who the young man in this picture?

the young man is Matt LaPorte

who is the author of this article?

Barbara LaPorte is the author of this article

what happen to this young man?

on April 16 Matt LaPorte was killed by an assailant on the Virginia  Tech  Campus

how did you feel about the first 6 paragraphs after knowing who the author of this article was?

after reading the first 6 paragraphs and knowing that the author was his mother i felt like wow she must be a powerful person because she has the power to tell people about her son.

do you ever find yourself thinking “what if” after something bad happens? how do you settle your mind after “what ifs” circle mind?

yes, i do find myself thinking what if happen something bad happens. i settle my mind by saying if it never happen things won’t be the where they are now. things would have been way different because things do happen for some reason.

how do you feel about the authors thoughts on the circle of forgiveness?

my feeling to her thoughts of the circle of forgiveness is that it is true because  you can’t always  be in sorrow and  grudges .  things happen and  you have to forgive those who  made it happen because  not forgiving will lead you to nothing. you don’t want to always have that one feeling left inside of you.

pick at least two or more powerful lines of enlightenment that the author displays in her writing. explain why they made you stop and reread them?

“no peter! seven times 70 times!? this one caught my eyes because it is saying that we have to forgive others like are whole life no matter what

“April 16 can be remembered as a very tragic day, or it can be remembered as the day that Matt reached perfection as a child of God.” this one caught my eye because it showing that Matt’s mom is not taking that day as such a bad one. she may of lost her son but she knows that he is in a better place and that he will always be remembered and loved.

what are your overall feelings on this article?

my overall feelings on this article is that she is one powerful woman because she has the power to write this article and tell people how she feels about this day