Alec+Thomas

Alec Thomas

Alec Thomas LAL6 7/8 Miss Rosenberger Expository essay  How do we form and shape our identities? We shape and form our identities by personalities and ideas or thoughts expressed through actions which define our reputations. For example, if we perform jobs around town the community will start to recognize you and reflect by your actions. If the community recognizes you, you will have a good or a bad reputation which will give you your identity, shape, or form depending on your actions. Maniac was known as the fastest kid in Two Mills who took a bite out of Mars Bar’s candy bar that is how he got his shape or form. Maniac also got his identity because he was brave; he slept in the buffalo’s pen, and rescued a kid from Finsterwald’s backyard. Maniac is always kind to the town folks of Two Mills in order to maintain his reputation therefore keep his shape or form. Maniac is much like us, as soon as we were born we our identities start to form until our last breathe. Then everyone will most likely recognize us by our ideas, and our thoughts and what we think the world. I am the I am because my thoughts are connected to what I do and they effect the world. This is why our identity, shape or form are the most important aspects we will ever have in our lives for as long as we live.

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====**In Chapter 9, "Sunday Visitors," Peg gets a visit from her parents. At first, she is annoyed by her roommates' involvement in their conversation, and Alice's reaction to her parents. Reread pages 83-84.**==== ====**Now consider the following quote from page 84: "A window of understanding opened in my mind, and the breeze of compassion blew in. From that moment on, I was glad to share my visiting family with my roommates."**==== ====**Respond in a paragraph: What does this quote mean? Does she literally mean that a window was opened? If not, then why did she say there was a window? Also, what does it reveal about Peg's charac**====
 * In the story small steps by peg kehert she said "A window of understanding opened in my mind, and the breeze of compassion blew in." it means to start a new life or restart your life. she doesn't mean it litaraly. she doesn't have a acuttal window in her head.**

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 * Consider the following open ended question. Then, answer the question in ASSI format. Remember: ASSI is two paragraphs long and clearly uses the book to support the answer.**


 * In Chapter 3 of //Small Steps//, Peg has a problem with a nurse who refuses to turn her, even though she is in pain.**
 * **What reasons does Peg have for being angry with the nurse?**
 * **Do you think Peg does the right thing by telling her parents about this incident?**

in the book, "Small Steps" by Peg Kehert Peg had a lot of reasons for being angry at the nurse because she is a patient and she is all so paralyzed. The nurse all so has reasons because if she would have turned peg than she would have had to turn everyone. But if peg is in pain she could die and i don't think the nurse would feel good about her self after that.

Yes it is the right thing to do because she did not roll over peg and maybe if she did roll peg over there wouldn't have been a problem. I know how peg is feeling because now she can't do anything for a while. I can't do anything for a while too. And it is really boring.

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put yourself in pegs place, how would you react?

I would not like to be put in her spot. I would hate to have polio, I would not be able to be paralyzed. all the sports and stuff i do. I wouldnt be able to be paralyzed because what if i have an itch on my nose then i can't itch it.and my shoulder is already dislocated.