"My Greatest Olympic Prize" Treasure Trove Workbook Solutions by Evergreen Publications - G.C Mago

"My Greatest Olympic Prize" Treasure Trove Workbook Solutions/Notes

The Little Match-Girl Solutions/Notes, story written by Jesse Owens

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PASSAGE-1

(i) Owens was confident because he had recently made a world record of 26 feet, 8-1/4 inches, in broad jump, but he was surprised to see a German, who was jumping almost 26 feet, even in his practice leaps.

(ii) The person that startled Jesse Owens at the trails was a tall German, named Luz Long. He had been told that Hitler had kept him secret from the others, and was hoping to win the broad- jumping event, with him.

(iii) If Luz Long had won the medal, it would have supported the Aryan superiority theory that the Nazis had, according to which, they were a part of a master race, and were to be considered as superior than the others.

(iv) Jesse Owens was angry at Hitler because, he believed that his people, and performers were part of a 'master race', and were superior, and better than all the others, and that they would win all the events.

(v) Jesse Owens was determined to win the broad- jumping event, and show Hitler that his performers were not a member of any 'master race', and that he was better than him.

PASSAGE-2

(i) Every coach gives a very important advice to the athletes, which is, that an athlete should never be angry, because whenever he is angry, he is bound to make mistakes.

(ii) Jesse Owens failed to qualify for the finals in the first two of his qualifying jumps, as he was angry at Hitler for his beliefs, and surprised at the skills of Luz Long. All these emotions occurring at the same time, made him to foul by leaping beyond the take off board, in both the jumps.

(iii) Jesse Owens did not qualify for the finals in the first two jumps, and fouled, and cursed himself by thinking that he had came 3000 miles away from his home to Berlin, only just to foul in the trials, and look like a fool in front of everyone else.

(iv) Walking a few yards away from the hit, Jesse Owens kicked disgustedly at the dirt. Luz Long was the athlete that had easily qualified for the finals in his first attempt.

(v) While shaking hands with, and greeting Luz Long, Jesse Owens was nervous because he had fouled in the first two qualifying jumps, while Luz Long had easily qualified in his first try. He tried to hide his nervousness by asking Luz how he was doing.

PASSAGE-3

(i) Luz Long told Jesse that he, in spite of being schooled in the Nazi youth movement, he still did not believe the Aryan supremacy theory of Hitler like Jesse Owens, and also gave him advice about how to qualify. This made Jesse feel good, upon hearing Luz Long's thoughts.

(ii) In spite of Luz Long being schooled in the Nazi youth movement, he shared the same belief as Jesse Owens, and did not believe the Aryan supremacy theory, that the Nazis had.

(iii) Luz Long was one inch taller than Jesse Owens, he had a lean, muscular body, clear, and blue eyes, blond hair, and a very handsome, and properly shaved face. 

(iv) Luz Long told Jesse that to avoid fouling, he should draw at line a few inches in the back of the board, and make his take off from there. He would definitely not foul, and would certainly jump far enough to qualify for the finals.

(v) When Jesse Owens heard Luz Long's advice, all of his tension was gone, as he realized the importance of the advice. He followed the advice, and drew a line from a full foot in the back of the board, and jumped from there, and easily qualified for the finals.

PASSAGE-4

(i) Jesse went to Luz Long's room to thank him for the great tip that he had given to him. They talked for two hours about the track, and the field, themselves, the world situation, and many other things.

(ii) After talking to Luz Long for two hours, Jesse knows that a real friendship had been formed between them. He knew that Luz wanted him to do his best at the event, even if it resulted in his loss.

(iii) Luz Long broke his own past record at the event, and in doing so, he compelled Jesse to do even better. As a result, Jesse set the Olympic world record of 26 feet 5.5/16 inches, and right beside him was Luz Long, congratulating him.

(iv) When Hitler saw Luz Long shaking hands with Jesse Owens, he was very angry, and glared at them, as he wanted Luz Long to win, and was not happy to see him shaking hands with the member of an inferior race, according to him.

(v) Luz Long was a very good human being, and a true friend. He was selfless, and possessed true sportsmanship, as he had come to participate, not only to win. He helped Jesse, even though he was his rival, and did not feel any jealous, even though Jesse had defeated him.

PASSAGE-5

(i) No, Jesse Owens did not tell Long what was troubling him, because he was angry about the Aryan superiority theory of Hitler, and was worried that he had travelled so far for nothing. He did not tell the reason also because it would make him look weak, and vulnerable in front of his opponent.

(ii) Jesse Owens, following Luz Long's advice, drew a line, a full foot at the back of the board, and jumped from there, and easily qualified for the finals with almost a foot to spare.

(iii) When Jesse Owens set an Olympic world record, and won the gold medal, his true friend Luz Long was there to congratulate him by shaking his hand.

(iv) When Hitler saw Luz Long, and Jesse Owens shaking hands, from the stands, a few yards away, he angrily glared at them, because he believed that his people were superior than others, and thus, did not liked his performer shaking hands with someone like Jesse Owens.

(v) According to Pierre Le Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games, it is more important to participate in the Olympic Games rather than wining, just as in life, where it is more important to fight well, rather than conquer.

ASSIGNMENT

(i) Luz Long was an inch taller than Jesse Owens, he had a lean, muscular body, clear blue eyes, blond hair, and a strikingly handsome, chiseled or properly shaved face. Though he was trained in the Nazi Youth Movement, he did not believe Hitler's childish theory that his performers were members of a 'master race', and were better than everyone else. Hitler was also depending on him to win the gold medal at broad jumping event.

Though Long knew the pressure on him, he did not lose the spirit of a true sportsman. He had no problems on giving his rival, Jesse Owens, an important advice for qualifying to the finals.

His intentions were clear that he had come to participate, and wining, to him, was just a matter of effort. He was genuinely happy when Jesse won the gold medal. Long congratulated him without even an ounce of jealousy, in spite of the fact that he had lost to him. Thus, his selflessness proves to be a perfect example of a true sportsman.

(ii) In the summer of 1936, Jesse Owens had come to Berlin to win a gold medal at the broad jumping event in the Olympic Games. He had trained himself for six months, and was angry at Hitler's childish theory that his performers were members of a 'master race', and were better than everyone else. He was really determined to win the event, and prove to him that his theory was wrong.

However, due to his anger, he fouled on his first two of the qualifying jumps, and was worried that he could not even qualify for the finals. That was when he met the German athlete, Luz Long, who gave him a useful advice for qualifying for the finals. When Jesse put the advice to use, he was easily able to qualify for the finals.

After talking with Luz Long for two hours about various subjects, he was ready for the event, and he knew that Long wanted him to do his best. After seeing that Long made a new record, he was pushed to do his best performance, and set on a new Olympic world record, winning the gold medal, and besides him, he found his true friend, Luz Long, congratulating him.

(iii) In the summer of 1936, Jesse Owens, a great athlete, had came to Berlin where the Olympic Games were being held. As Hitler believed that his performers were members of a 'master race', and were better than everyone else, the nationalistic feelings were very high.

Jesse Owens, had trained for six months to win a gold medal at the broad jumping event in the Olympic Games. An year before the Olympic Games, as a competitor for Ohio State University, he equalled one world record, and broke three others. So he, and everyone else expected him to win easily. However, when he went to the trails, hewas suprised to see a tall German hitting the pit at almost 26 Feet. His name was Luz Long. Jesse thought that if Luz Long won, Hitler's theory would be proven correct, and he was determined to prove it wrong. Thus, he got angry, and because of his anger, he fouled the first two jumps in the trials, by leaping from beyond the take-off board, and felt very depressed.