Million+Little+Pieces+MP2

**,,,,,. ikBook Club Schedule**
You should divide your book into 5 equal sections. For example, if your book has 100 pages, you should have five 20 page sections. You should read the appropriate section for each meeting.


 * Requirements**:
 * **PERSON A - GROUP LEADER** - This group member will be responsible for both keeping the group on task throughout the meeting as well as responding to the week's topical questions, listed below.
 * **PERSON B - QUOTATION FINDER** - This group member will be responsible for finding 5 important, meaningful quotations from their section of the text. They will also facilitate a discussion regarding these quotations.
 * **PERSON C - KEY QUESTIONER** - This group member will be responsible for providing 5 open-ended questions regarding the week's reading section. These questions, and their responses, will be posted on the group's wiki.
 * **PERSON D - GROUP SUMMARIZER** - This group member will be responsible for posting a thorough, two-paragraph summary of the group's Friday meeting, to be posted on the group wiki no later than the Sunday following the meeting.


 * Groups will decide appropriate penalties for group members who fail to uphold their responsibilities.**


 * NOTE: If your book club has three members, the roles B and C should be combined; if your book club has five members, two students should take the role of C (5 questions each).**

physically and mentally his hate for himself and not being able to forgive himself how his family was affected by his addiction and effected it.
 * Week One - Ashley - Addiction effect**
 * Week Two - Anthony - Redemption personal and its reward**
 * Week Three - Kevin - recovery and its struggles**
 * Week Four - Colleen - self-loathing**
 * Week Five - Family effect**


 * Week One:**


 * Group Summarizer - Kevin Baharyan**

This was the first week of the second book club and most groups chose a new book. But, since our book for the first book club is very long we are dividing it in 10ths for both marking periods. This first week wasn't too productive because not everyone knew what they were doing since some of us were absent on certain days of the week. But, we were able to talk about the effects of addiction a little bit, which is a theme probably seen on any page of this book. Even though our group wasn't as productive as usual, this is still the first week and we still have four more weeks to redeem ourselves. Since this is a book we're all interested in it's going to be easy to read through it and pick out examples of the themes we are going to talk about weekly. Unlike this week, we will be ready to discuss and post everything on wikispace before the weekend.


 * Quotes - Colleen Gargiulo**

"You can try whatever tricks you want, taking my position or revere psychology or whatever else you got in your bag, but I'm not gonna believe in AA or the Twelve Steps" "I want no walls, no Halls, no Unites, no Counselors, no Rules, no God, no Higher Powers, no Steps, no Groups, no Lectures, no Dining Hall, nobody to see to talk to deal with." "An addiction is an addiction and a fight is a fight. The same principles apply. Just hold on " "No she can't quit, ad after loading up a particularly large dose, she has woken up and found herself in the ER, which is the only part of the story which is even reasonably authentic. She refuses to accept any blame for the situation. She yells it wasn't my fault over and over and over" "There is no anger, no rage, no Fury. There is no want no need no desire. There is no hatred no shame no regret. There is no grief, no sadness, no depression. There is no fear. Absolutely no fear. When one lives without fear, one cannot be broken before one begins to live."

**Questions - Anthony Mele/Gaetano Desantis**
 * 1) Who is Jack the man-hammer?
 * 2) Roy says he is one night when he thinks all the hospital workers are trying to kill him.
 * 3) What are the decisions Joanne gives James?
 * 4) To slowly let himself die, refusing to get help and recover or to take the steps into getting closer to God.
 * 5) What is Joanne’s past?
 * 6) She’s a recovered alcoholic an addict; she’s been clean for 16 years. She’s now James’s therapist at the rehab center.
 * 7) What does every worker in the rehab have in common?
 * 8) Every single person who works at the rehab is a former alcoholic or addict. This is so no matter who you talk to there, you can relate to someone. There’s always someone there with a story similar to yours. It shows the future of becoming clean and how once you get sober it is possible to stay sober.
 * 9) Why did Lily come to rehab?
 * 10) For her grandma who told her if she wanted to feel freedom to get clean.


 * Week Two**


 * Quotes - Kevin Baharyan**

"My Father smiles, and beneath her tears, my Mother smiles. Her smile makes me feel a little better." "She cries. I watch her cry. I can't take this anymore. I can't take her crying, I can't take the guilt I feel because of it. I can't let her take responsibility for what I am and for what I have done, I can't let her try to accept any of the blame. I created this situation and I made the decisions that led me to where I am today. "It's not her fault, not anyone else's fault." "It is but a small price to pay for all that I have done." "We're both wrecked, we're both trying to get better. We both need help and we're trying to help each other."

**Questions - Colleen Gargiulo /Gaetano Desantis**

1) In what ways has James redeemed him self so far? - James is trying to get closer to his family and friends. He's trying to talk to people he's cut out of his life. He began to talk about the people from his past that got him to where he was now.  2) What are the necessary steps James needs to redeem himself? - He needs to stay in rehab and stop trying to find excuses to get out. he needs to take the 12 steps of recovery and realize that this is the only way to help himself. 3) How is James' trying to redeem himself reflect his character? - James trying to redeem himself shows that he has a lot of character and whats to prove that he can do it. still it shows he is weak, because he refuses to actually take the steps he needs to make to get to the point where he can redeem himself.  4) What was the worst outcome from his addiction? - His isolation from his family. He can't talk to his family without getting angry. He never sees his parents and when he does he just upsets them and hurts them. He isn't as close to his brother as he once was. 5) How didn't he try to redeem himself? - By refusing to quit his addiction. He wouldn't try and take the steps towards getting clean to make his mistakes right. he wouldn't help himself.


 * Week Three**


 * Group Leader - Kevin Baharyan**

Recovery for James is very difficult. He constantly craves alcohol and drugs throughout this section and continuously attends rehab meetings. But, he is slowly closer to recovery due to his parents' belief in him because at one of the meetings they told him how happy and proud they are of him, which boosts his personal redemption which causes himself to be motivated to recover. Also, the talk he has with Lily gives him more self-confidence that he can recover. This section really proves that James is on his road to recovery and he knows it; he knows he can do it as long as he is optimistic at all times.


 * Group Summary - Colleen Gargiulo**

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It’s week three in our book club for the second marking period so the topic is recovery and it’s struggles. We started late, due to the Catcher in the Rye and Latin roots quizzes. Kevin lead the discussion, Ashley and Gaetano did questions and Anthony did quotes. We talked about what was necessary to recover from an addiction and the steps needed to be taken. No one brought food in for our book club this week.=====


 * Quotations - Anthony Mele **

1. "She talks about the desertion. How each time it broke her heart." 2. "I don't want to be alone anymore." 3. "With nothing but a beating heart scared to be alone" 4. "I want to look back, but if i do i wont keep going" 5. "Nor can i change my father or his position, he has always done the best he could for all of us."

**Week Four**


 * Group Leader - Colleen Gargiulo**

Self loathing can be identified by hating oneself which explains James perfectly. After everything that has happened to James more then anything he hates himself, he cannot get over what he's done in the past. He hates himself for what he put his family through, what his friends had to witness, and for everything he's lost. A big part of his recovery is to get over his hatred for himself. To sober up its necessary for him to get past what he's done in the past. Self loathing is a big theme in this book for that reason, James hates himself for everything he's done. He knows what he's done is wrong, yet due to his hate for himself and outlook that he doesn't deserve any better then what he has, he can't get over it and get better.

**Questions - Kevin Baharyan/Anthony Mele**

What is James's response to the guy he is talking to when the guy says "i'll kill you"? That's fine.

When the guy says good luck to James, what does James say back? Fuck you.

When the "Old-timer" asks James why he is in a hurry, what does James say? I need to find a friend.

In what ways has James showed signs of self loathing? James drinking and use of drugs is one of the ways James expresses his self loathing.

Did James self loathing affect anybody else? No because James was very isolated to himself what happened in his life did not really affect anyone else.

**Week Five**

**Questions - Kevin Baharyan/Ashley Martino** What are James's parents' thoughts of James and his recovery? They are optimistic at this point and beieve in him.

When James and his brother get shots, what does his brother say to him after James said he won't drink? He said "Congratulations Buddy"

When James tells his family to go away and play pool, what does James's brother feel? He feels disappointment in James

**Group Leader- Gaetano DeSantis**

His family was affected greatly by this because seeing they had no faith in him and were very upset with his addiction. His addiction affected him because he had no one to trust him and back him up. His family wanted nothing to do with him. But now seeing him trying to recover his family has faith in him. His family now has his back if he every needs them

Our meeting was shortened this period but we managed to have a good discussion. There was an argument about what jobs needed to be done by who but we figured it out. Gaetano was the group leader and did a pretty good job. Kevin and Ashley were the questions and Colleen was quotes. As Colleen found the quotes and then we based the discussion on them. We did the same for the questions. Over all we had a good group meeting.
 * Group Summarizer - Anthony Mele**