1. Why do you think some people refer to Barb Tarbox as the “antismoking lobby’s greatest weapon”?

I think they prefer her as the "antismoking lobby's greatest weapon" because she goes to different high schools and informs everyone on what smoking can do to you. She also shows her transformation from when she started presenting to what she was in the end. She also lived through the tragedy so now everyone would know what you can look like and how you can feel.

2. What warnings did Tarbox get that indicated that she needed to quit smoking?
Her mother died from lung cancer when she was 21 and the doctor told her that she needed to stop of she would get lung cancer and she would not be alive in 20 years. Also 19 years later she was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer which indicated that she needed to stop or she would die very quickly. 

3. Why do you think it was very hard for Tarbox to quit smoking?
 It was hard for her because her brain was addicted to nicotine so she couldn't stop.

4. What does Tarbox think has been giving her the strength to live longer than anyone expected?
She thinks that the teenagers that she speaks to are helping her cheat death and live longer than anyone else.


Reflection
Imagine having to say goodbye to someone you love. Imagine you are never 
going to see them again. Write a 250-500 word letter to that person, telling them how much you care for them and how much you are going to miss them.
I'm going to miss you so much, I will miss all the good times we shared together. Talking about random things and just laughing all the time, I will miss those days. I will miss the times when we go out together and when you made me go into the store almost everyday after school to buy things. I will miss the times when we watched Biggest Loser and Survivor. I wish I would of treated you better. I was always mad every time you called me,  I was just lazy. All the times we played cards together and you would think I cheated all the time, those were good times. I really cared about you, I could always come and talk to you about anything, but I would normally get mad because you tried to make me feel like the other person was right. You were always there for me and I wish I could of been there for you every time you needed help. I miss helping you, even though it seemed like I hated it. I love you grandma <3.

 
Your self image is who you are and what you want to be. You normally want to be like someone on T.V or in a movie. So a lot of the people will change themselves so they look like that person. Which causes a lot of people to get really depressed because they can't be exactly like that person. I like to make people think that I'm a nice and funny person, that's my self image. But I want to look like a lot of people look on T.V which is normally a bad thing. I feel that if  I look like someone from T.V, people will like me more. But that isn't true and it only hurts myself. Just be yourself, don't change who you are for other people. 
 
One of the careers I want is a lawyer. I want to be a lawyer because the make a whole lot of money. They make over 125,000$ a year! I would have so much stuff! But the only thing I'm scared of is when I would be in court, which is what a lawyer does. It would take a lot to always have a big point to prove, I would have about 2 words to say every time. Another reason I want to be a lawyer is because my friend Nick hopes to become a lawyer so it would be cool to have a job with him. But that was before I learned about careers. It's not always about how much money you make, it's about if you enjoy it. Because if you don't enjoy something you do you will be really stressed out. But also, a lot of jobs aren't what you expected them to be. A lot of the time you see something really cool and awesome on T.V and you instantly want that job. But it's just television. A lot of those jobs in real life are actually boring. I still want to be a lawyer but this made me realize that lawyers have a lot of paper work to do and before court they can get really stressed. But I still want the job because of money, I know it's not about the money but for me it is!
 
1. Why did Mark create "Facesmash"?
To compare two different girls at once and rate which one is hotter.

2.  Do you believe that this website could lead to young women feeling insecure about their appearance?  Based on our discussions in class, how do you think most of these women would react to their ratings.
Probably most of the women would feel anger or depression because other people can leave bad ratings and leave anonymous comments that can say bad things about them.  


3. Do you think Mark was a cyberbully?  Please elaborate?
I don't think he was because when he said all of those mean things about the people online he was drunk.

4. When does Mark decide to expand the site to other schools? What role did Erica have in this decision?
When enough people joined the site he thought of expanding and Erica helped by doing something.

5. “I was your only friend - you had one friend,” Eduardo tells Mark across the deposition table. What is Mark and Eduardo's friendship like? Why did it break down?
I think their relationship was based strictly on money, fame and power. But when Mark got too greedy and didn't give Eduardo enough credit. Eduardo got really mad at all the greediness Mark had so they stopped being friends.

6. How did Mark get the idea to include relationship status on Facebook profiles? What explanation does he give to Eduardo for including this on Facebook?
He got the idea from when a guy asked him if this girl was single and then that gave Mark an idea to add relationship status to let people know if you're single or not.

7. “As if every thought that tumbles through your head was so clever it would be a crime for it not to be shared,” Mark's ex Erica snaps at Mark. Why are people drawn to the idea of broadcasting their personal lives on the internet?
I think they like to broadcast it because they don't have to be face to face to the person(s) and they can get sympathy from everyone.

8. “The internet's not written in pencil, Mark. It's written in ink,' states Erica, seething at the comments he blogged about her. Why is the typed word so powerful? Why is it tempting to misuse this power online? What positive things can social-networking sites achieve when used to their full potential?
I think it was powerful because you can erase pencil writing but you can't erase ink, it's always there. Also social-networking sites can bring a lot of people together and you can make keep connected with other friends.

9. In what ways does Facebook encourage us to define ourselves? How does this affect our identity and self-image?
It affects your identity because a lot of people try to take better pictures of themselves and edit the photo's so you like a supermodel and a lot of people like to lie on Facebook so it creates a certain image of yourself.

10. How are the themes of 'coolness' and money played out through the film? How do you think users of Facebook will react to knowing that, by sharing their lives publicly, they are allowing someone else to make billions from their personal information? 
I think that money and coolness broke down peoples friendships and made Mark get greedy. I also think people would get mad that their personal lives are making someone else money but not making themselves money.
11. Facebook has around 500 million members worldwide. What impact has it had on our culture? 
A lot of people spend all day on Facebook and it can cause a lot of drama between people. Also a lot of people talk about what happened on Facebook during their actual lives.