ROCKPILE
  John and Roy two kids growing up in Harlem living in a upstairs apartment where not allowed to go  outside due to the very bad neighborhood they lived in .Notice with John being the oldest sibling he has a huge responsibility to look after Roy and the other little sister. John isn’t really a good big brother he seems to be shy timid. While Roy on the other hand is young and ruthless in doesn’t follow the rules . They were not allowed to go to rock pile because of the danger in the stuff that goes on but somehow Roy found away .

    John not being a good big brother allows his little brother to go down to the rockpile.Roy meets with friends and gets in a fight it on the way back to the house he struck with a cand and has a gash right above his eye.Gabriel Roy’s Asheville dad and not John’s dad Immediately blames John for Roy getting hurt but, Roy is the wrong one. In this story I learned being an older sibling you have to take responsibility and look after your little brother in don’t let him make any bad decisions or you will get blamed.

A LESSON BEFORE DYING
       A lesson before dying is about a young boy that accused was accused of murder and sentenced to life in prison or the death penalty. Can he be changed into a man before it’s too late? Jefferson was the last person on scene with four people were dead on scene including the gas station owner in friends he got in the car with. Jefferson is example of why you shouldn’t let peer pressure make you make bad decisions.
     
          Mr. Grant was hired to help him become a man before he reached death. The process was long and hard but he was able to complete it. I can reflect on this story and say that to any circumstances in life you can be changed if you are killer ,theft or once atheist.Anybody can we changed with the faith of God.

Dear, Grant
 I am sorry that you have been put in this situation. I myself have to really think how can I help. Jefferson seems to be very mentally weak and once he loses all hope it will be to late. I encourage you to keep trying to motivate him in the best way that you can . Anything possible that makes him seem human again. Once you do that you will begin to teach him man hood.