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Determination and strength often help people through their challenges. The half non-Fiction and half historical fiction book, A long Walk to Water, by Linda Sue Park, Is a story about an eleven year old boy named Salva who is part of the Dinka tribe and lives in Southern Sudan in the village of Loun-Arik. The memoir, From chapter 13: The Diary of Gul Makai, By Malala Yousafzi, is a story about an eleven year old girl named Malala Yousafzi and what she does to fight for her right to Learn. Salva and Malala used determination and strength to overcome their challenges. determination often helped people get through their problems. Determination helped Salva get past obstacles in his life like when his Uncled died but he didn’t give up “It was almost as if they had left their strength with him” Salva’s group was ambushed by a bunch of looters they took everything valuable and killed his uncle. …show more content…

Another character who uses determination is Malala who keeps going no matter what like when she was speaking out for her right to learn “They can stop us from going to school, but they can’t stop us learning.” Malala is an eleven year old girl who likes to learn but her school closes down due to the Taliban. But she's not gonna let that stop her determination pushing her to get back her right to

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Throughout the novel Salva demonstrates determination by pushing himself to do his best and not give up on anything no mater what is going on. One instance where Salva showed determination is on page 65, paragraph 4. “Marial was gone. Uncle was gone, too, murdered by those Nuer men right before salva’s eyes. Marial and uncle were no longer by his side,and they never would be again,but salva knew that both of them would have wanted him to survive,to finish the trip and reach the itang refugee camp safely.

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For instance, Tough states that Kewauna went without sleep for three night’s straight to prepare for finals. Therefore, her passion enabled her to be ready for finals. Thirdly, Kewauna used courage. To illustrate, Tough tells that Kewauna made the step to make friends to get help if the professor was not there. Hence, Kewauna got the help she needed by

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On page two of "My Escape from North Korea", Lee explains that she and her family have been jailed multiple times, yet she kept on pushing to get her family and herself to freedom. The determination that Lee demonstrated is what got her family to safety. This is an inspiring example of determination. Lee also shows determination on an earlier paragraph on page 2.

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To start off with Linda Sue Park used a great amount of craft moves throughout A Long Walk To Water. There were dozens of different craft moves you could use but only a few pleasant ones. One important event is Nya and Salva end up meeting each other at the end of the book. Another great event is Salvas village getting attacked by rebels. It makes Salva who he is because of that traumatizing experience.

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(43) This means Salva is an achiever because instead of not helping because he was a child, he helped all the adults and got reeds. Salva leads a group of thousands of boys to Kenya with his dedication and determination. The text states “I will get us safely to Kenya, he thought. No matter how hard it is” (81) This demonstrates Salva being a hard-worker because he is helping thousands of boys cross to Kenya.

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There are many stars in the sky, but most are mostly visible at night. The quote, “…only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.” by Martin Luther King, Jr. reveals that when a person is exposed enough to the dark things in their life, they are able to appreciate and grow stronger. This relates to the book A Long Walk To Water by Linda Sue Park, which is about a boy named Salva being exposed to a new environment that holds experiences that he wasn’t exposed to before. While a girl named Nya struggles to support her family.

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Another character in this book is Nya, an eleven year old Sudanese girl, who has to walk eight hours every day to get water for her family. She always keeps going, even though the way is hard because it is hot and the ground hurts to walk on. One example of hope and perseverance in A Long Walk to Water is how Salva never gives up. He is forced to leave his home and family in southern Sudan when his school is attacked, and goes on a long,

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“Quitting leads to much less happiness in life than perseverance and hope.” Said Salva Dut, the founder of water for South Sudan, Inc. In a long walk to water by Linda Sue Park there is a true story about a man named Salva Dut.

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In the book, " A Long Walk To Water" by Linda Sue Park, is a book about a little boy in Sothern Sudan who gets separated from his family due to war and must walk a great distance through tough terrain. He later grows up in the book and travels to America. The theme I am addressing is "Wars hurt the innocent." A quote that was found in the book was, "Where are we going? Where is my family?

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Another reason perseverance is an important theme in A Long Walk to Water is because Salva had to cross the Aboko desert for 3 days. Also, “Salva’s shoes stood no chance against the hot stony desert ground. page 52 ,” which means that Salva's shoes were reduced to shreds and he had to walk on the hot ground for 3 days. Also, because Salva’s shoes broke, he lost a toenail by hitting it on a rock and still had to keep walking. In addition to that pain, Salva had little water and food to keep him going.

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When Salva was walking with the only family he had, his uncle, they got robbed. The robbers captured his uncle and shot him right before Slava’s eyes (63). That tragic event would leave most people in shambles, but Salva, he kept going. Salva and Nya went through many hardships but they never let that get in their way. We can all learn a thing or two from these resilient

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One way he shows grit and determination is when he had to hide in the rafters with his friends and mom. He had to hide in the rafters to escape the Nazi authorities. He was out playing with his friends Yossel and Samuel when they heard something wrong. He didn’t want to get caught and killed, so he hid with Yossel, Samuel, and his mom. A quote that shows this is, “We laid still for a long, long time.”

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While his uncle was alive, he helped Salva do everything throughout the journey. Even when he died nobody forgot him and Salva’s memory of his loving uncle gave him the strength to finish the journey. Food and water was the most important factor that led to his survival. He knew that there was barely any water in the desert and that it was hard to find food which taught him to treasure everything he was given. Throughout the book we are led to believe that Salva’s parents and siblings had passed away but he never lost hope that they were still alive.

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By thinking of his family, Salva is able to keep walking even though he’s tired, thirsty, hungry, and his feet hurt. The second example of Perseverance is when Salva is in the refugee camp. He hates the refugee camp and wants to get out of there. “I only need to get through the rest of this day, he told himself. This day and no other.”

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Throughout the story, you notice that during survival his determination is strong and that it is his main trait throughout survival. For instance, every time he hangs out with his family or friends, he is determined

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