So far i like how the book has been, i like how it starts out by giving a big event of his life(him getting fired by the bucs) and then it goes back into the past and talks about his early ages and then starts like a timeline of his life.
Im not much of a reader, but so far this book has kept me reading on. My favorite part so far has been when hes talking about his mom and the things she believes in. She believes in her students that she teaches and she really gets upset with the students and herself if they get anything less then there potential would allow them to (usually A's). Because of this she focuses on the b students and pushes them to become A students, which i think it really cool. In one case she even helped a kid who was apart of special ed so much that she learned that he was smart enough to be in regular classes and made the board put him in regular classes. That man went to college and now has a succesful job and owes it all to her, that was my favorite part of the book.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Outside reading- Week 1 post A
Vocab: Solace(3)- An easing of grief, loneliness, discomfort, etc.
Prognosticators(3)- a person who foretells or predicts something from signs or indicators.
Appeals:
"i knew everything would ultimately be fine, but at that moment- on that rain-swept night of Jnauary 14, 2002-my Explorer and my spirits traveled under the same dark clouds"(6) --- this is an emotional appeal because as you read it you can imagine exactly how he feels and what hes going through.
"These men had walked off the frozen, concrete-hard synthetic turf in Philadelphia with me just two days earlier, their careers critically stung by the Bucs' 31-9 loss."(3) --- This is a logical appeal because it is showing a statistic/fact saying how they lost 31 to 9, but i can also see it as moderate bacuase it shows a reason why there careers were "critically stung".
"He gives my mom complete credit for the career he has today. A life changed."(11)--- this is an emotional appeal because it shows that his mom was an extraordinary women by helping this kid shape the rest of his life.
Quote- "And they said if we did it the Lord's way, for the right reason, we would be succesful. Not that we would win every game or be wealthy, but that we would be successful in God's eyes if we did the things that glorify him"(8)--- This is an important quote because it shows how he bases everything he does in life," doing it the Lord's way", which is important because throughout the obstacles he faces he sticks to these beliefs.
Theme- So far the theme of the book seems to be religion and how you just have to stick with those beliefs through hardships that may happen to you.
Prognosticators(3)- a person who foretells or predicts something from signs or indicators.
Appeals:
"i knew everything would ultimately be fine, but at that moment- on that rain-swept night of Jnauary 14, 2002-my Explorer and my spirits traveled under the same dark clouds"(6) --- this is an emotional appeal because as you read it you can imagine exactly how he feels and what hes going through.
"These men had walked off the frozen, concrete-hard synthetic turf in Philadelphia with me just two days earlier, their careers critically stung by the Bucs' 31-9 loss."(3) --- This is a logical appeal because it is showing a statistic/fact saying how they lost 31 to 9, but i can also see it as moderate bacuase it shows a reason why there careers were "critically stung".
"He gives my mom complete credit for the career he has today. A life changed."(11)--- this is an emotional appeal because it shows that his mom was an extraordinary women by helping this kid shape the rest of his life.
Quote- "And they said if we did it the Lord's way, for the right reason, we would be succesful. Not that we would win every game or be wealthy, but that we would be successful in God's eyes if we did the things that glorify him"(8)--- This is an important quote because it shows how he bases everything he does in life," doing it the Lord's way", which is important because throughout the obstacles he faces he sticks to these beliefs.
Theme- So far the theme of the book seems to be religion and how you just have to stick with those beliefs through hardships that may happen to you.
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