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What can you learn about yourself by studying the lives of others? In the book __Out of the Dust__ by Karen Hesse you can learn about yourself by studying Billie Jo’s life. She is a hard worker with tons of confidence and a lot of bad luck. When reading about her life and seeing how she fought to survive, it teaches the reader to always find the good in life.

What Billie Jo’s family experienced was common during the dust bowl. Back then death was frequent among those in the mid west. All family’s went through trying times, often when in the time before Billie Jo’s hands were burnt everyone showed up to hear her play piano. People went to hear her play because they were looking for a source of hope, of life, during the troubling times of the Dust Bowl. It showed us that no matter how bad things in life get there is always some ray of sunshine . Billie Jo’s life was full of sorrows and triumphs that made her life a rollercoaster. This is like the lives of many people that live in America today, even in the darkest times we always try to find a light. In Billie Jo’s time people clung to every ray of light they could fine. That inspired me to cherish the little moments that make me smile and be thankful for all I have. media type="custom" key="8009560"Emilia Perez

11-2-10 Through the eyes of Peg Kehrets parents.

In the book __Small Steps__ by Peg Kehret, Peg, is diagnosed with 3 different kinds of polio. If I were her parents I would be devastated. That's because most of the time when a person gets diagnosed with polio they get really sick and there is a possibility they could die. I couldn't even begin to imagine what Peg's parents must be going through. Not being able to see there daughter or comfort her in any way. But that was the reality back then when there was no vacsine for polio. Sometimes people died or got shoved up in an iorn lung for the rest of thier life.

11-10-10 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. Peg Kehrets 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__ written by Peg Kehret, Peg, is diagnosed with polio. I believe that Peg had a rite to be mad at the nurse because she wouldnt turn her. The nurse was rude not to turn and that she should be fired for her inconsideration. The nurse didn't know what the pain was like to have polio so she should have just turned Peg anyway because she was there already. Many times though when you had polio back then people already marked you as gone so they didn't really care whether you wanted to be turned or not. They thought it was a waste of there time to do so.

I was glad when Peg told her parents about the rude nurse because if I were her parents I would be astonished. Peg did the right thing by telling her parents. I don't think it was fair to Peg not to be turned over. It takes 2 seconds and you temperaly put someone out of pain. Peg did the right thing bby telling her parents about the incadint. If she hadn't she would have been stuck with the same horrible nurse.

=__11/22/10 __= =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 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? How does Peg use figurative language to get her point across? Also, what does it reveal about Peg's character?=

This quote means that at first when her roommates listened in on her conversation she was annoyed. But then she realized that none of them had any visitors when she expected them to. She had finally realized that they were lonely and became more than welcome to share her good fortune with her roommates. She used figurative language to show this in her story. It shows that she is understanding and that she is willing to make sacrifices for others well being.

December 2, 2010

1.Peg was chosen to be Mary because she was tall for her age and young like Mary. She was also chosen because she was the only one who could make it from the back of the room to the manger without any help.

7.The common enemy all the girls had was polio because it is attacking all of their bodies.

11.Peg had to learn to wak again because her musles weak.

15.The nice thing Peg did was when Miss. Ballard found out that the girls sang she reccomended that Alice to sing a solo.

17.The girls dindn't know the boy who played Joeseph because he was in the mens ward and they never went there.

The quote “Every man is the architect of his own fortune” –Sallust is an interesting and meaningful quote. It means that you have to put in effort to get a result. It also means that you can’t just expect your future to build itself you have to build it on your own. By building it on your own you get a greater sense of accomplishment and you will have something in life to be proud of. Those who are lazy in life and slack off in school will never be able to be the architect of his or her own future. When a person has to get something important done they have to give it their all and by doing that they are designing their own future. Selena Gomez is a famous singer and she lives by this quote. When she was younger she took singing lessons which in a sense meant she was building her future. She never gave up on her dreams and became the architect of her own future. She took charge in her life own life and therefore became successful. It’s very hard to become a professional singer because there are millions of people in the world and only a few can become successful. By taking singing lessons as a kid and never giving up on her dream she became the architect of her future. In my life this quote applies to many things, such as getting an A on a report card or turning in a report on time. These are small accomplishments that build to our future. By getting good grades as children we will be able to get into a good college and get better jobs all because as kids we stayed in school. In life you must stick to your dreams and focus on what’s important so you will be able to build your future. Architects design buildings and in a sense what you do when you are young helps you design and ultimately build your own future. media type="custom" key="8777312"
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