When doing a multimedia presentation, the thing that one might be prepared about in advance in case the equipment failure during presentation is to keep giving the speech and using the chalkboard to provide the visuals. This will keep the people interested in listening without caring about the failed instrument.
This sentence means a character had decided upon a certain action for a problem in their head. however other characters (the peers in this example) bestowed an act of kindness or "did something nice" for this other characters in hopes that he/she would change their mind. A good example would be if you upset your parent by acting up and they said no to a sleepover. you would do chores or act kindly towards them in order to try to get them to change their mind and say yes.
I think it sounds really good you might want to add a little bit more to it but it is your opinion, not ours...
When we were kids, we (made) our own toys.
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1. Love is the most important part of a family.
2. Students should be able to leave campus for lunch.
3. Teens and adults are benefited greatly by technology.
4. It is very important to study for exams.