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1. I think that this quote means that you should never let anyone tell you to be like everyone else and you have the right to show originality and Independence and don't be a follower be a leader. I feel that in the WAVE everyone does the same thing and allows one person give them orders and they follow them without any problems. This shows that it is that easier to be a follower and to be a part of the crowd and let someone tell you how you should do everything then resisting it and saying that your not going to allow that. I think that I could apply this to my life by not when one of my friends were to get mad at someone and decide that I'm not going to be their Friend either. Or by not if the whole school didn't like someone because their different and I wouldn't like them either. I think that almost every day people give into peer pressure whether its something as small as talking about one of your friends behind their back because your other friend doesn't like them, or something as big as doing drugs or stealing. 2. I think that Robert was one of the kids that was an outcasts and felt that he had no point in life at the beginning of the book. What even made it worst is that his older brother was always one of the top of the class and he would always have to live up to his expectations. I think that Robert felt that if he didn't have any friends and he wasn't doing good in school then there wasn't even any point of trying to do better. I think that the WAVE gave Robert confidence in his self and it made him feel like he wasn't expected to do any more then he could and that everyone was equal. I think that this is why he was one of the biggest followers of the WAVE because it was like his escape from the real world. I feel that Robert really gained a life long confidence in his self with or without the WAVE and the WAVE just helped him to see what he could do and that he could really be somebody. I don't think that he realizes that right now because he just sees it as a bad thing but I think that later he realize that he really did gain something out of it other then heartbreak. 3. a. An element of fascism that I see in the WAVE is a dictator having complete power. I don't really see racism but I see emphasising an aggressive nationalism because there is a lot of segregation towards those who are not a part of the WAVE. b. I think that Cuba has elements of fascism because they have one dictator with a lot of power.

AVOIDING MOB MENTALITY:

A Practical By a Middle School Student For Other Middle School Students

1. If you have doubts about something follow your instincts and make sure that you don't get caught up in something.

2. I f one of your friends come up to you and tell you how something is affecting people and you find yourself defending that something and getting mad at your friend for saying that then you know that you are getting too caught up in this thing.

3. If there is one leader of something and they give you orders and tell you when to do things and how to do them than this thing probably isn't good.

4. If people are getting hurt over something then you know that people are taking this thing to seriously and that you shouldn't take it seriously.