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Ha is extremely resilient. She shows how she can go from one bad situation to another whilst still being strong for herself, as well as others.

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Ha is loyal to her family.I believe she is loyal to her family because she threw her most prized possession,her doll,into the ocean with her brother's dead chick.She knew that her brother was suffering,so she wanted to suffer through the bad times with her brother.

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Ha is very caring because when her brothers chick died and they had to throw it in the water she also threw her doll in with it to make him feel better.

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loving because she threw her doll out onto the ocean so not just her brother would feel sad and heart broken.

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Ha is eager because she wants to find out who her dad is and more about him. But she doesn't want to ask her mom because it will make her mother sad.

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Ha is brave because she left her home and had to leave everything behind including her papaya tree.

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Ha is very thankful because she never complains about what she has and she never asks for  anything else than what she already has. Ha is also very understanding because when her mother said they had to move she didn't want to but she did anyway and didn't complain about it.

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Ha is brave because when she has to get up and move shes not scared to leave her home. Ha is also brave because she she doesn't freak out when she got stuck on a boat and in a camp that she doesn't know.

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Ha is quiet because she doesn't say much. She just thinks it.

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Ha is interesting. Ha is interesting because it seems like she is a whole other person sometimes. You never know what she is gonna say or do. For example, Ha used the money from her mother to buy herself food. But she also can be thoughtful. For example, when brother Khoi's chick died, Ha took the chick and her doll and threw them both into the water because if brother Khoi loses something then why shouldnt she

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Ha is brave and strong because she had to bring 1 specific item with her, and she had to leave almost everything behind so that her and her family could be safe.

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Ha's is very mature because she knows when it is a good time to help her mother out and help her mother through some things.

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Ha is caring because she threw the only personal item she could bring from home into the ocean so her brother wouldn't feel alone and heartbroken about the loss of his deceased chick.

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Ha is thoughtful because she threw away her doll with brother khoi's chick, so he wouldn't be sad by himself.

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Ha is a mixtture of many things, she is understanding, loving, caring, and also very mature for her age. She understands what her mother goes through and is always there to help her, which also means she is caring. She is caring by throwing her doll into the ocean so her brother doesn't feel alone. She is loving because she doesn't like her mom being sad about missing her husband, which is Has dad. She is mature because she can handle the trip, although she doesn't want to.

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Ha is a curious,lost,believing,two faced,and questionable  character

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I think one word that describes Ha very well is mature. She has been through a lot of life experiences that many people will never have to go through in their own lives and for her to never complain about the situations she faces is a very mature thing. She also understands that this time is very difficult for her mother as well and she tries to respect that.

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Ha is a loving person because she felt bad for her brother so she rapped her arms of her doll around the dead chick. Then she droped it in the ocean so that she had something value gone too.

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Ha is a very caring and loving. She is caring because before they were going to leave their home, she had made a promise with her brother that she wouldn't leave no matter what happened. Her mother ended up finding out and it made her very sad so, she had broken the promise so her mother would be less sad. She also threw her doll overboard when her brother had to get rid of his chick. She loves him and was willing to do anything she had to just so he could feel less hurt. Seeing her family members broken is one of her least favorite things.

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Ha is brave because shes on a boat riding away from
Vietnam and she could get blown up

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Ha is affectionate because even though she knew how much it meant to her, she threw her doll in the ocean so that her brother would be comfortable knowing that it was with his deceased chick.

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Ha is generous. I think this because Ha is willing to throw away her doll,which is one of her prized possessions,just to make her brother feel better

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Ha is loving because when she threw her doll in the water she did it to make her brother happyer and not sad because he lost his chick.

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I think she is mysterious because one minute she is stealing money from mom then she is helping her brother through bad times.

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ha is understanding for instance on the boat she is wanting to ask the people on the boat for food but doesnt because she realizes after mom gave her a look that she knows that she wouldnt have shared food with them.

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Ha is brave because she is leaving her home without all of her stuff, and because she doesn't really want to because she still has hope that her father might come home.

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Ha is thoughtful because when her brothers chick died and had to throw it off the boat she had tied the chick to her doll that meant a lot to her so she could make her brother feel better and go through it with him.

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ha is loving because she threw her doll out

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Ha is brave because if I had to leave my country I would be scared and I would not know what to do.

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I think Ha is intelligent because she know when she needs to presuver her food

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Ha is hopeful because she never ever looses hope that her father will come back she always believes that father will come back eventually

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Ha is helpful because she would help Brother Khôi letting go of his chick. Ha would take her mouse-bitten doll and wrap it around Brother Khôi's chick and throw it into the sea just to make him feel better.

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Ha is curious because when she plucks a golden hair from a mans arm she had never seen a hair like that and thought she might never see one again. Also, she is discovering the world.

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Ha is very curious because she has never met her father at least she doesn't remember him so she is curious about him.

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Ha is an understanding person because when her mom said they had to leave home she didn't complain or ask a hole bunch of questions oh why.

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Ha is powerful. She is powerful because she had to leave her home and all her things behind. Also she is powerful because she ate moldy food on the boat and only could have a little amount with a little water.

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Ha is powerful because she is sad for leaving her home and did not cry but she dose not love were she is.

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ha is thoughtful because when brother kohis chick died she wrapped her doll around it and throws it off the boat

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HA is brave

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Ha is hopeful because she has hope that her dad is still alive.

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Ha is thoughtful because she toke something of hers that she liked and through it overbaord with her brothers chick.

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Ha is daring. Ha is a daring person because many of the things she does she is not supposed to do. Also many of the things she does are brave. They are things she didn't have to do but did. For example, Ha touched the ground with her toe on Tet, even though he brother was meant to be the person to touch the ground. Ha helped her brother cope with the loss of his chick by sending it overboard with her doll, which she knew she would regret, but did it anyway.

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Ha is a thoughtful person for thinking of others like her family and bot putting herself first. Ha is also interesting because she has an interesting background and an interesting way of living. Ha is also grateful for still being alive and leaving the war while other people didn't get the chance of leaving

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I think Ha is thoughtful because she think of others before herself.

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Ha is loving because she threw her doll out to make her brother feel better about the loss of his chick

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ha is generous because she gave up her only thing she could bring for her brother.

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Ha is a very daring girl. In the book it states "Mother insisted one of my brothers must rise first thing in the morning to bless our house because only male feet can bring good luck. An old, angry knot expanded in my throat . I decided to wake before dawn and tap my big toe to the tile floor first". That quote shoes Ha is daring because even though mother said not to Ha still disobeyed her.

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Ha is breve because, she has a lot of things going on in her life but she still finds a way to get though them and not freak out over what is happening around her.

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Ha is compliant. I believe that she is because throughout the time she'd been stranded on the ship, she didn't complain nonstop or beg to go home. She accepted what was going on and she listened, (which also makes her understanding). She trusts her family and knows that her mother will do her best to make the right decisions for her family.

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Ha is loving because she loves her family and she loves her papaya tree. She is always open to people that she loves. She says she loves that they became poor so that they could stay because she didn't want to leave the home she loves.

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I think Ha is understanding because when her brothers chick died she also gave up her doll. Ha understood that her brother was sad so she decided to also give up her doll.

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She is interesting because every time we read new poem, we learn something about her. Like we learn something about her or her life. That's why she is interesting.

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Ha is a brave girl that no mater what happend she took care of her family

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Ha is brave because she left her home. Ha has been places that she has never heard of.

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Ha is brave because she is able to leave her home and go to a different country,where she has to start over and make a new home.

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Ha is mature. She is mature because  even though she has faced many difficult times she didn't give up. She has learned to accept that she had to leave instead of going against everyone.

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Ha is mature. I think Ha is mature because she is helping her family through a tough time, and not complaining when she could be.

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I think that ha is a very intelligent girl she knows a lot about what is going on and how to handle the situations that she is in. She also is very selfish, A quote that shows this is " i still buy less pork to allow myself 1 fried dough" this shows that she buys less for her family to allow herself to get treat for herself.

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Ha is brave. I think she is brave because she left her home to go to a place shes not gonna be familiar with and she also threw her doll off the ship with her brothers chick and that was the only thing she had left from home.

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Ha is honorable and mature, she goes through so much stuff that normally a person her age wouldn't even be able to do without complaining or giving up. A example of this is eating the moldy, chewy rice. People her age would probably starve or complain about it.

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Ha is loyal because she didnt let her brother just suffer from losing his chick. She was loyal and kind enough to throw her doll and his chick into the ocean so they could be sad together.

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Ha is smart because she is making up her own solutions to problems and usually solves the problems pretty quickly on her own

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Ha is a alert character. She is alert because she is always wondering what is around her, but yet aware of obstacles around her.

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Ha is strong because she gave up everything at her old home to leave and find a new home .

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Ha is a strong willed person because she can go without having her father and having no food.

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I think HA is mysterious because she is selfish at times and can also be kind and giving when she doesn't need to be.

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Ha is powerful because she has to flee her home to somewhere that she isn't really comfortable with.

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Ha is strong because she had to flee her home because of the Vietnam war. She also lost her father when she was just a little girl.

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Ha is what I prefer to call, unexposed. What I mean by this is that she doesn't know much about the world around and outside of her village, so she may not always know how to react to certain situations. For example, she doesn't speak English. That makes its difficult for her to communicate with Americans, so that makes life outside Viet Nam somewhat difficult. That's what I think.

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Ha is thankful. I think Ha is thankful because she never complains about how she doesn't like the food and how she misses her doll. She appreciates what she has.

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Ha is thoughtful because she thinks about her brother, and how close he was to his young chick. Ha takes her doll and his chick and throws them over the side of the ship. She does this so hes not the only one suffering from a close loss.

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Ha is grateful, she eats whatever she can get without complaining. She also understands that her family is in a tough place right now.

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Ha is sneaky because she bought snacks for herself

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Ha is a thoughtful person because when her brother was hurting she was thinking about to make him feel better so she tossed her doll and the dead chick over the edge of the boat this makes her thoughtful because she didn't have to do anything but she was thinking of her brother.

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she is bright because she would buy a little less food to have some money for her self.

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Ha is strong it isnt easy fleeing from your home. Which she had to do because of the Vietnam War. She also went through a period where she starved, and suffered through dehydration this also makes Ha strong.

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Ha is thankful because she only got to bring limited supplies and she had to eat moldy rice just to keep her full.She eats whatever is given to her.

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Ha is very interesting. She is interesting because in the beginning of the book   she was selfish , but when her brothers chick died she wanted to not let him suffer alone so she gave up her doll she loved alot just for him.

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Ha is very caring and very brave. She is caring because when her brothers chick died she helped him by throwing her doll down into the water. She is brave because when the war was going on and how she had to go onto the boat snicking away she wasn't scared she just did it.

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She Changes a lot through out the book , for example she practically stole money from her family to buy her fried bread do which is selfish.But later in the book she sacrifices her doll for Brother Khoi which is very unselfish.

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Ha Is courageous. Ha is courageous because she faces problems that normal kids her age would complain about but she hasn't said anything that makes anyone less grateful for what they have

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Ha is daring.She likes to take many risks and she is daring to take the risks that she is taking.

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Ha is very lively because although time do get very rough for her and her family she doesnt give up.Ha enjoys the memories she makes with her family,even if the the situation is bad she still tries to enjoy herself sometimes.

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Ha is brave. she is brave because she left her home even thought she didnt want to

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Ha is very brave because she left her home and could only take one thing and she took the thing that meant the most to her .Then when her brother was sad that his chick died she threw her doll off the boat because her brother was sad that he lost his chick.

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Ha is complex. She has many characteristics, but one that really describes her is caring. She does a lot of nice things for many different people. She threw her doll in the ocean for brother khoi, she comforted her her mother, and so many other things. She definitely is caring in my eyes.