All 9 Uses of
focus
in
Enrique's Journey
- He sprints alongside rolling freight cars and focuses on his footing.
Chpt 3 (definition 1)focuses = concentrates
- He focuses on the thought that will make him run the fastest: "I cannot miss the train."
Chpt 3 (definition 1)
- His focus is one instilled by mentors at the seminary: "Either we are with the poor, or we are not."
Chpt 5 (definition 2) *focus = place where attention is directed
- He focuses on his old habit, drinking.
Chpt 7 (definition 1) *focuses = concentrates
- She focuses on saving enough to return to her children in what she hopes will be another two years.
Chpt 7 (definition 1)
- In North Carolina, Enrique focuses on working, on saving money, on cutting down even more on drinking and drugs.
Chpt 7 (definition 1)
- The survivors, like Enrique, try to block out problems with their mothers and focus on what is good for them and their futures.
Chpt Aft. (definition 1)focus = concentrate
- Others experts focus on how adding more than a million immigrants a year to the United States' population affects overcrowding of parks, freeways, and the environment.
Chpt Aft. (definition 1)
- Enrique also tells Don Francisco that he works six days a week and focuses on saving money.
Chpt Epil. (definition 1)focuses = concentrates
Definitions:
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(1) (focus as in: Turn your focus to question #2.) verb: to concentrate, look at, or pay attention to
noun: the act of concentration, or the ability to concentrate
(to concentrate is to direct attention or effort towards a single thing)
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(2) (focus as in: The focus of our study is...) where attention is concentrated or directed