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Quote 1: Achak "I was so hungry,my hunger splitting me everywhere. But in my clan the elephant was sacred." 150

Significance: This one applies to number 6. He is conflicted because he is forbidden to eat an elephant by his clan but he is starving to death and he doesn't know when he may find food again. I am not a religious person but if I was I don't know if I could make that kind of choice.

Character Analysis: Dut. I believe that Dut is a Dinka boy and that would probably mean that he was from the same religion as Achak. So is this is true I am wondering why he didn't have the same apprehension as Achak.

Question: How did those guys take down an Elephant with out an elephant gun?

Quote 2: Mawien "With the same bullet both men will die. This was disappointing to both Deng and I" 155

 Significance: This one applies to number 2. The journey for these boys who were younger than me and had never even heard of the world outside their own villages. They had to cross a continent and they didn't know what to do if they got hurt or if they got lost.

Character Judgement: Mawien. I don't like him because he is trying to convince these boys to join the child soldiers army(Red Army). this I think is devious and deceitful.

Question: Why are they called the Red Army when that is what the Russians were called in WWII?            

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Quote 1: A woman in a village who had two babies. "You can come with me, you ca be my son" 102
Significance: This quote applies to number 5. This is because right after this woman offers to be his new mother he immediately declines. I think that this is because he wants to believe that his parents are still alive and that by accepting this woman as his mother he would be betraying his culture and his family.
Personal Connection: My personal connection to this is that I read in Discover Magazine that children are always reluctant to let some one in on their life because they feel like they are betraying the memory of their parent. This is how I think that Achak is feeling the same way.
Question: At this point dose Achak have any intention of searching for his parents or has he given up on that?

Quote 2: An old woman Achak encounters on his journey. "She said that the end was coming and that I should simply sit still and wait."

Significance: This quote goes with number 1. Achak didn't like always running and not knowing weather or not he would make it through the night. this is something that I could not handle. 

Personal Connection: I consider myself a very sympathetic person. However, I find it very hard to relate to these people. I feel bad for them, which I don't know is good or bad and I still have no idea of what they went through. 

Question:  Does the book ever come out and tell you that his parents are dead because I am still unsure?      

Children of Immigrants Reflection

Part 2: Children of Immigrants
My favorite picture was called The Preuss School UCSD. This one stood out to me because I reminded me of when I saw the movie Freedom Writers. In that movie there are a lot of High schoolers who are the children of immigrants. In the movie they also learn about the holocaust which made me think of the From haven to Home exhibit.
My favorite quote was "Home is a place my family and me can be safe. A place to eat, to study, and take a bath. Also the sweetest and safest place I have ever been.", this quote spoke ti me because in your home you feel very safe and private. in other counties they do not have that luxury. I feel that I am blessed that I do. The personal essay that I chose is called Land of the Brave. I can relate to this essay because through out the whole thing the main character has to be brave and overcome many challenges. I can relate because we all face many difficult challenges in my daily life. This gave me a glimpse through the eyes of an immigrant by showing me that almost everything in the life of an immigrant is a monuments challenge

From Haven to Home Reflection

Part 1: From haven to Home
The purpose of the From Haven to Home exhibit was to teach us about Jewish culture or Jewry in America. Some of the things that I learned during the exhibit are that anti-semitism is when you are racist against Jewish people. I also learned that Albert Einstein was Jewish. I learned about the letter that George Washington sent to a synagogue in Rode Island. In that letter George Washington said that "the government shall give Bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance. He wrote this because at the time, it was illegal for anyone of Jewish decent to run for public office. When the Jewish people landed in New Amsterdam they were not allowed in by the local government because they thought that they would be a financial burden and then they would have to let in the Lutherans and the Papists. I also learned that because synagogues were few and far between many families would hold services in their own homes.

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Quote #1
"TV Boy, have respect. Have you seen the beginning of a war? Picture your neighborhood, and now see the women screaming, babies being tossed into wells. Watch your brothers explode. I want you there with me." , Achak/Valintino, 73.

Significance #1
I chose this quote because it gives me a vivid picture in my mind of what Achak has been through and why he had to leave his home and come to America. We hear about these sort of things from news paper articles and on TV, but we can't really relate, or ever hope to understand what these people have been through. This quote helps give me an idea of how he felt and why he came to America.

Character Judgment #1
I think that because Achak has been through such hard ships, he feels entitled to some kind of special treatment as a reward for all of the hard ships he has endured. While I admire him greatly because of his strength and courage going through this, I feel that no amount of suffering inflicted on you for no reason earns you a reward. The only reward worthy suffering in when you suffer for what you believe is right.

Question #1
What is Michele's relationship with Powder and Tonya?

Quote #2
"We all wanted to go to College and have a family, but at my job in the carpet room I would never make enough money to go and achieve my dream" Achak, 14

Significance #2
This quote is significant because it is one of the many struggles that faces immigrants coming to America. An education is one of the hardest things to get.

Personal Connection #2
In this Quote Achak is contemplating weather or not to give up on his dream. my parents in the front room are watching Man on Wire, a move about a man who had a dream to walk on a wire between the twin towers and at many times thought about quitting but never did

Question #2
How much education did Achak receive while in Africa