Journal Entry #3

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• Amaechi is in college and he has lost his mother.
  
• He is very down at this time in his life and all he wants to do is eat sweets. During this time was when he discovered the "American delicacies; Twinkies".
  
• There was a high possibility that Amaechi would not get drafted to the NBA and this would have been very bad because he would only see himself as a failure!
  
• Amaechi got to the NBA !
  
• He decided to play in Athens with former start John Salley.
  

4

• Where was he when his mother died?
  
• Who supported him during his mom's death?
  
• What would Amaechi have become if he didn't make it to the NBA?
  
• How can someone feel so insecure for such a long period of time?
  

3

• Chronicling (129): history
  
• Arsenal (132): a collection of supplies
  
• Drachmas (155): any of various modern weights
  

2

• "Mum's death still weighed heavily-and so did all those Twinkies" (127). Man vs. Self.
  
• "But the return of the baby fat meant my phone might not ring on draft day" (132). Man vs. Self.
  

1

• Amaechi's life is at least improving somewhat. He needs to keep turning all his negatives into positives.