free choice Respond

I think that the character in the book The Blind Side is worthy of praise. I think that because of all he has been through in his life. He had to go through his childhood with a mother that was addicted to crack. He really didn’t have a steady place to stay he was always on the move. He didn’t know anything about himself such as his name, father, or his birthday. He doesn’t even know how to read or write.  He doesn’t know anything about himself. When he finally gets someone to actually look over him he has some courage now. He moves in with a family that’s not even his race and becomes part of their family.  He grows to be a big star football player and also grows to know himself. I believe he is worthy of criticism becase he grows to be something and he is a person that came from nothing.

Free Choice!!!

I am currently about to start reading the book The Blind Side by Michael Lewis. I can’t wait to read this book. Since I have seen the movie I can’t wait to see the difference between them. I hope the book is way more detail than the movie. The movie is one of my favorite movies. This book is mainly about a boy named Michael Oher who is one of thirteen children by a mother who was addicted to crack. Michael has no clue of who he is. But a family by the name of the Tuohy’s took him in as their own and raised him. He became a big football player after getting himself together while he was living with the Tuohy family. This book to me is going to be really interesting because in some cases a lot of athletes these days are raised up like this. The come from nothing and all of a sudden becomes something. I think that things like a bad past can influence you to want to do better in life. It makes you want to prove to the people that told you that you couldn’t be anything that you can actually become something in life. It makes some kids or children wonder can I actually become something in life since he did. Some athletes that were raised like that has become something are role models in some people life because if they did it it’s not any reason why anybody else can’t.

I seem not to do the same thing with in- school and out-school reading. I tend to read my out-school reading quicker. With the in-school reading I sometimes feel it’s not that interesting. I feel that if I get to pick my own reading I would actually do the reading or if the teacher actually picked something that could keep my attention I would read it. It’s kind of hard for me to stay focused on books that can’t keep my interest and that’s why I never get it done. Reading can sometimes be fun for me but most of the time in-school reading is not. I feel that they both are different because at times one is interesting and one is not. If I don’t want to read I have to force myself to. In-school and out-of school it’s also a different environment. I feel like I am better reading when I’m at home sometimes but other times I feel that if I read at home I would get to comfortable and fall asleep. When you are doing in-school reading I am trying to race with everybody so that I won’t be the last one done. I really don’t feel that it’s good to race with other people because I probably won’t comprehend what I am reading. So sometimes I do need to read by myself so I can get a better understanding of what I am reading. I need to read at a not slow but medium pace so I can get the feel for the book.