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Name: Sarah Berman, Brenna Marnell, Sam Panek, Nick Bartolotti Author: J.D. Salinger Week: 1/4-1/9 Title: The Catcher in the Rye

Question 1 Type: Infer Q: I know it’s early on but what do you think Holden’s problem is? A: Holden is very bitter and cynical about the people of the world. He has a hard time with commitment and applying himself because he normally has opposite opinions than most people. He doesn't seem to see why others cannot think for themselves.

Question 2 Type: Apply to a Personal Experience Q: Find examples of hypocrisy that you witness on a regular basis. School, family, work may be good places to start. A: An example of hypocrisy in every day life would be a friend who critisizes another friend for a wrong action and follows it up with the same wrong-doing.

Question 3 Type: Apply to the Large-Scale World Q: Try to come up with examples of hypocrisy that you see in the larger world. Think about politics, media, history, etc… A huge example of hypocrisy in the world right now is individuals who speak a lot about 'going green' and saving our planet or doing things to benefit our earth and are doing just as much damage as everyone else.

Question 4 Type: Interpret Q: Define sincerity in your own words. Do you agree with Parker that the world is essentially insincere? To be sincere is to be true to your word and individual opinion despite that of the world around you. Yes, I agree that the world is essencially insincere because normally a person would prefer to share opinions and views with others so that they can be more involved or more socially accepted. People will lie and cheat to get themselves out of bad situations and will rarely stand up for what they believe in. This is being insincere.

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Name: Jaimie Rogner, Katie Ahladas, Stefanie Turk, Dylan Ose Author: J.D. Salinger Week: 1/4-1/9 Title: The Catcher in the Rye

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Q: I know it’s early on but what do you think Holden’s problem is? A: Holden is irritated and annoyed by the fakeness and hypocrisy he encounters in society. He cannot understand why people do not simply say what they mean. He is also easily distracted, and has trouble focusing on a conversation.

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Q: Find examples of hypocrisy that you witness on a regular basis. School, family, work may be good places to start. A: Parents and teachers who do exactly what they preach against are hypocritical. Examples are teachers that use cell phones while threatening to confiscate a student’s and parents who dye their hair but tell their children it will damage theirs.

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__Q: Try to come up with examples of hypocrisy that you see in the larger world. Think about politics, media, history, etc… A: Adolf Hitler was Jewish and did not have blonde hair or blue eyes, yet he called for the collective murder of Jews and those that were not of the “Aryan race”. As for celebrities, Ashlee Simpson spoke out against plastic surgery, only to undergo rhinoplasty in later years. Nice!

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Q: Define sincerity in your own words. Do you agree with Parker that the world is essentially insincere? A: Sincerity is complete and utter honesty, even if that means being what is considered “mean”. There is a lot of insincerity in the world; people are constantly masking their true feelings in order to say what they think is either widely accepted and will therefore yield more approval, or what they think might be nicer.

Name: Stephanie Woolsey, Sharon Rhodes, Kevin Sweeney, Amelia Giordano Author: J.D. Salinger Week: 1/4-1/9 Title: The Catcher in the Rye

Question 1 Type: Infer Q: I know it’s early on but what do you think Holden’s problem is? A: Holden’s problem is that he has no motivation. After he fails, he doesn’t bother to dedicate himself to improving. This may be caused by a deprived or unhappy childhood.

Question 2 Type: Apply to a Personal Experience Q: Find examples of hypocrisy that you witness on a regular basis. School, family, work may be good places to start. A: One example is teachers who use their cell phones after confiscating yours and gym teachers who tell you that you have to run the mile, when they themselves cannot.

Question 3 Type: Apply to the Large-Scale World Q: Try to come up with examples of hypocrisy that you see in the larger world. Think about politics, media, history, etc… A: Celebrities and other people who “go green” but still drive their cars (or private jets) that omit harmful chemicals into the atmosphere and do other non-‘green’ things are examples of hypocrisy. Also, vegetarians who wear fur and leather are hypocritical.

Question 4 Type: Interpret Q: Define sincerity in your own words. Do you agree with Parker that the world is essentially insincere? A: Sincerity is to be honest and heartfelt, or empathetic. The world, as a whole, is out to do whatever possible to benefit themselves. They will lie and do whatever it takes, faking sincerity to get what they want. This is an act of insincerity, so we agree with Mr. Parker.

Name: Heidi Puccio, Alyssa Wood, Martina Hojsak, Taylor H Author: J.D Salinger Week: 1 /4- 1/9 Title: The Catcher in the Rye

Question 1 type: Infer Q: I know it’s early on but what do you think Holden’s problem is? A: Holden is a troubled young man who is tired and very easily irritated with the things happening around him. He is tired of hypocrites and hypocrisy and refuses to take life seriously no matter the consequences.

Question 2 type: Apply to a Personal Experience Q: Find examples of hypocrisy that you witness on a regular basis. School, family, work maybe good places to start. A: If a student is a couple seconds late for a class, they get lectured and yelled at for being late. However, when they are told to stay after school, they show up on time yet the teacher it’s late.

Question 3 type: Apply to the Large Scale World Q: Try to come up with examples of hypocrisy that you see in the larger world. Think about politics, media, history etc… A: In a society, in which we are going through ??? succession, government employees still receive high salaries.

Question 4 type: Interpret Q: Define sincerity in your own words. Do you agree with Parker that the world is essentially insincere? A: Sincerity is to be honest with yourself and everyone around you no matter what the truth is and how badly it would emotionally damage the individual. In a world where everyone wants to be accepted and socially successful, we often fake sincerity to not hurt our acquaintances.

Name: Jenny Greenland, Komal Kazim, Jen Pugliese, Ben Smith Author: J.D Salinger Week: 1 /4- 1/9 Title: The Catcher in the Rye

Question 1 type: Infer Q: I know it’s early on but what do you think Holden’s problem is? A: Holden has a cynical view of the world and wont take things such as school seriously.

Question 2 type: Apply to a Personal Experience Q: Find examples of hypocrisy that you witness on a regular basis. School, family, work may be good places to start. A: Teachers who use their cell phones during school. Question 3 type: Apply to the Large Scale World Q: Try to come up with examples of hypocrisy that you see in the larger world. Think about politics, media, history etc… A: Fighting for peace. Question 4 type: Interpret Q: Define sincerity in your own words. Do you agree with Parker that the world is essentially insincere? A: Sincerity is looking at the world with innocent eyes that are not corrupted. I believe that the world is really sincere, but its hard to see the sincerity underneath all of the confusion and corruption. The world itself is sincere; the people in it are just corrupted to the point where they're insincere.

Name:Jennifer Porter, Stephanie Porter, Erin Doubrava, Dan Chenery Auther: J.D Salinger Title: The Catcher in the Rye

Question 1 type: Infer Q: I know it's early but what do you think Holden's problem is? A: I think his problem is that he doesn't try in school and he fails most of his classes because of his brother Allie.

Question 2 type:Apple to a Personal Experience Q: Find examples of hypocrisy that you witness on a regular basis. School, family, work may be good places to start. A: People in school give teachers a hard time and don't do their work or try. Also, my parents yell at me if i leave something lying around somewhere when they do it too.

Question 3 type: Apply to the Large Scale World Q: Try to come up with examples of hypocrisy that you see in the larger world. Think about politics, media, history etc... A: An example of hypocrisy in the world is the people who say help prevent global warming when they still drive their cars and let out so much CO2.

Question 4 type: Interpret Q: Define sincerity in your own words. Do you agree with Parker that the world is essentially insincere? A: Sincerity is being honest to not only yourself but to other people too. To tell the truth no matter how much it hurts. I agree with Parker because people lie to each other just to make them feel better.

Name:Cory Fagerstrom, Danielle Rodriguez, Rihad Hossain, Chris Rhodes Author: J.D Salinger Title: The Catcher in the Rye Question 1 type: Infer Q: I know it's early but what do you think Holden's problem is? A: Holden is trying to be a basically good person but the insincere world is stopping him from doing so. The death of his brother is a larger factor in the problems of Holden as well. Question 2 type:Apple to a Personal Experience Q: Find examples of hypocrisy that you witness on a regular basis. School, family, work may be good places to start. A: In school, teachers reprimand students for late work but when they do not grade papers quickly think nothing of it. Question 3 type: Apply to the Large Scale World Q: Try to come up with examples of hypocrisy that you see in the larger world. Think about politics, media, history etc... A: Laws are made about not discriminating against different races when hiring and firing and yet many employers will hire a certain ethnicity over another one. Question 4 type: Interpret Q: Define sincerity in your own words. Do you agree with Parker that the world is essentially insincere? A: Sincerity is honesty and good deeds for the sake of them and not for the reward and praise you may get for doing them. I agree that the world is essentially insincere because so many wrong things happen and nothing is done about them and nobody takes responsibility.