Reading response on ctq:# 10

     In the book, "On the Devils Court", by  Carl Deuker the character, Joe, has many problems and struggling a lot. Joe loves playing basketball and moved to another city. He lived in Boston and moved to Seattle. He is shy and doesn't like getting out of the house. He has no friends yet in his new home. He goes to a private school and wants to go to a public school. His private school doesn't have a good basketball team. He is a straight a student in Boston and was really good in basketball. Once he moved he downgraded in everything. Academics and sports. He did anything to be the best basketball player he could be. People would do anything to achieve happiness and success.
     Joe is a straight A student, but everything went wrong once he moved to Seattle. In Seattle, he was struggling to get a B and ends up getting C's. His dad expects a lot out of him, but he was dissapointed once he saw his scores. His dad was also serious about sports. His dad played almost every sport except for basketball. Basketball is the one thing he is better than his dad at. Joe was also stuggling at basketball at the time. Once tryouts came he was doing horrible. Coach said he would put him in junior varsity. He was frustrated. He had found this old and deserted gym. He palyed in it every day, alone. He saw this green smoke like thing coming toward him, and he somehow knew that the Devil was calling. He didnt hesitate and he blurted out, "Give me a full season of power, and my soul is yours".
     After, he had played the best basketball of his life. Also, he was back to A's instead of C's and B's. Coach saw him play the next day and was surprised. He put him on the team and scouts from all over wanted him. He was the best and was all over the place. Colleges were calling him. His Dad was so happy for him. He isn't sure if he had really sold his soul to the Devil but he couldn't help it he was a star athlete like he had always dreamed. He was the leading scorer in every game. It wasn't like he was perfect but he was great. He has given up his souls to achieve what he had wanted.
     In that season he was great. He had sold his soul to the devil. Just to be the best he can ever be. He dreamed this day for a long time and it has finally come, but he had done it the wrong way. After that mysterious thing that happened in the park he went from being a lousy basketball player and a C student to a star and a straight A student. The cause of him doing this was from reading a book called,"Doctor Faustus". Is achieving his dream worth what he has given up?

Revised reading response

     In the book, "On the Devil's Court", by Carl Deuker Joe is struggling. He loves playing basketball. He isn't very talkative and likes to spend time in his room a lot. He is shy and doesn't spend much time outside. Joe moved from Boston to Seattle. He used to get straight A's, but know he struggles to get a B. His dad expects a lot out of Joe but he doesn't have much confidence in himself in his new home. Joe found an old place to play basketball in and he played every time in that gym. It was deserted and nobody went there. The only surrounding of it was trees. People will do anything for happiness and success.
      Joe had everything he wanted, straight A's and great basketball skills . He wasnt comofortable in his new home. It was hard for him to move to a new city. Also, Joe goes to a private school and they don't have a good team. He tries to convince his dad to let him go to a public school. His friend Ross, plays basketball with him and a few other people. He gets in trouble by the law because because he is caught drinking under age. His dad makes him go to a private school. One day, when Joe was playing in the gym he saw a green mist and knew that the devil was calling him. He sold his soul to the Devil and got good grades and got way better in basketball. After that every team was calling for him to play with them.
     Joe scored 30 points and the coach decided to let him start on the next game. He had gotten great grades too. His dad was very proud of him. He also got a scholarship to Eastern Washington University. Some of the best schools in the world that have great basketball teams. Joe wanted to be the best basketball player he could be and was. Joe sold his soul to the devil so he could have this success, but is it worth it. Everything was going wrong for Joe but as soon as that green smoke appeared he went for it. He didn't know if it worked or he just got comfortable in his new home, but he was just glad it happened.
     Joe's amazing talent rose and Joe still was willing to do anything to be the best basketball player he could be. After reading that book some how he knew that the devil was calling him. Joe's talent kept rising and all the glory was around him. Every body was surprised in Joe, after doing horrible in everything, all of a sudden he became the best that he can be.When he sold his soul to the Devil he didn't even hesitate. "Give me a full season of power, and my soul is yours". If you had the chance of doing this, would you go for it?

Reading Response ctq: #8

     In the book, "On the Devil's Court", by Carl Deuker many hard things are going happening in this book. Joe is the main character of the book and he loves playing basketball. He isn't very talkative. He is shy and doesn't spend much time outside. Joe moved from Boston to Seattle. He used to get straight A's, but know he struggles to get a B. His dad expects a lot out of Joe but he doesn't have much confidence. Joe found an old gym to play basketball in and he played every time in that gym. Joe will do anything to play basketball, that is his life. People will do anything for success and happiness.

     Some shard things that are happening in this book is that after he had moved to Seattle, he got low grades and played terrible basketball once the tryouts came along. Also, Joe goes to a private school and they don't have a good team. He tries to convince his dad to let him go to a public school. His friend Ross, plays basketball with him and a few other people. He gets in trouble by the law because because he is caught drinking under age. His dad makes him go to a private school. One day, when Joe was playing in the gym he saw a green mist and knew that the devil was calling him. He sold his soul to the Devil and got good grades and got way better in basketball. After that every team was calling for him to play with them.
     Joe scored 30 points and the coach decided to start him. He had gotten great grades too. His dad was very proud of him. He also got a scholarship to Eastern Washington University. Some of the best schools in the world that have great basketball teams. Joe wanted to be the best basketball player he could be and was. Joe sold his soul to the devil so he could have this success. This proves that people will do anything for happiness and success. He was state champion.
     Joe's amazing talent rose and had a disappointing ending, but Joe still was willing to do anything to be the best basketball player he could be. When he sold his soul to the Devil he didn't even hesitate. "Give me a full season of power, and my soul is yours".

Critical Thinking Question

I am currently reading, "Hoop Dreams", by Ben Joravsky. This book has important issues, that talks about young kids and there dreams. These issues are happening all over the world. This book is about a kid that had finished school and is focusing on his favorite sport, basketball. Lonnie has a second chance to play in the NCAA college basketball and finish college. He is facing many problems along the way and he has diffucult times. His biggest dream was to be apart of the NBA, and be rich. As you can see, many kids want to be apart of the NBA, but first they have to finish there education. This book talks about many kids always focusing on basketball and not on there education.

This book faces hard issues. When Lonnie decides that he is finished with high school and all he focuses on is basketball, he meets this gut named Cal. This guy changed his life. He helped him get back into college and play with the pros. Lonnie thought this guy was a joke until he found out that he was once apart of the NBA. Lonnie's big dream was being apart of the NBA. This book shows that of you dont get through education first you cant follow your future. Education was important especially to Lonnie because becoming an NBA player.

This issue is happening all around the world and not only for basketball. It is happenign to young kids that want big futures. Those kids have to learn that the first step to that future is your education. Because if you just focus on basketball and dont make it to the pros you need a back up. I found a statistic that says: The odds are 7,600 to 1 high school basketball player will reach the NBA. This is really big because those 7,599 other kids might not have a bacup for there future and who knows where they end up. So, this is why education is a really important issue in the world.

This book tells you about a lot what i have been talking about. Education is important, its a big step in life. Imagine your life without education, its almost impossible to succeed. Hoop Dreams is a really good book and it shows a really important lesson.