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Syria's history, like so many countries in the Middle East, is best described as being one of centuries of power struggles and violence. From the ancient Byzantines to the powerful Ottomans and now to the civil uprisings, Syria has never seen days without conflict. The country's culture is fortunately far simpler, however, typified by years of cultural influence and regional migration.

History

Syria's history spans thousands of years dating back to when the region we know today was once part of the Mesopotamian Empire. The region was hotly contested, with Southern Syria falling under Egyptian rule in 500 BC and the following years seeing conflicts between the Canaanites, Assyrians and Phoenicians for what was left.

After the dissolution of the Roman Empire, Syria fell under Byzantine rule for several centuries. The 13th century brought with it the biggest threat the Middle East had seen - the Mongols, who in just over 50 years created a vast Empire spanning Moscow to Korea. Mongol power began to wane, however, and as is characteristic of the region's history, Syria fell under the Ottoman Turks.

The following centuries were typified by more power struggles and land grabbing by everyone from The Egyptians to Napoleon and his crusaders. The end of World War One brought the end of the Ottoman Empire and for a short period Syria became a French protectorate. Syria was granted independence from the French in 1946 after which the country would be subjected to a veritable plethora of military dictatorships.

In 2011 an unprecedented event known as the Arab spring occurred in Northern Africa in which civil unrest intensified to the point of drastic regime change. This spring has since moved to the Middle East, most notably to Syria, where public protest and conflict between government and rebel groups reached such powerful levels that the country has been declared a zone of civil war.

Culture

As is evidenced by the country's history, the Syria we know today is an eclectic mix of different cultures that have influenced Syrian culture throughout the centuries. Whether Turkish, Mediterranean, Arab or French, various influences can be clearly seen in such cultural markers as cuisine, music and festivals.

Syrian cuisine is exciting and not only culturally varied but regionally as well. Most regions have their own signature dish which makes for a mouth watering travel experience. The most dominant influences by far, however, are Greek, Southern Mediterranean and South West Asian. Such foods as hummus, falafel, grilled meat kebabs and mujaddara (a rice, lentil and onion dish), and sweet pastries are examples these influences.
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Syrian festivals, if nothing else, perfectly display the many cultures and religions it took to make the modern Syria of today. The country celebrates such religious festivals as the Christian Easter but also the Islamic Ramadan and Edi al-Fitr. There are also events like the Silk Road Festival which hark back to the days when Syria was an important trade route between the East and the West.

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Syria's history, like so many countries in the Middle East, is best described as being one of centuries of power struggles and violence. From the ancient Byzantines to the powerful Ottomans and now to the civil uprisings, Syria has never seen days without conflict. The country's culture is fortun...

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What does home look like for you? What does home feel like for you? Create a paper or digital illustration to depict the idea of "home".

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What does home look like for you? What does home feel like for you? Create a poem or song to depict the idea of "home".

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Anahita Red- Image of Refugee Experience

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Anahita Red- Image of Refugee Experience

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it looks like a giant bed and feels relaxing

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Doing homework feels home to me because i'm always working when i'm home.

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Doing homework feels home to me because i'm always working when i'm home.

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Melis Green- Image of Refugee Experience

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Melis Green- Image of Refugee Experience

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This is my infographic of my summative. I decided to post this infographic because Syria is related to the book.

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Pink and Blue Collage Scrapbook Data Infographic

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- Home for me looks like a safe space.
- Home feels like a place where everyone gets loved.
Song - Home is a place where everyone has fun, home is a place where you can do anything you want, Home is a place where you can talk to loved ones. home is safe, home is warm, home protects you, home feeds you, home is anything you'd want.

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Tala Blue - The Refugee Experience Infographic - Syria

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Tala Blue - The Refugee Experience Infographic - Syria

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Talya Blue class - Refugee Experience Infographic - Egypt

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Talya Blue class - Refugee Experience Infographic - Egypt

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Needs multiple parts because of multiple Canva pages

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Refugee Experience Infographic- Farida Blue class

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Refugee Experience Infographic- Farida Blue class

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Home looks like a comfortable area, as well as somewhere where I can meet my family.
Home feels like an area where I can feel safe, comfortable, and relaxed.

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Home is where you feel safe, where you feel happy, and where you go after a long day. Home is where you rest, where you stay with your loved ones. Finally home is where you wanna be and where you love.

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Happy place for a family
Open windows
Making memories
Enjoying life

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Somi Ahn-Yellow  Refugee Experience Infographic

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Somi Ahn-Yellow  Refugee Experience Infographic

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Mohammad Alkhawajah- Yellow- Infographic 

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Mohammad Alkhawajah- Yellow- Infographic 

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Anaya Loungani - Yellow Refugee Experience Infographic

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Anaya Loungani - Yellow Refugee Experience Infographic

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Our base, our favourite place our beginning and end to each day.

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My home is great.
My home is safe.
My home is wonderful.
My home is the best.

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Poem:
Home.
They say that's where the heart is,
But sometimes home just feels like another place,
Another place where I live with my family,
Or invite friends where they can come and spend time with me,
Other times home feels like a place of comfort,
where I can go to when I feel stressed,
or when everything is not the best,
So yeah, I fancy my home a lot,
However, this feeling, I sometimes forgot.

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In chapter 1 we are introduced to our main character Jude. We are also shown a glimpse of the setting, and what people and visitors await there. We are shown some of her thoughts and we can tell things are starting to change in her life.

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In chapter 3 we learn that Fatima is older than Jude making Fatima the older friend of the two and we also now know that Fatima hates math but loves when she is right "Fatima is twenty-four days, six hours, and eleven minutes older than me.
She did the math.
Fatima hates math but loves
when she comes out on
top."

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In chapter 1, Jude is so excited about summer. Jude talks about what she smells during summer and we find out that her father doesn't like her talking to strangers, men, tourists, and anyone she doesn't know.

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Throughout chapter 4 we are introduced to more memories of Jude, and we meet her older brother Issa. We still. don't see much character development from Jude, but we can see a change in Fatima from Judes memories of her before and her now. In the chapter we see how Jude is like with her family and friends, and we start to see deeper sides of her.

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Jude's best friend is Fatima, Jude and Fatima have known each other for a long time. Jude lives near Fatima, Jude and Fatima were always in step. Fatima hates math but she loves when she is top of it.

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In chapter 2, the main idea is the setting of the story. It explains how Jude feels in the particular setting. "Our city does not look like what they show on the TV in Syria." Jude is not confident about how her country is doing as shown.

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In chapter 4, it talks about how Fatima and Jude always have olives together and how they like it. They describe how the olives make them feel and how they feel about the olives. They also talked about what they did together and what they were watching. We were also introduced to Judes older brother Issa, and it talks about how he also used to watch the movies with Fatima and Jude.

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Selin, Melis, Ayah Green - Chapter summary 2

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Selin, Melis, Ayah Green - Chapter summary 2

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In chapter 2 Jude talks about a city called Aleppo and how that city is so noisy, there are buildings cramped up against each other, and no fresh air to breath. Jude says her city does not look like Aleppo because buildings are spread out and near sea, the rest of Syria come to the city to breath.

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Throughout chapter 5, Jude talks about how she would love to be movie star when she grows up. Fatima and her love to find pieces of them in movie stars.

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In chapter 5 we see Fatima and Jude's bond and we see start to see their values. we see what they want to do when older, as well as their dreams and skills.

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In chapter 5 Jude was giving the reader background knowledge about her and her friend Fatima. "I hope I will be a movie star and some other little girl will look at me and say I have her eyes her nose her hair her laugh and she will feel beautiful." She also discusses how she wants to be a movie star and wants people to see her how she sees her idol, Julia Roberts which is shown in the quote.

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Chapter 2 talks about Syria and the city Jude lives in and how it is unrecognised and it is the place where the rest of syria goes to relax but there is no one coming anymore like Jude says on page 6 "and I wonder if that is because there is no one left to breathe."

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Somi Ahn yellow-Home poem and illustration

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Somi Ahn yellow-Home poem and illustration

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In chapter 2, The front desk hands out schedules to Fatima and asks if she knows how to read. Afterwards, she goes around the school and eventually finds her classes. She has ESL (English second language). She is late to her first class of the day, math class. When she arrives, she mentions how "I feel everyones eyes on me" (Warga pg#105).

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- Home feels like a place you can relax and be comfortable.
- Home is where family is.

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Anaya, Kyrah, Somi- Yellow, chapter 2 summary

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Anaya, Kyrah, Somi- Yellow, chapter 2 summary

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In chapter 2, we are introduced again to the protagonist Jude and her best friend Fatima. We also read about the environment they are living in and about people that come from different countries to seek peace and quiet.

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In chapter 4 Jude meets her uncle for the first time. Jude was not exited because she did not like him because of his personality. she also got to see her aunt and cousin, their names were Michelle and Sara.

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Anahita, Beatriz, Mark, and Tom (Red Class)- Summary for Chapter 6

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Anahita, Beatriz, Mark, and Tom (Red Class)- Summary for Chapter 6

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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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lives in a Syrian city on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the summer before her seventh-grade year. It also talks about her father not liking her to talk to strangers.

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Jude is curious, intelligent, and an astute observer of her surroundings, but her observations do not always make sense to her early in the novel.

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The character we chose is Jude. Jude is the protagonist of the book and she is very curious and proud of her country. She is optimistic and friendly. "Last summer Fatima and I met a girl who is from Damascus. Her name was Samira but she told us to call her Sammy." (Warga page 18) They became friends with Sammy very quickly and this quote shows that Jude is a friendly person.

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The character I chose to describe is Issa--Jude's rebellious older brother. Issa is very passionate towards the protests taking place, despite his families warnings. Jude describes that he used to be a lot more warm and open with her and her family, but now has shifted his focus to participating in the protests, becoming dedicated to it, along with his personality seemingly being on a more rebellious side, along with much more colder towards the people around him.

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Issa (Jude's brother) is described as a person who was outgoing, fun to be around, optimistic, and communicative. However as time went by he started to become more solemn, serious, mature, stern, and he was determined to make a change in the way that Syrians were treated in his city. He always talked about revolution, change, and democracy whilst Jude just wanted her brother to cease this change in his personality. For example, in chapter 9 Jude explains, "I want him to laugh, but he just shakes his head. I used to be able to make him laugh, but not anymore. I have not heard him laugh in ages....My brother wants to see things change, and I just want to hear him laugh again." This quote provides evidence that Issa has indeed become solemn, and Jude provides evidence for that by explaining how Issa used to laugh at her jokes, however now his reactions seems disappointed.