FINAL WAVE ASSIGNMENT

1. I think that this means that you should follow your own path and not someone else's. If you do that, you have no freewill, and you cannot control your life. You can still be part of a group, but if you don't want to do something, then don't, and if you want to, then do it.


In my life, I'm usually part of a specific group or with my friends. Whenever I'm with them, they do a lot of things, but some I don't really like. They might want to do something bad and sneak off, but I say no and stay put. I usually go along with them, but I can't cross my line in the sand. When It's just too much, I just go somewhere else and do something else, rather than do what I don't want. For me, freedom is a necessity, so I can choose my path and choose to follow or not, to fight or defend, to take action or stay put.


2. At the beginning of the novel, Robert was lazy and seemed a bit of a weirdo. He was definitely a nobody. When he got into The Wave though, he started to change. He began to taste power and respect, finding equality among his classmates and The Wave. Then he became power-hungry because he liked the taste of power and wanted more, and turned it into communism by accident. Everyone was included in The Wave, so he liked it, but they all didn't notice that outsiders weren't included.

After The Wave, he felt pretty depressed, but Mr. Ross helped cheer him up. When he said that he would talk with Robert, I think that he's going to talk with Robert about how life is good and that he should try to be his best at all times. I think that he can only improve, and now that The Wave is over, he learned his lesson, and won't go power-hungry again. He might go on to be a good person someday, and help benefit mankind.


3.
a. I see that The Wave is an absolute example of fascism, in fact they are the same. Ben seems to be the dictator, and it's a fact because Ben Ross states himself that he was "a teacher that had accidentally slipped into the role of a dictator". If the students are The Wave, then Ben is the earthquake causing it. He also has a society that excludes non-Wave members from certain things, such as the Wave rally. The students follow his commands like little Nazis and without question.

b. A historical event that was fascist was of course Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler. It was the whole reason The Wave started. When Hitler ruled, he destroyed all of the Jewish people because they didn't want to be Nazis. I don't really know about it because I don't remember learning it, but I know that fascism is the general idea.


4.
AVOIDING MOB MENTALITY: A PRACTICAL GUIDE BY A MIDDLE STUDENT
Many times during the year, you see groups and want to join, even if they're bad. How can you stop yourself from joining? First of all, think of yourself as an individual body, not part of anything. Sure, we're all humans, but we all have different personalities and feelings. Don't join, but instead use your willpower and do something else. It's like smoking, you do it because of peer pressure, then get hooked and can't stop. What you have to do is say no, and walk away. It's very hard to because your mind wants to be led by others. Use your own willpower and start bottom-up. Do little things like staying inside when everyone wants to go outside, play volleyball instead of kickball, and you'll have less trouble handling these situations later in life.

OP #5

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2. My favorite part is "For the first time she heard sounds she'd never heard before: the hums and buzzes of electrical current running to and from alarms and smoke detectors. A bubbling, splashing sound came from the science room where some overnight experiment must have been left brewing. Even the unusually loud, hollow echo of her own shoes as they rapped the hard corridor floors." I like the image described in this part because I could really hear those sounds, and I would imagine how horrible it would be to be in her position, as I am a bit scared of sudden noises.

3. What do you think the students learned? Will they remember this forever? How important is this lesson, and why?

OP #4

1. Ben is feeling pretty conused, not knowing where to go and how to proceed. At least that's what I think. His wife Christy is pushing him to stop it, and he feels like he should stop it, but at the same time doesn't want to. He's basically so involved that he doesn't care about anything else. He's disrupting the class ecosystem and everyone thinks he's "going on an ego trip". He wants to end it here and now, but he doesn't want to leave the students hanging. It's like he's driving a car blindfolded.
2. My favorite sentence is "Looks like I've stumbled into Anne Frank's attic", he said." (Page 90) What really stood out to me about this sentence was that it really was like hiding from the Nazis, and history was repeating itself under a different name. It makes me wonder if it'll happen again.
3. Do you think that Laurie will cave in to The Wave, or stand up? If Laurie will stand up, what do you think David will do? Will David ever make up with Laurie?

P.S. Tell me if these are too many questions.
^.^

OP #3

1. Some evidence that the experiment was getting out of control was that they added more to the wave. For one thing, they added another part to the motto, which is "Strength through action". Also importantly, they made membership cards. Another thing is that the pep rally has changed to wave rally. The principal was starting to disapprove too. Even other grades joined!

2. ""What the football team needs," Laurie told him, "a quarterback who can pass, a running back who doesn't fumble, a couple of linebackers who aren't afraid to tackle, and an end who--"
This sentence stood out for me because it stated the obvious and was an idea different than David's, but it was still the right answer because the team really needed those. It was really funny because... it just is! You get what I mean, right? ^-^

3. Do you think the experiment will really get out of hand? Will The Wave be unstoppable? Will The Wave overtake the world? So many questions, which will be answered in time....

OP #1 Comments

Sorry, I thought this was for directors. Guess I wasnt paying attention.

Students who posted right:
Kassidy
Tim

Students who posted wrong:
Luis

Students who didn't post at all:
Alex
Kasia

Sorry for the inconvenience caused. Won't happen again! ^-^

OP #2

1. The motto was spreading through friends and further through that. It first spread from the football team because this was exactly what they needed to win a few games. They were already applying it to their everyday lives by sitting properly, getting tidier and more organized, and trying to work as one.

2. "For the last quarter hour Mrs. Saunders had been scratching a wax stain out of the tablecloth with her fingernail." (Page number 49) The sentence was unusual and it shows how boring Laurie's father talking was, and it was so boring that Mrs. Saunders had been reduced to scratching wax, and that she probably thought it was pretty entertaining compared to listening to her husband talk and talk and talk....

3. Do you think that The Wave will become an unstoppable force? If so, why?

OP #1

1.
a. The book occurs in Gordon High School during 1960-1990, but it is based on an event that took place in 1969.
b. One: The event it is based on is in 1969. Two: The room in the beginning is filled with typewriters. Three: Using film projecter instead of computer-projecter. Four: Blackboard instead of whiteboard.

2. "Then Laurie did her famous fish face: she pushed her ears out, crossed her eyes, and puckered her lips." (Page number 3)
The sentence really stood out for me because it was really descriptive and funny. I could just imagine her face like that. It made me laugh on the inside because the imagery the author used was really funny.

3. What do you think that Ben Ross has in store for his students the next day? In the back, it asks if history really will repeat itself. What could this message mean?