How did that events in this story change jesse's opinion of his cousin? Cite evidence from the text to support your answer. Show the paragraph you got it from The PodShort Story by Maureen Crane WartakBACKGROUNDMaureen Crane Wartski was born in Ashiya, Japan, in 1940 HerEuropean and Asian heritage and her deep connection with naturehave strongly influenced her writing in addition, Wartski is anaccomplished artist. Like her writing, her watercolors often portray thenatural world Here she writes about dolphins, which, like whales, traveltogether in groups calledSETTING A PURPOSEPay close attention to how the plot unfolds and how a main characterresponds or changes as the plot moves toward a resolution. How soon intothe story can you begin to identify the conflict?S42Couldn't Pete talk about anything but fish?Jesse Waring tried to block his cousin's voice but there was noescape."Dolphins aren't fish, they're mammals," Pete was lecturing."They look big and tough, but they can get stressed or scared, like thestranded dolphin we rescued....""Jesse?" His mother was standing beside him, her eyes full ofconcern. His parents were always worrying about him these days, Jessethought, irritably, and the other relatives were just as bad. Poor Jesse, it'sa shame about the accident. He used to be a great athlete.... Even whenthey didn't talk to him, he could feel their pitying thoughts."Can you go to the store for me?" his mother was saying, "We'verun out of milk. That is," she added quickly, "if you're not too tired....36: 18191011121391. And I want to make sure to visit the Cape Cod StrandingNetwork." Pete was droning on. "They have a hotline, and they dogreat workYada, yada, yada "Sure Mom," Jess said. Anything to get away fromPete's lectures and all those pitying eyes.He snatched up car keys from the table in the entryway, grabbinghis windbreaker as he limped out the door. Once outside, he wishedheld brought his parka---the wind had an icy sting-but he wasn't goingback into the house.Held always enjoyed the annual Waring family reunion, whencousins, uncles and aunts from all over the country got together andrented a house on New England's Cape Cod, but this March wasdifferent. It was the first time the clan had gathered since the accident.Jesse didn't want to think about how a man driving a pickup hadjumped a red light, slamming into his car and fracturing his legs. Untilthen Jesse had been the star of the school soccer team, certain of anathletic scholarship."Not anymore," he muttered, then frowned as he realized he'dpassed the store. Well, OK, there was a convenience store about 30miles away, and the drive would give him some needed alone time.At first, the silence was great.But as Jesse drove on the road that wound beside the ocean, hekept thinking how his future had been smashed along with his legs.Pep talks that people gave him made it worse. He was a cripple, and heknew it. These days Jesse always felt as if there was a tight, hard knot inhis chest.14 On impulse, he turned the wheel, pulling into an empty parkinglot that faced the water. He got out and limped down some stairs.Except for screeching seagulls and a few scattered rocks, the beach wasdeserted.151617Suddenly, Jesse tensed. That rock... did it move? He took a stepcloser and saw that it was no rock.The dolphin wasn't very big, not even four feet long. When Jessehobbled over, the big fish... mammal, according to Pete... rolled aneye at him. How long had it been there? It was breathing, but its sideswere heaving painfully.vitalFragments of Pete's endless monologue came back to him. Hiscousin had said that a dolphin's rib structure wasn't built to protect iton land. The body weight of this creature was slowly compressing itsorgans, , and if it didn't get back into the water soon, it could die. Itwas going to low tide and the waves seemed far away. The best thing todo was to call Pete, who would know what to do. Jesse reached for hiscell phone.It wasn't there. He'd left it in the pocket of his parka! He coulddrive home and get Pete, but that would mean leaving the dolphin.Would it be alive when he got back? He knew nothing about thiscreature except that it was helpless.The dolphin's eyes rolled again, and Jesse felt a sudden jolt ofempathy.Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Com

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How did that events in this story change jesse's opinion of his cousin? Cite evidence from the text to support your answer. Show the paragraph you got it from The PodShort Story by Maureen Crane WartakBACKGROUNDMaureen Crane Wartski was born in Ashiya, Japan, in 1940 HerEuropean and Asian heritage and her deep connection with naturehave strongly influenced her writing in addition, Wartski is anaccomplished artist. Like her writing, her watercolors often portray thenatural world Here she writes about dolphins, which, like whales, traveltogether in groups calledSETTING A PURPOSEPay close attention to how the plot unfolds and how a main characterresponds or changes as the plot moves toward a resolution. How soon intothe story can you begin to identify the conflict?S42Couldn't Pete talk about anything but fish?Jesse Waring tried to block his cousin's voice but there was noescape.&#34;Dolphins aren't fish, they're mammals,&#34; Pete was lecturing.&#34;They look big and tough, but they can get stressed or scared, like thestranded dolphin we rescued....&#34;&#34;Jesse?&#34; His mother was standing beside him, her eyes full ofconcern. His parents were always worrying about him these days, Jessethought, irritably, and the other relatives were just as bad. Poor Jesse, it'sa shame about the accident. He used to be a great athlete.... Even whenthey didn't talk to him, he could feel their pitying thoughts.&#34;Can you go to the store for me?&#34; his mother was saying, &#34;We'verun out of milk. That is,&#34; she added quickly, &#34;if you're not too tired....36: 18191011121391. And I want to make sure to visit the Cape Cod StrandingNetwork.&#34; Pete was droning on. &#34;They have a hotline, and they dogreat workYada, yada, yada &#34;Sure Mom,&#34; Jess said. Anything to get away fromPete's lectures and all those pitying eyes.He snatched up car keys from the table in the entryway, grabbinghis windbreaker as he limped out the door. Once outside, he wishedheld brought his parka---the wind had an icy sting-but he wasn't goingback into the house.Held always enjoyed the annual Waring family reunion, whencousins, uncles and aunts from all over the country got together andrented a house on New England's Cape Cod, but this March wasdifferent. It was the first time the clan had gathered since the accident.Jesse didn't want to think about how a man driving a pickup hadjumped a red light, slamming into his car and fracturing his legs. Untilthen Jesse had been the star of the school soccer team, certain of anathletic scholarship.&#34;Not anymore,&#34; he muttered, then frowned as he realized he'dpassed the store. Well, OK, there was a convenience store about 30miles away, and the drive would give him some needed alone time.At first, the silence was great.But as Jesse drove on the road that wound beside the ocean, hekept thinking how his future had been smashed along with his legs.Pep talks that people gave him made it worse. He was a cripple, and heknew it. These days Jesse always felt as if there was a tight, hard knot inhis chest.14 On impulse, he turned the wheel, pulling into an empty parkinglot that faced the water. He got out and limped down some stairs.Except for screeching seagulls and a few scattered rocks, the beach wasdeserted.151617Suddenly, Jesse tensed. That rock... did it move? He took a stepcloser and saw that it was no rock.The dolphin wasn't very big, not even four feet long. When Jessehobbled over, the big fish... mammal, according to Pete... rolled aneye at him. How long had it been there? It was breathing, but its sideswere heaving painfully.vitalFragments of Pete's endless monologue came back to him. Hiscousin had said that a dolphin's rib structure wasn't built to protect iton land. The body weight of this creature was slowly compressing itsorgans, , and if it didn't get back into the water soon, it could die. Itwas going to low tide and the waves seemed far away. The best thing todo was to call Pete, who would know what to do. Jesse reached for hiscell phone.It wasn't there. He'd left it in the pocket of his parka! He coulddrive home and get Pete, but that would mean leaving the dolphin.Would it be alive when he got back? He knew nothing about thiscreature except that it was helpless.The dolphin's eyes rolled again, and Jesse felt a sudden jolt ofempathy.Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Com

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In conclusion, the events in the novel, particularly Jesse's meeting with the stranded dolphin,…