Open Ended Responses

William Gonda

Summer Reading 2014

BELIEVE and THE BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING OPEN ENDED RESPONSES

BELIEVE OPEN ENDED #4

In BELIEVE, the book shows that coaches in sports play a big role in helping the team, and players work together and learn new things. Coaches are a form of mentor, and having a mentor is definitely important if you wish to succeed in something. Whenever you want to learn something, or do something new you will want a mentor specialized in that task. Mentors have knowledge of the subject, and it is their job to pass it on to others, to create more mentors. They also are people that you will want to look up to, and respect. In my life, my mentor is my parents. Mostly, my father. My father has taught me many things in my life, especially things that he enjoys like fishing.

THE BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING OPEN ENDED #1

The title, “The Beginning of Everything”, means a few things in relation to the book. When Ezra got injured, and had his friends abandon him, he found new friends, and a new hobby. He realized that his injury was the beginning of him discovering that he has the capability to do wonderful things if he wants to. When his friends left him, he got new ones because nothing really changed; Ezra is the one who changed.

CONNECTION OPEN ENDED #2

        Both Eric (From BELIEVE) and Ezra (From The Beginning of Everything) have faced terrible accidents. Eric had a bad accident in a football game and became paralyzed neck down for a year. Ezra was a popular tennis player who was in a car crash and suffered from severe injuries, losing his old friends in the process. In terms of which I think is worse, it really depends. Eric’s physical injuries were worse than Ezra’s, but Ezra’s emotional injuries were far worse than Eric’s. Ezra faced the loss of his old friends, and the ability to play his favorite sport. He also lost most of his popularity in the school. Eric couldn’t even move by himself. However, Eric kept his head high and kept believing in himself, and his emotional injuries were non-existent.