Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Journal Entry #4

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  • The NBA start liked playing in Britain because there the people didn't really cover basketball and there was no distraction or attention their personal lives.
  • While in Manchester, Amaechi was invited to a gay club by a girl friend and she asked him to be kind, not knowing his likings. While at the club a guy came up to him and told him he knew he was gay.
  • Amaechi is now getting a lot of recognition and being asked to sign contracts for larger amounts now up to $17 million.
  • Amaechi is doing some flashbacks after he sees so many kids and he remembers that during the summers the family would go on camping trips because his mom worked so much.
  • Amaechi decided to pass on one contract but he new there would be others and he was already financially set.

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  • How did he react to people who tried to get into details about his personal life?
  • What did Amaechi think when the man came up to him so randomly?
  • Did he ever want to go to a club again?
  • What were the contractor's reaction when Amaechi said no?

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  • Forays (175): a quick or sudden attack
  • Itinerant (176): traveling from place to place
  • Jettisoning (220): to cast

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  • "There were many things I wanted to talk about with the beared, leather-jacketed Jackson" (208). Imagery.
  • "Tired eyes tinged with envy, and I hate to admit I took some small satisfaction from it" (208), Imagery.

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  • Amaechi has been getting his mind out of the negative stuff and is learning to live his life.

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