What needs to change?

The justice essay is a good assignment. Having the three different paragraphs should stay the same. The third paragraph should be chosen by the teachers. You should have a hat with different topics in at and the students should randomly pick a topic.

Who would read your book?

People who have dealt with troubling pasts and need some inspiration should read this book. They should read it because in the book she has to deal with a lot of hard things and she managed to get her life together.

What do you think it means?

It means that the person is deciding which path to take in life. Whether to go the path a lot of people had taken or to take the path that less people had taken. I think it means making decisions in life. So it means making the less popular choice in life.

The Justice Project

The justice project is going well. Putting all of my information together into the paragraphs was challenging for me. Having two of the paragraphs be specific things from each class was really helpful. What wasn't helpful was having teachers talk about for the whole block. I need more instruction on the last paragraph where we got to pick our own topic.

What is the conflict in your book?

The main character and her mom got into a car accident on the Tappan Zee Bridge. Her mom died and she was severly injured. She is mad at her Dad because he left them when she was a kid, so she went to live with her aunt. At school, she starts hanging out with the wrong people and she starts doing drugs. On Christmas Eve she almost dies from a drug over-dose. A senior boy becomes her friend and he tries to heal her. I think that the boy and her will fall in love, and she won't make up with her Dad.

Do you like the character in your choice book?

I kind of like the main character in my book. I like her because she is just trying to find her place in the world. I don't like her because she does drugs and almost kills herself. I also don't like her because she should know better than to hang out with kids like that. The main character is okay.

Is Koppler getting Justice?

Koppler is not getting justice. He should not be jailed for 20 years just because he brought tarantulas into the United States. The article says that he didn't officially say that he had shipped the spiders, but the Fish and Wildlife Service already knew that he was going to. Also, he has a very good record so he shouldn't be getting so many years in prison. Mr. Koppler is not getting justice.

What questions do you have about this assignment?

1) Does money influence justice?

2) Does power influence justice?

3) Does it happen all the time?

4) Is justice always fair?

5) What happens to the people with unfair justice?