4. The author uses this to show that being greedy and judging people gets you no where. What goes around comes around. I agree with the authors perspective because you should judge people for their differences. Your "normal" can be different for them too

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1) The authors purpose was to tell a story and teach kids a lesson about not judging people and not being greedy.
2) The author is trying to persuade us this.
3) This is proven because the boy was judging the Tomkeys because they did not believe in television and because they went trick or treating on November 1st since they were away on halloween. The boy was also being greedy when he would not share his candy with the Tomkeys.
4) The author proves his point by showing how the boy realized in the end that what he did was wrong. As a result of his cruel actions he got a headache and got punished by his mom.

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1. The author wrote this article to teach readers not to judge people and he is also teaching readers to not be greedy.
2. The author tries to persuade us to not be greedy and to not judge people
3. I know this because, in the story, the author shows a little boy watching the Tomkey family and judging hem for not having a tv. For example, the short story states "... I thought again if the Tomkey's and of how alone and out of place they looked..." This is an example of how the boy was judging the Tomkey's. The author is saying how we shouldn't be greedy by showing how the boy got punished for stuffing most of the candy in his mouth
4. The author proves his point by showing how the boy changed in the end and decided to be like his mom said and to not make friends. He proves his point about greed by showing how the boy got a headache from eating all the candy and he got punished.

I agree with the authors point of view because he is teaching his readers to not judge others and to not be greedy.

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1)The author wrote this article you tell people not to judge others by their differences but judge them by their personality.
2)The author is trying to convince the reader that even though some people have different beliefs you shouldn't hate them or view them differently just because of that.
3) I know this because in the passage it showed how this boy don't like a family because they came on November 1st to trick-or-treat and also kind of because they don't believe in television.
4) The author proved his point of view by telling us what the kid thought about the family  after they trick-or-treat at his house on November 1st.

MY OPINION
I agree with the author because honestly you do really feel awkward when someone ask you for candy on November 1st because Halloween has pasted already and normally you would either let your kids eat them all or give it all to the trick-or-treaters.

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1. The author wrote this article to  try to tell us that we should never judge someone based on what they do or don't have. Also, we should always share and not be greedy.
2. The author tries to persuade us to be accepting towards others and not treat them like they are aliens. We should be kind towards them, instead of being rapacious.
3. I know this because the author of the article showed how he as a boy, spied on the Tomkey's having dinner and thought about how peculiar they were. Additionally, when the Tomkeys came trick-or-treating a day late, the narrator stuffed his face with all the good chocolate (even though it gave him a headache) in order to prevent them from getting anything.
4. The author proves his point by telling us how, after eating all that chocolate, he got nothing out of it, except a bad headache, a punishment from his mom, and most likely a little more fat!!

I agree with the author's point of view because  he teaches us a great lesson about not to judge others and most importantly, not  to be greedy.

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1. The author wrote this article to teach readers not to judge people on their beliefs and actions.
2. The author is trying to convince us not to judge others on their beliefs, and also by their actions.  They are also trying to discourage readers from greed and greed at the cost of others.
3. I know this because, In the short story, the character was trying to eat his Halloween candy so he wouldn't have to give it to his neighbors, who came in for trick or treating on November First.
4. The author proves his point by showing what happens to himself in the end, and also by showing his self-evaluation.
I agree with the author's point because it teaches readers valuable life lessons and also social skills.

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1. The author wrote this article to show us not to be greedy.
2.The author was trying to convince us not to be greedy.
3.I know this because in the article it tells us that since the author was greedy, he lost his candy and got punished.
4.The author proves this point by telling us that he got in trouble for being greedy about his candy.
I agree with the authors point. Being greedy in life doesn't help you, it only gets you into trouble.

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I agree with the authors point of view because if it were in the 3rd person then it would not be as interesting as it was in 1st person.
1. I think the author wrote this to teach a lesson.the lesson would be don't judge a person on how they act.
2. The author is trying to teach me a lesson.
3.  I know because throughout the story the author makes the family scary weird and suspicious. This is because they don't watch tv and mr.tomkey keep slamming his fist on the table and pointing his fork at his two kids                                  4. He proves this point by making them act in a scary way and then making them act nice and like normal people.
He also at first makes them act weird which made me very suspicious.

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ARTICLE "Us and Them)"

1. The author wrote this to tell us that we shouldn't keep being greedy just because of someone's characteristics.
2. The author convinces the reader to respect other people who are different, and not treat them like they are invisible.
3. According to the article, the narrator didn't really like the Tomkey family, which is why he had a different and harsh view of them. Since they don't have T.V, when they were asking for candy (or begging, as the boy describes when you trick or treat on November 1st) the narrator didn't want to give them it, even the chocolate that he doesn't like to eat. He even says that while it hurts to destroy his candy, it hurts even more to give it away.
4. The author further proves this to me by having the narrator organize his candy into which would be good to give to the Tomkey family. he used which ones would be the crummiest. If he was thinking, he would have thought to put the most valuable ones in his drawer. However, even when he despise chocolate, he still jams the chocolate in his mouth to prevent the Tomkey family to get them.

I agree with the author point of view. Being greedy doesn't give you anything. You would better be off sharing than not sharing. If the boy wasn't greedy, he wouldn't spend all his time dealing with a headache now.

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1. The author is trying to tell us that just because people are different we shouldn't pity them or judge them and we should not be greedy because of it.

2. The author is trying to persuade us to accept others and not be avaricious people.

3. I know this because the author talks about how the narrator was being greedy by not giving the neighbors candy the day after Halloween however he eventually gave them candy after hogging most of it and having to have his mother choose what to give.

4. The the author further proves this by having the narrator pity the timekey kids because they don't have a tv, so they won't understand many jokes from tevevision but the timekeys are happy taking time to sit down and discuss things as a family even thought the narrator still believes it is selfish of the Dad to deprive his children of television they have no problem with it because they were raised that way.

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1. The author is trying to show us that we shouldn't judge people and hate on them when you don't know them. He's also trying to show us that we shouldn't be selfish and share.
2. The author is trying to persuade us to not be greedy and rude.
3. I know this because the narrator was jealous and unfair to the Tomkeys. He was greedy and instead of sharing, he ate all the candy himself, even the chocolate, which made his head throb. This only lead to him looking messy, but also made him seem as selfish and self-centered.
4. The author proves this to me by telling a moral at the end, stating that being greedy won't help you and judging others because they are different is not morally right. Additionally, his mother saw him as a slob, and he didn't get anything out of it, only karma (his terrible headache)
I agree with the authors point of view because he states a good moral. For example, "some people create their own storms, then get upset when it happens" this describes the boy because he created a mess when being selfish and refusing to give the Tomkeys any candy, and ended up getting even more angry after being forced to give the candy away.

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1) The author is trying to show us that we should share with other people, even if you don't know them well.
2) The author is trying to persuade us not to be greedy
3) I know this because while the author was trying to stop the Tompkeys from getting the candy, he ended up losing all of it.
4) I know this because in a book I read, there was a guy who killed his father for money, then went to a cave and defended his gold. He eventually turned into a dragon. This is saying how greed brings out the worst inside of us, that it is better to give away.
I agree with the author because he is showing us something from his past to tell us how we shouldn't be greedy because while he was trying to stop people from getting his candy, he ended up losing more than he kept

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1. The author is trying to show us to share with others after a boy gets his Halloween candy taken away for another kid who was too late for trick-or-treating
2. The author is trying to convince us to give to others in need and be kind and generous
3. I know this because as the narrarator was upset about loosing his candy, the Timekey kids were happy about getting their share of Halloween candy
4. The author proves this to me by showing the appreciation and tone of the tomkey kids, in addition to the description we get of them as a "boring" family in the beginning

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HAPPY WEDNESDAY.  TODAY, I HAVE ATTACHED AN ARTICLE THAT I FOUND VERY, VERY INTERESTING. BELOW IS THE LINK.  YOU KNOW THE DRILL- AUTHOR'S PURPOSE. Also, please included if you agree or disagree with the author's point of view

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HAPPY WEDNESDAY.  TODAY, I HAVE ATTACHED AN ARTICLE THAT I FOUND VERY, VERY INTERESTING. BELOW IS THE LINK.  YOU KNOW THE DRILL- AUTHOR'S PURPOSE. Also, please included if you agree or disagree with the author's point of view

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http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2004/jun/sedaris/usandthem.html