Anthony+Pham

Out of the Dust Expository  There are many turning points that determine our individual pathway to adulthood. Some of these ways are how a person do in school, how they act in public, and the choices a person make. It determines what you do in school because you don’t want to work and get a low salary job for the rest of their life. As an adult people would want to have a good job and would need an adequate education. Also, people can judge you by the way someone acts in public or private. 9 out of 10 people would rather be with a responsible person than an irresponsible person. A person who break the law and is irresponsible no one would trust them, but if they obey the law and is responsible, than people would trust them. Finally, the choices a person make. In life, there are the right choices and a wrong choice, nobody always make the right choice, some people might chose the wrong choice here and there, but nobody is perfect. But if someone always picks the wrong choice on purpose, than no one would trust that person, because of how irresponsible that person is.  In “Out of the Dust” everyone makes their own decision to determine their pathway to adulthood. Billie Jo, our main character is makes her own decision. When she decided to return home and be the one to forgive her father and herself. This shows that she is mature and that she needed her family more than she thought. Also, when she gives that man who also left his family, some biscuit, this shows that she is kind and know that there was others who need it more. Finally, when Billie Jo started to play the piano again is a sign of exempt.  When I was 8, my grandfather passed away. He was a kind man, I thought I could always trust him. I thought I lost a part in my life. But, I soon realized that it wasn’t the end of the world. I knew that one day I would see him again. This show how I moved on in my life just like Billie Jo did when she came home and forgave her father and herself.

Comprehension Question 1. Billie Jo have to plate and glasses upside down to keep the dust out. 2. Arley asked Billie Jo to play the piano at the show. 3. The best time to ask ma something and she'll say yes i when shes busy 4. Billie Jo couldn't go to the Sunny of Sunnyside rehearsal because her mom didn't let her. 5. When Billie Jo found out her mom was having another baby, she wonders if its a boy and if she would be 14 like Aunt Ellis when her dad was born. 6. Mr. Noble and Mr. Romney had a bet on who can kill the most rabbits. 7. Billie Jo felt sad and jealous that Livie is moving. She feels sad because she is losing her best friend, but also jealous because she wants to get out of the dust as well. 8. Billie Jo's dad fought in World War I. 9. The rain in June 1934 was wrong because it was too hard and heavy and washed away the soil. 10. When Ma found out Mr Hardly gave them 4 extra cents, she sent Billie Jo to return the change to Mr Hardly. 11. What convince Ma to let Billie Jo play with Arley is that shes getting paid and the compliment from Arley and her wife Vera.

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Anthony Pham Nov. 2 2010 4/5 LAL6 Peg's parent

==== If I was Peg’s parent I would be scared and hope that Peg was all right. Since Peg has all three polio disease spinal, respirator, and bulbar polio there is a big chance that Peg could die at 12, unless there was a miracle or a vaccine. Also, they couldn’t come over and visit and comfort Peg while the chances are that the clock is ticking for Peg. ====

==== In the book “Small Steps” by Peg Kehret, Peg is angry at the nurse who didn’t turn her over even though she is in pain. Peg has the rights to be angry at the nurse because her body was aching all over and the attitude she had because Peg wanted to get turn to relief the pain. ==== Peg did the right by telling her parents about the incident because if she didn’t she would had of live in the iron lung with a mean nurse with an attitude. This reminds me of the time when I ask my brother if he could have pass the salt and just sit there and said why do I have to get it you _, and how angry I got at him.

Figurative Language

In the book “Small Steps” by Peg Kehret, the quote "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." To me the quote means that she realized why her roommates were doing this and she feels sorry for them and then she allowed them to do what they were doing. Peg use figurative language to get her point across by a window of understanding opened my mind which means that she just realized something or she now understand, and a breeze of compassion means that she sees why they do this and allow them to do so. This shows that Peg is a kind person that can see and understand why they do things.

Compression Question 12/2/10

1. Peg was chosen to be Mary in the Christmas Pagnet because Mary was young and Peg was tall for her age.

7. The girl's comon enemy that they all have is polio because they all have polio.

10. Kenny had to carry Peg down the aisle because Peg would not fit with her walking sticks with Kenny.

14. Mary and Joseph"s cue to walk down the aisle was taxed.

16. Peg proves to be promoted to the eight grade by studying and working hard.