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30 Cards in this Set
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What does Reeve miss more than he can say?
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He misses spontaneity, action, and adventure more than he can say.
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What is the author's van full of and where is it parked?
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The van is full of ramps, oxygen tanks, and emergency supllies. Ti is parked where the horse trailer used to be.
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What was the most frequently asked question in Reeve's interviews? How did he answer it?
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'What is a hero?' is the most popular question. He responded that a hero is someone who commits a courageous action without considering the consequences.
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What is Reeve's definition of a hero now?
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Now his definition of a hero is 'an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.'
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What picture does Reeve keep with him at UVA and Kessler?
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-Reeve kept a picture of the Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl.
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What has Reeve done that he considers 'climbing up the steps?' What has happened to Reeve that he considers 'falling backwards'?
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- He has appeared at the Oscars, the Democratic Convention, has directed a film, written a book, and traveled extensively in his climb.
-He considers his eleven hospitalizations for various health problems as falling backwards? |
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What does Reeve believe is the most difficult lesson he's learned from all of this?
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-he has to give when what he really wants to do is take.
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What probably would have happened if Reeve had landed with his head slightly more to the right?
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-He probably would have been bruised not paralyzed.
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What has replaced the horse trailer next to Reeve's barn?
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-A van with ramps, oxygen tanks, and emergency supplies
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Today, what is Reeve's definition of a hero?
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-An ordinary person who perseveres in the face of enormous obstacles
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Whas has Reeve not done for his son, Will, in over three years?
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-Given him a hug
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Autobiography
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-written by the subject himself
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First-Person point of view
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-the narrator uses pronouns such as I, we, and us
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Autobiography and Biography
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-The story of a person's life
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First person point of view
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-Reeve's story is written from this point of view.
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Third person point of view
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-Uses pronouns -- he, they, and her
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Point of view
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-the vantage point from which a story is told.
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First-Person point of view
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-the narrator uses the pronouns I and we and is part of or a witness to the action.
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Third-person point of view
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-the narrator is outside of the action
-uses pronouns -- he, she, it, and they |
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Sustain
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-Bear or withstand
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Cherish
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-Hold dear, treasure
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Devastate
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-overwhelm with grief, destroy violently
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Spontaneity
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-voluntary or undertermined action or movement
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Cordon
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-form a protective or restrictive barrier
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glib
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-marked by ease and informality, nonchalant
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Mythical
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-having qualities suitable to myth
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Incapacitate
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-become incapable or disabled
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construct
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-something constructed by the mind, concept
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Instinctive
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-prompted by natural instinct or spontaneity
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Visceral
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-felt deeply in the heart, not intellect.
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