Common issue

A common issue from the novel & in the real world would be peer pressure. Everybody is pressured some way at one point in their life. Kayla is being pressured into getting this tattoo. She understands something is wrong with it yet government made it mandatory to have the tattoo if your seventeen or older. People now-a-days are pressured into everything. A lot of teenagers face this issue. Being pressured into sex maybe drugs, etc. You just have to have enough will-power to resist.

"Hypocrite"

I believe people in general are hypocrite's to try to fit it. Also some people do it to have other people except them, when in reality you being yourself will just bring people closer cause you don't have to act like someone you're not. Being a hypocrite is basically being a different person, when inside you wanna be yourself.

Quote Response

I find this quote to be very true. For example in The Bar Code Tattoo Kayla and the KnotU2 group tried to hand out newspapers at the school about the corruption of Global-1 when the Principle declared it a disruption to the school and banned the newspapers when it clearly states under the First Amendment that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise therof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press." Not letting the students hand out these newspapers clearly shows there is bias in the school system and possible corruption. Also situations like these can be seen in events such as the Holocaust where Hitler made many laws preventing Jewish people from living life freely until eventually they were sent to concentration camps and were worked until death.

Peer Pressure

Ive noticed that kayla is being strongly pressured into getting the tatto. Im pretty sure she would get it if so many people werent dieing from it. Another reason being there are kids just like her who dont wanna get it soo there kinda helping her out too. She would probably get it if these things werent true sooo so far shes doing good. I think this sums up the most recent chapters weve had to read.

Well being

Everyone should be them selves. because everyone has different personalities and perspectives of life. and should express them in any way they want. unless it endangers another human being.

Question #2

I believe that a relevent issue that occures in the book and in real life is peer pressure. Peer perssure is a strong thing when your in middle school and high school and still sometimes when your out of school. Most people are pressuring her to get the tattoo but she doesnt really want too. She feels like shes an outcast but still does not want to be branded with something that is ruining peoples lives. Its kinda like drugs, drugs ruin peopels lives but yet everyday friends are pressuring friends to do them. She finally finds a place belong too, which is with the other people that do not have the tattoo..I belive if they were not in her school she would have went back and got that tattoo.

" Where you find the laws most numerous, there you will find also the greatest injustice."

Laws can be a bunch of bull crap!!!! There are some ones that we dont even follow their so stupid. Some times their are good reasons for breaking the law. Like speeding if someone is dying or having a kid. That court case that the father got ticketed for because his wife was just about to have the kid. They should of found him not guilty. That was a good reason for speeding. They're are many problems that could happen if you are not in a hospital. The law just makes me mad!!!