04.08
Free Choice Blog
Assessment Details
Assessment Details
By
Taylor Cruz
The
Pregnancy Project by Gaby Rodriguez
Chapter
12 “Getting Big”
In
Chapter 12, Gaby tells about her trip to New York. She talks about from when
she got to her hotel to her graduation. She also includes a conversation she
had with her father about her project that is known internationally but he
claims he hasn’t heard about it. She comes to learn that she’s not missing out
on anything anymore. He is the one who is missing out. He didn’t even come to
her graduation but all her brothers, sisters, mom, grandma and even an aunt and
uncle attended what was the most important day of her life. They were able to
do a family portrait which hadn’t been done since Gaby was fourteen. Since Gaby
was placed in the top five percent of her class, she was chosen as one of the
commencement speakers. Chapter 12 ends with Gaby’s immensely inspirational
speech.
With
each page, paragraph, sentence, and word that I read, I was deeply intrigued by
Gaby’s determination and strength. Even with her uncaring father who is
basically out of the picture, she understood that she wasn’t really the unlucky
one, he was. Her father is missing out on a wonderful, caring and loving
daughter. If her father cared, he wouldn’t make excuses on not visiting and
attending important events or even acknowledging the whereabouts of his
daughter. Even with the media craze, Gaby was able to make it as the top five
percent of her graduating class and rose above the stereotypes thrown upon her.
Taylor, I think you did a very good job on this blog post. This summary was able to tell me what exactly what was happening in this chapter without actually having to read it. I just wonder what her project is and why her father hasn't heard about though it is known internationally. Is the project what the title says it is? Well other than that I think you did a great job on this post. :)
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