Your assignment: In 4-6 sentences, post your reaction to this story. What do you think about what Connie does?
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Chris Couch
9/22/2011 09:01:02 am
I found this story very amusing towards the beginning of it, but confusing as Arnold Friend entered the story at the parking lot. At first, I thought of this boy as just another guy who has no substantial donation to the story. I only found out that he would be a key contributor when he had shown up at Connie's house asking for her to get in. The thing I found most surprising about Connie's decisions, was even when she found out that they weren't who they were pretending to be and was threatening her, she still went with him in the end.
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Andrew T
9/22/2011 09:16:18 am
I found that this story was confusing because of how she said that she thought she was in his 30's but he says 18 and that he kept saying that he was her lover. Also how the friend Ellie was always getting yelled at by Arnold and how he kept saying it was his date. I thought that it was not smart for he to go out side with him because she doesn't know him but he seems to know her very well and its a little odd. Also what was with the don't touch the phone and when she does she like just passes out I guess and he never even comes in and she got all wet from that. I found it odd and confusing from like the 3 page on.
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Sophia D.
9/22/2011 10:19:43 am
I found this story very interesting, freaky, and not to confusing. I felt that it was a little bit predictable towards the end. I had a feeling she would make the wrong decision by going with Arnold Friend. I did feel that she had made the wrong decision by going with him. He seemed like a creepy guy from all the things he was saying, doing, what he looked like, and how he would threaten her. I was disappointed with Connie's decision especially because she did not know him and he new every little detail about her, she knew he was older then he said he was, so she knew he was a lier. He also was acting very weird calling her honey and all these other weird nicknames, he had threatened her and would not let her call anyone, and most importantly she said she did not feel safe or comfortable and she still decided to go with him.
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Dalton L.
9/22/2011 10:50:36 am
I found this story very weird, and scary. The way it was weird was just the way Arnold Friend is and how much of a creep he is. Also it was scary because you did not know if Connie was going to go outside into the car or not and if Arnold was going to rip down the screen door and kill her. I really feel that Connie should have closed the door once she noticed he was a serious threat and call 911. Or she should have just not opened the door because of stranger danger.
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Rocco Carzo
9/22/2011 11:04:57 am
I found this story interesting. It was a little different, Connie isn't your average girl. I thought it was stupid of her to go outside in the first place, when she could have stayed inside away from the man she doesn't know. It was a very confusing short story. I also thought it was very insane how Arnold knew everything that went on in her life.
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Amanda G
9/22/2011 11:15:51 am
I find this story creepy and scary. The way Arnold threaten to hurt her family, if she doesn't come out before they come home. As soon as she noticed he would actually hurt her if she didn't do what he said, she finally gave in, but he doesn't realize she will be a missing person and people will notice. Someone will adventually call the police, it could be the father or mother or even Connie if she ends up coming home. She shouldn't have gone outside the screen door, she should have stayed in the house and waited for her family to come home. If they are really old they wouldn't be able to hurt her or her family.
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Michelle Fadgen
9/22/2011 11:42:56 am
I think what Connie did was intelligent by asking the strange man, who was in front of her house, his name and age to identify him. Connie made a mistake by not locking the door behind her. She soon realized what 18 year old Arnold Friend was trying to do. She was suspicious about believing Arnold so she didn't disclose any information to him.
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will denney
9/22/2011 12:06:06 pm
I likes this story because it made me want to see what happend next the whole time. I think it was smart for Connie to try to call the cops. It is not normal for a random peorson to fallow you to your house and make you get in their car. I dont think it was the right thing for Connie to go in the car with them, even though she tryed to call the cops on them befor.
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Jack O.
9/22/2011 12:13:51 pm
i thought this story was very confusing be casue connie deciede to go outside with the man she didn't even know. also i thought it was weird that arnold was helping her and also not helping her.it was also kind of scary because of the fact you didn;t know if connie was going to go outside or stay in.i also think connie should of locked the door behind her.
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Dylan Pratzner
9/22/2011 12:21:16 pm
I thought this story was weird and scary. I found it weird that a guy followed Connie to her house and wanted her to get in the car. I also thought it was scary how the guy knew everything that went on in Connie's life.I thought it was smart of Connie to try to call the cops. I don't know why Connie went into the guys car even when she didn't want to, but she did anyways.
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Ian Anderson
9/22/2011 12:30:48 pm
I thought that the story was creepy because Arnold Friend knew everything about Connie and he could change anything that he wanted to. Also, it was weird how to Connie they appeared a lot older than they seemed to be.
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Lucey M
9/22/2011 12:34:47 pm
I thought that this story was different and bizarre, and over all just creepy, although I did like it. It was interesting to learn about Connie's two different life's and then the whole part with Arnold. Arnold was an overall weird character, when you first meet him you get the vibe that he is not necessarily good; and then the story becomes a bit Twilight Zone when you are not exactly sure what age he is. I think that Connie was terrified of him at that point so she just did what he said.
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Ian G
9/22/2011 01:20:25 pm
I thought that this was a very good story. It was creepy and a little but confusing. I thought that it was scary how Arnold knew everything about Connie and her family. Also I thought that Connie's decision to go with Arnold was very brave because she was willing to sacrifice her life for her family. Overall, I really enjoyed reading thins story.
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I thought that this story was good, but it wasnt that creepy. Connie should have just went with her mother and she wouldn't by in this mess. that aronld guy was also crazy, he's like 40 years old trying to pick up some 15 year old. So in closing I thought that this story was good and thats my thoughts.
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Josh Navarro
9/22/2011 09:40:51 pm
I thought it was a strange story at first then it started to get interesting at the part of when her ear started to ring really loud. I got a little confused after he said don't touch that phone at first i thought Arnold was a alien at first because of his bumper on the jalopy. but overall it wasn't a bad story.
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Chris Cooke
9/25/2011 12:39:16 am
I thought this story was very odd and unusual. Connies reaction was strange to me because I didn't expect her to go with Arnold and instead try to call the Police being very subtle. This story was very disturbing to me because I dont usually read stories about a stalker and someone being kidnapped. This story was not exiting or in my mind wasn't what I expected to read at all.
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