مکالمه ی فعالانه قسمت ج

ACTIVE SPEAKING / PART C

APPEARANCES CAN BE DECEIVING

With no money or health insurance to pay for his pain medication, he started to go through withdrawal.

Did he have lots of money and health insurance? No, he didn’t have lots of money and health insurance. He had no money and health insurance. Did he start to go through withdrawal? Yes, he started to go through withdrawal.

He described the horrible situation to a reporter.

What kind of situation was it? It was a horrible situation. Who did he describe the horrible situation to? He described the horrible situation to a reporter.

“You’re shaking in a bed, cold, teeth chattering,” he said.

Was he shaking in a bed, cold, teeth chattering? Yes, he was shaking in a bed, cold, teeth chattering.

“You put extra blankets over yourself, but now you’re hot, sweating profusely.

What did he put over himself? He put extra blankets over himself. Was he now hot and sweating profusely? Yes, he was now hot and sweating profusely.

Every cell in your body is screaming in pain!

What was screaming in pain? Every cell in his body was screaming in pain.

Your mind tells you, ‘You need your pills and you’ll feel normal.’ Did his mind tell him, ‘You need your pills and you’ll feel normal’? Yes, his mind told him, ‘You need your pills and you’ll feel normal.’ It’s like when your brain tells you, “Breathe, you need more oxygen.’” What did his brain tell him? His brain told him, “Breathe, you need more oxygen.”

The only escape from the pain was to find more drugs.

What was the only escape from the pain? The only escape from the pain was to find more drugs.

No longer able to afford his pain medication, he turned to heroin.

What was he no longer able to afford? He was no longer able to afford his pain medication. What did he turn to? He turned to heroin.

While heroin was cheaper, he still needed money to buy it.

What did he still need money to buy? He still needed money to buy heroin.

He said, “I was broke, dope-sick, pissed off at the world, living in a garage with my beloved cat looking up at me hungry.”

Who said, “I was broke, dope-sick, pissed off at the world? James said, “I was broke, dope-sick, pissed off at the world…” Did he also say he was living in a garage with a hungry cat? Yes, he also said he was living in a garage with a hungry cat.

The former millionaire snapped and decided to turn to a life of crime.

Who snapped? The former millionaire snapped. What did he decide to turn to? He decided to turn to a life of crime.

He said, “It felt like I had a devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other.” Did he feel like he had a devil on one shoulder? Yes, he felt like he had a devil on one shoulder. What did he have on the other? He had an angel on the other.

The angel was saying, ‘Don’t do it. You could go to prison for 20 years.’ Who was saying, ‘Don’t do it. You could go to prison for 20 years.’? The angel was saying, ‘Don’t do it. You could go to prison for 20 years.’ And the devil was saying, ‘It’s Friday. You’re broke. Are you really gonna go the whole weekend without drugs, you loser?’”

Who was saying, “It’s Friday. You’re broke.”? The devil was saying, “It’s Friday. You’re broke.” Who was calling him a loser? The devil was calling him a loser.

After researching bank robbery techniques on the internet, he made his first score.

What did he research on the internet? He researched bank robbery techniques on the internet. What did he do after researching bank robbery techniques on the internet? After researching bank robbery techniques on the internet, he made his first score.

He stuffed a pillow under his shirt and pulled a hat low over his head to disguise himself.

What did he stuff under his shirt? He stuffed a pillow under his shirt. What did he pull low over his head? He pulled a hat low over his head. Why did he stuff a pillow under his shirt and pull a hat low over his head? He stuffed a pillow under his shirt and pulled a hat low over his head to disguise himself.

He entered the bank and walked out with thousands of dollars.

Did he walk out with a job application? No, he didn’t walk out with a job application. He walked out with thousands of dollars.

It would be the first of 13 bank robberies.

How many banks would he rob? He would rob 13 banks.

In total, he stole $40,000 during his crime spree until he finally got busted.

How much did he steal during his crime spree? He stole $40,000 during his crime spree.

His lawyer said, “Mr. Hayes was a pitiful drug addict, living in a garage and dealing with one of the worst addictions ever.”

Who said, he was a pitiful drug addict, living in a garage and dealing with one of the worst addictions ever? His lawyer said, “he was a pitiful drug addict, living in a garage and dealing with one of the worst addictions ever.”

He pointed the finger at the lottery for being the root of his problems.

Who did he point the finger at? He pointed the finger at the lottery for being the root of his problems.