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 * DIRECTIONS: Each student in the group is responsible for inventing one discussion question. This discussion question must be posted on the Monday of each week, ensuring time for discussion of each question. Each member of the group, including the person who invented the question, MUST respond to the discussion AT LEAST twice EACH week. Your participation in these online discussions, along with the amount of effort and reflection put into your responses, will account for a portion of your Literature Circle final grade. Each time you post a discussion question or a response,you MUST skip a space from what was written above, and you MUST begin your writing with your last name and first initial so I can mark your participation. It would also be helpful if you choose a specific colour and stick to that colour each week to identify yourself with also. **


 * Week 4 Discussion Question: BartlettC- So now you all know that Feliks again got away while walden tried to shoot him by the Toronto house. Now Churchill, Walden, and Thomson are talking about another way to catch him. Although Thomson is cocky and says "we'll catch him this time" on page 292. Do you agree or disagree with Thomson's theory?

DakivN - I agree, I mean there might be some kind of chance of Feliks screwing up. Because he used to be invinsible because he had no feelings and thats the key to all assassinations because there a huge obstical. Feliks was lucky this time. If I were one of the three, I would be pretty ticked off that this kid wont leave them alone and always finds a way to escape, so yes. I agree.

Week 3 Discussion Question: MarionA - Who do you think will be the first one killed?/will anybody be killed?

BartlettC- I think the first person who will get killed will be Walden because Feliks really doesn't like him either. He already attempted once to try and kill him with the nytroglycerine well actually he tried to kill Orlov but at the time Walden was in the hotel room with Orlov. Then, while Feliks was trying to make a run for it because the detectives were coming after him he threw the bottle of nitroglycerine which if it touched the floor it would explode. Luckily, Walden risked his life to save Orlov and jumped to catch the bottle before it came in contact with the floor.

DakivN - I agree with Caleb, because if i were Feliks i would be pretty ticked off that my love was marred to some guy thats friends with the person im trying to assassinate. But when Feliks tryed to assassinate orlov in the hotel, feliks figured out that orlov wasnt in the hotel and thats why he ran, Walden didnt try to save orlov because orlov wasnt even there and Feliks isnt going to blow up him self up for the targets friend.

MarionA - I actually agree with both of you because of pretty much the same reasons but if I had to pick someone else it would probably be Feliks himself because eventually he is bound to either kill Orlov or himself at somepoint in the novel while he is trying to assasinate Orlov.

Week 2 Discussion Question: DakivN - Do you think the two stories will some how meet together in the book?

BartlettC- I think close to the end of the novel they will meet up because i think Feliks will fall in love with Charlotte.

DakivN - I agree because lyida is charlotes daughter and the book is switching between storys but i dont think feliks will fall in love with charlotte, im pretty sure hes in love with lyida at the moment.

Marion A- I agree with both of you except I do not think that felix will fall in love with either of them because now that he has been tortured he really has no feelings so he will just try to use both charlotte and lydia. **

BartlettC- I don't think so because Feliks already had sex lots of times with Lydia and I think they are really in love.


 * Marion A - Well to back up my case he already used lydia once and it did not say a thing about him feeling guilty or about how he actually loved her or anything like that so i am sticking with the thought that he will just try to use them both.**


 * DakivN - Okay, never mind about the thing I said about Feliks wont fall in love with Charlotte, I apparently Charlottes Feliks's daughter so nevermind about that .**


 * Week 1 Discussion ** **Question:** bartlettc- do you think it was a good idea Feliks is trying to kill Orlov why or why not?

MarionA- I think that it will be a good thing for the rusians that Orlov is killed because as a result the treaty between England and Russia __will not__ be made and consequetly Russia will not have to fight England's war. On the other hand it will be a bad thing for England because they will have no allies in war! DakivN - I agree with Adam, If Feliks doesnt assassinate Orlov, Russia will not be able to fight the war for England. England doesnt have time to train soilders and boost up markets so thay can prepair for another war. On the other hand, Russia already has things taken care of with the military and is doing good economy wise. So for the trade, England has a new allie and watches Russias back while Russia goes to war and gets intel for return.

BartlettC- I think it could be a bad thing for Feliks because Orlov could have a gang of troops that would try and take down Feliks and if he dies well then like Adam and Nathan said Orlov __could__ make the treaty between England and Russia thus making Russia not be able to fight in the war.

DakivN - No way. If Feliks dosent at least __try__ assassinate him, Englands going to war. If he does assassinate, then Russia is going to war. If Russia agrees with this treaty, than there are alot of pros and cons at stake. First of all, Russia will get the reputation that they've been working for and get a strong allie. Although russia well lose alot of money and people because of this war. But in the future, I think it will boost England's and Russia's trust with each other.

MarionA - Now that i think about it I agree with Nathan that in the long run it will be good for both countries because they will both have fairly strong allies. But in short term russia will loose alot of money and people on this warwhitch might creat a bit of a depression whitch would be a bad thing short term but eventually Russia would come out of the depression and be stronger in the long run!!!

DakivN - Exactly.

BartlettC- I have faith in Feliks and I think after what happened to him about the sex with Charlotte and then the police beating him and hurting him very badly he's probably right pissed off and he feels like taking someone right out.

DakivN - He didnt have sex with Charlotte, he had sex with lyida and yes, he has nothing to lose anymore and will try to finish his assassination.