In "raymond's run," squeaky's main objective is to win the race on may day. she describes her training routine and talks about other girls and their running abilities. write a journal entry addressing the question: why do you think squeaky is so focused on competing and winning? your response should be about 150 words in length.

Squeaky in the lesson is seen to be very practical and a confident girl. She is very boastful about the ability of her running so fast and she takes running very seriously and gets happy looking at the medals and the ribbons of her achievement. This motivates her to win the competition and run fast and compete well.

Explanation

In the lesson "Raymond's Run", Squeaky is a character who is shown to be a little girl who is very confident about her abilities of running fast and winning every race she runs. She practices very hard for the races and is not at all afraid of practicing tough for the competition. It makes her happy and boastful that every one thinks that she is the fastest thing on two feet.

She gets very happy with the trophies and the ribbons that she gets when she runs and she also wants to coach her brother for running. This motivates her to run fast and win the competition that she takes part in. She is very responsible for her running and for practicing hard.

the symbol of the grandfather's heritage in this excerpt from "the medicine bag,” is the beaded bolo tie.

a bolo tie is a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp which is worn as a necktie. they have been used by native american tribes such as hopi, navajo, zuni, and puebloans since the mid-20th century.

therefore, the fact that the grandfather is wearing a bolo tie refers to his heritage as native american.

i have identified the gerund in this sentence by writing it in all capitals.

gerund phrase: writing it in all capitals

gerund use: object of preposition