Hoop+Dreams-sunshine

In this essay I was told to write about the movie “Hoop Dreams” that we watched in class. This movie is a documentary. It is about two boys named William Gates and Arthur Agee.

I’m now going to tell you about Arthur Agee. He loved going to Saint Joseph’s, but is kicked out because of money. He then transfered to Marshal High School. When he transfered to a new school he met a new friend. His name was Shannon and he was having trouble with his family so he was staying with Arthur. Shannon dropped out of school and then got involved with drugs. Arthur didn’t feel bad for him because it was his choice and he made the wrong one. Arthur’s dad left the family and then got involved in drugs. His dad went to jail for buying drugs. He was released and rejoined the family. Arthur doesn’t trust his dad and feels embarrassed by him.

This paragraph is all about William Gates, the other main character. William hurt his knee when he was playing basketball. William didn’t have a dad in the house and hasn’t seen him since he was three years old. He visited his dad and got an offer for a car that didn’t have a steering wheel! He went to Nike camp that summer and hurt his knee again! William had to have two knee surgeries! William got a girlfriend who had a baby when William was a senior. William married his girlfriend when he finished high school and when he went to college they moved with him. He dropped out of Marquette but then rejoined after a little while.

I told you all about William and Arthur, but now I will tell you about their similarities. They have a lot of things in common and here they are! They both love and play basketball. They were discovered by the same person. They both live in Chicago and went to college. The most obvious one is that they’re both humans! They’re both boys, too! William and Arthur had the same dream of going to the NBA and they both never made it!

That was the story of “Hoop Dreams” and I hope you liked it. I hope you will watch the movie and find out what happens. Well, Thanks for reading! Bye!