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Harvard has the best biochemistry department, and you can use biochemistry to search for cures to deseises. I think Conor would like to do this because he has had a tramatic experience with cancer of which doesn’t have a cure. Therefore I think Conor would have a determination and interest in finding a cure to the issue. This relates to the other note made about Conor researching this topic whilst his mum is sick, but this would be a lifelong determination for the good of all humankind with his situation.

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Department of Biological Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology |

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The Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology (BCMP) is a community of creative scholars, talented scientists and dedicated staff focused on advancing the research, teaching, and service missions of Harvard Medical School. The focus of research in BCMP lies in the elucidation of molecular mechanisms in biology and disease, emphasizing molecular, structural, and chemical approaches to understanding form and function in biology.

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Although it is never directly stated, it is suggested that Conor’s mum has cancer. I believe that since all of the treatments they were trying on her weren’t working, he would research cures and ask the doctors if they work. I think this because Conor is very upset about his mum being sick because if many reasons. It is not only affecting her and their family, it’s also affecting Conor’s social life and I think he would prefer for her to heal that to let go. He would therefore research it.

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Cancer Treatment: Present and Future - Molecular Biology of the Cell - NCBI Bookshelf

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How can we apply our growing understanding of the biology of cancer to combat the disease? Prevention is always better than cure, and as we have already discussed in the first part of this chapter, many cancers can indeed be prevented-first and foremost, by avoiding the use of tobacco, a more important hazard by far than any known carcinogen that is a by-product of our industrialized society.

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Conor needs a companion. Something he can look after and distract himself from the rest of the world. A dog or cat or animal would be too much because he wouldn’t be home enough to take good care of it, but a plant would do just the trick. I chose a Venus fly trap because it is till alive and he can watch it and feed it, but it doesn’t need as much attention and care. I also believe that Conor would find it fascinating considering “... the teachers in his new year were even worse,” (69) hr means this by saying that the teachers have been giving him special treatment and not making him do his assignments.

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This song is a YouTuber, Gabbie Hanna, the host and creator of the Gabbie Show. I think that this is something Connor would listen to/relate to because it talks about people leaving his life and obviously, a monster. One of the lyrics is, “One after another, they always come and go,” which I think is something Conor can truly relate to because his dad left and went to America and made a new family, his mum is dying and he no longer has any friendship connections such as the on with Lily. “He walked away from her fast, leaving her behind.”(understanding). In this chapter, Lily catches up with Conor to apologize but he leaves her behind him and moves on. “..., ever since forever, it felt like, the nightmare had been there, stalking him, surrounding him, cutting him off, making him alone.”(173). This quote also relates to both “Monster” and Conors situation because as people leave him he will feel more and more alone waiting for human connections.

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Monster / Monster (Reborn) - Official Music Video - Gabbie Hanna

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I think this song is something that Conor would have in his music library, especially after his mum passes. “.. yelled and yelled, in pain and grief” (188). Which relates to this song because one of the lyrics is you “were my oxygen but you’re gone, gone, gone.” When you no longer have oxygen or when you’re holding your breath you are in pain and long for that air which you need to survive, which is how Conor feels with his mum.

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‎Song · 1:45 min · 2017. Available with an Apple Music subscription. Try it free.

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I think that Conor would watch the BBC’s Sherlock. This is because he is from Britain and it is a fairly encaptivating show. This is important because Conor wants/needs something to distract him from his mum and the monster and make him think about something else. This is definitely something that this show does because it is a mystery and it makes you think even when you aren’t watching it.

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In this updated take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's beloved mystery tales, the eccentric sleuth prowls the streets of modern London in search of clues.

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I think this is something that Conor would like to do and have in his mind because it relates to the monster, and someone there to help him, along with his introverted self. I think that he is introverted because he went days without saying anything to people. “He’d passed another morning not having said a word to anyone.” (143). Puzzles are things that introverted people do because it is just time with yourself. It also relates to the monster that he created in his mind because he is literally creating a creature in this puzzle. The puzzle also reminds me of Jim Kay’s drawings of the monsters because of the branches coming out of the back of its head. I believe that Conor would like this monster more because it is more obvious that it wants to help and is a good thing because it is more colorful which is something that would make Conor feel better in such a dark time of his life.