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Ha learns a lot and a sentence we came up with can define her move to america a lot like "The pain wont go away just because your in a different place." We have some others that define Ha's stay in america so far like "Life is like a rollercoaster theres ups and theres downs." And another one is " Life wont always be what you want." and those are some good quotes made by us and it defines the hard life of Ha as she moved to america but its not all bad.

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By: Antony, Tara, Ryan, and Kevin.
We all felt really bad, because when you read page (261 Lai) The author said that what happened to Há the main character of the book  Inside Out & Back Again, she witnessed the end of the Vietnam war, her father went missing, that shows Character V.S. Society, Character V.S. Nature. The reason we chose Character V.S. Society is because of the Vietnam war  it had an impact on their life's because their life's because when her father left they experienced poverty causing them to barley have enough food and our second one we chose was Character V.S. Nature

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kim ha and her brother (character vs character )

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Josef's personality is confident and brave. In one part of the Refugee, Josef's mother falls asleep and Josef has to take care of his dad and sister.

Isabel's personality is caring, kind and brave. In one part of the refugee, she has to act like an adult and go save her grandfather and father.

Mahmoud's personality is shy, lonely and cautious .  In one part of the refugee, Mahmoud had to get in front of cars to get them to the boat so basically he acted as an adult.

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Salva was thinking about his mother waving at him to come over and filled a bowl of milk for Salva. This shows that Salva is very caring and he missed his parents very much which also tells us that the situation with his parents is slowly dragging him down.

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Mahmoud learned that being invisible wasn't the correct way to deal with things because it harmed Mahmoud and his family. The 3 words that the book relates to are: struggle, sacrifice and relief. They struggled because in order to finish where they were they faced a lot of challenges and roadblocks making their final destination sound unrealistic. Sacrifice because throughout all three journeys many sacrifices were made. For example, while Mahmoud's family was drowning, they gave away Hana in order for her to survive. Relief because towards the end of their journeys there was a sense of relief because they never thought they would make it.

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Janna, Salim, and Nastya
Two examples of figurative language found in the novel is first "The shadows threw him to the floor" (Gratz pg 8). The figurative language for this quote is personification because in this quote it says the shadow threw him to the floor, but shadows can't physically throw a human. The other example of figurative language is "Mahmoud Bishara was invisible" (Gratz pg 14). The figurative language for this quote is hyperbole because Mahmoud made sure he was not seen but the author exaggerated the quote and said he was invisible, which CURRENTLY is impossible.

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In my opinion, I would rather be Nya because at least I'm growing up with a family unlike Salva lost his family and his country is not very safe because of the guns and the wars. I also think Nya is more stable like she has more money she even has 2 houses one near water and one not near, so in conclusion, I would rather be Nya because its more stable.

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The boy was in his last block...  Thinking about the road to home, Thinking of his mom in a bright orange hijab waiting for him. Waving at him, by the time he goes inside his mom filled a bowl of milk for him. This proves that Salva cares about his parents

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At the end of the novel, Mahmood learns that there are times to stand up for himself and other times, being invisible can keep you alive. At the beginning, he was trying to be invisible but during the time of the story, he tries out his power and finds that it can help in some situations. In the end he sacrifices his life for Ruthie and, we're almost sure, even if he could go back and save himself, he wouldn't. Three words we choose that we think best connect to Refugee are: Hope, Empathy and Survival. Hope best connects to the novel because when Isabel was in the little raft and her mother was pregnant, Isabel was her mother's last hope for life in America and for her son to be born in America. During Isabel's story, empathy was shown because when the two families were in the raft, both of them were sharing many thoughts on the, boat imagining their life in EL Norte. They all expressed their feelings and emotions on a much more deep level. Survival well expresses itself in Mahmood's story. When they were in the taxi and the taxi driver pointed the gun at them, it was a pure moment of survival: of life or death.

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Refugee- BLUE Awad, Ryu, Boudi, and Yara

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Refugee- BLUE Awad, Ryu, Boudi, and Yara

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They

would tie his ankles together and his hands behind his back and tie a gag around his mouth, and

then they would hang him upside down, with his head in a barrel. Like a fish. Like a big fish on

the pier, hanging upside down by its tail. (Page 87-88 Gratz) This is a simile because Josef's father compared his peers with fish. He also used like in the sentence it wasn't a metaphor because it wasn't direct.

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We want to be Salva because if we don't die we could be able to learn a great lesson because, we lived in the nature for a lot of time.

Lorenzo, Celine, Faleh, Zade

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I learned about south Vietnam and ho chi min and about their corrupt presidents and dictators.

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Throughout the book, Jude learns the importance of change and independence. She learns to truly show herself in so many ways, and she learns to change with the rest of the world. In Other Words for Home Jude learns to understand change like when she says "We all look at each other and clap and bow. Proud of each other, proud of what we created together." (warga 328) Another phrase is when she says "Let's have hope is all I say, as we both look at baby Amal, our tiny, tiniest, hope, as she flashes her eyes open, and starts to cry of hunger." (warga 327) A final quote is said by the author "To every Arab and every Arab American girl, I see you. You are worthy. Keep shining." (warga 342)

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First example of figurative language is Onomatopoeia. " CRACK! POP! POP! CRACK! ACK! ACK! ACK! ACK!" (Parks 5) The words are formed from the sound of gunfire from a gun.
Second example of figurative language is a metaphor. " A cloud of red stained the water". ( Parks 78) When Salva was crossing the river with crocodiles attacking people he saw lots of blood. So the author uses metaphor to compare blood to a cloud of red stain.

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The part where Há got the most angry was when the cowboy didn't have a horse. Another part was when she had to leave her home South Vietnam.

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What I didn't know about Vietnamese culture is Tét. Before reading the story, I knew that in their culture they celebrate the 1st month of a baby's birthday but I didn't know that they celebrated something called Tét before reading the story.

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Mohamad , Kai , Adam, Amir - Long Walk To Water

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Mohamad , Kai , Adam, Amir - Long Walk To Water

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I think by the end of the novel Salva learned many important life skills and learned to be courageous, strong hearted and to be hard working so he would never give up and he can face any tough situations that comes his way. Prize your rewards because they wont last long. "salva could not reply he was to busy filling his mount with the delicious charred meat... he spent most of the night vomiting" Park 36

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Discussion week 4 by Taha Saif lanee selena

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Discussion week 4 by Taha Saif lanee selena

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In inside out and back again there are many uses of figurative language early on and in the middle but we found 2 that we like on page 22 this quote shows figurative language "Brother Quang remembers I was as red and fat as a baby hippopotamus
when he first saw me,
inspiring the name
Hà Mã,
River Horse."  this is a metaphor about ha being red when she was born like a red Hippo which probably means she was a little chubby and red but he does not mean this literally. Theres another quote on page 80 " start to chop off a potato’s end as wide as a thumbnail, then decide to slice off only a sliver." this quote is also not meant literally.

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Jude feels disappointed by her new life because she cannot see her family, as well as her best friend Fatima. She misses her old house and it doesn't feel like home for Jude. She misses Syria because of the structure and nature but not like in America.

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At the moment, I find Josef's story the most captivating at entertaining because in just these few chapters so much has happened, especially for him. His house was invaded and destroyed, his father was taken, they were told to leave Germany in 14 days or face the consequences. And after all of this, his dad is released, but when they get him, he's extremely scared and paranoid, as if all this wasn't a lot, Josef was taken into the Hitler's Youth cabin and had put him and his family into grave danger, but, luckily for him, he was simply left off with a warning.

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Adam Gomaa: A Long Walk To Water  Week #5

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Adam Gomaa: A Long Walk To Water  Week #5

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In A Long Walk To Water Page 9,10 and 11 an example of a motif can be seen in Pg. 9 where Salva states "Where is my family? When will I see them again?". And on Pg. 10 Salva states that "What are they going to do to us? Where is my family?" And , another motif can also be seen Pg. 11 where it states that "If I die now, I will never see my family again." Lastly, the motif seen in A Long Walk To Water is depicted about Salva being extremely worried about not finding his family.

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Character Conflict - Cloe, Can, Anthony and Jad

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Character Conflict - Cloe, Can, Anthony and Jad

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Two examples of figurative language in the novel of Refugee are:

1. (Gratz 14) "Mahmoud Bishara was invisible, and that’s exactly how he wanted it. Being invisible was how he survived". This piece of text evidence is an amazing example of a metaphor. Because he isn't really invisible, but he tries to not be noticed, in the book, you might think he's invisible but he isn't actually invisible.

2. (Gratz 11) "[...] Its tummy purred like an outboard motor..." In this quote specifically, "Isabel's" cat is hungry, as is everyone in Cuba. This quote talks about how hungry the cat was and how happy it was to finally eat something. Obviously, the cat's stomach wasn't literally an outboard motor, this is just another metaphor.

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Salva is very kind-hearted and brave, Salva is very selfless and has great critical thinking skills and practices balancing it.

Nya is kind-hearted and pretty complex and has a similar situation as Salva, she is incredibly dedicated to completing whatever crosses her path.

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I already knew about a Vietnamese holiday called " May Day. " This holiday is a holiday to appreciate workers and the value of working.

I learned about a new Vietnamese holiday called "Tet." Tet is the first day of the Lunar New Year.

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The theme of "Other Words for Home" are determination, acceptance, and family. In the end of the book it proves this because, on pg 330, "It feels like a hidden charm that will give me courage." This proves that the theme has determination because she has bravery inside her. Another quote from the book Other Words From Home writes in pg 330 "Uncle Mazin insists that he can watch the baby, but both Aunt Michelle ignore him. I have never seen them so in sync." This proves that the theme is also about family. "She has french braided my hair underneath my hijab. No one else will see it, but it helps me feel in character."
(page #330) This quote proves the theme acceptance because it shows that even if Jude is wearing a hijab she will still do her hair and not care about what others think about her just because she's wearing a hijab.

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Maia, Seif and Rafael

Two examples of figurative language in the novel is “Mahmoud Bishara was invisible, and that’s exactly how he wanted it.” (Gratz pg 14). the figurative language in the quote is a metaphor because in the quote, it says Mahmoud was invisible which isn’t really true. It’s just an other way of saying he was never noticed. The second example is, “CRACK! BANG!” (Gratz pg 8). This quote is Onomatopoeia. The words are showcasing a loud bang on the door, the sound from the door didn’t sound like ‘CRACK! BANG!’ but it was how the author decided to showcase the loud sound.

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i would be Salva because he fined his uncle and he got to make friends

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Salva was constantly thinking about his mother, he imagined his lost and frightened mother waving at him from a distance, Salva imagined her covering his eyes with one hand and waving at him with the other. Salva cared about his family and would make ultimate sacrifices for them, he would do practically anything for them and he loves them.

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A life lesson that both of them learned was not to lose patient because when they walked far distances just to get water (Naya) or to survive (Salva) but at the end everything is ok, if we had to pick 3 words or sentence we would pick "With Patient comes Happiness"

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Mohamad Kadri,  Kai Mahfouz, Amir Chabayta ,Adam Nassib

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Mohamad Kadri,  Kai Mahfouz, Amir Chabayta ,Adam Nassib

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The first example of figurative language in the novel Long walk to water is onomatopoeia " CRACK! POP-POP-CRACK! ACK-ACK-ACK-ACK-ACK-ACK! " (Park 5) this is used to exaggerate the situation of the gunshots and cause a better scene. The second example of figurative language is a simile " It was like music, the sound of Akeer's laugh " (Park 45)  the simile stated that the sound of Akeer's laugh sounded beautiful like the sound of music.

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Some of the reasons Joud is disappointed are that she misses her home town and that she feels like an outsider. Joud misses her friends and the traditional delicious food. She misses the nature in syria and compared to America is very different.

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In the book, Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga it mentions that the setting of the book is in Aleppo, Syria.
I know this because the quote " Our city does not look like what they show on TV of Syria." mentions that they live in Syria and the quote "Everyone is saying that there will be fewer visitors from Aleppo this year." mentions that they live in the city Aleppo.

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A life lesson that Salva learns at the end of the book is to always try your best and never give up. 3 words that I think would relate to the theme are, Hardworking, Determination, and Adapt. I chose Hardworking because Salva is a very hardworking man in the book and helped people at the end. I chose Determination because Salva was determined to find his family. Lastly, I chose Adapt because Salva had to adapt to this new lifestyle due to the war.

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The two examples of figurative language in our novel "Other Words For Home" is... in pg 24 it states that "Today the air is so soupy that it feels like I am living inside someone else's mouth." she is using this as a figurative language to say it is really hot outside. The other example is... in pg 3 "It is almost summer and everywhere smells like fish, except for right down by the sea where if you hold your nose just right you can smell the sprawling jasmine and the salt water instead." She is using a language to describe the weather.

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Each character has to taker on a responsibility that is not their. Isabelle for one, sold the most precious object (her trumpet) she owns for gasoline so that her family and her can leave Cuba all together by boat. In this moment, she acted like an adult and gave up the only thing she had for her family. Likewise, Mahmood has a sharp personality and doesn't want to be too social so he can be un-noticed. He helps his family find shelter in turkey and he acts like an adult because of his actions, essentially, keeping his family safe from all dangers. Joseph although, put his family in a little bit of danger with the encounter of the Hitler Youth, but, he felt extremely scared and so, he was ready to do anything for his family. For this, in the story, he too can be considered to act like an adult because although at times he acts a bit kiddish, he would do anything for his family, this shows a lot of passion between him and his family.

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Taha-Green What did I know about vietnamese culture before reading the story? What are some of the things I learned this week?

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Taha-Green What did I know about vietnamese culture before reading the story? What are some of the things I learned this week?

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I didnt know much about vietnamese culture before this but i knew a lot about its geography. I knew about its famous Vietnamese war and other famous parts like it. I also knew that they were a very known country to any asian place.

Now this is what I know. I know a lot of the sadness going on there, and how they got bombed in the past all the time and how their country has been destroyed. I also found out about their culture and their cities. The capital is a beautiful city called Ho Minh and they celebrate the lunar new year called Tet and so much more like their papaya trees how their so religious and how its such a beutiful country.

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Mahmoud learns that he needs to stand up for himself, and he realized that being "invisible" was going to get him nowhere. In the beginning of the story Mahmoud just saw himself as being "invisible" and lonely. The 3 phrases that I think would relate to the theme is: be patient with yourself, always keep trying, and believe in yourself! I think the phrase "be patient with yourself" matches Mahmoud the most because in the beginning of the book he didn't really take care of himself. Like he wouldn't care if people made fun of him, and he would always see himself as the invisible, lonely kid. The same goes for "always keep trying", and "believe in yourself" because he was a careless kid. But then slowly he learned to keep trying, and never give up!!

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Quote 1: "CRACK! POP-POP-CRACK! ACK-ACK-ACK-ACK-ACK-ACK!" - Page, 5. This type of figurative language is onomatopoeia, onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like a noise.

Quote 2:   "A cloud of red stained water" - Page, 78. This type of figurative language is a metaphor. The author used A cloud of red stained water to describe blood in the water.

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Joseph is brave, mature, and an over-thinker. Joseph also helps his family. For example, he took care of his family when his parents weren't able to.

Isabel is confident and helpful to her family. For example, she sold her beloved trumpet in order for her family to have enough money for gas.

Mahmoud is shy and intelligent. He always has thoughts in his head but is too shy to speak. He likes to be invisible to hide from others and avoid dangerous situations. He acts like an adult when protecting his family from any possible dangers.

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At this point in the novel, the most captivating story in my opinion is Josef's story. This is because so much is happening with Josef's father acting strange, Josef's bar mitzvah, and much more. Josef's father is extrmley convinced that the boat was a trap and that they wouldn't make it to Cuba safely. However, Josef was thinking of his future and how he was a man now. This really enhanced the plot of the story because the reader isn't sure what to believe and many things to support both of these thoughts keep happening.

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- Home is not where you are, it is who you're with.
- Belong
- Family comes first

Home is not where you are, it is who you're with connects to the theme because it shows that Jude had to move out of her home, but she was still surrounded by her family and felt comfortable, so she felt at home. Belong connects to the theme because she had to find a way to feel like she belonged when she moved to America. Family comes first connects to the theme because she had to move and leave all her friends because she knew that family comes first, and that she needed to protect her family as much as she can.

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'They
would tie his ankles together and his hands behind his back and tie a gag around his mouth, and

then they would hang him upside down, with his head in a barrel. Like a fish. Like a big fish on

the pier, hanging upside down by its tail.' (Gratz, pg. 87-88)
'The shadows thew him to the ground.' (Gratz, pg. 8)

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Joseph has a very curious and adventurous personality, which isn't necessarily a good thing. We saw that on the train/metro, his curiosity attracted the attention of the Hitler Youth. Joseph has to take charge and act like a grown up when his father is scared and sweaty during the medical examination on the boat. He slaps his father in order to try and talk some sense into him. He feels horrible for doing this, but deep down, he knows it was the right thing to do. "Suddenly, Josef saw what he had to do. He slapped his father across the face. Hard. Papa staggered in surprise, and Josef felt just as shocked as his father looked. Josef couldn’t believe what he’d just done." (Page 70)

Isabel doesn't have one set personality. At times she is happy, and others she is sad. Her personality seems to differ at many times, but something consistent is the love for music and her family. She is extremely passionate about her family and is very selfless. She has to act like a grown up when she decides to dive in after Señor Castillo after remembering when she lost her grandma the same exact way. "In a flash, Isabel remembered her grandmother disappearing under the waves just like that
two years ago, and without another thought, Isabel dove in after Señor Castillo." (Page 64)

Mahmoud has a very scared, yet sympathetic personality. He cares more about his family than himself. This trait is something only an adult might have, and this trait shows how Mahmoud has to act like an adult when he saves his brother, sister, and father, but sacrifices himself. He even gives his mother a working life jacket and leaves himself in the water. "“At least take my sister!” Mahmoud begged. “She’s a baby. She won’t take up any room!” That caused much yelling and discussion on the boat. A man tried to pry Mahmoud loose again, but he hung on. “Please ... ” Mahmoud begged." (Page 85)

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I think Salva is very hard working because he kept on walking and did not complain about anything that is why i think he is very hard working

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Farida, Chan, Nefeli -  Week 5 Discussion Question 

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Jude learned that you don't need to be exactly the same as others to fit in. "Mahzozeen" (Lucky) because everyone would tell her that she was lucky to move America but she didn't feel lucky because she didn't fit in at all. "Brave" because she was brave when moving to America and for playing a role in the play and fitting in. "Don't be weird" Sarah always says this to Jude and that lowers her confidence which makes it harder for her learn the theme.

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1.  "I was as red and fat as a baby hippopotamus when he first saw me." (Lai pg5)
2. "He said my face was as flat as a pancake."

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I would rather be Salva because, in the beginning of chapter 6, Salva finds his uncle which has army experience and guns which the uncle could possibly defend themselves with.

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In Salva's dreams, he used to take care of cows, and play with his friends. Salva was just a young boy who liked to make cows out of clay and have fun. This shows that Salva used to be a happy kid, who just wanted to have fun without any violence or problems.

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In Inside Out and Back Again, the theme is about the importance of family. Family is the safest place to be and is extremely important. Ha stays close to her family after moving to the US, except when she goes to school. She stays with them because they are like her. The three words that go with this theme are safe, family, and hope. For example, to stay safe, Ha stays with her family the most of the time for her comfort level. In relation to her family, they make feel safe and give some feelings of being normal. Ha remains hopeful that one day she'll see her father and Vietnam again. this hope keeps going.

-Kassem Kevin Hejeij

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Refugee

"Josef felt the heat of that embarrassment all over again, the humiliation of being talked about like he was an animal." - Gratz, Page 18- This quote is a simile, as it uses the word "like" which infers that the quote is a comparison between two things. In this case, Josef ( a Jew) is heated after being compared to an animal.

"He howled louder than a fighter jet, and his parents didn’t even tell him to hush." (Gratz, Pg. 65)- This quote is a hyperbole, as it exaggerates Mahmoud's scream in that moment of time. It quotes how he howled louder than a fighter jet, which is not humanly possible.

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We would rather be in Salva's situation, even though he lost loved ones, and is going through hard times. We think that he has a strong mentality, and perseveres a lot. We haven't read that far yet, but I think that he'll make it to the Refugee Camp in the end! (which is one of his goals).

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In my opinion Joseph is the most captivating character in the novel so far. This is because, it was entertaining and exciting to see his adventures that he faced as he and his rode various vehicles just to be able to get out of Germany and meet his father. Other than that he also created troubles for his family as he got caught and was lucky to not be kicked out of the train they were riding to meet with his father. Similarly, I was also relived that Joseph was treated fairly once he rode the boat with his family because they were treated like normal people even though they were Jewish.

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I think the life lesson is that Salva learns to be not scared to be alone without family and learns to become strong to survive the walk to the camps. The three words I pick are walk, survive and family.
Walk because the  journey he takes to reach to the refugee camps is difficult and dangerous,
Survive because he survives at the end of the book and lives in America
Family because he is alone but never stops worrying and looking for them.

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Figurative language in Other Words For Home:

"Today the air is so soupy, that It feels like I am living inside someone else's mouth" (Warga24.)

"My uncles house is so big, that it could fit our entire apartment inside of it" (Warge72)

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Times when Josef had to be the man of the family was when he had to go and take care of his family because his mother couldent. Mahmoud also had to step up for his family when his house got bombed and had to take care of his brother because he fainted and was also trying to escape the building. Isabel sold one of her prized possession because she had to help her family with gas.

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I find Josef's journey most captivating because Josef has had so many events that impacted his life and as entertaining and worrisome as it is for the readers, Josef has gone through so much and reading the intense parts of Josef's journey makes you feel like you're in the story experiencing it with him. Josef has had his father get taken away, been forced to move and had to do so much more and that's what makes his adventure so interesting.

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A motif is a concept recurring through a story.
An example of motif: Salva thinking that he will never see his parents again.

A theme is a subject of a story.
An example of a theme: The subject of Star Wars is action.

An appearance is a way that some one or something looks.
An example of an appearance: Sj looks beautiful.

A metaphor is a figure of speech which is applied to an action or object.
An example of metaphor: He is a shining star.

Symbolism is a way that you use symbols to represent ideas.
An example of Symbolism

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Red class

One of the two examples of figurative language found in the novel is "Today the air is so soupy that it feels like I am living inside someone else's mouth." (Warga, Page 24). This is an example of a simile because Jude is comparing the humidity of the air with someone else's mouth; doing this with the word 'like'. The second example is "The snake of fear uncoils in my stomach." This is an example of symbolism. The snake uncoiling symbolizes that her stomach feels uneasy, which is usually associated with feeling scared or nervous. Because Jude describes the snake as a snake of fear, she is implying that she is scared.

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Jude will feel disappointed by her new life in America because she thought it would be a great country like she saw in movies, but it was not as great as she thought it would be and she could feel like she does not fit in America and feel like she does not belong there. She will miss her family and best friend, Fatima. She will also miss the feeling of being home in Syria. (We have not read this yet. This is a prediction.)

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The setting of the book "Other Words for Home" by Jasmine Warga is in Aleppo, Syria because in page number 5 it states that she lives in Syria. In page 4, it gives a hint that she lives from Aleppo.

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Some life lessons that the characters learnt was that sometimes they need to act older than they really are. 3 words to describe the story are scary, brave, and war. Scary and brave because sometimes in the story things got scary and the characters had to be brave. War because most of them fled their country because of war.

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On page 5 when the gun was firing that was showing omanpetopia and the similie that the kids voice sounded like akeer that is also trying to show that his vooie is very beutiful

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Isabel had to choose her decision between leaving her passion of the trumpet, and saving her family and friends.

Josef had to choose between his father who had gone crazy, over safety

Mahmoud had to choose between saving his brother, and saving his family's resources

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I find Isabel's story more captivating than the others because I did not know that there was trouble in Cuba once the Soviet Union had fallen. I also find Isabel's story more interesting because once they are on the boat, it leaves the reader questioning what will happen to them during their trip.

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I believe a life lesson Jude learns throughout and by the end of the book is accepting change. Throughout the book, Jude must face many changes in her life that she must learn to live with--from moving away from her home to a completely new environment, enrolling in a new school, and much, much more. Throughout the book, Judy is seen to grow as a person and eventually accepting the change in her life as a positive. I think three words that would relate to the theme of Other Words For Home are acceptance, adaptation, and being able to handle changes in your life.

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Jude feels disapointed about her life in America because her life was going too fast and too loud. Another reason is because she is meeting new people who are different and wear different clothes.

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In my opinion I think Josef's story is most captivating because in the story Josef's dad is taken to a concentration camp which is making us want to read story even more because we want to see what happens to Josef and if more of his family is taken away. I would also want to see if Josef gets betrayed because he was betrayed by Klaus so I would like to see if he gets betrayed by someone else. I would also want to see what happens to his father because he was acting weird after his release from the concentration camp.

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I think the main theme of inside out and back again is family because the whole story is about her and her family the plot is that Vietnam at that time looks dark and very abandoned for characterization Kim ha is very clever and emotional from my point of view. her mom is kid of depressed and sad because the dad went to war and was captured by the enemy forces

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Yellow Class~ Andrea~ A Long Walk To Water.

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Yellow Class~ Andrea~ A Long Walk To Water.

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IF YOU HAD TO CHOOSE TO BE NYA OR SALVA, WHOSE EXPERIENCES WOULD YOU RATHER GO THROUGH? EXPLAIN YOUR CHOICE.

If I had to choose to be Nya or Salva I would choose to be Salva because he appreciates what he has. This is proven when the author writes " Salva was well aware of how lucky he was to be able to go to school." This quote explains that Salva knows how lucky he is to go to school, so he is grateful. We also choose Salva because he used to do good at school. This is proven when the author writes "Eleven years old on his last birthday, Salva was a good student." Salva also never gave up because he lost he's family, he's lost a friend, and his been walking for 3 days in a hot and sunny dessert.

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In my opinion, Josef's story was very captivating and entertaining because he has the most interesting adventure. For example it was very captivating when Josef's house got destroyed by the Nazis and his father got taken away and sent to a concentration camp. Another example, that was very interesting is when Josef went into the German part of the train while trying to get a piece of candy for his sister. This is interesting because Josef was very lucky not to get kicked off the train. It was also very strange and different that Josef, his sister, his mother and paranoid father (he was paranoid because he just got sent back from the concentration camp) were getting treated like real Germans on the ship while trying to get out of Germany. I am also very curious about what different problems Josef and his family are going to face once they get off the ship and in the rest of the story.

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Me and my group came up with a short 3 word phrase which relates to the theme is "survival and courage". Josef realizes at the end of the book that there is more in the world than he thinks there is since he has been through alot and it was very unexpected for him.

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Red Ela- Inside out and back again group- Jude, Maanya, Majeed

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Red Ela- Inside out and back again group- Jude, Maanya, Majeed

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Hà felt upset and angry when the people of Vietnam had to flee because of war causing Saigon to fall apart which made Hà very upset because she had to leave her culture and everything important there. Another thing she felt upset about was her brothers teasing her which made her feel sad and angry.

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The most interesting story in my opinion is Josef. Josef's journey has so many things going on that you want to read and read until you find out what happens. One big one is Josef's Father acting strange. This is because the father came out of concentration Camp which made him weak and scared of most of the things that is going on around him.  At the end of Josef's chapter, there is a question that will be stuck in your head until you read the next chapter. It is very unique and has a lot of feelings.  Josef's keep thinking and keeps questioning himself. It feels like the journey never ends.

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Somi, Kyrah, and Jad - Other Words for Home

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Somi, Kyrah, and Jad - Other Words for Home

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We think that at the end of the book, Jude learns that change is not always a bad thing. This is because Jude has lived in Syria her whole life, and surprisingly, her mom got pregnant and they had to move to the US. That was a major change in Jude's life because she lost many things. For example, she could not see her dad and her best friend. Three words that would relate to this book are perseverance, change, and family. This is because Jude and her mom persevere and move to the US and Jude's life changes since she goes to a very different school and sees as well as experiences many different things that she did not see in Syria. Family is because Jude and her family has gone through many changes and been through many experiences while being in Syria and moving to America. Thus, three words to describe the theme of Other Words for Home are perseverance, change, and family and the theme of the book was that change is not always a bad thing.

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Nya because she has someone to connect with and be with in her home. She has shelter and people to connect with also she isn't as stressed out as Salva. She has resources to survive such as water food and shelter.

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Sama Hammad - Other Words For Home (setting)

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Sama Hammad - Other Words For Home (setting)

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The setting of the story takes place in Aleppo, Syria. As Jude starts to explain where she lives, she mentions pretty frequently that the city is not how it looks "Our city does not look like what they show on the TV of Syria." She feels as if the television of Syria doesn't show enough of the bad things that happen there. "I remember the first time me and Fatima saw Aleppo on the new, we felt proud." She is proud of her country and accepts the problems.

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Mohammed Al Kamil, Safeya Ghoneim, Caroline Treadway, Omar Nabih, Refugee (Yellow)

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Mohammed Al Kamil, Safeya Ghoneim, Caroline Treadway, Omar Nabih, Refugee (Yellow)

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Three words that would relate to Refugee are hard-work, determination, and luck (on their travels)/unluckiness).

Josef learned the hardships of adults and learned how to act like an adult therefore he learned how to deal with tough and sticky situations.

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Jude feels really disappointed about leaving her home town. She thought that it would like what she saw in movies buts its not and she lives there she feels like she isn't quite fitting in. She misses her best friend Fatima and the people she meets are all dressed different with different personalties. She misses her family and she just hopes to get back to Syria.

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Salva was think about her mom at school and then there was gunfire and they ran an then it was afternoon and then it was night time when Salva woke up every one was gone then he fond a old lady and stayed with her

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Chloe Jesse Aiden Natasha - Long Walk to Water

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Chloe Jesse Aiden Natasha - Long Walk to Water

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The words we would pick for the theme would be, brave, perseverance, and family. I think this because first, Salva's family was the only thing keeping him motivated when he was lost. "Each time, Salva would think of his family and his village, and he was somehow able to keep his wounded feet moving forward, one step at a time." (Parker, 54). This quote shows that whenever Salva felt like giving up, thinking about his family kept him going. I also chose perseverance because he kept going and going no matter how tired, hungry, or thirsty he was. He kept going until he could finally meet his dad all over again. I also chose bravery, because Salva made a brave choice that impacted others a lot, he told them "I will take us to Kenya," (Parker, 81). This was a very brave choice because he knew that he had to take care and bring over 1,500 boys all the way from Ethiopia to Kenya.

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Isabel:
Isabel had to take charge, through trading her trumpet. This displays her dedication, love and empathy for those around her. It also shows the commitments and sacrifices she is willing to make for the better of her family.

Mahmoud:
Mahmoud had to take charge, through saving his brother in the ruble of which their building was. He also took his little sister from his mother and he ran down to keep them safe. This displays his dedication and love for his family to keep them safe.

Josef:
Josef had to take charge, when his dad was in a state in mental shock, and his mother was immobile. He stood up as the man of the family when his family was torn apart. This displays his dedication to his family.

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In the story "Other Words for Home" by Jasmine Warga the setting takes place somewhere along the beach and mountains, that's because on (page #5) writing, "Our city is on the sea. It sits below the mountains." This tells the reader that Jude lives on/near the sea and right below the mountains. This gives us two clues on the settings environment in where Jude lives.

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Mohammad Alkhawajah - Other words from home 

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Mohammad Alkhawajah - Other words from home 

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She learned that in life you have to find your self like how she build "her own sense of of home"  by being adventures

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Jude will feel somber and miss her family as well as Fatima. She will most likely have a hard time getting used to America, she might not find friends as quickly because she does not speak English that well. She might not trust others. She might feel weird as the culture in America is different than that in Syria. (We have not read this yet, this is just a prediction. This is after chapter 20, and we have not been assigned to read that yet.)

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BEFORE HIS VILLAGE WAS ATTACKED, SALVA WAS DAYDREAMING ABOUT HIS LIFE AT HOME. WHAT ARE THREE THINGS WE LEARNED ABOUT THE SETTING AND THE CHARACTER IN THIS PASSAGE?

1. Salva was enjoying his good life at home until the rebels came.

2. We can understand that Salva was in the tribe called Loun-Ariik.

3. We learned that Salva's family owned a group of cattle (cows).

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Andrea ~ Yellow Class ~ A Long Walk To Water

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Andrea ~ Yellow Class ~ A Long Walk To Water

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1. The life lesson that Salva learns is that you should never give up.

2. Three words or phrases that would relate to the theme would be perseverance, bravery, and patients. I choose these 3 words because perseverance is when you keep trying and Salva keep trying to find his real family. This is proven when the author writes "Salva immediately began planning to travel to Sudan." (Park Pg 101). I choose bravery because Salva was brave enough to swim in a lake that has crocodiles. This is proven when the author writes "More crocodiles were launching themselves off the banks." (Park Pg 79). This quote shows that there were crocodiles in the water.

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I would choose Nya because she has people to support and help her and  her life is more less challenging than Salvas . Lastly Nya has all the sources that she needs to survive like food, water, a shelter/her house.

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What we already knew that it is in Asia. Also, Vietnam was in war. It is a poor country.

We learned that Tet is a celebration that doubles as a birthday. We also learned that the war was in 1975.

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Emir E. , Ali M. , Marcos R. ,  Rayan M.

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Emir E. , Ali M. , Marcos R. ,  Rayan M.

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1. Family
We believe that family is a large aspect of the book. As this is shown through all of the characters showing love and affection to their family

2. Perseverance
We believe that perseverance is evident in the story, as all characters persevere through the challenges that face them, such as Mahmoud and his family not giving up on the border.

3. Unity
It is shown throughout the story that all characters stick with their family and all refugees, which is clearly Unity.

Life lesson:
We believe that all the characters learned that the world is unforgiving.

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Throughout chapter 6, Jude and her brother Issa are roaming in a beach within Syria. Jude explains that the people who normally stroll down this beach have lived in Syria for quite a while, or don't have an abundance of money. She then goes on to explain how Issa has recently started talking about democracy and the essential changes that need to be made such as the fact that the president of Syria can't  continue oppressing his people any longer , she talks about how Issa has been attending meetings with several people to discuss revolution, and how that is causing commotion within the family since their father doesn't approve of what Issa is planning.

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He learns how to be strong and hardworking as well as really kind

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Emir Eldem, Ali Mehdi, Rayan Mian, Marcos Rohner - Red - Refugee

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Emir Eldem, Ali Mehdi, Rayan Mian, Marcos Rohner - Red - Refugee

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We feel that the story of Mahmoud, in Aleppo, Syria, is the most captivating story to us at this point of the novel, as we feel we can relate to most references in the story. Along with this, we live near Syria, in the United Arab Emirates. One quote that supports this is listed below -

"They liked to spend their afternoons and weekends reading comic books and watching superhero movies and playing video games."

This is relatable to us, as it is something most of used to do during weekends, therefore we feel that it is relatable.

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I think that a life lesson Mahmoud learned, was that sometimes, it's better not to be invisible, and that you sometimes need to stand out from the crowd. Mahmoud pretty much rethinks his entire way of living, and goes from trying to blend in, to trying to stand out. 3 words/phrases that relate to Refugee (in my opinion) are family, perseverance, and responsibility. I chose family, because Mahmoud, Isabel, and Joseph all care about their families A LOT, and they would probably sacrifice themselves in order to save them. I think that perseverance also played a big part in Refugee, because Mahmoud, Isabel, and Joseph had to keep on pushing in their journeys. They couldn't give up, because they all knew that the only way they would survive is through pure drive. Finally, I believe that responsibility was evident in Refugee, because Mahmoud, Isabel, and Joseph were all taking on many responsibilities. They were the leader in their groups, and were helping their families survive. Thank you for reading, and have a good day.

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Before I read this story I knew about the war, but I didn't know anything about the details of Vietnam. I learned about the culture like the celebration of their late new years AKA Tèt.

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Salva learns that he must keep believing and that he must never give up.

3 Words to show theme
Persevere
Continue
Drive
I chose those words because it shows how he learned to keep going and to never give up.

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Something things that we learned about this character in the passage is that he is caring and is not a bad or violent person and just wants to live his life in peace with his mother.Some evidence that is provided on this is that Salva started thinking about his mother waving at him to come over, she filled a bowl of milk for Salva.

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I think a theme in inside out and back again was sticking to family because the story shows Ha's family sticking together.

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1. The ideas of historical context that we could bring to the table are understanding when certain things occur.

2. Fortunately we have never had any similar experiences to the protagonist.

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Anahita & Beatriz (RED Class) Other Words for Home

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Anahita & Beatriz (RED Class) Other Words for Home

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The life lesson that Jude learns is that it is important to be patient to be accepted by others and oneself. Jude learned this
due to the fact that many of the kids in her school didn't accept her because she was not an American, and that caused Jude to feel out of place.

1. "Be brave"
We chose this word to relate to the theme because Issa said these words to Jude when she felt nervous or scared. As a result, Jude would be reminded of these words when she was in America and that motivated her to believe in herself which allowed her to accept her own personality and become more confident.

2. "Patience is a virtue"
This phrase relates to the theme because Jude had to be patient in order to orient herself with the way things were in America.

3. Acceptance
This word relates to the theme because Jude had a hard time being accepted by her class mates due to the fact that many people thought she was slightly dangerous since she was a muslim. Jude also had a hard time accepting herself since she felt out of place, and many people didn't communicate with her.