Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Week 5 Discussion Question

The book is called "Don't You Know There's A War On?" and this phrase is mentioned many times throughout the story. What does this saying mean? Why do so many people use it throughout the story? Why do you think it allows people to get away with so much? Make sure to use specific examples from the story to support your thinking.

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  1. This saying (Don’t You Know There’s A War On) means everyone has to do their job. So many people use this saying because it means you have a job to do. Like when Howie’s mom asked him to watch his kid sister and he said “no,” She said, “Don’t You Know There’s A War On.” That means that you should do what you were asked to do because there's a war on and everyone has a part to play. It allows people to get away with so much because they don’t want to do what they were asked to do. So they say, “Don’t You Know There’s A War On,” Just so can get away with doing it because they know that everyone has a part to play in the war. If people don’t play their parts in the war, I guarantee 100% you will lose the war for your country. You will be a prisoner or you will be living in hiding for the rest of your life.

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    1. Aaron I agree that everyone has a part to play. Also people use it because the person who said it maby has to do something so in Howie's case he has to watch his sis because his mom has to do something.

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  2. What the saying “Don’t You Know There Is A War On?”means to me is it is a basically a way to make people remember that there are shortages because of the war so they remember and understand that the war also affects them not just those in the war.Why people use it so much is because it represents why things are hard in certain parts of their life like food shortages at shops and house shortages and even some part shortages. What the saying “Don’t You Know There's A War On” allows people to get away with is for people to stop complaining about shortages in their life like no meat in shops and not enough houses or apartments for everybody but the saying “Don’t You Know There Is A War On?” is a way to tell them they are in the same boat until the end.

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    1. I agree with you because if there were now shortages than why would there be the saying don't you know there's a war on.

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    2. wow Ethan I had never thought of it that way that they're in the same boat till the end. GREAT THINKING!

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  3. What this saying means is that there's a war on so everyone has to do their part. Like if your pop was in the war and your mom was helping soldiers you have to do something also. In Howie’s case he has to look after his sister. That’s his part of helping. So many people use it throughout the story because it’s away to get around things like Howie’s mom said it because she could not take care of Gloria and do her job. Why I think that it helps people get away with so much is the fact that everyone has to play a part in the war. This means that it tells other people that they have to do work too so it takes thing off the plate for the person who says “Don’t you know there’s a war on?”

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  4. What the saying don’t you know there’s a war on means is do what you’re asked to do to support the war effort. Why people use this phrase so many times in the story is everyone does what they're asked to do when you say it.Why I think it allow people to get away with so much is people have relatives in the war so it means a lot to them. For example on page 150 Howie was complaining that he had to take his sister with him to the movies then when his mom said Howie don’t you know there is a war on he said ok fine I will take her.

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  5. The book is called "Don't You Know There's A War On?" and this phrase is mentioned many times throughout the story. What I think it means is that people are reminding each other that there is a war on and it is a way to have a conversation. So many people use it throughout the story because they might want to talk about the war. It means that some people passed away, other people don't have food, and people are still fighting. Why I think it allows people to get away with so much is because they want to get stuff done right away and because there is a war on a lot of things have to happen with less people to do them. So everyone has to help out in any way that they can, no excuses.

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  6. What the saying don't you know there s a war on means that you can't do all the stuff you want to because of the war. Why so many people use it throughout the story is if they don't have anything else to say to try and stop someone they just say don't you know there's a war on. Why I think it allows people to get away with things is because that if they say that there's nothing you can do or say that would help stop them so easy. For example when he wanted he said no to babysitting Gloria his mom said don't you know there's a war on.

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  7. I disagree with Danny because they don't get away with everything. just some things they get away with. It is just for if you have a tiny thing you need someone to help you with. Like baby sitting. That is something you could say, " don't you know there s a war." That means that everyone has a part to play in the war not to get away with stuff.

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