Harper Noland’s Reviews > The Measure > Status Update

I have felt strength many times in the community. I feel strength in my church community every Sunday, just being there with all of them knowing we all believe the same things and are helping each other grow in faith. Another instance is when my friend passed away (two occasions), a prayer group made me feel such a strong sense of community.

I think it has to do with the measure because you have to accept that you do not know what the future holds. "The future is not ours to see." The song is talking about how we need to let things unfold how they unfold.

If I were Jack, I would make the same decision to reveal the truth but by approaching it in a different way.

My priorities are God, family, friends, sports, and school, or at least that is how I would like it to be. I want to be able to put God before anything I do, and prioritize him above everything in my life, but I do not. I fail at this day and day again but it is a lifelong goal I will have. My priorities are a big part of who I am because they shape me as a person.

Yes, I think they are like other minority groups because it is two groups of people who have different ways of thinking and different views on life, I think this book clearly shows how life can be viewed differently, and how you see things changed your life drastically. Also yes, I think that they should fight for their rights. I think they should make it known that they are just as important as everyone else.

I would probably do what Hank did because he knew he was not going to live very long anyways because of his short string, and that would mean he would be dying for someone and not because he just happened to die. It would also be hard not knowing how you were going to die so if he did that it would probably be because he did that which means he had more control over the situation

Yes, I would be mad if my parents opened my box without permission. I would want to be the first on to know how long my string is, and I think it would be an invasion of privacy if they did that and I probably would not trust them. However, I would be able to see it from their perspective and understand that they were just trying to protect me by knowing.

No, I would not open my child's box without permission because in my opinion, that would be invading their privacy and if they do not want to know, I would respect that especially so that it would not bother me.

I would not test my string if I knew for sure that is how long I would live because I would still get hurt and I would want to be making the most out of the time I had left and enjoying it while it lasts. If someone in my family or a friend had a short string I would spend a lot of time with them and tell them things I want them to know before they pass.

They are stressed out and try to pretend like it isn't there but it is always in the back of their minds and they are scared to think about it too much. Ben trys a support group and the others just reacted with denial