Cops and Robbers

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Look at the police officer’s map and give directions (in another language) to help people move from one place to another. Joe and Tom cross the line, but I still found myself rooting for them. Perhaps that's wrong, but who among us hasn't occasionally rooted for the rebel and the outlaw. Besides Westlake is very careful. There is very little violence and our two protagonists don't ever hurt anybody. The two victims are a very wealthy brokerage firm which lies about how much is stolen and the Mob. Not actually sympathetic organizations and that's important in stories like this if the reader is to root for the crooks. The cover of the book includes pictures of different ‘cops and robbers’. Can you draw your own picture of what a cop / robber might look like? Okay I'm going to open with an apology again. This book was recommended by a friend, a friend who obviously liked it, very much. I just could not like it, get into it or enjoy the subject matter. For me...that's for me, it barely escapes a 1 star rating. Sorry.

Choose one of the robbers shown in the book (e.g. Grabber Dan, Grandma Swagg) and write a story about a crime they might have committed. If your mum was a cop and your dad was a crim who needed your help to commit a crime, would you do it to save him? At what cost? Look at the list of the things that the robbers took on Christmas Eve (found in the illustration showing the Street Map). Find out the approximate value of each item. What is the total value of the items stolen? Think of questions that could be used in an interview with a police officer. Could you invite one to your school?The book, the story, and the characters are all quite believable for the early 1970s. This wouldn’t (and couldn’t) have worked today. But that’s what’s so great: it’s a point in time when the genius of it all was entirely possible. Here we have two very believable New York City cops, living on Long Island and commuting into work together. They often have the same shifts but each has their own partner. We, as the reader, are treated with chapters written in the 3rd person and also chapters from the point of view of either Tom or Joe. It makes the story more personal and exciting as it unfolds from three different points of view. It might not be one of Westlake's strongest works, but I enjoyed it. As a long-time police officer I can appreciate some of the sentiment and even relate to the two officers, Joe and Tom. I've felt that frustration and cynicism at times my self.The job can be both boring and terrifying and there times when I really don't like the public. No I've never decided to pull of an armed robbery, but I can relate. Also I've never had an affair and I actually like my life, both the valleys and mountains.

Make a list of all of the words used to describe the police and a list of the words used to describe the robbers. Hello Yellow - 80 Books to Help Children Nurture Good Mental Health and Support With Anxiety and Wellbeing -This is a new Puffin edition of Allan Ahlberg's best-selling Cops and Robbers classic picture book, with a brand new cover! The robbers of London town plan a desperate crime one Christmas Eve - to steal all the toys they can lay their hands on! Fortunately, the robbers meet their match in brave office Pugh who leaps into action and arrests the villains - all except Grandma Swagg who manages to get away. Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical Moments A high stakes adventure that will keep you guessing and breathless until the very end.' Michael Gerard Bauer, author of Don't Call Me Ishmael urn:lcp:copsrobbers00ahlb:epub:81149a5d-5c1f-4cb2-8ff7-471947d56c4a Extramarc University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (PZ) Foldoutcount 0 Identifier copsrobbers00ahlb Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t2x35z73t Isbn 0688801781 Lccn 78005354 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary OL4718553M Openlibrary_edition The robbers ‘take? whatever they please’. Why is this wrong? How does it make people feel? What can we do to prevent others taking our things?

Westlake's cinematic prose and brisk dialogue made his novels attractive to Hollywood, and several motion pictures were made from his books, with stars such as Lee Marvin and Mel Gibson. Westlake wrote several screenplays himself, receiving an Academy Award nomination for his adaptation of The Grifters, Jim Thompson's noir classic. Can you make a list of the rhyming words? Could you make your own rhyming dictionary and refer to this during your writing? This is one of D. Westlake's "comic caper" reads. There's meant to be a certain amount of humor or lightheartedness. I won't give any spoilers in the open here so all I mention can be found in the synopsis or I'll hide it. So, the aforementioned subject matter...a couple of crooked cops. Yeah I know it's somewhat played for laughs even though the story is told straight. But it still doesn't sit well with me and I really can't identify with our "protagonists" or their point of view. The London cops are described as being ‘hardworking, brave and true’. Think of other words that describe the qualities of a good police officer.Gripping and unpredictable, with a hero you won't forget.' John Boyne, author of The Boy in The Striped Pyjamas