Kobe Bryant- Paired Text

QUIZ

Use "Dear Basketball" and "Letter to My Younger Self" to answer the following questions.

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How are the two selections different?

One is celebrating the love and happiness basketball gave him, and the other shows the negative expectations that come with being successful.

One shows regret over leaving the sport of basketball, and the other explains the pitfalls of success.

One demonstrates how consuming a sport can be, while the other provides a description of how to be successful.

One is celebrating basketball and the other is berating his younger self.

How is the capitalized word "YOU" similar in both texts?

Both are used to express love for himself.

Both refer to basketball

Both are used when discussing the selfishness of the subject

Both used to condone the actions of the speaker

Which sentence best states a difference between the overall tone in the poem and the overall tone of the letter?

Dear Basketball's tone is grateful, while Letter to My Younger self is a reflective tone

Dear Basketball's tone is assertive, while Letter to My Younger Self has a candid tone.

Dear Basketball's tone is bitter, while Letter to My Younger self has an accepting tone

Dear Basketball's tone is admiring, while Letter to My Younger Self has a humble tone.

How are both selections similar?

Both describe how the speaker gave too much of himself to that which he loved.

Both describe the many obstacles that come with success.

Both compare basketball to addiction

Both illustrate what it takes to fulfill one's dreams.

Read these quotations:

"Letter to My Younger Self" The most important advice I can give you is to make sure your parents remain PARENTS and not MANAGERS.

"Dear Basketball" I started rolling my dad's tube socks and shooting imaginary game-winning shots.

How do the authors' attitudes toward their parents differ?

In Dear Basketball the speaker's attitude is jaded, while in Letter to My Younger Self the author shows remorse for the relationship he shared with his parents.

In Dear Basketball the speaker's attitude is humorous, while in Letter to My Younger Self the author shows concern for the relationship he shared with his parents.

In Dear Basketball the speaker's attitude is filled with love towards his parents, while in Letter to My Younger Self the author shows ander towards his parents.

In Dear Basketball the speaker recalls his parents with nostalgia because of their role in how his love for basketball beganm, while in Letter to My Younger Self the author shows regret in the role his parents played in his success.

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Your code for Task 3 is: BASKETBALL

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