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In Over Their Heads By Margaret Peterson Haddix
Title and Author: In Over Their Heads By: Margaret Peterson Haddix

Signpost: Contrast Contradiction

Example: Your generation of humans was supposed to be better!” One of the robots yelled back. “But you’re not! You’re just as murderous as your ancestors!” (Haddix 295)

Explanation: This is a Contrast Contradiction because these robots were made and programmed to protect the human race and to provide a stepping-stone for the Humans. Modern day humans had been killed by killer robots and people donated their embryos to freeze and program robots to care of these until Killer Robots were gone and then Bring the Human Race back to life after they had instigated the Robots to go rogue and instead, were trained to be nicer.

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Contrast Contradiction

Your generation of humans was supposed to be better!” One of the robots yelled back. “But you’re not! You’re just as murderous as your ancestors!” (Haddix 295)

This is a Contrast Contradiction because these robots were made and programmed to protect the human race and to provide a stepping-stone for the Humans. Modern day humans had been killed by killer robots and people donated their embryos to freeze and program robots to care of these until Killer Robots were gone and then Bring the Human Race back to life after they had instigated the Robots to go rogue and instead, were trained to be nicer.

The robots are acting like this because the killer robots linked to the Robot Network and corrupted the innocent brains into thinking humans were really bad. They had one piece of evidence, the papers found deep in a cave by Nick and Eryn that had instructions to kill all of the robots once the humans got mature enough because the robots could prove as a threat to the human race in the future. Whereas the robots had wanted to co-exist and live
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He secretly fixed himself up with parts that his dad bought just before they got caught. Those parts gave him superhuman powers and he was able to burst the police car’s door open. His dad was unconscious and Jackson had to carry his dad and run very fast. He ran at a very high speed and when he finally stopped to get all of his dad’s data into his brain so he could have the knowledge of him and his dad so they could get back safely to the Nature Preserve where his family was hiding from robot authorities, he was 3 hours ahead of the cops. They were at the preserve because his dad and mom had made him and his sister illegally because all robot kids under 12 had to be killed to make way for humans and were simply placeholders. Every year, the next generation had to be killed. Jackson and his sister Ava were designed to grow like humans and so when it became too dangerous for them to go to public schools, they were homeschooled to keep them safe and alive. After Jackson got the data, he ran back to the preserve to be surprised furthermore. I would want those powers because I would help the world in any possible way. The powers are extremely powerful and they would be amazing to

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