"props for faith" by Ursula Hegi
about Ursula hegi
•Born on May 23, 1946 in Düsseldorf, Germany and is still alive
•Left Germany at the age of eighteen
•Got married in 1967 and got divorced in 1984
•Graduated with a Bachelor's and a Master's from the University of New Hampshire
•Current works are unknown
•Left Germany at the age of eighteen
•Got married in 1967 and got divorced in 1984
•Graduated with a Bachelor's and a Master's from the University of New Hampshire
•Current works are unknown
pre-readiNg reflection
When close friends get into an argument, what's the best way for them to make up?
•When close friends get into an argument, the best way for them to make up is to realize what happened between them and try their best to fix it.
Do you think it is possible to make something happen if you believe in it strongly enough?
•Honestly, I think it depends what the situation is that needs fixing. In a situation like two friends getting into a fight, I have learned that no matter how many times my friend apologized, I still have an inch of hurt that I'm holding onto. It really depends on the seriousness of the situation.
•When close friends get into an argument, the best way for them to make up is to realize what happened between them and try their best to fix it.
Do you think it is possible to make something happen if you believe in it strongly enough?
•Honestly, I think it depends what the situation is that needs fixing. In a situation like two friends getting into a fight, I have learned that no matter how many times my friend apologized, I still have an inch of hurt that I'm holding onto. It really depends on the seriousness of the situation.
vocabulArY
Fragile: to be delicate
"But gypsies moved rapidly while my friend walked with a limp, her feet in patent leather shoes, her fragile ankles hidden under white knee socks tha never stayed up" (Page 31).
Wrath: the extreme amount of anger from someone
"I'd heard enough stories about church robbers to know the wrath of God could strike at any moment and leave me dead on the floor" (Page 37).
Gravely: to be serious
"'Nobody wants to relive those years' they'd say gravely" (Page 38).
Authenticity: the real quality of something
"Stories, miracles, lies--with the right details, I can be convinced of the authenticity of nearly anything, even Hasenbrot, rabbit bread, which my father brought me many evenings when he returned from working on people's teeth" (Page 40).
Instincitvely: to do something without thinking
"I said instinctively knowing the difference between a miracle and a treatment" (Page 41).
Infinitely: lasting forever
"Some acts of faith, I believe, have the power to grant us something infinitely wiser than what we imagine" (Page 42).
"But gypsies moved rapidly while my friend walked with a limp, her feet in patent leather shoes, her fragile ankles hidden under white knee socks tha never stayed up" (Page 31).
Wrath: the extreme amount of anger from someone
"I'd heard enough stories about church robbers to know the wrath of God could strike at any moment and leave me dead on the floor" (Page 37).
Gravely: to be serious
"'Nobody wants to relive those years' they'd say gravely" (Page 38).
Authenticity: the real quality of something
"Stories, miracles, lies--with the right details, I can be convinced of the authenticity of nearly anything, even Hasenbrot, rabbit bread, which my father brought me many evenings when he returned from working on people's teeth" (Page 40).
Instincitvely: to do something without thinking
"I said instinctively knowing the difference between a miracle and a treatment" (Page 41).
Infinitely: lasting forever
"Some acts of faith, I believe, have the power to grant us something infinitely wiser than what we imagine" (Page 42).
contrasting ideas
believesHanna believes in something when she knows the characteristics of gypsies.
Hanna believes in something when she tries to defend her friend being called a name. Hanna believes in something when she thinks she has caused Renate's limp to become worse than before. Hanna believes in something when she is telling Renate that she is going to heal her leg with the holy water. Hanna believes in something when she thinks that the kind gesture she made towards Renate bandaged their friendship. |
doubtsHanna doubts something when she wonders if her friend's parents were gypsies.
Hanna doubts something when she thinks about God's wrath. Hanna doubts something when she thinks Renate will not hesitate to pull her foot back. Hanna doubts something when she thinks about not telling anyone about stealing the holy water. Hanna doubts something when a man shoves his head into a lion's mouth. |