Three+Cups+of+Tea+Elements+of+Plot

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Where has Greg done most of his mountain climbing so far in his life?
 * EXPOSITION**

In the story so far, it has said that Greg has climbed many mountains in his past. He has climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro when he was very young, and the book said that he had climbed in the Himalayan mountain range before.

At age 11 Greg Mortenson climed Mt Kilimanjaro in 1969. Greg climbed Pakistan's K2, the second largest mountain on earth. [|Greg Mortenson] **I went to the website above and do not see anything there saying that he climbed K2 at age 52. Please correct or give me the correct page/ source with that information.**

I thought Mt. Kilamanjaro was the worlds secend largest mountain and K2 is the third largest.

In the beginning of the book it says, "...schooled on the sheer granite walls of Yosemite," so he must have trained in America.

Greg Mortenson climed Mt. Kilimanjaro when he was 11 and now he's going back to climb K2 so I think he does most of his mountian climbing in Africa and Pakistan. **Only one of these two mountains is in Africa; please correct this information.**

Greg has done most of his climbing in Africa where he grew up in Tanzania and in Asia specifically the Himalayan Mountain range. On page 13, Greg tells us that Haji Ali's son, Twaha, spoke some English. How do you suppose Twaha learned to speak English?

I think he learned to speak English from all of the foreigners that came to Korphe. In the book, it said that many Americans come, and make promises, but forget about them once they reach home and are safe. When many Americans wandered into Korph, they probably spoke English, and that may be why Twaha knows a little bit of English.

I think Twaha learned English from visiting other villages. Since Twaha is the son of Haji Ali he probably goes to other towns and villages often. I think this because I read that Haji Ali doesn't leave Korphe very much, so he has his son do it. While in other towns and villages Twaha may meet foreiners, or be taught by a well educated Pakistani man or woman.

He must have learned through his father. If his father spoke English, he would have surely taught his son so that he could properly speak with their costumers.

I think it was from all the mountain climbers,most probably that speak English, climbing mountain ranges around Korphe, So, as a result, Twaha could pick up on simple words and speak a little English I believe that several mountain climbers have been lost and ended up where Mortenson ended up. All the climbers have made promises like to give money to this little town called Korphe and the climbers spoke in English. Twaha is so used to hearing so much English he can probably speak fluently.

Since his dad, Haji Ali, is the head of the village, Haji Ali must hire some people to teach him english. He could maybe pick up some new words from Greg Mortenson when he comes to visit.

found, and then lost again which is how he got to a village called Korphe where he meets some very kind people who help him regain his helth. While he was getting his school together he relized that the people dont have one important thing. What is that thing and what is his plan to build that object?

Greg wants to build a school for kids in Pakistan. He is doing that by spending the least amount of money possible such as sleeping in his car, using a sleeping bag to keep warm, and renting storage to keep all of his items. He finally gets a $12,000 check from Jean Hoerni a fellow climber and scientist who from his brilliance has become very rich.

I believe that the rising action was when Greg promised that he would build a school for the Korphe children. It was the action that led to Greg Mortenson's journey. kikkkkkkkk I also thought the rising action was when Greg promised to help build a school for the Korphe children, but I also thought that when greg got lost on K2 then found again and taken care of was also rising action.

In the beginning of the book, Greg seems to be getting lost a lot for someone who has done so much traveling and climbing. Why is that so?

I think that Greg is getting lost because he is not familiar with the area. Also, the group he was climbing with chose the most difficult path to the top of the mountain. Greg is dehydrated, tired, and hungry, so it must be hard for him to think straight.

I agree with the text above. I also think that he was extremely tired, hungry, and had a need for water, too. Because of these needs, it makes it hard to think. I also add that after a long time on K2, and getting lost on K2, Greg might be scared. Sometimes when you're scared, you can't think straight. All you want to do is get to saftey.

Over the next few days Abdul helped Greg buy everything he needed to build the school: lumber, cement, nails, hammers, saws, axes, shovels, sheets of tin for the roof.

Greg realized that it would be necessary to build a bridge before building a school. That would be the safest way for the children to cross the dangerous Braldu river. Greg asked to the people of the village to help him plan and design a bridge.

In order to get the bridge built, Greg had to find a way to get more money. He encoumtered more hardship when he returned to San Fransico. Greg had lost a couple of jobs, and his girlfriend was seeing somebody else. Greg has been very miserable.

When owners of stores asked for high prices, Abdul argued with them, told them that the supplies were for a school being built as an act of charity, and bargained them down to what Greg could afford.

I think the high elevation confused Greg. As someone climbs higher, it gets harder to breathe. This probably dropped Greg's ability to think well.

I think he was getting lost because he didn't have a map, as he got higher it was hard for him to breathe so it was probably hard for him to think, it was getting dark and he was so hungry that he coun't think well.

I believe Greg was getting lost because he was thinking about his sister which probably put him a little off track just thinking about putting her necklace on top. I also think he was just getting sick anyway so it just added on when he got lost.

I think he gets lost alot because of the many diferent ways to climb mountains and many of the different ways to get down. As I remember in the book it states that he got seperated from his guide and if you get seperated from a person who knows the area he gets lost. Near the beginning of the book, Greg tells us that one out of every three children in Korphe died before the were one year of age. That means that in the sixth grade, 17 students would not have lived to see their first birthday. How would life be different for you and your family if you knew that so many children would die young?

If my family lived in a poor area I think many aspects of my life would be different than today. First I think there would be more kids in my family because there would be less of a chance that the babies would survive and I also think that there would need to be more people to work the land and earn money for food.

If the place my family and I lived was like that I would not be living the same life i live today. I think there would be a smaller amount of people there and less people per-family. There will be not enough people to get the recources people need to survive like food and shelter.

If my family lived in a place like this the population would be very low. I would not have all the luxuries I have now, and I wouldn't be relaxing and watching t.v., I would probably have to the dirty work. since so many people would die there may not be enough people to keep the village together.

Children would be very valuable if I lived in a place like this. Everyone would have to work very hard in order to keep the village running.

My family is very kind hearted. They will give you the clothes of their back and a place to stay when needed. My family would probly give their last for them. Loosing one meal wouldn't be so bad, and taking children in to give them the proper care they need would be an option, even if that means working more hours to earn a little more to take care of them. Luckily My family has pulled through any hard times so I can get a good education and all the proper medicine, and meals, so I could see past the age of one. If my family lived in a small and poor town and young kids died a lot I would feel threatened. I would try to stay as healthy as possible so I wouldn’t die. I would eat healthy drink water and stay active. I would have to work extra hard to support my family and myself and would not be able to live a great luxurious life.

If my family lived somewhere like this I think that I would not have all the things I have today. I probably wouldn't be going to a good school I might not be even going to school because I would probably have to work to make money for my family. I would probably try not to get sick to I could help my family. I would try to eat healthy so i would be strong enough to work.

First of all, my whole family may be different. If one out of three kids don't see their first birthday, I may not have had a brother and I may not have been here. Also, in the book, it says that these kids have been dying because of different reasons. Some because of lack of water, and food. If I had lived in Afghanistan, my whole life may have been different.

If my family went to a place like Afghanistan, it would probably affect us in many ways. Seeing all of the people living in poverty would change what I see in the world and make me more thankful that I have what I have and to love my life because the people of Afghanistan don't have that.


 * CLIMAX**

Greg gets funded by Jean Hoerni for a million dollars after just before Hoerni dies and finds a lot of areas that need schools to be built. Just after the CAI built a school for mouzafer's village he meet a man named Mohammed Aslam Khan who also wanted him to build a school for his village. From then on Greg was bussy building many schools and helping war refugees. Do you think that you would have gone through all greg wnt through to build these schools?

If I really felt strongly about an issue I think I might go through this to fix it. I think it would make me happy to help the rest of the world even just a tiny bit at a time.

Yes I would, because these kids are in need and one of the biggest ways we can help is to build schools so they can learn and get an education.

FALLING ACTION On page 100, Jahan said, "But that day I held the first set of clean, new clothes I'd ever owned." What have you experienced that might have made you feel the way she felt?

I would have felt very happy and joyful because it is nice even when you get a gift as small as that if you're poor.

Why does Greg want to build schools for girls more than for boys? (see page 105) **
 * RESOLUTION

Greg wants to build more schools for girls than for boys because girls are more often uneducated and not allowed to go to school or unable to. Where he is, boys are valued more than girls. Many people believe that girls are raised for the sole purpose of getting married. Once the girl is married, all she will do is cook, clean, sew, and have children. The girl would have no reason to know how to read, write, or do math. He wants to give girls the same opportunities that boys have to become educated.

I think Greg want to build more schools for girls because girls are less valuable than boys and most people think that boys are more important so they're the only ones who really get an education. Greg thinks girls are as equal as boys and they should get the same type of education as the boys.

I think Greg wanted to build the school for the girls more because more girls are uneducated because they are only good for cooking and cleaning. Boys are more important to girls in Korphe because they work hard and are raised to be strong men.

What does Haji Ali mean when he tells Greg to "listen to the wind"?

Basically it means follow your dreams and listen to your heart.

Greg's life was changed by these events. What made him ready for this transformation? Have you had a transformation like this in your life?

In Gregs life he has changed many ways. He is very very adventurous. He is not willing to give up, and like in the book, now, he'll allways listen to the wind.