https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks Made with the best of intentions en-us 2022-03-08 17:57:56 UTC 2022-03-16 18:14:47 UTC hello@padlet.com kayleeizokaitis https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2084627202 When we come to page 13 Grandpa Longdrop says to listen to the men who the president sent out. I have a prediction for this book about the men because if the grandfather has to tell people to listen to them people might dislike the men or they just don't want to listen to them. People could also dislike the president if they arent answering to the men. ]]> 2022-03-08 18:41:55 UTC https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2084627202 medinaotajagic https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2084819676 On pages 15, 16, and 17 the soldiers are saying that they want to kill the people. They also mention that they have drums full of blood, but they are no were to be seen. I have a prediction that the soldiers will kill some people but not all. I believe that they will only kill the people who voted against them as they said. Then they will threaten the others and force hem to do things against there will. ]]> 2022-03-08 20:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2084819676 christianorlowski https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2084859968 I predict that Deo and Innocent are going to flee Zimbabwe. This is due to Mugabe's horrible things that he enforces on his people. He first guilts his people into believing that he brought everyone to freedom and he should stay in office because of that. He goes so far to make his soldiers threaten and kill his own people, for the sole reason of them not voting for Mugabe. This entirely proves that they have no freedom due to them not being able to have free freedom of speech as well as their own political views.]]> 2022-03-08 21:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2084859968 christianorlowski https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2085113094 There was a memory moment on page 11. Deo had a memory of the story when his Grandfather was born. The memory was that he almost fell in the toilet. That memory makes Deo laugh hysterically whenever he thinks about it. This memory is the reason why he calls his Grandpa Grandpa longdrop.]]> 2022-03-09 01:19:14 UTC https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2085113094 adammoriarty https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2085364122  
there was a moment on pg 13 where it talks about how the president promised them freedom and safety. This is interesting because in the book the president is described as someone who is controlling, and even ruthless to his people. In the second chapter it says that innocent ended up running at the guards in a manner of attacking them, and ends hurting himself by the guards. This shows the guards choose violence instead of safety like the president promised. ]]> 2022-03-09 04:43:57 UTC https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2085364122 landendinsmore https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2086237972 I predict that grandpa longdrop will get himself killed because he will not follow the instruction given from the soldiers. another thing that might happen is that innocent will get his revenge on the soldiers and he will not let them hurt longdrop but it might be to late but he will not give up. one more perdiction is that deo will tell grandpa longdrop to do what the soldiers say but he will refuse every time and then deo will have to push him down so he does not get killed but one of those time he will die]]> 2022-03-09 14:53:35 UTC https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2086237972 medinaotajagic https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2087054543 On page 26 Deo hides Innocent in a pipe and tell him not to move. Innocent looks like a very out going and curios boy and I wonder if he will come out of the pip even after Deo said not too. I also have a prediction that the soldiers came to the village not only to kill the people who voted "wrong", but to get the food. I think the solders knew that food was going to come from america so they came to take the food for themselves. ]]> 2022-03-09 23:15:17 UTC https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2087054543 adammoriarty https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2087171461 This page stood out to me because it shows how the main character is feeling. This is a strong moment because you can really feel the deep regret and sorrow the character is feeling. This shows how much his brother really meant to him. When the character says, " Tears run down my face." this uses imagery which is useful to get a clear idea of what the character is looking like in this situation, other than what the character is feeling. ]]> 2022-03-10 00:47:22 UTC https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2087171461 adammoriarty https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2088907102 This page was very noticeable because it talks about the destruction and terror the book has to offer. Its interesting because to know all of this happened really puts a dark tone to the story.  This page also talks a lot about the characters and that they died, which carries an even darker tone to the story.  " He stares up at the sky. His mouth is open. He does not look like grandpa longdrop anymore." This is just one example of how this page expressed the dark tone to the story. And that the story has a lot to offer. ]]> 2022-03-10 18:16:51 UTC https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2088907102 kayleeizokaitis https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2088918647 On page 29 Deo has to save his brother because of what happened, and now they dont have any family with them because they died on the last page. Deo is being brave because he is risking his life to save his own brother. I agree when he did this because he has barely any family left so he has to save his brother for his own life. ]]> 2022-03-10 18:23:06 UTC https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2088918647 christianorlowski https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2088924151 On page 22, it states, " I dreamed my amai was crying so hard that her tears filled a river. When I woke up I realized it wasn't a dream -- she was crying she was crying, but silently." This is both a metaphor, hyperbole, and imagery.  It related amai's tears to a river, exaggerated the amount of tears, (No one can cry enough to fill a river) and described it really well. This all shows that amai is very upset about the whole situation with innocent and the presidents men, due to the fact that she is crying so much that it went into Deo's dream.]]> 2022-03-10 18:25:32 UTC https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2088924151 medinaotajagic https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2090450197 On page 27 there is imagery. Deo describes the sound of the gun shoots as barking and he states that the gun comes alive. Even though a gun can not bark or come alive, the sound still resembles it. This has relevance to the story because it shows how loud the guns are and how Deo is not use to it. It also shows that Deo is now realizing how serious the matter is. He now knows that the soldiers are not here to kill just the people who voted "wrong", but everyone. ]]> 2022-03-11 13:41:45 UTC https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2090450197 landendinsmore https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2094296924 on page 31 deo and inoccent were in a argument because Innocent would not let Deo touch his bix-box but deo is saying thats its his fault but Innocent is saying that its the doctors fault]]> 2022-03-14 17:03:36 UTC https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2094296924 adammoriarty https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2094330240 On page 35, The text says," Grandpa Longdrop says its when the curtain is lifted in innocents brain and we can see how much damage was done when he was born." This shows a lot about what people think of innocents behavior. this also shows a little about innocents background and that was damaged as a child. This is what caused innocent to be so aggressive and so quick to anger. So I wonder when the radio dies, is Innocent gonna explode with anger, described by his younger brother." Screaming and breaking things and swearing so bad it makes your toes curl. Im a little scared of my big brother when he gets like that." This shows that Incoccent does get mad and it even scares his younger brother. Which shows a lot towards his general attitude. ]]> 2022-03-14 17:20:57 UTC https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2094330240 kayleeizokaitis https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2094346014 On page 22 it states that "She is worried sick about innocent. She does not care for herself." This shows how much their mother cares for her son. It shows how she will risk her own life for her sons, and will get them everthing that they need. It also shows that she is brave because she will risk her life with no hesite. It also shows that she cares about her sons more because it says that she doesnt care for her self now. shes more worried about her son that got took by bad people. ]]> 2022-03-14 17:29:13 UTC https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2094346014 kayleeizokaitis https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2094359259 On page 37 it states that "We hide in the bushes. You can't trust anybody these days." It shows that they cant trust anyone these days. It shows that they are scared to walk outside and if they see someone they cant trust them. They have to hide away and they cant just walk around because of what could happened to them. ]]> 2022-03-14 17:35:18 UTC https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2094359259 christianorlowski https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2094370894 I disagree with the decision that Deo made. Deo chose not to tell innocent about what happened to his family. Innocent has just as much of the right to know about what happened to his family as Deo does. Deo didn't just not tell innocent, he lied and said they were still alive! Innocent needs time to grieve and by Deo not telling him he will somehow and somewhere find out and need time to process what happened to his family. Deo is upset about what happened, but lying just makes it worse for Innocent. Not only will Innocent be upset about what happened to his family, but he will also be mad at Deo for lying.]]> 2022-03-14 17:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2094370894 medinaotajagic https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2094681084 On pages 34-39 the author/Deo talks about how Innocent acts when something isn't right. For example, he will yell if he is not clean, or if the battery runs out on his Bix-Box. This tells me that Innocent is a very organized person who does not liked to be bothered. If something small happens like his hands are not clean, it means that his daily routine is messed up. If it is, he will throw a tantrum until its fixed. However, this also tells me that Deo, his mom, and grandpa Long Drop are very caring and love Innocent no matter how challenging he can get. ]]> 2022-03-14 21:26:16 UTC https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2094681084 medinaotajagic https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2094689485 After coming from a village were everyone including his own family were killed, Deo and Innocent have a very limited amount of money. On pages 16-17 Deo goes to the store to buy batteries for Innocent's dying radio. However I disagree with his actions. They both do not have very much money, and have no way of getting more. I think that Deo could have handled the situation better especially since the batteries went up in price. I think he could have found something better to occupy Innocent like playing soccer for a while after eating, or something that wouldn't cost them money. ]]> 2022-03-14 21:35:12 UTC https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2094689485 kayleeizokaitis https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2094803828 On page 38 it states "My amai's jokes. She can make you feel like you're the only person in the world that's important" This is showing us how their mother was, she was so kind and she loved everyone and she was funny. Their mother made them felt like they were home and they were safe because of the jokes she made and how she put other over herself. ]]> 2022-03-14 23:58:01 UTC https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2094803828 christianorlowski https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2094874696 I do not understand why Innocent gets so upset when he the batteries in his radio dies. It said in the text that he often broke things, and screamed and swore when his radio's batteries died. I really wonder why this is the case. Sure, it did mention that he had to have something in his hands, but he could have held the soccer ball that Deo had been bringing around. It was very kind and thoughtful of Deo to urgently get batteries for Deo so that he would stay calm, as it was shown in the text that Innocent was getting very anxious.]]> 2022-03-15 00:52:44 UTC https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2094874696 adammoriarty https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2095626291 I dont understand why the police officer is so nice to Deo and Innocent. If hes part of the government shouldn't that make him also at least a little bit ruthless like the rest of the soldiers. It says here." He is the best policemen in the district." Which just goes to show that Deo and innocent both have been around him before. So maybe captain Washington is a friends of theirs. And thats why they have his trust. Captain Washington then goes to help them with some things later in the chapter. ]]> 2022-03-15 10:02:08 UTC https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2095626291 landendinsmore https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2096918582 i'm predicting that the dad will come home and surprise them but Deo will not reconize him and Innocent will completely ignore him. but the dad will say to deo that he's is his father but deo will ignore him to because he knows what he did and he will not forgive him]]> 2022-03-15 23:54:30 UTC https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2096918582 landendinsmore https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2097928118 i'm going to predict that Deo is going to save his brother from the soldiers and his mom is going to help but she gets caught to so Deo has to do it himself but he is going to struggle because there are a lot of them and only one of him so he is going to come up with a plan]]> 2022-03-16 12:33:37 UTC https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2097928118 landendinsmore https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2098453538 On page 26, Deo is telling Innocent to lay down and hide in a pipe to hide from the soldiers. Even though its not that good of a hiding spot he wants him to stay there and covers the pipe with dried bushes. Innocent is worried about Grandpa Longdrop and doesn't want anything to happen to him. Deo tells Innocent that Granpda Longdrop will be fine because he doesn't want Innocent to worry. Yet Deo isn't sure Grandpa Longdrop will be fine and realizes that he's acting like adults or his parents by saying everything will be fine when he doesn't know if it will be. ]]> 2022-03-16 16:53:19 UTC https://padlet.com/adammoriarty/Bookmarks/wish/2098453538