<span>Being responsible is owing up to the possible
consequences of your decision whether it was right or wrong. Communication is a
two way process wherein there is a messenger (one who talks) and receiver (one
who listens). One of the ways that a person could be responsible is by saying ‘I’
in all the things he would say, instead of ‘we’. Example, ‘We don’t like the
way you act awhile ago.’ Change it to ‘I don’t like the way you act awhile ago’.
Here, you are establishing ownership on the things you want to say to the
person.</span>
Davis beat his old adversary in the finals
I became apprehensive as I walked home
My natural aptitude was remembering lyrics
Marcus was attentive was the movies played
Jacob was to be banish from the village
The town built a barricade to keep out the intruders
The author most likely included this to show Buck learning his lesson. This is an important part in Buck's progression as a character later on in the story.