There are many wonderful short stories in the world about amazing role models. However, it is very hard to show what it takes to be an amazing person to look up . On the other hand, in the story, “ The Marble Champ,” by Gary Soto, a girl named Lupe who is not very athletic discovered the sport called marbles, and in doing so she shows what it takes to be a good role model with flying colors. She shows what it takes to be a good role model by being intelligent, a hard worker, and a good sport. One reason why Lupe is a good person to look up to is, because she is very intelligent. To begin with, Lupe is amazing at school. She gets all A’s and wins a lot of awards at school. For example, she was the winner of the reading contest three summers
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For instance, Lupe practice, practice, practices, squeeze, squeeze, squeeze. Lupe got better and beat Alfonso her neighbor, who was supposed to be a champ. One time she even squeeze her rubber eraser 100 times while practicing. This implies, that Lupe is a hard worker. I can see that she is taking charge, and wants to win the marble competition badly. As I mentioned earlier in the story, To strengthen her weak wrist, Lupe decided to do twenty push - ups on her fingertips, five at a time. I can tell this must be very hard for Lupe, because she is not athletic. I have to say I am very proud of her for working so hard. Another example is, Lupe practiced so much for the marble competition one day, that while she was drying dishes, her mother asked why her thumb was so swollen. I can tell that Lupe’s thumb is getting a lot stronger. Though I would be worried like her mother, because her thumb was so swollen. According to the Author, “After school the next day she left her homework in her backpack and practiced three hours straight, only taking time to eat a candy bar for energy. With popsicle sticks, she drew and odd-shaped circle and tossed in four marbles. She used her shooter, a milky agate with hypnotic swirls, to blast them. Her thumb had become stronger. I can be certain that the quote, “Practice Pays Off,” is being used here. Not only did Lupe leave her homework in her backpack to practice shooting marbles, but her thumb had also became stronger. As a result, this is why I think Lupe is a good person to look up to, because she is a hard
For instance, Lupe practice, practice, practices, squeeze, squeeze, squeeze. Lupe got better and beat Alfonso her neighbor, who was supposed to be a champ. One time she even squeeze her rubber eraser 100 times while practicing. This implies, that Lupe is a hard worker. I can see that she is taking charge, and wants to win the marble competition badly. As I mentioned earlier in the story, To strengthen her weak wrist, Lupe decided to do twenty push - ups on her fingertips, five at a time. I can tell this must be very hard for Lupe, because she is not athletic. I have to say I am very proud of her for working so hard. Another example is, Lupe practiced so much for the marble competition one day, that while she was drying dishes, her mother asked why her thumb was so swollen. I can tell that Lupe’s thumb is getting a lot stronger. Though I would be worried like her mother, because her thumb was so swollen. According to the Author, “After school the next day she left her homework in her backpack and practiced three hours straight, only taking time to eat a candy bar for energy. With popsicle sticks, she drew and odd-shaped circle and tossed in four marbles. She used her shooter, a milky agate with hypnotic swirls, to blast them. Her thumb had become stronger. I can be certain that the quote, “Practice Pays Off,” is being used here. Not only did Lupe leave her homework in her backpack to practice shooting marbles, but her thumb had also became stronger. As a result, this is why I think Lupe is a good person to look up to, because she is a hard