Thursday, November 12, 2009
Three cups of tea Amira Q&A.
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 not? Use examples from the book to help support your reasoning.
I don't think that I would be able to make the sacrifice of not having my father around and constantly leaving, as Amira said in the Q&A. I know this sounds selfish, but my dad and I are really great friends and he and I get a long very well, so, even if he was away promoting peace and building schools, I still probably would not be able to deal with him being gone all the time. There's also the fact that Amira's father is in a dangerous part of the world, and, if I were her, I would be really afraid for my father's life and safety. She also said that, even when he was home, and they were simply getting ice cream or going anywhere in public, people would start conversations with her father, and treat him like a rockstar, so that she didn't get to really ever spend father-daughter time with him when they were in public. I would probably be able to make this sacrifice if it were my mom, and not my dad, because my mom and I don't get along as well as my dad and I do, but, even if it were my mom, I would still worry for her safety and miss her a lot. However, one of the possible pluses of not having your dad around much, is, as Amira said, you can connect with a lot of people whose parent is serving in the army, and, as a result of Greg being gone so much, I think that the rest of her family, (Khyber and Tara) are closer. However, these advantages don't outweigh the disadvantages of not having your father around. That's why I think that I wouldn't be able to live Amira's lifestyle.
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I agree with you Emma. Having your father not around would be very hard, especially on you. From personal experience I know that you and your dad are very close and he is a very important part of your life. I also like the way that you used the examples from the book itself and listed the disadvantages and advantages of having a world famous dad. Good job :)
ReplyDeleteEmma, In some of those situations I would agree with you. But the thought of children not getting and education and sitting in the dirt, pushing it around with sticks and twigs makes me feel bad terrible. But what Greg is doing and has done is amazing, and for the children most of them will live passed the age of 1 and go out of their village for high school.
ReplyDeleteGood i really liked that you compared the disavantiges to the advantiges
ReplyDeleteEmma its so nice that you and your dad are good friends.I can understand why you would want to spend time with him if you don't get along with your mom as much!Also if your dad was like a famous celebrity you wouldn't get to spend much time with him.
ReplyDeleteI agree i think that it would be very hard to let your dad go and also worry about his safety. I also wouldn't like it if i was in public with my dad and people kept talking to him i think that could get very annoying not being able to just have father- daughter time . so i agree. I Also like how you used of examples from the book.
ReplyDeleteI like your way of thinking Emma, I know from personal experience that your dad is your best friend and you are very close to him. If he was gone you would miss him very much. But I agree with you when you say that you could have a chance to connect with many different people that otherwise you might never have met.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you are saying.I wouldn't be able to have my dad gone a lot. i would worry about my dads safety in the places he goes. Good job with providing evidence from the story.
ReplyDeleteI agree completely I don't think I could make those sacrifices either. Its not selfish if you want your dad to yourself because your the only person that really "knows" him truly and he wouldn't think of abandoning his kid. You did good putting the examples in.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. I think that if we were put in this situation it would be very hard and almost impossible. Another reason is as you said he would b in a war dangered country and could die at any time. I do think however that Amira has always lived this life so she has adapted to the fact that she does not have her father around for a lot of the time. Great job.
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