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Friday, May 13, 2016

May Book Club - The President Has Been Shot


Now's your chance to communicate with other groups that are also reading your book.  What do you want to discuss?  What do you want to hear their thoughts about?

Begin by describing the part of the book that you want to discuss - 2-3 Sentences
Then tell your thoughts about that part - 2-3 Sentences
Finish by asking a question

Then Reply to others' questions about your book.
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33 comments:

  1. When the cop stoped Oswald why didn't the cop asked more questions to Lee. I think that the cop is not smart because he only asked one questioned to Lee. What does the cop only asked two or one questions he should have asked more to Lee?

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    1. He probably just thought he was a innocent worker. But, imagine how the police officer felt after he was caught at the movie theater.

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    2. I think that he should've since he has a "suspicious package" in the backseat.

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  2. Part of book: Page 115

    My Thoughts: In the book there was a picture of two people in the school book depository and they heard gunshots and cartridges hit the floor. Why didn't they try to block both stairwells so that the person could be found easier?

    Question: What do you think about this issue?

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    1. Well when we talked about it maybe they only blocked the front staircase. The book said it he went down the back stairwell.

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    2. Or why didnt they just go up there to see who it was.

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    3. I think that they should have tried to block the stair case. But they were probably nervous and I'm assuming they didn't think about it. It must have been very scary anyways.

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    4. Why would they go up there come on tthe should of gone up there.

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  3. The part of the book I would like to discuss is the "escape plan" of Lee Harvey Oswald. What I didn't understand is why he would ride a bus stuck in traffic right after killing the president. Also he then shot a police officer and went into a movie theater without paying for a ticket. All those would attract the cops and he would get caught. My thoughts about this part is that he did not do a good job at escaping. Although, that's a good thing. I just thought that he did not do very smart things while "escaping." Do you think Lee's escape plan was well thought out?

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    1. I thought that to, why did he take a bus, why did he shout that police officer. All questions I thought of too.

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    2. I thought that too. I mean I can understand taking the bus which would get stuck in traffic because maybe the police would think he is farther ahead then he really is.

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    3. I thought he didnt have a very well thought out plan. He was not very clear of what he was doing. He had a couple of different escape plans, but none of them seemed like they would work very well.

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    4. I don't think he thought his plan out very well. I agree, why would he want to go to all of these places that are attracting police? Why wouldn't he go somewhere where there aren't a bunch of people and traffic?

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  4. When Kennedy was shot

    Why did Oswald leave all of the evidence at the scene. His gun and the bullet cartridges were left there. Why did he do that?

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    1. Yah wouldn't they get the fingerprints and trace it back to him.

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    2. Maybe he wanted to get out faster. He probably didn't want to get caught.

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    3. I think he was just so nervous that he panicked and forgot the reality of the situation.

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    4. Yeah. That was pretty dumb to leave all of it behind because they can just get the fingerprints from the gun. He didn't really think all of the disadvantage of this.

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    5. Yeah that was pretty dumb on Oswald part so now the police knows who did it.

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  5. Part of Book: When Oswald is talking about where he is going to shoot the president.
    My thought: When he was talking about where he was going to shoot the president from I would think they would be able to see him. I mean wouldn't they see the gun out of the window. And wouldn´t they look up after the gun was fired and see him.
    Question: Do you think they would see him.

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    1. I think that they would've because the gun's barrel was supposedly long and stuck out the window a lot. It's be kind of hard not to notice it with an loud gunshot too.

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    2. I think in the book Oswald chose that window because he could stay farther inside of the building because he could look through the window and still see and shoot the president.

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    3. I also think that they would have seen the gun. i don't know how someone would miss it.

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  6. Part of the Book; When Oswald is figuring out the shooting plan.
    My Thought: From the 6th floor window where he is going to plan to shoot JFK, I think someone would see the barrel of the rifle sticking out of the window. Someone would surely see the gun then and get curious about what it is. Oswald would get caught for sure.
    Question: Wouldn't someone see him?

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    1. I think that the reason that people did not see the end of the rifle is because if the most important man in america drove right past you would you be looking at all of the buildings and completely ignoring him? I think all of the people wanted to get a glimpse of the president when he drove past him and they did not want to miss anything.

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  7. Part of book: When Oswald Lee was going into the place where he wanted to shoot the president at
    My thoughts: I don't understand why he wanted to plan everything there. There are obviously people there that see him.
    Question: How did he not get caught?

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    1. The people there probably weren't concerned with what Oswald was doing. They were more concerned about the JFK going by and stuff like that.

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    2. I think the people were just too shocked to notice.

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    3. I think that everyone was too shocked to notice anything except for the president got shot by Lee harvey Oswald.

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    4. I agree everyone was too shocked to notice him.

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  8. Part of Book: Where Oswald is shooting and plans to escape.

    My thoughts: Why would he shoot out an obvious open window when there were thousands of people below him. I mean someone had to have looked up and saw him. Also, I think the gun was loud enough that someone would've looked up and alerted the authorities, so why would he consult such a risky escape, especially with so many people around? Also why would he leave the evidence behind? The gunshot was so loud that people could see where it was coming from. The cops were probably pretty quick to investigate the crime scene.

    Question: Do you think Oswald's escape plan was clever enough to by him some time? Why or why not?

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  9. I do not think that his plan was clever enough because he lost time going on a bus and taking a taxi. He could of just taken a bus to mexico right away so he could get away.

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    1. I agree, he didn't plan very well. He should have thought it out more.

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