Idalis+Santana

Idalis Santana

How do we define who we are?

 There is a lot of this that define who we are but certain things really stand out. Like the different clothes we wear that can really define us like if you wear all black everything certain people might feel they can’t approach you. One reason is because you look threatening but some people may see past that and that and that would be what defined them. Another thing that can actually define people is there attitude, certain people may have a happy-go-lucky attitude or an I-don’t-care attitude can say a lot about someone. If you have that happy-go-lucky attitude people may assume you are very happy and nothing is wrong in your life. Then there are the people who have the I-don’t-care attitude may feel relaxed and life goes on without any problems.

Maniac Magee, Maniac has a lot of things that define him but there are certain things that make Maniac Magee himself. Maniac Magee acts fare to the people around him, he doesn’t care if someone’s black he still respects them like if they were white. Also Maniac acts like he doesn’t care, he doesn’t care that his shoes are messed up when he is running at least he is doing something he loves. And the clothes he wears he doesn’t steal from others or doesn’t go outside cause his clothes and what others will think about his clothes he doesn’t care how he looks.

There are many ways you can relate this to the world one thing really stands out the song by Ke$ha (We R Who We R) that song says that it doesn’t matter what other people think it’s what you think that matters. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t care about certain things that people are trying to help you with but, they may just be trying to help you improve. Another example is when you write when you are little all the things that make you you that make you the person people want to be around. So there are a lot of things that can define you but certain things make you feel even better about yourself. By .Idalis Santana

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12/2/10 Comprehension Questions

Chapters 13-15 3.Shirley couldnt go to school everyday because it was hard for her to situp for a long period of time. 6.The doctors in the United States accepted Sister Kenny and her treatments before the doctors in Australia did because the Australian doctors ignored her successes and didn't try her ideas. 10.Kenny had to carry Peg down the aisle, because it was too big for Peg to get her wheel chair down the aisle and too hard for Kenny to help her with her walking sticks. 14.Mary and Josephs cue to start walking down the aisle was the word "//Taxed"// 17. The girls, didnt know the boy that was going to play Joseph in the pageant because he was in the mens ward, and we never ventured there. 20.Sister Kenny had trouble getting the doctors to reconize her treatments because her treatment had never got tried,the doctors ignored her, and Chapters 13-15 3.Shirley couldnt go to school everyday because it was hard for her to situp for a long period of time. 6.The doctors in the United States accepted Sister Kenny and her treatments before the doctors in Australia did because the Australian doctors ignored her successes and didn't try her ideas. 10.Kenny had to carry Peg down the aisle, because it was too big for Peg to get her wheel chair down the aisle and too hard for Kenny to help her with her walking sticks. 14.Mary and Josephs cue to start walking down the aisle was the word "//Taxed"// 17. The girls, didnt know the boy that was going to play Joseph in the pageant because he was in the mens ward, and we never ventured there. 20.Sister Kenny had trouble getting the doctors to reconize her treatments because her treatment had never got tried,the doctors ignored her, and

**__11/22/10 __** **In Chapter 9, "Sunday Visitors," Peg gets a visit from her parents. At first, she is annoyed by her roommate’s involvement in their conversation, and Alice's reaction to her parents. Reread page 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 character? **

**When Peg says in the book __Small Steps__, “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."Peg means that a new chapter in her life has started with new friends. She said that because the saying is “, When one door closes an window opens.” Peg is very nice to let her friends be really with her family when her roommates have no one to come and bring them stuff.” **

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?



//<span style="font-family: 'Bernard MT Condensed','serif'; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">In the book Small Steps written by Peg Kehret, Peg was angry with the nurse. She was angry because, the nurse did not flip her over when she wanted to be flipped so the pane would temporarily not hurt as bad. The nurse had told her that she was not going to flip her because she had flipped her ten minutes ago, and the nurse told her I have more people to flip so NO! Also if you read the book they were arguing for about a good five minutes, in that time frame the nurse could have flipped her over. And it was kind of selfish that Peg didn’t care that the nurse still had many more young people to flip. //

//<span style="font-family: 'Bernard MT Condensed','serif'; font-size: 14pt; font-style: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Peg did the right thing by telling her parents about the nurse not listen to her to tell her to flip her over. The reason is because if you know the saying the customer is always right so I like to think it like that. Once I was in the hospital I told the nurse I wanted a bagel and the nurse kept saying you cannot eat the bagel, I was staving because I had not eaten anything for the pass day and Pegs part in the story related to my experience. That is why Peg dissevered to tell her parents about the mean nurse. //

//** Topic: Put yourself in Peg's place if you found out you had three types of polio................ **//  ** If I were Peg’s place I would feel sick at first and then I would feel very scared that I would not make it out of this horrible polio verse. If I where peg I would feel sad because I could not say bye to my friends and family. Also I would feel sad because I might not be able to talk or not be able to move or do anything….................. I am so lucky I am not really in Peg’s place!!!!!!! **