Thursday, November 12, 2009

Amira describes sacrifices her family made so her dad, Greg Mortenson, would help people in Central Asia. Could you make such sacrifices? Why or Why n

I do not think I could make such sacrifices. My parents are divorced so I don't see my dad much.  This is hard but if he was in a war ridden place like the middle east I would be much more worried.  Reading in the book about how someone over there could get kidnapped just by not having the right connections in a certain city, and having your family not know would be very hard. His daughter was almost born alone and that must have been traumatic for Tara because she might have to raise a baby all alone.  They also traveled to many poor places with children which although the pictures of Amira banging drums and playing with local friends suggest a good time. There must have been some instance or another wear bringing a baby that high up in mountainous area without doctors would have gotten worrying. Not to mention an exciting but strange childhood traveling from hear to there, learning English must have been a weird quest because most of the time Amira was in places where they don't. So I do not think I could make the sacrifices Amira, Tara and Khyber make daily

9 comments:

  1. i agree with you to and you made a great point

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  2. My parents are divorced to but I see them both equally but if either one of my parents were in a place with war going on I would be worried to. Except he is helping other people in other countries so if he died or something happened to him I would know it was for a good cause.

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  3. AJ,

    You made some great text to self connections with your own life and that makes your entry real - thank you for doing that. You also pointed out general things that could have happened, such as kidnapping, as they are mentioned in the book. This follows the assignment directions. Nice entry

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  4. I like the point you made about bringing other babies to a place with no doctors. I think that is interesting because even when Amira was younger she was in danger and making sacrifices. I also liked the point of Tara having to raise the baby all by herself because if that had happened it would have been a really big sacrifice.

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  5. I agree with aj on the fact that having your dad in the middle east for a long time could be very hard.But I think it would be much more hard for Tara.I say this because Tara is left at home alone with Amira and Khyber while Greg is out in the middle east which is a very dangerous place for someone like Greg to be.Tara could very well lose her mind sitting at her home wondering where greg is and if hes still alive/ok.

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  6. I agree, my parents aren't divorced but my dad is away a lot on business trips. It's fine if I know he's in Seattle or London but as you said, if he was in a war ridden place like the middle east I would be much more worried. I loved that you brought up Tara and Khyber in the post, since everyone else is thinking of Greg and Amira.

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  7. AJ!!!, that was a really good entry. I think what made it especially good was that you used a lot of examples using yourself. I also like how you made the assumption, (which is true) that even though the book might seem happy with all the pictures it must really be hard and a sad life. I also think it is good that you talked about Tara in this. Most people are just talking about the girl but you are talking about ho stressful it must be for Tara as well. Nice job.

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  8. I agree with you Aj, my parents aren't divorced but if they were I would still miss both of them equally all the time if I was with the other. And if either of them were in the position Greg was than I would be scared for his safety because he got kidnapped.

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  9. Great entry and examples of yourself and the book

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