Car accident
(Page 147) who died on March 24,2000?
Brandon Jesse Martinez
(Page 148 paragraph 1)What moral can the reader learn from the victims crash?
“…his death became the pretext for teaching moral lessons.”
(Page 159 paragraph 1) “The recreational practices they shared as well as the individual work activities they lacked marked them all as….”
“Lazy” and “immoral”, potentially “criminal”, and always “illegal.”
(Page 147) How old was the main victim?
19 years old
(Page 150 paragraph 2) What’s the article titled about the car accident?
“Three Men Killed When Speeding Car Hits Trees; a Fourth Walks Away“
(Page 163 last paragraph) What pressures did Brandon talk about with his cousin before he died?
“He talked about pressures to graduate, get a good job, move out of the house, and become responsible.”
(Page 147) What quote does the chapter begin with?
“This story is about a road that never ends. It begins with a car crash.
-Ruben Martinez, performance, April 22, 2000
(Page 150 paragraph 1) Who is the fourth that walked away?
Michael Darr
(page 165) In “A Politics of Deviance” what quote described Brandon’s value after he died?
“living‘ is something to be achieved and not experienced.”
(Page 149 Drinking Suspected) How many victims died in the car accident?
3 victims
(Page 151 last paragrap) Who covered Darr’s accident?And why?
“Sports writer, not local crime reporters, covered Darr’s accident, which is important because sport has become a crucial site for securing the central and dominant cultura position of White masculinity.”
(Page 167 paragraph 2) what’s the definition of “politics of deviance”?
A politics of deviance makes sense of deviations from the norm differently rather than defensively.
(Page 149 last paragraph) What was the name of the victims that died?
Brandon Martinez, Christopher Jones, Van Khounborinh
(Page 154 paragraph 2) “In fact, the deaths of 3 victims were represented by the journalists as not-losses and not-tragedies through what Diana Taylor calls a…..”
”performance of explicit non-caring.”
(Page 168) What quote does Ruben Martinez reminds us?
“The road may kill us in the end, but it’s also the only way to get to where we’re going.”