Monday:
Steve Martin, Born Standing Up, 99-154
Study Questions (see below)
Wednesday:
Steve Martin, Born Standing Up, 155-204
Study Question (see below)
Invention Exercises + Introduction
Study Questions (Monday)
1. Early in the semester we discussed resilience and grit. What did Martin have to overcome to be successful? How did he exhibit resilience and grit?
2. Building on our previous discussion, what combination of opportunity and personal behaviors led Martin to be successful?
Study Question (Wednesday)
1. Martin attributes quite a bit of importance to his father in his becoming a stand up comedian. How so?