Which excerpt from We Beat the Street best supports the central idea that the boys share a supportive friendship?
How does the relationship between George, Sampson, and Rameck at the beginning of We Beat the Street compare with their relationship at the end?
Read this excerpt from We Beat the Street.[Sampson] was the captain of the baseball team at University and could almost touch his dreams of playing in the major leagues. He often had write-ups in the local paper, highlighting his playing performance: "Davis goes three for four, with four RBIs, while pitching a four-hitter as University tops Shabazz 6–5."What causes Sampson to dream that he will someday play in the major leagues?
Read this excerpt from We Beat the Street."Hassan and Ahi are going to Howard University in D.C.," Rameck commented, "but their folks have a little cash." He fell silent."I think it would be cool to go into business," Sampson said, "You know, become an entrepreneur and own some big company." He sounded a little vague."What kind of business is there around here except for drugs and crime?" George asked bitterly."Show business!" Rameck told him. "We can be rap stars!""Yeah, right. You need money even to do that," Sampson told him.Sampson drove the other two home then, their hopes and dreams left in the starlight.What causes the friends to believe that their dreams are too difficult to achieve?
Read this excerpt from We Beat the Street.George would not give up. "Hey, look. I really want to do this. I think we could ALL do this—the three of us—together!""Maybe," Rameck said slowly."It’s an awful long time," Sampson said with a sigh."Man, we can go to college for FREE!" George said, trying to convince them."Free is always good," Rameck said with a grin."What do we have to lose? Let’s just do the applications and see what happens," George suggested."Yeah, man—why not?" Sampson told the others. "Let’s go for it."What central idea in the story do the details in this excerpt support?
Read these excerpts from We Beat the Street."Then the three of you get out of here. Colleges come to this school every day, looking for good students, and you three jokers let it all pass you by."***"You’ll be four years older whether you go to college or not. Why not fill up those four years with something valuable?"***George thought back to Miss Johnson, who had said almost the exact same thing to him way back in third grade.What central idea in the story do the details in these excerpts best support?
Read this excerpt from We Beat the Street."But I don’t want to teach—I want to be a doctor or nurse or something medical.""I don’t even know what you have to do to become something like that," Sampson said honestly."I don’t know either," George said. "But I figure you need big piles of money and about a million years to spend in college.""Hassan and Ahi are going to Howard University in D.C.," Rameck commented, "but their folks have a little cash." He fell silent. . . .Sampson drove the other two home then, their hopes and dreams left in the starlight.What central idea do the details in this passage support?
Read this excerpt from We Beat the Street."Hassan and Ahi are going to Howard University in D.C.," Rameck commented, "but their folks have a little cash." He fell silent."I think it would be cool to go into business," Sampson said, "You know, become an entrepreneur and own some big company." He sounded a little vague."What kind of business is there around here except for drugs and crime?" George asked bitterly."Show business!" Rameck told him. "We can be rap stars!""Yeah, right. You need money even to do that," Sampson told him.Sampson drove the other two home then, their hopes and dreams left in the starlight.What effect does the boys’ lack of money have on them?
Which excerpt from We Beat the Street supports the story’s central idea that opportunities should never be wasted?
Read this excerpt from We Beat the Street."What do we have to lose? Let's just do the applications and see what happens," George suggested."Yeah, man—why not?" Sampson told the others. "Let's go for it."Rameck added, "Can't hurt anything. Who knows—this might turn out to be a good thing."In what way are the three friends different at the end of the story?
Read this excerpt from We Beat the Street.Thinking back to that presentation in the library makes me smile. What started out as three high school boys skipping class turned out to be the most significant event in our lives. If we had made it to the gym that day instead of the library, more than likely the streets would have swallowed us in the next few years. We never would have become doctors.What effect does the Seton Hall presentation have on the three friends’ lives?
Read this excerpt from We Beat the Street."I am from Seton Hall University," the speaker began, "and we have a special program that some of you might find appealing. Did you know that there is a vast need for minorities in the health professions? Did you know that in this city alone, people have to wait for hours to see a doctor because there are not enough doctors on staff at the hospitals to see them?"Sampson thought back to that day the stone fell on his foot and how the doctor with the magical X-rays had helped him heal properly.Rameck thought back to the many times he had been taken to the emergency room for various scrapes and bruises.George thought back to his many visits to the dentist and how fascinating the whole process had been for him.What effect do the speaker’s words have on the three friends?
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