This book is about an ordinary family in America. There is a little girl Ellen, she lived very happy until her brother Al was born and all the attention goes to the little baby. Al became rich and famous rock star and Ellen is a poor nurse has a womanizer husband and three children. She hates her brother, nevertheless she goes to his mansion and cooks for his big parties, but Al is junkie and he asked Ellen to steal some clean drug in the hospital for his tour, and she did it. When Al came back he looked sick and he had AIDS virus because of the syrenges that her sister gave to him were contaminated. Then he met new friends, Linda and Alan Future, they were businessmen who are specialized in the science of freezing people, and Al was perfect for their experiment. They wanted to freeze him and if he "woke up" after a few years maybe there would be a cure against the AIDS virus. In the mean time, the future would take care of Al's money and his house. Ellen wanted to steal his money, so she disconnected the freezer where her brother's body was, then she told the officers that the Future had murdered his brother. Ellen had hired the best lawyers and was becoming rich and famous. She almost wins the case but finally the Future's lawyer found the syringes that she gave to Al and this was a proved that she tried to kill her brother. She was sentenced to prision. QUESTIONS: 1. Why did Ellen want to kill her brother? 2. What is AIDS? 3. What did Al ask Ellen before going to the tour? 4. What did Alan and Linda Future specialize in?
DEATH IN THE FREEZER BY TIM VICARY: Reading plan
Archaelogists form Newcastle Univeristy discovered this week that ancient Roman workers drawing penis into walls. In the Roman era, hte symbol was common and "a general symbol of good luck." The penis symbol was used to "ward off misfortune." A lot of images adorned doorways and walls across the Roman Empire and were widely linked to power and good fortune. In the mean time, children and adults wore amulets shaped like flying penises that protect against sickness. Ancient Romans were very focused on the power associated with sex: Rape was used as a military weapon, and a soldier that allowed himself to be penetrated was sentenced to death. "In ancient Rome, a penis represented so much more than just genitalia."
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