This book changed my views of myself, others, and my environment drastically. I do not like to read but, for me this book was short and full of energy literally. The beginning description of George not having a good day with a flat tire quickly sparked my interest. He sounded like me, not with a flat tire but, with the attitude. He was focused on the why it happened to him phase instead of seeing what the possibilities were. His attitude was negative and I mean negative. I was like that and still kind of am, I have assignments due in everything class and I am struggling to get them all done before the end of the semester. That would be considered my “flat tire”. While reading this I made connections within my own life and it gave suggestions on how to fix it. For example, rule number one “You’re the …show more content…
During volleyball, it was really evident who would try to bring me down and I tried my best to stay positive but, sometimes I gave in which followed rule number two “Desire, vision, and focus move your bus in the right direction”. I guess first I needed to figure out my desire off the court, which was teaching physical education to students. Okay, now how was I going to get there? I quickly realized it was okay not having all of the answers and “leaving a blank” was perfectly acceptable. That was a difficult concept for me to grasp, because I always wanted or thought I wanted an answer and I quickly learned that was not the case. For instance in student teaching, my cooperating teacher ripped my to shreds
Although this book had no major affect on me, I learned how a boy can go through traumatic experiences and still have the will power to keep going on. That was the only thing that really affected me in the whole book.
This book really brings to light the neglect that some people are raised with. The thought that someone could come out of such a negligent past with compassion and understanding instead of bitterness is truly inspiring.... ... middle of paper ... ...
...ecommend this book because out of the many books I have this is one of my favorites. This book has been credited not only by me but famous organizations, for example the National Observer said “What it’s like to live lonely and unwanted and cornered by circumstance… There is rawness and violence here, but honest hope, too. Another example is the, The Chicago Tribune which stated “Taut with tension, filled with drama.” This book relates to the world and life of especially teenagers because today there are social classes like the popular kids, the cool ones, and the nerds. All of these groups have their own social status and they don’t relate to each much like the Greasers and Socs didn’t relate to each other a lot. Then there are some people like Ponyboy who a part of a certain group but they don’t fit in because they are different and their own self or an outsider.
Overall, I enjoyed reading the book because it opened my eyes to the deaf community and all that they go through which hearing people take advantage of. The autobiography doesn’t just tell you what his life was like; he makes you feel his emotions through every journey by explaining with countless details. The author wanted to stress how he had failed as a hearing person, and he just wanted to be appreciated as himself. As his eyes open to the deaf world, mine did too.
helped me to find the book enjoyable. However, this is not a book I would recommend
I felt depleted, I thought that I had finally gotten the hang of my emotions on the court. In return she stated, “Mistakes will always happen, you can't ignore them, but you also can't get caught up in them. I know it is hard, but you have to learn because that is how you get better in sports if you want to continue playing.” This thought whirled around my head for the following months; if I wanted to really excel in volleyball I had to finally fix my attitude, for the better.
This book teaches the importance of self-expression and independence. If we did not have these necessities, then life would be like those in this novel. Empty, redundant, and fearful of what is going on. The quotes above show how different life can be without our basic freedoms. This novel was very interesting and it shows, no matter how dismal a situation is, there is always a way out if you never give up, even if you have to do it alone.
This book is a very interesting read, if you have some self discipline. I mean that you need some self discipline because this book didn’t really captivate me in the sense that I couldn’t put it down. But after reading it for a while, I started to appreciate the author’s way of describing the characters and actions in this book.
I decided that I wanted to play a sport, I chose volleyball. Most of my friends played the sport so it wasn't hard for me to adjust and make new friends. Becoming a student athlete was a big adjustment for me, I could no longer float through my classes but I need to excel. And that's exactly what I did. For the first time in my high school career I made not only honor roll, but principal’s honor roll. For the first time my mom was proud of my report card, that made me even more proud. From then on I knew I wanted nothing less than what I earned, good grades and a proud family. From my decision to chose to become a student athlete not only make me work harder but, be great at everything I put my mind to. I had motivation to stay successful, to stay eligible. Three years ago if you were to ask me where I thought I would be my senior year, I probably would have told you low level classes barely making it by. Now here I am today excelling in my education preparing to take the next step in my future, college. Even if we don’t understand why we go through them, we have to be willing to let our obstacles become out
I can relate this book to a very good friend of mine that got caught up in a bad situation. I’ll use the name “Bob”. We live in the small town of Cape May, NJ and everyone knows everyone. Not always the best situation for people like Bob. He and I became friends before any of these awful things started to happen. Bob got caught up in the wrong crowd one summer and begandealing cocaine. At the time I was un- aware of this. I began to notice a change in him around the middle of the summer, I asked him if there was anything wrong or if I could do anything for him. Bob wouldn’t tell me what was going on, he said, “I don’t want to hurt you.”
Volleyball and all the trials of playing it have molded my life. If I did not have bad coaches, I would not appreciate the great coach I have now and the coach that I had last year. Because I had to work with people I did not like, I am able to get along with a diverse range of personalities, now. Not being on a lot of good teams has made me work to win and appreciate when I do. If I had given up, I would not be the person I am
Firstly, I liked the way in which the author uses his experiences to relate ...
Disappointment, disbelief and fear filled my mind as I lye on my side, sandwiched between the cold, soft dirt and the hot, slick metal of the car. The weight of the car pressed down on the lower half of my body with monster force. It did not hurt, my body was numb. All I could feel was the car hood's mass stamping my body father and farther into the ground. My lungs felt pinched shut and air would neither enter nor escape them. My mind was buzzing. What had just happened? In the distance, on that cursed road, I saw cars driving by completely unaware of what happened, how I felt. I tried to yell but my voice was unheard. All I could do was wait. Wait for someone to help me or wait to die.
I started playing volleyball in seventh grade, and I had completely fallen in love with the sport. Growing up in a small town, our school always struggled to find coaches that were not related to players. In middle school, I would always be so angry that the important named kids got to play in the A team, while I was stuck in the corner with the B team. Eventually, eighth grade year I decided to join a club team, and increase my skill for freshman year. I enjoyed club, I had actually made the one team, and I had virtually no problems with anyone or anything that season. But, just as soon as freshman year rolled around my attitude changes a lot. I’ve gained the perfectionist trait from my mother, and with this mindset in a sport, you’re almost guaranteed to struggle. Freshman year I had just come off of club, so I knew so much more about the sport and its movements. Naturally I wanted to be perfect, I personally believe that I had done really well as a freshman, but when I messed up I became silent.
I would recommend this book to everyone because it is interesting and it made me reflect about whom I am, and what I am doing with my life. It made me think about all the risk that I did not take because I was afraid of what others think. It made me realize that sometimes I need to be selfish with what I want. It gave me the pleasured to rethink about all the things that I did not say because I thought that it did not worth it. Sometimes it is difficult to understand all those things without being close to death. This book teaches me how can I be happy and be crazy because sometimes what we really thing is insane could be the most normal thing for others. It thought me to not be like everyone else if not to be different because that is only thing that could make us happy.