Martin+Colucci

Martin Colucci

12/3/10

Small Steps--C13-Ch15 3. Shirley cant go to school because she cant sit up for more than an hour at a time. 7.Polio 8.Year old baby 12. 2 weeks 15.Peg racomended her to sing silent night in the padgent.

11/2/10

Peg has 3 kinds of Polio. Put yourself in her parents place and respond.

If i was Peg's dad I would be angry at the doctors for not realy being able to help and frustrated at myself because I couldnt do anything about it either. Also I think peg's parents were sad because they know they might lose their duaghter to three kinds of polio. being seppperated from your own child is the worst thing in the world and Peg's parents lived like that while knowing Peg might die. They would be optimistic but they knew that Peg was struggling. This is what i would, and Peg's parents did do.

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1. Because she doesnt want dust to get on the part they all eat and drink from. 2. Arley asked is Billie Jo wanted to play piano solo at the Palace Theater. 3. The best time to ask Ma for permission is when she is busy or distracted. 4. Her mom didnt want her to miss a day of school for rehersal. 5.Billie Jo wondered if it would be a boy this time. 6. The bet that Mr. Noble and Mr. Romney had was who could kill the most jackrabbits. 7. Billie Jo felt jealous that her friend Livie was going out of the dust and she had to stay. 8. Billie Jo's dad fought in World War I. 9. The rain was too hard and washed away the soil. 10. Billie Jo's mom made her return the four cents that Mr. Hardley gave. 11. Billie Jo's mom let her play because she was getting paid.

What can you learn about yourself by studying the lives of others? In the story Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse you can learn about yourself by studying Billie Jo’s life. She’s a hard worker with tons of confidence and a lot of bad luck. When reading about her life and seeing how she fought to survive, it teaches the readers not to give up. You can learn Billie Jo’s life and learn yourself through that. The mistakes she made in her life can help others learn about themselves. It helps others by teaching them to forgive and forget. People have loved ones that die and blame others or themselves but this book helps talk about the forgiving process.