UNIVERSIDAD LATINOAMERICANA DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA                         

Prof. Randall Torres Quirós

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Instruction #1:

Read the short story titled: A family issue

A Family Issue

 

A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.

 

“Daddy, may I ask you a question..?”

 

“Yeah, sure, what is it?” replied the man.

 

“Daddy, how much do make an hour…?”

 

“That’s none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?” the man said angrily. ….

“I just want to know. – Please tell me, how much you make an hour…?”

 

“If you must know, I make $20 an hour”.

 

“Oh”, the little boy replied, with his head down. Looking up, he said, “Daddy, may I please borrow $10?”

 

The father was furious, “If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense,

then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I work hard everyday for such

this childish behavior.”

 

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy’s

questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money? After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started

to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10 and he really didn’t ask for money very often.

 

The man went to the door of the little boy’s room and opened the door.

 

“Are you asleep, son? He asked.

 

“No daddy, I’m awake”, replied the boy.

 

“I’ve been thinking….maybe I was too hard on you earlier”, said the man, “It’s been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you.

Here’s the $10 you asked for”.

 

The little boy sat straight up, smiling. “Oh, thank you daddy!” He yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled

up bills. The man saw that the boy already had money and got angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, then looked up

at his father.

 

“Why do you want more money if you already have some?” the father grumbled.

 

“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do”, the little boy replied. “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please

come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you…..!!!!”

 

Instruction #2:

Write a personal composition (10-15 lines) stating your comments and points of view related to this reading.

 

Take these questions into consideration:

Do you think there is a very good relationship between the father and his son?

Is it a common situation in our society?

Did it make you think? How? Why?