Example 1:

In the chapter 'The Petition' Sasha talks about starting a petition for the White House to recognize non-binary people. They got 27,000 signatures but they still weren't able to get it going because of new laws. In the text it states "Legal documents in the United States only recognize "male" and "female" as genders, leaving anyone who does not identify as one of those two genders with no option" (Slater 50). It impacted Sasha since even though they didn't get all the signatures they needed they said it still felt nice that 27,000 people agreed with them and wanted the change to. Wanting to be seen and know that there are people like that out there and that they aren't alone.

Example 2:

In the chapter 'Homophobic' Richard was at his second court appearance. Where they talk about what he had said while he was in question and how he said that the reason why he had set Sasha's skirt on fire was because he was homophobic. Du Bois says his thoughts on the matter to help Richard's case. In the text it states " I've met the minor and I can tell you he's not homophobic, not even remotely' he said "First of all, he doesn't even know how to spell homophobic, much less be it" (Slater 193). Even though there are homophobic people out there, Richard isn't and he doesn't even know exactly what it meant to be homophobic. It hurt his case a lot since no one questioned if he knew what it meant and hurt Sasha by making them think that the reason behind it was because of a hate crime.

Example 3:

In the chapter 'The 57 Bus" the author talks about Sasha and how they were on the bus and the bus's overall characteristics. They talk about their life in general making a tumbler post actual feelings and it can connect to any feeling they have it's their mindset we get to see. How they view things so if the literature paper was a challenge then we wonder how they felt during burn treatment and recovery. in the text, it states "Do u ever get rly tired when u have a lot of shit to do and u start crying for no reason" ( Slater 111). It shows that they have a lot of emotion and it makes the reader think about how they felt about the accident and how draining it must have been. Even though we see during the book that they say they are over the whole thing that doesn't mean they arent feeling down there with some trauma to add on.

1. While reading I've realized that there is more than one type of peer pressure and that it can come in all forms and shapes it wouldn't always be bad but it also doesn't mean it's any good.

2. While reading I've read that the longer time you spend with people the more peer pressure comes along with it and some are veritably like rude commentary, but it can also be prospectively like trying to fit in.

3. There are some examples of peer pressure like trying to find clothes that are in style, feeling like you need to have mental disorders because of other people, trying drugs or alcohol, or doing something because you were dared to or called rude names if not.

4. There is a thing called peer support which is the positive version of peer pressure where they give you advice to help you in the future steer you in the right direction and help change the pressure It is best for support for peers.

• Research question 3: Why do bad things happen to good people?

After reading the Article I would like to know more about..

• Final Research Question: Is peer pressure always seen?

In the book, you can see that there is character vs. character in the plot and how one of the characters, Richard one of the main characters, and the case worker at his school Miss Kaprice. You can see how she affects him as a person and helps him want to be better and how much he wants her to make a difference and help him. In the book, Richard thinks so highly of Miss Kaprice that he asks if she could be his mom and she says that she'll be his auntie since he has a good mom and just wants to be there for him.

_{Character vs. Society}

While reading you can see a lot of character vs. society and how people value pronouns. Like Sasha's mom who after their set on fire referred to Sasha as he/him and would only be doing like anything to keep him or because he was. how later in the book they say on the news a male was set on fire and how in a time of a terrible accident they still won't correct the gender of someone because it's not their biological gender.

• Identity can be a big cause of violence

• Differences

• To respect other's opinions

Parents don't always understand

Research Nuggets:

1. Can a good person who has done something bad still be considered good?

2. how can parents' opinions change how their children view themselves?

"Do u ever get rly tired when u have a lot of shit to do and u start crying for no reason" ( Slater 111).

• Reading this gives us an idea of what Sasha thinks and her personality in the book, bringing us closer to the characters getting to know them better, and understanding how they act in the real world.

• When reading that quote my first thought that I annotated in there was "relatable". And that is how I felt when reading that it felt like something very relatable to see the mind set of a teenager trying to figure themselves out and struggling with the world around them.

One of the Main Characters Sasha has internal conflict while they are trying to find out how they identify and being there for their friends as they express their feelings and how their friend Andrew came out the them as transgender and they made them question their gender.

Sasha is a non-binary person who has a form of autism and is socially awkward and enjoys the structure of languages and how they work and the pronouns to go with them.

One conflict I've seen while reading the book is the Character vs. self, they seem to struggle with how they view themselves and start to question their own identity and then look into it never really knowing who they are till finding a few terms when finding those they need to be able to make choices for a person living in a world where there is only seen with two genders.

"Transgender people are the victims of an astonishing amount of violence. One out of every four trans people has experienced a bias driven assault, and the numbers are higher for trans women, trans people of color, and nonbinary people," (45 Slater).

• This quote gives us a background of how people in LGBTQIA+ people were affected what is the biggest impact on people, and how the character Sasha would be having a harder time since there are trans women.

• When I read this quote I was shocked to find out how many people are affected by this daily and how much harm people have to go through to feel comfortable in their skin.

One of the types of conflict most seen in the book is Character vs. Self, Sasha in the book struggles to have a normal life after the fire and all the surgeries to try to fix the burns. All the pain they went through to be able to get back to school and then struggling to find an easier way of life after it all. Struggling to be there mentally and be there for their friends communicate with the people around them go back to what life was like before and attempt to move on.

_{Character Vs. Character}

Another type of conflict most seen is Character vs. Character where we see Richard struggle with finding forgiveness from Sasha and trying to find out how to make up for the terrible thing he had done by seeking God and trying to figure out his path in life while unknowing what will actually will happen to him in the end his sentencing still unknown.

• No matter what type of group it is it can have a social impact making the person feel like they're not alone

• when people are together they seem to lose their ideas or morals

• Groups give people the thought to make bad decisions because it's "for the best".

This applies to my main character Richard, because in the book we learn that Richard couldn't think of a reason as to why he hurt Sasha, and why he even thought of setting someone on fire. Reading this article, we find out that when people are in groups such as how he was with Lloyd and his friend Jamal, who both had decided it would be a funny idea to light the skirt on fire. In the study, they talk about how it may not feel or seem like peer pressure but something from the people compelled the participants to harm that thing or person like when Richard thought it would be a funny idea and didn't see anything around it. And since they talked about how it would be like one of the goofy things they see on TV it can play into the best rule that they think it will be harmless which makes Richard think it will be too instilling this mindset in him.

"I've also been hurt a lot for no reason, not like I hurt you but I've been hurt physically and mentally so I know how it feels, the pain and confusion of why me I've felt it before plenty of times so I know how it feels" ( Slatter 188-189)

• This was a part of one of the letters that Richard had written to Sasha that was given 2 months after the trial and how he poured his feelings into it trying to seek forgiveness from them and hoping that it would help a bit with the explanation of why and his personal feelings and life. Making sure he talked about who he was as a person deep down while reading this I felt different emotions, empathy, confusion, and wondering, why would he write this, what compelled him to write this, and how it was sweet of him to try to ask for forgiveness and to take full responsibility for his actions

Research Question 1: Can a good person who has done something bad still be considered good?

Research Question 2: How can parents' opinions change how their children view themselves?

More specific for this week;

Research Question 3: Why do bad things happen to good people?

Research Question 4: Can parents hurt their children's ideas?

I will use Research Question 3 as the starting point for my Google Search.