Story 1
In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10 year old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. "How much is an ice cream sundae?" "Fifty cents," replied the waitress. The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied a number of coins in it. " How much is a dish of plain ice cream?" he inquired. Some people were now waiting for a table and the waitress was a bit impatient. "Thirty-five cents," she said brusquely. The little boy again counted the coints. "I´ll have the plain ice cream, " he said.
The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and departed.
When the waitress came back, she began wiping down the table and then swallowed hard at what she saw. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five pennies-her tip.
ALWAYS REMEMBER THOSE WHO SERVE
Story 2
Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz, who was suffering from a rare and serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness. The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the boy, if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, "Yes, I´ll do it, if it will save Liz"
As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the color returning to her cheeks....Then his face grew pale and his smile faded. He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, " Will I start to die right away?"
THE YOUNG BOY HAD MISUNDERSTOOD THE DOCTOR; HE THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE HIS SISTER ALL OF HIS BLOOD.
1- Do these stories have anything in common?
2- Would you do the same if you were the kid?
3- Can generosity be learned?
1-I think these two stories have in common the value generosity. In both of them, the kid prefers to put something he wants aside to help somebody else.
ReplyDelete2- I would do the same as the kid in the second story, but not as the one in the first. I would do anything to save or protect my relatives’ lives, but I would only give some money to someone else, a stranger, if that is not the only money I had.
3-I consider that generosity and any other value can be learned if your family think they are essentials and important, and so they teach them to you since your childhood.
Estefanía Albarito. LU:1019055
classroom 321- FRIDAY
Estefanía,
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Take a look:
1-these two stories have the value of generosity in common.
2-if that were not the only.....
3- essential (it is an adjective so it is always singular). essential means vitally important, absolutely necessary.
...so they should teach them to you during your childhood./ when you are a child.
1)Yes,they have in common the value of generosity, in the first he prefered to spend less money to give a tip to the waitress and at the second story the little bother was able to give his sister all his blood.
ReplyDelete2)Yes, I would do the same as a boy in the second story, but in the first one, if a waitress talk to me in a bad mood i wouldn't give her the tip.
3)I think that generosity is something that our parents teach us in the life.
Mauricio,
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1) in the first STORY, he prefered to spend less money to give a tip to the waitress and IN the second story the little bother was READY to give his sister all his blood.
2)Yes, I would do the same as THE boy in the .......
if a waitress talkED to me ...... I wouldn't ....
3)I think that generosity is something that our parents teach us (DURING OUR life)
1) Yes, I think they have in common the humilty and a kid's innocence. We hope all kind of people, adults, teens and kids, do the same (in the second story)
ReplyDelete2) I would do the same thing as done in the second one. I would save my loved ones' life.
3)Yes, geenrosity is always learned and teached by giving the example.
Irene,
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1) Yes, I think they have (in common the) humilty and a kid's innocence IN COMMMON.
3)Yes, gENErosity is always learned and TAUGHT by giving/ SETTING the example.
1. Yes, these stories have the value of generosity in common. Also the value of thinking in the other person, not only in ourselves.
ReplyDelete2. If I were the kid, I would do the same that the kid in story 2 because for my family and close friends I would do as much as possible to save their lives.
3. I think that generosity can be learned starting with our family and with the other person. It is a very important value in every human being.
Ilana Schapiro - Lunes Turno Mañana LU: 1020478
Ilana,
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1. Also the value of thinking (in the)OF other personS, not only (in) OF ourselves.
3. I think that generosity can be learned starting with our family and with (the) other personS.
1- Do these stories have anything in common?
ReplyDeleteYes, they have something in common because both stories talk about people generosity and the way that they think and consider others.
2- Would you do the same if you were the kid?
Of course I would do the same if I were the boy in the second story, because I want to save my sister´s live in any way. On the other hand, in the first situation a wouldn´t leave tip to the waitress because she treat me in a bad way.
3- Can generosity be learned?
I think that your family, friends and school can teach you in some things, but if you don’t want to be generous, you will not be.
Nicolas Ianni, LU: 1028014, English IC Friday Mornings
Nicolás,
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...both stories are about people´s generosity
life
I wouldn´t leave.....she treated me....
...teach you some things
1- Both stories have in common that they don’t need to be old to be generous. Sometimes children can give much more than other people and it doesn’t matter how big is the help if not the intention.
ReplyDelete2- Yes, when I was a child sometimes I, my sisters and parents went to the church and gave some clothes for children. But I never did blood transfusion for other people. When I went to the school, I and my mates helped others schools that needed our assistance. Now I help an association of dogs, the name of association is "More love animal" and I pay ten dollars per month.
3- I think that generosity is virtue that you can learn. Being generous can make other people happy. When you are a kid, the family has to show how important is to help to other people.
Lucía Felice
Aula 605
1026697
Lucía,
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go to church / school
my mates and I, my parents, sisters and I...
other schools
...help other people
1. I think that the stories have in common the solidarity and generosity of this little boys.
ReplyDelete2. I would do the same if I would be in the situation of the second story.
3. Yes, I think that generosity can be learned if your family and your friendly relations are generosity too.
Julieta Bustos Luna.
LU: 1027009.
Monday morning.
Julieta,
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...these little boys.
...if I Were in ....
...generous...
1-The two stories have in common solidarity and generosity.
ReplyDelete2-Yes, I would do. I like to help people who needs it. And if my family needs something I do not hesitate cooperate with everything I have.
3-Yes,is learned with examples principally lived with family and education we have received.
Massola Carolina
L.U.:87024
Monday Morning
Carolina,
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I would do the same.
...who need
....hesitate to...
it is learned
1- Do these stories have anything in common?
ReplyDeleteYes, both stories are about the children generosity.
2- Would you do the same if you were the kid?
If I were kid I wouldn't give the baksheesh to the waitress, because she didn't pay attention to the kid. But I would accept to give my blood to mi brother.
3- Can generosity be learned?
In my opinion, the generosity can't be learned, because it's a feeling that comes from within.
Catalina,
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children´s generosity
baksheesh. A gratuity, tip, or bribe paid to expedite service, especially in some Near Eastern countries. You should use the word tip in this case.
..my brother
(the) generosity...
1- Do these stories have anything in common?
ReplyDeleteThe stories have in common generosity.
2- Would you do the same if you were the kid?
I would do the same thing as done in the second one. I would save my family life.Because they are the most important to me
3- Can generosity be learned?
I think it can be learned but is our family.
Juliana Lu:1030337
Fridays, morning.
Juliana,
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family´s life
our family is responsible for that
1- Do these stories have anything in common?
ReplyDeleteYes, they do, because both are about the generosity of the little kids. Both gave to another person something that was important for them: all the money he got in the first case and his life in the second case (I said “his life” because the boy thought that he would die.)
2- Would you do the same if you were the kid?
I would have done the same if I were the second kid, because he was helping his dying sister, but I would not have done what the first kid did, unless I had more money than that.
3- Can generosity be learned?
Yes, it can be learned but it depends on the person and what did the person’s family have taught to him/her while he/she was a kid.
Paula Mariela Fernández
L.U.:1036691
Monday Mornings 614
Paula,
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...and what the person´s family taught him /her when he/ she was a kid.
1- Do these stories have anything in common?
ReplyDeleteYes, I think that two stories have in common solidarity and generosity.
2- Would you do the same if you were the kid?
Yes, I would do the same in the second story, because my family is very important for me, so i like save their lives.
3- Can generosity be learned?
In my opinion, the generosity it is learned with the parents during our life. Also important is the education we have received.
Cintia Ferrari
L.U: 124617
Monday Morning 614
Cintia,
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1-
Yes, I think that THESE two stories have solidarity and generosity IN COMMON.
2--------so I WOULD like TO save their lives.
3- In my opinion, (the ) generosity ( it) is learned with (the) OUR parents during our life. IT IS also important the education we have received.