Analyzing how conflict shapes a person
beginning:
end:
use the two passages from the beginning and end of
the text to complete the statements.
before the conflict, neto does not
neto realizes that it is
hifference, if he is
just before they reached the locker room, jesse
stopped. "aren't you getting tired of white fans
yelling at us hispanic players? " he asked neto.
**they yell we're no good whenever we mess up.
haven't you heard that at the games? "
"i never really paid attention to it," neto replied.
something about this made him uncomfortable.
jesse kept on, his voice rising in anger. "we
shouldn't stand for it. we should quit the team. we
have twenty-one players on the team, and ten of
us are hispanic. most of the best players are
hispanic. without us, there wouldn't even be a
team. if we quit, we could wake up this whole
community
agree to be friends with jesse
want to keep playing football
notice the fans' racism