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
helping 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.
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