Michael+Trinh

How do we form and shape our identities We all form and shape our identities after awhile, but do we know how? Everyone makes mistakes and we learn from them, we are changed how we act, which could be forming our identities. People develop flaws from mean words and harsh sayings but after awhile we learn how to move on and become stronger. In the book, //out of the dust//, by Karen Hesse, the following prompt relates to Billie Jo in many ways. Her scarred hands are her biggest flaw and mold her identity for the most part. The piano was her life before her mother died. But now that her scarred hands are one of her flaws, she can’t play the piano. Billie Jo lost a special person, so her identity changed in many ways. Billie Jo’s identity formed and shaped many ways and she still has a long life to live which shows how fast an identity can be formed or shaped. The scarred hands can relate to someone who was set on fire in an accident, the person who started the fire will have his reputation destroyed.

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Michael Trinh 11/2/10 In the book __small steps__, peg gets diagnosed with 3 kinds of polio so far. If i was Peg's parent, i would be really sad. How sad is it to find out that your child was diagnosed with polio, to find out that your child may die? Thankfully, we have a vaccine, so now polio isnt a panedmic.

11/10/10 In the book small steps, by Peg Kehret, Peg gets angry at a nurse that would not turn her, even though she is clearly in pain. The nurse and Peg would still argue, until the nurse left. There are reasons that peg has for being angry with the nurse, which is: 1. She was in a lot of pain, and called the nurse to help. The nurse wouldn’t help her because she said she already turned her 10 minutes ago, and would not turn her again for 20 more minutes. 2. She was thinking that if she could not breathe or move, how could she call her for help?

I believe that Peg did not do the right thing to tell her parents because; I have had back pains sometimes. You don't see me asking to be turned over and over again. Can she not wait for 20 more minutes?

11/22/10 In chapter 9 of small steps, peg says the following: "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." The quote means that peg was feeling sad for her roommates, since none of them have visitors anymore. She felt compassion for her roommates.Peg used figurative language by saying that a "window" opened. which meant that she understood.

12/2/10 4. Peg worked hard in school because when her school had exams, she didnt want to be behind her friends at shool. 5.The accordian excercises certain muscles, the same muscles which need excercise 6.The reason that the united states accept "Sister" kenny was because the United states let her demonstrate her methods and it worked. 13. The reason why peg couldnt go barefoot was because it could throw her off-balance. 20. Because doctors thought that her methods were unnecessary and mistaken.

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