Ultimate Gift
summer reading for freshman year nd class of 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Chapter 15: The Ultimate Gift
In chapter fifteen, Jason receives one more gift. This gift is given to him because of the skills that he learned throughout the journey which his great uncle sent him on. At the end of the book, Kason is given control over all of the charitable organisations that had previously been owned by Red Stevens. In all they were worth over 1 billion dollars, all of which were going into helping the less fortunate.
Monday, August 1, 2011
Chapter 14: The Ultimate Gift
In chapter fourteen, Jason ends his year-long journey with Mr. Hamilton, Red Stevens, and Ms. Haistings. He learns about the gift of love, which encompasses every other gift he learned. He left almost leaves the conference room when Mr. Hamilton stops him and tells him that there's on more part to the Ultimate Gift…
Chapter 13: The Ultimate Gift
In chapter thirteen, Jason had to think about what he would want to do if he were to die the next day. He thought about doing something for everyone, except himself. He would have tried to help everyone he knew learn the same lesson his uncle, Red Stevens, taught him.
Chapter 12: The Ultimate Gift
In chapter twelve, Jason learns a gift which he and many others with money and possessions didn't have, gratitude. He was amazed when he saw all of the things he could have been grateful for.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Chapter 11: The Ultimate Gift
In chapter eleven, Jason learned that not every gift had to be monetary. Although everything Jason had came from his uncle, he managed to find some qualities and small gifts like his own time. During the month he helped many people throughout the city by doing everything from giving up a parking spot, to baking cookies to help a school bake sale.
Chapter 10: The Ultimate Gift
In chapter ten, Jason learns how to dream. Inspired by his great-uncle's story of Walt Disney, Jason decides to devote his life to helping deprived children. However, Mr. Hamilton reminds Jason to always stick with his dreams.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Chapter 9: The Ultimate Gift
In chapter nine, Jasonearns the gift of laughter. He ran into a blind man on the commuter who, although he was blind, could still laugh at life, and make everyone around him laugh with him.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)