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No Talking Do you know the story “No Talking” and what it is about? If not, keep on reading. It is about two kids who make a contest to see which gender could talk the least. But first, it started with Gandhi. He desired to be inaudible. Next, Dave, a kid at Laketon Elementary, decided to mimic Gandhi. Then, it unexpectedly became a contest for boys against girls. Here is how it became a competition for boys against girls. First, Dave was doing a report on Italy. He was very fascinated when he read something about how a scrawny man drove away the British army with the power of words. His name was Mahatma Gandhi. Dave reads “For many years, one day each week Gandhi did not speak at all. Gandhi believed that this was a way to bring order to his mind.” At first, Dave was confused about the words “bring order to his mind.” Then he assumed that meant that he could become smarter. He thought that he would finally be able to understand fractions. Then he thought more. Then he believed that he would also be improved in sports as well. He believed that he would be better in baseball. He could not resist but to try it out and see all of the improvements. …show more content…
At his bus stop, his friends were quarrelling why the Jets had lost to the Patriots. Dave quickly learned that he could communicate by using hand gestures. It went on all the way to lunch. At lunch, there were girls sitting at a table behind Dave. It was Dave’s 4th hour of being soundless. The girls’ were very talkative. They were chatting about a sweater. According to the book, Lynsey, a girl, was doing the talking. Lynsey had a voice that could slice through everyone else’s like a hacksaw. Dave didn’t intend to listen to them however. Dave would have ignored it if he could though. Then Dave couldn’t control his anger anymore so therefore, he bellowed at Lynsey, “If you had to shut up for five minutes, your head would

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