Directions: You are to choose one of the following writing prompts to respond to with a complete paragraph. Each one pertains to our freedom of speech. For each response, you must have at least 5-7 complete and understandable sentences; and you must cite evidence from the text: “Tinker v. Des Moines: Freedom of Speech for Students”. What does “freedom of speech” mean in the United States? Do you think social media has made freedom of speech more or less important? What do you think it would be like to live in a country which did not guarantee freedom of speech? Should schools be allowed to punish students for what they write on social media? Write or hi-lite the question you decide to respond to; then take a position on the issue and support your response with specific examples and evidence from the text. Direct citation means you include quotes, the author’s name, and page number.

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel

i think the answer is either c or d

im thinking d might make more sense though

sorry if im wrong

its c

explanation: