https://padlet.com/19collinsr/20ma1dr0wm1d Made with wonder en-us 2016-11-21 16:12:14 UTC 2024-10-31 23:31:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Alarmclock.png 19collinsr https://padlet.com/19collinsr/20ma1dr0wm1d/wish/139147188 By: Eric Lindstrom ]]> 2016-11-21 16:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/19collinsr/20ma1dr0wm1d/wish/139147188 19collinsr https://padlet.com/19collinsr/20ma1dr0wm1d/wish/139234324 "...Braille: Deciphering The Code...". Braillebug.afb.org. N. p., 2016. Web. 22 Nov. 2016.

Parker Grant had to adapt to a new lifestyle after losing her eyesight, learning to read braille is just one of the big adjustments she had to make. ]]> 2016-11-21 23:31:07 UTC https://padlet.com/19collinsr/20ma1dr0wm1d/wish/139234324 19collinsr https://padlet.com/19collinsr/20ma1dr0wm1d/wish/139236570 2016-11-22 00:02:51 UTC https://padlet.com/19collinsr/20ma1dr0wm1d/wish/139236570 19collinsr https://padlet.com/19collinsr/20ma1dr0wm1d/wish/139236755 "Running Blind Hints & Tips | The Blind Sport Podcast". Blindsportpodcast.com. N. p., 2016. We
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Parker has a passion for running and uses it as a therapeutic technique in helping her cope with the changes in her life. When she tries out for the track team the coaches are blown away at her speed. They use a guide person and other techniques listed in the article to help Parker run at a meet. ]]> 2016-11-22 00:05:43 UTC https://padlet.com/19collinsr/20ma1dr0wm1d/wish/139236755 19collinsr https://padlet.com/19collinsr/20ma1dr0wm1d/wish/139236890 "Episode 3: Reading By Ear". Adaptive. N. p., 2016. Web. 22 Nov. 2016.

This podcast explains how Parker uses technology to read and use for school. She uses a device that speaks out loud so she can listen to text online. This also shows the amount of effort and time it takes to do a task as simple as reading and shows how she has adjusted to a blind lifestyle .]]> 2016-11-22 00:07:42 UTC https://padlet.com/19collinsr/20ma1dr0wm1d/wish/139236890 19collinsr https://padlet.com/19collinsr/20ma1dr0wm1d/wish/139242862 Parker Grant is a Junior at Jefferson Highschool and has been blind since elementary school when she suffered from a car crash. This school year takes an unexpected turn when her father passes away from drug overdose and her nemesis, Scott, is now a student at her school. His return brings up buried emotions, as he was an old friend and boyfriend until he broke an important rule to Parker which protects herself from other people taking advantage of her blindness.Throughout the year she deals with the changes of friends, family, and boyfriends and realizes she her potential and the importance of understanding herself and the people around her. ]]> 2016-11-22 01:24:30 UTC https://padlet.com/19collinsr/20ma1dr0wm1d/wish/139242862 19collinsr https://padlet.com/19collinsr/20ma1dr0wm1d/wish/139247559 Always give people a second change.

When Scott had betrayed her in middle school, she was so hurt and sad that she didn't listen to any of Scott's explanations. Instead she decided to tune him out completely and shunned him for two years until he went to her school. There, she encountered him a lot because he was in her classes and she decided it was to move through those old emotions that she pushed down. She talks about it with her friends and they tell her parts of the situations that Parker had ignored at the time. She was ready to listen and gave Scott a second chance to talk about his side. ]]> 2016-11-22 02:18:45 UTC https://padlet.com/19collinsr/20ma1dr0wm1d/wish/139247559 19collinsr https://padlet.com/19collinsr/20ma1dr0wm1d/wish/139248658 You can't do everything on your own; you need people to guide you and help you learn.

Parker was sick of being treated like she was a charity case because of blindness and wanted to be treated like everyone else. She didn't show her emotions because she was afraid that she would look vulnerable. She doesn't like people to help because she wanted to show people that she could do everyday things just like a normal person, a person who isn't blind. However throughout the story she encounters problems like her conflict with Scott and the death of her father. Her friends help her with these issues and she figures out that talking with people really helped and that sometimes you need people to help you learn and grow as a person. 

This theme is significant because it indicates Parker's character change and from this we learn more about Parker's character . Ultimately from this theme we understand that Parker is social and is very loyal to her friends. ]]> 2016-11-22 02:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/19collinsr/20ma1dr0wm1d/wish/139248658 19collinsr https://padlet.com/19collinsr/20ma1dr0wm1d/wish/139249824 "How The Blind See The World | Christine Ha | Tedxucsd". YouTube. N. p., 2016. Web. 22 Nov. 2016.

This relates to Parker because she understands many of these problems discussed in this lecture as she endures it everyday. It also relates to her friend Sarah, at the beginning of the story the lecturer discussed that when she was a little girl she didn't complain because she knew her parents had experienced things that was worse than being blind. Sarah was afraid to talk to Parker about her problems because she knew they wouldn't compare to Parker's and she didn't want to sound ungrateful. ]]> 2016-11-22 02:50:09 UTC https://padlet.com/19collinsr/20ma1dr0wm1d/wish/139249824 19collinsr https://padlet.com/19collinsr/20ma1dr0wm1d/wish/139253895 2016-11-22 03:47:03 UTC https://padlet.com/19collinsr/20ma1dr0wm1d/wish/139253895 19collinsr https://padlet.com/19collinsr/20ma1dr0wm1d/wish/139254262 Lindstrom, Eric. Not If I See You First. New York: Little, Brown, 2015. Print.]]> 2016-11-22 03:51:07 UTC https://padlet.com/19collinsr/20ma1dr0wm1d/wish/139254262