Chapters 19 - 22
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through the 4 prompts below and choose one to write about. Show me you've read the chapters. Spend time
letting me know all of your thoughts. Use textual evidence to prove
your ideas as well. Make sure you have a beginning, a middle, and an
end.
1. What was your impression of their New Year’s Eve event? Discuss fully. How could you connect with the chapter?
2. What impressed you about the chapter on Randy’s father? Why does it impress you? Compare & contrast Randy’s father with yours.
3. Name something that struck you about Randy, the doctor, or Jai’s behavior in chapter 21. Describe why it resonated with you.
4. Discuss your thoughts about Randy’s ticket experience. How could you connect with the chapter?
1. My impressions of what happened where, I didn't think the baby would survive and if it did it would't be healthy. And all this had happened during a movie at their house on new years eve or 2002. I have never head of this before so i wasn't sure about how to feel about it, Both Jai and the baby could have died on that day, but things turned out for the best and Jai and their new child made it out healthy. They were both stressed out and they didn't know what to do. Jai had noticed weeks before that the pregnancy wasn't going as well as it should have been because she couldn't feel the baby kicking and she wasn't gaining enough weight. I think this would be extremely scary to have happen to you when your expecting a new child and that it could have been a lot worse.
ReplyDelete#4 When Randy was driving down the road he got pulled over by a cop. The cop was going to give him a ticket but Randy told him he had pancreatic cancer. The cop didn't know whether or not to believe him because they get lied to all the time. Then Randy pulled up his shirt and showed him the scares on his stomach and the cop was convienced.
ReplyDeleteWhen people find out that something bad is happening in your life everyone seems to be a little nicer to you. Everyone feels simpathy for you and wants you to be happy or get better. The cop realized Randy only had a few months to live so he decided not to give him a ticket. About a year ago my brother and I were going over to my grandparent's house and we got pulled over. My brother told the cop my grandma fell and couldn't get up so we were trying to get over there as fast as we could. The cop told him to try not to speed anymore and let us off with a warning. There are always going to be good people in this world that want to help you.
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ReplyDeleteWhat really impressed me about Randy's dad was he always knew what to say at the right times. His father never wanted to impress others of his stuff, he just got what he needed and got him by through life. He also was in the army, he received the "medal of Honer award." Randy always did learn new stuff from his father, even when he passed away. To be totally honest I maybe learn a new thing a week from my dad, so I'm not as close as Randy was to his father. I should start being more close, but I guess we will find in the future. I wish my dad could of joined the army and could hear some cool stories about him fighting people and shooting them, but all I hear about is him doing farm work and him complaining something broke on the tractor or something. I also believe that when my dad retires and he get's in his 60's and 70's that I will start to appreciate his hard work he has done for us. We might not think he's doing a good job raising us, but later in life you can look back and say, wow I was a jerk to my dad and he still put up with my crap I have done in the past. So dad's are really important in life, they teach you how to change oil, fix cars, and heck, even play ball with you here and there. That sounds like the best father in the world, if I say so myself!
4. Discuss your thoughts about Randy’s ticket experience. How could you connect with the chapter?
ReplyDeleteI would find this action more common because you know that your not that far from home and why would a cop be out here anyway. Then you go a few miles over and get pulled over like Randy did. Most people would just accept the ticket and go on with their lives. Some people would try and cheat their way out of the ticket making excuses like "I have an emergency, My dogs choking on a chicken bone, etc." There are people who actually have these emergencies though. But the way Randy got out of his ticket was he told the truth, that he had pancreatic cancer and was only going to live for a few months. At first the cop wasn't buying it and thought Randy was just another guy trying to get out of paying a speeding ticket, but he wasn't. Then as proof Randy showed the officer the scars on his abdomen where they first attempted to take out the cancer. With this said the cop just gave him some friendly advice to slow down. In a way Randy felt good about it, because the nasty truth got him out of paying a fine and he wasn't one of those beauty queens who try to get out of the ticket using their good looks.
#4 Randy was driving one day then the cop pulled him over because he was going a little faster then he was suppose to.The cop seen Randy's Drivers licenses and notices it was out of state. Randy explained why and that he had cancer. The officer did not believe randy at first because he looked so good. Then Randy showed him the scares and the officer told him to slow down and left. When I got pulled over with the hog trailer the light were not working. I told the cop that they did and I wiggled the pulg in on the truck they worked so he let me go with out a ticket. That is because he saw they worked. Like Randy's officer saw his scares.
ReplyDeleteI choose number three because of what the people were doing in this chapter. It is amazing how a man with cancer is going to die and still keeps pushing on. I can tell you one thing I could not do what he is doing. I mean take a man who knows he only has so long to live and have him write a book present it and in the mean time spend your last moments with your kids, crazy right. Anyways something that amazed me in this chapter is how everybody reacted. Randy went on with his life as if nothing had happened pretty much. His wife (jai) went on to write a book called Forget The Last Lecture ; Here's The Real Story. I mean at first she hated that he was writing a book and then she turns around and tells what happens in a bigger manner. The doctor couldn't believe how they were taking this issue. In my opinion I would of said here is a tissue for your issue. He was amazed on how well they were doing and still pushing on. That is what number three is about.
ReplyDelete1.) What was your impression of their New Year's Eve event? Discuss fully. How would you connect with the chapter.
ReplyDeleteA shock as big as a broken placenta when you are still a month or two away from your due date, would be terrifying. I don't even know what I personally would do in Randy's position. He had to play an important roll during the labor, and leading up to. He had to calm Jai to keep her from going into shock and keep himself calm. I had to hold the hand of my aunt when she had her emergency C-section, and it's scary. I was scared, she was scared, my uncle was scared, but seeing that little screaming baby girl was the most beautiful thing ever. It a situation that no one wants to go through, but if you have to, "saddle up and ride."
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ReplyDeleteWhen Randy gets pulled over for speeding like any other normal person does, he doesn't think he is going to be able to get out of it. The first thing I would think is to tell him about the cancer. Randy decides he is going to tell him. If you have a good excuse most cops will let you off. Randy had a good excuse if you ask me.
Randy tells the cop that he is dying and the cop isn't sure Randy is telling the truth. Randy is in such good condition that it is hard to tell that he is dying. Randy questions himself and realizes at this point that he is dying. You can tell that he is shaken by what he just realized.
Randy ends up showing him incisions from the surgeries and the cop decides to let him off. This happens to many people everyday including my family. We have gotten out of many tickets with many excuses. None of the excuses were as good as Randy's. They still did the job though.
2.) Randy's father was an inspiring man. Randy's dad was very happy person he was always cheerful and love to play around and he also is like Randy because he is aways happy love to play around and also very inspiring to people and to Randy. I fell like Randy's dad is like my Dad so to say because when I am have a bad day or something is going wrong at home he is always there to help me know matter what. Randy's dad was in the military he was in the 75th Infantry Division. My dad was never once thought about going into the military he just wanted to say home and farm, but his dad was in the military just like Randy's dad.
ReplyDelete#1 When they got to the hospital Randy was freaking out because he didn't know how bad it was. They had a lot of complications which made him nervous but he calmed down when he learned he had to keep Jai calm. They really worked together with each other and got through it. It was touch and go with the baby because he was so young and born early. The one day when they went to visit there baby in the ICU and he wasn't there. That would be terrifying to think that your first child died. This would make it hard for them to have kids again. But it would be one big relief to find out that he didn't die.
ReplyDeleteHow impressed he was with what his dad had to bring home. i can connect to this extremely because when my dad drove cement truck he would come home at least once a week with something he found on the side of the road. He has brought me home lots of strap on tools and and lots of mac tools it was really fun when he worked on the road.
ReplyDelete4. Discuss your thoughts about Randy’s ticket experience. How could you connect with the chapter?
ReplyDeleteRandy got pulled over and the cop came up to him and asked him why he was going to fast. He said he didn't realize he was going that fast and then he told the cop he was a cancer patient. Randy looked very healthily and fine. Then the cop wasn't sure if Randy really was or he was just saying that to get out of the ticket. They Randy showed the cop his scares and then the cop just told him to slow down and told him to have a good day. Randy had a very good excuse and i can relate to this because i have been pulled over and i didn't have a excuse right away.. I couldn't think of one like Randy did. Then the cop was nice because i was honest and just told him that I was speeding and he let me off the hock like Randy.
1. What was your impression of their New Year’s Eve event? Discuss fully. How could you connect with the chapter?
ReplyDeleteMy impressions of what happened on New Year's Eve is I didn't think the baby would live. This all happened during a movie at their house on New Year's Eve. Both Jai and the baby could have died on that day. Things turned out for the best and Jai and her new child made it out alive. Both Jai and Randy stressed out and they didn't know what to do. Jai had noticed weeks before that the pregnancy wasn't going well. She couldn't feel the baby kicking and Jai did not gain enough weight. I think this would be extremely scary to have happen to you when you are expecting a new child and glad it was not worse. I can't Imagine ever losing a family member or even coming close to it.