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chapter 1-23 dear martin study guide
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Why was Justyce out so late? Ans: Justyce was
out late because he wanted to make sure his
drunk ex girlfriend made it home and that she
didn't drive home
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What assumptions did the officer make about
Justyce? Ans: That he a young black man that
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seen a girl drunk and she was locked out her car,
and the black young man took a opportunity to
try and do something to the girl
Compare and contrast how the officer viewed
Justyce and how Justyce views himself Ans: The
officer viewed Justyce as a black boy that gets in
trouble and that was wandering for people to
prey on and that he couldn't resist a pretty white
girl with her keys in her car and Justyce views
himself as a 17 year old boy that has a good GPA
and did good on his ACTS's and doesn't get in
trouble and is really focused
Why did Justyce think he would never be in this
situation? Ans: Jutsyce never thought he would
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be in this situation because he is not a troubled
kid and stays focused on the right things
How did the incident change Justyce thinking?
Ans: it changed Justyce thinking because he no
longer thought that you had to be in the streets
to get accused by the police he know realized
that you could be a good honor roll student and
still get accused because your black.
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Describe Manny and his family Ans: Manny is
privileged has 6 figures his family is rich and
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has a basement apartment and his mom is a
psychologist
What effects did the video game have on
Justyce? Ans: The game was too violent and
reminded him of his incident with the police
officer
Justyce can still see the bruises on his wrists.
What bruises does he have that can't be seen?
Ans: The bruises from when he was in handcuffs
for 3 hours you can hardly see them because of
his brown skin but he can still feel the pain
Explain Justyce and Manny's different
perspectives about Justyce's relationship with
Melo Ans: Manny think that Melo and Justyce's
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relationship is toxic and that is not real love and
that Justyce keeps running after this girl and
Justyce perspective is that they both love
eachother it's just sometimes complicated and
they haven't been getting along lately
What happened to the officer that killed Shemar
Carson? Ans: He was not indicted for murder.
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According to the classroom discussion, what was
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odd about the phrase "all men are created equal"
being used in the Declaration of Independence?
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Ans: There were many groups that weren't
treated equal or even considered equal.
What is ironic about Jared bringing up Shemar
Carson's arrest? Ans: Because Jared thinks that
every white cop that kills a black man should not
go to jail because the black man is usually the
one doing something wrong.
How does Manny feel about the conversation
between his friends? Explain how you know.
Ans: Manny doesn't really like what they are
doing, but he is not taking up for himself or
saying anything about it. I know this because
you can tell how Manny was acting that he really
didn't like it he barely even laughed at the things
they said.
chapter 1-23 dear martin study guide
Questions and Answers (100% Correct
Answers) Already Graded A+
Why was Justyce out so late? Ans: Justyce was
out late because he wanted to make sure his
drunk ex girlfriend made it home and that she
didn't drive home
© 2025 Assignment
Guru01 - Stuvia
What assumptions did the officer make about
Justyce? Ans: That he a young black man that
Expert
seen a girl drunk and she was locked out her car,
and the black young man took a opportunity to
try and do something to the girl
Compare and contrast how the officer viewed
Justyce and how Justyce views himself Ans: The
officer viewed Justyce as a black boy that gets in
trouble and that was wandering for people to
prey on and that he couldn't resist a pretty white
girl with her keys in her car and Justyce views
himself as a 17 year old boy that has a good GPA
and did good on his ACTS's and doesn't get in
trouble and is really focused
Why did Justyce think he would never be in this
situation? Ans: Jutsyce never thought he would
, 2
be in this situation because he is not a troubled
kid and stays focused on the right things
How did the incident change Justyce thinking?
Ans: it changed Justyce thinking because he no
longer thought that you had to be in the streets
to get accused by the police he know realized
that you could be a good honor roll student and
still get accused because your black.
© 2025 Assignment
Guru01 - Stuvia
Describe Manny and his family Ans: Manny is
privileged has 6 figures his family is rich and
Expert
has a basement apartment and his mom is a
psychologist
What effects did the video game have on
Justyce? Ans: The game was too violent and
reminded him of his incident with the police
officer
Justyce can still see the bruises on his wrists.
What bruises does he have that can't be seen?
Ans: The bruises from when he was in handcuffs
for 3 hours you can hardly see them because of
his brown skin but he can still feel the pain
Explain Justyce and Manny's different
perspectives about Justyce's relationship with
Melo Ans: Manny think that Melo and Justyce's
, 3
relationship is toxic and that is not real love and
that Justyce keeps running after this girl and
Justyce perspective is that they both love
eachother it's just sometimes complicated and
they haven't been getting along lately
What happened to the officer that killed Shemar
Carson? Ans: He was not indicted for murder.
© 2025 Assignment
According to the classroom discussion, what was
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odd about the phrase "all men are created equal"
being used in the Declaration of Independence?
Expert
Ans: There were many groups that weren't
treated equal or even considered equal.
What is ironic about Jared bringing up Shemar
Carson's arrest? Ans: Because Jared thinks that
every white cop that kills a black man should not
go to jail because the black man is usually the
one doing something wrong.
How does Manny feel about the conversation
between his friends? Explain how you know.
Ans: Manny doesn't really like what they are
doing, but he is not taking up for himself or
saying anything about it. I know this because
you can tell how Manny was acting that he really
didn't like it he barely even laughed at the things
they said.
