Kyle+Smith

Kyle Smith The question, in a culture where we are bombarded with other people trying to define us, how do we make decisions for ourselves, means that people are coming and criticizing the decisions that we make that are best for ourselves. When it says bombarded with other people trying to define us it is saying that people are trying to tell us the decisions that are right for us. Then, when it says how do we make decisions for ourselves it is explaining that we shouldn’t worry about what other people think and do what is best for us. The story //__Out Of the Dust__// relates well with this question. Most people preferred to move west to get away from the dust. Billie Jo thought it was the right thing by staying right where she was. People probably thought she was crazy but that didn’t matter because it wasn’t affecting them and it wasn’t their choice. A quote said from Billie Jo “you can’t run away from something that is inside you.” Which means you can’t run away from something that is in your life and a part of you. If Billie Jo did leave she would leave her dad who has skin cancer alone by himself. In our school the rules try to define us. There are certain things at our school that allows and prevents us to wear. We should be able to define ourselves and not worry about getting in trouble. Some of these rules are taking away our individuality and our style. Even though our school is trying to define us with these rules we still can make decisions for ourselves and what we want.

Comprehension questions Winter 1935 1. Billy Jo cleaned up the mud anyway because she felt as if she needed to, and that she needed to help out even if her hands hurt. 2. There was a family staying in the school, because the mom was pregnant and the dad didnt want to be in the house with the dust, and it would have been better to have the baby born in the school. 3. Billy Jo thinks Fonda Nye died because 4. They got arrested for making moonshine 5. Billy Jo was practicing piano so she would forget what happened to her mom, its like her only thing she can help get away from things. 6. Billy Jo's neighbors get extatic they feel life will go back to how it was, and they can continue living life the same way they did in the past. 7. Billy Jo could not make ma's cranbarry sauce, because she did not know how. There was a secret recipe that ma used and Billy Jo did not know it. 8. The town has a dance because it was more of a benefit or fundraiser, and where people could get out and have fun while raising money. 9. Billy Jo won 3rd price analong with that was a dollar 10. The Sheriff took the sugar from Ashby Durwin and so he could make food out of it and he gave it to the whole town and that made them happy.

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11/2/10 Living in the life of Peg kehret's parents.

Peg's parents must have been horrified. Thinking if they will never see their seventh grade daughter again. Even scared if they will catch the deasease them self. Especially since polio itself was the most deadly epidemic at the time. Even the flu could not compare, polio would either kill you or damage you for life And maybe if your really lucky you could maybe keep youre legs and not be parylyzed. Its likely youll never be 100 percent in your life again.

11/10/10 The nurse.

The nurse that wouldn't turn peg should feel ashamed, I feel as if she was fired or something because peg never saw her again anyway.Peg could've died just from that problem if she wasn't getting enough blood flow to one of her sides, or if she suddenly stopped breathing. The nurse shows a great example of being lazy, and i bet if she was Peg's nurse while she went to have that chocolate milk she would be more mean about that to, so actually Peg could be dead right now if she never told her parents. They were very concerned about peg and wanted the best for her. Peg was in excruciatng pain and im sure if she was in the same boat she would want to be turned to.

Peg did survive not being turned but, also as stated it took that long to tell her no as long as it would take her to flip her. If you noticed as that nurse was gone peg started to do better. I think the nurse was stressing peg out, and when dr. bevis came ( her favorite nurse) she was doing better. I understand how peg felt, once before I was scared in the hot opperating room once about to get blood taken fro my record. She picked up the wrong needle, it wasn't sterilized, and I didn't want to be like an idiot and correct her. So i like did a little yelp across the room "excuse me, you have picked up the wrong needle." As i said that i felt like and idiot but also i felt safe, who knows i could have gotten sick or diseased?

Comprehension questions 13-15 6. The u.s accepted sister kenny before australia because polio was a bigger problem here.

9.Peg celebrated not using here wheel chair by taking it for a last joy ride

13. Peg couldnt go barefoot because peg would lose her balance without her shoes.

18.Peg was challaged to play the accordion so she could get better and beat her dad in how good she could play.

19.Peg's school is different by how she doesn't get homework, its only 2:30 long and no pressure to study or prepare for tests.

Book review lal6th Mrs. Rosenberger Among the hidden was a great book i recently read in class, and home. I was so involved in the book it even made me cry at the end. I felt ecstatic and was sweating when luke ran across his back yard into jens and made an escape inside. The book just made me fell like my life is too easy and i dont appreciate things like i should, i dont even want to know how luke felt when he heard jen was gunned down at the rally when he almost died by going too.He tried to convince her but she wouldn't listen she has helped the 3rd children alot with the chat rooms, but the rally she went to far on and many families felt sorrow.