Saturday, January 10, 2009

The Primal Teen pages 88 - 110

Comments:
Some teenagers likes to take risks.
Some teenagers don't like taking risks.
The main problem is drugs.
Teenagers like to try new things.
The environment has an effect on the teenagers.

Questions:
Why do they do test only on rats?
Does every teenager do drugs?
Are teenager rats act the same as teenagers?
Do teenagers regret the things after they are done?

Vocabulary:
Paramecium -
any ciliated freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body and a long, deep oral groove
Trajectory - the curve described by a projectile, rocket, or the like in its flight
cognitive - of or pertaining to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning, as contrasted with emotional and volitional processes

Literary Terms:
Metaphor - "It seems like you have to go to Harvard or you will be a druggie and a dropout"
Simile - "With one setback she felt like a complete failure"

Overview Sentence:
Teenagers take risks because of the stress.

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