Katie Hines
12/7/2012
Block 4
Dense Question
- 1) Despite all of William's reasons to give up, what makes him persevere and pull through?
William has every reason to give up. His family is poor, starving, and emaciated. But he
doesn't. His family depends on this windmill; it could save them from the devastating famine. William
knows that through his invention, he could truly save his home, Malawi. When William sees his
malnourished sisters and hungry parents, the tragedy pushes him to try harder. Sometimes, people need
a devastating loss to see the light.
- What makes Katniss, from the Hunger Games series, refuse to give up?
Katniss Everdeen lives in the hungry, poverty stricken District twelve with her fearful sister,
Prim, and her miserable mother. There is nothing in the world she cares about more than her little
sister. Katniss could give up; not just in the games, but in life. She could simply run away with Gale
and live a life in the woods without a care in the world. But she doesn't. She doesn't, because her family
depends on her, and she would never let them down.
- What makes you push on through life?
Nobody's life is perfect. I have reasons to give up; I have doubts, problems. But I have seven
creatures depending on my little gray car pulling up to the green pastures at feeding time. I have two
sisters that fight me tooth and nail, but I couldn't live without them. I have two parents that never seem
to understand, but are still my protectors. My horses, my angels, keep me going in more ways than I
can describe, as well as my family. I am forever indebted to them both.
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