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Transcript of Julio Diaz's story for rEFLECTION 9 (part two)A Victim Treats His Mugger RightJulio Diaz has a daily routine. Every night, the 31-year-old social worker ends his hour-long subway commute to the Bronx one stop early, just so he can eat at his favorite diner. But one night last month, as Diaz stepped off the No. 6 train and onto a nearly empty platform, his evening took an unexpected turn. He was walking toward the stairs when a teenage boy approached and pulled out a knife. "He wants my money, so I just gave him my wallet and told him, 'Here you go,'" Diaz says. As the teen began to walk away, Diaz told him, "Hey, wait a minute. You forgot something. If you're going to be robbing people for the rest of the night, you might as well take my coat to keep you warm." The would-be robber looked at his would-be victim, "like what's going on here?" Diaz says. "He asked me, 'Why are you doing this?'" Diaz replied: "If you're willing to risk your freedom for a few dollars, then I guess you must really need the money. I mean, all I wanted to do was get dinner and if you really want to join me ... hey, you're more than welcome. "You know, I just felt maybe he really needs help," Diaz says. Diaz says he and the teen went into the diner and sat in a booth. "The manager comes by, the dishwashers come by, the waiters come by to say hi," Diaz says. "The kid was like, 'You know everybody here. Do you own this place?'" "No, I just eat here a lot," Diaz says he told the teen. "He says, 'But you're even nice to the dishwasher.'" Diaz replied, "Well, haven't you been taught you should be nice to everybody?" "Yea, but I didn't think people actually behaved that way," the teen said. Diaz asked him what he wanted out of life. "He just had almost a sad face," Diaz says. The teen couldn't answer Diaz — or he didn't want to. When the bill arrived, Diaz told the teen, "Look, I guess you're going to have to pay for this bill 'cause you have my money and I can't pay for this. So if you give me my wallet back, I'll gladly treat you." The teen "didn't even think about it" and returned the wallet, Diaz says. "I gave him $20 ... I figure maybe it'll help him. I don't know." Diaz says he asked for something in return — the teen's knife — "and he gave it to me." Afterward, when Diaz told his mother what happened, she said, "You're the type of kid that if someone asked you for the time, you gave them your watch." "I figure, you know, if you treat people right, you can only hope that they treat you right. It's as simple as it gets in this complicated world." Produced for Morning Edition by Michael Garofalo. uSE THE OUTLINE BELOW TO ASSIST YOU IN WRITING YOUR COMPARE AND CONTRAST PARAGRAPH FOR rEFLECTION 9 (PART 2):tRANSITION WORDS:lINK TO THE jULIO dIAZ'S npr interview:LINK TO THE Youtube video version:Please Don't TAKE MY AIR JORDANS:my air jordans cost a hundred with tax my suede starters jacket says raiders on the back i'm stylin . . . smilin . . . lookin real mean cuz it ain't about bein heard just bein seen my leather adidas baseball cap matches my fake gucci backpack there's nobody out there looks good as me but the gear costs money it sure ain't free and i gots no job no money at all but it's easy to steal fresh gear from the mall parents say i shouldn't but i know i should gots ta do what i can to make sure i look good and the reason i have to look real fly well to tell ya the truth man i don't know why i guess it makes me feel special inside when i'm wearin fresh gear i don't have to hide but i really must get some new gear soon or my ego will pop like a ten cent balloon but security's tight at all the shops everyday there are more and more cops my crew's laughin at me cuz i'm wearin old gear school's almost over summer is near and i'm sportin torn jordans and need somethin new there's only one thing left to do cut school friday catch the subway downtown check out my victims hangin around maybe i'll get lucky and find easy prey gots to get some new gear there's no other way i'm ready and willin i'm packin my gun this is serious bizness it sure ain't no fun but i can't have my posse laughin at me i'll cop somethin dope just wait you'll see come out a the station west 4th near the park brothers shootin hoops and someone remarks HEY HOMES . . . WHERE'D YOU GET THOSE DEF NIKES as i said to myself. . . i likes em . . . i likes they were q-tip white bright and blinded my eyes the red emblem of michael looked as if it could fly not one spot of dirt the airs were brand new had my pistol knew just what to do followed him very closely behind waited until it was just the right time made a left turn on houston pulled out my gun and screamed GIMME THEM JORDANS . . . and he tried ta run took off fast but didn't get far i fired (POW) he fell between two parked cars he was coughin/cryin/blood dripped on the street and i snatched them air jordans off a his feet while layin there dyin all he could say was please . . . don't take my air jordans away . . . you think he'd be worried about stayin alive as i took off with the jordans there were tears in his eyes the very next day i bopped into school with my brand new air jordans man was i cool i killed to get them but hey . . . i don't care cuz now. . . i needs a new jacket to wear LINK TO THE TED TALK PERFORMANCE BY LEMON ANDERSEN: https://www.ted.com/talks/lemon_andersen_performs_please_don_t_take_my_air_jordans/transcript?language=en
eARLY fINISHER ASSIGNMENTS:Practice identifying conflict types by clicking on the images below: Practice identifying character traits by clicking on the images below: Review elements of a story with the classic story, Cinderella... listen or read through the story then complete the story element activities afterwards. Click the image below to be taken to the activity: mORE STORY ELEMENTS PRACTICE:tEST YOUR kNOWLEDGE OVER tHANK yOU m'AM WITH THE GAME BELOW:point of view:We will focus on POV more closely next week. Test your skills on this topic to see if you remember all things POV!
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