Monday, January 28, 2013

Ch. 1-6

1. We have been discussing genetic engineering in class. Discuss how genetic engineering applies to Max. In your discussion mention all of her unique traits.

2. Give a brief description of all of the characters introduced from the prologue to ch. 7.

3. Kit suffers from post traumatic stress disorder. What is this?

4. Frannie had to euthanize the doe. What does this mean?

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  1. 1. Max unique traits were being able to fly & being capable to hear miles away. Genetic engineering applies to Max because for her to be a human she has "animal-like" traits that were modified by manipulating her genetic material making her having these what I call "animal-like" traits.
    2.Max-also called Tinkerbell, a 11 yr.old girl that had unique traits.
    Matthew-also called Peter Pan, was Max's little brother.
    Keith & Angie Duffy-father & daughter whose doe died & fawn lived.
    Frances "Frannie" O'Neil-a veterinarian & a widow.
    David-Dr. David Mekin, Frannie's husband who was shot & killed.
    Carole-Frannie's sister, who called her Frannie the Sap.
    Kit Harrison-whose real name was Thomas Anthony Brennan & also known as "Uncle Tom" was trim, six foot two, with sandy blonde hair. A graduate from NYU Law School, Frannie's new tenant, hunter, & now a goner.
    Mrs.Beattie-the only nice teacher at Max & Matthew's school who called them "inseparable at birth" & the "Bobbsey Twins".
    Mike-Kit's 3 yr.old boy.
    3.Post traumatic stress disorder is a severe anxiety disorder that can develop after being exposed to any event that results in psychological trauma.
    4. When Frannie euthanize the doe it means that she put the doe to death (peacefully).

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  2. 1. Genetic engineering applies to Max, because she is able to fly and she had very acute hearing. She has animal like features which is a form of genetic engineering.
    2. Max (Tinkerbell) is a 11 year old girl who is able to fly and she hears very well.
    Kit Harrison was a handsome graduate of NYU Law School. He had post tramatic stress disorder and sometimes had anixety attacks. Also a former FBI Agent. He came to see the estate behind the clinic.
    Angie is a little girl who came to the office very upset because her dad had just hit a deer.
    Francies O'Neil "Frannie" is a veterinarian who is also struggling with the lost of her husband.
    Carole- Frannies sister
    Matthew is Max's little brother
    Dr.David Mekin is Frannie's husband (died) he stuided embryology at MIT and then he worked in San Fransico.
    Mike is Kit's son (3 years old)
    3. Post traumatic stress disorder is a serious condition that can develop after a person has experienced or witnessed a traumatic or terrifying event in which serious physical harm occurred or was threatened.
    4. When she euthanized the doe it means that she killed the doe quickly.

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  3. 1. Max has "un-human like" traits. She can fly and has acute hearing. Genetic engineering applies to Max because her genes were modified to have these traits.
    2. Max 11 yrs. old, has the ability to fly and has acute hearing.
    Matthew- Max's brother.
    Kit Harrison- (Uncle Thomas/ Thomas Anthony Brennan) 6,2", blond hair, law school graduate, a hunter.
    Keith and Angie Duffy- Father and daughter who got into the accident with the doe.
    Frannie- animal doctor and widowed.
    David- Frannie's husband who was murdered.
    Mrs. Beattie- School teacher
    Mike- Kit's 3yr. old son.

    3.Post traumatic is a disorder when the brain is traumatized after a traumatic event happens to a person. Extreme anxiety occurs.

    4.Frannie had to peacefully put the doe to rest.

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  4. 1. Max and his siblings are a product of genetic engineering. Max had many unique traits; she can fly, and can hear from miles away (acute hearing).
    2. Max- Her nickname is "Tinkerbell" and she has very unique and animal like traits. Matthew- Is Max little brother, his nickname is "Peter Pan". David- Frannies laided husband that was shot and killed. Frannie- Her real name is Frances, she is a veterinarian, and widow of David. Kit Harrison- Also known as "Uncle Tom" he is Frances new tenant and hunter. Carole- Frances sister. She calls Frances a "Sap".
    3. Post traumatic stress disorder is a serious condition that can develop after a person has experienced or witnessed a traumatic or terrifying event in which serious physical harm occurred or was threatened.
    4.Euthanize means to put a animal or person to sleep because there condition is too severe.

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  5. 1.Max is able to fly, she is abnormally strong & she has acute hearing,so genetic engineering applies to her because she is a direct product of it.
    2.The characters that have been metioned from the prologue to chapter 7 are:
    Max- an 11 year old girl who is abnormally strong, is able to fly & who has acute hearing; Matthew- Max's brother; Thomas- the hunter of Max & Matthew; Kit Harrison- his real name is Thomas Brennan, an ex-FBI agent that is going to Colorado undercover as a hunter and fisher to further a study of a case; Keith & Angie Duffy- father & daughter who brings the doe into the Inn-Paitent and takes the fawn home; Frances O'Neill- vet, and widow who is renting out her cabin; David Mekin- Frances' deceased husband.
    3. Post traumatic stress disorder is an anxiety disorder that is caused by a traumatic event.
    4. To euthanize means to put to death humanely.

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  6. 1. Genetic Engineering manually adds new DNA to an organism. Max is a human that has traits of other non-human organisms. She is able to fly and she has acute hearing. She relates to genetic engineering because she did not inherit those non-human traits.
    2.Maximum (Max) aka Tinkerbell- An 11 year old girl with long blonde hair and brown eyes. She is able to fly and she can hear from long distances.
    Matthew aka Peter Pan- Max's younger brother.
    Kit Harrison (Thomas Anthony Brenan) - A former FBI agent that has post traumatic stress disorder. He is also a hunter that has come to Colorado to try to find Max and Matthew. He lives in the cabin behind the hospital
    Dr.Frannie 'Neil- Veterinarian that works at the hospital.
    David Mekin- Frances' husband that is dead.
    Uncle Thomas (Kitt Harrison) - the hunter trying to kill Max & Matthew.
    Keith Duffy- The father of Angie Duffy. he brought his doe to the hospital to try to get it some help.
    Carole- Fances' sister.
    3. Post traumatic disorder is a serious condition that a person can develop by witnessing a horrible event or by being threatened.
    4. Euthanize means to put a person/animal to death humanely.




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  7. 1) Genetic engireeing is when scientist try to change the DNA of a human. In this case Max 's DNA was changed and now she has special powers. She can fly, she is super strong for her age, gender, and size, her sense and hearing is acute.
    2) Max- She a teenage girl that has special gifts. She has wings, she has super streght. She always gives it her all when she's doing something.
    Thomas- He's one of the five hunters who were after Max and her brother. He was the one that pulled that trigger and shot Max.
    Kit Harrison- He's a man, who has post traumatic stress disorder. He got fired from his job as an FBI agent becuase he wouldn't let go of a case about missing doctors. His name was Thomas Anthony Brennan.
    Keith Duffy and Angie(his daughter)- They were the people that brought the pregnant crushed doe.
    Frannie- She was the one that Keith and his daughter brought the doe to. She save the fetus but killing her mother in a humanely way. She lost her husband David.
    Matthew- he was Max's brother who had run away with her but got seperated.
    Mike and Tyke- they were kit's sons.
    3)Post traumatic stress disorder is when you have experienced or seen a traumatic event. For example when someone dies or someone gets badly hurt. If you have this disorder, you will probably get flashbacks(where you will see the event happening over and over again.) You will get headaches and dizziness and most than likely faint.
    4)Euthanize is when you kill an animal or person in a humanely way. For example putting an animal into a deep sleep, a sleep that he will never wake up from.

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  8. 1)In the start of the book we learn about how Max and her siblings have unique traits about them. Max had the ability to fly and can hear the smallest sounds from very far away.Genetic engineering applies to them, because they are human, but they have had a change in their DNA which gives them special powers.
    2)We learn about Max and Matthew who are brother and sister, and we learn about their adventures hiding from hunters. One of the hunters named Kit Harrison has post traumatic stress disorder, and he came to Colorado to calm down. Frannie is a Veterinarian and a widow , because her husband David was shot and killed. Keith Duffy and his daughter, Angie, had to go to Frannie because the car had hit a pregnant doe and crushed it. The little girl just wanted both of them to be okay, but she could not save the mother doe; she could only save the baby.
    3) Post traumatic stress disorder occurs as a medical condition that happens when a person goes through a dramatic event in their life.
    4)Euthanize is when you put a human or animal to death in a manner that is not painful or harmful to them.

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  9. 1. Genetic engineering is the modification / changing of a human's DNA. This applies to Max due to the special 'powers' Max has. (flying, super strength, and very powerful hearing).
    2. Some of the first characters introduced in the novel were Max and her brother, Matthew. They were introduced while they were running from hunters in the woods. One of the hunters that was following them was named, Kit Harrison, who was visiting Colorado to relax. (He has post-traumatic stress disorder). Another character that was introduced was named Frannie, who is a veterinarian. Her husband, who was never introduced thoroughly because he was killed many years ago, making Frannie a widow. Two more characters who were introduced were named Angie, and her father Keith. They entered the story after hitting a pregnant deer, prior to visiting the veterinarian.
    3.Post-traumatic stress disorder is normally caused after someone is faced with a major, negative event in their life. It effects them throughout their lives.
    4. To euthanize an animal means to kill it peacefully, without causing any harsh or painful actions.

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  10. 1)Genetic Engineering is when biologist make changes to the DNA code of living organisms and this applied to Max and her siblings, where it made them unique. Each had their own special traits, for max she had abnormally strength, super sonic hearing, and had the ability to fly.
    2)Some of the characters so far introduced in the chapter thus fur are her, her brother, Matthew who was introduced in the beginning of the story. Max is a teenage girl who has special gifts from genetic engineering. Same as her brother Matthew. Fannie is an elder woman who is considered a widow because she a had a tragic lost of her husband who was murdered. Then there is Kit Harrison who was one of the the hunters that has post-traumatic stress, and he was sent to Colorado to get things straight with his head. Keith Duffy and his daughter, Angie, are just two client of Fannie. Keith ran over a doe that was pregnant and Angie was devastated and just wanted both the doe and fawn to be safe. Unfortunently she could only save the baby.
    3)Post-Traumatic stress usually affects victims that has suffered a tragic loss or anything negative that has happened in that persons life. Its a disorder when the brain is traumatized after a traumatic event happens to a person. Extreme anxiety attacks happen often.
    4)Euthanize an animals means to put an animal to sleep. Out of misery; to kill it peacefully, without any harsh pain. To rest in peace.

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  11. 1. Max is a girl that can fly has actue hearing and is extremly strong. These traits make her a product of genetic engineering.
    2.Prologue to chapter 7 characters:
    Max is an 11 year old girl that can hear from extremly far distances and is abnormally strong.
    Mattew is Max's brother with the nickname "peter pan".
    Frannie is the widow of David; her real name is Frances and she is a veterinarian.
    David is Frannies husband that was mudered.
    Kit Harrison is a 6'2 man with blonde hair. He is a hunter and a law graduate.
    Mike is Kit's 3 year old son.
    Keith and Angie Duffy in the father and daughter who had gotten in an accindent with the doe.
    Mrs.Beattie is the school teacher.
    3.Post traumatic disorder is a serios disorder that occurs in the brain. It is when person suffers through a dramatic or traumatizing events.
    4.Euthanize means to put a person or animal to sleep because if a condition that was highly serve.

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  12. 1)Genetic Engineering is when scientist change the DNA structure or code to make have the genes and qualities they want them to have in living organisms. This applied to Max because she was a Genetically Engineered child as well as her brother. Some of the traits that made Max unique where that she was able to fly, she was very very strong,and she had super sonic hearing.
    2)Max (Maximum) or tinker-bell,a teenager with unique traits
    matthew - Max's brother (peter-pan)
    Frances O'neil - (Frannie) a Veterinarian and a widow
    keith and Angie - Daughter and Father whose doe died at the vet's office
    Carole- Frannie's sister
    David - Frannie's husband who got shot and died
    Kit Harrison- a former FBI agent with blonde hair whose real name is Thomas Anthony Brennan
    Mrs.Beattie- Max's ad mathews school teacher
    3)Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a disorder you get when a traumatic event has happened to you during you life and you often have very intsen anxiety attacks.
    4) When Frannie had to euthanize the doe it meant that she had to put it so sleep (kill) the doe but in a peaceful and gental harmless way

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  13. 1. Max genetic disorder were being able to fly and hearing people from miles away. This was kind of a good thing for her because she could hear when the people were coming.
    2.Max~ teen with unique traits, Mattew~ Max brother , Carole~ was fran sister , Fran~ a widow , David~ Fran husband , Kit~ A FBI agent , and Ms.Beatie~ Max and Mattew teacher.
    3.Post Tramaumatic Stress Disorder is a severe anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to any event that results in psychological trauma.
    4.When Fran euthanize the doe it means she put it to sleep (death).

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  14. 1. Genetic Engineering applies to Max becauseof her animal-like traits. Her traits consist of wings, which allow her to fly and hearing acutely. Since all of this is caused by a change in her genes, this is Genetic Engineering.
    2. Maximum- known as Max or Tinkerbell, has animal-like traits and is being hunted. Matthew- known as Peter Pan, is Max's brother. Kit Harrison- known as Uncle Thomas, is a former FBI agent, hunts and lives behind the Vet. He also has Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Keith & Angie Duffy (father & daughter)- people who got into an accident with a pregnant Doe. Frannie- a veterinarian who has lost her passion for animals after her husbands murder. David-Frannie's husband that pasted. Mike & Tyke-Kit's sons.
    3. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder- a disorder due to being exposed to or experiencing a very terrifying event.
    4. When Frannie euthanized the Doe, she put it to sleep. This happens to stop suffering when the animal is going to die anyways.

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  15. 1. Max is a human,but she has animal traits. For example, she can
    fly and has a very good sense of hearing.
    2. Max- an eleven year old girl that can fly and hear very well
    Matthew- Max's little brother
    Keith and Angie Duffy- a father and daughter that accidently
    ranned over a pregnant doe
    Francies O'Neil- (also known as Frannie) a widowed veterinarian
    Kit- a good looking hunter who was also a graduate from law
    school
    Carole- Frannie's sister
    David- Frannie's husband that was a victim of murder
    Mrs. Beattie- a teacher
    Mike- Kit's son that was three years old
    3. Post traumatic stress disorder is an anxiety disorder that can
    occur when a horrible event happens.
    4. Euthanizing a doe means to peacefully put the doe to rest
    (death).

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  16. 1.Genetic engineering refers to max because of her non-human traits.she can fly,which is non-human and has an acute hearing. This would all simply mean that theres a change in genes. As well as her brother they had animal like traits.

    2.Tinkerbell(maximum) :animal traits
    a.Peter Pan(matthew): max's brother
    b.Uncle Thomas(kit harrison) : FBI agent that lives behind the vet.diagnosed post stress disorder
    C. Father and daughter(keith & angie): got into an accident.
    D.frannie: veternarian husband was murdered
    E.david is frannie's husband
    F.mike and tyke ..kits sons

    3.Post traumatic disorder is an anxiety disorder that occurs after youve seen or experienced an traumatic event i.e death shooting abuse.

    4. When frannie says she has to euthanize doe, she simply means put him to sleep. Well because doe is an animal they use the term sleep as. An replacement of die, death,kill.

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  17. 1: Max is sort of like a bird-human. She has wings and a strong ability to hear. Genetic engineering applies to Max because of these traits.

    2:
    Max(Maximum): A genetically engineered 11-year old girl who is being hunted for having unique traits. Her code name is "Tinkerbell"
    Dr. Frannie O' Neil: A veterinarian who is suspicious of Kit.
    Kit Harrison: A 6'2 man with blonde hair. He is a FBI agent that suffers from PTSD and a law graduate.
    Matthew: Max's brother who she has not yet found. His code name is Peter Pan.
    Uncle Thomas: A man set out to hunt and kill Max and Matthew.

    3: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that occurs when people experience or see a traumatic scene or event that could possibly conceive a threat to one's life.

    4:Since the doe was injured and couldn't be healed, Frannie had to euthanize the doe. Euthanize means to put down or kill. This usually occurs by a gas or injection

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  18. 1.Max experiences genetic enginerring because she has animal like traits. She has acute hearing and the ability to fly with wings.

    2.Max(Maximum)- Has acute hearing and can fly. Codename "Tinkerbell"
    Matthew- Max's brother who also has animal like traits. Codename "PeterPan"
    Dr.Frannie O'Neil- widowed Veterinarian who found Max.
    Keith & Angie Duffy- Couple who accidently killed a doe.
    Kit- FBI agebt who lives behind the cabin behind the vet.
    David- Frannie's murdered husband
    Mike & Tyke- Kits children

    3.Post Traumatic Disorder - Anxiety disorder that happens when a horrible event happens.

    4.To euthanize the doe, means to put to sleep. Putting to sleep is killing the animal.

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  19. 1. Max's traits are the ability to fly and acute hearing, this is genetic engineering.
    2. Max-the ability to fly and has acute hearing, known as Tinkerbell
    Matthew- Max's little brother, known as peterpan
    Fannie O'Neil- a veterinarian who's husband was murdered
    Kit Harrison- is a FBI who has a disorder and is hunting down max and matthew
    Keith and Angie Duffy- father and daughter that injured/killed a deer
    David- Dr.Frannie's husband that was murdered
    Careol- Dr.Frannie's sister
    Mike- he's Kit's son
    3.Kit suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, which is an axiety disorder that causes phycological trauma
    4. it means to put an animal to death


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  20. 1) Genetic engineering applies to Max because shes a girl that can fly and shes really strong and she has animal like traits.
    2) Max/she is a 11 yr old girl that have all these powerful traits. They call her tinker bell.
    Kit Harrison/(real name Thomas Anthony Brennan). He was a graduate from NYU law school. He was 6'2 and he had blonde hair.
    Mike/ kits three yr old son.
    Tyke/ also kits son.
    Matthew/ Max brother. They call him Peter Pan.
    Frannie/ Her real name is Frances and she is a veterinarian. She had a husband named David until he was murdered.
    David/ He was Frances husband until he got murdered.
    Keith&Angie/ Keith is Angies father. They both had got into a accident with a pregnant doe.
    Mrs.Beattie/ she is one of the best teachers at Max & Matthew's school.
    3)PTSD is a severe disorder that can develop after something horribly bad has happened.
    4)That means she kills the doe peacefully.

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  21. 1. The genetic engineering does refer to max because of her being able to fly and she also has very acute hearing. This type of genetic engineering ,when there is a change in the DNA code in any living organism.Also her brother Matthew is quite similar to max in some ways.
    2. Max is identified as Tinkerbell at elven years old.
    Matthew was also called peter pan.
    Kit Harrison is the FBI agent that lives behind the vet that was also diagnosed with post stress disorder.
    Keith & Angie they were a couple that accidentally ran over a pregnant doe.
    Francis O'Neil was a veterinarian that finds Max.
    Carole was Francis's sister.
    David was Francis's husband who was shot and killed.
    Mike and Tyke Kit Harrison's sons
    3. Post traumatic disorder is a very severe anxiety disorder that can develop after any exposure to any that results in psychological trauma.
    4. When Frannie euthanized the doe it just simply means that she put the doe to sleep.

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  22. 1. max is a product of genetic engineering. she has the ability to fly and has acute hearing.
    2. max is an 11 year old girl that has animal traits. matthew is max's little brother. kit harrison is a law graduate and a hunter. keith and angie are father and daughter who got into an accident with a doe.
    3. PTSD is a anxiety disorder that develops after any exposure to any event that results in trauma.
    4. to euthanize whens to putt an organism to death peacefully.

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