The+Year+of+the+Hangman

====**Question Number One Answer:** If I had to pick one historical even for this question, it would be 9/11. 9/11 changed more peoples lives than i can began to imagine. It's a shame it took something like this to make our country work together and get along, but i did. This changed the country in so many way. Airport's security is now almost imposable to get through because of how easy it was for those men to take over those plains. Terrorist threats or a way bigger deal now. This event also led to the act of former president George Bush, asking and gaining permission from congress to declare war on terrorist. This was not a very smart grant seeing as how terrorist are people and not a place. This of cores, had to be corrected. This also caused a mass grave site. This massive amount of death effected a lot of family s and I'm shore that effected their work which effected our economy. Now, 9/11 wouldn't have bin 9/11 with out the act its self. But maybe, if some one would have bin able to stop the plain takeovers and landed the plains or even if the plains crashed things would have bin much different. But would we have seen change in our country? Well, that question can only be answered with lots of opinions. as much as we wonted it to, I don't think this really made a long enoughf lasting impact on the US. The problem with our county is we're the county that s known to forget. It's possible that the biggest change this made was the change in our awareness of terrorist threats. This scared America into paying attention. But I believe we have started to fall back in to the illusion that we are safe from all harm. If this had never happened we would be less aware of terrorism. There would have also bin less heart ache. But we would be that much closer to over population.====


 * Question Number Two Answer**: If I had to pick three traits to describe Creighton they would be rebellious, selfish, and a schemer. We know hes rebellious because in the book his mother had "discovered that he was slipping out of the house at night" yet he kept doing it even after she discovered his secret. We know this because it says the second time "she had tried to lock all the doors and windows while he was out, to teach him a lesson, Creighton had gained entry by smashing a windowpane and unfastening the lock." This card game was the 3rd time he had snuck out out since his mother discovered he was sneaking out. Not only was he sneaking out in the first place, but then he kept doing it even after his mother found out he was and then he was disrespectful about it. We know hes selfish because in the book, even though his mother mad it clear she couldn't handle him and it was all to much for her, he didn't care, he was still trying to get home. I also know hes selfish because in the book he says " he even cursed his father, for dying and leaving him to be raised by a mother who was capable of giving him neither understanding nor discipline." This shows he didn't even stop to think about how his mother must feeling. She had lost a husband and bin left a son to support on he own and that son was not making it easy. But instead of thinking of considering that he just worried about himself. It also shows hes selfish when his uncles asking him to be the look out or "spy" because hes the only man that has the position to gain the Americans trust and get information but he doesn't wont to do it because it's "too embarrassing. too demeaning." Last but not least, we know hes a schemer because in the book there all kinds of things that he gets away with by being a good liar. like when he has to play along and say hes a servant when asked the question "what sort of servant? hired or bound?" he calmly and coolly answered "bound". He keeps up this role throughout chapter five quite easily,even when his mind is ells where. It also shows hes a schemer when he lies and says he wont's to see Colonel Gower because "he owes" him his "month's wages". when that was clearly a lie because if he was a bound servant he would have no "wages" on the count that he would be paying off a debt


 * Question Number Three Answer:** If I had to name the irony in chapter five having to do with Benedict Arnold based on what I know about his real life. I'd say the irony in chapter five takes place on the subject of Benedict Arnold supposedly being true to and have pride in his side. In chapter five he introduces him self and his title to Creighton and his uncle very proudly. In the book it says "mine." The man bowed, in a fashion that seemed to hold a touch of mockery "Benedict Arnold, sir, general of the Continental Army, at your service." He still took pride in his title even though the colonel made it clear "there is no Continental Army," and that it had bin defeated. He was also proud In what he though was clever about why there was still a Continental Army. He shows this when he answers back with "Ah, but we never surrendered, and we signed no treaty." Also when he takes charge of the ship and starts telling the men on the British side what to do to stay alive he seems to despise the British. This is where the ironic part comes in because in chapter five Arnold is showing his pride for his side. But in his real life he was in the continental army but in 1779, he opened secret negotiations with the British. He was latter caught in a scheme with the British, which is when he oafishly changed sides. So to point out the irony to a blind eye, It's ironic that in the book he shows so much pride in his side but in the real world he ended up being a type of spy for the British and eventually joined the British Army.


 * Question Number Four Answer:** The first out of character act Creighton pulls is in chapter 5 page 59 when Peter dis sided to go into Creighton's cabin. Peter was talking about his boots and how his toes are often cramped in them because it/s hard to find shoes that fit him. Then Peter said "I warrant your"re feeling about the same way my feet feel, an't you?" his is when it shows Creighton for got he was supposed to be playing the part of an indentured servant and it shows because in the book it says, "Creighton gave him an incredulous look. "what do you mean?" " He quickly regained his cover once Peter reminded him of it by saying, "you know--free. Unbound." The second slip up i noticed is on pages 66 and 67 when the men loaded the goods on to the boat and Creighton makes a snotty remark by saying "I hope you don't expect me to ride in one of those," like he deserved something better. he was acting as if he were a gentlemen rather then a servant. The third time i noticed him slip up or almost blow his cover is on page 69 when he gets defensive about peter explaining to him that what they were coming to was a warehouse not New Orleans. he almost blew his cover here when he said "You've no call to make me feel stupid!" Because this slip of the tung showed that he felt he was better than Peter. The fourth time i caught this problem was shortly after the last matter, still on page 69 when the men started passing around the bacon grease Creighton dis sided to be stubborn and refuse it because it smelled bad. He felt he was to good to put grease on his face. this backfired on him later when he realizes his face is completely swollen from all the bites. Still on page 69 we find the fifth time he almost gets caught out of character. I know this because in the book it says he was happy it was growing dark because the dark "hid a smile he couldn't restrain." This showed how his attitude toward people was proving to be a problem. Looking at all these careless mistakes he makes I would assume he didn't care about the war, about the gravity of the situation, about his uncle, or about anything else but himself and getting home.I'd assume he really doesn't wont to be in the position of being the spy. I'd say he was just a kid acting like a man in a bad position. But he put himself there. so this also means he has a lac of responsibility.

Dear diary, I met Dr. Franklin wile looking for Sophie this morning. I found him in his sitting room behind a writing desk, "entirely naked except for a nightcap that sat at a rakish angle above his broad forehead, and a pair of gold-rimed glasses." The first thought about this man that popped into my head was the words delusional, and senile. I also found it a bit off that he wasn't shy at all! Not only was he not shy but he told me to "come in, and close the door." I found it surprising that he already new who i was. It was a bit of a challenge to stay in character because when he asked of my skills I realized I had bin brought up to be a gentlemen, and gentlemen were not expected to have any particular skills." He said I would have to earn my keep and I of cores disagreed. But he challenged me to a hand of cards and I thought I had him but I was wrong!:( So now, sadly, I must live up to my end the deal.
 * Question Number Five Answer:** Dear diary, By the time we Arrived in New Orleans the mosquitoes were attacking me. I started to think maybe i shouldn't have refused that bacon grease. This was the point were I had to separate from my uncle. They took him "the Cabildo House" Disiding to got with Peter was easier after I ritualized it's "not a happy prospect" where my uncle was going. I was in awe after Peter reviled that the Dr. Franklin's house we were going to was the Benjamin Franklin. This came as such a surprise because I thought he was dead. So far nothing here has bin anything like i expected! Then we reached B. Franklin's house. At first I thought that for it being B. F. houses it was " unimpressive, Both in size and its construction." That is until I learned what happened to the patriots. I guess I just never gave much thought to how bad things could get for people effected by the war. Shortly after this we arrived at "Dr. Franklin's home."


 * Question Number Six Answer:** Creighton had just found out that his father had died at the end of a rope and not at the mercy of battle. This gave Creighton mixed feelings and different views on what used to be set boundarys and lines. Things were no longer as simple as either "English or not English; a place wasn't either civilized or uncivilized; a thing wasn't either good or bad, right or wrong," they were unclear. What used to be black and white was now a shade of gray. the comparison to the Mississippi River was used to farther prove this point of uncertainty. When the Mississippi was referred to in the book, it symbolically compared the land division to the line that had bin set between all things Creighton new to be apposite


 * Question Number Seven Answer:** The press can get word out faster then anything. If your using the press that 3 degrees of separation cuts down to on. In this case that one would b the paper.One way he press can be used to day is for Presidential candidates. They will use it to eliminate other competitors. The press can also be used for advertising food and toiletry fundraisers for our men at war


 * Question Number Eight Answer:** I don't think I could pick a side because on one hand I am a very diplomatic person but on the other hand I will fight when the time calls for it. I can see where Sophie is coming from because all she wants is to act in Franklin's memory and to keep in mind what he would have done. But I can see where Creighton is coming from too because not only did they act against the Americans but they killed Franklin and committed arson. That was a major act of indiscretion and i can see why Creighton would think it right to act on this. But in a way he is wrong because he is not looking at the matter with a level head. He is seeing in from scorn eyes and not from the eyes of a person who sees only the facts. But if I had to pick a side I would pick Creighton's because they cated witch calls for action. If you ask me all hope of diplomacy went out the window what they burned down the printing pres and killed Franklin in the proses. Also its like Creighton said "if someone does you an injury, you don't jut turn the other cheek; you strike back. It's a matter of honor."


 * Question Number Nine Answer:** The symbol I chose can be found on page 183. Peter and Creighton were having a conversation about Arnold. They were talking about how Arnold felt they should strike back and soon. The symbolism I found is mid way though the page when peter states that Arnold "feels like a ship with the wind in it's sails and it's anchor in the mud." What Arnold meant by this was here they sit with all this opportunity (from what he could understand) to get off there butts and fight but instead they just sad there being weighed down my the man. He wasn't being allowed to "sail."


 * Question Number Ten Answer:** The irony I chose Is the irony I found in chapter eighteen on page 198. I found irony in what Harry Brown said at the bottom of the page. He quoth "You never told Arnold you were colonel's nephew, did you?" This is ironic because he was supposed to be pretending to be on the Americans side, but then he got roped into pretending to be on he American side, pretending to be on the British side. So now the British side thinks every ones on the same side but there not. The even more confusing part is that now after finding out that his dad was ether a traitor or a man who could truly see people for who they were, and gaining feelings for the Americans who had shown him kindness when his own family didn't, he became inshore what side he wanted to be on but he was leaning t words American. The ironic part is even though he was more on the American side and now hated his uncle he still never told Arnold or Peter the hole truth about things. This made him venerable because the British thought Arnold was on there side, so they mite have said something about the wound on Creighton's head being his uncles fault. This would show that he lied to Arnold and things would have gotten really ugly. This type of irony is irony of situation.


 * Question Number Eleven Answer:** The theme I chose for "The Year of the Hang Man" is "You can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time." Throughout this hole book there's nothing but lies and half truths. Even when they think all the truths out there's always something that Creighton new that someone didn't. At the beginning of the book when Creighton meets his uncle he tells him "It was my idea to come here." this was of course a lie. Then when Arnold took over there ship Creighton provided a both, greater and more dangerous lie. When the discussion of trying to get a ransom for Creighton too he said, "No one would give a farthing for me, I'm only a servant." This lie is what set up the rest of the book, this lie became the foundation of the store. At least that's until Creighton some how manged to make things even more complicated. He did this by teaming up with Arnold with a plan to act like they had switched to the British side in order to gain their confidence so that they could find out where they were hiding Washington. But even though by this time Creighton's loyalties were with the American side he still hadn't told them the truth about his relationship with his uncle, and going in to this lie was dangerous because now the British would be under the expression that Arnold knew everything, but he didn't. So he won't into this lie recklessly from the start when he told Hale "he's (Arnold) come over to y---to our side," "He's lost faith in the patriots,he says." this lie ended up being the foundation to the rest of the book.


 * Question Number Twelve Answer:** The first thing I would change is the part where Creighton gets shot in the leg. If I were to rewrite it the people would have busted through the door and just as Creighton was almost out of the window the guy would have grabbed his leg and Creighton would have gotten to kick him in the face. Also they would have ended up passing by Washington's window and Peter would have broke him out too. Then when Arnold went to leave for the battle Washington would have went with him. Then Peter and Creighton would reach Dr. Francklin's and find Sophie. Except when Sophie sees Peter and Creighton instead of stopping her self from being excited she lets out a yelp of joy. She then runs up to Peter and hugs him. When she makes it to Creighton they hug happily and then things get intense and in a split second they go from a friendly hug to a quick kiss. Sophie then holds he hand to he mouth and blushes wile saying "I'm sorry!." to which Creighton would give some thought to and then reply, "Don't say your sorry if you don't mean it." Then with a smile he would wrap her in a tight hug. The story would be the same from there except Arnold and Washington would have won the battle and that would set the book up for a sequel. Butt none of this stuff could be changed except the kiss between Creighton and Sophie because that would be an attempt to rewrite history then it wouldn't be literally correct. The kiss between Sophie and Creighton mite not even be able to happen ether because that mite have made things come out differently too.