Greg needed a second donation from Jean to finish building a bridge before he could begin construction on a new school, but he was shy and embarrassed to ask for more money. This relates to a time when the author was embarrassed to ask their father for help on their new laptop after initially refusing help. While Greg was asking for charity and the author was asking for personal use, both situations involved overcoming shyness to request additional assistance.

1. January 15 Chapter 8 – A Bridge Before School Taylor Cunha 8-14
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After Reading:
A time when I had to ask someone for help when I was embarrassed or feeling shy
about it was when my dad first got me my laptop. When he was trying to teach me how to
use it I kept saying I already knew how to use it and didn’t need his help. Later when I was
trying to use it I couldn’t figure everything out so I had to ask him for help even though I was
shy and embarrassed. This relates to Greg because he needed a second donation to build
the bridge before he could build the school but he was shy and embarrassed to ask Jean for
more money like I was with asking my dad for help when I refused it the first time.
This story also contrasts to Greg’s story because he was asking for money to build his
school for charity and I was just asking for help. It also contrasts because the first time he
got a donation he accepted it, the first time I got help I refused it.