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SPARE PARTS by Joshua Davis ( Book of the Year)
Read free book excerpt from Spare Parts by Joshua Davis, page 1 of 5. by Joshua Davis “It’s the most American of stories: how determination and ingenuity can bring triumph over long odds. There are too few stories like these written about Latino students. Poignant and beautifully told, Spare Parts makes you feel their frustration at the obstacles and indignities faced by Cristian, Lorenzo, Luis. Spare Parts. Author: Joshua Davis. Spare Parts PDF ePub Mobi. Download: Spare Parts Free Ebook (PDF, ePub, Mobi) Author Joshua Davis. Ebook Spare Parts Ebook Free (PDF, ePub, Mobi).
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The judges, Tom Swean and Lisa Spenceare impressed that these high school students from a poor neighborhood in Phoenix have built a robot that can compete with schools like MIT. Davis then spare parts joshua davis pdf download free background on each of the characters, all of whom were born in Mexico and were brought to the United States by their parents in the hopes of finding better work and providing their kids better opportunity.
Each of the kids also becomes an outsider, however. Lorenzo is mocked in school for his odd-shaped head and mullet; subsequently, he spends a lot of time helping his godfather Hugo in his makeshift auto repair shop, learning how he comes up with creative solutions to different car troubles. He also watches a home improvement show and is fascinated by the power tools.
When he starts high school, his friend Michael Hanck introduces him to Fredi Lajvardispare parts joshua davis pdf download free marine science teacher who also runs the robotics club. Oscar also feels like an outcast in the U. But, he realizes that because he is undocumented, he cannot enlist in the army. Luis also has few friends in school because he is pounds, six feet, and very quiet, and so other students are intimidated by him.
Davis also describes the rough climate in Arizona surrounding immigration around this time. Police raids are constant, catching undocumented immigrants in one sweep in a Phoenix suburb in They pull family members out of their homes in the middle of the night, often targeting Hispanic people specifically. Fredi has his own immigration story: he was born in Iran and then moved to the United States, gaining citizenship at nineteen years old.
He starts a robotics club at Carl Hayden and recruits another teacher, Allan Cameronto help. Cristian and Lorenzo arrive at the club around the same time, in May Fredi gets Cristian excited about the pumpkin-launching trebuchet they are going to build the following school year, and takes Lorenzo under his wing, trying to provide him with some direction.
In the fall ofLorenzo, Cristian, and Michael Hanck start work on the trebuchet. Fredi sees that the young students need direction, and so he asks Oscar to join the club to serve as a leader figure, spare parts joshua davis pdf download free. The four students build a catapult together, but they realize it might be helpful to have someone strong on the team who can help with some of the labor tasks.
Fredi offers Luis, who is in his Marine Science Seminar, the chance to work on the robotics club for his class project. After the students complete the catapult project, they get started on preparing for the MATE underwater robotics competition. They must design a robot that completes a variety of difficult tasks, like measuring the length of a submarine, testing water temperature, retrieving objects, and extracting a liquid sample underwater, spare parts joshua davis pdf download free.
They create a model for their ROV and start to spare parts joshua davis pdf download free different mechanisms to complete the tasks. They call Greg De Treywho sells laser tape measures. When they ask him for advice, he agrees to loan them one of his devices. The same thing happens when they ask other companies about a device that measures temperature and a pincer that can complete their retrieval tasks. The team offers the students a sense of belonging, to the point where Lorenzo spends most of his time working in the robotics closet instead of doing his homework.
Fredi tells Lorenzo has to get his grades up in order to remain in the club, and Lorenzo starts studying harder and sitting in the front of the class. Inspired by his dedication, the other students follow suit. He decides to use a simple balloon, a sump pump, copper tubing, and a milk carton to hold the balloon.
Both Lorenzo and Fredi are really proud of the ingenious solution he creates. Oscar and Luis also test various motor placements to see which configuration would give them the most power and mobility, spare parts joshua davis pdf download free. They must create a robot that collects basketballs and, for bonus points, does a pull-up. They decide to create one that only does a pull-up, which would gain them as many points as collecting ten basketballs.
They end up winning 21st place out of 36 teams, but they also win the Engineering Inspiration award. They then travel spare parts joshua davis pdf download free Atlanta for the regional championship, where they place 39th out of 73 teams.
The four students have grown to be good friends, and Oscar and Luis graduate from high school. But, they still have to complete the final steps to prepare for the competition. The first is to glue the robot together, which they must do quickly because the glue dries fast. The four students take Stinky to a nearby Scuba facility to practice.
Michael Hanck is also there to help pilot the robot. They practice controlling it and make sure that its buoyancy and balance is right. The team starts to get hopeful about their chances as they become more comfortable completing the various tasks. Oscar will pilot the robot instead. Oscar and Cristian are able to practice together for a small amount of time that day. The next day, the students leave at 4 a.
When they test their robot in the pool, they discover a leak. They complete their oral technical presentation and then work on fixing the leak.
Lorenzo comes up with the idea to use tampons to absorb excess water, and then Lorenzo and Oscar stay up all night re-soldering the connections to the controls.
The final standings will be determined by these scores and the technical presentation evaluation. The rest of the participants roar with applause, and the kids are giddy with happiness. Davis spends the rest of the book tracking the characters after their success: Lorenzo and Luis go on to culinary programs, start a catering business together, and work odd jobs in order to pay the bills.
Lorenzo and his family are evicted from their home in He then works at Home Depot and creates inventions in his room at night. Oscar also goes to ASU and distinguishes himself as a leader there. When he experiences the same tuition increase that Cristian does after his sophomore year, the school works spare parts joshua davis pdf download free help him pay for his tuition.
He graduates inalso newly married and with a daughter on the way. But he realizes that his job prospects are dismal without a green card, and he decides to deport himself. Back in Mexico, he applies for residency in the U. The bill fails, but Durbin asks U. He is then approved for his green card, returns to the U. When he returns from his tour in Afghanistan, Oscar works for a train company. Davis ends his book by comparing the real-life story to the movie that was made about the students inwhich ended with the awards at the MATE competition.
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