Had Juliet been older, do you think she would have done the same things she did in the play?

If Juliet was older I think she would not do everything that she did in the play. I believe that because she would be able to do what she wants & believe in on her own terms. She could have married Romeo without worrying about what her family would think or say,as well as his family...

Could the same thing happen to two teenagers today?.

The same situation between Romeo & Juliet can defintely happen. Heartbreaks happen all the time. So does love,as teenagers you can fall deep for someone who might not feel the same way about you. For example, Romeo wanted to marry Juliet but she did not want to. That goes to show you the person you are with may not feel the same about you the way you feel about them.

Journal entry#3:What shoulod Hiram have done to prevent the crime that happened to Emmett Till?

In my strong belief Hiram should've tried to interfer with what was goin on to Emmett. He could've talked some type of sense into whoever did that horrible crime. Hiram could've gotten help from an adult even they were white. I say that because even a white adult knows not to kill a Negro,even if they did something wrong or out of place. They don't won't the publicity that will come along with killin that Negro child or adult.

Journal entry #2:What could Hiram,anyone else have done or do to stop crime?

I believe Hiram or anyone else could've start protest to help stop crime. Hiram also could've stop crime with a segregation march. A segregation march could've helped if not most than some of the white folk who are against black freedom. Even though slavery wasn't legal back in the 40's & 50's there, it was still goin on because of the blacks working in the fields of the whites. That is one of the major reasons how slavery was still goin on. Blacks were being treated unfair everytime they went to work. The whites who were against the crime in their neighborhoods could've held town hall meetings. Another way is speaking with the city council to push the law against doing harm towards the oppisite race for apparent reason.

Journal entry #1:Why does racism exist?

In my opinion racism exist in this book because the year it takes place in. In that year range which is between the 40's & 50's racism was not well disguised. In fact, racism was very common around that day & age. everything was segregated from the water fountains to the school situation. As far as the school situation goes, white children were seperated from black children.Obviously because of the time they were in. There were black leaders who wanted peace & comfort in their communities without being tormented by the fellow white citizens. Some of the cruel & harsh things you could think of happened to the blacks during this period of time. the white's threw rocks & stones at the blacks. The white policeman of course hosed the blacks dwn with the fire hoe's & unleashed the rath of guard dogs on the blacks. All these things make up segregation & racism.

"Aboy who wont stand up for himself becomes a man who can't stand up to anything".

I believe this quote means as a young man you are learning how to stand up and speak for yourself. During your years of growing up your taught to have self confidence. without that self confidence you are helpless & can be defeated in any obstacle or task. In my opinion you can't make it in this world with lack of hope & a non-determined mind state. With that being said it is good to love yourself & take pride in anything you believe in. There are many great men who's only way to become a great man had to look at themselves as kings. Dignity is important also,ones dignity is very important in the mind. I have a mind set of allegiance,i am very dedicated to anything i want or have to accomplished. Me as a young man today i believe i have the ability to show & prove in every aspect of life.

Quote of the day.!

"Afghans abhor customs but cherish rules"

I think "Afghans cherish custom but abhor rules" means they are well indepent but, don't follow or apply with the rules. They are intune with themselves and believe in their opinions strongly. They dont like being pushed or forced to do something against