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1. The group does not want Salva because the group thinks that he will complain too much and cause trouble in the journey.

2. Water dictates Nya's life because every single day, she has to walk two hours to a pond to get water for her family.

One thing that dictates my life is my homework because I have to sit for several hours to finish it.

3. I think Salva is doing a good job as he is learning to survive in these hard situations as he is followng the group , trusts the leader his uncle and told his uncle how he lost his friend Marieil so that his uncle also became extra careful during the journey

4. I think Nya's life at the lake is worse than her life at home because the water at the lake is dirtier than the water at her house.

Secondly, the shelter at the lake was not good as it could it could be attacked by Neur as war is still going on between the two tribes.

Lastly, Nya is much safer in her village than lake.

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1. The group does not want Salva because the group thinks that because he is a child he will start to complain about walking and being hungry. They also think he will slow them down.

2. Water dictates Nya's life because every single day she has to walk two hours to a pond to get water for her family and she has to walk two hours back to deliver the water. She has to do this twice a day, every day for seven months. The other months when it is dry season, her family gets a lake camp and she digs in the clay in search of water. My life is dictated by school for nine months a year.

3. Three challenges to survival that I have learned about are access to food and water, shelter, and safety and security. Salva did do a good job adapting to these challenges because he survived. He joined a group of other refugees and they all worked together to survive.

4. Nya's life at the lake camp is much easier because of the access to water. At the lake camp the water is in the ground in the clay. At home, she has to walk two hours each way twice a day to the water.

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1. The group doesn’t want Salva along because he is a child and will probably complain about being hungry, slowing the group down, and cause trouble some how. I feel bad about the fact that the group isn’t willing to bring Salva along. I believe that during war, children should be protected and cared for.

2. Nya has to fetch water twice a day. Her journey to do so takes up most of her day. She has learned different ways to carry the container for water. One thing that most dictates my life is homework.

3. One challenge to survival is Salva and his group are starving. A second challenge to survival is Nya and her tribe not having enough water. A third challenge to survival is people getting eaten by lions. I do think that Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances because he follows the group, trusts the leader- his uncle, and is very cautious.

4. Nya’s life at the lake camp is very different to her home, the village. At the lake camp, Nya doesn’t need to make long trips to the pond twice a day, she digs a holes in the ground and waits for the water to come up. Instead of having a strong house like the one in her village, Nya and her family live in makeshift shelters. Nya is much safer in her village than at the lake. Nya’s mother  worries that the Dinka are going to fight her tribe and someone is going to die.

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At nyas home she has to work for water same at the lake , sometimes she has to dig a whole and wait for water to rises, also there both near warzones and

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The main challenge of survival is Water, water is scarce in sudan and i think he does a good job on geit, he stuck with a group so he has a better chance of finding some and he didn stop walking even if he was tired. the secondchallenge is food, theres more food then water but doesnt make it easy to find, again he got into a group where they kind of all work as a team and when someone finds food they hollar for evelse, also Salva does good on conserving food he somethimes is to impatiente and eats it all but he stills will conserve some. and the last challenge is The lions, he does ok on this but him surviving predators is mainly just luck him being in a big group it kind of scares off the lions also theres a lot of people that a lion can pick from, but he knows who to sleep by or stay by to be safe like his uncle who has a gun.

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Why doesn't the group Salva come with them? Salva's group does not want him to come with them because he is still a child, and he would use up food, water, and other resources, that are very important for their survival. Also, he might slow down the group, as he would get tired very fast and want to take many breaks. I feel that this decision is the right one, as Salva is just a child and would not contribute well to the group. However, I feel quite bad because they will have to leave him behind.

How does water dictate Nya's life? Water dictates Nya's life because she has to go on a very long journey every day just to get water to provide for her family. One thing that dictates my life is a bed because every night I lay in bed and sleep for hours.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why? Three challenges to survival that Salva and his group have completed include how they had to smoke a beehive to calm the bees down and collect their honey. Also, they had to shoot an Antelope to use as food to survive longer. Finally, as the group came across the Nile River they had to build boats to cross safely. I believe that Salva is learning to cope with these survival challenges because he helped with the making of the boats and other challenges.

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety). I believe that Nya's life is much worse than her life back at home. Because her tribe the Nuer is always fighting the Dinka tribe.

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Why Doesn't the group want Salvas to come with them?

They Don’t want Salva to come along with them because he's a child and it will be hard for him to keep up with the group or he will slow the group down.

How Does Water DIctate Nyas Life?

Water Dictates Nya's life because everyday she has to go down two times per day for her and her family. One thing that dictates my life is shelter. Shelter dictates my life because it gives me a place to stay, it gives me light when it's dark, it gives me warmth when it's cold.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances?

Three things they’ve done to survive is smoke out a beehive to get the honey from the hive, once they got a gun they were able to shoot animals but they had to be careful because they only had limited bullets, and they created boats to cross the river. I think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these horrible conditions. For starters he’s still alive and hasn’t died from lions or starvation. He knew the beehive would be helpful because they had such little food. He listens to people once they tell him to do something because he knows its needed for survival.

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home.

I think Nya’s life at the lake is worse than her life at home. The water at the lake still dried up but there was much more of it so they were able to still get water. The water at the lake was dirtier than the water back at her house. The shelter at the lake was worse and their was the possibility that they could get attacked by the Neur because the two tribes were constantly at war with each other.

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안녕하세요, 저는 북한의 전능한 김정은입니다. 미국인 여러분, 제 앞에 절하십시오

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Salvas group didnt want him to come with them because they didnt want to have another mouth to feed and that he might slow down the group and complain. I feel like he felt bad about the group willing to isolate and leave him behind. I feel like that they were being too mean and needed to take him in during a time of need. Water dicates Nyas life by needing to walk a long time to get to water. She needs water to survive and that is her main priority. Something that dicates my life is school, school dictates my life because it directs my life around and what days i have to wake up early and learn about stuff.

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the group did not want a child in the group. He can't walk fast or run far. he couldn't walk yet he still needed food. Salva was not complaining though he barely had water and he kept walking. Nya's life depends around water because she moves to a lake for 5 months than a pond for seven months. she likes the big lake because she can stay in one spot.

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They didn't want Salva because he is a little boy he would complain be annoying and just another mouth to feed.

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the group didnt want Salva to come along because he is a child, he might slow them down and wine and just be more work to take care of and thats one more person to feed.

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in africa water is more scarce then here so you have to work for water,Nya in most of her parts in the story its describing her collecting water, and her family need it to servive, so they move near water or she has to go look for some this causes her to not be able to work on other things. Probably schools, I always have to find a way to fit in school work and be able to go to school on time and school is six hours thats a lot of my day.

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Water dictates Nya’s life by controlling what she does for the day- Nya has to spend hours walking just to get water for her family. This causes Nya to be constantly tired and hurt, for the journey is long and painful. Water also dictates where Nya lives, as when the lake dries out near her true home, she must move away to a more dangerous lake. One thing that dictates my life is school, which I must go to if I want to have a proper career and education. School is what has allows me to have the knowledge I do now, as well as many of my friends and the opportunities I have been granted.

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The group didn’t want Salva in the group because he was a child. He can’t walk as fast, he can’t work and it’s another mouth to feed. Salva is doing a good job surviving because he is not complaining. Water dictates Nya’s life because she moves to a big lake for 5 months and a pond for 7. Nya likes the big lake because she doesn’t have to walk back and forth but also there isn’t a house and you can’t bring most of your belongings.

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The group didn’t want Salva in the group because he was a child. He can’t walk as fast, he can’t work and it’s another mouth to feed. Salva is doing a good job surviving because he is not complaining. Water dictates Nya’s life because she moves to a big lake for 5 months and a pond for 7. Nya likes the big lake because she doesn’t have to walk back and forth but also there isn’t a house and you can’t bring most of your belongings.

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This group does not want Salva to come with them because he, as a child, will slow them down and take food without contributing to the group. I believe that this lack of compassion is excusable, because it is difficult to feed themselves as it is, and another mouth will make it that much harder. These are likely not mean people, but they are just trying to survive, and it is already hard.

Nya’s family relies on water, just as all people do, to survive.The difference between America’s situation and Nya’s situation is that we have water to access at the push of a lever, whereas Nya must trek across the desert for half a day to get a single bucket of water. If Nya were sick, her family could die of thirst, whereas if I were sick, nothing different would happen. Water and food are the two things that dictate my life most, but they dictate it only in the sense that I need them to survive, not that my ability to access them is in limbo.

Salva and his group must find food in order to survive. They have solved this challenge in a number of ways. At first, they found a bee hive, and they got some honey from that, at the cost of many stings. Uncle Jewiir also had a gun, and he shot an antelope for the group to eat. Salva also lost his friend, Marial, to a lion, and he was devastated because of it. When the group reached the Nile, they had to build boats to get across. Salva is learning to cope with these challenges. He talked to his uncle about the loss of Marial, and Uncle agreed to keep watch. Salva helped in the construction of the boats. Salva also chewed the beeswax, which could assist in dealing with the lack of food.

Nya’s life at the lake camp is of a lower quality than at her home. Her family must sleep in temporary shelters, and her tribe, the Nuer, fights constantly with the Dinka. The water is harder to get in smaller amounts, and it is dirtier as well.

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The group does not want Salva to go with them because he is a child and will slow them down. While you might think this isn’t exactly the right thing to do, it is the smartest.
Water controls Nya’s life. Every day she goes down to the pond twice to get water for her family. Where she lives and what she does all day depends on water. When the pond dries up, they move to the lake camp.
Three of the challenges so far have been starvation, dehydration, and man-eating lions. I think Salva’s group is doing a great job with getting enough food, I don’t know where they get water but they have a steady supply, but apparently there wasn’t anyone guarding while the group was sleeping, so a lion ate Salva’s friend.
At the lake camp, it takes forever to get water, but the lake is right there so Nya doesn’t have to walk a long distance. They also have no house there, so they have to make shelters.

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In the book "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park, Nya's life is heavily dictated by water. Nya is a young girl living in Southern Sudan, where water is scarce and she must walk for several hours each day to collect it for her family. She has to make this journey twice a day, which takes up a significant amount of her time and energy. This means that she cannot attend school regularly and cannot pursue other activities that she may be interested in. Additionally, the lack of access to clean water means that Nya and her family are at risk of contracting waterborne diseases, which can be life-threatening.

I don't have any personal experiences or a life to be dictated by any particular thing. However, I can tell you that different people may have different things that dictate their lives. For example, some people's lives may be heavily dictated by their work or career, while others may prioritize their family or relationships. Some may be focused on their health or personal growth, while others may be passionate about a particular hobby or interest. Ultimately, what dictates someone's life depends on their values, goals, and circumstances. It also describes several challenges to survival including...
Lack of access to clean water: In the story, both Salva and Nya must contend with the challenge of finding clean water to drink. Salva faces this challenge while he is walking through the desert, where water is scarce and he must ration what little he has. Nya's challenge is more ongoing, as she must walk several hours each day to collect water for her family, and the water sources available to her are often contaminated.

Violence and conflict: Another challenge to survival in the story is the violence and conflict that occurs in Southern Sudan. Salva is forced to flee from his village and walk for several months through dangerous territory to escape the fighting. This puts him at risk of injury or death, as well as leaving him without a reliable source of food or water.

Disease and illness: The lack of access to clean water and healthcare in Southern Sudan means that people are at risk of contracting diseases and illnesses. In the story, Salva and other characters suffer from illnesses such as malaria and dysentery, which can be life-threatening.

As for whether Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances, I would say that he is. Despite facing many challenges and setbacks, Salva is determined to survive and find his family. He is resourceful and learns to adapt to his surroundings, for example, by using the skills he learned as a herder to find water in the desert. He also shows kindness and compassion towards others, which helps him form alliances and find support during his journey. Overall, while Salva faces many difficult challenges, he demonstrates resilience and determination in the face of adversity. Nya's life at the lake camp is markedly different from her life at home in terms of water availability, shelter, and safety.

At home, Nya lives in a village in Southern Sudan where water is scarce and she must walk several hours each day to collect it for her family. This leaves little time for school or other activities, and the lack of access to clean water means that Nya and her family are at risk of contracting waterborne diseases. Additionally, the village is not particularly safe, as it is located in an area affected by violence and conflict.

In contrast, at the lake camp, Nya has access to clean water and does not have to spend as much time collecting it, which frees up time for other activities. The camp also provides shelter and safety, as it is run by a relief organization that assists those affected by the conflict in Southern Sudan. Nya can attend school at the camp, which offers her opportunities for education and personal growth that she did not have at home. She also has access to healthcare, which reduces her risk of contracting diseases and illnesses.

Overall, while living at the lake camp is not without its challenges, it is a significant improvement in terms of water availability, shelter, and safety compared to Nya's life at home.

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The group doesn't want salva to come along with them because. They think that salva is going to slow them down. Also that they have another mouth to feed. and that hes just going to complain all the time. I feel that the group is just judging him because he's young. And doesn't see how strong he is for a kid.

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The group didn’t want Salva because he is a child and they thought he would just hold back the group

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The group doesn’t want Salva along because they see Salva as a distraction and something that would slow them on their journey.  I feel that the group are judging Salva and doesn’t see potential in him and his young self.

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The group doesn't want salva along because they think salva will just slow down the group and they will need to find even more food to feed him. It feels non-human to reject someone in need and to isolate them by leaving them by their self.

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Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? It is because they think he is just gonna be a weight on them and he is not gonna give them any benefits.

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Keith. They did not want salva in their group because they think that he would slow them down and not do any work.

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Keith. They did not want salva in their group because they think that he would slow them down and not do any work.

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I think the group left him because in the text they say that salva is just a kid and can’t do any work and they don’t have a lot of food to feed him but the man let him in the group and they were forced to take him with them

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The group doesn’t want to bring Salva because they think he will be a detriment to their journey by needing more care from other than the adults. He would also slow them down because he might complain and be tired, and need food and other things, and he wouldn’t be helpful to them.

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They don’t want salva along because they think he would slow then down

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Aliyah :) The group doesn’t want Salva’s around because she a child and they think he won’t be able to help 

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Aliyah :) The group doesn’t want Salva’s around because she a child and they think he won’t be able to help 

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I think Salva didn’t to go with them because they were judging him I didn’t feel good  so he was feeling  sad  because they left him alone

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i think because they would leave her alone because she is an old woman. It is more dangerous for her to travel with Salva since he is a young boy.

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Jasmeen .   I think that Salva group left him because they think salva is kid so he can’t run like us 

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Jasmeen .   I think that Salva group left him because they think salva is kid so he can’t run like us 

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I think the group doesn’t want Salva along with them because he’s a kid . he also walks slow, and they are judging him by his age.

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The group doesn’t want salva because they think salva is slow and also they can’t find food or themselves how they are going to feed salva

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The group probably think salve is slow and useless maybe that’s why they left salve. I that’s wrong to just leave someone like that salve was hungry and they just left him.

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Theya: how I feel about how the group of people just left him is that I feel mad because they judged a book by a cover they don’t know what he is capable of ,and your leaving a person that is need of help.

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Theya: how I feel about how the group of people just left him is that I feel mad because they judged a book by a cover they don’t know what he is capable of ,and your leaving a person that is need of help.

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The group doesn’t want salva because they think salva isn’t helpful.I feel like the group should give salva a chance and and judge her.

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The group doesn’t want salva along because he is a child and might cause trouble. It would also increase the number of people to feed and it’s already hard to find food.

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I believe that the group didn’t want Slava to go with them since they would have to feed one more person, and I they also believed that Salva would annoy and distract them. I feel that Salva getting isolated and rejected is not right since he is still a kid and doesn’t really know how to survive by themself.

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The group doesn’t want Salva to go with them because he is a child and won’t be able to help them and will slow them down.

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The group doesn’t want Salva along because they see Salva as a distraction and something that would slow them now.  I feel that the group are judging Salva and doesn’t have hope or see potential in Salva.

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I think they didnt want salva because he is just a kid and they were worried for her because of all the soldiers

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I can infer the group didn't want saliva to go with them because they didn't know who his guardians were and they thought they could not take care of him because they had to walk for a long time and they felt like he would annoy them.

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I tihnk the group didnt want salva alogn because they didnt know who his parents were and they thought they couldnt take care of a child because they had to walk for a very long time and they tought he would disturb them and say he is hungry

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Emery Clegg the Washingtonian from Washington "The Evergreen State"

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Emery Clegg the Washingtonian from Washington "The Evergreen State"

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Water dictates Nya's life because she spends most of her time gathering water. School takes up a lot of my time.

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Water dictates Nya's life as she spends most of the day trying to get water, leaving her school time cut very short. Resulting in her not getting as much education.

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I think that she would not like going to the water hole everyday.

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The group doesn't Salva along because they think that Salva will slow them down, and someone in the group also said, "Another mouth to feed? It is already hard enough to find food." I feel like its sad because Salva doesn't have anyone else to go to and they're just rejecting him.

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Part 2 Discussion Questions: Post your response to a discussion question of choice. Be sure to include your name and the state you are from!

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Kaylee Narimatsu

Kaylee Narimatsu

Water dictates Nya's life in many ways. It stops her from going to school. It also takes her from her home for long periods of time.

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Washington state

Washington state

The water dictates nyas life because most of her day is spent going to and from the water

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Noah Lansford

Noah Lansford

The reason the group does not want to bring him is because he will slow them down and they will waste food on him. Also they think he wont be of any help.

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Luke Atchley WA

Luke Atchley WA

I think that the group does not want to be in their group because he is a child and might slow them down.

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Deez nuts

Deez nuts

im back loooool

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Matthew Tinsley WA

Matthew Tinsley WA

I think her life is better at the camp because she is closer to water but also she doesnt have the best sleeping area but i still think its better thab her house were she spends so much time walking

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Lily French Washington State

Lily French Washington State

Nya's life is dictated by the need for water because, her village doesn't have a well so she is forced to walk to a muddy pond every day to get water for her family, instead of going to school, like most kids her age in different places of the world would.

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Matthew Tinsley WA

Matthew Tinsley WA

ive leared that lots of people arent gonna want you because you might slow them down. another thing ive learned is that predators might attack during the night even if people are on guard and one last thing ive learned is that sometimes you will lose people you love but you have to keep going

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Addy, Washington State

Addy, Washington State

Nya is much safer at home than the lake because they have to use makeshift shelters at the lake, they couldn't bring much, so they had to make do with what little they could carry, and there is a hightened risk of running into different hostile tribes while hunting.

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Matthew Tinsley WA

Matthew Tinsley WA

Nyas life is dictated by the water because she spends most of her time going back and forth to get water. this dictates my life in the sense that i wake up early to go to school and then come home and do school work

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RYaN WaShinGtoN

RYaN WaShinGtoN

The group doesn't want Salva to come along because he is an extra mouth to feed and they think that he will complain and slow them down.

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Maci WA

Maci WA

The group did not want Salva to join the group because they thought he was too young and they did not want Salva to hold them back or waste their food. I feel like this is not fair because Salva has no family to take care of him.

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Matthew Tinsley WA

Matthew Tinsley WA

The group doesnt want him because he would be to much to feed without anything to offer to the group

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Allyson WA STATE

Allyson WA STATE

The comparison between Nya's life at home versus at the lake is that Nya is safer according to her mother at the village and not at the lake because the men and boys go hinting and sometimes don't make it back and there are just dangerous things living by a lake versus living in a village.

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Maddox washington

Maddox washington

The reason the group does not want to bring him is because he will slow them down and they will waste food on him. Also they think he wont be of any help.

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Noah Erickson, WA

Noah Erickson, WA

I believe this is because, "He was a child... who might tire easily and slow them down, and complain about being hungry, and cause trouble somehow?" Nya's life is dictated by water because of how much effort she has to put into having a small amount of water per day. I am dictated by school becuse of how I have to wake up at 6:30 and start my morning ruitng and get to school to then come home and do my homework and then study for tests that might be coming up.

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Hadley K, Washington

Hadley K, Washington

The water dictates Nya's life because she spends most of her time going to the water. This dictates my life most times in the sense of school, I wake up at 6:00 then get ready.

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Sophia Tinsley- Washington State

Sophia Tinsley- Washington State

Nya's life is dictated by the water because she spends most of her time walking to the water and back over and over again. This dictates my life sometimes in the sense of school. I wake up at 6:30 and get ready to go to school then come home and do my homework.

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Elena, Washington :)))

Elena, Washington :)))

The water dictates Nya's life because she spends most of the day walking to the water. Her daily routine is walking to the pond, eating a quick meal, then to the pond and back, then to the pond and back again.
Something that dictates my life is school. I wake up at 6 am everyday, and then I have to go to school for 7 hours. After that, I have to do homework for maybe 2 hours, because I work really slowly.

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Eve Tertipes, WA

Eve Tertipes, WA

The water does, in fact, dictate Nya's life. What dictates my life is what other people think of me. *depression casually intensifies* And my constant, weird compulsions. Like, I need every noise I hear to be singular, and if it's not, then I go absolutely crazy.

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Kaelyn Maya Warwick, Washington State

Kaelyn Maya Warwick, Washington State

Water dictates Nya's life so much because humans need it to survive, which is why Nya has to walk a long way to the watering hole just to get the water for her family. Even then, the water is still dirty, but Nya drinks it anyway because she has nothing else. I think the one thing that dictates my life is even...ness? I have to make everything the same on the right and left and do all these stupid things and it's so annoying haha *audible pain*

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Axel- Washington

Axel- Washington

the water dictates Nya's life by making her halve to live there. in my life what dictates my life is my dad's opinion of me

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Asher Strong WA

Asher Strong WA

The group wants to isolate him because he would be too much to feed and he is a child with not a lot to offer.

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shane corley

shane corley

the gorup dose not want salva along becuse the author stated he is child he will slow us down. Another mouth to feed it is already mouth to feed? it is already hard enough to find food. i feel like salva is already hard enough on him he is worried about his family  and he feel mis judged

2. Naya was expected that Naya  would go to the pound every day she walk a long way to get water for her family. the one dictates my life is my arm would hurt i would be tired.

3 (A no food
B) wild habitat
(C felling unsafe

4. i think salva is doing a good job of suvrvive he is facing bees and i feel like he is going no what to do if something bad happens.

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aidan reder

aidan reder

1.The group does not want Salva along because the author stated,he is a child,he will slow us down. Another mouth to feed it is already hard enough to find food. i feel like Salva is misjudged
2.it was expected that Naya would  go to pond every day. she walked a long way to get water for her family. the one thing that dictates my life is sad.
3.A/no food
B/ wild habitat
C/ felling unsafe and unsure of what would happen next.
i belive Salva is doing a good job at Learning to survive by the things he is facing with the bees throwing up and more he is seeing what to do

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yatorah adams

yatorah adams

1. the groud does not want Salva along because the author stated "he is a child he will slow us down. " "Another mouth to feed?  it is already hard enough to find food" i like salva is feeling worried because her family but in some way its good but some way its not.

2. Nya was expected that nya would go to the pond every day. she walk a long way to get water for her family. the one thing that dictates my life is i probably would not go to school cause you would have to do both

3 (A no food
(B wild habitat/wildlife
(C  felling unsafe and unsure of what would happen next

4.( i belive Salva is or is not doing a good job learning to survive because she was closer to water but there was no shelter and she could not bring most of her things. At the pond was Naya home which was far from water

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Xavier Munoz

Xavier Munoz

1. The group does not want Salva along because the author stated, "He is a child, he will slow us down." " Another mouth to feed? It is already hard enough to find food." I feel like Salva feels like he doesn't belong and doesn't fit in.

2. Nya's chore was to get water for her family, she had no education because of the war. The one thing that dictates my life is my parents.

3. I believe Salva is doing good at survive because he's finding food and he still alive.

A. No food
B.  They didn't know what to do and they were unsafe
C. Wild habitat/wildlife

4. Nya's mother didn't like the camp because there was no house and they sleep in uncomfortable places but Nya likes the camp because she can get water walking less than she does at home. AT the pond was Nya's home which was far from the water.

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Rec Broom - South Carolina

Rec Broom - South Carolina

i feel like salva is misjudged.

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1.The group does not want Salva along because the author stated,"He is a child,he will slow us down.""Another mouth to feed?it is already hard enough to find food"I feel like Salva is ...sad that the tribe did not accept him at first.

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In Nya’s story, if the Di

In Nya’s story, if the Dinka men find the Nuet men, the tribe Nya’s from, then the Dinka will hurt or kill the Nuet people. Also, Salva has to face hunger and lions. If you don’t have enough food to eat, then you can die of starvation. If a lion gets you, then there’s a very small chance you escape.

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izzy missouri

izzy missouri

1. Stick with the group, rashen your resources, finding people you trust, finding shelter, wildlife there.

Yes, even though they don’t want him he is sticking with them, he is also showing that he can help them by gathering resources.

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Nathan Mo

Nathan Mo

#1, They would do that because he takes up to much water and food. I do not like that they are rejecting him because he is a very innocence kid

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alaina Missouri

alaina Missouri

i felt bad for salva because for the people to think that salva will slow them down because if they left him he would not survive on his own. its good that they let him stay and spared some food with them

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Kaia-Missouri

Kaia-Missouri

Salva is a kid and may slow them down and they also don’t want to  have a kid complaining all the time its also another mouth to feed.i think its kind of messed up that they would turn away a kid even if it was another mouth to feed you could at least spare him a few bites.

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Jace, Missouri

Jace, Missouri

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

Nya has water at the lake and a little bit of a home there, but at her existing home it is her shelter, she is safe because everyone at home is from the same tribe as her, but she doesn't have that much water to drink when the pond dries up.

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Ally Missouri-#1

Ally Missouri-#1

They wont take Salva along because he's just a kid and it's hard to find food and he's author mouth too feed and he will complain I feel this isn't right because everyone dissevers a chance but when they took him along with them it made me happy for him

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Charly - Missouri

Charly - Missouri

4. Nya’s life at home is very sheltered, she has a house to live in and if she has time, she can also go to school, considering she has a big family, it must be very protected if they are all still together and well, and the pond has water available, unlike the lake camp, where her family stays in makeshift shelters, in an unprotected area that they fight with the Dinka for, and where she has to dig in the clay for water, and this water is even dirtier than the pond water.

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Celina - Missouri

Celina - Missouri

The group doesn’t want him along because he’s a child and he’ll get tired easily and slow the group down, and complain about getting hungry. think this is unfair because Salva is only eleven years old and he needs to survive. He’s just a child. I feel like if they reject him, he’ll not be able to survive on his own.

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Cambrie Mo

Cambrie Mo

The group didn't want Salva because he was a child and he was someone else to worry about. They would have to feed another mouth and they thought that a kid would slow them down.

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Kinley ~ Missouri

Kinley ~ Missouri

1.     The group didn’t want to take Salva in because they thought he would slow them down, use up too much water or food, and wouldn’t be able to do any work because Salva is too young. I feel sorry that Salva is considered useless and I’d want to help since his home is at war and he's a kid.

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Emme- Missouri

Emme- Missouri

#1
The group didn't want Salva because they thought he would slow the group down and use up more water and food. It is sad because he is a child and hasn't experience much life yet. They were also judging him without knowing what he could do because he stuck with the group the whole time even when he was tired and hungry.

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Max - Missouri

Max - Missouri

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

4.  Nyas life at home is super different than it is at the lake camp because of many reason
Shelter,  For shelter they said they had to makeshift shelters because they do not have permanent homes there thanks to war and they cannot make a permanent home there because it will most likely get destroyed from all the fighting
Water,  There are pros and cons for the water situation she does not have to walk far but yet she is still gone the same amount of time she has to dig thru the clay and after digging she has to wait for the water to seep thru so it is useful so altho she doesn't have to walk as far she has to wait longer
safety, Her family is not safe because the dinka altho they both go to the same place during the dry season they are rival tribes that means they like to fight each other, whenever her dad and brother go hunting for animals which is already not safe because of the habitat they now have to worry about the dinka and have to fend for themselves and every day they are lucky that they come home everyday being safe and have food

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Nathan - brampton the group does not want salva in the group becasue he is an outsider and he takes up more food and water

Nathan - brampton the group does not want salva in the group becasue he is an outsider and he takes up more food and water

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Hannah - Missouri

Hannah - Missouri

Salva is a child and the group thinks he will slow them down and that he is another person to feed. It’s sad that they would reject him just because he is a kid and that they think he will slow the group down.

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Maren - Missouri

Maren - Missouri

In Nya’s story, if the Dinka men find the Nuet men, the tribe Nya’s from, then the Dinka will hurt or kill the Nuet people. Also, Salva has to face hunger and lions. If you don’t have enough food to eat, then you can die of starvation. If a lion gets you, then there’s a very small chance you escape.

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Evan - Missouri

Evan - Missouri

1. The group doesn’t want Salva along because they think that Salva might slow them down and I feel like that might be true and helpful to the group if he’s not there but they also can’t just let Salva die for starvation or thirst.

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Elly - Missouri

Elly - Missouri

The group doesn't want Salva to come along with them because they say that a child will just slow them down, it's another mouth to feed, and he's too young to do any real jobs so he won't be of any help to them. This makes me feel very bad for Salva and shows what people might do when they are desperate to save themselves.

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Lily- Missouri

Lily- Missouri

The woman complain about taking Salva and think he will just complain and not do anything to help the group and will just slow them down.

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Autumn, Missouri

Autumn, Missouri

Because he is a child and he might tire out easily and slow them down. And that would mean that they would have to find more food.

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Lainey Missouri

Lainey Missouri

Water dictates Nya’s life because she never gets to go to school and when she comes back from her first tripe she only has a little bit of time to eat and then she is off to get water. A thing that dictates my life is school and sports school takes up 7 hours and then sports takes up 2 or more.

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Sophie - Missouri

Sophie - Missouri

The groups don't want Salva because he's a kid who they think will complain about not having food and slow them down.

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Alex MO

Alex MO

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

Because he is a person to feed

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Norah - Missouri

Norah - Missouri

They don’t want Salva along because they think that he will complain, slow them down, and make them waste the food that they are already struggling to get. I would feel the same way Salva feels and try to prove them wrong by not complaining and keeping up with them.

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A Long Walk to Water

A Long Walk to Water

The group doesn't want him because they think that they will just slow them down because he is just a child.

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juan j indiana

juan j indiana

the group dont want salva because they think that he will slow them down.i feel like its wrong to do that but i cant really blame them for it since they already have so little

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the'aven indiana

the'aven indiana

because they think he well slow them down

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Adonya Indiana

Adonya Indiana

The group don't want salva to go along cause he's too young. I feel bad for him because he just want to be a part of they group.

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Michael J Indiana

Michael J Indiana

The group doesn't want Salva because they think he might slow the group down and I feel like the group is sensible because it might cause the group to take longer to get to the re destination.

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Sherlyn-Indiana

Sherlyn-Indiana

The group doesn't want salva because he is a child and will get tired easily. I feel sad that they isolate him because they think of him as a burden and another mouth to feed.

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Demilade Indiana

Demilade Indiana

The group dosen't want salva because he is to young

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indiana simon

indiana simon

just because of water she has to work so hard every day and spend all day trying to get water, instead of spending time with her friend. i think school reley dictates my life.

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Stacy Indiana

Stacy Indiana

The group doesn't want Salva along because he is to young and might slow them down . I will feel bad for him that the group is willing to isolate and reject him.

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Keila _ Indiana

Keila _ Indiana

The groups didn't want Salva in it because they said she was too young.

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Bobby Thomas Indiana

Bobby Thomas Indiana

water dictates nyas lif because she need it to shower , to survive, cook,something that dictates my life is basketball because i have it almost everday and it can affect if i can go places or not

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GEOOOOOO Indiana

GEOOOOOO Indiana

They did not want him because he is too young and they don't want him there.

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Jackieee Indiana

Jackieee Indiana

its dictates her life because she has to bring tons of water on her head , having to have shoulders pain, walking barefoot on dirt.

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Eddi Guillen Indiana

Eddi Guillen Indiana

Nya's life need watter because in where she lives not many people have water and she needs water to live and we need food to live just like hoe nya needs water to live

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Nova M Indiana

Nova M Indiana

The reason the group doesn't want Salva to join is because he is little kid and he will slow the group down.

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Adriel Indiana

Adriel Indiana

the water dictates Nya's life cause if she has accable water she would be at school

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Tenai M Indiana

Tenai M Indiana

The group doesn't want salva to go with them because he is too young. The way I feel about the way the group regecting Salva is sad

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Trinity Indiana

Trinity Indiana

Nya life at the camp is better then at home because there water there for them to drink but her mom don't like it at home it less water she have to walk to get water

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Enoch- Indiana

Enoch- Indiana
The group did want Salva to go along because they thought he would slow them down and beg for food and water so they decided to try and isolate him

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Lizzo Indiana

Lizzo Indiana

The group don't want salva because he is a kid and wouldn't be much help. Kinda felt annoyed that they thought about leaving a boy who got no family.

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Stephanie Indiana

Stephanie Indiana

they didnt want salva in the group because he was too young to be there.

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Jayden Indiana

Jayden Indiana

Water dictates nyas life by having her walk tons of hours each day.

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IMANIE INDIANA

IMANIE INDIANA

The reason they dont want salva in there group is because he's a little kid.

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Ja'Nya , I.N

Ja'Nya , I.N

The group doesn't want salva to come along with them because they don't want him to slow them down.

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Derek indiana

Derek indiana

The group does not want salva along because he is to young and they think he will slow them down because they think he will complain from hungry or from thirst

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Kumiya M Indiana .

Kumiya M Indiana .

The group doesnt want salva along because he is to young . I feel bad for him because i know he feels left out .

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Jazmin Indiana.

Jazmin Indiana.

If Nya has access to water she would be at school.

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joana indiana

joana indiana

water dicitates nyas life because if she doesnt have water for her self or her family, then she wont have time to go to school.

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Melannie- Indiana

Melannie- Indiana

Water dictates Nya's life by her constantly walking for water everyday.

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Olamiposi A. Indiana

Olamiposi A. Indiana

The group does not want Salva to come along due to him being a child and the fact that he will most likely slow them down. I feel like it was alright that they were willing to leave him due to their circumstances.

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Mya IndianaW

Mya Indiana

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to walk a long time and thats how she cooks and showers. One thing that dictates my life is school.

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jarhia indiana

jarhia indiana

the three things he had to do to survie was running finding food and watre. he is doing good surving with the group.

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Brylei indiana

Brylei indiana

salva is trying hard to find his family and stay energize.

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Alessandra Indiana

Alessandra Indiana

The group doesn't want Salva to tag along because they said that he is going to slow them down. I feel bad for him because the other group left him before and he was alone but now he is not.

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Dilyn Indiana

Dilyn Indiana

Water dictates nyas life by having her walk tons of hours each day. But it also helps her survive.

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Ayomide indiana

Ayomide indiana

i think one thing that dictates salva life is water,one thing that dictates my life is school and babysitting

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Chris Indiana

Chris Indiana

The group doesn’t want Salva because he is small and he could slow them down. I think that because he is a child that they should take extra good care of him so he can grow to be helpful.

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Bailee L Indiana

Bailee L Indiana

Nyas life at camp shows its easier to get water at the camp then home because at home she has to go back and fourth multiple times a day from home to the pond to get water. At the camp she just has to dig and stay there.

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Isaiah, Indiana

Isaiah, Indiana

Water dictates nya's life because every morning she has to go to get water before going to school, and that could make her tired during school and she might not be able to focus.

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Mathew IN

Mathew IN

I think he was doing good because he wasnt complaining and kept writing

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arianna indiana

arianna indiana

her life at the ake camp is hard to get water and also the water is very dirty. there is also alot of war at the lake because emany people want and need water.

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Elijah Indiana

Elijah Indiana

Something that dictates my life is my family. My family is how I survive.

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zach indiana

zach indiana

because salva is looking for his family and trying to surive to find his family

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Liam white

Liam white

Water dictates nya’s life because all human beings need water to survive so she has to go get water every day. My parents dictate my life.

Nya does not have good place as to gather water except the lake camp which is still along walk.

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roman

roman

because they think he is useless and he is slowing them down because he is tired and hungry.. I feel like its wrong because he is a kids and not a grown adult. one thing that dictates nyas life is water.Her family even moved to be close to water. I dont really have anything that dictates my life at the moment. The 3 things i learned is that you need to eat and drink water and try not to be eaten by the animals, I think salva is doing a good job with survival with all the circumstances. Nya doesnt have to walk far to get the water because the water is close by .

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Nya's life at the la

Nya's life at the lake camp was different then home because she didn't have much shelter and she didnt have to walk for to get water since she is already at the lake

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bryson my name im in 5th grade about to be in 6th

bryson my name im in 5th grade about to be in 6th

salva ran because there were tiger watching them why they sleep lion wolve people tring to kill salva and his group so he ran and never look back i would do same thing

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salva was doing his

salva was doing his best to stay with the group but he could,t because there were tigers wolves lions people were tring to kill him so he ran and never look back i would run if there tring to kill me i dont bame him

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Kyler hood #1 she i

Kyler hood #1 she is rejecting him because they will not heart a woman but they will if the boy is with her

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JT

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Anna MO

Anna MO

3. What I have learned...
- if you hear a honey guide call and follow it it will lead you to honey
- if you start a fire by a hive the bees in the hive will get out of it snd fall asleep
- If you dig far enoght into a lake that is big and damp you will find water.
I think he is doing a good job, because he helpped find the bee hive and he is keeping up with the rest of the group

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Patrick MO

Patrick MO

her home is more safe than the camp lake. but to get water she just has to take a few steps

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Patrick MO

Patrick MO

Salva was doing his best to stay with the group and not slow them down.

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Jamison MO

Jamison MO

home is more safe than the lake, she also doesen't have to walk two hours to get there at the lake they also have makshift shelters they are also worrieed if a fight is going to happen

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Jack Mo

Jack Mo

At the lake camp there is like no perminet home or shelter  but at least there is water

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Anna MO

Anna MO

4. Nyas likes being at the lake because she doesn't have to walk so much to get water. She does have to dig for it though. Also at the lake they have to sleep in MAkshift shelters instead of houses that they have at their other home. Also at the river her mom is worried they will get in a fight over land.

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Bryar MO

Bryar MO

At the Lake camp there is no permanent shelter and you have to dig to get water. The two tribes disagree there as well so it isn't super safe

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avery MO

avery MO

4. Nya has no shelter or place to sleep t the lake. They have to build makeshift homes just to sleep in. The water at the lake it all dried up and Nya has to dig the clay to get muddy water just to drink.

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mikayla mo

mikayla mo

3. Salvas challenges are finding food, not getting hurt by animals or people and finding shelter

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Jamison MO

Jamison MO

3. i think he is doing a good job surviving, he is sticking with a group of people that can protect him he is also small so he can hide when needed he also has an advantige for food

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Bryar MO

Bryar MO

the challenges of Survival are that there is wild animals, You don't know where/ when you will get to eat and drink again.  I think salva does a good job of conserving water and food.

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MAX MO

MAX MO

her life at the ake camp is hard to get water and the water is very dirty. there is also alot of war at the lake

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avery MO

avery MO

3. Salve was doing his best not slowing down or complaining. He is not complaining when he is hungry or tired

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Johnny MO

Johnny MO

4.  Nya's life at her home:
Nya has to walk every day, for almost all the time she is at her actual home.
Nya has shelter at her home.

Nya's life at the lake camp:
Nya has to dig holes in the dried up lake and wait for water to seep in the hole.
Nya's home there is a makeshift shelter.

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Grace MO

Grace MO

I think Nya likes the life at the lake better because it is easier

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Emma Mo

Emma Mo

2. she has to take normally two trips a day so it takes a long time.

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Bryar MO

Bryar MO

Getting water dictates Nya's life because she make the Eight hour walk to and from the pond twice a day. I think school dictates my life because it takes up most of my day five days a week.

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Jamison MO

Jamison MO

2.  she needs water to survive and any water she finds she will drink

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Mikayla MO

Mikayla MO

4.Life at the lake is had because the mom has to worry about her husband going to get killed or injured when they go out to hunt  it is also hard because they do not have a house there they had man-shack to sleep on

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avery MO

avery MO

2. Nya has to go find water 2 times everyday so it takes a lot of her time in the day.  Dance dictates my life, I had to go 3 nights a week 4 hours a night and had to do 6-8 competitions in a 9 month period

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Emma Mo

Emma Mo

3. i think salva has done her best she has not slowed them down even when she was hungry she did not complain.

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Johnny MO

Johnny MO

3. Salva's challenges in his new life include finding food, finding shelter, and not getting killed by animals in the wild. I think he is doing a good job at surviving because he and Buksa had found a bee hive, which was able to be eaten by him and his group members.

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Paige Mo

Paige Mo

4. life at the lake is hard because they have to worry about getting attacked by other tribes like the Dinka. Nya doesn't have to walk long for water though.

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Grace MO

Grace MO

Shelter, food, and to be together Salva is doing a great job

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Lucy MO

Lucy MO

4.Nya's life at home is more safe,she has shelter,but have to get water everyday from the pound. Nya's life aat the lake is more dangoures because there could be other tribes that can attack,the shelter they have to find or sleep outside,and the water is more dirty but not a long walk.

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Braeden MO

Braeden MO

yes, he has a professional army member so he feels safe

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Bryar MO

Bryar MO

the group doesn't want Salva because he is one more mouth to feed, he will slow them down and he is to young to work

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Max MO

Max MO

i think he is doing a great job because he found a group to sty with and he found honey

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avery MO

avery MO

1. the group didn't want Salva along because hey said it would have been one more extra person to feed and hey said he is too young to do any real work

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Jamison MO

Jamison MO

1. they did not want him becuase they siad it was already hard enough feeding all of the people and they said that Salva was going to annoy them

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Emma Mo

Emma Mo

2. Nya and her family live near the pond 5 months of the year but they are the driest seasons there is very little water so they have to dig for it and this time there was no houses and could not bring a lot so they had to work with what they could bring.

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Braeden Mo

Braeden Mo

it is very scarce

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Max MO

Max MO

when the pond dries up nya and her family move somewhere else

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Lucy MO

Lucy MO

3.I have learned that you should always stick together and that a gun helps to get food. I think he is doing a good job because he nver stops and tries not to complain and is strong and helps the group.

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Paige Mo

Paige Mo

3. Staying alive because of animals and other stuff, not being able to find water, and people getting left behind. I think Salva is doing a good job learning from these because he doesn't do that stuff again.

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Emma Mo

Emma Mo

1. they did not want salve to come along for many reasons they thought because he was a kid he would lag behind and slow them down they thought he would complain when he is hungry or tired.

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Johnny MO

Johnny MO

1. Nya has to walk every single day. Just to get water to provide for here family. When Nya and her family go to the lake camp, Nya has to wait hours and hours, just to wait until water seeps into the hole she dug in the lake.

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Lucy MO

Lucy MO

2.It decaides her life beacuse thats all she does and she needs water so her life is full of gathering water. Things that take up my life are school work,social media,and dnace.

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Anna MO

Anna MO

2.the water dictates her life because if the water is dried up, then they move to a house by a big lake. Also it takes up most of her day to get the water. I think activiteis and sports that i do dictate my life. Also i dont know if this counts but going back and forth between my dads and moms because i dont really get to decide where or when i go all the time.

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Lucy MO

Lucy MO

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Paige Mo

Paige Mo

2. Water dictates Nys's life because every day she has to go and walk a long time to find and get water and it takes up most of her time. I think after school activities take up my time.

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Lucy

Lucy

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Johnny MO

Johnny MO

1. They think that he will make them slower and they won't be able to go as fast and he will be a burden to them.

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Lucy MO

Lucy MO

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Jack, Mo

Jack, Mo

the honey birds would help in survival, use the natural stuff, don't eat to fast

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Mikayla MO

Mikayla MO

2. Nya has to walk every day to get water and when she walks it normally takes have of her day without stops but she normaly stops

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Paige Mo

Paige Mo

1. The group didn't want Salva to come with them because they said that he would just say i am to hungry and to tired to walk anymore and they though it would slow them down. I don't like it and it makes me sad for him.

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Lucy MO

Lucy MO

1.The group dosen't want salva to come along because he might slow them down with wanting to rest and its another mouth to feed. I think that its terrible to leave a child but in a time like that i would be hesitade.

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westin mo they said that he was to slow because he was a child it dictates her life because she spend all her day going to get one thing her whole life is almost surrounded by one thing

westin mo they said that he was to slow because he was a child it dictates her life because she spend all her day going to get one thing her whole life is almost surrounded by one thing

That digging a deep hole in clay water will seep in and that you need other people to help you.

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Patrick MO

Patrick MO

It dictates her life because she does it almost all day

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Max Mo

Max Mo

they said he was a child and he was to slow, and that he wouldnt do any real work and itwas just another mouth to feed

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Patrick MO

Patrick MO

They thought that Salva would slow them down.  I think he is old enough and miture enough to be with them

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because he was just

because he was just another kid

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Jack, MO

Jack, MO

she has to travel pretty far away to get water which takes a long time school dictates my life : )

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Grace MO

Grace MO

It dictates her life because she spends most of her day doing it. School is one thing that dictates my life

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Grace MO

Grace MO

Because he was a kid and just another mouth to feed.

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Jack MO

Jack MO

they say he will slow them down and he is another mouth to feed

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Adam Perez

Adam Perez

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Cristian

Cristian

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Mikayla MO

Mikayla MO

1. they said he would just slow them down and complain like kids do. I really think that he is old enough to stay with them and not slow them down

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Braeden MO

Braeden MO

They said that it was another mouth to feed and it is already hard enough to find food. I felt bad when he got left out of the group

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Aidan MO

Aidan MO

1 they think he cant do anything and they dont want him to come along and it is sad because he is just a kid
2 water dictates her life because it is nessisary for survival  things dictate our life like electronics because it gives us joy
3 lions, animals that want to kill you are common insituations like this.food, food is not aboundant in Africa nor is  water. i think salva is doing a great job staying alive.
4. Nya's life in her village is better because they have set shelter and food but no water but at the lake there is a lot of water and little shelter and food

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Michael Mo

Michael Mo

1. they thought he would slow them down
3. you can just eat honeycombs, you have to wait for bees to get sleepy before harvisting

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Anna MO

Anna MO

1. They said he would slow them down and they said he would be another mouth to feed and they also said he was to young to do any real work. I was surprised that they would just leave him because he is a lost from his family and is just looking for them and trying to get away from war.

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Anna

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Keaton MO

Keaton MO

1. The group said that Salva is too slow and will slow the group down. They also said that it is another mouth to feed and they barely have enough food to feed the people they have. The group said that he is too young to do any real work and that Salva will be no help to the group.
2. Water dictates Nya's life because they need water and since there is no water source near them it takes her a very long time to get water. If she doesn't get water they will die. Nya says she gets water every day for seven months. Every year.
3.  Staying alive because of the lions and animals is hard for the group, food is hard to find for the group and so is water. Salva is doing very well. He is not complaining and he has been keeping up with the group.
4. Nya's does not have a house like the one back at her village. She doesn't have to walk long distances for water at the camp like back at her home, but the water at the camp is more dirty than the water at her village.

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Ryan H. - British Columbia

Ryan H. - British Columbia

I wonder why they left behind Salva

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teagan- MO

teagan- MO

4. the differences between the camp and Nya's home is they had less shelter at the camp and had to go to a shelter camp and Nya has to go to a dried up lake and dig a 4 foot hole to get to water. they also have the fear of getting in a fight with the Dinka tribe

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Aiden MO

Aiden MO

1. the group doesn't want Salva along because it is another mouth to feed and can't do big jobs because he is a boy

2. Water dictates Nya's  because it is the thing that keeps them living and she has to walk every day to get water. A thing that dictates my life is baseball because I always have to practice and always have games and tournaments
3. I learned that following a honey guide will lead you to a bees nest. That digging a deep hole in clay water will seep in and that you need other people to help you.
4. Nyas life at the lake is hard because they always have to worry about Dinka attacking and their is really muddy water but at her house it is safe and clean water but water is far away.

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teagan- MO

teagan- MO

3. i think he was doing good because he wasn't complaining and kept walking.

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Kaydence - MO

Kaydence - MO

At the lake its makeshift camps, and the lake has very little water.

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teagan- MO

teagan- MO

2. water dictates Nya's life because it consumes her life and that's what she's always doing is to go get water.
something that dictates my life is probably cheer because i'm always doing it.

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Camy- Mo

Camy- Mo

1. The group doesn't want Salva to come along because they said that he would sow them down, or get into trouble and complain.  I thought that it was kind of mean of them to not want him to join because he is just a child and they don't know 100% that he will get into trouble.
2. Water is something that dictates Naya's life because she goes to get water every single day of her life, I think that school is something that dictates my life because a lot of the things that I do revolves around school.
3. I have learned that you need food, water, and some other people with you. I think that salva is doing a really good job surviving, better than I could ever do.
4. Naya is having a really hard time at this camp because there is barely any water it is also very dangerous because of the Dinca   tribe might hurt them, her life way way better at home.

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Isabella, MO

Isabella, MO

Nyas life at the lake camp is very different compared to her life at her house first of all she doesn't have a home at the lake camp and has to build shelter

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Jayden MO

Jayden MO

At the lake camp they lived in Makeshift shelters which wasn't near as big as their house. There was a pond right next to their shelter which made it easier to get water, but they didn't feel safe because her dad and brothers were gone and there was fighting where they were.

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Kaydence - MO

Kaydence - MO

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

- i think he is doing a good job because he shared the honey and hasn't complained about walking.

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Alex - MO

Alex - MO

Nya's life at the lake is very different than her life at home. First off they don't have a legitimate home and have to live in makeshift camps. Also the lake is dried up so it takes forever to fill up a gourd with water because Nya has to dig down into the clay to get to the water and then it barely drizzles out into the gourd. They are also not safe because Nya's tribe and the Dinka tribe has been fighting for a very long time and they are fighting over the land around the lake. They have been lucky so far but the Dinka might try to fight with them eventually and they could get injured.

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teagan- MO

teagan- MO

1. i think they didn't want him to come along because he's a kids and he cant work so maybe they think he's useless. i wouldve taken him with me because he was a Dinka and you leave no man/women behind

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Jayden MO

Jayden MO

Salva has walked for a month straight, he is very hungry because he usually doesn't get food until like every three days, and he is very tired. Yes because he's still walking with the group and he's not complaining.

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Kaydence - MO

Kaydence - MO

explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

- it dictates nyas life because she does it all day, to get water for her family.
- something that dictates to my life is soccer, because i do it all the time.

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Evan - Missouri

Evan - Missouri

I think Salva is dong good at surviving because he can equally have his food and he is not very greedy. Salva just wants to go home.

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Isabella, MO

Isabella, MO

three things I've learned are avoid conflict, stay in the group, and get food I think salva is doing really well in the group and staying with the group aswell

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Gianna Mo

Gianna Mo

I think salva is doing good by looking at there forhead to see what tribe there in

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kaydence - MO

kaydence - MO

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

- the group doesn't want him to come along because he will slow the group down and complain.

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Samuel-MO

Samuel-MO

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

he is just a mouth to feed and he will slow him down. it dose not look good  Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life? something that dictates my life is school

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Jayden Mo

Jayden Mo

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to go to the pond every single day for a couple of times each day to get water. Since the pond is very far from her home it's really hard for her to carry the bucket full of water back to her home. One thing that dictates my life is sports.

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Gianna Mo

Gianna Mo

Nya has to get water every day and somtimes it takes the whole day to get water

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Lily - MO

Lily - MO

Nya's life at the lake is more difficult than her life at home because she has to dig to get water that is all muddy, they don't have a house to sleep in, and they are in more danger of getting in a fight with a Dinka.

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Evan - Missouri

Evan - Missouri

This is so glitchy!
2.  Salva was about to go hoe from school but at a random time the school was bombed.
3.  The group that was going to Salva's village left behind Salva in the barn and Salva had to survive on his own  (that specific time I think they left Salva behind on accident)

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ella mo

ella mo

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home

I think it is better because she doesn't have to go  on a 8 hour walk to get water, but they has been fighting in the area so it isn't that safe

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Brandon MO

Brandon MO

Nya has to get water 2 a day it takes her all day and night.

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Alex - MO

Alex - MO

1. Nya has to get water for her family every day and it takes a very long time.
2. Salva and her group have to walk very far every day to get to Ethiopia. They also have to find food which is very scarce where they are walking.
3. Salva's group has to try to avoid predators every day like lions.
I think Salva is doing a pretty good job learning to survive because chances are, he has never done anything like this before.

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Logan, MO

Logan, MO

The home at lake camp was just a makeshift shelter. They couldn't bring their stuff, so they had to use whatever was there.

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Gianna MO

Gianna MO

I think the group  doesnt want salvs along because he will hold them back and will use up to much food and water

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Evan - Missouri

Evan - Missouri

1.  Nya has to travel to get water every day fo4 about seven montha a year.
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THE JOSEPHS RESPONSE NUMBER 465

THE JOSEPHS RESPONSE NUMBER 465

I THINK that salva has learned alot and YOU SHOULD TAKE THE BEE HIVE OUT A LOT SOONER IF YOU ARE GOING TO SMOKE THE BEES OUT

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Alex - MO

Alex - MO

Water dictates Nya's life because it is a very long walk to the pond each day and it takes up pretty much her whole day. The main thing that dictates my life is probably school because I have to wake up early and it takes up pretty much the whole day.

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Jayden MO

Jayden MO

The group didn't want Salva along because they thought he was going to slow them down, they said it would be another mouth to feed and it's already really hard for them to fin food and the man said he won't be able to do any real work to help us. It's not fair to Salva that they don't want him along because he's a kid.

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Gracie-MO

Gracie-MO

2. Nya always has to get water for her family and takes up her whole day
3. They have to get water, food , and always have to be carefull of lions when travelling

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Lily - MO

Lily - MO

Three challenges to survival are starvation, getting water, and staying away from predators. I think Salva  is doing a good job adjusting to these challenges.

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Jayden MO

Jayden MO

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Logan, MO

Logan, MO

The challenges I've learned so far were struggling to get food, finding clean water, and getting in fights

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THE Josephs RESPONSE NUMBER 43

THE Josephs RESPONSE NUMBER 43

Nyas life is filled with difficulty she has to go get water from the the lake and had to dig
a 4 foot hole she is always endanger of THE DINKA TRIBE

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Bella - mo

Bella - mo

3. There are tons of challenges. One challenge is in Nya's story because there is kind of a water shortage going around. The second challenge was all the war happening in Salva's life. And the last challenge is the fact that Salva has to run away from his home and maybe even his family. But nobody knows where they are.

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Alex - MO

Alex - MO

It makes me sad and mad at the same time that the group of people didn't want to bring Salva along just because she is a child. They have never met him before so how would they know that he would slow them down or be no use to them? The only thing that makes sense about why they wouldn't want him along is because he is an extra mouth to feed.

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Evan - Missouri

Evan - Missouri

I agree with Asher and Logan (MO) because Nya has to go on a long hard journey a couple of times a day. The water dictates Nya because Nya has no choice and has to take that long and tough trip almost every day JUST TO SURVIVE!

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Bella - mo

Bella - mo

2. Water kind of dictates Nya's life because she has to walk to the pond and back from sunrise to sunset. If I had to say something that dictates my life right now it would probably be my leg.

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Lily - MO

Lily - MO

The water dictates Nya's life because she has to spend almost her whole day every day  getting water.

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Ella mo

Ella mo

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

1. Nya has to get water every single day and twice
2. Salva walks with great big group of people
3. Salva has to live in scrapes and rotten stuff.

I think Salva is doing a good job fitting in with the group of people.

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Gracie - MO

Gracie - MO

The group didn't want Salva along because he was another person they had to feed and they didn't want him to slow them down

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Asher - MO

Asher - MO

the thing that dictates Nya's life is going to the pond over and over again

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Lily - MO

Lily - MO

The group didn't want Salva along because he is a child and they think that he will slow him down and be one more mouth to feed.

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The Joseph

The Joseph

I Think it is dumb that they dont bring him along because they dont know what SALVA could do Mabay  he could be a pro boat builder dude

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Logan, MO

Logan, MO

The water dictates Nya's life because she has to go to the lake every day. It's such a long walk that it takes up most of the day.

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mac-mo

mac-mo

safety was not water was tuning low

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Isabella, MO

Isabella, MO

water dictates Nyas life because she has to go get water and it takes the whole entire day just for water! It makes me sad thinking that she could get killed out there
school is something the dictates my live because I have to wake up at 6:30 and go to school for 6 hours

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Asher - MO

Asher - MO

Nya must get water for her family or they will die of thirst

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Evan - Missouri

Evan - Missouri

They also thought that Salva was useless just because he is a kid. It is a little ironic, jst because they were once kids too. Adults seem to underestimate kids until they relize they can actually help. Especially in books and movies. (Sorry if I have bad grammar or spell things wrong because Padlet is very glitchy and that is also why I accidentally typed two things with just a V : ) )

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Brandon-MO

Brandon-MO

They thought Salva would slow them down and take there food.

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Asher - MO

Asher - MO

The group did not want Salva to come with them because he would slow the group down because he is just a child and the food they had already wasn’t enough, they didn’t have enough supplies to feed and take care of one more person. He is just a kid so he can’t provide food too. I feel bad for Salva since he was not accepted and left alone at first.

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Evan - Missouri

Evan - Missouri

The members of the group were complaining that they would have another person. They thought Sava would complain and slow them down just because he is a kid.

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mac-mo

mac-mo

food water fire

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Isabella, MO

Isabella, MO

The group doesn't want Salva along because they think he will slow them down, they'll have to get more for, and he cant work because he is a kid. I makes me so sad that they would leave a desperate little kids who is surrounded by war and whose family is no where to be seen.

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Ella mo

Ella mo

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

water dictates Nya's life because she has to go back to the pond each day twice and it is a very long walk one thing that dictates my life is school we have be there by at least 8:15

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mac-MO

mac-MO

the one thing that dictates Nyasa life is the pond

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Bella - mo

Bella - mo

1. The group does not want Salva around because he's just a kid, so they think he will slow them down, they will have to feed them, and he can't do any work because he is just a kid.

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Logan, MO

Logan, MO

The group thought Salva would slow them down. He was just another mouth to feed and said that Salva couldn't do any real work. After reading that section, I was a little upset. Even though they were trying to survive, they should still try to help others.

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mac-MO

mac-MO

the group dose not what saliva along because he will only slow them down, one more mouth to feed and not work

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Ella mo

Ella mo

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

because they think he will slow and he was a kid so he would whine and it was another mouth to feed. And also he couldn't do work. I makes me feel sad that his own tribe at first wasn't wiling to take him in

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Lauren Ferguson, AR

Lauren Ferguson, AR

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group doesn’t want Salva because they think he will slow them down, they will have to share even more food with each other, and he is kid so he can’t do any real work to help the group. It makes me sad to know that they are willing to leave Salva all by himself because he is a kid. That really shows how desperate his group is to get away from the war.

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Rihanna Stuart, AR

Rihanna Stuart, AR

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to eight hours to get water, she don't her family will die of thirst, and it makes the sick. School dictates my life because I have to wake up at 8:00 a.m. and do homework.

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Jazy Eudy, AR

Jazy Eudy, AR

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

A: They think that he is kid so he may slow them down. Also that it is hard to feed everyone as is but with one more mouth to feed it will be harder. They think that he is two young two work.

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KeShawn, AR

KeShawn, AR

Explain how water dictates Nya's life?  Water controls where lives because she must move when the pond dries up . It's Nya's job to get the water for her family.

What one thing most dictates your life? The one thin most dictates my life is getting an education so I can help my little brother and my Grandmother.

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DeQuincy Staggers AR

DeQuincy Staggers AR

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

A: They don’t have enough food for him. They don’t think he will be able to do anything. They think that since he is a kid he can’t do stuff on his own. They also think he will slow them down. I don’t like the idea. He could be really helpful. They don’t know what skills he even has.

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CJ Logan AR

CJ Logan AR

They don’t want him because one of the men said “he is a child he will slow us down” and “Another mouth to feed we already got enough.”  I feel mad because he is just a child and wouldn't make it on his own.

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Tavion Green AR

Tavion Green AR

Why doesn't the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? A: They didn’t want Salva to come along with them because they thought he would slow them down and not do any real work. I feel angry because he’s a child you shouldn’t leave a child behind because he won’t make it on his own.

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Grae Hopkins AR

Grae Hopkins AR

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

A: They don’t want Salva along because they thought he would make them slow down he couldn’t do any real work. I felt a little anger because he’s a child a child is supposed to have a guardian.

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JayQuan AR

JayQuan AR

He was kinda young so the women's said that he's no big help. So the women look at a man and then look at Salva, and man said he can come so Salva came.

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Comparing Nya's Life At Home To Life At The Lake Camp. - Ontario, CANADA - READING GROUP COOLIO

Comparing Nya's Life At Home To Life At The Lake Camp. - Ontario, CANADA - READING GROUP COOLIO

Nya's life at home is constantly going twice a day to collect water for her and her family. She must get tired from her work everyday. When Nya is at home, she has her normal surroundings and her home.
But when Nya is at the lake camp, she doesn't have to walk a far distance to collect water. She just has to stay at the camp to do so. When Nya is at the lake camp, she has a make-do shelter, which is not as good as her home back where she's from

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Anonymous

Anonymous

1. The group doesn’t want Slava along because he is another mouth to feed, he is a child who can do no “real” work, and because they think that he will slow them down. I feel that their willingness to isolate and reject him is cruel and selfish. I think this because they are leaving another person by themselves, which might cause Salva to die or be injured, which is cruel, in order to make life easier on themselves, which is selfish.

2. Water dictates Nya’s life. This is because she has to spend all day getting water for her family to survive with, every day. She also has to move  with the water. For example, when the pond near her home dries up, she has to move to a camp in order to get water. The one thing that most dictates my life is school. This is because I spend six hours a day in it five days a week, and I have to do homework and make sure it gets done for the next day. This takes a lot of time in total, so school is the one thing that most dictates my life.

3. Three challenges to survival that I’ve learned about so far in this story are thirst, hunger, and war. Thirst is a challenge to survival because if you get too thirsty you will die and people need to find and have water. Hunger is a challenge to survival because you will die if you starve and people need to find and have food. Also, hunger can affect your abilities to move and think. Finally, war is a challenge to survival because people might die in war, because of war, or have to go on the run because of war. I think that Salva is doing a good job of learning how to survive in these circumstances because he is doing what needs to be done to survive and he is not complaining.

4. Nya’s life at the lake camp is very different from her life at home. One reason that it is different is that instead of walking a long way to get water, she has to dig for water in the lakebed and let it seep into her bucket. Another reason that it is different is that instead of a house she has to sleep in makeshift shelters. Finally, when the men go out to hunt, they might be attacked by fellow tribes, while at home, they would have been safer, which means that while there, Nya could lose a family member.

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Maddie-PA

Maddie-PA

the group didnt want him because he would slow them down
all nya does all day is get water its what part of her life purpose is
3 things ive learned is that you need to constantly be thinking to survive
the lake camp is dangerous because shes not used to the people there

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Hannah J- Nevada

Hannah J- Nevada

1. The group left Salva behind because he is just a boy and would slow everyone down. I feel like the group should have kept Salva with them because even though he is jsut a boy he can still help.

2. Water dictates Nys's life because the only thing she does all day is walk to get water. Something that dictates my life is family(but not in a bad way) because I am with them all the time.
3. 3 things that ive learned about for survival is that you need water, hope, and perseverance. I think Salva is doing an amazing job at all of these.
4. The lake camp is more dangerous than her home because there are lots of strangers there.

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Kody S. - Canada

Kody S. - Canada

1. The group doesn't want Salva because he is young and would probably be more trouble than he's worth. Given that he's a child, he probably wouldn't contribute much and would eat their food.

2.Water dictates Nya's life as she has to go get water every day. The one thing that most dictates my life is school.

3. The three things I've learn't about so far is to avoid fights and conflicts, get water, and stay in a group if you can. I think that Salva is doing a good job learning to survive given the circumstances as he was thrown into the middle of a fight. He quickly realized that staying their would be quite bad for him and ran.

4. The lake camp compared to her house is less safe and has less water. Since the tribes are constantly fighting for the land around the lake, being there puts them at greater risk then being at home. Along with this, the lake bed is mostly dried up, so getting water out of holes in the ground takes longer.

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Lainey L., WA

Lainey L., WA

1. The group doesn't want Salva along because he is little and will hold them back. They will have to share food and water with him and they barely have enough for themselves.
2. Water dictates Nya's life because she spends most of her day every day collecting water. Most of my life is dictated by school.
3. Three things I have learned about survival reading this book are you can't give up and quit, sometimes you need help from strangers and if something is too big, break it down into smaller issues and solve it one by one. Salva is doing a good job  learning to survive his circumstances because he never gives up and he always helps others.
4. Nya's life at the lake camp is much harder than her life at home. She has to work harder to get the water out of the ground and there is so little water that it can't be boiled to kill germs. Her shelter isn't as safe and she is at the lake camp the Dinka tribe which are enemies of the Nuer (her tribe).

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Alexandria Eastman - WA

Alexandria Eastman - WA

1. Because he’s young and he’s another mouth to feed. He feels lonely because the group is willing to abandon him and he would have to go it alone.

2. The water is essential to her and her family's survival. She walks miles and miles every day just to make sure her family doesn't die of dehydration. Something that dictates my life is School and Schoolwork

3. Three things I have learned about survival is it's better to survive in groups. Shelter, water, and food are the essentials. I think Salva is doing a good job surviving because he lives in a rural place in the world, where survival is hard with diseases, no water, hot sun, thorns, infection, wild animals, and war. He already has good survival instincts and he's been using them.

4. The lake camp is different from her home. The lake camp is more safe and has a way easier to get water

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Immanuel G. Washington

Immanuel G. Washington

1. The Group does not want Salva to join them because he was a child therefore he was weaker and he will only slow them down.
2.Water dictates Nya's life by making her walk everyday just to get a simple thing to survive and one thing that dictates my life is school
3.The challenges to survive is getting basic things such as clean water, not to be picky with food, and to keep yourself entertained so you don't go crazy. Salva is doing a good job to survive because he is reflecting on his past such as using his grandfathers help.
4. Nya does not need to walk in the heat and walk miles just to get water but she now just waits.

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Louis Q.

Louis Q.

1.The group doesn’t want Salva along because he is too young and the group will worry he will be more of a hindrance than help for them. I feel like the group is willing to isolate and reject him is really cruel but I do understand why they made the choice to isolate him.

2. Water dictates Nya’s life a lot. She spends most of her life just walking to get water, then walking back to get water. One thing that most dictates my life is school.

3. 3 challenges to survival I learned so far are lack of water, lack of food, and a lack of a safe place to rest. I think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances. This is because he is already learning how to take honey from beehives to feed himself.

4. Nya’s life at the lake camp is a lot different from her life at home. At the lake camp, she does not need to walk all day to get water but she has to instead spend her time digging up holes to find water.

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Waneeza S.

Waneeza S.

1. The group didn't want Salva along because they felt he would slow them down and because he was the youngest there.
2. What dictates Nya's Life a lot is water. She spends her day's just fetching water for her family and then coming back. One thing that dictates my life, I don't really think there is anything that dictates my life.
3. What i have learned about survival is to have courage,persevere, and to never give up.
4. Nya's likes the camp more because she doesn't need to walk miles and miles everyday to get water.

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Daniel P

Daniel P

1. the group did not want Salva because since he was the only child there, they suspected that he would slow them down
2. water dictates Nyas life because she spends hours and hours of her days walking back and fourth to deliver water to her family. one thing that dictates my life is chores like doing the dishes or taking the trash out to help my parents.
3. what I learned about survival is to never give up, always use your senses, and only take what you need.
4. Nya likes the camp more because its closer by the lake but the problem is there is a lot of wars against the tribes.

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ildeniz özdemir

ildeniz özdemir

first they think that Salva will get them slow because of he is a kid and then later salsa did something and they did agreed salva.

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gökçe

gökçe

They didn't wanted salva to come because salva was a chidren and he was another person td feed

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Doruk Vural

Doruk Vural

She likes it better at the camp because she does not need to talk all morning and afternoon to get water. Even though she needs to to wait for quite a long time for the water , she doesn have to walk barefoot on thorns in the heat.

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David Derkazez

David Derkazez

They didn't want Salva coming with them since he can't provide them with any kind of products like water and food because of his young age. Which means he will always take but never give them anything back and that's why they took an adult instead of him. Not, only that but, life already isn't easy in Sudan, so a child is basically dead weight (in their point of view).

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Can Özçetin

Can Özçetin

They didn't want Salva in their group and they thought that Salva would just slow them down and bring up more difficulties since he's just a child. For short, the people don't accept him because of the lack of rescourses they can find.

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Ploy W.- Thailand

Ploy W.- Thailand

1.The group thought tat a kid like Salva would complain and slow them down. I think the group ha d a reason to leave him behind but that was really harsh to just leave him in his sleep.
2. Water is taking over Nya´s life because she spends the whole day trying to get water and she does this everyday. I dont´t think there is anything that dictates my life, which I am thankful for.
3. -Appreciate what you have
-Not everyone is going to have an easy life
-Even if it is hard, dont give up on life
I think Salva is doing an amazing job, he is only 11 but he is going through a lot. I would whine a lot when I do not get what I want, but he had no one with him that he knows. He needs to keep walking to no where, and he does not have food. All he has is the hope to see his family again.
4.She likes it better at the camp because she does not need to talk all morning and afternoon to get water. Even though she needs to to wait for quite a long time for the water , she doesn have to walk barefoot on thorns in the heat.

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Efe Tümbay

Efe Tümbay

They didn't want salva because salva is an child and salva will slow them down and can create a risk to get caught.

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Naz Arıkan

Naz Arıkan

At first the group didnt want Salva because he is still a child and would do nothing except causing trouble like wanting to relax and to have one more mouth to feed. But I think they were wrong because he needed protection and someone to help him and he wouldn't cause that much trouble because he is a good and quiet boy.

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Irmak Üreten

Irmak Üreten

1) The group did not want Salva to come with them because he would slow the group down because he is just a child and the food they had already wasn’t enough, they didn’t have enough supplies to feed and take care of one more person. He is just a kid so he can’t provide food too. I feel bad for Salva since he was not accepted and left alone at first.

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zeynep postoğlu

zeynep postoğlu

salva decides his family would want him to go and he will take it one day at a time.

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Sarp Sevinçli

Sarp Sevinçli

the group didnt want salva because he was a child and he will slow them down.

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Duru Dünya

Duru Dünya

1) They didn't want Salva because he is just a kid. They thought he will couse them trouble. Like, they thought he will want water and food all the time, he won't get rid of the things like wounds. And he can't fight or hunt animals.

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Rüya Engin

Rüya Engin

The group didn't want salva to come because conditions were already hard and they thought,it would be much harder to take care of a child.I think Salva must have felt alone and unprotected.

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Duru Yağmur Pardün

Duru Yağmur Pardün

Water is really important for everyone.Nya has to fetch water every day. but its a long and painful walk. For me the pandemic dictates my life because i can easily get sick and die.

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Hakan Mert Başaran

Hakan Mert Başaran

Water dictates Nya's life a lot she is walking long distances to get water for her's family five or six times in a day.

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bade durlanık

bade durlanık

Water dictates Nya's life very bad. She has to walk hours to fetch water. Corona dictates my life. It makes everything very hard. We can't go to shool. We can't socialize.

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Tuana gündüz

Tuana gündüz

The group doesn't want Salva because they think he will slow them down and he is still a kid.They also think that he wouldn't do any work.

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Johnny Woolstenhulme: Washington

Johnny Woolstenhulme: Washington

1) The group didn´t want Salva to come along because they thought that it would slow them down. They thought he was going to complain and slow them down. They didn´t want that. I feel bad for Salva that he has to go through this challenge by himself.
2) Nya´s life is full of walking back and forth to get water for her family. She has to go back and forth on thorny terrain twice a day! In the dry season she has to go to a camp that has a lake. She has to dig up water for her family! Something that dictates my life is family because I have certain duties to take care of. For example, I clean up after each meal and look after my siblings sometimes.
3) - Being left behind from the group he was with.
- Losing his family and might not being able to be with them again.
- Nya walking for water each and every day.
Salva is doing a great job learning to survive in these situations because he keeps  persevering through them. For example, when he has to run away from school, he doesn´t know what to do, except keep on walking with the groups he is in.
4) At the lake camp, Nya and her family is at, she has to teach Acare how to get water. There is also lots of fighting between the Dinka and another tribe. There water is not as easy to get as when they are in there regular home. At home she has to walk to water for two hours twice each day! She also has to take care of her younger siblings and help out her Mom in whatever she needs.

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Carter Upmeyer- Iowa

Carter Upmeyer- Iowa

1. They did not want Salva to come with them because he would not be able to do a ton of things and he would just slow them down and was another person to find food for.
2.  Water dictates Nya's life because she has such an important job which is getting water for her family so they can have water.
3. So far I have learned that in Sudan there are wars going on happening to innocent people. I think that so far Salva is doing a good job because he handled getting left to die pretty well in my opinion and he keeps fighting to stay alive.
4. The water supply at lake camp is a lot more accessible than at home where she has to walk a while and through harder conditions than lake camp.

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Andrew Waggoner Washington

Andrew Waggoner Washington

1. they didn't want to be slowed down by him and having another mouth to feed
2. Water dictates Nya's life because it is a important job she must do which doesn't leave room for anything else

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Isaac Fraser- Washington

Isaac Fraser- Washington

1. They didn't want Salva to come with them because he was a child that would complain and keep asking for food.
2. Water dictates Nya's life because it is her job 7 months of the year to take multiple trips and get water for her and her family.  One thing that dictates my life is school because I am expected to put lots of time into my work so that I will get a good grade.
3. I learned that the wildlife can help you find food and water. I thing that Salva is doing good in this situation because he decide what he wanted and is doing all he can to complete it.
4. When Nya is at the lake camp she has access to water at all times and lots of people who have similar life like hers and can understand what she is going through.

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Isabella Bruce- Washington

Isabella Bruce- Washington

1. They didn't want Salva to come because they thought that it would set them back and they did not want to worry about trying to feed a kid. They also didn't want him to come along because he would complain. I think it was wrong because all he wanted to do was try and find his family or people of his kind.
2. This dictates her life because she has to go down and get it not only for herself but for her family it is her job. Something that dictates my life if school because my mom pushes me really hard to get good grades and it is really hard.
3. I learneded that you are supposed to stay traveling with your people all the time.

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London Jones - Washington

London Jones - Washington

1. The group didn't want salva to come with them becuase he is kid. They feared that he would fall behind, and no one wants to sit and wait for a little kid, when they are trying to get somewhere. I think that it was wrong of them to leave him behind but it understandable because he would affected their journey.

2. Water dictates Nyas life, because it is her job to go down and grab water for herself and her family. Something that dictates my life is school, because I am expected to get good grades.

3. I learned that mud means water is nearby, stay with the people your traveling with at all times, and find shelter. I think that salva is doing a good job because he has stayed alive through the time.

4. When nya is at her house, she has to travel very far in order to get water, and to talk to other people that aren't apart of her family. When nya is at the lake camp, she has people nearby at all times that she can talk to , and she is much closer to the water that is by her.

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Jake Woodvine- Idaho

Jake Woodvine- Idaho

1. The group is willing to reject Salva because to them he is just dead weight,  another mouth to feed and care for. I feel a mix of  anger and understanding, as it is wrong to leave a child behind, but you need to survive and people are going to do whatever it takes to survive.
2. Water effects Nya's life because it is her role to fetch water, every day. One thing that dictates my life is school, I am under a lot of pressure to preform well and must study and act accordingly.
3. I have learned that determination, and exploiting opportunity's are key to survival. I think that Salva is doing a good job because one he is alive and two he is not in serious trouble.
4. At her lake camp she has more access to people, water and just generally better standings. But at her house she has to travel far to get to water or other people (besides her family).

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Nathan Keseljevic-Washington

Nathan Keseljevic-Washington

The group does not want Salva along because he is a child. He would slow them down, complain, and be a burden. I feel angry that the group was willing to isolate and reject him. But, at the same time, I can understand why. The groups main focus is to get far away from the fighting quickly. Salva is very young so he could slow them down.

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James Brady- Missouri

James Brady- Missouri

1. the group most likely didn't want Salva along because they thought he would slow them down or be an annoyance to them.
2. water affects Nya's life because it is her job to go and fetch water for the family, to me one thing that dictates my life I my job being an older brother and role model to my siblings, I have to choose  the right path so my siblings can follow my good examples.
3. I have learned that being calm is very important to survival, it will also help to have company or a group to be in, and also the best way to stay safe from dangers are to run away from the sounds of the dangers. I think that Salva is still panicking but he is doing a good job surviving nonetheless because he hasn't been put in any immediate danger
4. At her house, she is far from water and only has her family to turn to with problems, on the other hand at the lake camp she is close to the water and has more people around her to turn to.

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Lilly D.~WA

Lilly D.~WA

1. The group didn't want Salva to go with them because he was just a kid and they thought that if they brought him along then Salva would slow them down.
2. Water definitely dictates Nya's life because Nya has to walk miles to get water for her family. So her life and her families life depends on Nya getting them water.
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1. The group did not want Salva because he has to learn how to get water. This would hold the group back.

1. The group did not want Salva because he has to learn how to get water. This would hold the group back.

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ater is Nya's life purpose. 3. 1- if there is mud there is water. 2- stay away from the fighting no matter what 3- stay with the people you know Salva is doing a good job because he is considering his options well and trying to stick with people.

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Katarina H.-WA

Katarina H.-WA

1.  The group didn't want Salva because he was young and the group thought he would slow them down.
2. Nya's life revolves around water because she is the person who has to walk miles to brig water to her family. The family's entire life depends on Nya and her water.  The thing that dictates my life is probably school, since I grew up there and spend a lot of my life there.
3. I've learned that mud means water is near, you need to stay with a group, and you need to have shelter. I think Nya is doing an excellent job of surviving under these circumstances.
4. Her life at camp was simpler compared to her home life.

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Ethan Van Beek- WA

Ethan Van Beek- WA

1. Salva's group probably din't want hi because he was a child. They were probably afraid thy would slow them down. He would also use up a lot of their resources.

2. Water is dictating her life because the water that she is carrying is what her family needs. If she doesn't get the water to them they might die from not being hydrated. One thing that dictates my life is school. If I don't get good grades I can't do things that are fun.
3. One thing I have learned that it is better to be in a group when you are lost. Also I learned to avoid battles you can't win. Lastly I learned that water is your number one priority when lost or hungry.
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Claire Landon - WA

Claire Landon - WA

1. The group does not want Salva to come along because he could slow them down and complain. It doesn't seem right to just leave someone behind when they're a person too.
2. Getting water for her family is one of Nya's responsibilities and purposes. Without her, the family wouldn't have water, meaning that water is Nya's life purpose.
3. 1- if there is mud there is water. 2- stay away from the fighting no matter what 3- stay with the people you know
Salva is doing a good job because he is considering his options well and trying to stick with people.
4. Nya is safer at the lake camp. There are more people there versus when she's walking home. There is also more food and water.

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Lillie Mann - Arizona

Lillie Mann - Arizona

1.  They did not want Salva to go with them because he would slow them down and he would be complaining and he would want to rest but they would have to keep walking.

2.  Water indicates Nyas life because that is what she does every single day, she walks all day and night to find water for her family. One thing that indicates my life is my family.

3.  (1) mud = water is near
(2) stay with your people
(3) find shelter
Salva is doing a great job of learning how to stay alive and staying alive, because he is doing all of the things i wrote down.

4. Nya's life at camp was better than her life at home because it wasnt far from water and she still had people around... but her life at home had her family.

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Ian R. - Washington

Ian R. - Washington

- The group did not want Salva on the journey because they thought that he was going to be a problem. Complaining, asking to many questions, complaining that they need to stop.
- Water dictates her life because her whole family i depending on her to get the water for them, if she fails then the whole family will be thirsty and could die. One thing that dictates my life is helping my grandparents when they need it.
*If there is mud then she knows water is near
* find a place to stay
*stay away from the other tribes
Salva is doing a good job because he is still alive and he managed to avoid other tribes.
- The difference between her house and the lake camp was she had more people at the camp and more water but she was away from her family.

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maryam k. wa

maryam k. wa

1. for my answer it would probably be because salva was kinda useless and they didn't really need him and also the fear of him slowing down everything they were trying to get thru.

2. The water dictates nyas life because it repersents what she had to do mostly everyday ands how much it helped her. One thing that dictates my life is School and Mental health

3.
- Being with other people that will help you later on.
- Finding shelter
- Having water
I believe salva is doing a ogood job surviving on the things i listed, because he stayed with others that were stronger rthan him and helped him out, found shelter by staying in the barn, and stayed with the women all day so she could go fetch water for them.

4. Nyas life aat home would bedifferent because she always had shelter no matter what and she has everything she needed but at the lake camp she had to go work for it.

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Tate R. WA

Tate R. WA

1. Salva's group that he was with probably left him because they thought he would slow down the group. Maybe also because they were running out of supplies and Salva was easy to leave behind.

2. Water dictates Nya's life because of how she had to use most of her time to walk down to the body of water.

3.I think Salva is doing a great job trying to survive on what he has, by making friends with that women so he could get shelter to finding people that he knew and  avoiding the battles.

4. When she is at the lake camp there are much more people because they all need water and there are less people the further she goes and the closer she gets to home.
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Emma T. - Washington

Emma T. - Washington

Q1- I think that they left Salva behind because they thought he was too young and would just be a burden. I have great sympathy toward Salva.

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Lilli T. WA

Lilli T. WA

1. I think that they wanted to leave Salva behind because he was so young that he wouldn't be a lot of help to them and he would just be

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Keldan O. WA

Keldan O. WA

I think they wanted to leave Salva behind because in there eyes he is a waste of food that they could use if they were starting to run low on food.

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Andrew W. WA

Andrew W. WA

The group probably left Salva behind because they were afraid he would slow them down

The water dictates Nya's life because its her important job and what she must do every day

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James L.

James L.

1. Salva's group does not want Salva to come along because they think that he might be a burden. I feel bad for Salva because his own tribe is willing to leave him behind.

2. Water dictates Nya's life because it is the most important thing for her to do. Bringing water from the lake is Nya's purpose, it is how she contributes to her family. Having to walk miles a day to get water. she doesn't have much time to do anything else. School kind of dictates my life because of how long and important it is.

3.
A. Finding other people.
With other people who are stronger than you, you will have a better chance of surviving.
B. Finding Shelter.
Salva stayed in the barn to make sure that he could stay warm.
C. Water.
Salva stayed with the women for that long because there was a late nearby. In Nya's case she goes to fetch water for miles everyday, which goes to show how important water is.

4. When Nya is at the lake there are more people and water. But at home she gets to have a home.

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Maya WA

Maya WA

The group doesn't want Salva along because he is a child and he will slow them down. I feel bad for Salva because now he is all on his own. How his group left him willingly shows that they are desperate and will to anything to get away from the army.
The water dictates Nya's life by making it her number one priority every single day, that's what she does. Something that dictates my life is school and homework.

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DavidG

DavidG

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

I think the group rejected him because they don't want another mouth to feed and to have to wait on another person, I feel really bad for Salva because he is now alone and scare for himself and is family.

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Audrey

Audrey

1. Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?
They don't want him to slow them down and consume more of their supplies. The fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject Salva shows how desperate they are to get away, being willing to sacrifice one of their own in order to do so. It shows that people are greedy under pressure and sort of only think for themselves.
2. Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?
The water dictates Nya's life by making itself Nya's life purpose. Her purpose is to bring water to her family everyday, leaving her not much time left to do other things such as go to school and learn and others. It takes up most of her life and limits her time. One thing that most dictates my life is school, although I'm fine with it since it's improving me and probably important in order for me to have a good life later on.
3. This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?
1. Having a calm mind
2. Water
3. Shelter
Salva has just started to learn, and it's going to be quite hard I'm sure but if he thinks rationally and keeps calm I think he could survive. I doubt I'd be able to keep calm though.
4. Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).
At the lake, there are many other women and animals and life, and there's water, but there's no shelter. At home, she has shelter and the water she carried home.

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WA

I think they left slava behide becase he was one of those anyoign kid that would casue problems and slow them down
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Makena WA grade 4

Makena WA grade 4

Question 3 : Salva is doing a good job surviving because he is getting the food he needs, like the topi but he is not getting water. But i think he got the water from the topi because the grass the topi ate had water in it because that is how it grew. Also if the topi drank out of a watering hole it would yea you get the point.

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Amy WA

Amy WA

Question 3: Salva is doing a good job at surviving.

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Troy

Troy

seatil I cant not here the book

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Jeniyah 4th grade WA

Jeniyah 4th grade WA

nya works hard as in walking miles and miles to go get clean water for her family and salva walks miles and miles to find her family and it can be very hard to hold a pot on your head for hours and walking for hours an if i did that it would hurt my arm and be painful to walk hours and hours to find clean water or walk hours to find family i feel so bad for them.

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zayd

zayd

i felt bad for nya because she is being overworked

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Lucy P WA

Lucy P WA

It is safer at Nya's home cause the Dinka tribe is not there and the Dinka tribe is at the other place

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Hailey ,Grade 5 ,WA

Hailey ,Grade 5 ,WA

i do think salva is doing a good job surviving his stomach so bad but he keeps om going

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someone lol (Felix)

someone lol (Felix)

lay down authoritatively is to "dictate"

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Tam WA

Tam WA

Nya just want to get water but it dirty water and she need to wait for hours to get water.

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Trowa konkel

Trowa konkel

Q2 water dictates her life because it is hard to get there and she needs it video games dictate my life

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Alex WA 4rth Grade

Alex WA 4rth Grade

Question 2: Nya can't go without that water, so it dictates what she does.
My sister.

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Karl WA

Karl WA

Water dictates Nya's life in how that its location and its availability dictates how hard the day will be, as it would obviously be harder WITHOUT water than WITH water, right?

The thing that dictates my life would be one of two things:
1: Video Games :D (i mean where would most of us be without them right now)
2: Education (if i wasnt smart that would be an issue)

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Alexis WA

Alexis WA

The group did not want salva because salva would slow them down

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Brandon WA

Brandon WA

Nya walks to get water and lives with dirty water and she has to walk for water for like to times a day and Salva bio this kid is strong i wonder what happend to Salvas friend and they both try really hard either to get water or food and i am glad that Salva and his uncle found each other and Salva and Nya get food hunting or walking and we get food in like 10 feet away sometimes you get food in like 1 hour away but a least its not like 5 hours or like 10

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Ahimar-IL

Ahimar-IL

I feel bad for Salva because he doesn't have food and water

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Donaya IL

Donaya IL

They dont want salva to come because he is a kid and they think he will slow them down and that he will get them in dangerous problems

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Michelle IL

Michelle IL

They dont want Salva to come along because he is a child and they think that he will slow them down , and cause trouble .

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Ariacna IL

Ariacna IL

They don't want Salva to go with them because he's a kid and he might slow them down and he might get tired easily.

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Ashley IL

Ashley IL

I feel bad for salva because the gruop though he was a slow walker and will slow down the rest

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Athziri Flores - IL

Athziri Flores - IL

I feel bad for salva BC i think they didn't want him there BC he was slowing them down .

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Cristina -IL

Cristina -IL

Life for Nya is different at the lake camp than at home. When she is at home, everyday she has to walk from her home, to the pond, and back to her house again twice a day. Once in the morning, and once in the afternoon when she has rested some and eaten lunch. During the dry season, Nya, her family, and the others of the village move to the lake camp. At the lake camp, she has to dig into the lake bed to find water, and wait at the hole until enough water came to collect. The water there was much more muddy. At the lake camp, Nya’s family had to make makeshift shelters to sleep, and they could not bring most of their things with them. Nya and her family were part of the Nuer tribe, who were rivals with the Dinka. At home, they had no trouble with them, but at the lake camp, her tribe and the Dinka would sometimes fight over water. Overall, it was safer at Nya’s house, and her family had more. However, she had to walk long distances everyday to find water. At the lake camp, they were in potential danger, and they did not have many belongings, and water had to be waited for before it could be gathered.

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Ahimar-IL

Ahimar-IL

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Tayveon foster

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Cristina -IL

Cristina -IL

Life for Nya is different at the lake camp than at home. When she is at home, everyday she has to walk from her home, to the pond, and back to her house again twice a day. Once in the morning, and once in the afternoon when she has rested some and eaten lunch. During the dry season, Nya, her family, and the others of the village move to the lake camp.

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Ariacna IL

Ariacna IL

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Melany IL

Melany IL

I feel bad for Salva because Salva was already struggeling and he had nothing, or no one he was just on his own .

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Ashley IL

Ashley IL

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Guadalupe -IL

Guadalupe -IL

Water Dictates Nya's life because she always has to get water and walk a lot everyday.Something that Dictates me is probably my tablet.

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Cesi-IL

Cesi-IL

Three challenges Salva is facing are water, home, survive. There is not enough water. He has no home. He has to fight to survive.I think he is doing a good job surviving in this circumstances because if not he would not be alive right now

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Emerson IL

Emerson IL

I think that in the group that was salva and the group left her because she was tired of walking a lot.

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Jennifer - IL

Jennifer - IL

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Dashy

Dashy

I think they dont want Salva because I guess they think hes gonna slow the group down . I feel bad for him because hes so young and he dosen't

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Keshawn-IL

Keshawn-IL

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Jaden-IL

Jaden-IL

i fill bad for Salva because they didn't let her in the group because she was walking extra slow it doesn't matter what the way you walk.

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Wendell

Wendell

They won't let salva into they group because he only 11 and he don't know how to do nothing

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Rickey-IL

Rickey-IL

i feel bad for salva because they didn,t let him join thbe group because they think he a slow walker

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Cameron-IL

Cameron-IL

I feel bad for Salva because they didnt want her to join the group.

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Kitana-lL

Kitana-lL

I fell bad for salva not being accepted to the group he barley has food and water

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Alexa -IL

Alexa -IL

I feel bad because the group don't want salva because they think that he is a slow walker  and i feel like they are saying that just because he is 11 years old.

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Bryan

Bryan

The Crew Wont salva in there group if i wasnt part of a group i willl feel sad

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Omar-IL

Omar-IL

They dont want Salva because they think he might slow them down and it is more people to feed.I feel bad for Salva because he is only 11 years old and does not have any where else to go.

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Sydnii-IL

Sydnii-IL

Q1 i feel bad for Salva. the group was so mean because they was thinking if we let her in she will stop all of us from doing what we need to do and she will be a distraction to them

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Betzy-IL

Betzy-IL

Q1- The group doesn want Salva to join them because they think he will slow them down and they think he will be a distraction to them. I feel bad for Salva because he just wants to find his family and is trying his best to not be a distraction and slow them down.

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Michael R-L

Michael R-L

Q2 Water varies where she lives and more

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Benjamin-IL

Benjamin-IL

Q1- I feel bad for salva because they rejected him.

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Moses P

Moses P

Q2- Water is really important for her because there barely is any where she lives.
Popcorn dictates my life because it is really good, I like eating it when we watch a movie at the theater.

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aja- IL

aja- IL

the group doesnt want salva because he'll "slow them down" and there isnt enough food, and
seeing salva being rejected made me alittle hurt

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Axel-IL

Axel-IL

Q3-  the problems are they barely have enough food and water

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Juelz -IL

Juelz -IL

Water dictates Nya life because her family depends on her so and that it drys out she has to keep going farther and it is important because you need water to survive

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Bri - IL

Bri - IL

Q1- i feel bad for salva because they rejected him because he slowed down the group.

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Adriana-IL

Adriana-IL

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Elijah-IL

Elijah-IL

Q1- I feel sad for salva at first because they had rejected him and they did it because he would slow them down in the group.

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katie - wi

katie - wi

Q2 - water dictates Nyas life because her family needs her to be able to get water to survive, which is why its such an essential responsibility. something i think dictates my life and most peoples/families life is money.

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Stella--WI

Stella--WI

Q2- Water dictates Nya's life because how she helps her family and community is to get water and during dry season is to dig through the drier clay to see if she can find any water. One thing that I think dictates all of our lives is how much of our necessities we can afford and if it will be enough for our families.

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Gracie G-WI

Gracie G-WI

Q1- The group didn't want Salva along because they saw him as a child. A child that would complain and slow them down. A child in which would need food every minute. And lastly a child that would'nt coorperate.

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Joemare H.

Joemare H.

Question 3
I think he's doing great, finding food and water and objects and the things that they need. Although he's young, he knows how to survive.

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Sophia WI

Sophia WI

Three challenges of surviving are finding food and water, finding shelter and making sure you and others are safe. Salva is trying his best but he is also young. He is relying on others to get him food and make sure he is safe.

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Emilia WI

Emilia WI

Q3: ONe of the challenges of survival in this story is lack of water and it affects Nya. Because her family doesn't have a water system that comes straight to their house or village, Nya has to walk miles to get water. She goes through a lot of pain, and puts a lot of effort into getting water. Because getting the water takes up most of her day, she cannot go to school and get an education or play with others her age. Another challenge in the story is war/rebellion and it effects Salva. In South Sudan, some people (are) rebelled against the government, causing the government to declare war against them. This causes violence and fighting, which displaces people. One of these people displaced is Salva. When the fighting reaches his village, Salva is forced to leave his home, and flee his own country. Another challenge in this story is  tensions between groups/tribes. This effects both Nya and Salva. In Salva's life, he only trusts his own tribe, and will not flee the fighting with other tribes. If his tribe never showed up, this could have lead to his death. For Nya, this challenge is shown through her struggle and fear of her home during the dry-season. To be closer to water, her family moves to a lake around another tribe during the dry-months. Because of the tensions between the tribes, she fears for her life and her family's lives when in that area, as fighting is fairly common. I think Salva is doing well, as he is dealing with displacement, separation from his family, and many other issues, and he can still walk that much and function on low sleep and limited food and water.

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Mya K WI

Mya K WI

Water Dictats Nyas life because all day she walks miles just to get water for her and her family to survive and most kids like me would be doing school all day ad hanging out with family but she has to make sure her and her family are well taken care of and they can't do everything on thier own so they need her to help them with some supplys that they need.

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Leo P WI

Leo P WI

3 challenges of survival are finding a stable source of food and water, finding shelter where you and your food will be safe from predators, and keeping track of everyone to make sure they are safe. Salva is doing okay at this, but is only really caring for himself, and another people are finding food for him instead of him getting it himself.

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Olivia WI

Olivia WI

Q1: The group didn't want him because they think he will slow them down and they want to get to safety fast. I feel like that isn't fair because they should all be able to get somewhere safe. They also don't know him so they can't know if he will slow them down.

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Sophia S WI

Sophia S WI

the group doesn't want salva to come along with them because he will slow them down since he is a child. they don't want to have to have an extra mouth to feed, and to hear his complaining.

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Liliana WI

Liliana WI

The group doesn't want Salva along because they think he'll just fall behind and either they have to wait for him or they might just leave him there all alone in the middle of nowhere. They also don't want him along because its another mouth to feed. It makes me feel sad that their willing to leave him all alone with no food no water and possibly die.

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Lyndia WI

Lyndia WI

Question 1
The group doesn't want him along because he is a child. The group thinks that he will fall behind and that will keep them behind. They also don't want him there because he is just another mouth to feed. I think they were thinking about themselves and not about the poor kid. They were thinking about how they can survive and not about how they can help the kid survive.

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Dylan C

Dylan C

I think That they should at least give him a chance And if they slow down they die.

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Winter H. (grade 7, WI)

Winter H. (grade 7, WI)

The group doesn't want Salva along because he is a child and they think he won't help and it will just be another mouth to feed. They also don't want to have to listen to his complaining.
It makes me feel sad and kind of frusrated that they would be willing to leave him to die.

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Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? They don’t want him because he is a kid and they think he will complain and slow them down. And I don't like that they think that because not every kid will complain. And they are stereotyping. What if he doesn't complain then you're giving up on life.

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The group didn’t want Salva along because they thought he would slow down the group, more mouths to feed and the thought he would ask to many questions. He was also much younger then most the people, so they though he couldn't bring any help.

The group didn’t want Salva along because they thought he would slow down the group, more mouths to feed and the thought he would ask to many questions. He was also much younger then most the people, so they though he couldn't bring any help.

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Elena WI

Elena WI

Life for Nya is different at the lake camp than at home. When she is at home, everyday she has to walk from her home, to the pond, and back to her house again twice a day. Once in the morning, and once in the afternoon when she has rested some and eaten lunch. During the dry season, Nya, her family, and the others of the village move to the lake camp. At the lake camp, she has to dig into the lake bed to find water, and wait at the hole until enough water came to collect. The water there was much more muddy. At the lake camp, Nya’s family had to make makeshift shelters to sleep, and they could not bring most of their things with them. Nya and her family were part of the Nuer tribe, who were rivals with the Dinka. At home, they had no trouble with them, but at the lake camp, her tribe and the Dinka would sometimes fight over water. Overall, it was safer at Nya’s house, and her family had more. However, she had to walk long distances everyday to find water. At the lake camp, they were in potential danger, and they did not have many belongings, and water had to be waited for before it could be gathered.

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Avery- WI

Avery- WI

Nya has to walk there and back here and back each day for 5 months so her family can have water. but now her mother wants her to teach her younger sister how to get water .

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Grace - WI

Grace - WI

The group doesn't want Salva along because he is younger, and will be slow. (That is their opinion) They also don't want another mouth to feed. He also is younger, and may not be able to do certain work.

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Kate M WI

Kate M WI

salva's group didn't like him because they he slows them down and the water shows that life was not simple for them and that they had to work hard and keep going.

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Neena G

Neena G

Salva's group does not like him because they think he will slow them down. The water makes it obvious that life was not easy on them they had to work hard. This book showed me some times when people had to fight for survival. It is not that easy at the lake camp or at home because her little sister is sick

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Maddox NC

Maddox NC

Water dictates Nya's life because she spends all day everyday collecting water for her family instead of going to school.

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Will mo

Will mo

water dictates Nya's life because she has to spend almost her entire day fetching water for he family. one thing that dictates my life is school work

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Ayla MO

Ayla MO

Water dictates Nya's life because she spends all day everyday collecting water for her family instead of going to school.

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Chase

Chase

Salva's current group the first time they met, wanted nothing to do with him because of him being a child. The group even said that he would only slow them down. But once they saw his fore head markings they were convinced on letting him join in.

I didn't have too much of an opinion on this happening first reading it. But if it were a real thing to be happening to a specific real person then I probably wouldn't be all too happy to see it happening. Him being a child is the exact reason why he needs the group and they were just going to leave him there to die

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Noah MO

Noah MO

Nya's life is about water and getting everyday. In my life it's sports and school.

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AJ MO

AJ MO

They did not want salva in there group because he is just another mouth to fed and they think he is to young to hunt and do actual work.

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Rylan Missouri

Rylan Missouri

She spends her whole life getting water I spend almost my whole life at school.

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Ruby MO

Ruby MO

The group didn't want Salva to come along because they thought he would slow them down. They also didn't like the idea of having another mouth to feed. The third reason is that they thought he wouldn't be able to do any real work since he was too young. I felt bad for Salva because he had already been left behind before and those people were ready to leave him. I also felt bad for him since if a woman a part of the group hadn't convinced them to let him join they would have left him.

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Cameron-Missouri

Cameron-Missouri

The reason they don't want to take Salva along with them is because they think that since he is young he will complain and slow them down. They also think that he will eat to much of their food and won't be of any use to them. I don't think it was right for them to want to leave him behind because even though he is young he is part of their tribe and should be treated as such.

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brady mo

brady mo

Nya spend half of her day to get water and it is gross to i spend 2 seconds to get cool and clean water

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Whitney - Missouri

Whitney - Missouri

One of the differences between Nya's house and when she is at the lake, when her family is at the lake they dont have the majority of their stuff with them and they sleep in an unfomfortable makeshift shelter

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Leo MO

Leo MO

Nya Has to spend hours a day getting water that's really dirty and murky. I spend 10 seconds to get a cup of water that is clean and cool.

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Barret M...O

Barret M...O

i realized its hard to live with a weak food source and that food doesn't replenish fast enough and you will have to dig to get water

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Alanna Missouri

Alanna Missouri

The group dose not want salva to go with them because they think he will slow them down because he is a child and he is one more person to feed.

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Claire Missouri

Claire Missouri

The group doesn't want Salva because he is child that will slow them down and another mouth to feed. Also that he would not do any real work so he would not be of use. I feel disgusted that they were so willing to reject him because he was a child. He was their own tribe they should be happy that they have someone else of their tribe.I felt better when a couple took him in.

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Lily -Missouri-

Lily -Missouri-

question 2. Water kinda tells Nyla and he family where to go, like if it rains they go home and in the dry season they go to the lake. The biggest dictator in my life right now is Corona. It sort of tells me what to wear{Mask} and what to do like washing or sanitizing my hands.

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Bryce K mo 2020

Bryce K mo 2020

salva is not accepted because,
they don't need another mouth to feed.

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Brinley- MO 2020

Brinley- MO 2020

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to go and get water for her family twice a day and she had her little sister the second time and she will slow her down. 1 thing that dictates my life is soccer. I have practice 3 nights a week then I meet with a trainer so I rarely have any off nights. Then I travel on mostly every weekend.

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Concerns

Concerns

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

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Alfredo(california)

Alfredo(california)

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Jayla (Wharton middle school)

Jayla (Wharton middle school)

1. The group doesn't want Salva because they think that he will just slow them down and just eat a lot.  2. Water dictates Nya's life because she has to walk every day to get water so that her and her family could have water. 3. I have learned that to survive, you have to be prepared. You need things like water, food, clothes, shoes, etc. I don't think that Salva is doing good because he's barley surviving. He needs water and food and he is barley surviving on these circumstances. 4. I think that Nya's life was better at home because it was less dangerous. But the lake was better for food and water

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Smith Fox

Smith Fox

Salva is to young the group does not want him. I want to

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Salva

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Gracie

Gracie

salva was not exc

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Savion

Savion

Why doesn't the group want to take Salva along?
They don't want to

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Ella

Ella

The group doesn’t want Salva because he is small and he could slow them down. I think that because he is a child that they should take extra good care of him so he can grow to be helpful.

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dave

dave

salva is not accepted because,
they dont need another mouth to feed.

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Luk

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Kimberly G.S

Kimberly G.S

The group doesn't want Salva to come because he will be a distraction to them.

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Maggie

Maggie

They dont want salva to come along because he might slow them down

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Joey

Joey

Nya brings water to her family because she use water to help her family

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sean

sean

he would slow them down

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Abi

Abi

He will slow them down and then they have to look for more food.

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ALexxxxxx

ALexxxxxx

he will slow them down

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Joey

Joey

He is a kid and the solders might lose him and left him behind

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MMM

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Kimberly

Kimberly

hes a kid and he will complain a lot

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xavier

xavier

that she only gets w

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juni

juni

he a kid so he will slow them down and its more food to shear

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Olivia Jett

Olivia Jett

They don't want him to tag along because he's going to slow them the down

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juni

juni

he a kid

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javier

javier

they will slow them down

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q 2

q 2

they want to leave him because he is a kid and will slow them down

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i Think

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GG

GG

hello i shall not give answer or else someone will copy cause i was about to copy also but was too lazy

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Question 3 T

Question 3

The heat of the sun + food + water are nessesites

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Q.2

Q.2

Nya's just allergic to water maybe.

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kjewf

kjewf

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jj

jj

they don't want salva because it's hard to feed everyone

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They think thta he is to small so he will

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Landon

Landon

Question 2
Water dictates Nya's life because she has to walk every day to get water so that her family has enough. If Nya didn't go to the pond every day, her family wouldn't have enough water. Her family depends on her and it's hard for her to do anything else or go to school if she has to get water every day.

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Isabel Trevino Washington

Isabel Trevino Washington

less work than usall because all she has to do is ng that affects my life alot. the group did not want to take him because he is just a little kid and will need more food and water. the weather affects nya because it it is rainy then it is going to be easier for her to find water.

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Part 2

The group didn't want to take Salva with them because he was just another mouth to feed and was a kid so he would be complaining all the time.

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Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

Yahav Haimovich

I think Salva's group doesn't want him along because he is young and he will be slower than everybody else while they were trying to be efficient and quick. I think the fact they rejected and isolated him is mean and they shouldn't reject him just because of a disability. I think the fact he is from their tribe is a good reason for them to include him.

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Kathleen Clemons NY

Kathleen Clemons NY

Just because Salva is a kid means that he is going to be a hassle

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Brookly Pottie , Kentucky

Brookly Pottie , Kentucky

Salva is doing a good job surviving because he doesn't have his family with him and everyone thinks he is weak since his uncle died. The other people won't give him any spare water and Salva has to scrap for food.

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LUKE LENZI MA

LUKE LENZI MA

I feel bad for salva

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Brampton, Ontario; Grade 7

Brampton, Ontario; Grade 7

We think that Salva is doing well with surviving in this environment. He hasn't given up on finding his parents; he is forcing himself to keep up with the group; he has found an adult (his uncle) to help protect him and when he was on his own he found resources such as the old lady and his friend to help him.

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Kacper FL,

Kacper FL,

I walk 8 hrs a day to get water for my family. I Remember when sister got sick. Had take care of her when family busy with other things.

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Aleen fl

Aleen fl

I  would want a better way to get  water than walking 8 hour . i can just go to the camp and dig for water.  then walking 8 hours . thank

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Yusra FL

Yusra FL

i feel sad for salva because he just wants to join the group not o be alone and the grup though they will slow down because of salva and he is gonna get hungry and sleepy but he wasnt gonna do that he just wants compainion

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Hunter FL

Hunter FL

He is a dinka and I feel bad because he don't have his Family with him .

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amari fl

amari fl

i feel mad because there not letting her come along because they think she wont keep up and that he is no use but when i was reading some of there man did not keep up at all.

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Matt FL

Matt FL

why didn't the group want Salva?
How do I feel about  them isolating and rejecting Salva?

The group didn't want Salva because he was a kid, they thought he would complain, and they have enough mouths to feed already.
I feel like by isolating and rejecting Salva was wrong and Salva would have died if the group had left him behind.

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hamza FL

hamza FL

why densest the Dinka group want Salva?
They do not want him because they think he will slow them down also he will waste more food and he is to young to do the work they do

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Ja'kaylah Perry FL

Ja'kaylah Perry FL

why doesn't the Dinka group not want Salva?

they thought he would slow them down and he was to young to do any real work.

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milutin sljivic fl

milutin sljivic fl

the reason the group does not want salva because he is small useless and another mouth they need to feed and food is allready scarce. i have mixed emotions because i see where they are coming from but i also thing the group is stupid because salva is just a 11 year old kid with only his uncle

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Alyssa Grubbs FL

Alyssa Grubbs FL

Explain how water dictates Nya's life. What is one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya's life because for her it's life or death to her and her family. Thats how it controls her life.

One thing that controls my life or dictates my life are my parents because if i do not do what they say i will get in trouble.

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Kacper FL

Kacper FL

Why doenst the dinka group want Salva?
They think he will slow them down and waste more food and he is to young to do any real work.

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David Watson

David Watson

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Kaleigh Jenkins fl

Kaleigh Jenkins fl

the water make her walk 8 hours a day just too help her family drink water.

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Thomas fl

Thomas fl

question 1,because he is a child he might slow the group,another mouth to feed, and he is to young to do any real work.

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Kendrick Howard FL

Kendrick Howard FL

2 .AND he might slow down the group

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JELENA BOSKOVIC

JELENA BOSKOVIC

Why doesn't the group want Sylvia along? Because they think that Sylvia might whine a lot.

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Danis Florida

Danis Florida

Why doesn't the group want Salva along? Because they think that Salva will just keep slowing them down and just keep whining and complaining and they're willing to leave him because they don't want to keep stopping and they don't want to feed another mouth.

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kaleigh jenkins fl

kaleigh jenkins fl

Because Salva is just a mere hungry tired little boy and the group thought that he would slow them down and be trouble.

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JAYDEN FL

JAYDEN FL

I am answering question 1
I think that the group thinks that he is a mere kid and that he will slow down the group in numerous ways for example, complaining about the water/food supply in the group, get tired really fast slowing down the group and also causing trouble and mischief

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Ana Florida

Ana Florida

Because they say that he is a child and that he will bother them along the journey and they will have another mouth to feed.

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Jelena Boskovic FL

Jelena Boskovic FL

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Reagan dearborn FL

Reagan dearborn FL

q :1 why doesn't the group

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Kaleigh Jenkins fl

Kaleigh Jenkins fl

because they think he will slow them down and complain about his feet hurting or that he is hungry also might cause trouble in the group.

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Kendrick Howard F

Kendrick Howard F

They left him because he was a child

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Jacob Pastorini fl

Jacob Pastorini fl

q.1 they did not want him along with him because they thought he would slow them down.

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SEBASTIAN GARRETT FL

SEBASTIAN GARRETT FL

Why doesn't the group want Salva along?How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him.The group dose not want Salva along because they said he would slow them down

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Emily Fulmer fl

Emily Fulmer fl

the group doesn't want Salva to come along because they think that he will slow them down while traveling to Ethiopia so they can be far away from the war.

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Danny Taylor FL

Danny Taylor FL

Why doesn't the group want Salva along? How do you feel the   fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? I think that they didn''t want another mouth to feed because it was hard getting food and he was a child so he would just slow them down and he couldn't do any real work because he wasn't strong enough.

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milutin Fl

milutin Fl

our life is nothing like the people in sudan our facing for example if i need water i walk 8 steps to my frige people in sudan have to walk 8 hours to get water and the water isint even fresh water and the ways we waste water like keeping water on while we are brushing our teeth good water going to waste.

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Skylar

Skylar

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).
The life at the camp is way different than the life they live at home because at the camp there’s water closer to them, but while at home Nya has to walk a long ways away to be able to get water for her and her family.

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Joseph

Joseph

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avery hutcheson

avery hutcheson

I dont think they want salva to be there because he is not an adult and they dont want him to complain or slow down the group

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Because she has to go on a walk everyday, to make sure her family survives. She can’t even go to school because the has to go get water and watch her little sister. my, boyfriend, friends, and family.

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Matth

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Matthew, va

Matthew, va

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group does not want Salva to come along because he is young and weak. they believe that he will slow them down. IT just shows that most people will try to save themselves rather than others.

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Jenn

Jenn

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life? She has to move when the seasons change. My mom because if I want to go somewhere I have to get her premission

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This story describes many

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why? He now has learned how to follow the call of the birds to find honey, how to tell what direction they are going, and now he know to not eat so fast going without food for awhile. I think the only thing he needs to learn is to ration his food better other than that he should be able to survive.

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Sean

Sean

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

She has to spend some much time getting water. It is her responsibilities. Time because I seem not to have a lot of it left.

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This story describes

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

Eat slowly, listen too the animals, stay aware at all times

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thomas

thomas

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

He knows a lot of survivel skills

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Explain how water dictate

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life? Her entire day is based on getting water for her family everyday, Grey’s anatomy, my boyfriend, friends, family

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kayla

kayla

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Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

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Beth C.

Beth C.

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

Her life at the lake camp is more undetermined because they don’t know what will happen day-to-day, and they are unsure of the people around them

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JUS

JUS

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Brandon l

Brandon l

They left salva behind because he was a kid and he would just be a waste of  space and he would get to tired and hungry

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Nicholas, LA

Nicholas, LA

The group left Salva behind because they thught Salva would slow down the group by getting tired and hungry. I believe it is very cruel and cold-hearted to leave a ittle kid to die by himself.

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Nicholas,

Nicholas,

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Gabriel south Africa

Gabriel south Africa

They don’t want salva to come with them because they think he will slow them down and complain About being hungry.

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Gracie Pa

Gracie Pa

The group left salva behind because they believed that he would slow them down and be a pest. I believe that it was very wrong to leave him behind all alone during war time, but it was in the best interest of their group.

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Amanda

Amanda

3. Always be prepared,expect the unexpected, and be careful.

4.The home camp would be better for defense from predators, but the lake camp would be better for food and water.

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Isaak Toronto

Isaak Toronto

hello charlie

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bananana

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we luv da moon and we luv to boogie on da moon with don roman $

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Will h and Gareth q1

Will h and Gareth q1

because he is a kid and they think he will slow them down and complain and also because he is not here kid and none of them know him.

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rylan

rylan

because he is a kid and will slow them down 2 she walks to get water every day so it affects her day because it

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maliki coaldale alberta

maliki coaldale alberta

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don roman thoe not loke to booooogie woogie

don roman thoe not loke to booooogie woogie

salva is not brought along because he will slow them down

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maliki

maliki

because he weak

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don roman likes to boogie woogie

don roman likes to boogie woogie

hello this is don roman and the don Romans and we all smoke weed and boogie woogie

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Willie Alberta, Canada

Willie Alberta, Canada

salva will slow the group down. he is a little kid. Nya gets water every day

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roblox

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Eva(n)

Eva(n)

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maliki albeeta canads

maliki albeeta canads

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Emilie canada

Emilie canada

He had to walk a long distence to get a small amount of water

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Isaak Toronto

Isaak Toronto

1.I think that the group doesn't want salva to be with them because they think he will slow them down.

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Kierra,Alberta,Canada

Kierra,Alberta,Canada

Because they think Salva is just dead weight. All Nya does is get water for the entire day for weeks,moths and long long years shew can't escape it. Salva is surviving with a few bits of food and small amounts of water. Salva has his uncle for family but other then that salva is alone with his friend being eaten by a lion. I think someone can really learn a good lesson from Salva and her history when she is surviving the cold war. Nya's life at home was more relaxed but still difficult but Nya's life at the lake is even harder and more rushed

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bosshashswagem

bosshashswagem

they dont lake salva because he will slow the m down and eat v their food

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will h and Gareth q2

will h and Gareth q2

it dictates her life because she puts a lot of time and effort into it. just like we do with video games. i (William) am also dictated by Lego because that is what i spend most of my money on.

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Savannah,CA

Savannah,CA

he has to walk every day to get water and somtimes he gets somthing in his feet

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hi cha

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maliki canada alberta

maliki canada alberta

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kass albeeta conada

kass albeeta conada

Because he is weak and he will slow down the group

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Emmat

Emmat

1.The group doesn't want salva because he is just a little kid as the group probably thinks.i feel that it's rude that the group wants to isolate him.
2.water dictates Nya's life because that's where she spend most days fore almost the whole day. Something that dictates me is school.
3.One is knowing what to do when you are by yourself,two is collecting resources three is keeping mostly calm in a bad situation.
4.Her life at the lake camp is mostly alone, bored, and posbally sad. Her life at home she at least has family but she can't be at home too long because she has to get more water

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anonymous awesome person

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Lucas Ellery Oliver William Toronto ON

Lucas Ellery Oliver William Toronto ON

question 2. her life revolves around getting water, while our lives revolves

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rylan hudson spoodermun alberta

rylan hudson spoodermun alberta

1.he got left behind because he is a child.2.water dictates her life because she spends most of the day walking.3

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Savannah,CA

Savannah,CA

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Emilie Canada

Emilie Canada

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ME

ME

Maliki. Very chill much thanks

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Emmaleia, Alberta, Canada

Emmaleia, Alberta, Canada

1. The group doesn't want Salva because he will just slow down the group, and they might not have enough food to feed him and the rest of the group.
2. Water dictates Nya's life because she needs water and it takes so long to get water for her family that she has no time to do anything else.
3. First thing I've learned about survival is that you should always be prepared for any circumstances such as loss of water, loss of food, or homelessness.  Second is that if there is a war and you must get away from it, don't runaway without any supplies or family.  Lastly, use the land for resources to survive. Salva was very good at surviving.
4. I think the lake camp would be better because it's closer to water so it doesn't take that long to get to so she doesn't have to sacrifice so much to get her and her family's water.

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Ryan Petty,coaldale,Canada

Ryan Petty,coaldale,Canada

2. Well she needs water to live and i need food so.
3.living in the heat,and the animals,and probably the needs of survival,yeh because hes surviving.
4.She probably has it worse because less water and less food and the

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god

god

Maliki. Chill.

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ME

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macey albeta,canada

macey albeta,canada

the group left savla  because they thought he would slow them down
2.water dictates nya because she needs water to survive and support her family
3.salva is surviving good.  The group found honey and salva decided to save the honey. 1.find a group 2.find food 3. and never leave the group
4.nyas life is nothing like ours. She has to walk 8 hours to get water we dont

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KARSON

KARSON

she is to young.
it dictates her life because she needs water.
it is diffacult to live out there when there is war.
at the lake camp she has to walk and work more at home she has food and water right by her

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Maliki Alberta Canada

Maliki Alberta Canada

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Just Charlie. Ronan is gone now.

Just Charlie. Ronan is gone now.

what is ur favrit fud

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Emilie Canada

Emilie Canada

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Ryan petty Coaldale, Canada

Ryan petty Coaldale, Canada

Because hes weak and will probably take all the food and supplies they have.

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joel alberta canada

joel alberta canada

1. he is weak 2.she needs water
3.yes because he is learning to \
stay alert 4.safer at camp

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Charlie and Ronan

Charlie and Ronan

what is your favourite colour

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Mackenzie, Alberta

Mackenzie, Alberta

The group doesn't want Salva along because they think he'll slow them down and waste their supplies.
Water dictates Nya's life by how she has to get it every morning, and if she doesn't get it, her family could die.
1: You need shelter from wildlife and nature. 2: You need food and water every day, as you burn a lot of calories walking. 3: Sometimes people betray you, so you need many alliances and a backup plan. I think Salva has done a very good job surviving because he has not been killed yet.
Nya's life at home is different then her life at lake camp because she has most of her materials at home.

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Jamie tolley, Canad

Jamie tolley, Canad

1. Because Salva is young, he drags everyone down.  So it's better to leave him.
2. It dictates her life because water is a basic human necessity.
3. It's difficult to survive out there during war, food is scarce, water is dirty.  And to survive, you could die any day. Salva seems to be adapting okay to the circumstances.
4. It seems pretty dangerous at the camp.  Home seems to be safer, water, food, and shelter.

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Kierra,Canada,Alberta

Kierra,Canada,Alberta

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Emma

Emma

2. Water dictates Nya's life because that is where so has to go everyday almost for the  whole day. My dictate is school.
3. 1.

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rylan hoodsun

rylan hoodsun

savla got left behind because he is a kid. water dictates nyas life

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1.I think the group doesn't want salva along

1.I think the group doesn't want salva along

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Evan and Eva TORONTO, ON

Evan and Eva TORONTO, ON

I think that the group does not want him coming along because he will be another mouth to feed and they think that he will slow them down and he will not be able to work as well and efficiently as the other adults.

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finley ab canada

finley ab canada

salva needs food so thay need to hunt more

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Lucas Ellery Oliver William Toronto ON

Lucas Ellery Oliver William Toronto ON

they don't want him to come along due to his high maintenance life style. then having to accommodate this would thus in turn mean that their ability to function

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William h and Gareth q2

William h and Gareth q2

it dictates her life because it she spends so much time going and getting it. Lego because that's what i spend a lot of my money on. video games because that's what we spend a lot of time and effort on.

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KASSSS ALBEERTA CANADA

KASSSS ALBEERTA CANADA

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Craig Alberta Canada

Craig Alberta Canada

1)They wanted to leave Salva because that would be more mouths to feed and for him. I think that they shouldn't leave her out because hes only a kid.             2) if Nya dosnt get water for her family she will die and her family. going to school dictates my life
3) i have learned that you need water to survive but need it every three days to survive, you can survive 3 weeks without food but hard to move around and animals will do anything for food. yes because so far she has found his group food.
4) for water they would have to take the water from the lake but probable be dirty from animals, shelter they would live in a small cold cabin and it would probable be really easy to break in or an animal to get in and the lake wouldn't be clean

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macey alberta,canada

macey alberta,canada

1.i think its weird that the group left salva forno reason
2.

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cody

cody

the group dosnt want salva because hes another mouth to feed.
nyas life is controled by water because she has to w
alk along way to get water each day.
yes i think salva is doing a good job because he has to learn to live alone out in the open world.
nyas life is at home is much safer than at the lake but its easier for her to get water because she dosnt have to walk along way

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josh

josh

because thats an extra person.

she gets water most of the day.

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Willie Alberta, Canada

Willie Alberta, Canada

because salva will slow the group down. He dose not help the group.

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emma

emma

I feel confused that the group wanted to leave Salva, He is after all part of the tribe. I would feel sad if I was Salva knowing that you aren't wanted must feel bad.

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Kristin Alberta,Canada

Kristin Alberta,Canada

1 Because he would slow them down,I think they should have  taken  him with them
2

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Jessica

Jessica

-The group doesn't want salva because he and will slow them down and use food that they could eat. Also because he will whine and annoy them.
-Water dictates Nya's life because if she had clean water she wouldn't have to work so much, and then they would not get sick from the water. One thing that dictates my life is sleep because if I don't have enough sleep I cant work as well.
-I think that slava is doing a good job with learning about surviving because he has figured out how to keep his hunger away.
-Both of the homes are limited in supplies lake camp is running out of water and so is there homes water. At the lake camp there shelters are not the best but at home it looks pretty good

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Amanda- Alberta, Canada

Amanda- Alberta, Canada

1. The group did not want Salva to come because there was not enough food and water.

2. When Nya has to get water for her family and herself, which was a very long walk. My little sister dictates me.

3.

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Anna + Elisha Toronto

Anna + Elisha Toronto

Things about the lake camp:
1. At the lake camp, they have to dig in the clay and wait for the dirty water to come.
2. They don't have a real home at the lake camp.
3. The lake is right there and they don't have to walk a long way to get to the water.
4. They have to sleep on the muddy ground.
5. Nya has to get water every single day.
6. Nya likes the lake camp better than her home.
Things about their home:
1. They have a roof over their head.
2. They have to walk for half a day to get water.
3. They have beds to sleep in.
4. Nya has to get water every single day.
5. Nya's brother and father go hunting, and Nya's mother thinks that it's too dangerous.
6. Nya's mother likes their home better than the lake camp.

In conclusion, we think that the home is better than the lake camp.

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bea and Sophie toronto

bea and Sophie toronto

i think that the group doesn't really want salva along because they are worried that he will slow them down on there long walk,  and will be more demanding because he is a child
.also they think that compared to an adult he wont be as helpful as an adult would be.

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Sarah Canada, AB

Sarah Canada, AB

I think the group doesn't want Salva along because he's slowing down the group. I feel like you shouldn't be able to reject some that little because they wouldn't survive. Water dictates Nya's life because they'll die without it, and one thing that dictates my life would be my parents. I think that Salva's learning to survive well considering that he's been thrown in such a hard situation so young. I've learned about how people are put into tough situations at young ages, and I've learned that living in Africa would be hard survival wise, and that this is a real thing that people have to do. Nya's life at the lake camp would be easier because they're closer to the water, but there would be several more predators trying to access that water source so safety would be limited.

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Komal and Mia Toronto, ON

Komal and Mia Toronto, ON

The group doesn't want Salva along because because they think that he will make it more difficult to reach their destination. They think that because he is still a child he will slow them down, eat too much food, drink too much water and not do as much

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Odin +Luyu .com

Odin +Luyu .com

i think the group doesn't want Salva because their afraid that slow them down and eat their food, and his body is not fully grown  yet and is a little more sensitive

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Elena/Sowmya Toronto

Elena/Sowmya Toronto

1. We think that they were willing to leave Salva behind cuz the rest of the group would survive more easily cuz he's a kid and he requires more food and he's whiny. Also, humans are selfish creatures.
This is sad cuz it's their more harsh equivalent of being kicked out of a group for no apparent reason., except that he is younger(maybe they're jealous of his youth).

2. Water is an essential thing that all people need. But because all she does is take a loong walk to get water, the water commands her life.
3. Water, food and shelter are essential to survival. We think Salva is doing OK cuz he's not complaining even when his friend died. hes selfless and has learned humility and that the world is not sunshine and flowers.

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Lucas Ellery William Olivier Toronto, ON

Lucas Ellery William Olivier Toronto, ON

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Sayano/Maggie toronto

Sayano/Maggie toronto

we think that the group is willing to

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Anonymous ON

Anonymous ON

Nya has a more difficult life at the camp then at home because she is not provided with very good shelter and the water is unclean so bit can likely get you sick

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harry and Aiden Toronto

harry and Aiden Toronto

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jackson and elliot T O

jackson and elliot T O

nyas life dedicated to water at least that is something to live for but some of us has our lives dedicated  to something non important like computers\

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harry and Aiden Toronto

harry and Aiden Toronto

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Matti, toronto

Matti, toronto

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Benjamin Toronto Ontario Canada :)

Benjamin Toronto Ontario Canada :)

i think Nya's life at the lake camp sucks because it has a lot more survival problems (eg) less water, more chance of being killed, dirtier water that takes longer to get, and not as good shelter.

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Miles, toronto

Miles, toronto

1. the group doesn't want salva along because he slows everything down and wastes food. I think that it's kind fair because all the other group members are already looking after themselves and they don't want to look after him too.

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Anonymous, ON

Anonymous, ON

1. salva starves
2. gets little rest
3.has to constantly watch for deadly animals

salva has probably gotten used to it since it is part of his everyday life

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Townes, Ontario

Townes, Ontario

Her life at the Lake camp is very different from their life at home because
1.Shelter:At home they have a house and at the came they just have a tent.

2.Water:the a to

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harry toronto

harry toronto

our lives are dictated by computers

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Anonymous, Toronto

Anonymous, Toronto

nya lives in a very dry place and they have very limited resource, so simple things we take for granted like water they need to ration and save

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Charlotte and Stella Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Charlotte and Stella Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Water is a basic human need. Her life revolves around it because you need it to live. I'm not sure why in Nya's family, she is the one who has to get water but my guess is that it's because she is female. School dictates my life because I have to go every day and my life at home revolves around my school hours. But I don't think school impacts my life in a negative way.

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Anonymous

Anonymous

the group thinks that he will slow them down, and will also complain and will be another mouth to feed. they might look at him that way because he's a kid

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Benjamin Toronto Ontario Canada

Benjamin Toronto Ontario Canada

i think that they left Salva because they thought he would be annoying and he would be an extra mouth to feed and that he would walk slowly so he would slow them down

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jackson and elliot toronto on canada

jackson and elliot toronto on canada

so i think salva is doing a pretty good job of surviving in the  wilderness so he has went though lions mosquitoes and not getting that good food not to mention bad water and getting ditched and he survived that we think the best thing he did to survive was helping the group so much that they would let him stay with them

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Gwyneth and Betty ON, Canada

Gwyneth and Betty ON, Canada

Water is dictating Nya's life because water is a basic necessity. because her home has no running water, she is forced to collect water for her family. Our lives aren't dictated to the extremes that Nya's life is. Canada is  is not a controlled society, and we have all the basic necessitates (and more). our lives are not dictated by anything specific.

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carter from cnAda

carter from cnAda

poor salva i know how he feels he will adapt

A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about a girl in Sudan in 2008 and a boy in Sudan in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours’ walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomes one of the "lost boys" of Sudan, refugees who cover the African continent on foot as they search for their families and for a safe place to stay. Enduring every hardship from loneliness to attack by armed rebels to contact with killer lions and crocodiles, Salva is a survivor, and his story goes on to intersect with Nya’s in an astonishing and moving way.

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Carson

Carson

Nyas life revolves around water, almost everything she does is for water, my life revolves around food, because i love food.

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braeden mc

braeden mc

salva faces many hard challenges such as starvation

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Jesse AB Canada

Jesse AB Canada

Nya spends most of her life gathering water and that's not fair to her. We pend most of our time on technology

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Rylee

Rylee

The group left Salva because they think he will slow them down. I feel bad for Salva because I feel even though he's young, he can be strong and help

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isabella canada

isabella canada

the group was going to leave salva because they thought that he was going to slow them down. i think that is wrong because is a kid,

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Emily AB Canada

Emily AB Canada

He wasn't aloud to come because the group thought he was just a kid and would just slow the group down. I don't think that's right because he is just a kid but he can still do just as much as an adult

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Colton Alberta Canada

Colton Alberta Canada

The group doesnt want Salva to come because they think he will slow them down, I dont think they should isolate or reject him.

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Janks

Janks

the people don't want salva to come because they think she will slow them down

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rik

rik

nya always gets water.
technology dictates our life

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Ben AB Canada

Ben AB Canada

nyas life is always about getting water my life is always about sports

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Chloe AB Canada

Chloe AB Canada

Nya need water for her family its all that she really does in her life she dose not have any other choice of what she gets to do and my life really the only thing that dictates my life is school but i have the choice to do that Nya dose not get a choice

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Brett AB Canada

Brett AB Canada

the group doesnt want salva to come along cause he is younger than the rest of the tribe and he will slow them down

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Niesje Canada

Niesje Canada

The group doesn't want Salva to come along because it's another mouth to feed and he might slow them down.

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braeden mc

braeden mc

one thing that dictayes our life is teck noligy

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Jasmine DeBoer AB Canada

Jasmine DeBoer AB Canada

The group doesn't want Salva to come along because he is a kid a he will slow them down, and he is another mouth to feed. I don't think it is fair that the group doesn't want him to come along because they are the same tribe and he is just a kid all alone.

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Ethan H, AB

Ethan H, AB

I think Salva will slow the group down, he would not be helping as much as the other group members. But I think he could have been useful.

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Charlotte AB, Canada

Charlotte AB, Canada

i think that the group might not want him because they could think that he would slow them down.

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colby

colby

the group doesnt want salva because they dont want to feed another person. i feel bad for salva, i would be more willing to allow him in the group.

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Aliya AB CANADA

Aliya AB CANADA

i think they didn't want him because they might  have to wait for him a lot because hes a kid i could want to come with the family group so i could find food water or

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Nathan.F Ab Canada

Nathan.F Ab Canada

The lake camp is less safe then there home. The water is further then home. But its safer.

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nya has to get water everyday because her family needs water

nya has to get water everyday because her family needs water

henry

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drew.r

drew.r

its sad becuase they left salva behide and salva said he will so them down

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cyane, AB

cyane, AB

they most likely think that salva will slow them down because he is a kid.

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ryden,AB

ryden,AB

they didnt want to bring salva cause they thought he would slow them down. i feel sad for for salva cause hes cool.

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Carson canada

Carson canada

salva will slow them down I think its not fair for salva because just hes smaller then everyone else so they think he cant keep up.

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luke

luke

They didint wont him to come because he would slow them down,i felt bad because if they diched him how would he survive.

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david canada

david canada

i think electrisity can dictate our life because we could not live like we do if we did not have elecrisity.

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karl

karl

salva will slow them down i am sad that they would just leave him behind

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Paige AB Canada

Paige AB Canada

water dictates Nya's life by she has to go and dig to go and get it 6 hours a day and she never gets a break and her life revolves around water what dictates my life is food it's all around me and i love to eat but i have to get healthy and sometimes not go to the food and go to the water.

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Reese, AB, Canada

Reese, AB, Canada

The group didn't want to take Salva because they probably thought that he would slow them down. I feel that they should want to bring him because he could be very helpful and they don't know that unless they bring him along

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Sydney, AB

Sydney, AB

The group probably thinks that Salva will either cause problems or just slow them down. I feel bad for Salva.

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Bethany AB anada

Bethany AB anada

water dictates Nya's life because she has to walk 6 miles to get water. school dictates my life because i have to for when i'm an adult

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Jasmyn,AB Canada

Jasmyn,AB Canada

They might not want Salva in the group because its one extra mouth to feed and give supplies to and he  may slow down the group or get lost or something

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jameson AB

jameson AB

the group thinks salva will cause problems because he is a child they should let him along because he might help.

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Rylie Alberta

Rylie Alberta

if i was to choose one thing out of Nya life it would be digging every single day to get water

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Charlotte AB, Canada

Charlotte AB, Canada

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Maddy Alberta

Maddy Alberta

I think that the group didn't want Salva because they thought that he would slow them down. I think that is really rude that they were willing to leave Salva just because he is a child.

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Mila, AB

Mila, AB

the group dosnt want salva because he might make it harder for everyone

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Jade Yates

Jade Yates

Salvas group doesen't want him at first is because he'll slow them down and complain and he also needs to be fed. But heres how I feel about this fact there being selfish and not considering he could actually be of use to them

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McKenzie AB CANADA

McKenzie AB CANADA

I think that the group wouldnt want to take Salva because he would slow them down. Plus Salva would either get distracted or wonder off to do something else. Also he is a kid so i would want to leave him there too.

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MAX,AB

MAX,AB

if i was salva i would be scared i would think they would leave me behind

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ella, canada

ella, canada

the group thinks salva will cause problems because he is a child. They should let him along because he might help.

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Alexis,Canada

Alexis,Canada

I think the reason why the group didn't want to bring Salva along was  because they think that since he's a kid he might slow them down.

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Julyn . Canada

Julyn . Canada

the group might not want him with them because they might be slowing down the group . It is also another mouth to feed , but now that his uncle is with him he probably wont be leaving cause his uncle is protecting the group and then also is getting food for them .

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kAde canada

kAde canada

nyas has to walk for water i think everyone has to get upmand walk to the water fountain

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Taya Coaldale AB

Taya Coaldale AB

water dictates nyas life because if she dosen't her whole family could die 1 thing that most dictataes my life is my job babysitting because i have do it everyday after school so that means i can't have friends over after school or do anything else

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Brenden Canada

Brenden Canada

The group doesn't want Salva because he could slow them down and is another mouth to feed. The group should not have rejected him because he could have helped them find food and if he couldn't stay up they could have then told him to keep up or they would leave him. They should not have left him, specially since he is someone from their tribe.

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bradenna AB

bradenna AB

i don`t think they want him along because he is just wandering around looking around for
his family

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donovan coaldale ab canada

donovan coaldale ab canada

they dont want salva in the group because he cant work i fell bad for him and mad at the people

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Sandra Canada

Sandra Canada

Nya's life is dictated very much by water because she spends most of her days walking very long distances to get water which causes her not to be able to go to school. As for our lives, we have the privilege to go to school every day and we usually don't like it very much.

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Kobe

Kobe

Water dictates nya's life because she has go  a long way to get water and that's what she has to do every day.

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Hudey ab canada

Hudey ab canada

Because salva is small and they think he is useless. i think it is dumb that they treat him like choped liver

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Erin, AB Canada

Erin, AB Canada

I learned that survival can take a lot of patience and endurance, especially if the valuable resources are scarce. There are also many dangers, like wild animals, and soldiers that could capture or take you which can make it hard to make progress. It's also good to get along with other people so you

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Abby (Geococo) Canada

Abby (Geococo) Canada

Q:Explain how water dictates Nya's life.What  one thing most dictates your life?
A: Water dictates her life because her and her family need it to survive, and it's her job to get the water all day long, it's not really her choice to do it if she doesn't want to one day.Something that dictates my life is going to school, it's not your choice, but we do it, which is good, because if we didn't go to school, we couldn't get a good job.

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bradenna AB

bradenna AB

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Ava Wolfe

Ava Wolfe

three things that i have learned so far is:
water is harder to get than i thought.
that they would do almost any thing to get some food or water.
in the wild you have to take risks to live.
salva is doing a very good job surviving in his circumstance and is pushing to not slow the groop down and he is trying his best to be helpful.

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Hailey Johnson

Hailey Johnson

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Hailey Johnson

Hailey Johnson

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Hailey Johnson

Hailey Johnson

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? The group didn’t want Salva because the thought he would slow them down, Salva feels very sad and scared after they tell him that.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life? Water dictates Nya’s life because she has to walk to the well everyday to get water for her family.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why? One is to never give up because if you don’t give up you will make it out alive. Another is that to travel in a group so that is something happens to you they can help you. Lastly you need to always have water because if you don't you will surely die.

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).  At home they were free to do what they wanted and could get as much food and water as they wanted, but at the camp they have to travel for water and the men have to hunt for food and its very dangerous.

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1. Nya’s life at home is more safe because of the facts that there is a better shelter for her and her family and the 2 tribes are not fighting or killing each other but, her life at the camp has better access to water. In my opinion, her life at home is better because safety is a big priority so even if she does have better access to water she should find another place to go during the dry season, where everyone is safe. 2. The Group doesn’t want Salva to come because he is a kid and they don’t feel like him slowing them down will be to their advantage. I think that the group is ruthless and mean and if they hadn’t taken him along, who knows what would’ve happened.

1. Nya’s life at home is more safe because of the facts that there is a better shelter for her and her family and the 2 tribes are not fighting or killing each other but, her life at the camp has better access to water. In my opinion, her life at home is better because safety is a big priority so even if she does have better access to water she should find another place to go during the dry season, where everyone is safe. 2. The Group doesn’t want Salva to come because he is a kid and they don’t feel like him slowing them down will be to their advantage. I think that the group is ruthless and mean and if they hadn’t taken him along, who knows what would’ve happened.

Kate, Toronto

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Jesse Morgan

Jesse Morgan

They didn’t want Salva to go along because he was young and he was an annoyance. I think it was very messed up and selfish of them but also every man for himself right.

Water keeps Nya from going to school. Music dictates my life, it helps me study and keeps me entertained.

You need food & water, dodge threats, and keeping everyone in your group alive. Yes, because he had no food or water for months and he survived with any water or food he found.

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Alex G. Yorba linda, CA

Alex G. Yorba linda, CA

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?
They didn't want salva to go with them because they thought he was too frail and weak to go along, they said he would have been a waste of resources and just make them slower. They also thought that he would be whining the whole time, they claim he would've been a bother.
I would never leave anyone behind, and I think that the group was willing to leave him, was terrible, especially for a friend of theirs.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

For Nya, water is one of the most important aspects of her life because if she drinks too much of the dirty water she could die young, and just have bad health all of her life.

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Chase Lund

Chase Lund

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? They think he will slow them down, they are being rational, I don’t blame them.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life? It takes up her whole day, it’s the only thing she does. School

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why? Thirst, heat, crocodiles. Yes, he didn't die.

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety). At home, the threat of dinka isn't around, and the muddy water is in very small amounts. They build huts.

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Keira Hazlett

Keira Hazlett

Why doesn't the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?
The group doesn't want Salva to join along because he is a child and they are afraid they will just slow them down and complain the whole time. He is also another mouth to feed.  I think it is wrong to just leave him out when they haven't even gave him a chance.

Explain how water dictates Nya's life. What one thing most dictates your life?
Water dictates Nya's life because she has to go down and collect it everyday as a daily chore and without the water they can't live. Something that dictates my life is going to school so I can get educated and be successful in life.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you've learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?
I have learned that you need water, it is very hard when you think you will never see your family again, and war is a very seriously bad thing. I think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive because he has faith he will make it and he has someone who he looks up to.

Compare Nya's life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).
Nya's life at the lake house was worse than her life at home.

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Hunter Stewart, SO CA

Hunter Stewart, SO CA

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group doesn’t want Salva to come with them because they think he will slow them down. I feel that it is a terrible thing that the group would out right isolate him and reject him I think they should have given him a chance.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

If Nya had a close source of fresh drinking water than her life quality would improve. Instead of having to constantly walk to and from the pond she could focus on other things such as school and going somewhere with her life.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

I have learned how important water is and that without it you could focus on nothing else but getting it. I learned how drastically different life is in Africa than it is in the U.S. I also learned that in Africa the lives of other are less important to them than in the U.S. I believe that given the situation Salva does very well in adapting to his environment. I think this because Salva adapted so quickly from drastically environments.

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

I believe that Nya has a better life at her house than at her life at a lake because her housing is much better at her house as well as she doesn't need to be worried about attack for the rival tribe.

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Anastasia Padilla, CA

Anastasia Padilla, CA

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? The group doesn’t want Salva along because he would “slow down the group” since he is so young and needs more attention and there is also not enough food. I feel like that is unfair and not right that they are willing to do that to him. He was already scared and he’s just a kid.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life? Water dictates Nya’s life because her job is to carry the water back and forth. Also, her family has moved around just for water. One thing that dictates my life is going to school because I need an education to succeed in life.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why? Three things I have learned is to always keep going no matter how hard things get, South Sudan is still in Civil War, and that there is kids who still go through what Salva had to daily and most of them don’t even survive. Yes, I think that Salva is doing a good job learning because he was able to survive throughout the whole trip, and he never gave up no matter how hard it got. Also, he was able to lead a bunch of boys when he got older.

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety). Nya’s life at the lake camp was not good because it was worrying to think about fighting with the Dinka along with having to sleep in uncomfortable shelters.  At home, she had to walk very long distances to get to water, but at the lake she was much closer.

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Kaylie Brown Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? A-The group didn't want Salva to go with them because they thought he was too young, childish and bothersome. They also didn't want Salva to go with them because they assumed he would need more attention and more care because he was young and “ less mature”. The group also thought he would take up too much space and eat too much food because he was a child. This is selfish and not fair because everyone was just thinking about themselves. Everyone else also had a chance but they didn't give him a chance because he is younger than most of the group.Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life? A- Water dictates Nyas life because she walked to the pond everyday and digged for water.One thing that dictates my life is softball because we do push ups every time we mess up in practice. We also have it for 6 hours every saturday.This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?A- I think Salva did a good job conquering these challenges for a few reasons. First, Salva thought his whole family was dead when they weren't. Next, Salva saw his best friend get ate by a lion. But he never gave up. Furthermore, he had to trek thru the desert for many years with hardly any supply. Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety). Nyas life was different at home and at the lake. It was different because at the lake she didn't have to walk miles to collect water every day . While at home she had to walk many miles a day to retrieve water.

Kaylie Brown Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? A-The group didn't want Salva to go with them because they thought he was too young, childish and bothersome. They also didn't want Salva to go with them because they assumed he would need more attention and more care because he was young and “ less mature”. The group also thought he would take up too much space and eat too much food because he was a child. This is selfish and not fair because everyone was just thinking about themselves. Everyone else also had a chance but they didn't give him a chance because he is younger than most of the group.Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life? A- Water dictates Nyas life because she walked to the pond everyday and digged for water.One thing that dictates my life is softball because we do push ups every time we mess up in practice. We also have it for 6 hours every saturday.This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?A- I think Salva did a good job conquering these challenges for a few reasons. First, Salva thought his whole family was dead when they weren't. Next, Salva saw his best friend get ate by a lion. But he never gave up. Furthermore, he had to trek thru the desert for many years with hardly any supply. Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety). Nyas life was different at home and at the lake. It was different because at the lake she didn't have to walk miles to collect water every day . While at home she had to walk many miles a day to retrieve water.

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Nathan Ruhe

Nathan Ruhe

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? They don't want him along with them because he's very young.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life? Nya walks for miles and hours searching for water. I have to walk every day to go to school.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

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Susie Avila- California

Susie Avila- California

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

A: The group didn't want Salva with them because they thought a child would slow them down because, he might have more needs than the adults. They were worried he would get sick along the way. I felt that the group was betraying a person who could help them on the way.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

A: The water dictates Nya’s life because, everyday she has to go walk miles to get water. That was her job in the household, and she didn't have a choice because her family needed it.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

A: I think Salva is doing a great job surviving in these circumstances. I think he doesn't really have specific ways to survive, but he stays calm through all his experiences.

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

A: I think Nya’s life at the camp was better because she did not have to worry about getting water fo the others, and the camp she really didn't have any responsibility.

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Kaeley White- California

Kaeley White- California

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group doesn’t want to bring Salva along because they think that he will be a bothersome and slow them down. I think that is a selfish choice because everyone deserves a chance and a shot at surviving no matter how many chances you get.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?
Water dictates Nya’s life because she walks to the pond her whole day . One thing that dictates my life is soccer because it takes dedication and non-stop fitness and practicing.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

Never give up, water and food are key, and surviving is easier with people. Salva is doing a great job on learning to survive so far in these circumstances because he has people to help throughout his journeys and he never gives up and pushes through the hard times.

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

Nya has to get dirty water from the lake and does not have much of a shelter or much safety. At Nya’s home she has a water well the produces fresh clean water and has the safety and shelter of her village and home.

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Griffin Miller - California

Griffin Miller - California

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

Answer: The reason the group did not want Salva to hold them behind with his complaining and crying. I feel that it is very bad as if you leave him behind ass he can die in the heat of the desert.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Answer: Water dictates Nya’s life because without it, she wouldn’t be able to live in her conditions. It goes through very fast and takes a while to obtain. One thing that dictates my life is my family. They help me with a lot of things that I need help with.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

Answer: One challenge to survival is that some may not support your ideas. Another is to try to get through very hard circumstances. The last thing is to not use all of your resources. Salva did a good job because he kept trying his hardest.

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

Answer: The life at the lake camp was easier. The reason for this is there is water close by and it’s more safe.

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Sydney Fried-California

Sydney Fried-California

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group doesn’t want Salva because it is another mouth to feed and less food for everyone else.

I feel bad for Salva, he is a kid and he doesn’t need to be treated differently.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya’s life because she has to walk everyday to the water and it takes her all day.

One thing that dictates my life is school, I go to school everyday and learn new things everyday as well.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

Three challenges were water, heat, and the wild animals.

I think Salva did a great job learning to survive because of his Uncle.

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

Nya’s life at the lake camp they have barely any water they have a good amount of shelter and their safety is not good at all. The war is closer. Her life at her home she has to walk miles to get water and then brings it back home. They have good shelter at home and good safety.

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Yvette CA

Yvette CA

They didn’t want Salva to go with them because he would slow them down. When they were willing to reject him I felt very sad for Salva because he didn’t know where his family was.

Water dictates Nya’s life because she needs it and if she wants to survive she needs to walk very long to get it. One thing that dictates my life is homework

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why? I learned that it is very hard to survive and that you have to savor your water, always keep an eye out for predators, and always be cautious

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety). When Nya was home she walked further but got water. When she was at the lake camp she had a shorter distance but got more mud than water

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Lily Marquez- California

Lily Marquez- California

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group doesn’t want Salva to join them because he is too young. I personally don’t like the fact that they are willing to do that. I think that it is very disrespectful to do that to someone, especially a child.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya’s life because it is very important for her to get it. If she doesn’t get water, then she won’t live. One thing that dictates my life is soccer. I feel that my life would be very different if I never started playing; i.e. my friends, my choices, my grades.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

1   Salva learned to never give up, no matter how much he wanted to

2   Salva learned how to keep going when no one else believed in him or wanted him to keep going.

3   Salva learned to go on without his family and the people that loved him and to stay strong while doing so.

I think that Salva did a great job learning to survive in  those circumstances, because even though it was hot, miserable, no one believed in him, no one wanted him, AND he didn’t have his family, he still went on that long walk to go get water, and in the end he got to see his family again.

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

Nya’s life at the lake camp wasn’t good. She didn’t really have any water or shelter, and it was an unsafe environment. At home, she had a lot of water when the well was finished.

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Alex G. Yorba Linda, Cali

Alex G. Yorba Linda, Cali

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?
They didn't want salva to go with them because they thought he was too frail and weak to go along, they said he would have been a waste of resources and just make them slower. They also thought that he would be whining the whole time, they claim he would've been a bother.
I would never leave anyone behind, and I think that the group was willing to leave him, was terrible, especially for a friend of theirs.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

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Harvey Duong

Harvey Duong

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?
The group doesn’t want Salva along the group because he is young and slows down the entire group. I feel that the group is right and wrong. Yea he may slow him down but they shouldn’t just leave him somewhere and leave him out of the blue.
Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?
Water dictates Nya’s life because that’s the one thing she needs to survive. One thing that dictates my life is school.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?
Three things that I’ve learned so far: water is valuable, there was a civil war in South Sudan, and water in South Sudan is dirty. I think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances because he is still alive, if he wasn’t doing a good job, then he would be dead.
Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).
Nya has to get water every day from the lake camp with no shelter or safety. At home she has a water well, shelter, and some sort of safety.

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Laurana Tetzlaff

Laurana Tetzlaff

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

-The group didn’t want Salva to go along because they feel like that Salva, who is a child, will just complain and slow the rest of the group down. This puts them in danger of the war going on because the war is targeting the young guys. I don’t like that they tried to isolate him so easily just because he is a child and they shouldn’t reject him and he deserves to get away from the war too.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

-Water dictates Nya’s life because before the well was dug, that’s all she would do-go to the pond, fill up the bucket and bring it back. She wouldn’t go to school because she was too busy getting water. Two things that most dictates my life is my grades and dance. My grades come before everything, including dance, and if I don’t get good grades, I can’t go to dance. But dance is a very                important thing in my life.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

Three challenges would be that they don’t have a credible source of food, they don’t have any water, and they don’t have a place to sleep at night. I think Salva has done a good job to learn to survive in these circumstances because he has been able to survive in these conditions for so long and he has been able to adapt to the harsh conditions

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the  availability of water, shelter, and safety).

Nya’s life at the lake camp wasn’t good; there wasn’t much water and it wasn’t that safe and Nya was not really sheltered. Her life at home had water once the well was finished.

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Juliet Barajas, California

Juliet Barajas, California

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? I think the group didn’t want Salva along because he was younger and he needed more water to survive and he would get tired easily. I didn’t really like how the group rejected him because he is still human and he has feelings. Also, the group knew that he didn’t have no one so, they just made it harder for him.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life? Water dictates Nya’s life because everyday she has to go get water and she didn’t have a choice. One thing that most dictates me is school.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why? Three challenges to survival that I  have learned is that they had to drink dirty water, eat whatever there was, and they had to walk many miles to get to their destination.

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home

\(consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

Nya’s life at the lake camp was way better than her life at home for many reasons.

One reason is that make the lake camp better than her life at home is that she can

go to school at the lake camp- and she can learn and become big one day.

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Seth Diaz, Yorba Linda CA

Seth Diaz, Yorba Linda CA

1.The group does not want Salva to go with them because he his younger, and he would slow them down. I personally would feel the same way. My life matters just as much as his

2.Since the water is so far away, and the men are working, she has to go to fetch the water since she’s not in school

3.What happened to Salva was just a coincidence, luck does not exist as it is a concept created by the weak. While Salva lost a lot along the way, there’s been people who have lost much more. He tends to look at things from only his perspective and not everyone else’s. He had no survival tactics, he was only told to walk, run, or hide. I would've abandoned him if he was holding us back. Or have him with a separate group of people that falls behind the main group.

4.Nya’s life at the lake camp is a “mixed situation.” While she is closer to water, the water is very dirty. Her family is close to battle, so she doesn't have a lot of safety. And she has no shelter so her family has to build their own.

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Zechariah Large

Zechariah Large

The group does not Salva to come along because he is a kid and they think that he would slow them down. I feel like Salva was very sad because just cause he is a kid they won’t let him go with them.
Water dictates Nyas life because all she has to do is go to the pond back and forth to get water. One thing that dictates my life is school.
I learned that you can't survive without water, food and it is hard to walk through the desert. Yes i think salva is learning to survive well in these circumstances. This is help because when he goes back and does the water for south sudan company.
Nyas life is better at home at the lake camp there is no shelter but their is water. At home there is shelter but there is no water.

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Rocco Valenti

Rocco Valenti

Because they thought scince that he is a child and they thought that he would slow them down and they had their trouble to feed the people

Nya has to walk to the pond and thats half a day. We dont have to walk one full day just to get their water

That you have to walk for 1 year to get to an refugee camp, They had a war to escape there, there was alot of snakes wolfs and alot of more wild anamils . Yes because he is not complaining about the walk

Water is clean building are about 100x times better than theirs and we also have showers

Every day i walk 14 km because on how far the pond but every day the pond gets smaller and smaller but thanks to salva for the well thank you

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Nick Quick, A long walk to water

Nick Quick, A long walk to water

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The Group doesn't want salva to slow them down, and they don't have a lot of food or water. I feel it's selfish of them to reject a young boy.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most   dictates your life? Nya has to walk miles to get water, witch we need to survive. One thing that dictates my life is school.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why? One thing i learned is that Sudan was in the civil war, Salvas dad's last name is Arik which was salvas village Loun Ariik, also If you persevere, you can do anything. He did well to survive, he followed his uncle's words and he also he had portion control.

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety). Nya now was able to have accessible water, shelter and especially safety, here life would be so much easier and she could also go to school.

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Connor Saba, California

Connor Saba, California

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? The group does not want Salva along because they think that he will slow down the group.  The fact that the group left him made me feel angry and shocked that they would a child such as Salva to fend for himself.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life.What one thing most dictates your life? Water dictates Nya’s life because almost her whole day concerns with water. It can be things such as getting water from the pond for family or surviving the bacteria contained in the water. One thing that most dictates my life is hanging out with my friends.

This story describes many challenges to survival.Describe three you’ve learned about so far.Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances?Why? Three things I learned about survival so far is to always make things last as long as possible, whenever you get the chance to get food or water take it, and always stay away from the danger. Yes because he managed to lead 1,500 boys through desert while avoiding gunmen and providing food and water.

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety). At the lake camp Nya does not have to walk as far as at home, but it takes a long time to fill up the gourd. Also at the lake camp they have to sleep in makeshift tents and no the sturdy huts at her home.

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A long walk to water

A long walk to water

i learned that it isa hard to survive in the desert, you have to save water, food, and wepons

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Madison, Ontario Canada

Madison, Ontario Canada

1. Some of the challenges that the characters have faced so far in the story are war(being unsafe), lack of food and water and water dictating Nyas life, and Salva  making a difficult journey without his family. I think that Salva is making a good choice by following the people who know what they are doing, but he should ask more questions so if something happens he will know what to do.

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Madison, Ontario Canada

Madison, Ontario Canada

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Ryan, Ontario Canada

Ryan, Ontario Canada

The group is willing to reject Salva because he is a child and he will whine and cry when he’s hungry. Or maybe they don’t want him in the group because then they get less food or water because they have to share with him. Also they don’t want a child slowing them down or not wanting to walk.

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Avalon, Ontario Canada

Avalon, Ontario Canada

I think the group left Salva behind because they saw him as another thing holding them back and slowing the group down. They probably feel it is another person to feed which gives the rest of the Dinkas less food for themselves as well. I do not agree with the fact that the group is willing to leave him just because he does not belong to anyone there, they should be willing to take him into the group knowing he could be a help to his tribe. I also do not agree because some of the other woman had children with them so I think that they understand Salva would not be able to survive alone, but they still left him behind which is not fair.

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Jocelyn, Ontario, Canada

Jocelyn, Ontario, Canada

I think the group doesn’t want salva along because he is much younger than them. They think he will complain and slow them down. That’s why Salva tries not to complain or walk slow. I think that it’s rude for the tribe to leave him because he needs them just like all the other people. One lady had a child and still brought them along because she cared for them but since Salva was alone he was left behind. They should all stick together because they are all from the Dinka tribe.

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Connor, Ontario, Canada

Connor, Ontario, Canada

The three challenges I have learnt about so far is walking all day in the hot sun with no shoes and very limited water. Another challenge I learnt about is being separated from your family and not knowing where they are or if they are even alive. The third challenge I learnt about is going with no food for a long time and not a lot of water but if he complain the group will leave him behind. I think Salva is doing a good job to survive because he is not complaining and he has been able to stay with the group.

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Amrit, Ontario, Canada

Amrit, Ontario, Canada

The group doesn’t want him to come along because they probably think that he will slow them down also they might think that he will complain when he’s hungry or thirsty. I don’t agree with leaving him behind because all the other women who had kids didn't leave there kids behind so I don’t think it’s fair that he was left behind because his mom wasn’t there to make sure he wasn’t left behind. I don’t think they should’ve left anyone behind because they were all from Dinka tribe.

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Jake, Ontario, Canada

Jake, Ontario, Canada

I think that the people don't want him along because he's a child who may complain and walk slowly. Since he can do nothing to help the group he is just another mouth to feed and the group don't have the resources. Another reason is since he is not the child of someone in the group like most of the other kids they feel like they shouldn't have the responsibility of him.

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Demar, Ontario, Canada

Demar, Ontario, Canada

The group does not want Salva along because they think that he would have slowed them down and bother them and always want something. Another reason is they already have so many people to feed and they barely know Salva so they won’t care as much. My final reason that I think they left Salva is because he is not an asset to the group and he can’t help them hunt because he is just a kid.

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Emilie CA

Emilie CA

Salva has to walk 6 hours every day just to get some water.

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Mikayla C.

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BEN, CA

BEN, CA

A DISCUSSION GUIDE TO
A Long Walk to Water
Based on a True Story
by LINDA SUE PARK
About the Book
Written with spare beauty, this moving story showcases the perilous
journey of eleven-year-old Salva Dut, a Dinka boy who goes on a
terror-!lled trek after his southern Sudanese village is attacked by
armed rebels. After being separated from his family in 1985, Salva
experiences more than a decade of violence, starvation, brutality, and
cruelty, as well as life-af!rming kindness and companionship. Like
the other “Lost Boys of Sudan,” Salva wanders a war-ravaged African
landscape for more than a thousand miles on foot before !nding safe
haven in the United States in 1996. Basing the book on the true story
of refugee Salva Dut, who established the nonpro!t organization
Water for South Sudan, as well as on other !rst-person accounts,
Newbery medalist Linda Sue Park conveys in an equally rich, parallel
narrative the heartfelt tale of Nya, a young Sudanese girl who, in 2008,
devotes her long days to an unending quest for water. In a stirring
and unforgettable novel, the heroic sojourns of these two admirable
young people come together in a surprising conclusion that features a
remarkable portrayal of forgiveness and reconciliation.
About&the&Author
Linda Sue Park is the author of the 2002 Newbery Medal book A
Single Shard and other historical novels set in Korea. She has also
written contemporary realism and fantasy novels, as well as several
picture books. She lives in Rochester, New York, with her family. For
more information visit her website, www.lspark.com.
Pre-Reading Activities
Discuss the hand-drawn map at the front of the book that shows
southern Sudan in relation to the bordering countries of Ethiopia,
Kenya, and Uganda, as well as the rest of Sudan and the continent
of Africa. Have students trace Salva Dut’s journey, which is shown
on the map in a broken line, identifying such features of the physical
landscape as the Nile River, the Akobo Desert, and the Gilo River, as
well Salva’s home village of Loun-Arik, the Itang refugee camp, and
the Kakoma and Ifo refugee camps. In addition, ask students to use
the map’s scale to estimate the length of Salva’s “long walk to water.”
(CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.7)
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Discussion Questions
(CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6.1, 7.1, 8.1 applies to each
discussion question.)
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about life in southern Sudan through what
the text says explicitly and through inferences
that can be drawn from the writing.
Ask students to discuss southern Sudan’s
geography and climate, government and
politics, schools and education, languages
and religions, people and population, plants
and animals, and family life and communities.
(CCSS-ELA-Literacy.RL.6.1)
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which animals, inanimate objects, and abstract
ideas are endowed with human characteristics.
Park opens the novel with personi-
!cation as she likens Nya’s big plastic water
container to a baby that the girl “cradles . . .
in both arms” and suggests that the hot sun is
like a cook “already baking the air.” Ask students
to identify other examples of personi!-
cation in the narrative. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.5)
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Salva is daydreaming about returning home
to his loving mother and a bowl of milk after
school is immediately followed by the sound
of gun!re as his village is attacked. How does
this juxtaposition prepare readers for the
story that is about to take place and the major
themes of home and security and escape and
freedom? (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.2, 6.5)
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Salva’s thoughts in italics, starting with Where
are we going? Where is my family? When will I
see them again? and continuing to One problem
at a time–just !gure out this one problem. What
do these quotes reveal about Salva’s growth
and development over the years? (CCSS.ELALiteracy.RL.6.2,
6.5)
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on a symbolic level. What do Nya’s journeys
represent both literally and !guratively?
Consider how she changes from the beginning
of the story, when she travels eight hours a
day to fetch water for her family, to the book’s
!nal scene, in which she expresses her gratitude
to Salva for the new well in her village.
(CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.2)
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has been killed by a stalking lion, how does
Park imply that this tragedy has occurred?
Cite speci!c examples in the text. (CCSS.ELALiteracy.RL.6.1)
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they are in the desert, “You need only to walk
as far as those bushes,“ enable Salva to eventually
lead 1,500 displaced boys on a dangerous
trek from Ethiopia back to southern
Sudan and !nally to safety in the Ifo refugee
camp in Kenya? (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.3)
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are threatened by Captain Hook and his
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!lm and dramatic adaptations, and discuss
whether or not they think this is an apt allusion.
Students may also want to skim or read
the novel, the play, or picture book versions of
Peter Pan as reference. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.4)
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of Salva and Nya’s narratives on the
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book’s pages. What do the differences in the
size and color of the typeface, length of the
entries, and visual motifs represent? (CCSS.
ELA-Literacy.RL.8.5)
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point of view, and style, including tone, of
Salva and Nya’s narratives. What accounts
for the similarities and differences? (CCSS.ELALiteracy.RL.7.6;
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.2)
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arguably one of the main causes of the Second
Sudanese Civil War. Why doesn’t Park mention
this aspect of the con"ict in her book,
in your opinion? What does this omission
reveal about her point of view? Readers may
also want to consider why Park chooses not
to provide details about life in the refugee
camps. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.6)
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primary and secondary sources that Park
acknowledges in her appended note. What
kinds of information do readers think came
from these different kinds of materials? Do
they think one is more effective than the other
in conveying Salva’s and Nya’s often challenging
experiences? (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.2;
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.9)
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discuss other kinds of survival stories they
have read, such as wilderness adventures,
dystopian thrillers, historical !ction, contemporary
realism, or myths. What do these
narratives have in common with A Long Walk
to Water? How are they different? A poetic
survival novel set in a dry, barren Africa for
comparison is Melanie Crowder’s Parched
(HMH, 2013), which also features a boy and
girl struggling against enemies both natural
and man-made. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.9)
Post-Reading Activity
Ask students to view the short videos on Salva
Dut’s website for his nonpro!t organization Water
for South Sudan. Then ask them to compare
and contrast what they viewed with what they
read in the novel about the relationship between
having a clean, accessible source of water and the
development of schools and education. Do students
think one medium is more effective than the other
in developing support for clean water initiatives in
developing countries? Why or why not? (CCSS.ELALiteracy.RI.6.7)

Curricular Activities
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of personi!ed language that endow the
southern Sudanese and western Ethiopian
and Kenyan landscape, including savannah,
rivers, mountains, and deserts, with human
characteristics and traits. Compile these in
a print or online class book. (Social Studies,
Language Arts) (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.7.5)
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timeline that conveys major events of Salva’s
harrowing journey, such as his uncle’s death
at the hands of a party of Nuer men, his survival
of the crocodile-infested Gilo River, his
!rst meeting with his new family in America,
his reunion with his father in a Sudanese
hospital, and his revelation to Nya in her own
Nuer village. (Language Arts, Social Studies) (CCSS.
ELA-Literacy.RL6.3)
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through the National African Language
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Resource Center at Indiana University Bloomington
website (www.nalrc.indiana.edu), ask
students to use a Venn diagram to compare
and contrast the similarities and differences
between the Dinka, Salva’s people, and the
Nuer, Nya’s ethnic group. What do young
readers think accounts for the long-standing
con"ict between the two peoples? (Social Studies,
Language Arts) (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.1-3)
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emotions during his terror-!lled escape,
including fear, loneliness, confusion, desperation,
determination—and hope. Ask students
to use poetry books in the library, and online
resources such as the Academy of American
Poets website, Poets.org, to !nd a poem to
share with the class that conveys Salva’s inner
feelings. (Language Arts) (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.5)
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sick with an unnamed waterborne disease
that resembles cholera, her family travels
several days to a clinic, where, after just two
doses of medicine, she is “nearly her old self
again.” However, Nya worries that she will
be unable to keep her sibling from drinking
unsanitary water again. Using library books
and online resources, ask students to research
a waterborne illness and create an illustrated
brochure that shows and discusses what the
bacterium or organism looks like, how it
infects people, the disease’s symptoms, how
it is treated, what happens if it is not treated,
and how the illness can be prevented. (Science,
Language Arts) (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.7)
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which can provide a passage with its rhythm.
One example is when the plastic hose that is
pumping water to a drill in an excited Nya’s
village breaks down: “The bag sprang a leak.
The leak had to be patched./The patch sprang
a leak. The crew patched the patch./Then the
bag sprang another leak. The drilling could
not go on.” Using picture books for older
readers, ask students to identify examples of
rhythm to read aloud in small groups. (Language
Arts) (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.4)
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of a tweet, no more than 140 characters, from
Salva to his American family, his nonpro!t
organization’s donors, or one of his drilling
crews in South Sudan. (Language Arts) (CCSS.ELALiteracy.RL.6.2)
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three, make a short book trailer (basically an
online book talk), about A Long Walk to Water.
Good tips, including software suggestions
and examples, can be found on the kid-friendly
website “Book Trailers for Readers: Spotlighting
Great Books for Children and Teens”
(www.booktrailersforreaders.com). Recommendations
include writing a script, !nding
easy-to-view pictures in the public domain,
and not giving away the story’s ending. (Language
Arts) (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6-8.3, 8.6)
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Sudan voted overwhelmingly to secede from
Sudan, becoming Africa’s newest nation.
Using databases and Internet search engines,
ask students to !nd and write a summary of a
newspaper or magazine article about the referendum
and vote, the !rst South Sudanese
independence day celebration, or the current
relationship between South Sudan and the
Republic of Sudan. (Social Studies, Language Arts)
(CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6-8.2)
A DISCUSSION GUIDE TO
A Long Walk to Water
Based on a True Story
by LINDA SUE PARK
Cited Websites
www.waterforsouthsudan.org
www.booktrailersforreaders.com
www.nalrc.indiana.edu
www.poets.org

Common Core State Standards
The discussion questions and activities can be
easily adjusted to meet all of the English Language
Arts and Literacy Standards across grades 6–8.
Language
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.7.5 Demonstrate understanding of
!gurative language, word relationships and nuances in word
meanings.
Reading History
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.2 Determine the central ideas
or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an
accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge
or opinions.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.6 Identify aspects of a text
that reveal an author’s point of view or purpose (e.g., loaded
language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.9 Analyze the relationship
between a primary and secondary source on the same topic.
Reading Information
CCSS. ELA-Literacy. RI.6.1. Cite textural evidence to support
analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences
drawn from the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy. RI.6.2. Determine a central idea and how
it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary
of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
CCS.ELA-Literacy. RI.6.3. Analyze in detail how a key
individual, event or idea is introduced, illustrated, and
elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.7 Integrate information presented
in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as
well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic
or issue.
Reading Literature
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.1 Cite textural evidence to support
analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences
drawn from the text
CCSS.ELA- Literacy.RL.6.2 Determine a central theme or
central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular
details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal
opinions or judgments.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.5 Analyze how a particular
sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza !ts into the overall
structure of a text and contributes to the development of the
theme, setting, or plot.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.9 Compare and contrast texts in
different forms or genres (e.g. stories and poems; historical
novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to
similar themes and topics.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.3 Analyze how particular elements
of a story or drama interact (e.g., how settings shapes the
characters or plot).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL7.4 Determine the meaning of words
or phrases as they are used in a text, including !gurative and
connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other
repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a speci!c verse or
stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.5 Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s
form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its
meaning.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL7.6 Analyze how an author develops
and contrasts the points of view of different characters or
narrators in a text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.2 Determine a theme or central idea
of a text and analyze its development over the course of the
text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and
plot; provide an objective summary of the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.3 Analyze how particular lines of
dialogue or incident in a story or drama propel the action,
reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.4 Determine the meaning of words
or phrases as they are used in a text, including !gurative and
connotative meanings; analyze the impact of speci!c word
choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions
to other texts.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.5 Compare and contrast the
structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing
structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style.
Speaking and Listening
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6-7, 8.1 Engage effectively in a range
of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and
teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6, 7, and 8 topics,
texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing
their own clearly.
Writing
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6-8.2 Write informative/exemplary
texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and
information through the selection, organization, and analysis
of relevant content.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6-8.3 Write narratives to develop real
or imagined experiences or events using effective technique,
relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event
sequences.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.7 Conduct short research projects to
answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing
inquiry when appropriate.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.6. Use technology, including the
Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the
relationships between information and ideas ef!ciently as well
as to interact and collaborate with others.
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Jackson WI

Jackson WI

Water dictates Nyaś life because she spends a lot of time to get it and bring it back and if she does she could die

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izzy, wi

izzy, wi

water dictates nyas life because without it her whole family is gonna die
so she cant do anything she wants to do cause of the water

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Markel Wisconsin

Markel Wisconsin

The group ddnt want Salva because they he was going to get in their way

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A long walk to water

A long walk to water

Water dictates nyas life because she has to go back and forth to the pond just to get water. Something that dictates my life is school.

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Aidan, WI

Aidan, WI

The group doesn't want Salva along because he is a child and they think that he will slow the group down

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The group doesn't want Salva to go along because he is a child, and they think he will only slow them down

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Grace Wisconsin

Grace Wisconsin

Water dictates Nya's life because she spends most of her day getting water. School dictates my life because I spend all day at school, and then I go home and do homework.

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Dane Wi

Dane Wi

Some challenges would be finding food, water, and any other resources to use for shelter.

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the group doesn't wa

the group doesn't want salva along because he is annoying and young, he would slow them down even if he thought he wouldn't

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A Long Walk To Water

A Long Walk To Water

The group doesn't want slava to come along because they think he will slow them down. I feel like salva was sad because they thought since he was a kid they will slow him down.

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tony,

tony,

three challenges are finding food, Being aware of the lions at night, and just walking. yes she is because she is still alive and doing well.

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wateres is the girls only thing to do in her life, it seems like and

wateres is the girls only thing to do in her life, it seems like and

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Josh A. WI

Josh A. WI

the group doesn't want salva along because he is a child and they dont feel that he would be able to keep up. they are really judging him harshly seeing as he is a kid.

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CJ

CJ

silivas freind was eaten by a lion in the night.many africans die by these predators.

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Jalen, New York

Jalen, New York

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Greta, WI

Greta, WI

Water dictates Nya's life. She is forced to do whatever she can just to get a few drinks of water. Water is life or death for her. Technology kind of dictates my life, because I'm kind of addicted and have to check it a lot.

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Charlie E Wauwatosa Wisconsin

Charlie E Wauwatosa Wisconsin

The group doesn't want Saliva because he will slow down the group. I feel like he should just suck it up because he knows he's slow and would slow everyone down

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jonah petsch wauwatosa wi.

jonah petsch wauwatosa wi.

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Maddie

Maddie

Nya's life at home is much worse than at camp.  At camp she likes the people however the water is quite scarce.  Although she still prefers camp.

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siliva friend sadly waas eaten by a lion

siliva friend sadly waas eaten by a lion

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Thomas K. St.Albert

Thomas K. St.Albert

QUESTION.Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?
AWNSER.They don't want him because he is a child and he might slow them down or complain about food and water. I think they should be ashamed that they're leaving a CHILD behind.

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Taylor St.Albert,Alberta,anada

Taylor St.Albert,Alberta,anada

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Rudolph.R St.Albert

Rudolph.R St.Albert

Question: Why doesn’t the group want Salva along?

Answer: Because they think that he will slow them down and they will have to feed him and give him water.

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Domanyc. Alberta

Domanyc. Alberta

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

3. walking far to get water everyday

trying to find a group that wont leave him again

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Jacob, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada

Jacob, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada

2. Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Nya has to find water to survive. She needs water to drink and wash. Water dictates her life because  all she does all day is look for water. She doesn't get to play or do anything. What dictates my life is that I have to wake up every day to go to school  and learn.

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Fergus .M St.Albert

Fergus .M St.Albert

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

Because Salvas a little boy and he'd hold the group up because he'd wine that he would be hungry.

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Janiah Grade 6 Wauwatosa,WI

Janiah Grade 6 Wauwatosa,WI

Why does the group want selva along?

The group thinks that selva is to young they know that he will be hungry and want some water and they don't really have time to stop.

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Ja'Niah Grade 6

Ja'Niah Grade 6

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Nick- Wauwatosa,

Nick- Wauwatosa,

Why doesn't the group want Salva coming along , the reason is because they think he will slow them down. Also they think he will just be another mouth to feed, also the kids need protecting, another reason to not take him along.

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Andre grade 6

Andre grade 6

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Theo- Wauwatosa, WI

Theo- Wauwatosa, WI

Water dictates most of Nya's life Because of the fact that she has to spend most f her time and energy just to retrieve it for her family. As strange as it sounds, the thing that dictates me the mot is my weaknesses. Example: I'm not loud to play contact sports like football, and I constantly will injure myself.

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Mary P Grade 6 Wauwatosa, WI, USA

Mary P Grade 6 Wauwatosa, WI, USA

The group did not want Salva along because he was small and they thought he would complain about food or water or being tired and slow them down.  I think that kids should have the most protection, I also think that if the women were thinking that either save one or the whole they may have a point.   Salva tries to  "man up".  (Or as I like to say "woman up")

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Sydney C Grade 6 Wauwatosa, WI

Sydney C Grade 6 Wauwatosa, WI

Three challenges to survival I've learned so far are getting water, finding food, and staying safe form animals. I think Salva is doing a pretty good job learning to survive in these circumstances, because he hasn't complained once, and he doesn't want the group to kick him out, so he works really hard to "be a man".

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Grade 6 Madison Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Grade 6 Madison Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

The group doesn't want Salva along because The group think with Salva that he will slow them down. The group know that we need to stop. They think he is small and complain to much. They must proection them and the kids. The group Leave Salva there like the first group and the woman left him.

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Jack :0 USA Wisconsin

Jack :0 USA Wisconsin

Why does the group not want Salva to join them?
They think that Salva will only slow them down, that he will whine and complain, and ask are they there yet, or, I am tired They are thinking, oh no, another mouth to feed.

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6th grade David keener wauwatosa Wisconsin

6th grade David keener wauwatosa Wisconsin

They dont want salva along because they think he is weak and is not yet a man so they think he will hold them back and slow them down but in the end they end up bringing him along with them and have a long trip ahead of them.

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Aniya grade 6th Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Aniya grade 6th Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

The group does'nt want Selva to come along because, they think he  will be really slow and  they think think that he would be complaining all the time about food and stuff like that and that would slow them down well that's what they think and but if that lady did'nt tell them to bring him he would of got left

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KATE L- Wauwatosa, WI

KATE L- Wauwatosa, WI

The group doesn't want Salva along because they think he will be in the way. In the book it said they don't want him around because they will think he will say, "I'm hungry!" or "I'm tired"
I don't think the group should isolate Salva because I wonder how they would feel if someone said that you can't be part of the group. If I was Salva and that happened to me, I would feel scared

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why dosent the group

why dosent the group want salva along. They dont want Salva along becaus he is a kid and he would complain that he is hungry and slow them down. I feel sad for Salva becaus they where going to leave him if the lady dident tell theme he could come

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Grade 6 Lily - Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Grade 6 Lily - Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Question:
Why doesn't the group  want to have Salva along?
Answer:
The group doesn't want Salva along because the tribe thinks that Salva would be slow. Also, Salva is a child so he is not the most experienced as everyone else.
Question:
How do you feel when the group is willing to isolate and reject Selva?
I feel that it would be smart but kind of rude to reject him because he needs someone to be there for him and to watch or help him along the way. He has never been away from his family like this before.

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Melissa Grade 6 Wauwatosa, WI, USA

Melissa Grade 6 Wauwatosa, WI, USA

Why doesn't the group want Salva along?

The group does not want Salva along because Salva is too young and the group is afraid that Salva will slow them down.

How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

I feel that they have a point, some children are pesky and it is hard as it is for them. Although they do not know if Salva is like that it would be a risk. I do feel bad, but they have a point the whole group would be at risk.

Describe challenges to survival.

3 challenges are food and water, avoiding the war, and shelter.

Do you think Salva is doing a good job?

Yes, because he is so worried about being left. He is showing he is not a obstacle

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Grade 8 SJAM Markham, Ontario

Grade 8 SJAM Markham, Ontario

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group doesn't want Salva to join them because he is a child, and not as experienced as some of the other group members. Additionally, he is another mouth to feed in an area where there is not much food to go around. Salva is another responsibility for them because he is a child, and might slow them down. There isn't really an advantage to having Salva join their group, especially in this situation where survival is the most important

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Jacob, St.Albert, Alberta, canada

Jacob, St.Albert, Alberta, canada

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Jacob, st. Albert, Alberta, canada

Jacob, st. Albert, Alberta, canada

Why doesn't the group want Salva along?

They are afraid that if they take Salva along he might get in the way of the other people and slow them down .  They don’t believe that he is going to stay alive.

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Kacie Alberta, Canada

Kacie Alberta, Canada

Question:Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety)

Answer: Nya’s life at the big lake and at home are two separate lives. At the big lake Nya only has to walk a few steps but at home she has to walk 8 hours in total just to walk to a pond.

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Ava Alberta,Canada

Ava Alberta,Canada

Question:Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Answer: Water dictates her life because they need water to survive and they have a limited supply of water but we have more than enough water. The thing that dictates my life is my school work because i have to make sure that i have enof time to do my homework.

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Robert . E St. Albert, Alberta, Canada.

Robert . E St. Albert, Alberta, Canada.

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? The reason why they left salva in a barn is not completely known, i think the reason why is that he will be slow and will argue a lot just like salva thought. How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? I think that rejecting salva is cruel but i would probably try to get him somewhere safe.This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why? Three things i learned so far is that the world is a different place around the world (if that

Even makes sense), also that you have to work for things to get them, and that governments can be a disaster.Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home. Everything is a lot worse then it was at home, and there is a lot of risks.

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Rudolph R St.Albert

Rudolph R St.Albert

Salva : Because they think that he will slow them down and they will have to feed him with the others so they need more food

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Sage H. St. Albert, Alberta, Canada

Sage H. St. Albert, Alberta, Canada

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home.

At the lake camp they have to bring whatever they can carry, they live in makeshift homes and it’s very dangerous because they share the pond and camp with there rivals the dinka tribe, some men and boys get killed or injured because of the dinka tribe. At home they don’t have to fight anyone like the dinka tribe, they have everything they have at there house not just what they can carry, but Nya has to walk really far to get water unlike the lake camp.

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Ava Alberta, Canada

Ava Alberta, Canada

Question:Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

Answer: At the lake camp the water is closer to their home but it takes a long time to collect the water. They couldn't take all of there stuff either. But at home it takes 4 hours to get there then collect water and 4 hours to walk back. In total it takes 8 hours. It is also is safer because Nyas dad and brother have to go hunting when they are at the lake camp.

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Emily, Alberta, Canada

Emily, Alberta, Canada

Question:

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

Answer:

Well Nyas life is difficult any way but the Lake would be more bad, because they couldn't bring most of there stuff from home, but, Nya only has to walk a little it is a lot closer to there camp. I am sure at home they feel alot safer considering at the lake the Dinka are at the same place and are willing to hurt the Nuer.

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Marley,Alberta canada

Marley,Alberta canada

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Nya fetches water every day for her family. The one thing that dictates me is me taking care of my cat.

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Domanyc, Alberta

Domanyc, Alberta

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

2. she needs it to live and it will make walking far easier

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Kacie Alberta, Canada

Kacie Alberta, Canada

Question:Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

Answer: Salva is a child so they think that he will slow them down.

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Sam G, Alberta, Canada

Sam G, Alberta, Canada

Water dictates Nya's life because she needs water to survive  and if she doesn't get water she and her family will die.

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Dashawn

Dashawn

i agree with Scot

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Alyssa ,Wisconsin

Alyssa ,Wisconsin

2.Water dictates Nya's life because she has to follow water everywhere or else she will die of dehydration.

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Jacob, Canada, Alberta, St. Albert.

Jacob, Canada, Alberta, St. Albert.

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Domanyc, Alberta

Domanyc, Alberta

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

1. they think he will slow them down and be more work

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Josh, Chicago

Josh, Chicago

2.because you need all that water to live so you have to walk that far other wise you Die.

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Emily, Wisconsin

Emily, Wisconsin

I Think the reason the people wanted to leave Salva behind is because thought he would slow them down and just be another mouth to feed and not help.

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Dashawn

Dashawn

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Micah, Wisconsin

Micah, Wisconsin

I don't think the group wanted Salva along because they assumed that he would fall behind and they were responsible for Salva. The group would reject him if they wanted to because he might not mean anything to them.

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Mercedes, Canada, Alberta, St. Albert.

Mercedes, Canada, Alberta, St. Albert.

Question:
Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?
Answer:
The group did not want Salva because he is a kid. The group thought he would slow them down. And of course it's one more mouth to feed.

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Sam G, Alberta, Canada

Sam G, Alberta, Canada

They don't want Salva because to them he was just another mouth to feed and was dead weight.

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Emily, Alberta, Canada

Emily, Alberta, Canada

Question:

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

Answer:

The group dosn’t want Salva because he is a child and will slow theme down.

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Scott, Wisconsin

Scott, Wisconsin

I don't think the people that wanted to leave Salva behind were bad people. I think they must have been very desperate to survive, if they even thought about leaving a boy behind.

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Nicholas, Lafayette

Nicholas, Lafayette

The group doesn't want salva because he is a kid and kids will only be dead weight to feed and satisfy. I feel that they're being selfish because they want to survive, and let a kid who has not lived a lot of his life to die.

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Lily, Wisconsin

Lily, Wisconsin

Nya's life is completely dictated by water. Everyday, she has to get up, and all she thinks about all day is, "when will i get water?", "how long will it take?". Her life revolves around getting water to give to her family. My life could be considered as dictated by school because I have to go all day, five days a week, and do work over the weekends for it

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Diana with shelbs we are having tea

Diana with shelbs we are having tea

Nya's life is dictated by water because everyday she has to go get water she doesn't have a choice.

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Shelby Somewhere over the rainbow

Shelby Somewhere over the rainbow

Water dictates Nya's life because she constantly has to collect water, and it takes most of her day. All of my many activties dictate my life, from swim to play practice.

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Trinity Gengler

Trinity Gengler

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Mason-Wisconsin

Mason-Wisconsin

Water makes her have get water all day. The group dont want salva in the group cause he gonna slow them down.

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Colin WI

Colin WI

Water dictates Nya´s life because she has to go get water every day

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Lukas, WI

Lukas, WI

The reason why they don´t want Salva is mostly because of how he would most likely slow down the group and be another mouth to feed. So they didn´t want to have him along for those reasons.

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Andrew-WI

Andrew-WI

Nya's life is controlled by water because she has to get water every day and it takes all day to get water and get back home.

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Makenzie WI

Makenzie WI

They dont want him a part of the group because he would slow down the group and they didn't want to have another person that had to be fed

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Caila

Caila

Water dictates Nya's life because it controls it. With out water she can't live. I would say that books controls my life but not like I can't live without it I just would not be very happy without them.

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Sydney and Gaby, Wisconsin

Sydney and Gaby, Wisconsin

The group doesn't want Salva along because he is a child and might slow them down. They are willing to isolate him because they want to survive and they don't know him.

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Kidron-Wisconsin

Kidron-Wisconsin

They didn't want him because they thought that the would get slowed down or that the kids would complain. I feel bad because they didn't even give him a chance to follow along, they just assumed he would mess something up.

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Elliot WI

Elliot WI

Water dictates Nya's life because it controls basically her entire life because she has to always tend to the water and get more water and stuff.
I'd say that video games control my life, but not very badly.

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Gwen, Wisconsin

Gwen, Wisconsin

Nya's life is dictated by water because she is unable to do anything else with her day/life because she has to take the entire day to get water for her family. Dance dictates my life

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Molly, WISONSIN

Molly, WISONSIN

Water is very important to Nya's life because her morning is used getting water for her family. Family and the people I'm with the most dictate my life .

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Fred, North Carolina

Fred, North Carolina

Salva Was a weak link and was left to not carry extra weight.

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Ajeya, Wisconsin

Ajeya, Wisconsin

One thing I learned was to not give up no matter what your doing. I think that Salva is doing a good job surviving because he has one thing he's focusing on and that motivating him to learn about more things on how to survive.

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Nora-WI

Nora-WI

Water dictates Nya's life because she depends on water to live. One thing that dictates my life is school.

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Tyler-Wisconsin

Tyler-Wisconsin

the group didnt want salva along because he was a child and he would slow them down, and he got lost and didnt find his family.

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Lamar-Wisconsin

Lamar-Wisconsin

They didn't want him because they thought that the would get slowed down or that the kids would complain. I feel bad because they didn't even give him a chance to follow along, they just assumed he would mess something up.

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Kameron Wisconsin

Kameron Wisconsin

Salva was young so they thought he was slow

Water was limited and very long walk and far away

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Abby Wisconsin

Abby Wisconsin

The group didnt want Salva along because he is a child and they think he will slow them down

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jalenn

jalenn

water is a problem because its a long way to walk and dangerous.

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John-Wisconsin

John-Wisconsin

There are many reasons why the group is willing to isolate Salva. First of all, he just a child in the eyes of the group. They do not believe he is capable of serious work to help the group survive. Also, since Salva is just a child he can't help get food for the rest of the group, he is just another mouth to feed. Lastly, they think that Salva will only slow them down.They think he will only complain. I think it is quite unfair that the group thinks this of him without actually formally meeting him. They only think of his age and not of who he really is. They are using stereotypes.

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Evan-Wisconsin

Evan-Wisconsin

Water is limited she has a long walk to get water.

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Nora-WI

Nora-WI

The group didn't want Salva to come because they thought he would slow them down because he was young.

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Norah Tait

Norah Tait

The group didn't want salva because since he was a little it would slow him down.

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she plans her life around having to get water

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It seems that the main reason for Salva  not being welcomed easily into the group s most likely because Salva is a kid therefore less strong and kids have less stamina in order to keep moving. Also Salva is another person to feed so overall its not too great to have a kid in a survival situation.

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carlos-WI

carlos-WI

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AJ- W

AJ- W

water is a problem

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Zariyah W.- WI

Zariyah W.- WI

They didn't want Salva apart of their group because they believe he was going to slow them down.

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Owen - Wisconsin

Owen - Wisconsin

Water dictates in Nya's life because she has to walk 8 hours everyday for water.

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Grant-Wisconsin

Grant-Wisconsin

Water dictates in Nya"s life because she has to walk 8 hours a day 7 months a year just to get some water. School dictates my life because I have to go 5 days a week for about 7 hours a day 9 months a year. But I don't have to go to school on the weekends and I have breaks during the school year so it isn't as bad.

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Madeleine-WI

Madeleine-WI

Water dictates Nya´s life by not only being a constant need, but also something that takes up her entire day. School for me starts to dictate my life. Iḿ there all day, and it controls what I do during the night as well.

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Sam G, WI

Sam G, WI

Water dictates Nya' life by not letting her do anything for basically the whole day. Something that dictates my life is school and how if you have homework you basically can't do anything for the rest of the day

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shea sidner-Wisconsin

shea sidner-Wisconsin

Water changes Nay's life because she works all day and all she would like is a sip of water. I nice glass of water at the end of the day for me is very refreshing.

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Isabelle- Louisiana

Isabelle- Louisiana

Water changes Nay's life because she works all day and all she would like is a sip of water. I nice glass of water at the end of the day for me is very refreshing.

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Katie NJ

Katie NJ

1. I think the other tribe not wanting Salva because he will just slow them down. I dont like the way they are treating him at all.

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Marco M. NJ

Marco M. NJ

1. I don't like that they are rejecting him because he can't do anything.

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Jason Fleming NJ

Jason Fleming NJ

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Elijah Juste NJ

Elijah Juste NJ

The group does not want Salva because he will probaly slow them down. It probaly feels bad to get rejected

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Matthew A. New Jersey

Matthew A. New Jersey

Another reason is that group doesn't want Salva along because kids tend to not have the highest of endurance compared to adults.

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Cassie Hoehl -New Jersey

Cassie Hoehl -New Jersey

The group does not want Salve because they think that he may slow everyone down. Nya's life dictates to my life because we both have younger siblings that slow us down.

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Mikey Henehan- New Jersey

Mikey Henehan- New Jersey

I think that Niya didn't wan't her sister to come with her because she didn't her to get in the way.

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PJ Coffey -NJ

PJ Coffey -NJ

The men do not want Salva because they feel like he will slow them down. Also they have to feed one more body. Water dictates her life by controlling her because she has to put so much effert into it by walking eight hours.

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Maxwell Reilly-New JERSY

Maxwell Reilly-New JERSY

The group does not want salva to go allong because she might slow them down.

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Olivia Porcelli- New Jerse

Olivia Porcelli- New Jerse

1) The group of men don´t want Salva along because he is a kid and could slow them down.They also have to feed Salva and they don even have enough food to feed anyone else never mind Salva.

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Matthew A. New Jersey

Matthew A. New Jersey

The group doesn't want Salva because they think that he will slow them down.

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Ava Chamine New Jersey

Ava Chamine New Jersey

Question: Explain how water dictates Nya's life. What is something that dictates your life?
(Dictate = Controll)
Answer :  Nya has to walk 8 hours every day for 7 months. Water is something that Nya and her family needs. Water is very far away from Nya's home.
Something that dictates my life is my family. My family dictates me because they are trying to do whats best for me and they are teaching what is the right or wrong thing to say or do. My family also dictates me by enrolling my into school because they want me to be smart, get a good collage education, and a good job.

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Emily H Alberta Canada

Emily H Alberta Canada

Question:

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

Anser:

The group dosnt want Salva because he is a child and will slow theme down.

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Jillian P. St. Albert, Alberta, Canada

Jillian P. St. Albert, Alberta, Canada

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

Salva will slow the group down cause he is a child, the war will catch up to them with Salva in the group.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?
Nya's family depends on water to survive. Without water, they will die. Therefore the family must go where there is enough water to survive. The thing that dictates me the most, are my parents 😏

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Sage H. St. Albert, Alberta, Canada

Sage H. St. Albert, Alberta, Canada

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? The group doesn’t want Salva coming along because he is a child so he might slow them down and complain. I don’t think it was right for them to leave Salva because what if he doesn’t complain or slow them down?

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Marley.H St.lbert Canada

Marley.H St.lbert Canada

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

They think that salva will keep them back and not keep up to the group I feel very upset that they would not give him the chance.

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Stephanie.B St.Albert Alberta Canada

Stephanie.B St.Albert Alberta Canada

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group doesn’t want Salva with them because they think he will complain and slow them down, but it’s unfair that they just left him with no food and alone. It was cruel to leave him just at eleven years old in an unsafe war.

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Teo St.Albert Canada

Teo St.Albert Canada

The group does not want him because they might have  thought that he would slow them down. I think that leaving a kid in a barn when there is a war going on is very mean because there basicly leaving him out to die.

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charles st.albert alberta,canada

charles st.albert alberta,canada

they do not want salva cause they think he will slow them down.i think it is dumb how they left salva cause he could have been a good helper

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Paul, Tanner, and Chris - New Jersey

Paul, Tanner, and Chris - New Jersey

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Tate-St.Albert, Alberta, Canada

Tate-St.Albert, Alberta, Canada

1.The group doesn't want Salva because they think that he will slow them down. Its dumb since they left him alone to die.

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Emily, Riley, and Evie - New Jersey

Emily, Riley, and Evie - New Jersey

We have learned that to survive, you must find food and shelter. You also need to find weapons to protect yourself. You need to find water to survive.

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Brooklyn B. St. Albert, Alberta, Canada

Brooklyn B. St. Albert, Alberta, Canada

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

At the lake camp Nya does not have to walk 8 hours every day to get water.

At home Nya has a house and at the lake camp she just have a small makeshift tent.

The house at home is safer.

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Karli, Justin, and Cadence - New Jersey

Karli, Justin, and Cadence - New Jersey

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to get water in different locations. First, Nya gets water from the pond. She has to walk 8 hours back and forth to fetch the water. When they are at the lake camp, she has to dig a hole in the lake bed to get the water. Her entire family relies on Nya for their water supply. On the other hand, in the United States our lives can be dictated by the activities we do, like playing football and going to school.

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Alexander F. St.Albert, Canada

Alexander F. St.Albert, Canada

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?They do not want to bring him along because the group thinks that he will slow them down. I think that it is dumb how they just left Salva.

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Dante, Sandi, Abel, and Burhan

Dante, Sandi, Abel, and Burhan

The group doesn't want Salva to slow them down, and they don't want to risk their lives for Salva. We think it's unfair becasue Savla may find people that he knows along the way.

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Vincent Marino - NJ

Vincent Marino - NJ

1) The group of men does not want Salva around because he is a child and it is one more mouth to feed and he can not do as much work.

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Jason Okken NJ

Jason Okken NJ

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to go to the pond every day, two times, for seven months. School dictates my life because I have to go there practically every day.

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Emily Loganchuk - NJ

Emily Loganchuk - NJ

1) I think that the group didn't want to keep Salva because they are low on food and water. It would just be another mouth to feed. Also, they think that Salva will slow them down and complain.

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Annaka, NJ

Annaka, NJ

1. The group doesn't want Salva because he is a child who will slow the group down, they also were complaining about there being another mouth to feed

2. Three survival challenges were when Naya stepped on a thorn and it hurt. Another is when the Military was at Salva's school and they had to run. The last one is when Salva was left int he barn all alone, the group left him because he was a child so they didn't want him in the group because they thought he was going to complain and slow the group down. So, they left him all alone.

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Will Grannemann NJ

Will Grannemann NJ

Water dictates in Nya"s life because she has to walk 8 hours a day 7 months a year all of that just to get some water. School dictates my life because I have to go 5 days a week for about 7 hours a day 9 months a year.

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Billy Mchone

Billy Mchone

2 Water dictates her life because she has go to the pond every single day of he life so she can not do a lot of stuff when she is getting water like eat because it might be poisonis and can kill her.1 they don't what him along because he can hold them back and it is another mouth to feed and they already have a lot of people to feed. I fell bad because he is just 11 and he is on his own and he could die.

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Daniel Salcedo NJ

Daniel Salcedo NJ

2. Water dictates Nya's life because technically all she does everyday is just walk back and forth to and back from the lake and really just gets to rest when it is supper time. Something that dictates my life is football practice and games.

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Mike, NJ

Mike, NJ

2) I think water dictates Nyas life because if she didnt get water she wouldnt be able to survive.
1) The group doesnt want Salva because they think he will slow them down and give them more work. Isolating and rejecting him was not nice and leaving him alone would make him starve and maybe die .

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Maya Gomolka~NJ

Maya Gomolka~NJ

1~The group doesn't want Salva along because they say he is to young so he will slow them down  and they say that there will be more people to feed if he joins. I feel sad/bad about the fact that the group is willing to reject Salva because if they would reject him, he would be left on his own.
2~Water dictates Nya's life by making her walk 8 hours in the hot sun every single day! One thing that dictates my life is, Gymnastics.

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Michael Z , NJ

Michael Z , NJ

1. The group doesn't want Salva, because they think that he's just going to slow them down. If I was Salva I would be sad that they left be all alone in a barn. 2. Water dictates Nya's life by her going to the pond everyday. One thing that dictates my life is my parents.

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Karina Thompkins NJ

Karina Thompkins NJ

2.Water dictates Nya's life because she has to drink water to live.Without water she would die.Something that dictates my life is going to schoo if I didn't go to school I propably couldn't get a job.

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Rachael Dietzsch NJ

Rachael Dietzsch NJ

2. Getting water everyday for Nya must be very dictating because she can't really see her family ever because she is going to get water for 8 hours a day just to get water for her family and herself. Water is your life and you need water to live so it's manditourry. One thing that dictates my life is soccer. i have soccer 4 days a week and normally 2 games a weekend. This dictates me because sometimes I don't get to see my mom till 9:30 at night. I love and enjoy the sport, but sometimes it gets in the way of family time.

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Emily Loganchuk - NJ

Emily Loganchuk - NJ

2) I think that water dictates Nya's life because no human can survive without water. Nya needs water especially where she lives.In her city it is hot and dry. One thing that dictates my life is soccer. Soccer is my favorite sport and I play it very often. I have practices three days a week and one game on Sundays. Even when there is no soccer, I am still thinking of how I can play better. As a team and as an individual.

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Samuel Kowalski 2-3 NJ

Samuel Kowalski 2-3 NJ

Water dictates Nya's life by her having to get really big containers of it every day pretty much all day because the walk is really long. Something that dictates my life is my parents because they guide me to do the right thing like go to school and they teach me how to behave so that I can do good in life problem 2. Three examples of challenges in Salva’s life are he got kicked out of one group for being a kid,second is that when he found a new group they couldn’t barely find food so they were very hungry and Salva is starving to death at this point. Then a young man from another tribe uses his knowledge of the birds to find a beehive so will have food.

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Arionna Jackson NJ

Arionna Jackson NJ

1. I think that the tribe does not want Salva to come because he is going to slow them down and complain. I feel like the group should not reject Salva because he is part of there tribe.2. I think water dictates Nya's life because every day she has to walk 8 hours. I think that my phone dictates my life because every time I get on my phone because when I have to do something it distracts me.

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Rachel West New Jersey :)

Rachel West New Jersey :)

1. I think the group didn't want to take Salva at first because he is a young boy and they thought that Salva would slow them down, complain, and they said it would be another mouth to feed and they already had a hard enough time finding food for them already, but they let him join because he was Dinca.

2. Water dictates Nya's life by letting her get water everyday, by letting her do something everyday, and by letting her have an experience of working and doing things herself. One thing that dictates my life is school. School dictates my life because I go to school every month besides during Summer or breaks such as Winter break or Spring break. I go to school for most of the year.

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Amber Peterson NJ

Amber Peterson NJ

2) I think that Nya needs water because if she didn't have water she would die of thurst. One thing that I need in my life is food and water, because without water and food I would die. 3) I think that Salva is doing good at surviving on his own even though he does miss his family a lot. I have learned that Salva is really missing his family, he is trying to fit in with his tribe, and he cares about his family and wants to see them again!

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Daniel Salcedo NJ

Daniel Salcedo NJ

1. I think that the group doesn't want Salva along because he could slow them down and also is really no help. Isolating and rejecting him though is really not nice and Salva could easily starve and die.

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Amanda Emann NJ

Amanda Emann NJ

I think the group does not want Salva to come along because he is a kid and he might complain and that will probably stop the group from continuing on. Also they might not have enough food to feed Salva cause they probably already do not have enough food for just them. I feel that Salva is upset that many groups reject him because he is a child. He also is really scared without knowing where his family is.
2. Water is needed in Nyaś life because she and her family need it to live. What I need in my life is water,family,food,and my friends.I need all of these things because they all mean a lot to me.

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Heather Fenton New Jersey

Heather Fenton New Jersey

1.   The group Salva meets doesn't  want him at first because they think he will slow them down. They think we is to young to get any work done and see him as an other mouth to feed. I think that it is unbelievable that they might have just left him. He is from their tribe and still a kid. You shouldn't just leave someone behind.

3. One of the challenges to survive is to get water. It's always a struggle to find it and usually people have to travel long distances to get it. Some times, the water is dirty or contaminated with something.

An other struggle is to get food. You have to find it, hunt or gather it, and maby cook it.

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Daniel Salcedo NJ

Daniel Salcedo NJ

1. I think that the group

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Maddy Petrochko

Maddy Petrochko

1. I think that the group doesn't want Salva to come along because he is a child and would complain or need to stop. I also think that they don't want him to join them because he would just be another mouth to

2. When Nya has to get water she has to travel eight hours everyday just to get water. SHe does this once then has to do it again. She barley has time to eat. Something that dictates my life is Taekwondo because I am there all the time for 10 hours a week. Even when I go home I still practice my moves.

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Marcus Zuniga(nj)

Marcus Zuniga(nj)

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Jeydy Gonzalez

Jeydy Gonzalez

I think that they dont want to take salva because he might cuase a lot of trouble and he also is really young..

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Sirriah P. NJ

Sirriah P. NJ

1. I think that the group doesn't want Salva to come along because, they had alot of people in the group it was so hard to find food and that'll make an extra for them to feed.
2. The water dictates Nya because she has to walk 8 hours to water and 8 hrs back to home it can be very tiring. One thing that dictates my life is when we have to go back and forth to the car and grab stuff to bring it up into our house.

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Jeydy

Jeydy

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Naomi Espinoza NJ

Naomi Espinoza NJ

1. The group doesn´t want Salva along because they think he will walk very slowly and he is another mouth to feed
but, the group wants to isolate because they are from the same tribe

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Mauricio Pena New Jersey

Mauricio Pena New Jersey

1. I think the group wants to leave Salva because the group thinks he will be to slow to keep up with them. Also he so to young to come with them and will be another mouth to feed. He might make the group's trip be more harder for them. That is what i think why the group would want to reject Salva. 2. Water dictates Nya's life because she has to pick up water everyday. Also she gets used of getting water.

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Emily Cirrito(NJ)

Emily Cirrito(NJ)

(2)Water dictates Nya's life because she has to go get it and walk all day every day.  Something that dictates my life is my sisters!!!!!!:

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Mia Basile- NJ

Mia Basile- NJ

I think that they do not want Salva to come with them because, he is young and he can cause trouble. Also, they probly don't want him is because he can cause trouble and it is also a noughther mouth to feed

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Willow E NJ

Willow E NJ

the group dose  not want  Salva to come because he could be  complaining that he is thirsty, hungry, tierd or just complain for no reson

2. Nya is probaly tirred of geting water for her family because she has to walk 8 hours to water and back.

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Madeline B.==> NJ

Madeline B.==> NJ

1)The group doesn't want Salva to go along because they think that he will slow them down like Nya doesn't want her little sister to go along with her because she will slow her down.2)I think it's sad that the group might reject Savla because he is just a kid and he doesn't know how to take care of himself alone or how to porject himself.Or find food.What if he gets killed?

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Mikayla C ==> NJ

Mikayla C ==> NJ

Water dictates Nya's life by saying getting water is what she  does most. Swimming dictates me because I go to practice  every day.

I think they don't want Salva in the group because they think that he is slow, it is another person to feed.

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Thomas D NJ

Thomas D NJ

1: They don't want Salva in there group because he is another mouth to feed and another body to supply.2: Water dictates Salva's life because  it takes up his time because it takes up 8 hours of his time. Plus it would take  him the whole day if he went out 2 times

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Emily C. NJ

Emily C. NJ

1: The group is basically saying that Salva is to young and he will just be slow and complanning the whole time about wanting food. I think its not good what their doing because leaving a kid out in the wild during a war is really risky.
2: Water dictates Nyas life because almost all day, almost everyday she has to walk there and back in the flamming hot sun and carrying water which is havy as heck.

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Zahra Canada

Zahra Canada

Nya's life at the lake camp and at home were similar because she spent all day fetching water. But the difference was that instead of making 2 long trips from home to the pond, she dug a hole in the clay and waited for water at the lake. Also, she didn’t have a house and had to sleep in makeshift shelters at the lake camp. Finally, she and her family were not safe at the lake camp because her tribe got into fights with the Dinka tribe for the land around the lake.

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Keegan D., NCWhy doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?They feel like they will be slowed down, with another mouth to feed, and to many annoying questions on where they were going, how long they would be walking, and when they will get to stop for food and water.

Keegan D., NCWhy doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?They feel like they will be slowed down, with another mouth to feed, and to many annoying questions on where they were going, how long they would be walking, and when they will get to stop for food and water.

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Iris CA

Iris CA

2. Water dictates Nya's life because every single day she has to walk a long way to get it yet she and her family need it to survive, yet the water isn't even clean, and they can get sick by drinking it. I think school dictates my life, because of homework I can't do other things on the weekends, yet at school you learn most of the things you know today .

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Iris CA

Iris CA

1. The group doesn't want Salva to come along because then there would be more people to feed and take care of, and they also think Salva would complain about the journey and slow them down. I think that it's terrible that they would want to leave a child behind.

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Kaleb B. Discussion Questions P2

Kaleb B. Discussion Questions P2

Q1:Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him ?

A1:  The group doesn’t want Salva along because he is another mouth to feed and he might get tired and slow the group down.  I feel that rejecting and isolating Salva was a mistake because in the end he finds good food for the group that accepts him.

Q2:Describe and explain Nya’s journey everyday. How would you feel if you had such an essential responsibility like her?

Nya’s journey begins with getting the bucket and walking 2 hours to the water source.  Then once she gets there, she drinks water from her gourd and fills the big jug with water.  She then puts a towel on her head to cushion the jug that she carries on her head.  Then she has to take a long walk back home which is harder because of the jug on her head.  She has to do this twice a day to supply the family with water.  I would feel stressed if I had a responsibility like this because my job would keep the family alive and if I was not able to do it, my family would not have water.

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John C. - NJ

John C. - NJ

The group does not want Salva along in the group because she is another mouth to feed and another person to take care off. My thought on them leaving her out of the group is wrong because they are all from the same village so they are like family.

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Dalie H- NJ

Dalie H- NJ

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Kiera D.- NJ

Kiera D.- NJ

For question 2, I find it unbelievable and sort of upsetting that an earth element seriously controls Nya's life. She must go on a daily walk- no 2 daily walks to get water fr her family. The saddest part about is the fact that the water isn't even that safe nor clean. Her family also has to move to a pretty unsafe area for part of the year just so they can get drinking water. Something I think dictates my life is school. Every weekday, and some weekends are piled up with homework. Of course though, I'd life with tons of school than having to walk the way Nya does each day.

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Sydney C. NJ

Sydney C. NJ

The group didn't want Salva because he was just a kid. They thought that he would slow them down. All of them thought it would be another mouth to feed. I felt horrible when they did this because I just wanted Salva to have someone. But then the woman insisted because he was Dinka.

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Aiden C. New Jersey

Aiden C. New Jersey

The group does not want Salva along because it will be another mouth to feed. It would have been harder for them because they just want to get away from the war. It made me feel sad for Salva because his family wasn't with him and it probably was very scary for him

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Katie B. NJ

Katie B. NJ

Water dictates Nya's life. It coltrolles it because because  everyone needs water to survive and thrive. Water is not avaiable where she lives so she needs to walk 8 miles just to get water and she can't really go to school for long and it's really hard to reach the water, but she needs it to survive.

School dictates my life because I want to succeed and to do that I have to work hard and put lots of time into working hard.

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Mollie B New Jersey

Mollie B New Jersey

Naya´s life at the lake is very different that her life at home. At home Naya has her water that she knows where to find it and there is always water in it. At the lake she has to dig own to the dirty water .

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Max N

Max N

I think that however strange it may seem the group is right to reject him.  Think about it every edition that can't work is weight to carry and potentially a hinderance... but salva is different and determined he won't be dead weight.

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Jackson G. NJ

Jackson G. NJ

For Nya, water dictates and controls her life. Everyday she walks for hours on end to get water, in the blistering heat. I bet she would much rather use her time differently that what she does in the book. School dictates me in my life, because it is so important. The schedule is strict and if I miss one day it could mean a whole lot of homework.

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Maggie M. NJ

Maggie M. NJ

I think that water dictates Nya's life because most people take it for granted when Nya cannot. The water takes control of her life because it is so limited and she has to walk so far just to get enough for her family to have a very limited amount of water.

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Mikey F. NJ

Mikey F. NJ

In A Long Walk To Water, the group does not want Salva to come a long. Since Salva is a young boy the group thought he would hold them back. If I was in the group I would take Salva along because he is a great helper. I do not think you can just leave someone behind. This is why I think the group didn't want to take Salva a long.

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Brigid, NJ

Brigid, NJ

Water. We need it in order to survive. However, Nya's life is dictated by water, for she must travel several hours each day to retrieve it for her and her family in order to survive. Dictating is a word that must be used very carefully, for sometimes, it people take it too far. In this situation though, it's necessary. Something that dictates my life is, school. The work hours in and out of school as well as the several activities I do outside of school. Water is precious, and retrieving it can be just as hard.

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Daemion S - New Jersey

Daemion S - New Jersey

Water dictates Nya's life by, taking almost 7 months of her life twice a day everyday.

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Marielle B. NJ

Marielle B. NJ

Water dictates Nya's life because it is a key factor to life. One of the major struggles that she has to face is traveling and finding water. The water is directly from the lake so it is not very clean, but considering it is their only source of water, they have to drink from it and use it. One thing that dictates my life is school and sports. Both of these activities push me and drives me to succeed and do better everyday.

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Carole M. NJ

Carole M. NJ

I think that water dictates Nya's life

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Leighton B.- NJ

Leighton B.- NJ

The group doesn't want Salva because he's another mouth to feed and he might cause them trouble

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Eddie, NJ

Eddie, NJ

In A Long Walk to Water, the group does not want Salva along. I don't think that they wanted him along because he was a kid. They didn't think he was any help, and that he would slow them down. I am very upset that people would do that to a kid. I certainly would have took Salva along no matter what he would do.

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Kristen B. NJ

Kristen B. NJ

In a Long Walk to Water, I think water dictates Nya's life because she has to walk everyday for water. It takes her about eight hours and she has to do this twice a day. One thing that dictates my life is school. It takes up so much time and I pretty much have to go there everyday other than the weekends.

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Tyler S. ,NJ

Tyler S. ,NJ

Water dictates Nya's life because Nya has to fetch the water every day for her family. My parents dictate my life because they tell me what to do, what is good and what is bad. They also help me and get me through bad times.

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Jack O - New Jersey

Jack O - New Jersey

The group doesn't want Salva along. I know that they do not want Slava along b

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Dylan M NJ

Dylan M NJ

Why doesn't the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group doesn't want Salva to tag along because they think he will just slow them down and be another mouth to feed. I feel sad and confused that the group is willing to isolate and reject Salva but at the same time I understand why they are doing it.

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Nick Burton NJ

Nick Burton NJ

The group doesn't want Salva to come along because he is a kid and they think he would slow them down, and he is just another mouth to feed. I feel surprised that they would just leave a kid behind knowing that he couldn't survive on his own.

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Amelie LA

Amelie LA

Water dictates Nya's life because she doesn't get to go to school

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Anna-Claire Louisiana

Anna-Claire Louisiana

At her real home she doesn’t have to walk as far to get water as when she is at the other place.

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Water dictates Nya's life because then she wouldn't have to get water all the time. Music dictates my life.

Water dictates Nya's life because then she wouldn't have to get water all the time. Music dictates my life.

Gabe Louisi

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luke louisana

luke louisana

the thing that dictates me is food.

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Jania Moody, GA

Jania Moody, GA

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

She has to walk through thorns everyday for 8 hours to collect water for a small family.

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Jania Moody, GA

Jania Moody, GA

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

They don't want him because he is a young boy and he is too young to do a mans work but he is old enough to eat like a man. So he would just be a tag along that has to eat too.

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Brooks, B CA

Brooks, B CA

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Elliot WI

Elliot WI

The group didn’t want Salva because he isn’t a kid. I would probably try’s to include him because it’s would Be cruel to leave a child’s behind in wartime

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Jadyn, MI

Jadyn, MI

The group doesn't want Salva to come with them because he is a kid and he is of no use to the group. I agree with the group because why drag along an extra person if they aren't working, or doing anything for the group. On the other hand then I disagree, because Salva is just a child without any guidance in his life. I feel disappointed because of the group's actions, but then I feel agreeable because there are more mouths to feed, more people to worry about, and a lot harder to keep camouflage and coverage.

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Gaurika-Edison, NJ

Gaurika-Edison, NJ

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group doesn't want Salva along because they think he will complain and take up their water and food supply. I feel that it's wrong to reject Salva because he's just like the group (wanting to survive). It would be like leaving somebody to die when you could've saved them.

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Andrew Louisiana

Andrew Louisiana

The water dictates Nya's life because the water takes education from her by making travel for it. My choices dictates my life

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Anna-Clare Melancon Louisiana

Anna-Clare Melancon Louisiana

The water indicates nya's life because she has to travel everyday to get water

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Jenna Louisiana

Jenna Louisiana

The group left Salva because , they thought that he would complain and give them trouble and a hard time along the way. I dont like that the group left im sleeping.

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Nikki Patel Edison, NJ

Nikki Patel Edison, NJ

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water is something which all humans need to survive. Nya's journey for water everyday dictates her life, without it she may get dehydrated. My parents are what dictate me. They provide everything I need and they tell me what to do. Without them, I wouldn't be able to reach all of my needs in order for me to survive.

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anderson Louisiana

anderson Louisiana

water indicates Nyas life because she has to go back and forth miles everyday school is something that indicates my life because i have to go to it everyday

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Maso

Maso

The worst element Salva faced in my opinion is extreme heat

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They had enough of S

They had enough of Saliva's complaining and left him in the barn when he was slept and he was another mouth to feed so they would not have enough food for themselves. I think the should have explained so he would understand what they needed him to do so everyone could survive.

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Lauren nc

Lauren nc

The people don't want soda come because in chapter 4 it says "he knew his answer because he is a child and might tire easily or slow them down"

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Lauren NC

Lauren NC

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What is a Salva?

What is a Salva?

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Thomas Biehn

Thomas Biehn

his village does not want him because he is a child and they think he will slow them down

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Reece

Reece

they dont want salsa to go with them because they think hes gonna goof and not be a good kid and hold them back xddd

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Sam WiScOnSiN

Sam WiScOnSiN

The people

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Thomas WISCONSIN

Thomas WISCONSIN

They didnt want him because he is a child.

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Donovan Washington

Donovan Washington

The group didn't want Salva because she was useless

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Aidan Blackmon

Aidan Blackmon

The people do not want Salva because he is a child and thinks he will slow them down.

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Theodora wisconsin

Theodora wisconsin

The group did not want him because he was only a kid but he should not be discluded because of the war.

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Sophia Heffner WI

Sophia Heffner WI

The group left Salva behind because he is a child, and they were worried about Salva complaining and taking a slow time.

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Marie

Marie

The group doesn't want salva to be with them, because he is a "child" and will slow them doesn't. I feel that the are being reasonable, because it is one more mouth to feed, and they didn't know if he would be cooperative.

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Molly C. WI

Molly C. WI

I believe that Salva is good at adapting to challenges he is facing because he is learning how to control his hunger, stay safe from the lions, and to stay with the group so that he will have a place to go and people like him to stay with.

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Will N WI

Will N WI

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Sawyer H. WI

Sawyer H. WI

Nya walks all day  she never is able to do anything she wants she sits next to the water hole waiting for water

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Kaitlyn, louisiana

Kaitlyn, louisiana

The group doesn't want Salva to come along because he is just a kid and it is one more mouth to feed.  I felt about how the group wouldn't let Salva join them was anger and sadness because he is a kid and there is a war going on. So, they should let him go with them.

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When in the Course o

When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. — Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.

He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.

He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.

He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.

He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.

He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected, whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.

He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.

He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.

He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.

He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:

For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:

For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:

For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:

For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:

For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies

For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:

For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.

He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.

He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.

He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.

He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.

He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.

In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.

We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. — And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.

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When in the Course o

When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. — Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.

He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.

He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.

He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.

He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.

He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected, whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.

He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.

He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.

He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.

He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:

For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:

For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:

For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:

For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:

For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies

For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:

For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.

He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.

He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.

He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.

He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.

He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.

In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.

We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. — And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.

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When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. — Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.

He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.

He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.

He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.

He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.

He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected, whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.

He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.

He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.

He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.

He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:

For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:

For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:

For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:

For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:

For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies

For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:

For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.

He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.

He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.

He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.

He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.

He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.

In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.

We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. — And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.

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When in the Course o

When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. — Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.

He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.

He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.

He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.

He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.

He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected, whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.

He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.

He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.

He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.

He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:

For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:

For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:

For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:

For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:

For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies

For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:

For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.

He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.

He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.

He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.

He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.

He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.

In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.

We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. — And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.

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When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. — Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.

He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.

He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.

He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.

He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.

He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected, whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.

He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.

He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.

He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.

He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:

For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:

For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:

For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:

For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:

For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies

For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:

For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.

He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.

He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.

He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.

He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.

He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.

In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.

We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. — And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.

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Mia

Mia

The group didn't want to bring salva bc he would slow them down and complain.

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Elsa WI

Elsa WI

the group didn't want to bring Salva because he would slow them down

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Maddie

Maddie

Poor Salva, always set aside. The group is always abandoning him. But is that really fair?

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Tess W!SCONSIN

Tess W!SCONSIN

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anim lover 96

anim lover 96

i wasn't even listening

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Grace

Grace

The group didn't want to bring Salva because he would slow them down and complain. I think that's rude because he wants to leave the war too.

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THE REAL ANIME LOVER

THE REAL ANIME LOVER

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animelover

animelover

kawaii desu senpai

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pickle rick

pickle rick

scshuan sauce

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Greta,

Greta,

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Greta, WI

Greta, WI

The group doesn't want Salva to come because he will burden not help them. I feel that they are mean for rejecting him.

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Dane C

Dane C

Water is extremely hard to find for nya, and without water you can't live.

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IDCAABM

IDCAABM

my cat dedicated my life

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MARK31 B0Y13

MARK31 B0Y13

I wonder who was the person who called salva's name

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Tony WI.

Tony WI.

nya's life in the lake camp is hard because there is not as much food or water. mine is easier because i have access to food and water

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Josh A, W

Josh A, W

school really dictates my life because my daily routine is based around school.

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Charlie E Wisconsin

Charlie E Wisconsin

Nya always needs to get water, everyday all day. I have to go to school everyday, all day...

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Alaina LA

Alaina LA

I think that the group doesn't want Salva in their group because of all of the food they would have to share and because he is young and won't do much good.

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Lilly LA

Lilly LA

I think the group does not want Salva to come along because the amount of food they dont want to share. I think it is rude.

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Lydia LA

Lydia LA

Water dictates Salva's life because she has to move for half of the year, and walk really far from home twice a day. My choices dictate my life because if I make a wrong choice i could regret it for the rest of my life.

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Brady Michagan]

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Abby, MI

Abby, MI

In Nya's life water definitely dictates mostly everything she does. Water dictates where she lives, because she must move due to droughts. Ita also dictates how she lives, because she spends all her time collecting water. Then finally, it dictates her education/social life, since she isn't meeting people. The thing that mostly dictates my life is my friends. I usually ask my friends for advice on most things in my life. They help me with my homework, making hard decisions,

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Joshua-Michigan

Joshua-Michigan

The group does not want Salva because he is a kid on his own and he can not survive on his own. I think that it is bad because he was used to having a loving family that takes care of him.

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Jameson-CA

Jameson-CA

Going to get water two times a day is  not fun. It takes a lot of time and effore. When I go to the lake camp, I have to dig for hours trying to get water.

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Dylan LafayetteT

Dylan Lafayette
The water dictates Nya's life because she has to walk mile every day just to get it and it's like it is taking her over. The thing that dictates my life is school.

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Mia Lafayette,LA

Mia Lafayette,LA

The group doesn't want Salva along because they thin that he will complain and they already don't have enough food. I feel that it is very rude that the tribe is willing to isolate and reject him.

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Hailey - Lafayette

Hailey - Lafayette

Water dictates Nya's life in an extreme way.  Her entire life revolves around collecting water, things like where she lives, how she spends her time, and how much time she spends with her family.  A thing that dictates my life is soccer.

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Hailey - Lafaya

Hailey - Lafaya

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Hailey - Lafayette

Hailey - Lafayette

Water dictates

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Hailey - Lafayette

Hailey - Lafayette

Water dictates Nya's life in way

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Talon

Talon

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Talon - Louisiana

Talon - Louisiana

Water dictates Nya's life because she is forced to get it or else her and her family will die of thirst. A thing that dictates my life

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Talon -

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Christian Broussard- Lafayette, Louisiana

Christian Broussard- Lafayette, Louisiana

The group doesn't want Nya to come is because they think he will slow them down

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Christian Broussard- Laffayette

Christian Broussard- Laffayette

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Christian Broussard- Laffayette

Christian Broussard- Laffayette

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Christian Broussard

Christian Broussard

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Christian

Christian

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Lilah

Lilah

The reason why the group doesn't

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Lilah

Lilah

The reason why the group

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Lilah, Louisiana

Lilah, Louisiana

The reason why the group doesn't want Salva coming along is because the group thinks that Salva would just complain. I feel as if the group is judging a book by its cover.

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Lilah, Louisiana

Lilah, Louisiana

The reason why the group doesn't want Salav i

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Lilah, Louisiana

Lilah, Louisiana

The reason why the group doesn't want Sa

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Ephraim

Ephraim

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Ephraim Stpuis elem

Ephraim Stpuis elem

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Ephraim St.Puis elementary

Ephraim St.Puis elementary

I think why the group did not want salva along was because of food

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Ephraim

Ephraim

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Ephraim Judice

Ephraim Judice

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Ephrai

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Sophia leon

Sophia leon

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Sophia leon

Sophia leon

I would wlk

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Sophia leon

Sophia leon

I would walk for hours and it would take so much of my energy to get to the pond it was miles away too. The water was dirty b

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Lacey B. MI

Lacey B. MI

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Oliver Johnson - California

Oliver Johnson - California

If I was Nya it would be a hard life for me because I would have to walk for hours to find water for my family.

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Jack Palmer California

Jack Palmer California

I have traveled several miles for my family to have water. I have also dug holes in the lake for hours in order to get water.

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Markus T,M

Markus T,M

Water dictates Nya's life  because that's the only way she can survive.The water helps them make food,and to keep them hydrated.I think that if I had to,I would walk miles everyday to get water every day too.Also water helps all of the wild animals that they eat.

I think that the thing that most dictates my life is probably food because I would die without any nutrients and protein,and some foods have liquids in them to keep me hydrated and Alive.

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Gabe, Michigan

Gabe, Michigan

The reason that the group didn't want Salva along was because he was young; he would have walked slowly, complained and take up more food. These are the reasons why I think they have left him. I don't think they should have left him because they were in the same tribe, like a pack, plus he is a child and it was a selfish move for food.

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Amelia-Cali

Amelia-Cali

Hi I am Nya and my main focus in life is getting clean water for my family and I.

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River Morrison MI

River Morrison MI

Water is the reason why Nya can't go to school, why she can get sick easily why she has to move from place to place to get and she goes twice a day. I think what dictates my life the most is school and sports cause they give me opportunity in the future.

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Lexi, MI

Lexi, MI

The group didn't want Salva to come along with them because they thought he would complain about the walking, he would be slow because he is smaller so his legs would get tired, and they would have to get more food to feed another person. I agree because he would more than likely be slow and lack behind, and they would have to provide more food, but also I think its rude for them to reject salve since he is just a child and is on his own.

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Jabari

Jabari

I feel very bad for her she has to do this every day.

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Aidan P, WI

Aidan P, WI

It's hard for Nya to find water

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Jabari , Wisconsin

Jabari , Wisconsin

That it was very hard to get water and if you you do get water it is very dirty and you have to drink it to stay hidrated.

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Mimi,WI

Mimi,WI

Nya has to wake up early and get moving right away to go get water. She has to walk long distances in the scorching sun. School dictates my life a lot because I have to do homework and wake up early.

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That it is very har

That it is very hard to get water and the water is very unhealthy when you get it.

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me

me

same here totally she describes my life story

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Isaac WI

Isaac WI

The group doesn't want Salva along because it would be another mouth to feed, and he was a kid so he would keep them back.

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Maddie K, WI

Maddie K, WI

Going to fetch water water every morning dictates Nya's life. One thing that dictates my life is going to school every day.

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neave wisonsin donovan

neave wisonsin donovan

trigger warning there is a vomit in this book so if you dont like vomit then probably dont listen

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Sam, Wisconsin Q2

Sam, Wisconsin Q2

Water dictates Nya's life because she and her family are depending on water for survival. One thing that dictates my life is school, because I have to go.

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Joey WI

Joey WI

She is struggling with finding key needs to survive like water.

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Cole WISCONSIN

Cole WISCONSIN

Nya's life  is controled  by the seasons of the year.

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Alyssa WISCONSIN

Alyssa WISCONSIN

Nya can only get water. She doesn't have any days off she has to go back and forth and get water everyday

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Terrance MI Wisconsin

Terrance MI Wisconsin

Nya cant live without water so that dictates her life and one thing that dictates my life is my parents

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Desiree Jones , WI

Desiree Jones , WI

They wanted salva to leave because they thought he would slow them down.

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One thing that dicta

One thing that dictates Nya's life is having to go get fresh water very morning. Some things that dictate my life are school,sports, and chores at home

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Matt, Katie, Mckenzie, Erin

Matt, Katie, Mckenzie, Erin

Something Nya can't live without is water and something we can't live without is food, water, shelter and phone

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Matt, Mckenz

Matt, Mckenz

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Matt

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Jace McKinley

Jace McKinley

The group doesn't want Salva with them because he is a child and they felt that he would just slow them down , but they took him with them anyway.I feel that the group is willing to isolate and reject Salva because they were probably doing perfectly fine by themselves, and they didn't want to feed another person.I fell that taking Salva with them was the right thing to do because he could help them out, and they will become part of his family.

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Riley

Riley

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Riley W

Riley W

The group doesn't want Salva to come along because it will be an extra person to feed, and they think he'll slow them down. I feel like the fact that the group is so willing to leave him behind is not okay. He's A kid, and they almost left him. Fortunately the old woman convinced them to take him. She looked and them, then she looked at Salva, showing them that he was just a kid.

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Lexi Ki

Lexi Ki

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Anna, Bobby, Shane, Connor, New Jersey

Anna, Bobby, Shane, Connor, New Jersey

Salva is doing a great job learning to survive because he is really young, walking to another country, without his family. That is a lot to handle considering he is not well educated, and

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Mia, Wayne, Taylar, Brian: NJ

Mia, Wayne, Taylar, Brian: NJ

Nya has to know which watering hole to go to avoid death and fighting. During fighting, she doesn't want to get killed. Homework dictates our lives because we have to revolve our schedule around

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Danielle, Daniel, and Lorenzo. ( New Jersey )

Danielle, Daniel, and Lorenzo. ( New Jersey )

The lake camp is dangerous and they do now have a lot of water or shelter.

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Ryleigh and Kaylee, NJ

Ryleigh and Kaylee, NJ

the group doesn't want to take Salva because they think he will slow tdown and they have to feed another person. I don't like it because he is just a kid that needs somewhere to go.

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Kalie,Jack,Sam NJ

Kalie,Jack,Sam NJ

The group doesn't  want Slava because he is a child because he will slow them down, it would be another mouth to feed which means finding more, and he is too young so he would not be able to do any work.  We think it was an ok choice to leave him because he could have slowed them down but he was a part of their tribe so they stuck together.

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Tyrin i have to skeet

Tyrin i have to skeet

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neave wi

neave wi

is it nia or nya

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neave wi

neave wi

is it nia or nya

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Julianna, MI

Julianna, MI

The group does not want Salva along because he is just a little kid, and they think that he can't do anything. I felt bad for Salva when the group rejected him because hi is a kid; he does

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Kennedy WI

Kennedy WI

the rest of Salva's group didnt want him

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Kerigan

Kerigan

The group didn't want Salva because he would slow them down and he couldn't do much work

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Bella, WI

Bella, WI

One way water dictates Nyas life is that when there is no water she has to spend more of her time at the clay lake bottom

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Justine, Wi

Justine, Wi

He pukes a lot, gross

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Venice, WI

Venice, WI

The group didn't want Salva

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Eli, WI

Eli, WI

The group wanted to leave Salve because they thought he would slow them down, I think it is a terrible thing to leave a child behind like that.

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Maddie, WI

Maddie, WI

Water dictates Nya's life because her whole day is spent trying to collect it, and they wouldn't be able to survive without it.

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dom b

dom b

water dictates nya's life because she has to always be gettin water

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Meghan,WI

Meghan,WI

The group wanted to leave him because he would slow them down. I feel that I'm not surprised that they didn't want him in the group

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solomon.c

solomon.c

The reason the group doesn´t want salva is because they believe he will slow them down, and he´s another person to feed. Its hard enough to feed who they already have. i feel they are kind of selfish because why would someone try to abandon their own people just to save themselves

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MIcah W,MI

MIcah W,MI

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to walk to get water from a dirty pond twice daily and thus she is unable to go to school. School dictates my life because I have no choice but to go to school for an education. If I don't go to school then I will have a dilemma.

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Dallan M, MI

Dallan M, MI

Nya's life is dictated by water because she lets water decide where she goes next. She is motivated by it. Something that dictates my life is soccer. I keep pushing myself, I let soccer choose the way I go next, I thrive to do better, and I always try to improve.

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Alex N, MI

Alex N, MI

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Carter,M MI

Carter,M MI

The group rejected Salva because he is just a child. Also he might complain about being hungry or something else.

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Max,L MI

Max,L MI

The group doesn't want Salva along because he is just an extra mouth to feed. They think he will just hold them back and complain. I feel bad for Salva because he just wants to get to safety like the rest of them.

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Estasia

Estasia

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Estasia, MI

Estasia, MI

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Estasia, MI

Estasia, MI

Water

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Estasia, MI

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Avery J, Mi

Avery J, Mi

Water dictates Nya's life because her family needs her to walk for water twice a day or they will die.  The thing that I worry about most in life is school because if I do well in school my whole life will be easier.

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Sara, MI :))))

Sara, MI :))))

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Estasia, MI

Estasia, MI

Water dictates Nya's life because, she needs water to survive and there isn't much water around at all.The thing that dictates my life most is food.

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Avery B,MI

Avery B,MI

The group doesn't want Salva to go with them because he is a child and he will complain more and slow them down.I feel like the group should not isolate and reject him from going with them.

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Avery,M

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Avery,MI

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Avery,MI

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Avery,M

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Winton, MI

Winton, MI

The group

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Jessica, MI

Jessica, MI

The fact that the group left Salva is because he is a child, they think he will complain, take up the resources, and not be useful. I feel that the group is wrong about Salva because if you wanted something so bad you wouldn't use it for granted, you would do everything you can and not complain. That's why I think

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Jess

Jess

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Jacob, MI

Jacob, MI

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Jacob S, MI

Jacob S, MI

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Jacob , MI

Jacob , MI

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Jacob, MI

Jacob, MI

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Jacob S, MI

Jacob S, MI

Water dictates

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Jacob S, MI

Jacob S, MI

Water dictates Nya's life by making

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Emily, MI

Emily, MI

The group doesn't want Salva to come along in the group because they see him as a whiny, slow, and useless child. They think he will slow them down and they do not have enough food. When the group wanted to reject Salva it was sad and upsetting. He is just a scared kid with no family.

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Sara,

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Sara, MI :):):)

Sara, MI :):):)

The group doesn't want Salva along because, he would slow them down and is just another stomach to feed, and it was already hard enough to find food.

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Lucy, MI

Lucy, MI

The group does not want Salva along because he is much younger than them and they think he will slow them down. I thinks it is rude and cruel that they don't let him come along because he is a young boy out in the wilderness all alone and ad doesn't know how to get food or water, so he coul d have dies out the with

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Jack ,Michigan

Jack ,Michigan

Salva's group did not want to bring him along because they think Salva is another mouth to feed. I feel that it is unfair to reject someone in their community that had no home and has no idea where his parents were. If some in our community was struggling someone would help them out and allow them them .

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Allison, MI :)))

Allison, MI :)))

Water dictates Nya's life because everything she does revolves around it. For example, water there is precious and a needed resource, so women and girls go and fetch it. While here in our lives, something that dictates us is a green eyed monster, money. We need money for food, clothes and especially bills because without electricity and a house, our quality of life would decline.

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Jacob W Kain B

Jacob W Kain B

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Matthew.m and Alex.l MI

Matthew.m and Alex.l MI

The group doesn't want Salva because he is a child and he probably complain and is another mouth to feed while food is low. we feel that they did the right thing, if they were cowardly little mice. we believe that peoples should not abandoned other peoples cause they are be young or elderly or because food is running low. we should take care of each other no matter what.

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Jacob W Kain

Jacob W Kain

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Keaton.M

Keaton.M

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Asia R

Asia R

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Asia R,Sarah

Asia R,Sarah

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Asia R,Sarah p

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Asia R,Sarah P, Mic

Asia R,Sarah P, Mic

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Asia R,Sarah P, MI

Asia R,Sarah P, MI

Nya's life is dictated by water because

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Asia R,Sarah P, MI

Asia R,Sarah P, MI

Ny

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Asia R,Sarah P, MI

Asia R,Sarah P, MI

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Michelle E, Michigan

Michelle E, Michigan

Why doesn't the group want salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The reason the group doesn't want Savla along is because they said it is just another mouth to feed. They think he will just hold them back. I hate how they just want to leave him behind. I think they should stop being so rude to salva and let him come along

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Jacy S, Emily F. MI

Jacy S, Emily F. MI

The group doesn't want Salva to go along because he is too young,and it is one more person they have to share their food and water with. Another reason is he is to small,and he would be easy to lose or get lost. We feel sad and disappointed at the same time because people should never reject him because he's small and little. He should be with the older people to learn new things and to bond with the older kids.

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Brooke B, Rachel S, Michigan

Brooke B, Rachel S, Michigan

Why doesn't the group want Salva along? How do you fell about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

One reason why the group didn't want Salva along was that he was another mouth to feed. Also he will slow the group down. Another reason why they didn't want Salva was because he was a child and he couldn't do the work the older men can do. I dislike that the group is isolating him because he could

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Brooke B, Rachel S, Michigan

Brooke B, Rachel S, Michigan

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Nick p., Tyler m. MI

Nick p., Tyler m. MI

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject

salva is not excepted because they dont have enough food water and he is to young to do any real work he will pull te

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Allison C, NC

Allison C, NC

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Nya has had to face difficult daily challenges by having to travel several miles away from home so she can provide her family with fresh water to drink. Which isn’t always guaranteed to be clean. That could cause her trouble since she takes many trips a day which makes her exhausted and she won't have very much energy for more trips. One thing that most dictates my life is school work because i think it's a very important thing so i have good grades and i go to college and learn.

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Cooper C, NC

Cooper C, NC

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).
Nya’s life at the lake camp is different than her life at home because they are more available to water their and Nya didn’t have to walk very far to get water, but they are safer from the fighting at their home, and they have to sleep in shelters at the lake camp.

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Peyton H. , NC

Peyton H. , NC

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group doesn’t want to take Salva with them because they’ll have to feed another person, he’s too you to do many things, & he is a child that they think will slow them down, “He is a child. He will slow us down.” I understand where they're coming from, trying to survive, and they don't want to put their lives in jeopardy because of a little boy. But where is their humanity? He's a little boy, the future, and Salva just wants to live too.

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Caitlin M

Caitlin M

Explain how water dictates Nya's life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya's life because she and her family need it to live. Therefore, she has to make many long trips to the pond each day, and during the dry season she and her family move to a camp that is closer to water. School is one thing that dictates my life. I am there for 7 hours a day, just like Nya spends a large portion of her day walking to get water. Sometimes both me and Nya would rather be doing other things than fetching water or going to school, but we both have to do these things because they are important.

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Bridget Schultz NC

Bridget Schultz NC

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya’s life because she has to constantly go get it over and over again, the walk take up most of her day every day for seven months a year. I know this because it states in  Chapter 4 of A Long Walk to Water “  To the pound and back-to the pound and back- nearly a full day of walking all together.”The thing that most dictates my life is my art/drawings. It what i do the most often,every day of the year

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Ellie Z,NC

Ellie Z,NC

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

They don’t want Salva along because they think that he will slow them down,complain about being hungry,and cause trouble somehow. On page 15 “He was a child who might tire easily and slow them down, complain about being hungry, and cause trouble somehow.”I feel like it is very wrong for them to leave a child because they don’t know what can happen to him and they did that just to save time.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya’s life because on page 20 it says “This was Nya’s daily routine 7 months of the year.Daily.Every single day.”She has to use water and get water everyday . The one thing the most dictates my life is school.School will be the reason i go to college and i go every single day.

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Elise,Lousiana

Elise,Lousiana

The reason that the group doesn't want Salva is because they are afraid that he will slow them down on there journey.The way that I feel about the group rejecting him is that they should believe in him before they give up on him.

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Olivia, Louisiana

Olivia, Louisiana

Water dictates Nya's life because water is a source of life. You need water more than you need food. You can't go very long without water. School really dictates my life because during the school year, you see your teachers and friends more than you see your own family. Nya probably doesn't get to visit with her family as much as she wants to either.

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Aaliyah H . NC

Aaliyah H . NC

WHy doesn't the group want Salamanca along Howe do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him

The reason why the group doesn't want salva to go with them because they think salva is a annoying little kid and he's going To Be a distraction to the group

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Peyton S, NC

Peyton S, NC

Water dictates Nya’s life in many ways I believe one of the most important ones is that there is very little water in the camp she is staying at so it makes her job harder to do and means they have to be more cautious on how they use the water. The water also dictates her life because that is what they use in most everything they do like drinking, cooking meals, bathing, and so many other things so if there water runs out she and everyone else could suffer from dehydration and die. Now for me the thing that I think most dictates is not as essential as  Nya’s but i think something that really dictates my life is school because if I get a bad grade it affects the the rest of my life what job I get and school also affects my life because if I have a bad day at school it affects the rest of my day.

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Madilyn, NC

Madilyn, NC

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The reason why the group doesn’t want Salva to go with them is because they think since Salva is a kid,that he is gonna be annoying\a distraction and always ask for food, say he's hungry all the time,and lead them behind.I feel like it's unfair that the group has to assume how Salva might act,because they don't know so they should give him a chance first and shouldn't say that until they know it's 100% true that Salva is a distraction.

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Blake, NC

Blake, NC

The group doesn’t want Salva to be in their group because he will slow them down because he is a child. I feel that the group shouldn’t leave Salva because he is a child and will need help. My evidence is “He is a child. He will slow us down.”

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Haley, NC

Haley, NC

"Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?"

The group doesn't  want Salva to come a long because he is just another person they have to feed and hes a child. They do not believe he will help the group and think he will be a dead weight for the group. They thought he would get tired to fast and complain way to much.I feel like being a kid myself that i would have also been rejected and that kinda sucks.

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Isabel, NC

Isabel, NC

At home Nya has to walk to the pond but at the camp she has to dig up clay and wait for the water to seep through. At home Nya’s family had a house but at the camp they have a makeshift shelter. At the camp Nya’s brother and father have to go hunting.

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Lauryn, LA

Lauryn, LA

The group doesn't want him at all because they think his is no help to them. I think that it is outrageous because you should include everyone.

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Lillian, NC

Lillian, NC

"Compare Nya's life at the lake camp to her life at home."

Nya's life at the lake camp has a much shorter walk to the water, but she would have to dig for it and wait for hours at a time to fill up her ghord. They sleep in tents. At her home, she walks longer to collect her water and sleeps in an actual house.

" Why doesn't the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group does not want Salva along because he is a child and would be another mouth to feed and would not be any good to the group. They were afraid he would tire easily and complain. I think it is kind of unfair for them to leave Salva like that. He could have died much quicker than he would have with them. They are basically killing him.

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Grace, Brossard

Grace, Brossard

2.the thing is when she has to get water.
3.Be brave
4. Naya has to get water every day , I all ways have to do every thing :c

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Sarah, Louisiana

Sarah, Louisiana

Question 2:
Water dictates Nya's life because every day she walks half of the morning to get water for her family. One thing that mostly dictates my life is school, because almost every day I go to school.

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An N. NC

An N. NC

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group doesn't want to bring Salva along because they are afraid he will slow them down or that he will complain. I feel like that is absurd because they are willing to leave a child by himself to save time.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya’s life because in Chapter four it states , “ This was Nyas’s daily routine seven months of the year. Daily. Every single day.” One thing that most dictates my life would have to school because it determines my career and insures me with knowledge.

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Sawyer, Lousiana

Sawyer, Lousiana

He is just a kid so they think that he is just another person that they have to take care, I think it is not right that people would do that to a lonely kid that needs care

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Mandi.B Nc

Mandi.B Nc

3.This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?
For the challenges he is going through and how he is handling it i think he is doing really good he hasn’t died yet i know he is having rough time and wanting to give u and he misses his family a lot by when the text says “he  thoughts in his head and the words over and over: Where is my family where is my family” This is showing e has been scared but he has gotten through them. He has been brave and he has been doing a outstanding job not giving up  he has been  really strong.

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Phillip N.C

Phillip N.C

compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety)

Well I think that she will eventually get really bored of doing the same thing over and over again.  It is not safe either because of the fighting between the tribes and also the war with the government and the rebels. At the camp she does not have a really good shelter. she has has to dig for water

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Mary O, Louisiana

Mary O, Louisiana

The group doesn’t want him because they think he is no help to them at all. I think it’s unfair because he’s trying to do what everybody else is doing

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Gabby B, NC

Gabby B, NC

The group of dinka men did not want Salva to join due to the fact that he is a child. They are assuming he will get tired easily and will be useless. Their actions and opinions make me mad because they are underestimating a child for their appearance and age

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Emma P., NC

Emma P., NC

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya’s life because in the book A Long Walk To Water in Chapter four it says, “ This was Nyas’s daily routine seven months of the year. Daily. Every single day.” So that is pretty much what Nya does for a living.

One thing that most dictates my life would have to school. School is a big part of my life and helps me learn new things and have a good career.

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Jazmin S. North Carolina

Jazmin S. North Carolina

The group doesn't want to bring Salva along because he is a child and he cannot do any labor and is one more person to take care of and feed. I found this on chapter 4, page 21. I think it is horrible they don’t want to bring him along, they are all going through the same thing and all of them need help, just because he is a child does not mean he should be left alone to his own fate.

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Brendan Bourque Louisiana

Brendan Bourque Louisiana

The group doesn't want Salva because they think that he will slow them down and i feel mad at the group.

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Bella Louisiana

Bella Louisiana

The group doesn't want Salva along because he is a child and they think Salva will slow them down. I feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him is that they shouldn't because he is only a child and he doesn't no where his family is.

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Aubrie: Louisiana

Aubrie: Louisiana

Question 2
Water dictates Nya's life because they need the water to eat, to drink, and to bathe.
One thing that dictates my life is school.

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Alyssa : Wisconsin

Alyssa : Wisconsin

I agree, i think that his life is just like ours and he does the same things as us sort of but we do the same things we both have friends,houses,people that we love we are all alike in many ways.

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Phillip N.C

Phillip N.C

What do we learn about Salva’s life and culture from the first chapter? Is it anything like your own?

His life is kinda like ours because he has friends and stuff. But it is very different at the same time like he does not go to school for as long as i do. He also has to hunt every day ya we hunt at the grocery store but that food can`t run. His house is not as big as mine and he also doesn't speak the same language as me. We live in a different place. But we are the same age.

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Frank U, N

Frank U, N

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

1: Finding Food

I think he’s doing an OK job at this because he can sustain through all of those pangs of hunger, and even found a beehive filled with honey (with the help of his friend, of course).

2: Staying Away from Danger

He’s doing a good job and I think he will continue to do so because he’s the main protagonist and I have a feeling that he will make it to the end of the book, despite the dangers.

3: Avoiding Injuries

He’s doing a good job at this too because even though he got thorn bruises and stubbed his toe on a rock, he pushes on through it and continues like nothing happened.

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Sonya R., NC

Sonya R., NC

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Anne Torrey, South Carolina

Anne Torrey, South Carolina

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya's life because it determines her day to day schedule and consumes her time. For me personally, I would say that school primarily dictates my life. Currently I am a senior in college. The grades I achieve in my classes and my final cumulation of my achievement are dictators of what jobs I will be able to get in the future after I graduate.

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Anne Torrey, South Carolina

Anne Torrey, South Carolina

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

I think there are many answers to this question. One answer might be that the group does not see Salva as a person, but as an object. Specifically we see this on page 21. "The woman put her hand on Salva's shoulder. 'This one is alone Will you take him with you?" The group then proceeds to give excuses as to why Salva cannot join them "He is a child, he will slow us down," " "Another mouth to feed? It is already hard enough to find food.'" "He is too young to do any real work, he'll be of no help to us" Poor Salva is discriminated against because of his age, something he cannot help.

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Annalyse A nc

Annalyse A nc

Answer:The group does not want salva to tag along because to them he is just another mouth to feed and another reason to slow down . In chapter 4 it states “ He is a child he will slow us down “ ,”Another mouth to feed “ and “ He is to young to do any real work “.

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Joelianna B: NC

Joelianna B: NC

In a Long Walk to Water the author states in chapter 4 that,”Salva saw doubt on the people’s faces. Several men at the front of the group began speaking to each other,”He is a child he will slow us down”. I think it’s wrong that people would doubt Salva, children have more energy than most adults in my opinion. And he ended up proving them wrong. So, never judge a book or a person by it’s cover.

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Kamau Dailey

Kamau Dailey

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

They didnt want to take him along because that is another mouth to feed and quench it’s thirst.

I think they should have took him with them because they still have at least a little bit of supplies to spare.

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Alayna De Wildt, MI

Alayna De Wildt, MI

The group doesn't want to bring Salva along because

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Da'Carri, Michigan

Da'Carri, Michigan

Water is a big Nya's life. She spends the who day getting water to her family, and the water isn't even clean, so it's very important to  her. Water contradicts her life also by taking away he education. Two things taht dictates

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Drake Schneider, Michigan

Drake Schneider, Michigan

Water dictates Nya's life by walking back and forthwith a gourd full of water almost all day. Nya had to bring the water for her family to share. Nothing really dictates my life unless if it is getting creative!

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Ashley Patterson, Michigan

Ashley Patterson, Michigan

The group doesn't want Salva with them because the would have another person to feed. A kid will slow them down and might give them away! I am upset that they would just leave a kid to fight for himself. I think that as adults they shouldn't have left him out in the barn. Its very irresponsible of them!

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Trevor Conklin, MI

Trevor Conklin, MI

The group dosen't want Salva along because they think he'll slow them down.I think that the group is super dumb to say a human life dosen't matter,it is super messed up.

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at least are presedent isent trump

at least are presedent isent trump

dylan ontario

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awkward

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jackson

jackson

the book is good

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He saw an old lady!!

He saw an old lady!!!!!!!!!

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dylan

dylan

the book is cool

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Claire , Canada , Ontario

Claire , Canada , Ontario

Water dictates Nya's life because she grabs it from the lake for her family to live and she has to walk for a really long tim

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Alyssa Falbe, MI

Alyssa Falbe, MI

Water dictates Nay's life because Nya has to walk very far to the river. Nya also has to limit water use ever day.
In my life one thing that dictates me is living at two houses. When It's time to go back to one of the houses, It's hard for me because I am used to living at one house.

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dylan ontario

dylan ontario

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Claire, Canada

Claire, Canada

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Lexi Kirwin, MI

Lexi Kirwin, MI

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Sophia Canada Ontario Water dictates Nya's life because she has to get it for her family to live.

Sophia Canada Ontario Water dictates Nya's life because she has to get it for her family to live.

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Bella MI

Bella MI

Water dictates Na's life because  she has to walk a very long way to the river. Nya also has limited water per day. In my life  one thing that dictates my life is school. Both my parents taught me that school is very important. School dictates me because, i've been raised knowing I have to work hard and get good grades.

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dylan ,califonia

dylan ,califonia

hi canadians your bad

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Trevin , Michigan

Trevin , Michigan

The group doesn't want Salva along because he is young and he is not capable of much things.  Also its another person to feed.
One thing that dictates my life is my parents because the tell me what I can and cant do.

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Maddie,MI

Maddie,MI

The group doesn't want Salva to come because,they are already running out of food and water.They also believe since he is a kid he will just complain and be no help to the group.I think that the fact that grown adults are willing to push out a little boy is just rude.They should think of the fact that he is just as scared as they are,and they need to realize its just one more life they can save.I believe what the are doing is just not right.

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River Morrison Mi

River Morrison Mi

Water is the reason why Nya can't go to school,why she could get sick easily

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Lillian,MI

Lillian,MI

Nya's life at the lake camp is better because she does not have to walk for so long, although back home she did not have to wait for hours at a time to get water. It also was not safe at home because she would have a better chance of being killed by a lion or something else like that, especially at the waterhole. The camp, and she does not need to really risk her life.

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Ethan Ilderton Canada

Ethan Ilderton Canada

The group dose not wan't Salva because they think he will slow them down and will complain.

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mason ilderton

mason ilderton

the book is very good

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Addy Bernhardt, Michigan

Addy Bernhardt, Michigan

This story describes many challenges to survival; I have learned that once you lose the people you are dependent on, it can be hard to learn how to become independent. It is also hard to find people who will accept you. I think Salva is doing a good job surviving because he is a young boy that has a lot of prior knowledge. He also is very helpful and he is always trying to be independent and calm, so that the group he is with doesn't regret allowing him into the group. Overall I think he is doing great not giving up or giving up on helping the people he is staying with. He keeps pushing himself to keep working hard so he has a chance at finding his family.

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Nate Ilderton

Nate Ilderton

They don't want Salva because they think he is to to young and not strong enough. Water dictates Nyas life because she is poor and she needs water to live.  My parents dictate my life. I think Salva is doing a good job because he is young and by himself pretty much. Some hard things Salva has to do is getting away from war,walking really far for water,and living without his family for a long time. Nyas houses are different because one house is safer then the other,one house has water closer then the other. One house has way better shelter then the other.

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Katie, Ontario

Katie, Ontario

the group didn't want Salava there

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Joey Carmean MI

Joey Carmean MI

Water dictates Nya's life by having her get water everyday> This is important because if she doesn't get water for her family they might dehydrate or die. Finally getting water wears her body down and makes her tired, and takes a lot of time. The one thing that dictates my life is school because I go to school 9 months out of a year, and I am at school the most out of the day.

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[ anonymous Ilderton, Ontario, Canada ]

[ anonymous Ilderton, Ontario, Canada ]

The group disliked the fact Salva joined the group because he's young and being young he required many resources that the group had to gather for him meaning they had to work more for him and other children because they can't or couldn't provide for themselves... (and most like Salva were not old enough to have a job like hunting)

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Jaiden, Michigan

Jaiden, Michigan

Nya's life at the camp compared to her life at home is very different. At the camp there is a lake right outside of her house, but her tribe's enemy is on the other side of the lake, and the camp can be very dangerous if a fight breaks out. Nya's shelter is smaller at the camp which makes it harder to live. Life at her home is very far from water. Nya can only carry so much water, and it's not very much. Her shelter is bigger than the one at camp which makes living easier. Nya's home is way more secure than the one at camp because there aren't any tribes near by that they can go to war with.

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Katie ,MI

Katie ,MI

Nya can compare the lake camp with her home because she had to fetch water for her family every morning but it was easier because their is a pond right next to their her camp. The shelter,
she did not stay all year because of the fighting. Just like at her real home ( only daring the dry seance ).

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Haley Morningstar~MI

Haley Morningstar~MI

Water dictates Nya's life because everyday Nya and her family walk miles to find water, and if water dried up they would have to move somewhere else to go get more water for her family. School dictates my life, if there was no school in the area where I lived I would have to move somewhere else to get the education I need.

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mason canada we rock

mason canada we rock

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Natalie,Ontario

Natalie,Ontario

They did not want Salva to come with them because he was going to slow them down and he can not do much for them

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Jake,ontario

Jake,ontario

the group didn"t want salva along because he was another person to feed and he was a child so he might slow them down or complain

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he found a old lady(nany)

he found a old lady(nany)

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Taylor & Maggie Ilderton, Ontario

Taylor & Maggie Ilderton, Ontario

#1 The group does not want him because he is a little kid and will annoy them and slow them down (complain)

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Isabella-Canada Ontario

Isabella-Canada Ontario

I think the group dose not  want  Salva because he will slow them
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Caitlin - Ilderton, Ontario

Caitlin - Ilderton, Ontario

the group didnt want Salva to join them because he was just going to be one extra person and that means less food and water for everyone and he would slow them down. I would let him in because he is just a kid.

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Sophia_Canada Ontario I think the group dose not want Salva because they have to give up more food to feed him

Sophia_Canada Ontario I think the group dose not want Salva because they have to give up more food to feed him

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[ Salva ~ anonymous ]

[ Salva ~ anonymous ]

The group disprefered

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Robbie- Ontario

Robbie- Ontario

The group did not want Salva to stay with them because he is slow and weak and could not do any real work that would be helpful to the group. He would also be another mouth to feed and he would complain too much.

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Ann Marie- Lafayette

Ann Marie- Lafayette

The group doesn't want Salva along because he is another mouth to feed, he is a child so he might complain, and because he could slow them down. I think this is terrible because he is a human, too.

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Grace ,Brossard

Grace ,Brossard

1. the group dose to want to take Salva because they thought that he would bug them

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Adleigh, Lafayette

Adleigh, Lafayette

The group doesn't want Salva along because they think that he is going to slow them down, complain, and be a waste of food. I feel like that is a terrible thing to do. If i was the leader of tat group, I surely would have let him come with us.

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Brandon

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brandon

brandon

How water dictates to Nyas life is she is required to go fetch water if she wants to live without water she would be dead. What dictates in my life is school.

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Eric

Eric

The group left Salva behind because they thought he was going to go slow and keep on asking questions

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brandon

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Katherine Lafayette

Katherine Lafayette

The group that Salva is in doesn't want him because they think he is going to be slow. It is not fair that he doesn't belong.

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allie, NC

allie, NC

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

i have been brought up in the woods. i have learned so much about nature. i have always been a country girl and always have been a tomboy.

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Erica, Manitoba

Erica, Manitoba

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Lauren, Winnipeg

Lauren, Winnipeg

the group didn't want Salva because they thought Salva would slow the group down.

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Gavin, winnipeg

Gavin, winnipeg

the group didn't want Salva to come along because they didn't want him to slow the group down and they didn't want a kid that complained while they where walking

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Tamarah, Manitoba

Tamarah, Manitoba

The group left Salva behind in the old barn because they thought he would whine and slow them down and need food constantly. If I were one of the adults of the group I wouldn't leave him, because he was only a child and can hardly take care of himself. Just because he's young they should not have left him.

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Ashley, Winnipeg

Ashley, Winnipeg

I think theirs many reasons why Salva wasn't wanted by the group. My main thought is because of his age, hes way younger than any of the others in the group, rather than the child who was being taken care of by their mother. Another thought is that because no one could find his parents and his family wasn't with him in the group. I bet if his family was with him the group would let him stay no problem.

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Celina, Manitoba

Celina, Manitoba

The group didn't accept Salva because Salva was the only child, so the group thought that he would get tired easily and slow down everyone. Salva will be an extra mouth to feed if he joins the group

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Angelique, winnipeg Manitoba

Angelique, winnipeg Manitoba

The group doesn't want him to join along cause it means more mouth's to feed. They also don't want him to slow the group down. So they are trying to leave him behind.

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fisher s nc

fisher s nc

the group does not want salve in the group because it is one more mouth to feed page 21

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Gerardo C.A

Gerardo C.A

they don't want salva because he doesn't do any work and it would be hard to hunt food for them and he would slow us down

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Jack, Michigan

Jack, Michigan

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Emily, MI

Emily, MI

The group does't want Salva in the group because,

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David, MI

David, MI

The story describes many challenges to survival. Three big challenges are not having enough food, not enough water, and the wildlife. One example is that in chapter 6 Salva's friend vanished during the night and they think it was the lions. I think that Salva is doing a good job learning to survive because he helped them find honey and he has his uncle helping him>

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Chase,Mi

Chase,Mi

The group doesn't want Salva along because, for the group that's one more mouth to feed and worry about. The group made a decision that almost ruined Salva's life.

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Ashley, NC

Ashley, NC

The group doesn’t want Salva to come with them because he is a child,  could slow down the group, would be “another mouth to feed” page 21, and they thought he wouldn’t be able to work like the other men. I think that it is wrong of the men to isolate or reject Salva, because they didn’t warn him and separated him from his family.

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Julia Louisiana

Julia Louisiana

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Carter, Louisiana

Carter, Louisiana

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to center her life around getting water for her family and herself. The thing that most dictates my life is school.

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Sam lousianna

Sam lousianna

Salva cant really help and he is another mouth to feed.

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dylan, louisiana

dylan, louisiana

Nya has better access to the water at the lake

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Julia Lousianna

Julia Lousianna

Water dictates Nya's life because she goes  every day to survive wi th water, God dicates my life.

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Griffin, Louisiana

Griffin, Louisiana

One example of survival in this story is when Salva was alone in the barn, another one is when Salva had to find his family, the last one is when he has to find his way away from the shooting at school. I think Salva is  doing well at surviving because he hasn't died yet.

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Andre, Louisiana

Andre, Louisiana

I have learned about survival in this story that people use nature to find food, that people can use smoke from fire to calm bees, and that if you dig down far enough, you can get water. I think Salva is doing well survivng because he is in good health, and he is learning a lot.

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Ava Lousiana

Ava Lousiana

Nyas life at home compared to her life at the lake camp is different because at lake camp is  they have to sleep outside and they ave no home the safety at the camp is very surprising because you never know when something may happen. Nya liked it at lake camp because she didn't have to walk so long and s far to get water.

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Grace Lousianna

Grace Lousianna

Nya's life at the lake camp is different than her life at the real home. Her real home is safer than the lake camp. The water is closer at the lake camp, but it is harder to retrieve from the clay. At the lake they had to sleep in shelters and they couldn't bring most of their supplies.

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Morgan Loisiana

Morgan Loisiana

They did not want Salva to come because it was hard enough to find food and they thought he would slow them down. That is very sad because he want a small kid.

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Alyse Louisiana

Alyse Louisiana

What survival I've learned thus far is walking to get water , being alone , and finding a tribe . I think he has survived good so far by sticking with a tribe .

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Luke louisana

Luke louisana

I think salva is doing well suriviing because his uncle has a gun and he can shot animals for food.

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Abby, La

Abby, La

They do not want Salva to go with them because he is a child and will slow them down.I feel bad that they did not want him to go with them!

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Ashley, NC

Ashley, NC

The group doesn’t want Salva to come with them because he is a child,  could slow down the group, would be "another mouth to feed" page 21, and they thought he wouldn’t be able to work like the other men. I think that it is wrong of the men to isolate or reject Salva, because they

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Bryn M - NC

Bryn M - NC

1) Salva’s group doesn’t want him to come along because since he’s still a child they think he’ll complain and slow them down. Also, he would be another mouth to feed and water. The fact that they are willing to isolate him makes me feel sick because if I was Salva, I’d feel helpless, lonely, and worthless.

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Ryan L - NC

Ryan L - NC

1.The group doesn’t want Salva to come along because he is a child and he will slow them down. They think he will just complain and be a dead weight. I feel like that's a very dumb thing to do considering they have really only known him for one day and they just leave him while he’s sleeping.

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Lily Alabam

Lily Alabam

i think Nya has a big responsibility. i would feel like had a big one to. she was scared to drink the nasty water so would i. Nya can not go to school unless her dad helps her and she helps teach her brother.

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Varun NJ

Varun NJ

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group does not want Salva because he would just be an extra person and since he is a kid, they will underestimate his abilities and will think that he will not be able to do any work.

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Ankith NJ

Ankith NJ

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group doesn't want Salva along because he would be another mouth to feed and he is a kid, so he can't do any work.

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Tania Lokesh - NJ

Tania Lokesh - NJ

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?
Water dictates Nya's life because she spends most of the day walking to the water hole to get water. School dictates my life because I spend most of my time in it.

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BOB THE POTATO

BOB THE POTATO

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Question 1-Yujin CA

Question 1-Yujin CA

The group didn't want Salva to go along with them because, he is a kid so they think that he will slow them down. If poeple wanted to leave me, I will be really sad and scared.

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Taylor, Louisia

Taylor, Louisia

The group does not want to bring Salva along because he is a child and the group is afraid that he will slow them down. I feel sad and mad that the group is willing to isolate and reject him.

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Jake,California

Jake,California

Water dictates Nya's life because her job in the family is to get water for her whole family which takes up most of her day and she repeats this chore everyday.

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sebastian CA

sebastian CA

the the water dictates nya and the and the war dictates salva from finding his family both of them are going through a struggle.

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JOSHUA, CALIFORNIA< U.S.A

JOSHUA, CALIFORNIA< U.S.A

In my opinion, Salva is oing quite well surviving in the harsh african desert. This is because most people say from the big city that are more used to buying things or working for money, then say the city is destroyed or they need to evacuate into the wild as there no more places to go. When this happens there will probaly be mass casualties or people starving to death or getting mauled by animals. Salva however was lucky enough to be able to find food like honey and meat. And noone in his group are fighiting yet.

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Justin, NC

Justin, NC

That women in the group said that they should leave him  because they thought he would slow them down

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Emily, NC

Emily, NC

I have learned a lot about survival in this story. There are a few things you really need to survive. Water, food, shelter. I think Salva will be able to survive because he seems like a motivated person

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Jack,NC

Jack,NC

Water dictates water cause she obviously needs it to live.

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Gianna, NC

Gianna, NC

The group of women left Salva because he is a young boy and they're afraid he would slow them down and complain about everything.

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Ashton, NC

Ashton, NC

The group does not want Sala because he is a your boy and will be a hassle to them on there journey

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Jacob, NC

Jacob, NC

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Sophia, NC

Sophia, NC

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Justin, NC

Justin, NC

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Nagiza, NC

Nagiza, NC

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Trevor, NC

Trevor, NC

The group of women didn't want Salva because he could be a burden and not want to do any work, and he would be too much to feed because he's a growing boy.

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Justin, nortcarolina

Justin, nortcarolina

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Emily, NC

Emily, NC

He has a very big responsibility in his family

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Marquis,NC :))

Marquis,NC :))

The group dosent want salva because he is a little boy and will slow them down 2 if she dosent get water then her family wont have any water for the whole day

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Jacob, NCD

Jacob, NCD

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Dominic, NC ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Dominic, NC ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Some people in the group doesn't want salva along because they think that he will just slow them down.

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Garrett, NC

Garrett, NC

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Allie, NC

Allie, NC

They didn't want Salva with them because they thought he would slow them down because he was too little to do anything.

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Emma, NC

Emma, NC

Water dictates her life because everyday she has to walk to the pond and that takes up most of her day. If she didn't get water her and her family could die.

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Karlee, NC

Karlee, NC

I think they left Salva because

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Connor, NC

Connor, NC

The group thought that Salva was going to slow the group down, because Salva is only eleven years old. I don't agree with this because you shouldn't leave anyone except if it was a very important reason.

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Jack, NC

Jack, NC

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Owen, NC

Owen, NC

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Emma, NC

Emma, NC

I think that the group abandoned  Salva because the people who abandoned him thought that he will slow them down and that they will have to take care of him. I feel terrible for Salva and I'm upset that people would dothat to a young child.

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Dylan, NC

Dylan, NC

Nya has to get water for her family every day or they will die. School dictates my life because I have to go or I can not get good grades

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Cambria, NC

Cambria, NC

The reason they abandoned Salva was because they knew that he couldn't possibly keep up with them.

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Lauren, NC

Lauren, NC

The group left him behind because its an extra mouth to feed. Also, although they are from the same town, he isn't related or close to any of them.The group took their own children but left him behind. It is too hard to find food already, and they don't need an extra person adding on to that. I think it is so selfish that you can look into a little child's eyes and just leave them behind. Is it really that hard to bring one more child?

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Molly, NC

Molly, NC

The group thinks Salva will slow them down, And the women would have another stomach to fill and there is not that much food.

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Ivania , NC

Ivania , NC

Water dictates Nya´s life so much because if they don drink water they won´t live.

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Myles,NC

Myles,NC

They left him because they thought that he was weak and was slowing them down.

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Alden, NC

Alden, NC

The group thinks he'll slow them down, and left him at the farm alone, to fend for himself.

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Brooke California ;

Brooke California ;

The group doesn't want to take Salva along because they think that he is too young and won't help them. They also believe that he could die and just slow them down. Above all, they just don't think Salva is a good idea.

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Kai R, CA

Kai R, CA

The group doesn't want to include Salva because they believe that he will slow the group down, it is another mouth to feed, and they think that it is already hard enough to find food. I think that it is kind of cruel for the group to reject him because he is just a kid and he could die young and that would just sad.

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Brodey, MI

Brodey, MI

The group doesn't want Salva along because the group has a bit of difficulties with having another mouth to feed and the fact that Salva may slow them down. This was also shown in a recent chapter, when the last group Salva was with had nothing to do with him because he was just a s much of a child, so they took off while he was asleep.

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Nathan, Mi

Nathan, Mi

The group doesn't want Salva along because they think all he will do is complain and slow the group down. I think even if it's war and he may slow them down he's a child and they still have a long life to live.

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Cameron MI

Cameron MI

The group doesn't want Salva to come along because he will slow them down, and is another mouth to feed. I am confused on why they wouldn't want him coming along. Salva could help the group by hunting or collecting water. He may be a little slower, but I think the benefits of having Salva out weigh the negatives.

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Raven, MI

Raven, MI

Salva's current group the first time they met, wanted nothing to do with him because of him being a child. The group even said that he would only slow them down. But once they saw his fore head markings they were convinced on letting him join in.

I didn't have too much of an opinion on this happening first reading it. But if it were a real thing to be happening to a specific real person then I probably wouldn't be all too happy to see it happening. Him being a child is the exact reason why he needs the group and they were just going to leave him there to die

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Paige M, Michigan

Paige M, Michigan

Nya's life in her village is very different from her life at the lake camp. At the lake camp she doesn't have to spend her whole day walking to the nearest water source miles away. When she is at the lake camp she has many dangers to face. The biggest one being the Dinka Tribe. This tribe is very fierce and always finds themselves fighting and harming the Neur tribe. Many lives have been lost to the Dinka tribe and for that reason Nya's mother gets worried every time her husband and son go out hunting.

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Da'Carri, Michigan

Da'Carri, Michigan

Water is a big part of Nyas' life

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Avery T, MI

Avery T, MI

The reason for the group rejecting Salva is because they would have another mouth to feed, and the food is scarce. Most of the people in the group are starving.He is also a child I don't think that the group would be very kind if the group leaves Salva

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Emma,MI

Emma,MI

They dont want Salva to come with them because they think he is another mouth to feed and and will slow the group down.I feel pretty sad that they did not want him because he is a child and has no one else to take care of him.

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Chevyo,MI

Chevyo,MI

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Graycen S, Michigan

Graycen S, Michigan

Water dictates Nya's life because she spends each and every day getting water for her and her family. She goes to the well which is extremely far from her house twice a day. During the drought season she goes to the lake camp where she spends all day digging for water in the lake's clay beaches. The thing that dictates my life is trying to always be my best on and off the field and be a good leader and help people.

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Trevor,MI

Trevor,MI

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Lola, MI

Lola, MI

The group doesn't want Salva along because they think that he'll slow them down. He's a kid and he's another mouth to feed. I feel that it's sad that they don't take him along because he's part of their tribe. Also it's sad that they'd reject him just because he is another mouth to feed or he's young.

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Teagan, Canada, Ontario, London

Teagan, Canada, Ontario, London

I learned that one survival is you move away from the war to lead the survival. I think salva is doing good at surviving with all the others. nd he is not falling behind. When the group is walking.and he has his uncle with him to to walk with.

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Xavier, NC

Xavier, NC

Water dictates Nya's life because she needs it to live. Technology dictates my life because i'm addicted to video games, not because of social media

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Chrissy, PF

Chrissy, PF

They don´t want Salva because he will slow them down from walking,  they would have to find more food to feed him if they kept on  stopping because of him.

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Kate, NC

Kate, NC

The group doesn't want Salva with them because all he will do is slow the group down. I think the group is willing to reject him because he can't do work. It seems like the group made that decision very easily

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Jacob, NC

Jacob, NC

Why doesn't the group want Salva? The  group thinks that Salva will hold them back. How do you feel about the fact that the group was willing to isolate  and reject him? I would feel alone and left out if I was constantly rejected like this.

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Sara, NC

Sara, NC

The group doesn't want Salva because he's a child, he can't do work, he's another mouth to feed, and will slow the group down. I think it's sad that an eleven year old is on his own to survive during a war.

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Majestik NC

Majestik NC

Nya needs water to live. The 5 dollar bill in my pocket dictates my life right now

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Sara, NC

Sara, NC

They don't want Salva along because they think he will slow them down along the way.

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Ariana, NC

Ariana, NC

The group thought that Salva would slow him down because he is a child.  I would be scared because I would not have anyone to walk with or to help with survival.

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Sydney, NC

Sydney, NC

The group left him because they thought he would slow him down,and he is also a child and cant help that much with work. I would be scared to be alone, I would have no where to go and would not no how to get to places.

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Makaila:) NC

Makaila:) NC

Nya had to get water and she always spent most of her days getting water for her and her family

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Sarah, NC

Sarah, NC

Well, Nya spend most of her day going back and fourth with gourds of  water for her family. Water dictates her life,  because its all she does.  Technology dictates my life, because of social media. We put our self confidence into social media, which and effect our mental( and in some cases, physical) health.

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Marcus,NC

Marcus,NC

Nya doesn't have to go far for water now, she lives by the lake now. Now she doesn't have to walk a mile and back to get there.

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Emma,NC (>@0@)> , (>0-0)>

Emma,NC (>@0@)> , (>0-0)>

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life? - The water dictates Nya's life because that is  all she does for the day. She needs the water to survive her family needs it too. Technology dictate my life because sometime I care for what people think of me. It effects us mentally and physically.

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Nate, NC

Nate, NC

Salva is rejected because he will slow them down. It's kinda sad that he was rejected.

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Nieve, NC

Nieve, NC

Why doesn't the group want salva along?
Salva was left behind by the group of woman and their children, because he was acting like a child and he was slowing them down.

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TJ , NC

TJ , NC

They think that he will slow them down and that he would always be wanting something. I feel bad for him and I feel sad for him because they don't want to take care of him and they want to reject him.

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Erin, NC

Erin, NC

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?
Water dictates Nya's life going to get water because she gets it Morning and afternoon for her family. What dictates my life is probably technology.

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Ethan NC

Ethan NC

Why doesn't the group want salva along?  How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? The group thinks salva will slow them down. I would do the same thing I don't want to feed him I want to feed my self.

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Caitlin, NC

Caitlin, NC

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to go out every day and collect water for all of her family and she does that every day, that is normal for her. I think technology dictates our life because our lives revolve around technology.

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Jade, NC :|

Jade, NC :|

They thought Salva would slow them down. They also didn't want to deal with him complaining about being tired and hungry.

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Natalie,nc

Natalie,nc

Why doesn't the group want Salva along?They left him because they thought they would slow them down.

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Anabelle NC :)

Anabelle NC :)

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to take the long walk every single day.
Something that dictates my life is school because the amount of homework i have completely determines what i do after school.

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Brianna, NC!!

Brianna, NC!!

Nia's job is carrying water back and fourth from the pond, so that is was dictates her life because that is what she spends her time doing. One thing that dictates my life is volleyball.

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Spencer Nc

Spencer Nc

Water dictates Nya's life, because she has to takes the walk a day and it can get tiring, and that's all she did for the day.
Technology, dictates my life because I cannot live without it in my opinion. I think, without it we wouldn't be able to communicate with others well.

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Riley, NC

Riley, NC

They don't want him to tag along because they thought that he would slow them down. I would be devastated if that had happened to me because I wouldn't be able to survive in the woods by myself.

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Bella , Michigan

Bella , Michigan

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to walk a very long way to the river. Nya also has limited water usage every single day

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Emie, Nc

Emie, Nc

Water dictates Nya's  life because. She spend's all of her morning getting water so her famliy can have water. We just rely on our fridge to give us our water. We only have to walk like 10 steps just to get a cup of water. She has to walk like a few miles just to get there. We even get to have clean purified water she has to drink dirty
water.
- something that dictates my life is my phone because i have to make something look just right before I post it, and it has to have a certain amount of likes or comments

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Dylan Ontario

Dylan Ontario

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?
The group doesn’t want salva to come along because they don’t want him to complain about being tired and they don’t want him to be trouble. I feel that it is wrong to reject salva because the more lives they have the longer they will survive.

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Josh NC

Josh NC

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life? every day she goes for water before and after noon

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Daniela NC

Daniela NC

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya's life because  she goes in the morning and right after lunch.
School

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Aliyah,NC

Aliyah,NC

Explain how water dictates Nya's life what is one thing that dictates your life.

Bringing water to her family dictates Nya's life what dictates my life is school and my family.

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Gracyn, NC

Gracyn, NC

Explain how water dictates Nya's life . What one thing most dictates your life.
-Water dictates Nya's life because she goes to get water every day before lunch, then after lunch, every day.
-One thing that dictates my life is school because I am there 7 hours of day, every day.

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Justin NC

Justin NC

explain how water dictates Nya's life. what one thing most dicates your life?
water dictates Nya's life  because she has to go get water every single day for the rest of her life.
The one thing that dictates my life would be school because that is where I spend most of my time every day

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briana,NC

briana,NC

her family depends on her get the water they needed so she makes sure that they have that her family depends alot on her, the one that I'm dictated to is making sure that i make good grades and that i show up to school every single

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Aparna,NC

Aparna,NC

2. Nya spends most of her time getting water for her family.School dictates my life.

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Srikar, NC

Srikar, NC

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya's life because Nya would go get water everyday twice after she woke up and after they eat, something that dictates my life is school because I go to school everyday for 5 days a week but Nya gets water everyday.

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logan,NC

logan,NC

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates you

One thing that dictates my life is school

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Aliyah,NC

Aliyah,NC

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Jayden,NC

Jayden,NC

explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life? School dictates my life

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Jacob, NC

Jacob, NC

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?
Nya spends most of her day getting water going back and forth between the two places she spends little time with family and most of her time getting water for her family. I spend most of my time in school and homework so I dont have much free time after school nor in school.

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MiaN

MiaN

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Michaela, NC

Michaela, NC

Nya's life seems to vevol on getting water for her family. She has to get the water 2 times a day and get it on a very long journey. School dictates my life because it takes up 75 percent of my weeks. I would much rather go to school instead of fetching water every day.

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Joe

Joe

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Tahlia NC

Tahlia NC

He would slow the group down and they would have to find more food to feed salva too. I feel like a hypocrite because at the moment i am saying why would they do that but i feel like if i were put in that situation i would most likely have to think about taking in salva

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Amy, NC

Amy, NC

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group does not want Salva to come along because he is a child and they feared that he would slow them down. I think it is sad that they would let the child die just because they might slow them down.

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Griffin, NC

Griffin, NC

Question 1 - Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group knew even though Salva needed food and water from the group and to find his family. He would end up slowing the group down and only creating conflict. I feel that the group was right to feel that way, but actually leaving him was the worst thing possible. They could of helped him and encouraged him to keep going .

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Mackenzie, NC

Mackenzie, NC

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Nya has to get water most of her day, while we have school most of the day.

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Joseph,NC

Joseph,NC

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?
School dictates my life most.

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Hannah, NC

Hannah, NC

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life? Naya's life dictates on water. My life dictates on school. Naya has to walk back and forth between the lake to get water and her home carring a gallon jug on her head back and forth for hours.

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allie,NC

allie,NC

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Devin,NC

Devin,NC

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life? Nya's has to get the water to survive everyday. One thing that dictates my life is sports and school, I usually have homework everyday or basketball.

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Rajat, N

Rajat, N

2. Nya's life is dictated by water because this is what she does every day to walk and get water for his people. School dictates most of my life. This is where everything starts and teaches you most of the things you know. I spend most of my life at school and the reason how I can be successful in life.

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Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

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Justin, NC

Justin, NC

Explain how water dictates Nya's life. what on thing most dicates your life?

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Sanjana, Nc

Sanjana, Nc

Explain how water dictates Nya's life. What one thing most dicates your life?

the water

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Chanel, NC

Chanel, NC

Explain how water dictates Nya's life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya's life because it takes up most of her day and she does it everyday for her family. One thing that dictates my life is school because I come here everyday for 8 hours and after I leave, I have to do homework and that also takes up time.

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Griffin NC

Griffin NC

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

the thing that dictates my life is school because i am there all day and when i'm not i'm doing homework.

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Jasmine, NC

Jasmine, NC

The group doesn't want Salva to walk with theme because they think he might slow them down because he is a child. I also feel that it is cruel for them to want to leave a child by themselves

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Amir, NC

Amir, NC

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

1.) She has to spend most of the day getting water for her family
2.) School dictates my life

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Hunter,NC

Hunter,NC

1.The group does not want Salva to come along because it would be another mouth to feed and would slow the group down.
2.I think its bad that they thought they could leave a little kid behind putting their health befor his. Even if he might be another mouth to feed, he is one of them so they should have immediately took him in.

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Jayden, NC

Jayden, NC

Question 2: Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?
1. Water dictates Nya's life because she goes to get water everyday most of the day.
2.The most dictated part of my life is School.

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Morgan, NC

Morgan, NC

1. The group doesn't want to bring Salva because he is another mouth to feed, take care of, and that he would slow the group down because he was a child. I don't think it was right that the group left him, and inconsiderate. They were only conscerned about their own health and didn't care if Salva died.

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Emily, NC

Emily, NC

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to do it, get it to survive. It takes up most of her time. Her family is relying on her and getting the water. If she does not it is not just effecting her it is also effecting her family.

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griffin NC

griffin NC

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Abby NC

Abby NC

They didn't want Salva to come along because he could slow them down, another mouth to feed, and low water supply. Also he only by himself.

Its bad for Salva because he only a child and has no family and has nobody, and the group doesn't even consider it makes me sad for Salva.

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Ashley, NC

Ashley, NC

Explain how water dictates Nya's life. What one thing most dictates your life?
Looking at Nya's lifestyle and situation i realized that we have more privileges than Nya and her family. We have school, easy access to water, clothes, and food. Our life is way more easier than ours because we can get things easy and we have our own jobs and shelter. We also don't have as many tasks that are as needed and if you don't have it life would be harder and shorter for you and your family.

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Jarett NC

Jarett NC

2. Water is dictates Nya's life you can tell because getting water for her family is one of the only thing she does. The thing that dictates my life is school between all my classes I get lots of homework

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Kendall .K,NC

Kendall .K,NC

Water dictates Nya's by it being the source her family depends on. That is her job everyday for her family. School dictates my life by it being the place I go to everyday.

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Cj, NC

Cj, NC

That Nya's family depends on her for water everyday for her family.  One thing that dictates me in my life is that I come to school everyday.

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Brayden, nc

Brayden, nc

Nya was safe from the tribes in her home but to find water she was in the middle of the battle of the two tribes

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Abigail, NC

Abigail, NC

The group didn't want Salva to come along because they didn't want to be responsible for him, he was child, another "mouth to feed", they thought he was going to slow them down. Honestly, what I feel is empathy, and sympathy. I get why they didn't want to bring him along because, if they brought him along, and Salva would died they would feel a heavy weight on their shoulders. I also feel sympathetic because I could feel the fear of being alone from Salva.

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Cassandra,NC

Cassandra,NC

Question 1
They did not want to bring Salva because he is a child and they thought that he would slow them down. Also the said Salva would just be another mouth to feed. I think it is not right that they do not want him because he is a child.

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Kendall, NC

Kendall, NC

Water dictates Nay's life because she is the only one who gets the water for her family to keep them hydrated. That is Nay's job everyday to get water for her family.

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alexis, NC

alexis, NC

Question 2
she is spending most of her life trying to find water and supplies to live off of instead of living her life like a kid should.

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Jacob NC

Jacob NC

She is in a new camp and her mom hates the camp. They had to dig for water. He has found his uncle who has been in the war. His uncle had a weapon or gun already. Salva started vomiting because of starvation, they ate to much. They couldn't find water for miles.

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Day'lee, NC

Day'lee, NC

I think water dictates Nya's life by taking up her up her day all she does is eat and walk to get water. one thing that dictates my life is school i spend most of my day at school but I think Nya would trade with me any day.

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Caitlin, NC

Caitlin, NC

Question 2: Getting water dictates Nya's life because  if she doesn't go get the water her family could die. I think the main things that dictate my life are school, and swimming. I have to make plans based on if i have school or practice and depending if i can miss them or not.

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Bryanna, NC

Bryanna, NC

2) Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?
Water dictates Nya's life because in order for her and her family to survive she has to walk to get water. School dictates my life because I have to do it.

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Daysia, NC

Daysia, NC

nya spends most of the time getting water for her family everyday

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Andrea,NC

Andrea,NC

I think salva is doing a great job surriving. In order to live you need stanmna. Also need food.

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Avery, ON

Avery, ON

{Question 1}

Why doesn't the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

I think the group doesn't want Salva along because they feel like they would have to stop more cause Salva is young and can get tired faster than others in the group.
I feel like Salva shouldn't have been left behind because is in the tribe and they should think abut how they would feel if they got left behind.

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PJ J PA

PJ J PA

I would like to find out why Nya has to constantly walk for water.

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Ellie W.

Ellie W.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?
Reading about how water dictates Nya's life helps me to reflect upon the privileges that I have in my life. Today, our society is accustomed to having our needs filled immediately, but for many people around the globe, this is not a possibility. Nya has to walk long periods of time out of her day just to get water and do it again the next day. While I am going to classes each day, I never have to think about my access to water. This is an eye-opening story that makes you think about all you have to be grateful for.

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Joe, ON

Joe, ON

1.It’d be safer that they left him because the rebels are looking for males and if he went with them he might have been forced to help or train to be apart of the rebels or maybe because he could be just a distraction because he's the youngest of them all so he might have to take breaks and all they want to do is get away.

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Francis, ON

Francis, ON

The group doesn’t want Salva along because they think he will slow them down. They think he is just some random kid. He might complain and be dramatic. His parents aren’t there so they are assuming that no one will keep him quiet. They should at least tell him in person and in the most gentle way possible. The group didn’t even know how Salva acts, so they should at least find out before ditching him. I feel bad for Salva because he doesn’t even know why he was left alone.

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CarlyRae, CA

CarlyRae, CA

Question 1: I think that the group doesn't want Salva to come along because he is just a child. So, they might be worried that he will slow them down, and just be an extra mouth to feed. It makes me very upset to think about his own tribe abandoning a young kid, without even telling him. In addition, I could never imagine leaving a child all alone in the middle of a war.

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Kannon, CA

Kannon, CA

Question 1: Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? The group thinks that Salva will complain and fall behind and it is already a struggle to feed all the mouths in the group. I think that it is so cruel to let a child die in the desert because a group didn't take that child and left him to die.

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Danielle,CA

Danielle,CA

Nya goes to the la

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Brian,CA

Brian,CA

When Nya is at the lake camp, she has to walk a lot less then when she is at home, but the water takes longer to get. At the camp, her shelter is a lot weaker and smaller than her permanent shelter at home. Lastly, she is a lot less safe because there is Dinka nearby that could kill them.

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Arushi, CA

Arushi, CA

Q 1
The group doesn't want Salva along because he is only a child, and he might complain. Also, he will ask for food, and they barely have enough.

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Brian, CA

Brian, CA

When Nya is at the lake camp, she has to walk a lot less then when she is at home, but the water takes longer to get. At the camp, her shelter is a lot weaker and smaller than her permanent shelter at home. Lastly, she is a lot less safe because there is Dinka nearby that could kill them.

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Macy, C.A

Macy, C.A

(Question 3)
Three things that I have learned about survival is to work hard, work together, and stay calm. i think that Salva is doing a good job because he is only 11 and he is staying alive and not falling behind.

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Alexander CA

Alexander CA

They did not want to bring Nya because he was young and would take up a lot of food.  If he would take up a lot of food then he will slow them down.  He might complain a lot. They think he would be no help but be a nuisance. He's wouldn't be strong or any use. The only reason that they took him was because of a lady who wanted to have him in the group.

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Brooks, CA

Brooks, CA

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Danielle,CA

Danielle,CA

Nya dictates water by getting water every day it takes her 8 hours to get water. She does this 2 times a day.I do this with dance because I take dance almost every day and take 5 dance class in that week. This is like Nya because I go and do class for a hour and she goes and walk for 8 hours,so this is like Nya.

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Nathan, CA

Nathan, CA

The group doesn't want Salva in the group because they think that he will slow them down and complain.

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Benjamin CA I think Nya's life dictates my life because I'm always busy with basketball games and practice and I always play basketball in my free time.

Benjamin CA I think Nya's life dictates my life because I'm always busy with basketball games and practice and I always play basketball in my free time.

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Brooks, CA

Brooks, CA

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JOSHUA, CALIFORNIA,U.S.A

JOSHUA, CALIFORNIA,U.S.A

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Danielle,C

Danielle,C

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CarlyRae, CA

CarlyRae, CA

Question 1: How I think that the group doesn't want Salva to come along because he is just a child. So, they might be worried that he will slow them down, and just be an extra mouth to feed. It makes me very upset to think about his own tribe abandoning a young kid, without even telling him. In addition, I could never imagine leaving a child all alone in the middle of a war.

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Sebastian Dominguez CA

Sebastian Dominguez CA

water dictates nya's life in many ways and i do not really think that the group wants salva to be in the group

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Lucas, CA Water dictates life because without water Nya and her family because without water she will die. One thing that dictates my life is my parents because they tell me everything I have to do and if I don't follow it I get punished.

Lucas, CA Water dictates life because without water Nya and her family because without water she will die. One thing that dictates my life is my parents because they tell me everything I have to do and if I don't follow it I get punished.

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Sierra, California

Sierra, California

The group doesn't want Salva along because they think that he will slow them down. He is also a child, so they believe that he will cry and be a drag. I feel bad for Salva because the group makes assumptions and doesn't give him the chance to prove himself. The group also doesn't want Salva along because he would just be an extra mouth to feed. It is quite clear that the group doesn't want Salva along, and grudgingly lets him join the group, just in case he might be of some use. In addition, the group doesn't want Salva along because he is an orphan, and since his parents aren't there, no one would take care of him, and that could lead to him being reckless and irresponsible. O

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Joao Paulo,CA

Joao Paulo,CA

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?
Water dictates her life because every day she has to make 2 very long walks to get water for her family. The thing that dictates me is school because I have to go to it every day.

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Kolby, C.A.

Kolby, C.A.

Question 1: Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? The group doesn't bring Salva along because he is too young so he would not be good for work and might slow the group down. I feel that the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him is wrong because even though he is still young he is as able as the men for work, will be able to move faster than the elderly and any of the younger kids, and will not complain.

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Macy, CA

Macy, CA

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Ruth CA

Ruth CA

Question 1: They group do not want Salva because they think that he will slow them down and they will need to look for more food then they use too. Question 2: Water dedicates Nya´s life because she looks for water every day and takes care of

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Noah, CA

Noah, CA

I think that the group is willing to isolate and reject because they do not want to feed another person and they think that he will hold back the group. This makes me feel bad for him because he was already apart from his family and his former group also chose to leave him then the old person had to move so if his group chooses to leave him again, then he will be left alone once more.

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Nia, California

Nia, California

The group did not want Salva to join them because they think he would complain and slow them down. I think it is cruel to isolate and ignore a lost and lonely child.

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Camron, California

Camron, California

Question 1
Salva's group does not want him along because the group think that Salva will just slow them down. They think that Salva will slow them down because he is just a child and that he will always complain and they think that he is to young to do any real work. I feel that it would be harsh to do that.

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Ella, California

Ella, California

Question 2: Nya's life is dictated by water because she spends all day everyday walking to the pond and filling up her jug. She does it multiple times a day. Something that dictates my life is soccer. I play competitive soccer, so I'm out on the soccer field everyday for hours at a time

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Racquel, CA

Racquel, CA

(Question 3)
I learned that some of the main keys to survival are work hard, work together, and stay hopeful. I think that Salva is doing a good job of surviving in these cicumstances. I think this because he lost his parents and he does not have anyone to take care of him.

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Nicole, CA

Nicole, CA

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?
Water dictates Nya's life because she spends all of her time getting water for her family. The thing that dictates my life is theater I have practice 12 hours a week.

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Alexander , CA

Alexander , CA

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Alden, CA

Alden, CA

Question 2:
Water dictates Nya’s life by making her walking for more than 16 hours a day just to get some. One thing that dictates my life is music. I play the guitar and violin, and I have to practice for a long time every day.

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Jordan, CA

Jordan, CA

Question 1: Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? I think that the group does not want Salva among them because he is child. The group believes that Salva will just become another mouth to feed and it is not worth the extra effort. This makes me very upset because the members of the group are of the same tribe and they were thinking about abandoning this young child.

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Aurora, California

Aurora, California

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?
The group doesn't want Salva to come along with them because they thought he would take up to much food, water, and time. I think it is rude and selfish because they think he is going to take more time but he won't

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Lucas, CA

Lucas, CA

Water dictates Nya's li

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Jake,California

Jake,California

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Katie, California

Katie, California

Question 2: Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya's life by she is always looking for more water. She does two trips to the pond a day. Water takes up all of her day except for her meals. Dance dictates my life. It dictates my life by I do 8 hours a week and I am adding one soon. When I go I go three hours at a time.

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Brooks, CA

Brooks, CA

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Hayden, CA

Hayden, CA

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? I think that the group doesn't want him to come along because he is a child and it will slow them down. Also they think he will complain and want to much food. Also he might sleep in and slow them down. Forth he could be scared and ask them to move to a different spot which could take along time and then they get tired.

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JOSHUA, CALIFORNIA,U.S.A

JOSHUA, CALIFORNIA,U.S.A

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Lucas, California

Lucas, California

The group does not want Salva to come along with them because they think he is going to slow them down and he will complain along the way. I feel very bad for him because he just wants to find his family or meet new freinds.

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Matthew, California

Matthew, California

Question 1:  why does the group not want to bring Salva along on their trip?

The group doesn't want to bring Salva with them because they think that he´s going to slow them down and be not helpful and a waste of food.

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Will, CA

Will, CA

Q: This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

A: I think that Salva is doing a bad job with surviving. He worries to much about other things. he needs to worry about himself otherwise he is going to come across lots of difficult things.

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Nathan, CA

Nathan, CA

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Nathan, C

Nathan, C

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Jael , CA

Jael , CA

The group doesn't want Salva to come along with them because they are assuming that he will cause trouble such as complaining and that he will slow them down tremendously. I feel very bad for Salva because they did not give him an opportunity to prove them wrong.

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Joao Paulo,CA

Joao Paulo,CA

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Xander, CA

Xander, CA

Question 4
Nya's life in the lake camp is bad since they couldn't make a stable shelter, Nya had to wait for water to come out and it wasn't really safe there while at there house they had a permanent shelter and Nya could get a lot of water by walking to the pond, so her life at home is better then her life in the water camp.

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Lauren, CA

Lauren, CA

The group does not want Salva to join them because he is a child, one more mouth to feed, he does not offer any useful skills, he will fall behind, and he will complain. I think it is wrong that they immediately were going to leave him behind, though he was a defenseless child. On the other hand, they were short on resources, like water and food.

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Kaya Red Bluff, C.

Kaya Red Bluff, C.

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Piper,Red Bluff,ca

Piper,Red Bluff,ca

Q:Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?SO

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Miriam Lopez Red Bluff,CA

Miriam Lopez Red Bluff,CA

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?
They think that salva will slow them down but they should not do that

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Jakoby Lyon #17 Red Bluff California

Jakoby Lyon #17 Red Bluff California

Explain how water dictates Naya's life? She has to walk 7 kilometers just so she can get some water

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Lynnie #13

Lynnie #13

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Diego M,Red Bluff,CA

Diego M,Red Bluff,CA

Q: Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?
A: They don't want to bring him along because they feel he will slow them down which makes sense but they shouldn't do that.

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Talina.B,Red Bluff,C

Talina.B,Red Bluff,C

Q:1
I think the group should exsept him because he is a good kid.

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Jaycee, Red Bluff, CA

Jaycee, Red Bluff, CA

Q:
Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?
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The group doesn't want Salva along because they think that he is just a kid and will slow them down. Honestly, I think that they should keep him safe and include him.

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Colby, CA

Colby, CA

Question 1:
I feel like the men would think that Salva would slow them down, take up all their rations ,and complain. I can see why they would think that, but I would at least give him a chance. He might just be a child, but he might be different than what you expect

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Abigail, US, CA

Abigail, US, CA

I feel like the men wanted to leave Salva behind because (They said this themselves) he'd slow them down, and he would just be a extra mouth to feed. Also he was "just a child" and not a man yet.

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Peyton V Sparta Ontario

Peyton V Sparta Ontario

Q:1.
The group doesn't want Salva to come with them because they think he is too weak to be useful to anyone. I think that the world was just confused of what to do because of the war so I think it was only a little wrong.

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AidenM Sparta Ontario

AidenM Sparta Ontario

Q3
-Deadly animals that can eat you poison you or badly injure you which can cause a lot of problems.
-Diseases that you could catch which could end up killing you, slowing your movements or doing other terrible things to you.
-Soldiers from either the Rebel side could capture you, imprison you, kill you, force you to be one of them and so one.
I think that Salva has done well surviving these things manely because he grew up in these dangers which already gives him a bit of experience but i think that he hasen't gone through the terrible fates because he is just to determined but I guess he is just very lucky after all he has gone through.

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RJ ON #1

RJ ON #1

The group doesnt want to take salva with them because he will just want to rest and will slow them down. another reason is he might just run off or be wineing all day or at night will keep walking people up cause he hears noises. One thing is they dont know how he is, he can be very helpful to them plus his uncle

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Aiden W Sparta ON(#1)

Aiden W Sparta ON(#1)

I think they don't want Savla in the group because if he is in the group there is Less food and he is a kid so if they have a kid the neur tribe might want the kid. i think he feels sad because no one want to stay with him :(

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Carly Sparta Ontario

Carly Sparta Ontario

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to walk for around three hours in the morning and three hours in the afternoon and that leaves no time for school.So really her whole life is getting water witch really isn't fair. What dictates my life is school. School is huge part of my life.I don't what I would do if I couldn't go to school this is why I feel so bad for Nya because she can't go to school

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Alan.G Sparta ON

Alan.G Sparta ON

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Cale.H Sparta,ON,Canada

Cale.H Sparta,ON,Canada

Q1           The group doesn't want Salva in the group because they have to feed him,give him a drink worry about were he is and if he gets hurt or sick the group has to take care of him that would be in their eyes a waste of time and resources

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Blake,Sparta Ontario

Blake,Sparta Ontario

They group wont want a kid in there group. But his uncle is there so they can hunt so if they isolate him his uncle will probably stay with him. Then the will be unable to hunt then starve to death.
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i feel bad for salva because the group doesn't like him and hes only there because his uncles there with a gun for hunting

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Quinn,Sparta O

Quinn,Sparta O

Explain how water dictates Nya's life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water is key to life, Plants need it, animals need it, tree's need it and us humans need it. Nya needs water but she probably wishes she doesn't have to walk 3 hours every single day.
The one thing that dictates my life is my freedom, without it I would be who I am today.

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Charlie, Sparta, Ontario

Charlie, Sparta, Ontario

Q)1
I think that the Dinka tribe, group wants to have Salva along because he is a kid and might slow them down and that would just be more work for them. Even though there is a fight going on, and people are only worrying about them selves and what will happen to them, Salva is part of the tribe and they should take him along so that he can be safe too, and i have heard people say that there is safety in numbers so he could help with that! Salva also wants to find his family and he does not want to stay alone and also a little later on in the book more people join salva and the group.

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Tiffany, Sparta, Ont

Tiffany, Sparta, Ont

Q)4

I think Nya's life at home is very safe  compaired to the lake because in the book it said that her mother was worried about the brother and dad because they went out hunting. But it never said that when they were at home probably because it wasn't a problem at home.Its easier for her to get water here but her arm gets sore and it takes a while for the water to come and the shelter is not so good.

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Grace Sparta Ontario (Question 1)

Grace Sparta Ontario (Question 1)

I don't think the group wants Salva along because it just makes more work for them to watch him and also it is one more mouth to feed. I honestly don't think it is fair that people would just turn down a kid in need of help right away. I understand that they don't now anything about him really but still what do they have to lose? I would assume that Salva would never try to do anything he wasn't supposed to but i understand that the group also doesn't know Salva.

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Kyla from Sparta,Ontario

Kyla from Sparta,Ontario

Q1) The group doesn't want
Salva along because they think he is just a kid and cant do anything to help the group.Also he is just a waste of food and water that they could eat/drink (the group thinks).Another reason why they don't want him is because they are selfish. This i think is why they don't want Salva along.

Q2) Water dictates Nya's life because most of the time she is walking to get water and that makes it the most timely.She can't go to school because that's what she is doing when most kids (boys all girls are geting water) are at school. Water is a necessity in life that you need to live.

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Kaidynce, Canada, Ontario

Kaidynce, Canada, Ontario

Nya´s life at the lake camp is different then life at home because at the lake camp she doesn´t have to walk for hours to get water.But at the lake camp she barely has any shelter and
it´s not safe at the lake camp

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Jakob W, NY

Jakob W, NY

Water dictates Nya's life because she Has to go get water for her family every day for about 8 hours a day and if she dosn't her family would die. and school dictates me because if I didn't iI wouldn't get a good job or be succseful in life.

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Chloe, Markham, Ontario

Chloe, Markham, Ontario

The group doesn't want Salva to along because he's just a child and has no use. Unlike other men, he doesn't have the survival skills or hunting in the wild. If he can't get food, water or protect the group, then he has no use so there's no point of bringing him along. I feel like Salva doesn't deserve to be isolated or rejected. From what I read in the book, he was fine walking even when he was starving and still kept up with the others. I feel bad for him because when the group rejected him, he was completely alone. He's already lost his family and then a group left him when he was still asleep. A group of strangers is better than being alone, he might not know them but he knows that they're from the same tribe and trying to escape the war together.

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Malia, CA

Malia, CA

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group

is willing to isolate and reject him?
The group is willing to isolate and reject him because they believe that he is a child and will complain and lag behind. I feel like Salva should not be judged because he is a child. He is strong and he is not lagging behind from what I read he even helped to find food.

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Denise, California

Denise, California

The group does not want Salva to be there with them because he is a kid and they think that a kid could slow them down.I feel really sad for Salva because I think that leaving a kid all alone is a really rude think to do.

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Eli, CA

Eli, CA

The group dose not want salva to go to be in the group because he is a kid and is no use to  the group and he is weak.

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Evan, CA

Evan, CA

Because the group thinks Salva is going to slow them down. it a because of a women

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Jack, California

Jack, California

The group didn't want Salva to come along with them because they thought he would slow them down. It isn't fair because he is a Dinka and they are Dinka so they are pretty much leaving there own people behind.

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Uma,california

Uma,california

How does water dictate Nyas life.Well she has to walk eight hours a day which is longer than a school day for us. While she is walking in the hot hot sun we are sitting in an air conditioned room and we don't even relize how luck we are were always complaining when people in other places have it much much worse like Nya. If you think your life is hard try living like her for a day

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Scott M.

Scott M.

Salva has survived many things. He has survived the vicious lions. He has also survived without food for a couple days

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Nicol California

Nicol California

I think it is sad that they don´ t  want to bring Salva along.  Salva is hard working he is also is a part of his tribe. Only If they new that he was a part of his tribe and who his father was. A long walk to water states that ´´he is a child. He will slow us down.And it is another mouth to feed.It is already hard enough to find food ´´.

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Joseph CA

Joseph CA

the group doesn't want salva to join them because he is a child and he wont be any help

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Megan, California

Megan, California

Water distracts Nyas life because she never has time to do stuff because she is always busy walking to water. one thing that distracts my life is school, i have to go to school every day.

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Patrick, CA

Patrick, CA

The group declines Salva as a member since they think he would be no use to them.  Since Salva is just a child, he wouldn't be very much use in associating with the group, he's just another mouth to feed in their perspective.
I don't agree with them because Salva is a starving child that has no idea where his family really is. Without a proper guardian for protection, he would probably perish, or be badly injured.
Since the group is part of the Dinka tribe, like Salva, they have even more of a reason to take him in.

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Evan, California

Evan, California

A thing that dictates my life is horse back riding because in horse back riding I try very hard to do better in riding and train my horses to do the things I want them to do and I want to do better to be in a lot of horse shows and when I'm older I want to teach other kids and help them life their dreams.

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Ava California

Ava California

The group doesn't want Savla to come because they think that he will slow the group down. I think this is a very wrong thing to do. One reason why I think that this is a very wrong thing to do is because I ask for help all the time and they help me. But for a kid my age to get rejected like that is not right. Another reason why I think that they should take him is because you never know kids might be helpful to have around. Like when they found the beehive that was very helpful. This is why I think they should take Salva with them.

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Uma, California

Uma, California

How does water dictate Nya´s life. Nya walks back and foruth back in fourth just to get the dirtest water

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Everett, California

Everett, California

Q.3 This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

One thing I learned is that, Salva  is seeking refuge with many different people.
The second is that the war has made almost everyone in Sudan split into groups of people walking on and on.
The third was his grandpa had a gun, that way they could eat bigger foods.

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Luyn,California

Luyn,California

Salva wanted to join the group because he dose not want to be alone in the wild but the group

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Jacie, California

Jacie, California

The group does not want Salva along with him for a couple reasons. For one thing, he is a child any they think he will slow them down. Also, they thought it was just another person to feed and take care of. However, I do not think he should be rejected like this. I feel this way because I think he can be a very helpful person. I also think that since he lost his family it is important for him to be with someone he can trust. Overall, I think that Salva is no trouble to be a mark of the group so he can get back to his family!

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Gerardo C.A

Gerardo C.A

They don't want salve because he be fall behind and will  do any work also they would for then to hunt

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Piper, California

Piper, California

Question 2:
Water dictates Nya's life because she has to walk 8 hours a day for 7 months of the year to collect water for her family to drink. If there are 24 hours in a day, 12 of which are nightime, by the time she walks 8 hours, she only has 4 hours of the day left. The other 5 months of the year, she has to wait several hours everyday at a muddy hole for water to collect at the bottom. One thing that dictates my life is my dog because he has inflammatory bowel disorder, so he has to eat raw meat and so we are constantly taking care of him and trying to get him to eat, and if he has a sore stomach at night we still take him out.

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Gabby,CA

Gabby,CA

Question 2
Water dictates Nya's life because it is her job her duty and she loves walking to get water for her family she helps the family and she is loving it. Something that dictates my life is soccer I love soccer and it is a part of my life I do not know what I would do without soccer.Soccer dictates my life.

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Danny ,CA

Danny ,CA

It is a big responsibilty for Nya because if she does not bring water her family will not get water and Nya family need water to live.

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Joseph CA

Joseph CA

the group does not want salva to join the group because salva is a child and he wont be any help to the group in their opinion.and they think taqt he will just sow them down

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Anthony, California

Anthony, California

The group does not want Salva to come along because they think it will slow them down and their going to have one more mouth to feed. I do not think it is fair because he can be very helpful and without the group he would have to survive on his own. I feel bad for him because  everyone is being selfish.

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Brae, Southern California

Brae, Southern California

Nya goes very long distances everyday to get water, which dictates what she does. She has enough time to eat and then heads off with her little sister to get water. Her little sister slows her down because she is younger and can't walk as long. Which causes her to have less time to do anything else. Sports and homework usually dictates what I can do. But I can usually get everything done to make my schedule functional. But with Nya that is not possible with what she has to do.

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Maliah, California

Maliah, California

The group doesn't want Salva along because they think he will slow them down because he is a child. He's also another mouth to feed, and it's already hard enough to find food. They also think he is to young to do any real work and he'll be of no use to them.

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Hyland, California

Hyland, California

When the people in the group did not want Salva, they didn't want him because they knew he was going to need food, water, he would slow them down, and because he is just a little boy. As well as in the book it said that he is another mouth to feed, but that'is mean, he is just a kid. I felt bad for him because even if he is just a little boy and he would slow them down, that does not mean you can just exclude him from the group. It is no fair if they just left him there.

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Annabella, California

Annabella, California

The group didn't want Salva to join them because he is young and will slow the group down and give them and extra mouth to feed. I feel that it is unfair for them to isolate Salva because they are all in the same tribe and he is young and alone . Also, they are in the middle of war with the government and he doesn't know where his family is or anyone he knows. I feel bad because he is trying his hardest to help with getting food,  getting water, and not slowing down.

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Brooke, California

Brooke, California

The group does not want to take Salva along because they think he will keep eating their food. They also think he will complain about being hungry and about walking and being tired. They also do not want to take him along because they also think he will not be of any use to them by doing work they think he is just a little kid who will just complain about everything, keep getting hungry and tired and can't do any work.

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Yasmin CA,

Yasmin CA,

The group does not want to have Salva along because they think he will be trouble and get hungry and cry. I feel very bad because they don't want to include him in their group and they still see that he had no family member with him.

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Jeremy, California

Jeremy, California

Q.3 Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya's life because she makes two long trips to the pond every day to support her family's needs. One thing that dictates my life is soccer.

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Jeffrey CA

Jeffrey CA

Question 1
The group did not want to have Salva with them because they said that it would be a another mouth to feed. And also the group said that he will slow them down. So the group eventually accepted Salva because the old lady told them to take him with them.

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Why doesn't the grou

Why doesn't the group want Salva along?  How do feel about the group willing to isolate and reject him?

The group is willing to isolate and reject him because in a group of older and stronger people they believe Salva

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Mikela, California

Mikela, California

During the book A Long Walk to the Water the group does not want Salva along. Also, it is another mouth to feed so they did not want to let anyone else into the group.  The group is willing to isolate and reject him because in a group of older and stronger people they believe Salva will slow them down. He also lost his family and needs someone to support him.

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Denise, California

Denise, California

question 1
I feel really sad for Salva because if I was there I would feel really sad and scared

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West Oaks, London, On

West Oaks, London, On

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Nya's life revolves around getting water. She spends upwards of 8 hours a day fetching murky water. She puts in all this effort and doesn't even get a great reward. Additionally, Nya is forced to move part way through the year to an unsafe location in order to survive (get more water).

In terms of our entire class, School dictates our life. We all attend on a daily basis for 6.5 hours a day. We have tasks to complete. It is, however, a privilege and not for our survival.

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Aiden Canada

Aiden Canada

Why dosen’t the group want salva. I think because she is a kid and there is one more person in the group,

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Akbar and Manna Did it

Akbar and Manna Did it

I think he is always hungry but isn't aloud  to ask or else he’ll get kicked out .

Nya needs water and it’s hard to get her water she can only get dirty water .In Canada we electricty ,shelter, food , and clean fresh water from the great lakes

One thing I new was to stay confident the whole trip. The second thing i new was to try your best to keep up.The third thing i new was never ever give up and keep going.I think salva is doing a good job surviving because  he was not complaining about food and water  and he didn't say where they're going.

Nya’s life was really hard and her house was a camp and she did’nt had electricity no water she had walk 4 miles to get dirty water and her trip in the camp was hard there was no water no food and no shelter,

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Wilton Grove Zoey adrianna ashreqt

Wilton Grove Zoey adrianna ashreqt

Adrianna The group doesn’t want salva along because they think he will just slow them down and one more mouth to feed. I would feel sad if people rejected salva and isolate him.

Zoey-Water dictates Nyas life because she will die if she dosent have water and she has to walk alot everyday to get it. Something that dictates my life is the sun because if the sun was not here than we wouldnt be here because it would be too cold for us to live here.

Ashreqt adrianna Zoey-One thing that i have learnerd that Salva wanted to come with the group but he got rejected and they left him behind. I think Salva was a little scared when the whole group left while he was asleep. I think Salva is doing ok right now because he is not dead or ingured really badly.

Adrianna one thing i learned is always sleep in the middle of the group so you dont end up a meal for a animal like a lion i think salvas doing a good job because he slept by a adult with a gun

Ashreqt one thing i learned make friends with everybody so they dont abandon you salvas doing a good job because he found another group be himself.

Everybody nyas life is better at her house than at lake camp because she doesnt have to dig in the mud all day at her house

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Abby and Andre, London Ontario Canada

Abby and Andre, London Ontario Canada

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

I feel bad that savla’s being isolated because  they want to isolate him only because he’s another mouth to feed and he’s young and they think he will slow them down

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Something that dictates her life is that she has to walk so far to get water . Something that dictates my life is that we don’t have to walk that far to get water because we get it from the tap.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

Salva’s is doing a good job of learning survival but i think he could be trying harder to understand . Three challenges  I’ve learned about the story is Water,Food, and the Lions .

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

Nya at camp doesn’t have to go get water that’s 4 km away . When Nyas at home she has to walk far to get water.  At camp Nya doesn’t have to harvest food she just gets it . When Nya’s at home she was to harvest food to eat.

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Aurko, Edison,NJ

Aurko, Edison,NJ

The group doesn't want Salva because he is small and he is another mouth to feed. I feel sad for him because he lost his family and people are selfish that they only think about themselves and not others. This makes me

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walid and brayden london ont

walid and brayden london ont

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Alissa NJ

Alissa NJ

The group didn't want him with them because they saw him as a child. They thought he was just another mouth to feed and not worth the effort. I think that this judgement is unfair, because they shouldn't judge how valuable somebody is by their age.

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walid and brayden london ont

walid and brayden london ont

yes because he is awsome

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Jesse, Markham, Ontario

Jesse, Markham, Ontario

The group doesn't want salva because he is a child which means that he can not walk as fast and as much as the adults making them slow down and eventually getting caught in the war and also because Salva is a child that means he's growing therefore he needs more food and water and the group doesn't even have enough for them selves. I feel bad because whether your a child or adult or baby you should be treated the same especially if they're from your tribe or village.

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Cherise, Markham O

Cherise, Markham O

Nya’s life at the lake is worse than her life at home, because there is no shelter, less safety and even though it’s near the lake, the water that is collected is filthy, and rather muddy. Nya’s father also has to go hunt, and it’s more dangerous because they are near the Nuer tribe, and they risk encountering the Nuer. Nya’s life at her home near the pond is safer, farther away from different tribes, but the pond of water is farther and Nya has to make two trips to that pond a day.

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walid and brayden london ontario canada

walid and brayden london ontario canada

They don’t want salva along because he is too slow and he can’t catch up.

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Natalie, Markham, Ontario

Natalie, Markham, Ontario

Question: Explain how water dictates Nya's life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya's life because she spends so much time and energy to get water for her family every single day. She has to walk to a source of water, which is nowhere near where she lives, and back with more weight on her shoulders. There is a lot of pressure on her, like if she spills the water, she has to go back to get it again and that really controls how she sees life.
One thing most dictates my life is probably education because education is super useful in my life but it requires a lot of sacrifice of time.

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Adam, Markham, Ontario

Adam, Markham, Ontario

Question:  Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group does not want to bring Salva along because they believe that he will just slow them down, he will just be another mouth to feed  and he will just be no help whatsoever. In my opinion, I think that group is wrong when they were trying to isolate him from the group, because its basically discrimination, and you should never tell someone no because they are just a kid. Even though you are low on supplies, that doesn't mean you have to be so MEAN.

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Nishika NJ

Nishika NJ

The doesn't want Salva to come along because they think that they will slow him down and that it would be more harder to travel east. I would feel lonely and sad if I get isolated in the middle of nowhere.

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Joyce, Markham, ON

Joyce, Markham, ON

The group doesn't want Salva to follow along, because the group is mostly adults who are mostly from the same village. Salva is child compared to everyone and they think that he will slow them all down and be annoying with all his needs. I feel that it's unfair that Salva is left out from the group because he's a child. But they never thought to try to talk to him about being in the group and that he can't slow them all down.

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Aris, Markham, Ontario

Aris, Markham, Ontario

water dictates Nya's life because she lives in a country that which she has to walk all day to the pond to get the water. and the one thing that dictates my life is basketball because i play it evreydat

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Gillian, Markham, ON

Gillian, Markham, ON

There are many reasons why the group did not want Salva to come along with them.  First of all, the adults think that since he is a kid, he would just slow them down and they would not arrive as fast to their destination without him.  Also, since they  need to survive, there is not that much food. So having another person to come along they would have less food supplies for everyone.  I think that that is unfair on how they would treat him in that manner because they all want to survive and they have the same motives.

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Kylie, Markham, ON

Kylie, Markham, ON

The reason why the Group doesn’t want Salva and is willing to ditch him is because he is a child and he would need a lot of food and they don’t want him to complain too much. I feel like it's not really good to just leave a child alone, even though he migt take up a lot of he sources, I don't think it's smart to leave a child that's lost.

Water dictakes Nya’s life because she has to go fetch water everyday since she was little. School will be something that dictakes me because i go to school everyday since i was little.

I've learned that you can't give up easily and just stop finding something you want. I think salva is doing a great job surviving these circumstances because if it were to be me in that situation i would be sad.

Nya's better at home but she likes camp better.

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Ansh, Edison

Ansh, Edison

Water dictates Nya´s life because occupies lots of her time because she needs to fetch it every day for many hours in great distances. School dictates my life because it also occupies most of my life to learn many things.

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Philip NJ

Philip NJ

Something that dictates my life

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Megan, Markham, Ontario, Canada

Megan, Markham, Ontario, Canada

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

At home, Nya has to go out everyday for a long walk to get water at the big lake. However at the camp, she is closer to the water but has to dig for it instead and the water availability is not as much as when she has to walk for water because of the lack of rain. Also, she has a house and shelter at home, but at the camp, she lives in a tent, in the wild, where as the food is not bought, and with very less ressources. At the camp, Nya is also not as safe as if she were at home because the war is closer to their camp. Plus, in the camp, the men and boys have to hunt, and they might encounter other people and fights where they might get hurt. (Nya's dad and brother) Therefore, at home, the conditions and ressources available are better than in the camp, where they have to worry about many different things

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Jason, Markham, Ontario

Jason, Markham, Ontario

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

I think that the group Salva "belongs" to, does not want him in the group because thy think that Salva shall slow them down because of the skills that may  come with his age. He would not be  helpful to the group because he cannot contribute as much as they want to. Salva cannot really fight, he can only do very little work. With Salva in the group, there is just one more person to take care of out f more than 30 people. The group mat think that by caring for someone who cannot contribute to the group, he will only eat food, drink water and use their supplies, when that supplies can be used for people who can contribute more than Salva. By this thinking, the group does not want him to be in this group.

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Jordan, Markham Ontario

Jordan, Markham Ontario

Water dictates her life because water is essential to live. water dictates her life because she has to go and it get it very often. another reason how water dictates her life is because if she does not have it, her and her family might die of dehydration. something that dictates my life so school because i go to school everyday and if i don't, i wont be smart and wont have common sense to live.

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Carmen, Markham, Ontario

Carmen, Markham, Ontario

I don't think that the group wants Salva to come along because he is a child that could slow them down and cause attention. Also if he comes along, then they have to feed him and they have to look after an extra person. I feel really sad that they are hesitant to let Salva come along because he is just a kid and he doesn't really know what to do.

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Jonathan, Markham Ontario

Jonathan, Markham Ontario

Water dictates Nya's life because she needs to go get it all the time. Because it is essential, therefore it dictates her life because she has to go get it all of the time. For me school dictates my life because I learn there, and I have to go there everyday.

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Harini, NJ

Harini, NJ

Like water dictates Nya's life, school dictates mine. I spend most of my time there, and it plays a very important role in my life. Without a proper education, I wouldn't get anywhere in life.

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Joseph, Markham, ON

Joseph, Markham, ON

The group doesn't want Salva to tag along because they assume that he will slow them down and she won't be helpful to the group.
I feel like that group should think more positively about new recruits (about how they can help the group) and think more critically, instead of rejecting the recruits without knowing much about them.

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Nevaeh, London Ontario Canada

Nevaeh, London Ontario Canada

The group doesn’t want Salva along because he is another mouth to feed, and he is young so they feel he might slow them down.

Nya spends her whole day fetching water and bringing it back to her family. My mom dictates my life because I love her.

Three challenges to survival are finding enough food to eat, water to drink and a place for shelter. Salva is doing his best to survive and he’s persevering through this difficult time.

Nya’s life at the camp is easier because she doesn’t have to spend her day fetching water.

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Katrina, Markham, Ontario

Katrina, Markham, Ontario

I think the group wants to leave him behind because they are thinking about the well being of the whole group, and if they took him  and he was too slow or needed lots of food it could put the whole group in danger. So even if it seems like a cold hearted thing to do I think the leaders of the group are just looking out for everyone's safety, not just a child's. If I was in their situation I think I would keep him for a day or two and if I say he was putting the group in danger only then i would abandon him, and In Salvas case he is not accualy hurting the group so I would keep him.

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Kevin, NJ

Kevin, NJ

1. The group doesn't want Salva along because they believe that he could slow them down and cause trouble. I believe that the group was in such a hurry, that they wouldn't let any child coming along to slow them down. I think these people are a bit heartless, because while Salva may slow them down, he is still a kid just trying to survive through the war.

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Stella, Markham, ON

Stella, Markham, ON

The group doesn’t want Salva to come along because, they all think that Salva is trouble

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walid and brayden london ontario canada

walid and brayden london ontario canada

They don’t want salva along because he is too slow and he can’t catch up.

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Jacob, Markham, Ontario, Canada

Jacob, Markham, Ontario, Canada

Compare Nya's life at the lake  camp with (consider the availability of water, shelter and safety).
Nya's life at the lake camp consists many factors which are different than those at home. at the lake camp, I think the shelters are first come first serve, and this year, Nya's family came later, and so didn't get a shelter. However, Nya has a permanent home back in her village. Also, in the lake camp, Nya doesn't have to go on a three hour trip to get water, but it is harder to get because she needs to wait for the water to seep out of the clay. Safety is also a concern at the lake camp because there are Dinkas very close, and the two tribes don't get along really well. As a conclusion, Nya's life in the lake camp is extremely different than her life at home.

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Sarina, Markham, Ontario

Sarina, Markham, Ontario

I think that the group didn't want to bring Salva with them because he is a child, and the group consists of adults. They think that he won't be able to keep up with their walking pace, and will slow them down. They also think that salva would be another mouth to feed, and they would need to give up more water. They said in the book that they already have trouble feeding themselves, so why should they accept salva. I think it is very rude that they were going to willingly leave Salva behind, just because he is a kid. If they can't even support themselves, how do they think salva would survive?

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Anne, Markham, Ontario

Anne, Markham, Ontario

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety)

Nya's life at home and at the lake are quite different. At home, Nya has to walk long tedious hours to find water, which fills up most of the day. She also has everything she needs at home, a house and they feel safe there.

At the lake, Nya does not have to walk for hours to find water, but she needs to dig holes in the ground and the water is filthy and possibly unsafe to drink. At the lake, they do not have a house but instead have to live in makeshift shelters. They also feel less safe by the lake, because they live among Dinkas and are scared they will provoke a war.

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preston haiden london CA

preston haiden london CA

1. I think that they do not want salva because he is small and not strong.

2. She brings the water to there family

3. We learn that you can not make your parents do everything for you because in south Sudan the children have to do almost everything by themselves including water food and other.

4. She had more water at camp then at home. She had to walk 4k just to get water and in camp just a little walk to get.The camp was more safe because Nya had more people around her for protection and safety without the people so basically at home she just had her family to protect her.

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Ellie, NJ

Ellie, NJ

The group doesn't want Salva to tag along with them because they thought  that he would slow them down, and it would be another person to feed. If I was issolated, I would feel sad and frustrated.

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Sohum, Markham ON

Sohum, Markham ON

Water is a very important part of Nya's life. For 7 months of the year Nya must bring water to her family. If Nya does not, or if the water runs out, Nya and her family might die. Getting water is a big part of Nya's life. Without water Nya's family's crops may also die and they will not get much food.
One thing that dictates my life is my family, with out my family I will be able to fend for myself, I would not be very well off, I would be with out a shelter, food or water. I would not have the care I have right now with my family.

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Raphael, Markham, ON, Canada

Raphael, Markham, ON, Canada

Water dictates Nya's life because  humans need water to survive. As Nya is a human, not having water will kill her. Also, it dictates her life because that is pretty much what she does for half of the year.
My parents dictate my life because without them, I would have no shelter, food, or water. I need them to survive as without them I do not think that I would be able to get any thing I need to survive. I could go to a shelter, but even then, as no one would hire me (Because I am a kid and homeless), I would still be jobless.

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Michael, Markham, ON, Canada.

Michael, Markham, ON, Canada.

I think the group doesn't want S
alva in the group because Salva will just slow them down. They even mentioned it in the book. Salva thinks the same. Salva will slow them down because extra person just equals to extra care and food for that person. And when it comes to survival of the fittest, you only care about yourself, not others. Also, how I feel about the group isolating is sad. Even if I was in that situation i woukdnt be evil enough just to leave a kid and let yim die.

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Robin, Markham Ontario

Robin, Markham Ontario

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

Three survival strategies that I have learned while reading this book are, when a lake doesn't contain water anymore but wet clay, dig a deep hole and wait until water starts coming into the hole and filling it up. Another useful strategy that I have learned is while in a wood land, listen for a bird named the honey guild to find a bee hive, also, once you have seen the hive, light a fire to make the bees sleepy so they won't sting you. The last strategy I have learned is that when your hunting, always have a good weapon, craft one if you are able to find resources to kill animals to eat. During this trip, I don't think that Salva has learned much about these survival tricks because he really doesn't do much other than describe what other people are doing, he didn't help get honey, he wasn't the one who found the hive, didn't find water and it was his uncle that shot the antelope, Salva might be learning but he docent really do anything to help.

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Akshita - NJ

Akshita - NJ

The group doesn't want to take Salva along because they think that he will slow him down, and won't catch up. In addition, it's already too hard to get enough food for the group, so with Salva,  there will be another mouth to feed. Since Salva is just a child, he can't really help, so that he is basically useless. I kind of feel bad for Salva, because he's just a child, and if he's left alone, then it will be very hard for him to survive.

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walid and brayden

walid and brayden

They don’t want salva along because he is too slow and he can’t catch up

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Zoey london ON

Zoey london ON

Water dictates Nyas life because she will die if she dosent have water and she has to walk alot everyday to get it. Something that dictates my life is the sun because if the sun was not here than we wouldnt be here because it would be too cold for us to live here.

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Zoey London ON

Zoey London ON

One thing that i have learnerd that Salva wanted to come with the group but he got rejected and they left him behind. I think Salva was a little scared when the whole group left while he was asleep. I think Salva is doing ok right now because he is not dead or ingured really badly.

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Naomi Crook, NJ

Naomi Crook, NJ

The group doesn't want Salva along because he was a child, he would slow them down, it would be another mouth to feed when there is already little food, and he is too young to work which means he would be no help to the group. What I feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him is that is unfair and mean because he can't help that he's a kid and they would be willing for a child to try to survive on its own.

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Balasubramanian Selvamuthukumaran, NJ

Balasubramanian Selvamuthukumaran, NJ

The group didn't want to bring Salva with them because he was a kid and because of that they felt that he would drag them back and since he was so small he would get tired easily. Also that meant that there was one more person that they would have to share their food with, as well as their water, and that was something they didn't want to do. It was really mean though, especially in Salva's persective and they should've told him that they wanted to bring him but they couldn't.

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Darsh, NJ

Darsh, NJ

The group did not want to bring Salva with them because he is too small and they are scared that he will suffer because of the rebels and the lack of water and food supply. I feel that the group is kind of mean just saying that they won't bring Salva to the adventure. They should have just explained a little a bit more why they could not bring Salva with them.

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jawad and ryan london ontario canada

jawad and ryan london ontario canada

At the lake camp there is a lot more water than at home which causes them to die at home.  the shelter's not that great at home compared to at the lake camp. The safety isn't that great because of the cactuses and the spiky plants.

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Siddharth Edison, NJ

Siddharth Edison, NJ

- - Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group doesn't want to take Salva along because they believe he will just slow him down and consume more food. I feel that- I can't blame them. They also want to escape the war and get water, and even though a little boy, they still need go where they need to go.

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Faraz, NJ

Faraz, NJ

Water dictates Nya's life in many different ways.  It controls how she runs her life style.  She has to make two different trips back and forth from the pond, to her home.  She comes home for just enough time to eat, then she goes back to fetch water. Something that dictates my life is school. It dictates my life because I have to plan my life according to when I have to go to school, or when I have homework.

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A Long Walk to waterMurad and Xavier London, OntarioThey think that he will slow them down. A little sad, because they should include him because he is one of them and they should know how he feels. It made me feel sad that he couldnt go with them.It keeps them alive. Parents, water and food. That its really hard to survive in some places. SOme people only get water and you need food and clothing but some people only have water. Its really hard to survive when animals are around because it’s really hard to know what they are feeling. YOu need shelter and protection. You would have to make your own equiptment to make food. Pretty good, because he knows where to go and when he needs to go and even though he doesnt have food, he has water which is keeping him alive. He has more stuff than his kind so it helps him. At home, she has more stuff. At the lake camp she might have to kill her food but at home she just has it. Her parents might find the food but it’s a lot harder to catch food because they need proper equiptment.

A Long Walk to waterMurad and Xavier London, OntarioThey think that he will slow them down. A little sad, because they should include him because he is one of them and they should know how he feels. It made me feel sad that he couldnt go with them.It keeps them alive. Parents, water and food. That its really hard to survive in some places. SOme people only get water and you need food and clothing but some people only have water. Its really hard to survive when animals are around because it’s really hard to know what they are feeling. YOu need shelter and protection. You would have to make your own equiptment to make food. Pretty good, because he knows where to go and when he needs to go and even though he doesnt have food, he has water which is keeping him alive. He has more stuff than his kind so it helps him. At home, she has more stuff. At the lake camp she might have to kill her food but at home she just has it. Her parents might find the food but it’s a lot harder to catch food because they need proper equiptment.

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Krishna, NJ

Krishna, NJ

The group does not want him along because he is little. They think he would complain. They also think that it will be hard to find food for one more person. I feel that this is unfair because he is a person too and he is being rejected.

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Kemelia and Isobel London Ontario,CA

Kemelia and Isobel London Ontario,CA

Kemelia and Isobel : Nya’s life at the lake camp is the same as life at her home because at the lake camp she is still needing to get water and learn how to cook,clean,and be at home instead of at a school learning how to get a job.

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Kemelia and Isobel London Ontario,

Kemelia and Isobel London Ontario,

Kemelia : I think that Salva is doing a very very good job surviving because he doesent have his family with him to take care of him.

Isobel : I also think that Salva is doing a good job surviving because he is very young but he has got food for the group and he is being very responsible about this whole situation with the war and all.

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Sohum, NJ

Sohum, NJ

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya's life, because everyday for 7 months of the whole year, Nya has to bring water to her family. Moving on, Nya also has to continuously bring water to her family about 3 times a day, from a pond that is very far from her house. This means that water basically controlled her life. Furthermore, one thing that dictates my life is school, because I have to go there for 9 months of the entire year, and try my best everyday to get good grades.

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Sana, NJ

Sana, NJ

The group never wanted to bring Salva along with them while they were escaping from the rebels because having a child in the group is a major setback because kids would complain and there would be another person to feed.

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Kemelia and Isobel London Ontario,CA

Kemelia and Isobel London Ontario,CA

Isobel and Kemelia : Water dictataes Nyas life because she needs water to live

And if Nya didnt have water she would get dehydrated she could not wash herself,cook,and many other things.

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Dj and Cody London Ontario

Dj and Cody London Ontario

1.  I feel that it’s not nice because that should let salva go along with them.

2. Water dictates Nya’s life because she spends her day getting it.

Football dictates Dj’s life because I have it 4 days a week including games.

Hockey dictates codys life.

3. Family leaving him, a war between 2 tribes over land, and he had to find water to servive.

4. At the lake camp they had clean water and had food for nya to eat and at home nya has to water every day to get food and water.

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Purav, NJ

Purav, NJ

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group doesn't want Salva along because he is a small child. He will cry and ask for food and irritate the group, and will be just another burden in an already difficult situation. I understand how the group feels though. When you are on the verge of death, taking care of another child, especially one that isn't yours, seems like a waste of time.

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Isobel and Kemelia London Ontario,CA

Isobel and Kemelia London Ontario,CA

Isobel : I think that it is unfair that the group wants salva to leave just because he is younger than everyone else.It is also unfair that they are going to leave Salva behind because they think he will be a big pain and that he won’t help with work and stuff like that!

Kemelia : I think that it's not fair for the group to not want Salva to go with them because he's young and they think he's going to be trouble and complain about everything and say that he's hungry and not satisfied!

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jawad and ryan london ontario canada

jawad and ryan london ontario canada

1.food

2.water 3.shelter

A little because he is still alive.

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ty godrich ontario

ty godrich ontario

1.the group doesent wand salva because he is an extra mouth to feed and he might complain.2

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Urja Nayak from Edison, NJ

Urja Nayak from Edison, NJ

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?
The group doesn't want Salva to come along because they think that he will show the rest of them down. They also think that there is nothing special about him. He can cry and do anything which slows down the group. His parents are not with him so the group thinks that no one can control if he does something like cry or something.

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Pat Goderich O

Pat Goderich O

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Srinitya Koduri, NJ, USA

Srinitya Koduri, NJ, USA

Why doesn't the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group if willing to isolate and reject him?
The group doesn't want want Salva to come along because he is the only kid.

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Priya Patel, NJ

Priya Patel, NJ

Water dictates Nya's life because it is a basic need for survival. Without it humans can't survive. She needs to have access to it which means that she has to walk all day for hours just to get it. One thing that most dictates my life is my parents. They tell me what to do and what's right or wrong. By doing this, I have become the person who I am.

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jawad and ryan london ontario

jawad and ryan london ontario

Water dictates Nya’s life because for survivel something that ditates our lives is food

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walid and brayden london ontario canada

walid and brayden london ontario canada

They don’t want salva along because he is too slow and he can’t catch up

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Izzy

Izzy

#1 because he is too young and they know he won’t live for long. #2 water dictates Nya’s life because with out it, Nya won’t survive. #3 you have to look out what’s around you, you have to try to survive even when your on your own,

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Ellianna, PA

Ellianna, PA

Question #1 The group that found Salva didn’t want him to go with them because he would’ve slowed them down and he would complain that they were walking for a long time

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Brenden

Brenden

Qestion:What does it mean to survive
EAT OR BE EATEN.

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Karelys,pa

Karelys,pa

Question #2: nya life she has to walked 7 hours to get water and or more hours they have to walked. In regular life you don’t have to walked 7 hours to get water we yust have water.

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Logaszivos pa

Logaszivos pa

1 why doesn’t the group want salva along.becase he a child and they think he will slow them down

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NathanN, Pa

NathanN, Pa

Question #1 They do not want saliva along because they think he’ll slow them down by his complaining. They shouldn’t have abandoned him they should’ve let him down easy.

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AidanR, PA

AidanR, PA

Question (1) the group don’t want salva along Because they don’t want him to hold them back.And Bause they don’t want him to complain about walking.

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Lucas St atharines

Lucas St atharines

Question #1 The group doesn’t want Salva along because he is a young boy and they think that he will complain a lot and slow them down He does not have his parents but they should have waited to get to know him first and see how he behaves and if he did act the way they thought he would then they should have at least givin him a warning. So I feel bad for Salva because he got left all alone and he doesn’t know why.

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Vyshnavi CA

Vyshnavi CA

The reason why they don't want Salva in the group is because they think he will be to slow and complain because he is a kid. I would feel bad for him because they are being unfair and isolating him just because he is young.

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Ansh, ON

Ansh, ON

Question #2 Water dictates Nya’s by making her go every morning walking 4 hours to go get water then another 4 hours to get back to her family who needs water and they can’t because they are to old or to young to go and get water also girls do not go to school unlike boys they do go to school so they do not have to do much  so she has to go to get water. One thing that dictates my is technology  most of the time when I get home from school I turn on the tv or get on my laptop stay on it till someone tells me to get of or if i have to do homework or go to my classes.

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Brooke, MI

Brooke, MI

Water dictates Nya's life by determining where Nya and her family have to live. It also limits the amount of time she has to spend with her family and friends. Something that dictates my life is my allergy. It does that by determining what I can and can't eat. It also determines who I can and can't sit by at lunch.

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Jakob B CA

Jakob B CA

I think that Nya's life depends and focus's on water because it is one key/major thing in everyones life. without water we would be dead which is why water is so important. Also, where Nya lives there is a bad water source meaning it is harder to get water which means you have to work harder to get it.

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Natalie, St.Catharines

Natalie, St.Catharines

I think the group doesn’t want Salva along because they think that he will slow them down. They probably thought that he would always ask them to stop or ask for water or food. They thought he would waste their valuable, precious time
I feel very unhappy about the fact that the group left him. I feel unhappy because I do not think that he is old enough to live by himself. Also I feel like the group made a selfish decision to abandon a younger child and leave him all alone at a barn in the middle of nowhere.

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Brooklynne, St.Catharines

Brooklynne, St.Catharines

I think that the group doesn’t want Salva along with them because they think that he will complain, slow the rest of the group down, and take their food and water for granted. He also might be very bothersome to be around and stop frequently. I think that this is a terrible thing to do. I don’t believe that this is the right thing to do to a young boy, although i'm glad he had someone to stay with for a little while.

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Emilia, St Catharines

Emilia, St Catharines

I think the group doesn't want salva along because he could get distracted easily, and become curious and wonder off. Or he could force a lot of stops because of his hunger and thirst, and easily annoy the adults with a lot of questions that they might not even know the answer to.

I feel very sad for Salva because, he probably thinks that he isn't mature or responsible enough to join in with their group. I also feel bad because they all left him alone at the barn, with no warning at all.

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Tiana St Catharines

Tiana St Catharines

Water dictates Nya's life because she and her family needs water to survive and the rest of her family probably isn't well enough to get their own water. One thing that dictates my lif is my phone becasue I have everything on my phone, basically my life is on my phone and everyday when I get home from school I immediately whip out my phone and my face is glued to it until I have to go to sleep.

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Eternity, St.Catharines

Eternity, St.Catharines

Question 1:

The group doesn’t want Salva to come with them because he was to old to just be carried in arms and to young to be any help to women or elders. So they believed he would just be a hassle and would take up too much time. Also they feel he may take from there food/water because he may need more. I feel like it is disgusting a group of people think it’s okay to make a young boy fend for himself, he’s already upset because he can’t find his family so leaving him alone would just upset him more and leave him feeling helpless. If I was in his position I would want to give up because I would feel no need to continue my journey.

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Graycen, Michigan

Graycen, Michigan

Water dictates Nya's life because

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Cameron,MI

Cameron,MI

The group doesn't want Salva to come along because he is another mouth to feed, and he could slow them down. It confuses me on why the group won't take Salva along because they are going through the same situation, and one extra mouth isn't a lot more to feed. Also Salva could help the group by hunting for food, or collecting water.

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Trevor,MI

Trevor,MI

The group dosen´t

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Chelsea, New York

Chelsea, New York

The group doesn't want Salva along because they think Salva will slow up the group and make everything hard for them.I feel a little hurt inside because A little boy that lost his family is along with nobody.

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Emelia, Illinois

Emelia, Illinois

Question 1:
I think that the group did not want to bring Salva along because they thought that he was going to be a distraction, cause trouble, or be annoying and not help. They thought that if the did bring Salva along, the group would go slower because they would have to stop more because Salva would be causing trouble.

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Landon, IL

Landon, IL

Question 2
Water is a huge impact in Nya's life because she has to walk 6 miles a day to provide water for her family. Nya doesn't have shoes either so she could get really bad blisters. And she also has to carry that heavy jug or bucket of water which can be tiring.

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Austin IL

Austin IL

the reason why the group doesn't want Salva to tag along is because he will slow them down and also he will be another mouth to feed.

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Trace Illinois

Trace Illinois

The group doesn't want Salva to come along for many reasons including that he'll slow the group down. Another reason is that he might annoy the group with questions that would not relate to the journey. People would not want him because it is another mouth to feed and provide water. Along the way other young people joined but the group didn't say anything to them.

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Ella, Illinois

Ella, Illinois

Question 1: The group doesn't want salva along because he would be to slow and they said that that would be another mouth to feed and they already don't have enough food for everyone in their group. I would feel dissapointed in them because i would've been polite and not whinnning or being unpatient like a toddler.

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Trevor, IL

Trevor, IL

Question 4:

Nya's life at the lake camp is better for her but her mom isn't liking it as much. At the old camp Nya had to walk 7 hours to water, but at the lake camp it is in her backyard. Nya's mom doesn't like it because they don't have a proper home/shelter.

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Jaiden, Illinois

Jaiden, Illinois

I think the reason the group dosn't want Salva to come is because they assumed he would walk slow, get hungry and get tired easily. They also thought that since he was hungry he would ask for a bunch of food and they barely had enough food for them selves they didn't want them.

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Nathan, IL

Nathan, IL

Question 1:
I think the group didn't want Salva because they didn't think that he could of helped the group at all. They needed people that would help and lead the group, and they didn't think that Salva could do it. I am happy that they let him in the group because now it is easier for Salva to survive.

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Annika, Illinois

Annika, Illinois

The group dosen't want Salva to come along because he is a young child. They are worried that he will complain and hold them back from getting to were they want to go. Also Its not really fair for Salva because like i said, he is a young child. He deserves a full life, if they just left Salva to live on his own he probably would starve and die. Its very good that they took him in because if not Salva would not have been able to make it on his own. They can help him get food and stay alive even thought he has to walk so many miles everyday.

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Adam IL

Adam IL

The reason why water dictates Nya's life is because she has to spend most of her time, walking back and forth for many hours to get water everyday when it rains. But when it doesn't rain it takes up a lot of her day because she still spends a few hours to get water and her family has to live somewhere else for 3 months and on top of that they can not take a lot of their personal belongings with them.

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Lily, IL

Lily, IL

question 1:
i think the group did not want salva to go with them because since he is a kid they thought he would slow them down, and would want more food, and they don't have a lot of food so they didn't want him to make it slower for them. they think he will complain about getting tired and other stuff like that. i feel like they should of took him because who knows he might ave not been like that. he could of been and young man who can help, and won't complain and beg all night. salva ended up being good because when the other group let him go, salva didn't complain who anything and where there going, or getting food.

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Casey, IL

Casey, IL

Question 4

Nya's life at the camp is very rough. She has to walk miles and miles at a time just to get water. She can't do anything except provide water everyday for months at a time. At home she basically does the exact same thing every day except she probably has to walk much longer than 5 miles a day; like at the camp.

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Michael, Illinois U.S.A.

Michael, Illinois U.S.A.

Question 1: Why doesn't the group want Salva along? How do you feel  about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?
The group doesn't want Salva along because they think that he will hold them up. They also think    that they barely have enough food for themselves so they aren't going to get enough food because of him, and they think that he will be complaining and asking to many questions.
I feel that they should use the golden rule. Treat others the way you want to be treated. If they were the child would they wanted to be treated that way they would be thinking the same thing.

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Emma IL

Emma IL

Qestion one:
Salva Group did not want him because they thought they he was going to complan and say are we thier yet, I'm thirsty, and I am hungry just slow them down. I feel really bad fro salva because they did not even give hime a chance because he does not get a lot of food and so they assumed that he would slow everyone down.

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Milo IL

Milo IL

Question one:
I believe that the group does not won't Salva to come with them is because, sense Salva is a child they think that he might slow them down. Also they might think that they would not have enough food to feed all the people. I feel like the people in the group feel very strongly about their survival and don't want Salva to get in the way of their own survival.

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Aimee, Illionois

Aimee, Illionois

Question 1: Explain how Water dictates Nya's life. What one thing most indicates your life?
Water dictates Nya's life because because she goes to get water everyday and that takes up 8 hours of her day so she doesn't do anything else besides eat and sleep. Something that dictates my life is school because we go to school for about 7 hours a day and then we go home and eat and sleep and do sports in our free time.

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Katie, IL

Katie, IL

Question 1:
The group doesn't want to take Salva along because he wouldn't be of much help to the group since he is younger than the other people in the group. Also, because that means they will have to find extra food and water to feed Salva. And if they didn't, each person would get less food in order to split the food evenly between the people in the group.

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Maggie, IL

Maggie, IL

I think that the group doesn't want Salva along because they may be afraid that Salva will not understand the circumstances since he is just a young child. and they think that he will complain for the long walks. the group is saying that it is just another person to feed. I don't think that its fair that the group is willing to reject or isolate him because he deserves a chance to live and find his family as well as everyone else.

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Ella, Illinois

Ella, Illinois

Question 1:
I think the group doesn't want Salva to join the group because that is one more person to get food for, one more person to keep track of and that since he is younger they might think he will just complain. Even though it ins't right to isolate him, I can understand that they  wouldn't want him but one more person won't annoy the group so they should let him stay.

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Elise, Illinois

Elise, Illinois

Question 1:
The group doesn't want to take Salva along because he will slow down the group and he is just another mouth to feed. Salva might also cause trouble and he won't be any help to the group when they are trying to find food or water. I feel like that it is mean to reject a person from your own tribe because they need a group to walk with and Salva was with no one when he found the group of Dinka people. I think that the Dinka group should give Salva a chance and let him stay.

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Hannah, Illinois

Hannah, Illinois

Question 1:
I think that the group was willing to reject Salva and didn't want him coming along is because he is so young. They thought that he would just slow them down and complain plus they would have to feed him. I feel like they shouldn't doubt him and at least give him a chance because you never know if he would be a problem or if he could be a big help.

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Allie K, Illinois

Allie K, Illinois

Question 3:
Yes, I believe Salva is doing a good job survive because he has many older influences to help him learn how to go a couple days without eating, and making him tougher. The group didn't seem to pleased that he would be with them, but now Salva is trying is prove them wrong that he would slow them down. I learned about survival that when you're having an extremely tough time without food and walking for hours everyday that you need to just have confidence, and it'll be the key to survive. Also when you're trying to survive while running away from an attack is to not be afraid to speak up, like if you think you see food or a well you have to tell your group. Lastly when you're out and trying to survive you need t

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Lucy, IL

Lucy, IL

Question 4:
Nya's life at the camp is different than her life at home because at home her parents are worried in case the Dinga attacks, the girls are worried that the father and son will get killed while hunting. At her lake camp there isn't much shelter so they cant bring as many things. They live off of the things that come to hand first.

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logan, IL

logan, IL

question 4:
I feel that Nya's life is much different at the lake than her usual home. Nya's whole family is always worried that the Dinga's attacking, killing her brother and father. Also, there isn't a lot of shelter for Nya's family because of the fighting and war going on. Lucky of Nya, she doesn't have to walk 6 miles everyday. Because of all the fighting, Nya' s whole family is in danger when they leave the shelter. That's why Nya's mother is always frighten about all the children and father

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Clara, IL

Clara, IL

question 1:
I feel that the group didn't want Salva to go along with them on the long journey because he is a child. A child can slow them down in many ways like saying he's hungry, or saying he's to tired and wants to take a break. The group of people already had to feed them self's that they did nit want to have to feed Salva too. And the group didn't know what type of questions he would be asking like, where are we going, or are we there yet, i'm hungry, also i'm thirsty.

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Aruja CA

Aruja CA

Question 1:
I think the group did not want to take salva along with him because he was a child and he would cause trouble to the group by walking slowly and making them late it could also be that he would have more thirst and hunger that others

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Anushka CA

Anushka CA

Question 1:
I think the reason everyone didn't want Salva to come along was that they assumed that since he is a child and he will get hungry and ask for food and they didn't have a lot of food.They rejected him also because he could slow them down and ask a lot of questions,and won't do good.But Salva didn't turn out like that.

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Caniel ,New york

Caniel ,New york

The reason why they don't want to w

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Jakob W, New York

Jakob W, New York

Water is very important to Nya's family and if Nya didn't go out to get the water everyday. Each day it takes her about 8 hours to get the water and walk back home.

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Mistee, New York

Mistee, New York

The group of people Salva's travelling with isolate him because the see him as a mere ignorant child. Which he is, on the outside but he's not going to drag his feet and slack off whenever he wants. I get were the groups coming from but this is a life and death situation for everyone, even children.

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Justin, New York

Justin, New York

The reason why the group didn't want Salva to come along because they could hardly get enough food for everyone else and they didn't want him to slow them and allow the rebels to catch up with them and injure or kill someone. The way I feel is that it would be unfair for them to isolate or reject him because Salva can't survive on his own.

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John New York

John New York

The group doesn't want Salva coming along because they think       he will slow them. I feel that it is not fair that they don't want him coming along

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Ethan, New York

Ethan, New York

Water dictates Nya's life bucause she has to go get water every day so she can't do something like go to (school ,make friends ect...). Something that dictates my life is school

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Ollie, New York

Ollie, New York

The group doesn't want Salva along because they think he is going to complain and they don't want another mouth to feed. I think that it is wrong that they don't want him but I also know why they rejected him.

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Matthew, New York

Matthew, New York

How does water dictate Nya, well if she wouldnt have to walk to water everyday more oppertunitys would open for her. Nya could get and edacation

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Jared, New York

Jared, New York

Water dictates nya's life because with out water you can not be hydrated you can not plant crops and if you dont you die. one dictation in my life is being able to get homework done every night because every day i have football and when i get home then want to go to sleep and forget to do homework but i wake up early in the morning to do it and when that happens i am really tired through out the day.

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Caniel ,Jamaica

Caniel ,Jamaica

The reason why they don't want Salva to walk with them because they think she will slow them down and they would be stopping

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Ella, N

Ella, N

The group does not want Salva with them because they think is not going to be any help, because he is a kid. They believe that he will complain, ask too many questions, and just be very obnoxious. I think it is terrible they are willing to leave him behind and not help him. They all just wanted to leave him to fight for himself.

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Cam New York

Cam New York

The group that Salva  was with didnt want him first hes a little kid they thought hes going to slow us down they he met his Uncle

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Brianna, New York

Brianna, New York

water dictates Nya's life because she has to walk to get it 2 times a day so that takes up a lot of her life.

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Andrew New York

Andrew New York

I felt angry that the group would not accept him they said "another mouth to feed" he could help work with them. He deserved to be with them. He is hard working. Just because he is a kid does not mean he can't help

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Kelsi, New York

Kelsi, New York

The group does not want Salva for many reason's. One reason is that they think that Salva is going to hold them up. Another reason why they didn't want Salva is because they thought that he was going to complain and ask them many questions. But Salva didn't complain or hold them up no matter what. Even when he was tired and hungry. They really just judged him because he was a child.

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Sophia, New York

Sophia, New York

The group does not want Salva to come because he might slow them down or be loud, distracting and hard to deal with. They think he will complain about being tired and hungry. It made me annoyed that he was a child who was looking for his family and food and they said no at first. They judged Salva way to quick.

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Mistee, New York

Mistee, New York

The group of people Salva's traveling with don't want him there because he is merely a child. They expect him to complain and slack off. I get where the group is coming from but isolationg him was just going to far. This is a hard time for everyone, even children.

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Ian, New York

Ian, New York

The group of people Salva was traveling with did not want him to come along with them because they felt he would be an extra person to feed and would slow them down. They also thought he would complain a lot and thought it would be a good idea to leave him behind. I was enfuriated by their choice because he is a child and cannot fend for himself or survive on his own at his age.

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Eli ,New york

Eli ,New york

The group does not want Salva to walk with them because  they think he is going to complain about how he was tired and how he was just another mouth to feed. even though he wasn't going to  complain they though the wasn't capable of what they could do. i don't

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Jack , New York

Jack , New York

The group does not want Salva to walk with them because he will slow them down. I feel that the group was too quick to judge Salva.

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Alexis, New york

Alexis, New york

The group does'nt want Salva along because it's more mouths to feed and they'll be slowed down. I don't like it because he's only a kid and won't make it far because he might not know were to go and were to find his own food. They would'nt like it if they were Salva and heard them talking about how they don't won't him in the group.

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Allie, New York

Allie, New York

The group does not want Salva in the group for many reasons. A few of those reasons are: he is young, he might complain, and walk slowly. I did not like that because even though he is younger than them, he is capable of doing things, and they do not see that. Another reason could be that they think he will eat a lot of the food and drink their water.

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Haily, New York

Haily, New York

The group doesn't want Salva coming along because he is a kid and can't really do much and it's another mouth that needs food and he will slow them down and complain and cry because they don't know Salva.

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Elise, New York

Elise, New York

The group doesn`t want Salva to walk with them because he is a kid and he will slow them down. Also Salva is just anther person to get food for.

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Alaina, New York

Alaina, New York

Nya's life is impacted by fetching water every day because she is forced to against her will, and will have a a larger percentage of her and her family dieing if she and her family don't drink the dirty water. One thing that impacts my life is

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Alivia, NY

Alivia, NY

The reason  why the group does not want Salva to be in the group for certain reasons. The first reason is because the others had thought Salva would slow them down because he is a kid.The group also thinks he is another mouth to feed so they need to find more food. The group also thought he would be no help because he couldn't do any real work but they stuck together because they are Dinka .

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Taylor L. New York

Taylor L. New York

The group doesn't want Salva to come because they think he will slow them down and use all their resources. They also mentioned since Salva is a child he will be of no use to a group of adults. I find it very unfair that the group is willing to leave him alone, he is only a child and won't be able to survive as easily as the group. Salva hasn't proved to be useless or a wast of time, he may be a child but he is still human and deserves not to be left on is own in an unfamiliar world.

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Tristan, New York

Tristan, New York

In chapters 4-6 the group doesn't want Salva to come along. One reason is that it would slow them down.I feel that it is mean that the group is willing to isolate him and reject him because if you were in his shoes you would feel abandoned and left behind and have troubles fighting for your self as a child.

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Francesca, NY

Francesca, NY

I learned that salva had to find his own food, sleep outside or in a dirty house, and drink filthy water. I think Salva is doing a good job because he already got the hang of things, he found food, water, and a place to stay with the people that he met (the dinka tribe) also I think he's doing a good job because he met someone named Marial, he helped Salva find honey from the honey guides chirping and was his friend along the way in chapter 6.

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Ava , New York

Ava , New York

The group did not want Salva to join them for a couple reasons. One reason because he is young and might not be as strong as the others. The second reason is he might complain or cause trouble.The third reason is that it is one more mouth to feed. I was not happy the group wouldn't be willing to let him join. Just because he is a kid does not mean he might not be as capable  as the other men who were allowed to join the group.

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Jane, New York

Jane, New York

The group does not want Salva along because he is a child and that think Salva will slow them down. The group should not isolate Salva from the group because even though he may be a child that does not mean he cant do work or help out and it does not mean he has to be slow and hold his group back.

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Sabina NY

Sabina NY

The group does not want Salva to come along for reasons like him being slower, not being able to work, or the group having to little food to share. I find it very unfair because he is young but they should not just leave him to die there.

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Owen NY

Owen NY

The group did not want Salva to come with them for many reasons. One reason is that he was younger and might complain, walk slowly and make the others slow down, beg for more food and water, and cause trouble. I am not happy that the group didn't want him along but they thought it was necessary to help them survive by not taking on another person-not saving others so they could save themselves.

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Nate, NY OOF

Nate, NY OOF

I think Salva Dut was rejected from the group because he is a child. The other group members think that a child will slow them down and cost more resources. It is hard enough for the groups to find food and water, and another mouth to feed would be "to difficult". I do not like how the group doesn't want Salva in their group. He is just a child and probably wouldn't be able to manage alone.

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MATTHEW S. NY OOF

MATTHEW S. NY OOF

I think that they did not want Salva in there group because he would slow them down and less food for them and more to find. i feel like they should just let him in so they can have more people. I feel like they should not even say no and just say YES.

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Aubrey, New York

Aubrey, New York

The group didn't want Salva along because he was a child, and they thought that he would be trouble. I feel that it is wrong that the group was going to isolate and reject him, because he was part of their tribe.

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Chloe, NY

Chloe, NY

The group doesn't want Salva to come along. The reason why they don't want him is because Salva is way younger than everyone else so they think they have to take care of him and it's another person they have to feed. Most of all they think he is gonna slow everyone down when walking to go get water. The group just thinks Salva is a bad idea. I honestly feel bad for Salva because he is just trying to survive so he can find his family. They should give Salva a chance because he is a very strong and brave young boy.

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Izzy New York

Izzy New York

Water dictates Nya's life because it controls where she goes. If the water dries up, then she goes to where she can find water, where it is available. It could compare to how the mammoths brought humans to America! The mammoths went to America to avoid extinction, and humans followed them. The water dried up, so they went to where they could find it. Water can also dictate her life because it makes her not be able to go to school. Instead of school , or any other activities, she has to walk the whole day to get water. 1 Thing that dictates my life is hypermobility. It is a condition where my joints are very loose so my shoulder can dislocate very easily. This dictates my life because it makes me not able to do many things I would like to do, but instead I have to cater to my shoulder, where it is the worst. I can't imagine having that kind of weight on my shoulders. This is must limit her ability to do anything she wants to do.

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Jack M, New York

Jack M, New York

The group Salva tags along with doesn't want him because he is a child and he will slow the group down, the group also thinks it will be too hard to feed another person that is with them. I feel it is wrong that a group of adults is willing to leave behind a poor kid who has no home just for their sake.

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Gabe, New York

Gabe, New York

The group doesn't want Salva around because they think Salva is a weak child and will just slow them down so Salva proved that he wont be any trouble.

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Rosalee D. NY

Rosalee D. NY

I believe that the group did not want Salva along on the trip because was a child and they thought that he might slow them down and beg for more food and water. But salva knew that he would be good and not beg for food and water. Also salva was getting used to walking so he would not slow them down

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Patrick NY

Patrick NY

The group did not want Salva because he was a kid so he would slow them down, complain and, eat more food. I think that it's wrong to leave a kid to die when they are much smarter and stronger than him.

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Nick, NY

Nick, NY

Water dictates Nya's life by making her walk almost all day, so she can not do what she wants to do. One thing that dictates my life is my health because whenever I am sick I can't do anything also when I am injured I can't do anything

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Rachel W. NY

Rachel W. NY

The group doesn't want Salva to come with them because he is a child, he could slow them down, and he is another mouth to feed. I understand why the group doesn't want him to tag along but he is all alone and has no one to help him survive

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Andrew NY

Andrew NY

I think water dictates Nyas life because she always has to get water every day 4 hours a day. one thing that dictates my life is helping people in life.

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Paige, NY

Paige, NY

The group does not want Salva coming along with them because he is a young kid and they think he will complain and slow them down.They think he will always be hungry and bother them for food they also think he won't want to walk that far. I feel that they should not just assume and think he will I think they should be caring and be nice and take Salva with them. I do not feel like it is fair for Salva because he can not control how old he is so it is not fair to him. They don't know if he is going to complain or not he could be a nice kid that doesn't complain.This makes me upset that they want to isolate and reject him. These are my opinions on what I think is fair about this and what is not fair.

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Nena NY

Nena NY

The group doesnt want Salva to tag along with them because Salva will slow him down. Salva would slow them down because he would be complain that hes hungry and Salva is also much smaller then the rest of them.The kids would need to have more food and water usually then the adults. I think that they should probably treat Salva with a little more respect. Salva also needs resources so he can survive himself.

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shaniya,NY

shaniya,NY

I think the group did not want salva to join them because he was going to slow them down also he was just a kid. The group should have not just kicked him out like that because they really dont know him, he could be a help to them but instead they just locked him out. Water dictates  in nyas life because with out water it will cause dehydration, witch will cause death. BE BACK!!

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Grace,NY

Grace,NY

The group doesn't want Salva to come along because he is a kid and they feel that he will slow them down and complain a lot because of too much walking and wanting food/water and things like that. I feel mad about why they rejected Salva at first because if they our apart of the same tribe and since Salva is a kid they should want him to come with them so he can survive and be save  s

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Holly L NY

Holly L NY

The group doesn't want Salva because he will slow them down and it is one more person to feed.  I understand why they did this but it was not the right thing to do.  He is young so he doesn't need as much food. That was wrong of them to leave Salva because he is a kid and doesnt know how to survive as well

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Taylor, NY

Taylor, NY

The group Salva is in doesn't want Salva in their group because they think he will slow them down and it is one more mouth to feed. I don't like that they were willing to regect him because it's not fair to Salva for them to judge him like that. It would also be very hard on his own to finding food, water, and shelter as a little boy.

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Angelina, NY

Angelina, NY

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The rest of the group doesn't want to bring Salva along with them because they only see him as another mouth to feed and the also think that he will slow them down. The only reason they ended up taking Salva with them was because he was Dinka.

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Sam, NY

Sam, NY

They don't want Salva tagging along because they think that he wont be able to handle the journey. This makes me feel that they are just trying to keep him safe from danger which is good.

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Elvedina,NY

Elvedina,NY

Why doesn't the group want Salva around?How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group does not want Salva around because there is another person to watch out for and another mouth to feed,and they feel since Salva is a young boy that he might slow them down.I feel that they were right they do not have enough food for everybody,but i'm happy they didn't leave him behind and took him with them,they were very kind to do this and not leave Salva on his own.

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Nate, NY

Nate, NY

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Jenna NY

Jenna NY

Nya's life is a lot different at the camp then at home. At home she had to walk farther for water but at camp she doesn't have to walk far. The water at camp is even more dirty. At the camp they are staying in a small space and sleeping in makeshift shelters. She had to leave things behind because they carried their things by hand. They were afraid there because they wouldn't know if they were on a Dinka property so they could get hurt or maybe shot.

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Christian Broussard Lafayette, Louisiana

Christian Broussard Lafayette, Louisiana

I think they left Salva because he was a kid and they thought that he would make them stop because he was too tired. I think that this is unfair for them to do that because a person is a person and they just left him behind to die.

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Walid and Brayden london ontario

Walid and Brayden london ontario

They don’t want salva along because he is too slow and he can’t catch up

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jawad and ryan london ontario canada

jawad and ryan london ontario canada

They do not want salva because he would just slow them down and the way i felt was little upset

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Serena and Cassidy, Canada

Serena and Cassidy, Canada

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group doesn’t want bring Salva along because he was young and he can’t help the men out. Another reason why they don’t want Salva along is because they don’t have enough food to feed everybody. We feel that they won’t find their families, and this thought is very depressing. We also feel angry that some people aren’t very nice and unwilling to bring the POOR little child with them.

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Jay, Canada

Jay, Canada

The group doesn't want Salva to tag along because the group thinks that Salva will be a drag while they walk. Since Salva is still a child and would ask questions and in adition to that, they have to feed another person which would mean they had to give up a bit of their own food.

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Adam. Markham, Toronto, Canada

Adam. Markham, Toronto, Canada

1) In my opinion I think that the group wanted to get rid of Salva because she would is child and she would waste time. She would also slowdown the tribe. Because he is a kid the tribe thought that he would continue to complain about her being hungry, thirsty asking when we will be there. Another reason is that all the adults in that tribe are thinking that there is no point of bringing her because she will die anyway and they also say that she won't do anything to help us. They are saying that she will do nothing to help and do no work because she is only a kid. So those are preety much the reasons why everyone in the tribe want and/or think that they should not bring Salva along with them

'' England is my city "

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Summer Markham Canada

Summer Markham Canada

I believe the group leaved Salva behind because the members of the group thinks that Salva is still young, so Salva would get tired easily, then would slow there journey down and would make the group difficult to find food.

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Ethan Y. markham

Ethan Y. markham

i think that the group doesn't want salva because he is a child and they think that he will slow down the group and they  do not have much to eat. therefore they would isolate and abandone salva

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Shruthi and Michelle - Canada

Shruthi and Michelle - Canada

The group doesn't want Salva to tag along because Salva is a child and they think that he will slow the group down. Since children don't have as much stamina as adults.
We think we understand why the group isolated Salva, they just wanted to have a higher chance of survival.

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Roy, Canada

Roy, Canada

I believe the group doesn't want Salva to be with them because they are mainly all adults and don't want the burden of having to take care of a child as well, because he might start complaining, or he might slow the group down. Children might also need more food and water, resources the group preciously ration, so I an definitely understand the numerous reasons why the group didn't want to take Salva along. However, that doesn't replace the fact it is quite depressing that the group would abandon a lonely child for their own needs, and that they were fully aware that without their help, Salva would've probably perished without them.

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Alison, New York

Alison, New York

The group does not want Salva to join their group because they think that because he is a child he is weak and will only slow them down. If the group would isolate or rejsct

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Ahali Abdal CA

Ahali Abdal CA

Salva would just slow the group down because of her scrawny body

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Landray, PA

Landray, PA

i think that salva is mean and shouudl not be aloud to be in the trib because he is meana

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Jordan, New York

Jordan, New York

The group doesn't want salva along because they think he to yound and will

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Jo$eph, NY

Jo$eph, NY

Nya's life at the lake camp was better than her life at hom because at the lake, she can easily get water. But at home it took her a long time to get water.

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Kyle, NY

Kyle, NY

The group didn't want Salva because he will slow them down,can't do any big jobs and they need to hunt more food.

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Timothy, Canada

Timothy, Canada

The group doesn't want Salva to come along with them because they think that Salva will slow down the group, they will need to feed another mouth and also thinking that she will complain to the group. I feel that the group was exclusive to Salva because Salva, a person that is in need and can't find his family, is being REJECTED and left alone.

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Malaki PA

Malaki PA

The group doesn't want salva cause he's just a child who doesn't know how to hunt and he will slow the group down.

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Isla, New York

Isla, New York

The group doesn't want Salva along because they think he is too young and will take up more food. They also think he will slow them down and lag behind. The group must feel pretty desperate if they are willing to reject a young boy without a place to go. However, as desperate as they are, I don't feel that they should even think to reject him. He doesn't have a family or any place to go and they are worried he'll lag behind. They should have been more kind and willing to let him in.

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Tom, New York

Tom, New York

The group does not want Salva along because they think that he would complain for food and slow them down. I feel bad for Salva that they are leaving a kid behind alone.

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Alicia, New York

Alicia, New York

Nya's life at the lake camp is different than her life at home. She has to walk to the lake near her camp, and dig in the mud to get water. In Nya's normal home she has to walk eight hours a day to get water. She  has to live farther away from the lake most of the year because of different tribes fighting and killing each other. The water available in the lake camp is less clean and mostly mud.

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Sophie, New York

Sophie, New York

The group does not want Salva to join them because they think that he will whine and complain, and slow them down. They are also worried about having to feed more people. I understand that they were concerned about feeding everyone, but Salva is a child, and it wouldn't be right to leave him on his own.

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Kyle, Ontario

Kyle, Ontario

1) Find a group from your tribe that will accept you, and stick with them
2) Gain peoples trust so they will help you
3) Find a good source of essentials(food, water, shelter)

I think Salva needs help from his peers in order to survive. for example, Salva and his group never would have gotten that honey if they hadn't worked together

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Cameron New York

Cameron New York

The group did not want Salva at first. They didn't want him because he was a child and would slow them down and complain. I feel that the group was wrong because Salva is very hardworking and can be independent if he needs to be.

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Paige, New York

Paige, New York

The group does not want Salva along because they think he would slow them down and they think he will be no help.

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Ryan, New York

Ryan, New York

In the book A Long Walk to Water Nay's life is dictated by going and fetching water but if she doesn't her family might die. One thing that dictates my life is school. If I do bad in school I wont make a lot of money and not have a good life but If I do try in school I will be very successful.

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James, New York

James, New York

I feel horrible that the group would do that to Salva because he is a living breathing human of their tribe and they should not betray him. They probably don't want him along because they think that he'll slow them down and complain, but Salva probably would not.^^^Dinka Tribal Marks^^^

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Sarah New York

Sarah New York

They didn't want Salva to come along because they think that he will slow them down and he will be one more to feed. Salva should not have gone with him because they where mean to him and told him that he walks slow and he will asking for food.

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Joey, New York

Joey, New York

They don't want Salva along because they think Salva will slow them down . I feel like they are not the people Salva should be going with because they were rude to him and luckily one of them stuck up for him and he was able to go but honestly Salva should have found a different group of people.

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Gleb,New York

Gleb,New York

The group does't want Salva to go because they think he will just slow them down and he will be asking for food and they don't have enough and they are rude to him and don't talk to him allot. I feel sad That the group is willing to isolate and reject him because they think he is not old enough and they don't want him to go.

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Megan New York

Megan New York

The group doesn't want Salva along. The reason for this is that they think he will slow them down since he is only a child. I don't think they should reject him because he deserves to survive and he could be a very helpful addition to the group

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Hannah :) New York

Hannah :) New York

The group that Salva is in doesn't want him to tag along because they think he will slow them down and they also don't want to have another mouth to feed because everyday new people join the group and it's just more food they have to find. I don't like the fact that the whole group isolates him and rejects him. I think they should pay more attention to him even though he is not an adult or older like everyone else but he still should be included in everything. Also don't like how they completely ignore him. They also should be watching Salva also because he is a kid and they are adults. The adults should be giving the children more food because the children can't survive as long as the adults can. So this is why Salva should be treated with more respect and not letting them isolate him all the time and also not rejecting him only because he is not as old as everyone else.:)

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Alison, New York

Alison, New York

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Ben, New York

Ben, New York

In the book, A Long Walk To Water, Salva wanted to go with a group in hope to try to find his family. But his group rejected him because he was a child and the food was already hard to find. I feel that it must be hard to get rejected when you are in a war and you need to survive. Especially in a place were there are soldiers with guns, animals that can harm you, and foods that you don't know are poisonous .

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Landon, New York

Landon, New York

The group does not want Salva to come with them after the first group he was in leaves him behind. The group was willing to leave and reject him because he was a child who would slow them down and would always complain. They also said that he would not help with any labor that is needed to be done. They also would have rejected him because that would be another mouth to feed every time they found food and water. During a war it is a first come first serve type of world especially in South Sudan. They did almost leave Salva behind and the only reason that is is because he is part of the Dinka tribe like most of the others in the group.

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Alex <3, Canada, Markham

Alex <3, Canada, Markham

They wants to isolate Salva because he is a weak child who will slow them down and eat food that could be spent on someone more useful like a soldier

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Tucker, New York

Tucker, New York

The group doesn't want Salva because they think since he is a kid that he will slow them down and use up their supplies. It is bad that group tries to reject him but in the end they are both Dinka and therefore they let him in.

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Grady, NY

Grady, NY

The group did not want Salva because he wasn't very strong so he couldn't help carry things plus that was another mouth to feed. Kind of like Hansel and Gretel's parents. |:(

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Josh, Toronto

Josh, Toronto

Since Salva is a child, the group didn't want him to come with them since he was a child and was no use to the group. This makes me feel bad for Salva but I see why the group would do that. Salve is a child that takes up more space so less space to sleep. It requires that they need more food to feed all. In a war it's always survival first and the group is just trying to look out for themselves.

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Joe ,New York

Joe ,New York

The group doesnt want Salva along because they think that he is an extra mouth to feed and will fall behind during their walks.I feel that this is very rude because Salva knew he would not fall behind and even though they let him go with them he showed them that he has not fallen behind and is doing very well in the group.Especially after all that honey.

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Adam

Adam

Geese are the best

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Kiana, Kate, Hannah, and Charlotte Ontario, Canada

Kiana, Kate, Hannah, and Charlotte Ontario, Canada

The group does not want Salva to come along because he is a lot younger and less strong so he will slow down the group also they would have to work harder to get resources. We feel bad for Salva because he is very young and he will not be able to survive by himself to get the resources that he needs.

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Shruthi and Michelle - Earth

Shruthi and Michelle - Earth

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Sadie Davignon, New York

Sadie Davignon, New York

Water dictates Nya's life because  where ever the water is is here she has to go and live, it determines what she does all day and what she'll do in the day. Something that dictates my life is sports, the sports I play determine when I can do stuff, like hang out with friends, what I look like and what my interests are.

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Ethan Y. Markham on

Ethan Y. Markham on

the group did not want salva

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Bianca, Yiorgia and Shaziya, Ontario, Canada

Bianca, Yiorgia and Shaziya, Ontario, Canada

The group doesn't want Salva along because they're worried that he'll slow them down and will complain constantly, while he's also another mouth to feed. It's sad because his tribe assumes that he's not useful but they haven't gotten to know him yet and it's also sad that they're willing to reject someone from their own tribe for the sake of survival.

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Vanessa, Canada

Vanessa, Canada

I believe that the group doesn't want Salva to come along with them, because of his age. In the book, it seems that Salva is between the ages of a child and an adult. But, everyone treats Salva like a child, so they think he'll act like one, too. They also think that Salva will complain and they'll have another mouth to feed, slowing the whole group down.

When I think about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him, it scares me. Salva is the main character of the book, and if they leave him, he's a child, so he might not make it. However, Salva does have his uncle and a friend with him, so therefore, I believe that he will be taken care of and he will be included in the group.

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Aliyah PA

Aliyah PA

The group doesn't want Salva because he's a kid and they think he will slow them down.

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Joshua, Canada

Joshua, Canada

They did not want Salva to come with them to join them because they thought that he would slow them down and ask for too much. Also the group does not have that much food and most children need more food and water then adults. I feel bad for Salva because he is just a child that can't really live by himself and people from his tribe would just reject him.

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Jonny .C CANADA

Jonny .C CANADA

I think that the group does not want Salva in the group because he consumes supplies but he is not much of a helping hand. I don't like the fact that the group is willing to abandon Salva just because he is sort of a disadvantage. I think they should just let Salva in because he is really in need. I still can't believe that the group was willing to reject him and forget him. I am very TRIGGRED and hate the group for even thinking that.

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Chloe PA

Chloe PA

They don't want to bring Salva along because he will hold the group back.

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Nick pa

Nick pa

He will slow down the group.

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Ryder pa

Ryder pa

Nya needs water to live just like all of us. My life is dictated by food water and sports.

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Tabitha, PA

Tabitha, PA

The group didn’t want Salva because he is a kid and they did not think he would be helpful.

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Andrew, Markham ON Canada

Andrew, Markham ON Canada

Question 1
In my opinion, I think that the group doesn't want Salva to tag along, because he is a child, so he has less energy than the adults in the group, so he might fall behind and slow the rest of the group down. Also, he has less abilities than others like hunting like his uncle, but also adds another mouth to feed, which can be hard to do at times. I think that the group was very selfish to think about isolating Salva just because he is a child and he might not be as strong as others. If he were isolated, he would have no chances of survival, which nobody else would want.

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Alex pa

Alex pa

They think he will slow down the group.

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Marcus, pa

Marcus, pa

They don't want salva in the group because they don't want another mouth to feed

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Katelyn, Hershey PA

Katelyn, Hershey PA

Question 1

Because to find food and he will slow them down.

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Hayden LA

Hayden LA

The reason they didn't bring Salva along because they thought he would get tired and need food and water.

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Sean P., New Jersey

Sean P., New Jersey

The reason they didn't want to take Salva along with them is because Salva is much smaller than the rest of them and he could potentially slow the group down. I don't agree with this because it is unfair to risk the chance of someone dying which is cruel.

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Nathan DeLuca, Nick Pellegrino, and Ariel Hiccups New Jersey

Nathan DeLuca, Nick Pellegrino, and Ariel Hiccups New Jersey

Water dictates Nya's life because it's her job to go and get water every single day and if she  doesn't get the water she dies. My mother dictates my life

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Lizzy,CA

Lizzy,CA

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Audrey, South Carolina

Audrey, South Carolina

It is very sad that the group didn't want Salva.  Most of them would have been okay to let a child walk alone in order to save themselves.  However, in times of crisis, it makes sense that they were only looking out for themselves.  I hope they keep Salva with them for the whole trek.  I wonder if he will inhibit them in any way?

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Alaina, Louisiana

Alaina, Louisiana

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Sia D. CA

Sia D. CA

Question 1:
The group doesn't want Salva to come along because they think they will have to share more food, water, Salva might be a trouble maker, and he will slow the group of people to continue on their journey. I feel really bad that the group of people were very selfish and rude. What if they were preteens and got separated from their family and no one wanted to help them. If you try to save a life god will help you it's the way of life and karma will always be their if someone does something wrong they will get punished for it.

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Cayden. Fl

Cayden. Fl

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darrick

darrick

why i think the group left salva is that they did not want him because he might be a trouble maker.

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Jared

Jared

Why i think the group doesn't want salva in the group is that he can slow them down or they dont have room to have him in the group or the rebels may find salva valuable and try to take him from the group or he can go and wast food or water

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Christian H: London Ontario

Christian H: London Ontario

the group didn't want salva becuase he could slow the group down or could use valuble resorses

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Sophia, Missouri

Sophia, Missouri

I chose question 1

The group didn't want Salva along because he is a child. He might nag, complain, or slow the group down. I believe that they didn't know that  his family is very respected in his village. They probably shouldn't have judged that book by it's cover. I feel that they were being selfish when the left Salva behind. I wonder how they would feel if they were, a child who was fearing for their life, left behind by a group of their own kind of people to die. I think that they should be more accepting and kind.

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Khloe, Missouri

Khloe, Missouri

I chose question one. The group doesn't want Salva to continue walking with them because he is a kid. They think that simply because he is a kid, that he will slow them down and complain a lot. I don't think they should have left Salva behind because because Salva is only a kid, and he needs someone to help him survive.  They thought that he would be needy, but if I was one of the grownups in that situation, I would have made the group wait until someone woke him up and he was ready to continue with the group.I think the adults should care more about kids, especially the woman with the infant.

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Shelbie, Missouri

Shelbie, Missouri

I chose question one.
The group doesn't want Salva along because they think that he'll be needy and want food and a drink. I honestly think that what they did was ridiculous, because they're bringing an infant along, so why don't they bring Salva along. Salva has been on this Earth longer than that infant, so he knows what the deal is. He knows that he doesn't need to bother the group, he knows that he can't have more food than everyone else. In my opinion I think that the infant will be more needy than Salva.  The infant will probably be more noisy than Salva will be.  So, I think that it's ridiculous that they left Salva.

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Aubree, Missouri

Aubree, Missouri

I chose question one. The group does not want Salva coming with them because he is just a child, and will complain if he is hungry or if his feet hurt from walking. I feel that what the group did to Salva was wrong. This is because I believe that you should never leave somebody behind, especially a child like Salva.

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Nate, Missouri

Nate, Missouri

Question 1

The group doesn't want Salva along because he is a kid and he could get tired easily and complain about being hungry or thirsty. I feel aggravated about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him because he is just a kid, an important kid in fact because his dad is the judge of the village and owns a lot of cattle. It is just heartless that his group would do something like that. I don't know why you would just leave a kid to die.

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Zach, Missouri

Zach, Missouri

Question 1

The group doesn't want Salva to come along with them because they think he will slow them down and complain.

I feel like the group was dumb that they rejected him because he didn't get to have a chance to prove to them that he could keep up the pace

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Ella, Missouri

Ella, Missouri

I chose question 1 . The group didn't want Salva along ,because they were afraid he would and be childish. I feel that it wasn't fair for the group to isolate and reject Salva. I say this because, all of them were trying to survive and they are leaving behind a innocent child!

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Anne Marie, Missouri

Anne Marie, Missouri

I chose Question 1- The group doesn't want Salva to come along because they think he will whine and slow them down. When they left him, he knew why they left him,but knew that he would not have done that.

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Emma, South Carolina

Emma, South Carolina

Question 1 Response:
The book opens showing Salva as a typical boy in school, distracted as most kids get at times, wanting to be playing with his friends. While his school was different than mine, and the games he played and chores he did at home were also different, we both had a routine we considered normal.

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Hayden MB

Hayden MB

because he would slow them down and complain about thirst and hunger

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Ziyad, Missouri

Ziyad, Missouri

Salva needs food and water, and needs to avoid getting killed,

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Noah, Missouri

Noah, Missouri

I chose question number 1. The group doesn`t want Salva along because they thing he will complain and make them slower. I feel that it is unfair and unreasonable to leave him there because he is 11 years old and he is the grandson of the person that the tribe was named after.

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Rachel, Missouri

Rachel, Missouri

I chose question 1. The group didn't want Salva along because they thought he would whine and complain. I do not like the fact that they were willing to isolate and reject Salva because they didn't give him a chance at all to prove he was okay.

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Ashi, Missouri

Ashi, Missouri

The group isolated him because they think he will trouble them and complain about being away from his home.
I don't think that was a good idea because you can't just leave a kid and make him survive on his own. They don't really know he is trouble and he could be good.

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Shane, Missouri

Shane, Missouri

Question 1
The group doesn't want Salva because he is a kid, and most kids complain about everything.

I felt guilty when I heard that he was rejected because I have rejected younger people than me

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Isabella, Missouri

Isabella, Missouri

Question 1. The group does not want salva along because he is a child and they think that he will slow the group down. I do not feel happy about that because I would never want to be left out alone at war.

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Addison, Missouri,

Addison, Missouri,

I don't like how the group of people left Salva behind in the barn because it's cruel and he can't survive well on his own.

The group of people left Salva behind because Salva is a child and the group of people thought Salva would be a nuisance and complain.

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Camryn, Missouri

Camryn, Missouri

Q1: The group didn't want Salva to come along because he is young and would complain about being tired, and hungry, or scared. They also didn't want Salva to come along because he wasn't very important and he would just waste supplies and time. I believe it was wrong to leave Salva because everyone's life matters, no matter their age.

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Gabriel, South Carolina

Gabriel, South Carolina

Q1: As heart breaking as it is that they left him, it was the right decision for the group. With the country at war, it is easier for a group of women and an infant to make it through the area without conflict than it would be if they had a boy who is almost fighting age. Just because the first group of rebels didn't want him to fight, doesn't mean that the next group they encounter would feel the same. This is the same reason the older lady stays she can't stay with him.

Also they probably just don't want him taking up food and water and causing trouble in the group like he thought at first.

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Hayden MB

Hayden MB

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jaedon MB

jaedon MB

he would want to have food that's what they probably thought, as well as being just a pain to them.

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Jacob California

Jacob California

They don't want him to come along because he is to young and he can cause trouble. I feel like they should have brought him along because he has to provide for himself and his friends now.

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Jess, California

Jess, California

When Nya is at the lake she has to sleep ouside, has to worry about the dinka, and has to dig through mud and wait for the hole to fill with water but, when she is at home she has a house, shes's safe, but she has to walk to to get water.

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Zoe Beth, California

Zoe Beth, California

Q1: They did'nt think he was of any importants and plannly just a waste of food. I don't think it was right but at the same time a get why that it would be a choice.

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Ryan, California

Ryan, California

The group doesn't want him to come because he is a child and he will take up food and water. I think the group is stupid to leave someone out.

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Rider California

Rider California

The group did not want Salva to come along because they think he will complain, and ask for more food. I would agree with the group though in which a little boy would complain about all the walking.

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to walk miles to get it all the time. I don't really believe something is "dictating" my life.

Three survival issues I have noticed so far is dehydration, starvation, and wild animal attacks. I think is Salva is doing  a great job of surviving because really he's just following what everyone else is doing.

At the lake camp, Nya doesn't really have anyone else around her. She is not safe from the animals and heat.

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Elias CA

Elias CA

I think the group doesn't wan't Salva along is because they think that he will slow them down,complain, and take up their food supply and they think he will be just too weak in general. And its really rude to think that he would slow them down without even knowing who he is

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to walk miles every day just to get nasty and mucky water everyday. Nothing dictates me.

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Joseph Gunther

Joseph Gunther

The group dose not want Salva coming along because he is a kid and he is slower and he has less endurence then the adults I think it makes since that they want to ditch Salva because he is only a kid

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Shane ,California

Shane ,California

The group does not want Salva to come with them because he is another mouth to feed and will slow them down. I fell that the war is bad because they are willing to leave children.

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Jayda CA

Jayda CA

The group didn't wan't Salva to join them because he is a child.
I feel bad for Salva because they were willing to leave him... : (

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melanie ca

melanie ca

I think that water dictates Nyas life, her life is based around water because that is one big thing in her life that she goes and does that is daily for her. It dictates her life because she has to go get water because they dont have water at her home. One thing that dictates my life is my social media.

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Bahar California

Bahar California

The group doesn't want Salva along because they think that he will slow them down and cause more problems since he is so young. I think that it is very rude, careless, and disrespectful that the group members are willing to act as if Salva is not there and treat him poorly just because they think that he is too young to handle the things they have to go through.

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Matthew, California

Matthew, California

It is crazy that the group was willing to leave salva but it is such a big group that they can't feed everybody and somebody who is no help they can't afford to keep.

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Olivia, CA

Olivia, CA

The group doesn't want Salva to come with them because since he's so young, they assume that he will slow them down, complain every time he feels discomfort, and eat a lot of their food supply. They are concerned he will be a tax on their survival, so they don't want to take him in, even if he is a Dinka. But Salva later proves he is not as much of a burden as they originally thought. I feel bad that they didn't want Salva at first, but I understand the Dinka's point of view. If they sacrifice one life, they could save many, rather than saving one life and sacrificing many.

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Haylee, California

Haylee, California

Although Salva is a Dinka, the group didnt want him to join because he was a child and would slow them down and complain. I fell bad for Salva because he was left once and no one wants to be left alone, even for a second time.

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CONNER CALIFORNIA

CONNER CALIFORNIA

The group doesn't want Salva to stay with them because they think he is to childlike and will complain about lack of water and food. I think that the group is trying to isolate him and reject him is bad.

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Josh C.A.

Josh C.A.

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to walk to get water so her and her family wont die. Something that dictates my life is school I have to go to school most every day.
They don't want Salva to join them because he may whine and get tired and slow them down.I would agree with the group because he would slow them down and he would need lots of food.

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jenna California

jenna California

The group doesn't want Salva to join the group because younger kids they think might not take that many responsibilities as an older person. A younger boy might not be able to do stuff and older person can do. I fell he should get  a chance because he is part of the tribe.

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Kayla, California

Kayla, California

Nya's life at the camp is they have no house and had to sleep in a makeshift shelter, they could couldn't take that much of there own supplies so they would make do with what they had, and it would be hard to get water because you would have to dig a hole and wait for water to fill up. While when she is at her house she has everything built and they already have supplies they need.

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Milan CA

Milan CA

Water dictates Nya's life because without it she will die and so will her family. So she must always have water. My kitten and dogs and friends dictate my life.

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Adam,California

Adam,California

The group doesn't want Salva along because kids tend to not have the highest of endurance compared to adults.I feel that leaving Salva alone and rejecting him is an inhumane act that should never happen.

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Benjamin California

Benjamin California

The group doesn't want Salva to come along because he is a young boy and most young boys complain about a lot of stuff. I feel really mad and they should have said yes without even thinking because he is part of the tribe.

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Parker Carling CA

Parker Carling CA

Nya's life is dictated by water in ways like her schedule and where she lives in certain seasons. Video Games dictate my life

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Sophia CA

Sophia CA

The group doesn't want Salva because he's just a little kid and he wouldn't be of much use.The fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him makes me feel upset because no one should leave a little kid in the middle of nowhere to starve or be eaten. It's heartless and cruel

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Analyse CA

Analyse CA

I think that water dictates Nya's life because she doesn't have a lot of water at home so she needs water to help he survive, she can't live without it. Something that dictates my life is music, singing, theater, Youtube, friends, and my family.. I cant live without it.

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Jack, CA

Jack, CA

The group does not want Salva along because when they spent the night at the barn, Salva went to bed and in the morning he was left behind, all alone. The reason they did this is that they probably did not want kids slowing them down and complaining.

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Hunter M, Michigan

Hunter M, Michigan

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?
There are many reasons the group doesn't want Salva along.
One of the reasons is he would just be another mouth to feed. Another reason is Salva would be much more of a hassle. I fell bad for Salva because he was left behind and they left him with nothing.

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When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.

He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.

He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.

He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.

He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.

He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.

He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.

He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.

He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.

He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:

For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:

For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:

For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:

For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury:

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences

For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies:

For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:

For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.

He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.

He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.

He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.

He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.

He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.

In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our Brittish brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.

We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.

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Part 2 Discussion Questions: Post your response to a discussion question of choice. Be sure to include your name and the state you are from!

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Kaylee Narimatsu

Kaylee Narimatsu

Water dictates Nya's life in many ways. It stops her from going to school. It also takes her from her home for long periods of time.

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Washington state

Washington state

The water dictates nyas life because most of her day is spent going to and from the water

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Noah Lansford

Noah Lansford

The reason the group does not want to bring him is because he will slow them down and they will waste food on him. Also they think he wont be of any help.

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Luke Atchley WA

Luke Atchley WA

I think that the group does not want to be in their group because he is a child and might slow them down.

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Deez nuts

Deez nuts

im back loooool

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Matthew Tinsley WA

Matthew Tinsley WA

I think her life is better at the camp because she is closer to water but also she doesnt have the best sleeping area but i still think its better thab her house were she spends so much time walking

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Lily French Washington State

Lily French Washington State

Nya's life is dictated by the need for water because, her village doesn't have a well so she is forced to walk to a muddy pond every day to get water for her family, instead of going to school, like most kids her age in different places of the world would.

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Matthew Tinsley WA

Matthew Tinsley WA

ive leared that lots of people arent gonna want you because you might slow them down. another thing ive learned is that predators might attack during the night even if people are on guard and one last thing ive learned is that sometimes you will lose people you love but you have to keep going

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Addy, Washington State

Addy, Washington State

Nya is much safer at home than the lake because they have to use makeshift shelters at the lake, they couldn't bring much, so they had to make do with what little they could carry, and there is a hightened risk of running into different hostile tribes while hunting.

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Matthew Tinsley WA

Matthew Tinsley WA

Nyas life is dictated by the water because she spends most of her time going back and forth to get water. this dictates my life in the sense that i wake up early to go to school and then come home and do school work

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RYaN WaShinGtoN

RYaN WaShinGtoN

The group doesn't want Salva to come along because he is an extra mouth to feed and they think that he will complain and slow them down.

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Maci WA

Maci WA

The group did not want Salva to join the group because they thought he was too young and they did not want Salva to hold them back or waste their food. I feel like this is not fair because Salva has no family to take care of him.

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Matthew Tinsley WA

Matthew Tinsley WA

The group doesnt want him because he would be to much to feed without anything to offer to the group

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Allyson WA STATE

Allyson WA STATE

The comparison between Nya's life at home versus at the lake is that Nya is safer according to her mother at the village and not at the lake because the men and boys go hinting and sometimes don't make it back and there are just dangerous things living by a lake versus living in a village.

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Maddox washington

Maddox washington

The reason the group does not want to bring him is because he will slow them down and they will waste food on him. Also they think he wont be of any help.

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Noah Erickson, WA

Noah Erickson, WA

I believe this is because, "He was a child... who might tire easily and slow them down, and complain about being hungry, and cause trouble somehow?" Nya's life is dictated by water because of how much effort she has to put into having a small amount of water per day. I am dictated by school becuse of how I have to wake up at 6:30 and start my morning ruitng and get to school to then come home and do my homework and then study for tests that might be coming up.

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Hadley K, Washington

Hadley K, Washington

The water dictates Nya's life because she spends most of her time going to the water. This dictates my life most times in the sense of school, I wake up at 6:00 then get ready.

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Sophia Tinsley- Washington State

Sophia Tinsley- Washington State

Nya's life is dictated by the water because she spends most of her time walking to the water and back over and over again. This dictates my life sometimes in the sense of school. I wake up at 6:30 and get ready to go to school then come home and do my homework.

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Elena, Washington :)))

Elena, Washington :)))

The water dictates Nya's life because she spends most of the day walking to the water. Her daily routine is walking to the pond, eating a quick meal, then to the pond and back, then to the pond and back again.
Something that dictates my life is school. I wake up at 6 am everyday, and then I have to go to school for 7 hours. After that, I have to do homework for maybe 2 hours, because I work really slowly.

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Eve Tertipes, WA

Eve Tertipes, WA

The water does, in fact, dictate Nya's life. What dictates my life is what other people think of me. *depression casually intensifies* And my constant, weird compulsions. Like, I need every noise I hear to be singular, and if it's not, then I go absolutely crazy.

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Kaelyn Maya Warwick, Washington State

Kaelyn Maya Warwick, Washington State

Water dictates Nya's life so much because humans need it to survive, which is why Nya has to walk a long way to the watering hole just to get the water for her family. Even then, the water is still dirty, but Nya drinks it anyway because she has nothing else. I think the one thing that dictates my life is even...ness? I have to make everything the same on the right and left and do all these stupid things and it's so annoying haha *audible pain*

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Axel- Washington

Axel- Washington

the water dictates Nya's life by making her halve to live there. in my life what dictates my life is my dad's opinion of me

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Asher Strong WA

Asher Strong WA

The group wants to isolate him because he would be too much to feed and he is a child with not a lot to offer.

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shane corley

shane corley

the gorup dose not want salva along becuse the author stated he is child he will slow us down. Another mouth to feed it is already mouth to feed? it is already hard enough to find food. i feel like salva is already hard enough on him he is worried about his family  and he feel mis judged

2. Naya was expected that Naya  would go to the pound every day she walk a long way to get water for her family. the one dictates my life is my arm would hurt i would be tired.

3 (A no food
B) wild habitat
(C felling unsafe

4. i think salva is doing a good job of suvrvive he is facing bees and i feel like he is going no what to do if something bad happens.

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aidan reder

aidan reder

1.The group does not want Salva along because the author stated,he is a child,he will slow us down. Another mouth to feed it is already hard enough to find food. i feel like Salva is misjudged
2.it was expected that Naya would  go to pond every day. she walked a long way to get water for her family. the one thing that dictates my life is sad.
3.A/no food
B/ wild habitat
C/ felling unsafe and unsure of what would happen next.
i belive Salva is doing a good job at Learning to survive by the things he is facing with the bees throwing up and more he is seeing what to do

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yatorah adams

yatorah adams

1. the groud does not want Salva along because the author stated "he is a child he will slow us down. " "Another mouth to feed?  it is already hard enough to find food" i like salva is feeling worried because her family but in some way its good but some way its not.

2. Nya was expected that nya would go to the pond every day. she walk a long way to get water for her family. the one thing that dictates my life is i probably would not go to school cause you would have to do both

3 (A no food
(B wild habitat/wildlife
(C  felling unsafe and unsure of what would happen next

4.( i belive Salva is or is not doing a good job learning to survive because she was closer to water but there was no shelter and she could not bring most of her things. At the pond was Naya home which was far from water

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Xavier Munoz

Xavier Munoz

1. The group does not want Salva along because the author stated, "He is a child, he will slow us down." " Another mouth to feed? It is already hard enough to find food." I feel like Salva feels like he doesn't belong and doesn't fit in.

2. Nya's chore was to get water for her family, she had no education because of the war. The one thing that dictates my life is my parents.

3. I believe Salva is doing good at survive because he's finding food and he still alive.

A. No food
B.  They didn't know what to do and they were unsafe
C. Wild habitat/wildlife

4. Nya's mother didn't like the camp because there was no house and they sleep in uncomfortable places but Nya likes the camp because she can get water walking less than she does at home. AT the pond was Nya's home which was far from the water.

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Rec Broom - South Carolina

Rec Broom - South Carolina

i feel like salva is misjudged.

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1.The group does not want Salva along because the author stated,"He is a child,he will slow us down.""Another mouth to feed?it is already hard enough to find food"I feel like Salva is ...sad that the tribe did not accept him at first.

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In Nya’s story, if the Di

In Nya’s story, if the Dinka men find the Nuet men, the tribe Nya’s from, then the Dinka will hurt or kill the Nuet people. Also, Salva has to face hunger and lions. If you don’t have enough food to eat, then you can die of starvation. If a lion gets you, then there’s a very small chance you escape.

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izzy missouri

izzy missouri

1. Stick with the group, rashen your resources, finding people you trust, finding shelter, wildlife there.

Yes, even though they don’t want him he is sticking with them, he is also showing that he can help them by gathering resources.

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Nathan Mo

Nathan Mo

#1, They would do that because he takes up to much water and food. I do not like that they are rejecting him because he is a very innocence kid

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alaina Missouri

alaina Missouri

i felt bad for salva because for the people to think that salva will slow them down because if they left him he would not survive on his own. its good that they let him stay and spared some food with them

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Kaia-Missouri

Kaia-Missouri

Salva is a kid and may slow them down and they also don’t want to  have a kid complaining all the time its also another mouth to feed.i think its kind of messed up that they would turn away a kid even if it was another mouth to feed you could at least spare him a few bites.

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Jace, Missouri

Jace, Missouri

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

Nya has water at the lake and a little bit of a home there, but at her existing home it is her shelter, she is safe because everyone at home is from the same tribe as her, but she doesn't have that much water to drink when the pond dries up.

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Ally Missouri-#1

Ally Missouri-#1

They wont take Salva along because he's just a kid and it's hard to find food and he's author mouth too feed and he will complain I feel this isn't right because everyone dissevers a chance but when they took him along with them it made me happy for him

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Charly - Missouri

Charly - Missouri

4. Nya’s life at home is very sheltered, she has a house to live in and if she has time, she can also go to school, considering she has a big family, it must be very protected if they are all still together and well, and the pond has water available, unlike the lake camp, where her family stays in makeshift shelters, in an unprotected area that they fight with the Dinka for, and where she has to dig in the clay for water, and this water is even dirtier than the pond water.

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Celina - Missouri

Celina - Missouri

The group doesn’t want him along because he’s a child and he’ll get tired easily and slow the group down, and complain about getting hungry. think this is unfair because Salva is only eleven years old and he needs to survive. He’s just a child. I feel like if they reject him, he’ll not be able to survive on his own.

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Cambrie Mo

Cambrie Mo

The group didn't want Salva because he was a child and he was someone else to worry about. They would have to feed another mouth and they thought that a kid would slow them down.

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Kinley ~ Missouri

Kinley ~ Missouri

1.     The group didn’t want to take Salva in because they thought he would slow them down, use up too much water or food, and wouldn’t be able to do any work because Salva is too young. I feel sorry that Salva is considered useless and I’d want to help since his home is at war and he's a kid.

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Emme- Missouri

Emme- Missouri

#1
The group didn't want Salva because they thought he would slow the group down and use up more water and food. It is sad because he is a child and hasn't experience much life yet. They were also judging him without knowing what he could do because he stuck with the group the whole time even when he was tired and hungry.

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Max - Missouri

Max - Missouri

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

4.  Nyas life at home is super different than it is at the lake camp because of many reason
Shelter,  For shelter they said they had to makeshift shelters because they do not have permanent homes there thanks to war and they cannot make a permanent home there because it will most likely get destroyed from all the fighting
Water,  There are pros and cons for the water situation she does not have to walk far but yet she is still gone the same amount of time she has to dig thru the clay and after digging she has to wait for the water to seep thru so it is useful so altho she doesn't have to walk as far she has to wait longer
safety, Her family is not safe because the dinka altho they both go to the same place during the dry season they are rival tribes that means they like to fight each other, whenever her dad and brother go hunting for animals which is already not safe because of the habitat they now have to worry about the dinka and have to fend for themselves and every day they are lucky that they come home everyday being safe and have food

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Nathan - brampton the group does not want salva in the group becasue he is an outsider and he takes up more food and water

Nathan - brampton the group does not want salva in the group becasue he is an outsider and he takes up more food and water

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Hannah - Missouri

Hannah - Missouri

Salva is a child and the group thinks he will slow them down and that he is another person to feed. It’s sad that they would reject him just because he is a kid and that they think he will slow the group down.

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Maren - Missouri

Maren - Missouri

In Nya’s story, if the Dinka men find the Nuet men, the tribe Nya’s from, then the Dinka will hurt or kill the Nuet people. Also, Salva has to face hunger and lions. If you don’t have enough food to eat, then you can die of starvation. If a lion gets you, then there’s a very small chance you escape.

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Evan - Missouri

Evan - Missouri

1. The group doesn’t want Salva along because they think that Salva might slow them down and I feel like that might be true and helpful to the group if he’s not there but they also can’t just let Salva die for starvation or thirst.

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Elly - Missouri

Elly - Missouri

The group doesn't want Salva to come along with them because they say that a child will just slow them down, it's another mouth to feed, and he's too young to do any real jobs so he won't be of any help to them. This makes me feel very bad for Salva and shows what people might do when they are desperate to save themselves.

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Lily- Missouri

Lily- Missouri

The woman complain about taking Salva and think he will just complain and not do anything to help the group and will just slow them down.

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Autumn, Missouri

Autumn, Missouri

Because he is a child and he might tire out easily and slow them down. And that would mean that they would have to find more food.

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Lainey Missouri

Lainey Missouri

Water dictates Nya’s life because she never gets to go to school and when she comes back from her first tripe she only has a little bit of time to eat and then she is off to get water. A thing that dictates my life is school and sports school takes up 7 hours and then sports takes up 2 or more.

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Sophie - Missouri

Sophie - Missouri

The groups don't want Salva because he's a kid who they think will complain about not having food and slow them down.

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Alex MO

Alex MO

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

Because he is a person to feed

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Norah - Missouri

Norah - Missouri

They don’t want Salva along because they think that he will complain, slow them down, and make them waste the food that they are already struggling to get. I would feel the same way Salva feels and try to prove them wrong by not complaining and keeping up with them.

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A Long Walk to Water

A Long Walk to Water

The group doesn't want him because they think that they will just slow them down because he is just a child.

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juan j indiana

juan j indiana

the group dont want salva because they think that he will slow them down.i feel like its wrong to do that but i cant really blame them for it since they already have so little

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the'aven indiana

the'aven indiana

because they think he well slow them down

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Adonya Indiana

Adonya Indiana

The group don't want salva to go along cause he's too young. I feel bad for him because he just want to be a part of they group.

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Michael J Indiana

Michael J Indiana

The group doesn't want Salva because they think he might slow the group down and I feel like the group is sensible because it might cause the group to take longer to get to the re destination.

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Sherlyn-Indiana

Sherlyn-Indiana

The group doesn't want salva because he is a child and will get tired easily. I feel sad that they isolate him because they think of him as a burden and another mouth to feed.

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Demilade Indiana

Demilade Indiana

The group dosen't want salva because he is to young

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indiana simon

indiana simon

just because of water she has to work so hard every day and spend all day trying to get water, instead of spending time with her friend. i think school reley dictates my life.

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Stacy Indiana

Stacy Indiana

The group doesn't want Salva along because he is to young and might slow them down . I will feel bad for him that the group is willing to isolate and reject him.

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Keila _ Indiana

Keila _ Indiana

The groups didn't want Salva in it because they said she was too young.

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Bobby Thomas Indiana

Bobby Thomas Indiana

water dictates nyas lif because she need it to shower , to survive, cook,something that dictates my life is basketball because i have it almost everday and it can affect if i can go places or not

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GEOOOOOO Indiana

GEOOOOOO Indiana

They did not want him because he is too young and they don't want him there.

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Jackieee Indiana

Jackieee Indiana

its dictates her life because she has to bring tons of water on her head , having to have shoulders pain, walking barefoot on dirt.

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Eddi Guillen Indiana

Eddi Guillen Indiana

Nya's life need watter because in where she lives not many people have water and she needs water to live and we need food to live just like hoe nya needs water to live

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Nova M Indiana

Nova M Indiana

The reason the group doesn't want Salva to join is because he is little kid and he will slow the group down.

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Adriel Indiana

Adriel Indiana

the water dictates Nya's life cause if she has accable water she would be at school

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Tenai M Indiana

Tenai M Indiana

The group doesn't want salva to go with them because he is too young. The way I feel about the way the group regecting Salva is sad

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Trinity Indiana

Trinity Indiana

Nya life at the camp is better then at home because there water there for them to drink but her mom don't like it at home it less water she have to walk to get water

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Enoch- Indiana

Enoch- Indiana
The group did want Salva to go along because they thought he would slow them down and beg for food and water so they decided to try and isolate him

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Lizzo Indiana

Lizzo Indiana

The group don't want salva because he is a kid and wouldn't be much help. Kinda felt annoyed that they thought about leaving a boy who got no family.

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Stephanie Indiana

Stephanie Indiana

they didnt want salva in the group because he was too young to be there.

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Jayden Indiana

Jayden Indiana

Water dictates nyas life by having her walk tons of hours each day.

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IMANIE INDIANA

IMANIE INDIANA

The reason they dont want salva in there group is because he's a little kid.

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Ja'Nya , I.N

Ja'Nya , I.N

The group doesn't want salva to come along with them because they don't want him to slow them down.

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Derek indiana

Derek indiana

The group does not want salva along because he is to young and they think he will slow them down because they think he will complain from hungry or from thirst

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Kumiya M Indiana .

Kumiya M Indiana .

The group doesnt want salva along because he is to young . I feel bad for him because i know he feels left out .

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Jazmin Indiana.

Jazmin Indiana.

If Nya has access to water she would be at school.

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joana indiana

joana indiana

water dicitates nyas life because if she doesnt have water for her self or her family, then she wont have time to go to school.

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Melannie- Indiana

Melannie- Indiana

Water dictates Nya's life by her constantly walking for water everyday.

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Olamiposi A. Indiana

Olamiposi A. Indiana

The group does not want Salva to come along due to him being a child and the fact that he will most likely slow them down. I feel like it was alright that they were willing to leave him due to their circumstances.

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Mya IndianaW

Mya Indiana

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to walk a long time and thats how she cooks and showers. One thing that dictates my life is school.

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jarhia indiana

jarhia indiana

the three things he had to do to survie was running finding food and watre. he is doing good surving with the group.

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Brylei indiana

Brylei indiana

salva is trying hard to find his family and stay energize.

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Alessandra Indiana

Alessandra Indiana

The group doesn't want Salva to tag along because they said that he is going to slow them down. I feel bad for him because the other group left him before and he was alone but now he is not.

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Dilyn Indiana

Dilyn Indiana

Water dictates nyas life by having her walk tons of hours each day. But it also helps her survive.

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Ayomide indiana

Ayomide indiana

i think one thing that dictates salva life is water,one thing that dictates my life is school and babysitting

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Chris Indiana

Chris Indiana

The group doesn’t want Salva because he is small and he could slow them down. I think that because he is a child that they should take extra good care of him so he can grow to be helpful.

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Bailee L Indiana

Bailee L Indiana

Nyas life at camp shows its easier to get water at the camp then home because at home she has to go back and fourth multiple times a day from home to the pond to get water. At the camp she just has to dig and stay there.

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Isaiah, Indiana

Isaiah, Indiana

Water dictates nya's life because every morning she has to go to get water before going to school, and that could make her tired during school and she might not be able to focus.

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Mathew IN

Mathew IN

I think he was doing good because he wasnt complaining and kept writing

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arianna indiana

arianna indiana

her life at the ake camp is hard to get water and also the water is very dirty. there is also alot of war at the lake because emany people want and need water.

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Elijah Indiana

Elijah Indiana

Something that dictates my life is my family. My family is how I survive.

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zach indiana

zach indiana

because salva is looking for his family and trying to surive to find his family

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Liam white

Liam white

Water dictates nya’s life because all human beings need water to survive so she has to go get water every day. My parents dictate my life.

Nya does not have good place as to gather water except the lake camp which is still along walk.

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roman

roman

because they think he is useless and he is slowing them down because he is tired and hungry.. I feel like its wrong because he is a kids and not a grown adult. one thing that dictates nyas life is water.Her family even moved to be close to water. I dont really have anything that dictates my life at the moment. The 3 things i learned is that you need to eat and drink water and try not to be eaten by the animals, I think salva is doing a good job with survival with all the circumstances. Nya doesnt have to walk far to get the water because the water is close by .

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Nya's life at the lake camp was different then home because she didn't have much shelter and she didnt have to walk for to get water since she is already at the lake

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bryson my name im in 5th grade about to be in 6th

bryson my name im in 5th grade about to be in 6th

salva ran because there were tiger watching them why they sleep lion wolve people tring to kill salva and his group so he ran and never look back i would do same thing

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salva was doing his

salva was doing his best to stay with the group but he could,t because there were tigers wolves lions people were tring to kill him so he ran and never look back i would run if there tring to kill me i dont bame him

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Kyler hood #1 she i

Kyler hood #1 she is rejecting him because they will not heart a woman but they will if the boy is with her

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JT

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Anna MO

Anna MO

3. What I have learned...
- if you hear a honey guide call and follow it it will lead you to honey
- if you start a fire by a hive the bees in the hive will get out of it snd fall asleep
- If you dig far enoght into a lake that is big and damp you will find water.
I think he is doing a good job, because he helpped find the bee hive and he is keeping up with the rest of the group

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Patrick MO

Patrick MO

her home is more safe than the camp lake. but to get water she just has to take a few steps

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Patrick MO

Patrick MO

Salva was doing his best to stay with the group and not slow them down.

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Jamison MO

Jamison MO

home is more safe than the lake, she also doesen't have to walk two hours to get there at the lake they also have makshift shelters they are also worrieed if a fight is going to happen

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Jack Mo

Jack Mo

At the lake camp there is like no perminet home or shelter  but at least there is water

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Anna MO

Anna MO

4. Nyas likes being at the lake because she doesn't have to walk so much to get water. She does have to dig for it though. Also at the lake they have to sleep in MAkshift shelters instead of houses that they have at their other home. Also at the river her mom is worried they will get in a fight over land.

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Bryar MO

Bryar MO

At the Lake camp there is no permanent shelter and you have to dig to get water. The two tribes disagree there as well so it isn't super safe

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avery MO

avery MO

4. Nya has no shelter or place to sleep t the lake. They have to build makeshift homes just to sleep in. The water at the lake it all dried up and Nya has to dig the clay to get muddy water just to drink.

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mikayla mo

mikayla mo

3. Salvas challenges are finding food, not getting hurt by animals or people and finding shelter

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Jamison MO

Jamison MO

3. i think he is doing a good job surviving, he is sticking with a group of people that can protect him he is also small so he can hide when needed he also has an advantige for food

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Bryar MO

Bryar MO

the challenges of Survival are that there is wild animals, You don't know where/ when you will get to eat and drink again.  I think salva does a good job of conserving water and food.

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MAX MO

MAX MO

her life at the ake camp is hard to get water and the water is very dirty. there is also alot of war at the lake

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avery MO

avery MO

3. Salve was doing his best not slowing down or complaining. He is not complaining when he is hungry or tired

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Johnny MO

Johnny MO

4.  Nya's life at her home:
Nya has to walk every day, for almost all the time she is at her actual home.
Nya has shelter at her home.

Nya's life at the lake camp:
Nya has to dig holes in the dried up lake and wait for water to seep in the hole.
Nya's home there is a makeshift shelter.

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Grace MO

Grace MO

I think Nya likes the life at the lake better because it is easier

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Emma Mo

Emma Mo

2. she has to take normally two trips a day so it takes a long time.

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Bryar MO

Bryar MO

Getting water dictates Nya's life because she make the Eight hour walk to and from the pond twice a day. I think school dictates my life because it takes up most of my day five days a week.

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Jamison MO

Jamison MO

2.  she needs water to survive and any water she finds she will drink

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Mikayla MO

Mikayla MO

4.Life at the lake is had because the mom has to worry about her husband going to get killed or injured when they go out to hunt  it is also hard because they do not have a house there they had man-shack to sleep on

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avery MO

avery MO

2. Nya has to go find water 2 times everyday so it takes a lot of her time in the day.  Dance dictates my life, I had to go 3 nights a week 4 hours a night and had to do 6-8 competitions in a 9 month period

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Emma Mo

Emma Mo

3. i think salva has done her best she has not slowed them down even when she was hungry she did not complain.

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Johnny MO

Johnny MO

3. Salva's challenges in his new life include finding food, finding shelter, and not getting killed by animals in the wild. I think he is doing a good job at surviving because he and Buksa had found a bee hive, which was able to be eaten by him and his group members.

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Paige Mo

Paige Mo

4. life at the lake is hard because they have to worry about getting attacked by other tribes like the Dinka. Nya doesn't have to walk long for water though.

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Grace MO

Grace MO

Shelter, food, and to be together Salva is doing a great job

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Lucy MO

Lucy MO

4.Nya's life at home is more safe,she has shelter,but have to get water everyday from the pound. Nya's life aat the lake is more dangoures because there could be other tribes that can attack,the shelter they have to find or sleep outside,and the water is more dirty but not a long walk.

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Braeden MO

Braeden MO

yes, he has a professional army member so he feels safe

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Bryar MO

Bryar MO

the group doesn't want Salva because he is one more mouth to feed, he will slow them down and he is to young to work

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Max MO

Max MO

i think he is doing a great job because he found a group to sty with and he found honey

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avery MO

avery MO

1. the group didn't want Salva along because hey said it would have been one more extra person to feed and hey said he is too young to do any real work

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Jamison MO

Jamison MO

1. they did not want him becuase they siad it was already hard enough feeding all of the people and they said that Salva was going to annoy them

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Emma Mo

Emma Mo

2. Nya and her family live near the pond 5 months of the year but they are the driest seasons there is very little water so they have to dig for it and this time there was no houses and could not bring a lot so they had to work with what they could bring.

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Braeden Mo

Braeden Mo

it is very scarce

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Max MO

Max MO

when the pond dries up nya and her family move somewhere else

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Lucy MO

Lucy MO

3.I have learned that you should always stick together and that a gun helps to get food. I think he is doing a good job because he nver stops and tries not to complain and is strong and helps the group.

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Paige Mo

Paige Mo

3. Staying alive because of animals and other stuff, not being able to find water, and people getting left behind. I think Salva is doing a good job learning from these because he doesn't do that stuff again.

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Emma Mo

Emma Mo

1. they did not want salve to come along for many reasons they thought because he was a kid he would lag behind and slow them down they thought he would complain when he is hungry or tired.

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Johnny MO

Johnny MO

1. Nya has to walk every single day. Just to get water to provide for here family. When Nya and her family go to the lake camp, Nya has to wait hours and hours, just to wait until water seeps into the hole she dug in the lake.

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Lucy MO

Lucy MO

2.It decaides her life beacuse thats all she does and she needs water so her life is full of gathering water. Things that take up my life are school work,social media,and dnace.

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Anna MO

Anna MO

2.the water dictates her life because if the water is dried up, then they move to a house by a big lake. Also it takes up most of her day to get the water. I think activiteis and sports that i do dictate my life. Also i dont know if this counts but going back and forth between my dads and moms because i dont really get to decide where or when i go all the time.

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Lucy MO

Lucy MO

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Paige Mo

Paige Mo

2. Water dictates Nys's life because every day she has to go and walk a long time to find and get water and it takes up most of her time. I think after school activities take up my time.

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Lucy

Lucy

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Johnny MO

Johnny MO

1. They think that he will make them slower and they won't be able to go as fast and he will be a burden to them.

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Lucy MO

Lucy MO

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Jack, Mo

Jack, Mo

the honey birds would help in survival, use the natural stuff, don't eat to fast

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Mikayla MO

Mikayla MO

2. Nya has to walk every day to get water and when she walks it normally takes have of her day without stops but she normaly stops

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Paige Mo

Paige Mo

1. The group didn't want Salva to come with them because they said that he would just say i am to hungry and to tired to walk anymore and they though it would slow them down. I don't like it and it makes me sad for him.

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Lucy MO

Lucy MO

1.The group dosen't want salva to come along because he might slow them down with wanting to rest and its another mouth to feed. I think that its terrible to leave a child but in a time like that i would be hesitade.

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westin mo they said that he was to slow because he was a child it dictates her life because she spend all her day going to get one thing her whole life is almost surrounded by one thing

westin mo they said that he was to slow because he was a child it dictates her life because she spend all her day going to get one thing her whole life is almost surrounded by one thing

That digging a deep hole in clay water will seep in and that you need other people to help you.

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Patrick MO

Patrick MO

It dictates her life because she does it almost all day

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Max Mo

Max Mo

they said he was a child and he was to slow, and that he wouldnt do any real work and itwas just another mouth to feed

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Patrick MO

Patrick MO

They thought that Salva would slow them down.  I think he is old enough and miture enough to be with them

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because he was just

because he was just another kid

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Jack, MO

Jack, MO

she has to travel pretty far away to get water which takes a long time school dictates my life : )

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Grace MO

Grace MO

It dictates her life because she spends most of her day doing it. School is one thing that dictates my life

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Grace MO

Grace MO

Because he was a kid and just another mouth to feed.

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Jack MO

Jack MO

they say he will slow them down and he is another mouth to feed

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Adam Perez

Adam Perez

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Cristian

Cristian

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Mikayla MO

Mikayla MO

1. they said he would just slow them down and complain like kids do. I really think that he is old enough to stay with them and not slow them down

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Braeden MO

Braeden MO

They said that it was another mouth to feed and it is already hard enough to find food. I felt bad when he got left out of the group

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Aidan MO

Aidan MO

1 they think he cant do anything and they dont want him to come along and it is sad because he is just a kid
2 water dictates her life because it is nessisary for survival  things dictate our life like electronics because it gives us joy
3 lions, animals that want to kill you are common insituations like this.food, food is not aboundant in Africa nor is  water. i think salva is doing a great job staying alive.
4. Nya's life in her village is better because they have set shelter and food but no water but at the lake there is a lot of water and little shelter and food

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Michael Mo

Michael Mo

1. they thought he would slow them down
3. you can just eat honeycombs, you have to wait for bees to get sleepy before harvisting

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Anna MO

Anna MO

1. They said he would slow them down and they said he would be another mouth to feed and they also said he was to young to do any real work. I was surprised that they would just leave him because he is a lost from his family and is just looking for them and trying to get away from war.

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Anna

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Keaton MO

Keaton MO

1. The group said that Salva is too slow and will slow the group down. They also said that it is another mouth to feed and they barely have enough food to feed the people they have. The group said that he is too young to do any real work and that Salva will be no help to the group.
2. Water dictates Nya's life because they need water and since there is no water source near them it takes her a very long time to get water. If she doesn't get water they will die. Nya says she gets water every day for seven months. Every year.
3.  Staying alive because of the lions and animals is hard for the group, food is hard to find for the group and so is water. Salva is doing very well. He is not complaining and he has been keeping up with the group.
4. Nya's does not have a house like the one back at her village. She doesn't have to walk long distances for water at the camp like back at her home, but the water at the camp is more dirty than the water at her village.

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Ryan H. - British Columbia

Ryan H. - British Columbia

I wonder why they left behind Salva

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teagan- MO

teagan- MO

4. the differences between the camp and Nya's home is they had less shelter at the camp and had to go to a shelter camp and Nya has to go to a dried up lake and dig a 4 foot hole to get to water. they also have the fear of getting in a fight with the Dinka tribe

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Aiden MO

Aiden MO

1. the group doesn't want Salva along because it is another mouth to feed and can't do big jobs because he is a boy

2. Water dictates Nya's  because it is the thing that keeps them living and she has to walk every day to get water. A thing that dictates my life is baseball because I always have to practice and always have games and tournaments
3. I learned that following a honey guide will lead you to a bees nest. That digging a deep hole in clay water will seep in and that you need other people to help you.
4. Nyas life at the lake is hard because they always have to worry about Dinka attacking and their is really muddy water but at her house it is safe and clean water but water is far away.

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teagan- MO

teagan- MO

3. i think he was doing good because he wasn't complaining and kept walking.

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Kaydence - MO

Kaydence - MO

At the lake its makeshift camps, and the lake has very little water.

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teagan- MO

teagan- MO

2. water dictates Nya's life because it consumes her life and that's what she's always doing is to go get water.
something that dictates my life is probably cheer because i'm always doing it.

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Camy- Mo

Camy- Mo

1. The group doesn't want Salva to come along because they said that he would sow them down, or get into trouble and complain.  I thought that it was kind of mean of them to not want him to join because he is just a child and they don't know 100% that he will get into trouble.
2. Water is something that dictates Naya's life because she goes to get water every single day of her life, I think that school is something that dictates my life because a lot of the things that I do revolves around school.
3. I have learned that you need food, water, and some other people with you. I think that salva is doing a really good job surviving, better than I could ever do.
4. Naya is having a really hard time at this camp because there is barely any water it is also very dangerous because of the Dinca   tribe might hurt them, her life way way better at home.

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Isabella, MO

Isabella, MO

Nyas life at the lake camp is very different compared to her life at her house first of all she doesn't have a home at the lake camp and has to build shelter

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Jayden MO

Jayden MO

At the lake camp they lived in Makeshift shelters which wasn't near as big as their house. There was a pond right next to their shelter which made it easier to get water, but they didn't feel safe because her dad and brothers were gone and there was fighting where they were.

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Kaydence - MO

Kaydence - MO

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

- i think he is doing a good job because he shared the honey and hasn't complained about walking.

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Alex - MO

Alex - MO

Nya's life at the lake is very different than her life at home. First off they don't have a legitimate home and have to live in makeshift camps. Also the lake is dried up so it takes forever to fill up a gourd with water because Nya has to dig down into the clay to get to the water and then it barely drizzles out into the gourd. They are also not safe because Nya's tribe and the Dinka tribe has been fighting for a very long time and they are fighting over the land around the lake. They have been lucky so far but the Dinka might try to fight with them eventually and they could get injured.

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teagan- MO

teagan- MO

1. i think they didn't want him to come along because he's a kids and he cant work so maybe they think he's useless. i wouldve taken him with me because he was a Dinka and you leave no man/women behind

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Jayden MO

Jayden MO

Salva has walked for a month straight, he is very hungry because he usually doesn't get food until like every three days, and he is very tired. Yes because he's still walking with the group and he's not complaining.

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Kaydence - MO

Kaydence - MO

explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

- it dictates nyas life because she does it all day, to get water for her family.
- something that dictates to my life is soccer, because i do it all the time.

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Evan - Missouri

Evan - Missouri

I think Salva is dong good at surviving because he can equally have his food and he is not very greedy. Salva just wants to go home.

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Isabella, MO

Isabella, MO

three things I've learned are avoid conflict, stay in the group, and get food I think salva is doing really well in the group and staying with the group aswell

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Gianna Mo

Gianna Mo

I think salva is doing good by looking at there forhead to see what tribe there in

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kaydence - MO

kaydence - MO

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

- the group doesn't want him to come along because he will slow the group down and complain.

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Samuel-MO

Samuel-MO

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

he is just a mouth to feed and he will slow him down. it dose not look good  Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life? something that dictates my life is school

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Jayden Mo

Jayden Mo

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to go to the pond every single day for a couple of times each day to get water. Since the pond is very far from her home it's really hard for her to carry the bucket full of water back to her home. One thing that dictates my life is sports.

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Gianna Mo

Gianna Mo

Nya has to get water every day and somtimes it takes the whole day to get water

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Lily - MO

Lily - MO

Nya's life at the lake is more difficult than her life at home because she has to dig to get water that is all muddy, they don't have a house to sleep in, and they are in more danger of getting in a fight with a Dinka.

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Evan - Missouri

Evan - Missouri

This is so glitchy!
2.  Salva was about to go hoe from school but at a random time the school was bombed.
3.  The group that was going to Salva's village left behind Salva in the barn and Salva had to survive on his own  (that specific time I think they left Salva behind on accident)

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ella mo

ella mo

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home

I think it is better because she doesn't have to go  on a 8 hour walk to get water, but they has been fighting in the area so it isn't that safe

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Brandon MO

Brandon MO

Nya has to get water 2 a day it takes her all day and night.

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Alex - MO

Alex - MO

1. Nya has to get water for her family every day and it takes a very long time.
2. Salva and her group have to walk very far every day to get to Ethiopia. They also have to find food which is very scarce where they are walking.
3. Salva's group has to try to avoid predators every day like lions.
I think Salva is doing a pretty good job learning to survive because chances are, he has never done anything like this before.

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Logan, MO

Logan, MO

The home at lake camp was just a makeshift shelter. They couldn't bring their stuff, so they had to use whatever was there.

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Gianna MO

Gianna MO

I think the group  doesnt want salvs along because he will hold them back and will use up to much food and water

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Evan - Missouri

Evan - Missouri

1.  Nya has to travel to get water every day fo4 about seven montha a year.
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THE JOSEPHS RESPONSE NUMBER 465

THE JOSEPHS RESPONSE NUMBER 465

I THINK that salva has learned alot and YOU SHOULD TAKE THE BEE HIVE OUT A LOT SOONER IF YOU ARE GOING TO SMOKE THE BEES OUT

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Alex - MO

Alex - MO

Water dictates Nya's life because it is a very long walk to the pond each day and it takes up pretty much her whole day. The main thing that dictates my life is probably school because I have to wake up early and it takes up pretty much the whole day.

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Jayden MO

Jayden MO

The group didn't want Salva along because they thought he was going to slow them down, they said it would be another mouth to feed and it's already really hard for them to fin food and the man said he won't be able to do any real work to help us. It's not fair to Salva that they don't want him along because he's a kid.

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Gracie-MO

Gracie-MO

2. Nya always has to get water for her family and takes up her whole day
3. They have to get water, food , and always have to be carefull of lions when travelling

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Lily - MO

Lily - MO

Three challenges to survival are starvation, getting water, and staying away from predators. I think Salva  is doing a good job adjusting to these challenges.

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Jayden MO

Jayden MO

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Logan, MO

Logan, MO

The challenges I've learned so far were struggling to get food, finding clean water, and getting in fights

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THE Josephs RESPONSE NUMBER 43

THE Josephs RESPONSE NUMBER 43

Nyas life is filled with difficulty she has to go get water from the the lake and had to dig
a 4 foot hole she is always endanger of THE DINKA TRIBE

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Bella - mo

Bella - mo

3. There are tons of challenges. One challenge is in Nya's story because there is kind of a water shortage going around. The second challenge was all the war happening in Salva's life. And the last challenge is the fact that Salva has to run away from his home and maybe even his family. But nobody knows where they are.

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Alex - MO

Alex - MO

It makes me sad and mad at the same time that the group of people didn't want to bring Salva along just because she is a child. They have never met him before so how would they know that he would slow them down or be no use to them? The only thing that makes sense about why they wouldn't want him along is because he is an extra mouth to feed.

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Evan - Missouri

Evan - Missouri

I agree with Asher and Logan (MO) because Nya has to go on a long hard journey a couple of times a day. The water dictates Nya because Nya has no choice and has to take that long and tough trip almost every day JUST TO SURVIVE!

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Bella - mo

Bella - mo

2. Water kind of dictates Nya's life because she has to walk to the pond and back from sunrise to sunset. If I had to say something that dictates my life right now it would probably be my leg.

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Lily - MO

Lily - MO

The water dictates Nya's life because she has to spend almost her whole day every day  getting water.

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Ella mo

Ella mo

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

1. Nya has to get water every single day and twice
2. Salva walks with great big group of people
3. Salva has to live in scrapes and rotten stuff.

I think Salva is doing a good job fitting in with the group of people.

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Gracie - MO

Gracie - MO

The group didn't want Salva along because he was another person they had to feed and they didn't want him to slow them down

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Asher - MO

Asher - MO

the thing that dictates Nya's life is going to the pond over and over again

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Lily - MO

Lily - MO

The group didn't want Salva along because he is a child and they think that he will slow him down and be one more mouth to feed.

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The Joseph

The Joseph

I Think it is dumb that they dont bring him along because they dont know what SALVA could do Mabay  he could be a pro boat builder dude

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Logan, MO

Logan, MO

The water dictates Nya's life because she has to go to the lake every day. It's such a long walk that it takes up most of the day.

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mac-mo

mac-mo

safety was not water was tuning low

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Isabella, MO

Isabella, MO

water dictates Nyas life because she has to go get water and it takes the whole entire day just for water! It makes me sad thinking that she could get killed out there
school is something the dictates my live because I have to wake up at 6:30 and go to school for 6 hours

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Asher - MO

Asher - MO

Nya must get water for her family or they will die of thirst

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Evan - Missouri

Evan - Missouri

They also thought that Salva was useless just because he is a kid. It is a little ironic, jst because they were once kids too. Adults seem to underestimate kids until they relize they can actually help. Especially in books and movies. (Sorry if I have bad grammar or spell things wrong because Padlet is very glitchy and that is also why I accidentally typed two things with just a V : ) )

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Brandon-MO

Brandon-MO

They thought Salva would slow them down and take there food.

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Asher - MO

Asher - MO

The group did not want Salva to come with them because he would slow the group down because he is just a child and the food they had already wasn’t enough, they didn’t have enough supplies to feed and take care of one more person. He is just a kid so he can’t provide food too. I feel bad for Salva since he was not accepted and left alone at first.

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Evan - Missouri

Evan - Missouri

The members of the group were complaining that they would have another person. They thought Sava would complain and slow them down just because he is a kid.

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mac-mo

mac-mo

food water fire

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EVan

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Isabella, MO

Isabella, MO

The group doesn't want Salva along because they think he will slow them down, they'll have to get more for, and he cant work because he is a kid. I makes me so sad that they would leave a desperate little kids who is surrounded by war and whose family is no where to be seen.

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Ella mo

Ella mo

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

water dictates Nya's life because she has to go back to the pond each day twice and it is a very long walk one thing that dictates my life is school we have be there by at least 8:15

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mac-MO

mac-MO

the one thing that dictates Nyasa life is the pond

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Bella - mo

Bella - mo

1. The group does not want Salva around because he's just a kid, so they think he will slow them down, they will have to feed them, and he can't do any work because he is just a kid.

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Logan, MO

Logan, MO

The group thought Salva would slow them down. He was just another mouth to feed and said that Salva couldn't do any real work. After reading that section, I was a little upset. Even though they were trying to survive, they should still try to help others.

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mac-MO

mac-MO

the group dose not what saliva along because he will only slow them down, one more mouth to feed and not work

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Ella mo

Ella mo

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

because they think he will slow and he was a kid so he would whine and it was another mouth to feed. And also he couldn't do work. I makes me feel sad that his own tribe at first wasn't wiling to take him in

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Lauren Ferguson, AR

Lauren Ferguson, AR

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group doesn’t want Salva because they think he will slow them down, they will have to share even more food with each other, and he is kid so he can’t do any real work to help the group. It makes me sad to know that they are willing to leave Salva all by himself because he is a kid. That really shows how desperate his group is to get away from the war.

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Rihanna Stuart, AR

Rihanna Stuart, AR

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to eight hours to get water, she don't her family will die of thirst, and it makes the sick. School dictates my life because I have to wake up at 8:00 a.m. and do homework.

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Jazy Eudy, AR

Jazy Eudy, AR

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

A: They think that he is kid so he may slow them down. Also that it is hard to feed everyone as is but with one more mouth to feed it will be harder. They think that he is two young two work.

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KeShawn, AR

KeShawn, AR

Explain how water dictates Nya's life?  Water controls where lives because she must move when the pond dries up . It's Nya's job to get the water for her family.

What one thing most dictates your life? The one thin most dictates my life is getting an education so I can help my little brother and my Grandmother.

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DeQuincy Staggers AR

DeQuincy Staggers AR

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

A: They don’t have enough food for him. They don’t think he will be able to do anything. They think that since he is a kid he can’t do stuff on his own. They also think he will slow them down. I don’t like the idea. He could be really helpful. They don’t know what skills he even has.

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CJ Logan AR

CJ Logan AR

They don’t want him because one of the men said “he is a child he will slow us down” and “Another mouth to feed we already got enough.”  I feel mad because he is just a child and wouldn't make it on his own.

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Tavion Green AR

Tavion Green AR

Why doesn't the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? A: They didn’t want Salva to come along with them because they thought he would slow them down and not do any real work. I feel angry because he’s a child you shouldn’t leave a child behind because he won’t make it on his own.

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Grae Hopkins AR

Grae Hopkins AR

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

A: They don’t want Salva along because they thought he would make them slow down he couldn’t do any real work. I felt a little anger because he’s a child a child is supposed to have a guardian.

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JayQuan AR

JayQuan AR

He was kinda young so the women's said that he's no big help. So the women look at a man and then look at Salva, and man said he can come so Salva came.

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Comparing Nya's Life At Home To Life At The Lake Camp. - Ontario, CANADA - READING GROUP COOLIO

Comparing Nya's Life At Home To Life At The Lake Camp. - Ontario, CANADA - READING GROUP COOLIO

Nya's life at home is constantly going twice a day to collect water for her and her family. She must get tired from her work everyday. When Nya is at home, she has her normal surroundings and her home.
But when Nya is at the lake camp, she doesn't have to walk a far distance to collect water. She just has to stay at the camp to do so. When Nya is at the lake camp, she has a make-do shelter, which is not as good as her home back where she's from

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Anonymous

Anonymous

1. The group doesn’t want Slava along because he is another mouth to feed, he is a child who can do no “real” work, and because they think that he will slow them down. I feel that their willingness to isolate and reject him is cruel and selfish. I think this because they are leaving another person by themselves, which might cause Salva to die or be injured, which is cruel, in order to make life easier on themselves, which is selfish.

2. Water dictates Nya’s life. This is because she has to spend all day getting water for her family to survive with, every day. She also has to move  with the water. For example, when the pond near her home dries up, she has to move to a camp in order to get water. The one thing that most dictates my life is school. This is because I spend six hours a day in it five days a week, and I have to do homework and make sure it gets done for the next day. This takes a lot of time in total, so school is the one thing that most dictates my life.

3. Three challenges to survival that I’ve learned about so far in this story are thirst, hunger, and war. Thirst is a challenge to survival because if you get too thirsty you will die and people need to find and have water. Hunger is a challenge to survival because you will die if you starve and people need to find and have food. Also, hunger can affect your abilities to move and think. Finally, war is a challenge to survival because people might die in war, because of war, or have to go on the run because of war. I think that Salva is doing a good job of learning how to survive in these circumstances because he is doing what needs to be done to survive and he is not complaining.

4. Nya’s life at the lake camp is very different from her life at home. One reason that it is different is that instead of walking a long way to get water, she has to dig for water in the lakebed and let it seep into her bucket. Another reason that it is different is that instead of a house she has to sleep in makeshift shelters. Finally, when the men go out to hunt, they might be attacked by fellow tribes, while at home, they would have been safer, which means that while there, Nya could lose a family member.

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Maddie-PA

Maddie-PA

the group didnt want him because he would slow them down
all nya does all day is get water its what part of her life purpose is
3 things ive learned is that you need to constantly be thinking to survive
the lake camp is dangerous because shes not used to the people there

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Hannah J- Nevada

Hannah J- Nevada

1. The group left Salva behind because he is just a boy and would slow everyone down. I feel like the group should have kept Salva with them because even though he is jsut a boy he can still help.

2. Water dictates Nys's life because the only thing she does all day is walk to get water. Something that dictates my life is family(but not in a bad way) because I am with them all the time.
3. 3 things that ive learned about for survival is that you need water, hope, and perseverance. I think Salva is doing an amazing job at all of these.
4. The lake camp is more dangerous than her home because there are lots of strangers there.

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Kody S. - Canada

Kody S. - Canada

1. The group doesn't want Salva because he is young and would probably be more trouble than he's worth. Given that he's a child, he probably wouldn't contribute much and would eat their food.

2.Water dictates Nya's life as she has to go get water every day. The one thing that most dictates my life is school.

3. The three things I've learn't about so far is to avoid fights and conflicts, get water, and stay in a group if you can. I think that Salva is doing a good job learning to survive given the circumstances as he was thrown into the middle of a fight. He quickly realized that staying their would be quite bad for him and ran.

4. The lake camp compared to her house is less safe and has less water. Since the tribes are constantly fighting for the land around the lake, being there puts them at greater risk then being at home. Along with this, the lake bed is mostly dried up, so getting water out of holes in the ground takes longer.

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Lainey L., WA

Lainey L., WA

1. The group doesn't want Salva along because he is little and will hold them back. They will have to share food and water with him and they barely have enough for themselves.
2. Water dictates Nya's life because she spends most of her day every day collecting water. Most of my life is dictated by school.
3. Three things I have learned about survival reading this book are you can't give up and quit, sometimes you need help from strangers and if something is too big, break it down into smaller issues and solve it one by one. Salva is doing a good job  learning to survive his circumstances because he never gives up and he always helps others.
4. Nya's life at the lake camp is much harder than her life at home. She has to work harder to get the water out of the ground and there is so little water that it can't be boiled to kill germs. Her shelter isn't as safe and she is at the lake camp the Dinka tribe which are enemies of the Nuer (her tribe).

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Alexandria Eastman - WA

Alexandria Eastman - WA

1. Because he’s young and he’s another mouth to feed. He feels lonely because the group is willing to abandon him and he would have to go it alone.

2. The water is essential to her and her family's survival. She walks miles and miles every day just to make sure her family doesn't die of dehydration. Something that dictates my life is School and Schoolwork

3. Three things I have learned about survival is it's better to survive in groups. Shelter, water, and food are the essentials. I think Salva is doing a good job surviving because he lives in a rural place in the world, where survival is hard with diseases, no water, hot sun, thorns, infection, wild animals, and war. He already has good survival instincts and he's been using them.

4. The lake camp is different from her home. The lake camp is more safe and has a way easier to get water

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Immanuel G. Washington

Immanuel G. Washington

1. The Group does not want Salva to join them because he was a child therefore he was weaker and he will only slow them down.
2.Water dictates Nya's life by making her walk everyday just to get a simple thing to survive and one thing that dictates my life is school
3.The challenges to survive is getting basic things such as clean water, not to be picky with food, and to keep yourself entertained so you don't go crazy. Salva is doing a good job to survive because he is reflecting on his past such as using his grandfathers help.
4. Nya does not need to walk in the heat and walk miles just to get water but she now just waits.

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Louis Q.

Louis Q.

1.The group doesn’t want Salva along because he is too young and the group will worry he will be more of a hindrance than help for them. I feel like the group is willing to isolate and reject him is really cruel but I do understand why they made the choice to isolate him.

2. Water dictates Nya’s life a lot. She spends most of her life just walking to get water, then walking back to get water. One thing that most dictates my life is school.

3. 3 challenges to survival I learned so far are lack of water, lack of food, and a lack of a safe place to rest. I think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances. This is because he is already learning how to take honey from beehives to feed himself.

4. Nya’s life at the lake camp is a lot different from her life at home. At the lake camp, she does not need to walk all day to get water but she has to instead spend her time digging up holes to find water.

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Waneeza S.

Waneeza S.

1. The group didn't want Salva along because they felt he would slow them down and because he was the youngest there.
2. What dictates Nya's Life a lot is water. She spends her day's just fetching water for her family and then coming back. One thing that dictates my life, I don't really think there is anything that dictates my life.
3. What i have learned about survival is to have courage,persevere, and to never give up.
4. Nya's likes the camp more because she doesn't need to walk miles and miles everyday to get water.

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Daniel P

Daniel P

1. the group did not want Salva because since he was the only child there, they suspected that he would slow them down
2. water dictates Nyas life because she spends hours and hours of her days walking back and fourth to deliver water to her family. one thing that dictates my life is chores like doing the dishes or taking the trash out to help my parents.
3. what I learned about survival is to never give up, always use your senses, and only take what you need.
4. Nya likes the camp more because its closer by the lake but the problem is there is a lot of wars against the tribes.

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ildeniz özdemir

ildeniz özdemir

first they think that Salva will get them slow because of he is a kid and then later salsa did something and they did agreed salva.

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gökçe

gökçe

They didn't wanted salva to come because salva was a chidren and he was another person td feed

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Doruk Vural

Doruk Vural

She likes it better at the camp because she does not need to talk all morning and afternoon to get water. Even though she needs to to wait for quite a long time for the water , she doesn have to walk barefoot on thorns in the heat.

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David Derkazez

David Derkazez

They didn't want Salva coming with them since he can't provide them with any kind of products like water and food because of his young age. Which means he will always take but never give them anything back and that's why they took an adult instead of him. Not, only that but, life already isn't easy in Sudan, so a child is basically dead weight (in their point of view).

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Can Özçetin

Can Özçetin

They didn't want Salva in their group and they thought that Salva would just slow them down and bring up more difficulties since he's just a child. For short, the people don't accept him because of the lack of rescourses they can find.

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Ploy W.- Thailand

Ploy W.- Thailand

1.The group thought tat a kid like Salva would complain and slow them down. I think the group ha d a reason to leave him behind but that was really harsh to just leave him in his sleep.
2. Water is taking over Nya´s life because she spends the whole day trying to get water and she does this everyday. I dont´t think there is anything that dictates my life, which I am thankful for.
3. -Appreciate what you have
-Not everyone is going to have an easy life
-Even if it is hard, dont give up on life
I think Salva is doing an amazing job, he is only 11 but he is going through a lot. I would whine a lot when I do not get what I want, but he had no one with him that he knows. He needs to keep walking to no where, and he does not have food. All he has is the hope to see his family again.
4.She likes it better at the camp because she does not need to talk all morning and afternoon to get water. Even though she needs to to wait for quite a long time for the water , she doesn have to walk barefoot on thorns in the heat.

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Efe Tümbay

Efe Tümbay

They didn't want salva because salva is an child and salva will slow them down and can create a risk to get caught.

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Naz Arıkan

Naz Arıkan

At first the group didnt want Salva because he is still a child and would do nothing except causing trouble like wanting to relax and to have one more mouth to feed. But I think they were wrong because he needed protection and someone to help him and he wouldn't cause that much trouble because he is a good and quiet boy.

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Irmak Üreten

Irmak Üreten

1) The group did not want Salva to come with them because he would slow the group down because he is just a child and the food they had already wasn’t enough, they didn’t have enough supplies to feed and take care of one more person. He is just a kid so he can’t provide food too. I feel bad for Salva since he was not accepted and left alone at first.

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zeynep postoğlu

zeynep postoğlu

salva decides his family would want him to go and he will take it one day at a time.

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Sarp Sevinçli

Sarp Sevinçli

the group didnt want salva because he was a child and he will slow them down.

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Duru Dünya

Duru Dünya

1) They didn't want Salva because he is just a kid. They thought he will couse them trouble. Like, they thought he will want water and food all the time, he won't get rid of the things like wounds. And he can't fight or hunt animals.

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Rüya Engin

Rüya Engin

The group didn't want salva to come because conditions were already hard and they thought,it would be much harder to take care of a child.I think Salva must have felt alone and unprotected.

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Duru Yağmur Pardün

Duru Yağmur Pardün

Water is really important for everyone.Nya has to fetch water every day. but its a long and painful walk. For me the pandemic dictates my life because i can easily get sick and die.

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Hakan Mert Başaran

Hakan Mert Başaran

Water dictates Nya's life a lot she is walking long distances to get water for her's family five or six times in a day.

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bade durlanık

bade durlanık

Water dictates Nya's life very bad. She has to walk hours to fetch water. Corona dictates my life. It makes everything very hard. We can't go to shool. We can't socialize.

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Tuana gündüz

Tuana gündüz

The group doesn't want Salva because they think he will slow them down and he is still a kid.They also think that he wouldn't do any work.

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Johnny Woolstenhulme: Washington

Johnny Woolstenhulme: Washington

1) The group didn´t want Salva to come along because they thought that it would slow them down. They thought he was going to complain and slow them down. They didn´t want that. I feel bad for Salva that he has to go through this challenge by himself.
2) Nya´s life is full of walking back and forth to get water for her family. She has to go back and forth on thorny terrain twice a day! In the dry season she has to go to a camp that has a lake. She has to dig up water for her family! Something that dictates my life is family because I have certain duties to take care of. For example, I clean up after each meal and look after my siblings sometimes.
3) - Being left behind from the group he was with.
- Losing his family and might not being able to be with them again.
- Nya walking for water each and every day.
Salva is doing a great job learning to survive in these situations because he keeps  persevering through them. For example, when he has to run away from school, he doesn´t know what to do, except keep on walking with the groups he is in.
4) At the lake camp, Nya and her family is at, she has to teach Acare how to get water. There is also lots of fighting between the Dinka and another tribe. There water is not as easy to get as when they are in there regular home. At home she has to walk to water for two hours twice each day! She also has to take care of her younger siblings and help out her Mom in whatever she needs.

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Carter Upmeyer- Iowa

Carter Upmeyer- Iowa

1. They did not want Salva to come with them because he would not be able to do a ton of things and he would just slow them down and was another person to find food for.
2.  Water dictates Nya's life because she has such an important job which is getting water for her family so they can have water.
3. So far I have learned that in Sudan there are wars going on happening to innocent people. I think that so far Salva is doing a good job because he handled getting left to die pretty well in my opinion and he keeps fighting to stay alive.
4. The water supply at lake camp is a lot more accessible than at home where she has to walk a while and through harder conditions than lake camp.

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Andrew Waggoner Washington

Andrew Waggoner Washington

1. they didn't want to be slowed down by him and having another mouth to feed
2. Water dictates Nya's life because it is a important job she must do which doesn't leave room for anything else

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Isaac Fraser- Washington

Isaac Fraser- Washington

1. They didn't want Salva to come with them because he was a child that would complain and keep asking for food.
2. Water dictates Nya's life because it is her job 7 months of the year to take multiple trips and get water for her and her family.  One thing that dictates my life is school because I am expected to put lots of time into my work so that I will get a good grade.
3. I learned that the wildlife can help you find food and water. I thing that Salva is doing good in this situation because he decide what he wanted and is doing all he can to complete it.
4. When Nya is at the lake camp she has access to water at all times and lots of people who have similar life like hers and can understand what she is going through.

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Isabella Bruce- Washington

Isabella Bruce- Washington

1. They didn't want Salva to come because they thought that it would set them back and they did not want to worry about trying to feed a kid. They also didn't want him to come along because he would complain. I think it was wrong because all he wanted to do was try and find his family or people of his kind.
2. This dictates her life because she has to go down and get it not only for herself but for her family it is her job. Something that dictates my life if school because my mom pushes me really hard to get good grades and it is really hard.
3. I learneded that you are supposed to stay traveling with your people all the time.

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London Jones - Washington

London Jones - Washington

1. The group didn't want salva to come with them becuase he is kid. They feared that he would fall behind, and no one wants to sit and wait for a little kid, when they are trying to get somewhere. I think that it was wrong of them to leave him behind but it understandable because he would affected their journey.

2. Water dictates Nyas life, because it is her job to go down and grab water for herself and her family. Something that dictates my life is school, because I am expected to get good grades.

3. I learned that mud means water is nearby, stay with the people your traveling with at all times, and find shelter. I think that salva is doing a good job because he has stayed alive through the time.

4. When nya is at her house, she has to travel very far in order to get water, and to talk to other people that aren't apart of her family. When nya is at the lake camp, she has people nearby at all times that she can talk to , and she is much closer to the water that is by her.

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Jake Woodvine- Idaho

Jake Woodvine- Idaho

1. The group is willing to reject Salva because to them he is just dead weight,  another mouth to feed and care for. I feel a mix of  anger and understanding, as it is wrong to leave a child behind, but you need to survive and people are going to do whatever it takes to survive.
2. Water effects Nya's life because it is her role to fetch water, every day. One thing that dictates my life is school, I am under a lot of pressure to preform well and must study and act accordingly.
3. I have learned that determination, and exploiting opportunity's are key to survival. I think that Salva is doing a good job because one he is alive and two he is not in serious trouble.
4. At her lake camp she has more access to people, water and just generally better standings. But at her house she has to travel far to get to water or other people (besides her family).

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Nathan Keseljevic-Washington

Nathan Keseljevic-Washington

The group does not want Salva along because he is a child. He would slow them down, complain, and be a burden. I feel angry that the group was willing to isolate and reject him. But, at the same time, I can understand why. The groups main focus is to get far away from the fighting quickly. Salva is very young so he could slow them down.

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James Brady- Missouri

James Brady- Missouri

1. the group most likely didn't want Salva along because they thought he would slow them down or be an annoyance to them.
2. water affects Nya's life because it is her job to go and fetch water for the family, to me one thing that dictates my life I my job being an older brother and role model to my siblings, I have to choose  the right path so my siblings can follow my good examples.
3. I have learned that being calm is very important to survival, it will also help to have company or a group to be in, and also the best way to stay safe from dangers are to run away from the sounds of the dangers. I think that Salva is still panicking but he is doing a good job surviving nonetheless because he hasn't been put in any immediate danger
4. At her house, she is far from water and only has her family to turn to with problems, on the other hand at the lake camp she is close to the water and has more people around her to turn to.

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Lilly D.~WA

Lilly D.~WA

1. The group didn't want Salva to go with them because he was just a kid and they thought that if they brought him along then Salva would slow them down.
2. Water definitely dictates Nya's life because Nya has to walk miles to get water for her family. So her life and her families life depends on Nya getting them water.
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1. The group did not want Salva because he has to learn how to get water. This would hold the group back.

1. The group did not want Salva because he has to learn how to get water. This would hold the group back.

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ater is Nya's life purpos

ater is Nya's life purpose. 3. 1- if there is mud there is water. 2- stay away from the fighting no matter what 3- stay with the people you know Salva is doing a good job because he is considering his options well and trying to stick with people.

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Katarina H.-WA

Katarina H.-WA

1.  The group didn't want Salva because he was young and the group thought he would slow them down.
2. Nya's life revolves around water because she is the person who has to walk miles to brig water to her family. The family's entire life depends on Nya and her water.  The thing that dictates my life is probably school, since I grew up there and spend a lot of my life there.
3. I've learned that mud means water is near, you need to stay with a group, and you need to have shelter. I think Nya is doing an excellent job of surviving under these circumstances.
4. Her life at camp was simpler compared to her home life.

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Ethan Van Beek- WA

Ethan Van Beek- WA

1. Salva's group probably din't want hi because he was a child. They were probably afraid thy would slow them down. He would also use up a lot of their resources.

2. Water is dictating her life because the water that she is carrying is what her family needs. If she doesn't get the water to them they might die from not being hydrated. One thing that dictates my life is school. If I don't get good grades I can't do things that are fun.
3. One thing I have learned that it is better to be in a group when you are lost. Also I learned to avoid battles you can't win. Lastly I learned that water is your number one priority when lost or hungry.
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Claire Landon - WA

Claire Landon - WA

1. The group does not want Salva to come along because he could slow them down and complain. It doesn't seem right to just leave someone behind when they're a person too.
2. Getting water for her family is one of Nya's responsibilities and purposes. Without her, the family wouldn't have water, meaning that water is Nya's life purpose.
3. 1- if there is mud there is water. 2- stay away from the fighting no matter what 3- stay with the people you know
Salva is doing a good job because he is considering his options well and trying to stick with people.
4. Nya is safer at the lake camp. There are more people there versus when she's walking home. There is also more food and water.

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Lillie Mann - Arizona

Lillie Mann - Arizona

1.  They did not want Salva to go with them because he would slow them down and he would be complaining and he would want to rest but they would have to keep walking.

2.  Water indicates Nyas life because that is what she does every single day, she walks all day and night to find water for her family. One thing that indicates my life is my family.

3.  (1) mud = water is near
(2) stay with your people
(3) find shelter
Salva is doing a great job of learning how to stay alive and staying alive, because he is doing all of the things i wrote down.

4. Nya's life at camp was better than her life at home because it wasnt far from water and she still had people around... but her life at home had her family.

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Ian R. - Washington

Ian R. - Washington

- The group did not want Salva on the journey because they thought that he was going to be a problem. Complaining, asking to many questions, complaining that they need to stop.
- Water dictates her life because her whole family i depending on her to get the water for them, if she fails then the whole family will be thirsty and could die. One thing that dictates my life is helping my grandparents when they need it.
*If there is mud then she knows water is near
* find a place to stay
*stay away from the other tribes
Salva is doing a good job because he is still alive and he managed to avoid other tribes.
- The difference between her house and the lake camp was she had more people at the camp and more water but she was away from her family.

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maryam k. wa

maryam k. wa

1. for my answer it would probably be because salva was kinda useless and they didn't really need him and also the fear of him slowing down everything they were trying to get thru.

2. The water dictates nyas life because it repersents what she had to do mostly everyday ands how much it helped her. One thing that dictates my life is School and Mental health

3.
- Being with other people that will help you later on.
- Finding shelter
- Having water
I believe salva is doing a ogood job surviving on the things i listed, because he stayed with others that were stronger rthan him and helped him out, found shelter by staying in the barn, and stayed with the women all day so she could go fetch water for them.

4. Nyas life aat home would bedifferent because she always had shelter no matter what and she has everything she needed but at the lake camp she had to go work for it.

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Tate R. WA

Tate R. WA

1. Salva's group that he was with probably left him because they thought he would slow down the group. Maybe also because they were running out of supplies and Salva was easy to leave behind.

2. Water dictates Nya's life because of how she had to use most of her time to walk down to the body of water.

3.I think Salva is doing a great job trying to survive on what he has, by making friends with that women so he could get shelter to finding people that he knew and  avoiding the battles.

4. When she is at the lake camp there are much more people because they all need water and there are less people the further she goes and the closer she gets to home.
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Emma T. - Washington

Emma T. - Washington

Q1- I think that they left Salva behind because they thought he was too young and would just be a burden. I have great sympathy toward Salva.

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Lilli T. WA

Lilli T. WA

1. I think that they wanted to leave Salva behind because he was so young that he wouldn't be a lot of help to them and he would just be

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Keldan O. WA

Keldan O. WA

I think they wanted to leave Salva behind because in there eyes he is a waste of food that they could use if they were starting to run low on food.

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Andrew W. WA

Andrew W. WA

The group probably left Salva behind because they were afraid he would slow them down

The water dictates Nya's life because its her important job and what she must do every day

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James L.

James L.

1. Salva's group does not want Salva to come along because they think that he might be a burden. I feel bad for Salva because his own tribe is willing to leave him behind.

2. Water dictates Nya's life because it is the most important thing for her to do. Bringing water from the lake is Nya's purpose, it is how she contributes to her family. Having to walk miles a day to get water. she doesn't have much time to do anything else. School kind of dictates my life because of how long and important it is.

3.
A. Finding other people.
With other people who are stronger than you, you will have a better chance of surviving.
B. Finding Shelter.
Salva stayed in the barn to make sure that he could stay warm.
C. Water.
Salva stayed with the women for that long because there was a late nearby. In Nya's case she goes to fetch water for miles everyday, which goes to show how important water is.

4. When Nya is at the lake there are more people and water. But at home she gets to have a home.

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Maya WA

Maya WA

The group doesn't want Salva along because he is a child and he will slow them down. I feel bad for Salva because now he is all on his own. How his group left him willingly shows that they are desperate and will to anything to get away from the army.
The water dictates Nya's life by making it her number one priority every single day, that's what she does. Something that dictates my life is school and homework.

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DavidG

DavidG

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

I think the group rejected him because they don't want another mouth to feed and to have to wait on another person, I feel really bad for Salva because he is now alone and scare for himself and is family.

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Audrey

Audrey

1. Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?
They don't want him to slow them down and consume more of their supplies. The fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject Salva shows how desperate they are to get away, being willing to sacrifice one of their own in order to do so. It shows that people are greedy under pressure and sort of only think for themselves.
2. Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?
The water dictates Nya's life by making itself Nya's life purpose. Her purpose is to bring water to her family everyday, leaving her not much time left to do other things such as go to school and learn and others. It takes up most of her life and limits her time. One thing that most dictates my life is school, although I'm fine with it since it's improving me and probably important in order for me to have a good life later on.
3. This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?
1. Having a calm mind
2. Water
3. Shelter
Salva has just started to learn, and it's going to be quite hard I'm sure but if he thinks rationally and keeps calm I think he could survive. I doubt I'd be able to keep calm though.
4. Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).
At the lake, there are many other women and animals and life, and there's water, but there's no shelter. At home, she has shelter and the water she carried home.

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WA

WA

I think they left slava behide becase he was one of those anyoign kid that would casue problems and slow them down
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Makena WA grade 4

Makena WA grade 4

Question 3 : Salva is doing a good job surviving because he is getting the food he needs, like the topi but he is not getting water. But i think he got the water from the topi because the grass the topi ate had water in it because that is how it grew. Also if the topi drank out of a watering hole it would yea you get the point.

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Amy WA

Amy WA

Question 3: Salva is doing a good job at surviving.

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Troy

Troy

seatil I cant not here the book

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Jeniyah 4th grade WA

Jeniyah 4th grade WA

nya works hard as in walking miles and miles to go get clean water for her family and salva walks miles and miles to find her family and it can be very hard to hold a pot on your head for hours and walking for hours an if i did that it would hurt my arm and be painful to walk hours and hours to find clean water or walk hours to find family i feel so bad for them.

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zayd

zayd

i felt bad for nya because she is being overworked

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Lucy P WA

Lucy P WA

It is safer at Nya's home cause the Dinka tribe is not there and the Dinka tribe is at the other place

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Hailey ,Grade 5 ,WA

Hailey ,Grade 5 ,WA

i do think salva is doing a good job surviving his stomach so bad but he keeps om going

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someone lol (Felix)

someone lol (Felix)

lay down authoritatively is to "dictate"

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Tam WA

Tam WA

Nya just want to get water but it dirty water and she need to wait for hours to get water.

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Trowa konkel

Trowa konkel

Q2 water dictates her life because it is hard to get there and she needs it video games dictate my life

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Alex WA 4rth Grade

Alex WA 4rth Grade

Question 2: Nya can't go without that water, so it dictates what she does.
My sister.

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Karl WA

Karl WA

Water dictates Nya's life in how that its location and its availability dictates how hard the day will be, as it would obviously be harder WITHOUT water than WITH water, right?

The thing that dictates my life would be one of two things:
1: Video Games :D (i mean where would most of us be without them right now)
2: Education (if i wasnt smart that would be an issue)

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Alexis WA

Alexis WA

The group did not want salva because salva would slow them down

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Brandon WA

Brandon WA

Nya walks to get water and lives with dirty water and she has to walk for water for like to times a day and Salva bio this kid is strong i wonder what happend to Salvas friend and they both try really hard either to get water or food and i am glad that Salva and his uncle found each other and Salva and Nya get food hunting or walking and we get food in like 10 feet away sometimes you get food in like 1 hour away but a least its not like 5 hours or like 10

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Ahimar-IL

Ahimar-IL

I feel bad for Salva because he doesn't have food and water

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Donaya IL

Donaya IL

They dont want salva to come because he is a kid and they think he will slow them down and that he will get them in dangerous problems

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Michelle IL

Michelle IL

They dont want Salva to come along because he is a child and they think that he will slow them down , and cause trouble .

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Ariacna IL

Ariacna IL

They don't want Salva to go with them because he's a kid and he might slow them down and he might get tired easily.

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Ashley IL

Ashley IL

I feel bad for salva because the gruop though he was a slow walker and will slow down the rest

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Athziri Flores - IL

Athziri Flores - IL

I feel bad for salva BC i think they didn't want him there BC he was slowing them down .

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Cristina -IL

Cristina -IL

Life for Nya is different at the lake camp than at home. When she is at home, everyday she has to walk from her home, to the pond, and back to her house again twice a day. Once in the morning, and once in the afternoon when she has rested some and eaten lunch. During the dry season, Nya, her family, and the others of the village move to the lake camp. At the lake camp, she has to dig into the lake bed to find water, and wait at the hole until enough water came to collect. The water there was much more muddy. At the lake camp, Nya’s family had to make makeshift shelters to sleep, and they could not bring most of their things with them. Nya and her family were part of the Nuer tribe, who were rivals with the Dinka. At home, they had no trouble with them, but at the lake camp, her tribe and the Dinka would sometimes fight over water. Overall, it was safer at Nya’s house, and her family had more. However, she had to walk long distances everyday to find water. At the lake camp, they were in potential danger, and they did not have many belongings, and water had to be waited for before it could be gathered.

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Ahimar-IL

Ahimar-IL

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Cristina -IL

Cristina -IL

Life for Nya is different at the lake camp than at home. When she is at home, everyday she has to walk from her home, to the pond, and back to her house again twice a day. Once in the morning, and once in the afternoon when she has rested some and eaten lunch. During the dry season, Nya, her family, and the others of the village move to the lake camp.

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Ariacna IL

Ariacna IL

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Melany IL

Melany IL

I feel bad for Salva because Salva was already struggeling and he had nothing, or no one he was just on his own .

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Ashley IL

Ashley IL

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Guadalupe -IL

Guadalupe -IL

Water Dictates Nya's life because she always has to get water and walk a lot everyday.Something that Dictates me is probably my tablet.

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Cesi-IL

Cesi-IL

Three challenges Salva is facing are water, home, survive. There is not enough water. He has no home. He has to fight to survive.I think he is doing a good job surviving in this circumstances because if not he would not be alive right now

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Emerson IL

Emerson IL

I think that in the group that was salva and the group left her because she was tired of walking a lot.

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Jennifer - IL

Jennifer - IL

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Dashy

Dashy

I think they dont want Salva because I guess they think hes gonna slow the group down . I feel bad for him because hes so young and he dosen't

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Keshawn-IL

Keshawn-IL

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Jaden-IL

Jaden-IL

i fill bad for Salva because they didn't let her in the group because she was walking extra slow it doesn't matter what the way you walk.

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Wendell

Wendell

They won't let salva into they group because he only 11 and he don't know how to do nothing

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Rickey-IL

Rickey-IL

i feel bad for salva because they didn,t let him join thbe group because they think he a slow walker

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Cameron-IL

Cameron-IL

I feel bad for Salva because they didnt want her to join the group.

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Kitana-lL

Kitana-lL

I fell bad for salva not being accepted to the group he barley has food and water

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Alexa -IL

Alexa -IL

I feel bad because the group don't want salva because they think that he is a slow walker  and i feel like they are saying that just because he is 11 years old.

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Bryan

Bryan

The Crew Wont salva in there group if i wasnt part of a group i willl feel sad

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Omar-IL

Omar-IL

They dont want Salva because they think he might slow them down and it is more people to feed.I feel bad for Salva because he is only 11 years old and does not have any where else to go.

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Sydnii-IL

Sydnii-IL

Q1 i feel bad for Salva. the group was so mean because they was thinking if we let her in she will stop all of us from doing what we need to do and she will be a distraction to them

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Betzy-IL

Betzy-IL

Q1- The group doesn want Salva to join them because they think he will slow them down and they think he will be a distraction to them. I feel bad for Salva because he just wants to find his family and is trying his best to not be a distraction and slow them down.

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Michael R-L

Michael R-L

Q2 Water varies where she lives and more

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Benjamin-IL

Benjamin-IL

Q1- I feel bad for salva because they rejected him.

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Moses P

Moses P

Q2- Water is really important for her because there barely is any where she lives.
Popcorn dictates my life because it is really good, I like eating it when we watch a movie at the theater.

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aja- IL

aja- IL

the group doesnt want salva because he'll "slow them down" and there isnt enough food, and
seeing salva being rejected made me alittle hurt

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Axel-IL

Axel-IL

Q3-  the problems are they barely have enough food and water

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Juelz -IL

Juelz -IL

Water dictates Nya life because her family depends on her so and that it drys out she has to keep going farther and it is important because you need water to survive

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Bri - IL

Bri - IL

Q1- i feel bad for salva because they rejected him because he slowed down the group.

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Adriana-IL

Adriana-IL

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Elijah-IL

Elijah-IL

Q1- I feel sad for salva at first because they had rejected him and they did it because he would slow them down in the group.

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katie - wi

katie - wi

Q2 - water dictates Nyas life because her family needs her to be able to get water to survive, which is why its such an essential responsibility. something i think dictates my life and most peoples/families life is money.

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Stella--WI

Stella--WI

Q2- Water dictates Nya's life because how she helps her family and community is to get water and during dry season is to dig through the drier clay to see if she can find any water. One thing that I think dictates all of our lives is how much of our necessities we can afford and if it will be enough for our families.

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Gracie G-WI

Gracie G-WI

Q1- The group didn't want Salva along because they saw him as a child. A child that would complain and slow them down. A child in which would need food every minute. And lastly a child that would'nt coorperate.

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Joemare H.

Joemare H.

Question 3
I think he's doing great, finding food and water and objects and the things that they need. Although he's young, he knows how to survive.

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Sophia WI

Sophia WI

Three challenges of surviving are finding food and water, finding shelter and making sure you and others are safe. Salva is trying his best but he is also young. He is relying on others to get him food and make sure he is safe.

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Emilia WI

Emilia WI

Q3: ONe of the challenges of survival in this story is lack of water and it affects Nya. Because her family doesn't have a water system that comes straight to their house or village, Nya has to walk miles to get water. She goes through a lot of pain, and puts a lot of effort into getting water. Because getting the water takes up most of her day, she cannot go to school and get an education or play with others her age. Another challenge in the story is war/rebellion and it effects Salva. In South Sudan, some people (are) rebelled against the government, causing the government to declare war against them. This causes violence and fighting, which displaces people. One of these people displaced is Salva. When the fighting reaches his village, Salva is forced to leave his home, and flee his own country. Another challenge in this story is  tensions between groups/tribes. This effects both Nya and Salva. In Salva's life, he only trusts his own tribe, and will not flee the fighting with other tribes. If his tribe never showed up, this could have lead to his death. For Nya, this challenge is shown through her struggle and fear of her home during the dry-season. To be closer to water, her family moves to a lake around another tribe during the dry-months. Because of the tensions between the tribes, she fears for her life and her family's lives when in that area, as fighting is fairly common. I think Salva is doing well, as he is dealing with displacement, separation from his family, and many other issues, and he can still walk that much and function on low sleep and limited food and water.

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Mya K WI

Mya K WI

Water Dictats Nyas life because all day she walks miles just to get water for her and her family to survive and most kids like me would be doing school all day ad hanging out with family but she has to make sure her and her family are well taken care of and they can't do everything on thier own so they need her to help them with some supplys that they need.

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Leo P WI

Leo P WI

3 challenges of survival are finding a stable source of food and water, finding shelter where you and your food will be safe from predators, and keeping track of everyone to make sure they are safe. Salva is doing okay at this, but is only really caring for himself, and another people are finding food for him instead of him getting it himself.

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Olivia WI

Olivia WI

Q1: The group didn't want him because they think he will slow them down and they want to get to safety fast. I feel like that isn't fair because they should all be able to get somewhere safe. They also don't know him so they can't know if he will slow them down.

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Sophia S WI

Sophia S WI

the group doesn't want salva to come along with them because he will slow them down since he is a child. they don't want to have to have an extra mouth to feed, and to hear his complaining.

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Liliana WI

Liliana WI

The group doesn't want Salva along because they think he'll just fall behind and either they have to wait for him or they might just leave him there all alone in the middle of nowhere. They also don't want him along because its another mouth to feed. It makes me feel sad that their willing to leave him all alone with no food no water and possibly die.

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Lyndia WI

Lyndia WI

Question 1
The group doesn't want him along because he is a child. The group thinks that he will fall behind and that will keep them behind. They also don't want him there because he is just another mouth to feed. I think they were thinking about themselves and not about the poor kid. They were thinking about how they can survive and not about how they can help the kid survive.

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Dylan C

Dylan C

I think That they should at least give him a chance And if they slow down they die.

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Winter H. (grade 7, WI)

Winter H. (grade 7, WI)

The group doesn't want Salva along because he is a child and they think he won't help and it will just be another mouth to feed. They also don't want to have to listen to his complaining.
It makes me feel sad and kind of frusrated that they would be willing to leave him to die.

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Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? They don’t want him because he is a kid and they think he will complain and slow them down. And I don't like that they think that because not every kid will complain. And they are stereotyping. What if he doesn't complain then you're giving up on life.

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The group didn’t want Salva along because they thought he would slow down the group, more mouths to feed and the thought he would ask to many questions. He was also much younger then most the people, so they though he couldn't bring any help.

The group didn’t want Salva along because they thought he would slow down the group, more mouths to feed and the thought he would ask to many questions. He was also much younger then most the people, so they though he couldn't bring any help.

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Elena WI

Elena WI

Life for Nya is different at the lake camp than at home. When she is at home, everyday she has to walk from her home, to the pond, and back to her house again twice a day. Once in the morning, and once in the afternoon when she has rested some and eaten lunch. During the dry season, Nya, her family, and the others of the village move to the lake camp. At the lake camp, she has to dig into the lake bed to find water, and wait at the hole until enough water came to collect. The water there was much more muddy. At the lake camp, Nya’s family had to make makeshift shelters to sleep, and they could not bring most of their things with them. Nya and her family were part of the Nuer tribe, who were rivals with the Dinka. At home, they had no trouble with them, but at the lake camp, her tribe and the Dinka would sometimes fight over water. Overall, it was safer at Nya’s house, and her family had more. However, she had to walk long distances everyday to find water. At the lake camp, they were in potential danger, and they did not have many belongings, and water had to be waited for before it could be gathered.

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Avery- WI

Avery- WI

Nya has to walk there and back here and back each day for 5 months so her family can have water. but now her mother wants her to teach her younger sister how to get water .

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Grace - WI

Grace - WI

The group doesn't want Salva along because he is younger, and will be slow. (That is their opinion) They also don't want another mouth to feed. He also is younger, and may not be able to do certain work.

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Kate M WI

Kate M WI

salva's group didn't like him because they he slows them down and the water shows that life was not simple for them and that they had to work hard and keep going.

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Neena G

Neena G

Salva's group does not like him because they think he will slow them down. The water makes it obvious that life was not easy on them they had to work hard. This book showed me some times when people had to fight for survival. It is not that easy at the lake camp or at home because her little sister is sick

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Maddox NC

Maddox NC

Water dictates Nya's life because she spends all day everyday collecting water for her family instead of going to school.

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Will mo

Will mo

water dictates Nya's life because she has to spend almost her entire day fetching water for he family. one thing that dictates my life is school work

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Ayla MO

Ayla MO

Water dictates Nya's life because she spends all day everyday collecting water for her family instead of going to school.

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Chase

Chase

Salva's current group the first time they met, wanted nothing to do with him because of him being a child. The group even said that he would only slow them down. But once they saw his fore head markings they were convinced on letting him join in.

I didn't have too much of an opinion on this happening first reading it. But if it were a real thing to be happening to a specific real person then I probably wouldn't be all too happy to see it happening. Him being a child is the exact reason why he needs the group and they were just going to leave him there to die

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Noah MO

Noah MO

Nya's life is about water and getting everyday. In my life it's sports and school.

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AJ MO

AJ MO

They did not want salva in there group because he is just another mouth to fed and they think he is to young to hunt and do actual work.

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Rylan Missouri

Rylan Missouri

She spends her whole life getting water I spend almost my whole life at school.

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Ruby MO

Ruby MO

The group didn't want Salva to come along because they thought he would slow them down. They also didn't like the idea of having another mouth to feed. The third reason is that they thought he wouldn't be able to do any real work since he was too young. I felt bad for Salva because he had already been left behind before and those people were ready to leave him. I also felt bad for him since if a woman a part of the group hadn't convinced them to let him join they would have left him.

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Cameron-Missouri

Cameron-Missouri

The reason they don't want to take Salva along with them is because they think that since he is young he will complain and slow them down. They also think that he will eat to much of their food and won't be of any use to them. I don't think it was right for them to want to leave him behind because even though he is young he is part of their tribe and should be treated as such.

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brady mo

brady mo

Nya spend half of her day to get water and it is gross to i spend 2 seconds to get cool and clean water

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Whitney - Missouri

Whitney - Missouri

One of the differences between Nya's house and when she is at the lake, when her family is at the lake they dont have the majority of their stuff with them and they sleep in an unfomfortable makeshift shelter

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Leo MO

Leo MO

Nya Has to spend hours a day getting water that's really dirty and murky. I spend 10 seconds to get a cup of water that is clean and cool.

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Barret M...O

Barret M...O

i realized its hard to live with a weak food source and that food doesn't replenish fast enough and you will have to dig to get water

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Alanna Missouri

Alanna Missouri

The group dose not want salva to go with them because they think he will slow them down because he is a child and he is one more person to feed.

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Claire Missouri

Claire Missouri

The group doesn't want Salva because he is child that will slow them down and another mouth to feed. Also that he would not do any real work so he would not be of use. I feel disgusted that they were so willing to reject him because he was a child. He was their own tribe they should be happy that they have someone else of their tribe.I felt better when a couple took him in.

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Lily -Missouri-

Lily -Missouri-

question 2. Water kinda tells Nyla and he family where to go, like if it rains they go home and in the dry season they go to the lake. The biggest dictator in my life right now is Corona. It sort of tells me what to wear{Mask} and what to do like washing or sanitizing my hands.

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Bryce K mo 2020

Bryce K mo 2020

salva is not accepted because,
they don't need another mouth to feed.

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Brinley- MO 2020

Brinley- MO 2020

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to go and get water for her family twice a day and she had her little sister the second time and she will slow her down. 1 thing that dictates my life is soccer. I have practice 3 nights a week then I meet with a trainer so I rarely have any off nights. Then I travel on mostly every weekend.

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Concerns

Concerns

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

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Alfredo(california)

Alfredo(california)

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Jayla (Wharton middle school)

Jayla (Wharton middle school)

1. The group doesn't want Salva because they think that he will just slow them down and just eat a lot.  2. Water dictates Nya's life because she has to walk every day to get water so that her and her family could have water. 3. I have learned that to survive, you have to be prepared. You need things like water, food, clothes, shoes, etc. I don't think that Salva is doing good because he's barley surviving. He needs water and food and he is barley surviving on these circumstances. 4. I think that Nya's life was better at home because it was less dangerous. But the lake was better for food and water

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Smith Fox

Smith Fox

Salva is to young the group does not want him. I want to

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Brooklyn

Salva

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Gracie

Gracie

salva was not exc

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Savion

Savion

Why doesn't the group want to take Salva along?
They don't want to

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Ella

Ella

The group doesn’t want Salva because he is small and he could slow them down. I think that because he is a child that they should take extra good care of him so he can grow to be helpful.

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dave

dave

salva is not accepted because,
they dont need another mouth to feed.

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Luk

Luk

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Kimberly G.S

Kimberly G.S

The group doesn't want Salva to come because he will be a distraction to them.

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Maggie

Maggie

They dont want salva to come along because he might slow them down

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Joey

Joey

Nya brings water to her family because she use water to help her family

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sean

sean

he would slow them down

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Abi

Abi

He will slow them down and then they have to look for more food.

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ALexxxxxx

ALexxxxxx

he will slow them down

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Joey

Joey

He is a kid and the solders might lose him and left him behind

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MMM

MMM

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Kimberly

Kimberly

hes a kid and he will complain a lot

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xavier

xavier

that she only gets w

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juni

juni

he a kid so he will slow them down and its more food to shear

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Olivia Jett

Olivia Jett

They don't want him to tag along because he's going to slow them the down

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juni

juni

he a kid

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javier

javier

they will slow them down

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q 2

q 2

they want to leave him because he is a kid and will slow them down

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GG

hello i shall not give answer or else someone will copy cause i was about to copy also but was too lazy

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Question 3 T

Question 3

The heat of the sun + food + water are nessesites

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Q.2

Q.2

Nya's just allergic to water maybe.

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kjewf

kjewf

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jj

jj

they don't want salva because it's hard to feed everyone

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They think thta he i

They think thta he is to small so he will

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Landon

Landon

Question 2
Water dictates Nya's life because she has to walk every day to get water so that her family has enough. If Nya didn't go to the pond every day, her family wouldn't have enough water. Her family depends on her and it's hard for her to do anything else or go to school if she has to get water every day.

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Isabel Trevino Washington

Isabel Trevino Washington

less work than usall because all she has to do is ng that affects my life alot. the group did not want to take him because he is just a little kid and will need more food and water. the weather affects nya because it it is rainy then it is going to be easier for her to find water.

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ryan

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Part 2

Part 2

The group didn't want to take Salva with them because he was just another mouth to feed and was a kid so he would be complaining all the time.

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water dictates Nya's

water dictates Nya's life because her whole life is

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Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

Yahav Haimovich

I think Salva's group doesn't want him along because he is young and he will be slower than everybody else while they were trying to be efficient and quick. I think the fact they rejected and isolated him is mean and they shouldn't reject him just because of a disability. I think the fact he is from their tribe is a good reason for them to include him.

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Kathleen Clemons NY

Kathleen Clemons NY

Just because Salva is a kid means that he is going to be a hassle

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Brookly Pottie , Kentucky

Brookly Pottie , Kentucky

Salva is doing a good job surviving because he doesn't have his family with him and everyone thinks he is weak since his uncle died. The other people won't give him any spare water and Salva has to scrap for food.

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First question

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LUKE LENZI MA

LUKE LENZI MA

I feel bad for salva

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Brampton, Ontario; Grade 7

Brampton, Ontario; Grade 7

We think that Salva is doing well with surviving in this environment. He hasn't given up on finding his parents; he is forcing himself to keep up with the group; he has found an adult (his uncle) to help protect him and when he was on his own he found resources such as the old lady and his friend to help him.

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Kacper FL,

Kacper FL,

I walk 8 hrs a day to get water for my family. I Remember when sister got sick. Had take care of her when family busy with other things.

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Aleen fl

Aleen fl

I  would want a better way to get  water than walking 8 hour . i can just go to the camp and dig for water.  then walking 8 hours . thank

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Yusra FL

Yusra FL

i feel sad for salva because he just wants to join the group not o be alone and the grup though they will slow down because of salva and he is gonna get hungry and sleepy but he wasnt gonna do that he just wants compainion

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Hunter FL

Hunter FL

He is a dinka and I feel bad because he don't have his Family with him .

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amari fl

amari fl

i feel mad because there not letting her come along because they think she wont keep up and that he is no use but when i was reading some of there man did not keep up at all.

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Matt FL

Matt FL

why didn't the group want Salva?
How do I feel about  them isolating and rejecting Salva?

The group didn't want Salva because he was a kid, they thought he would complain, and they have enough mouths to feed already.
I feel like by isolating and rejecting Salva was wrong and Salva would have died if the group had left him behind.

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hamza FL

hamza FL

why densest the Dinka group want Salva?
They do not want him because they think he will slow them down also he will waste more food and he is to young to do the work they do

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Ja'kaylah Perry FL

Ja'kaylah Perry FL

why doesn't the Dinka group not want Salva?

they thought he would slow them down and he was to young to do any real work.

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milutin sljivic fl

milutin sljivic fl

the reason the group does not want salva because he is small useless and another mouth they need to feed and food is allready scarce. i have mixed emotions because i see where they are coming from but i also thing the group is stupid because salva is just a 11 year old kid with only his uncle

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Alyssa Grubbs FL

Alyssa Grubbs FL

Explain how water dictates Nya's life. What is one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya's life because for her it's life or death to her and her family. Thats how it controls her life.

One thing that controls my life or dictates my life are my parents because if i do not do what they say i will get in trouble.

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Kacper FL

Kacper FL

Why doenst the dinka group want Salva?
They think he will slow them down and waste more food and he is to young to do any real work.

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David Watson

David Watson

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Kaleigh Jenkins fl

Kaleigh Jenkins fl

the water make her walk 8 hours a day just too help her family drink water.

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Thomas fl

Thomas fl

question 1,because he is a child he might slow the group,another mouth to feed, and he is to young to do any real work.

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Kendrick Howard FL

Kendrick Howard FL

2 .AND he might slow down the group

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hi

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JELENA BOSKOVIC

JELENA BOSKOVIC

Why doesn't the group want Sylvia along? Because they think that Sylvia might whine a lot.

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Danis Florida

Danis Florida

Why doesn't the group want Salva along? Because they think that Salva will just keep slowing them down and just keep whining and complaining and they're willing to leave him because they don't want to keep stopping and they don't want to feed another mouth.

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kaleigh jenkins fl

kaleigh jenkins fl

Because Salva is just a mere hungry tired little boy and the group thought that he would slow them down and be trouble.

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JAYDEN FL

JAYDEN FL

I am answering question 1
I think that the group thinks that he is a mere kid and that he will slow down the group in numerous ways for example, complaining about the water/food supply in the group, get tired really fast slowing down the group and also causing trouble and mischief

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Ana Florida

Ana Florida

Because they say that he is a child and that he will bother them along the journey and they will have another mouth to feed.

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Jelena Boskovic FL

Jelena Boskovic FL

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Reagan dearborn FL

Reagan dearborn FL

q :1 why doesn't the group

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Kaleigh Jenkins fl

Kaleigh Jenkins fl

because they think he will slow them down and complain about his feet hurting or that he is hungry also might cause trouble in the group.

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Kendrick Howard F

Kendrick Howard F

They left him because he was a child

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Jacob Pastorini fl

Jacob Pastorini fl

q.1 they did not want him along with him because they thought he would slow them down.

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SEBASTIAN GARRETT FL

SEBASTIAN GARRETT FL

Why doesn't the group want Salva along?How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him.The group dose not want Salva along because they said he would slow them down

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Emily Fulmer fl

Emily Fulmer fl

the group doesn't want Salva to come along because they think that he will slow them down while traveling to Ethiopia so they can be far away from the war.

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Danny Taylor FL

Danny Taylor FL

Why doesn't the group want Salva along? How do you feel the   fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? I think that they didn''t want another mouth to feed because it was hard getting food and he was a child so he would just slow them down and he couldn't do any real work because he wasn't strong enough.

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milutin Fl

milutin Fl

our life is nothing like the people in sudan our facing for example if i need water i walk 8 steps to my frige people in sudan have to walk 8 hours to get water and the water isint even fresh water and the ways we waste water like keeping water on while we are brushing our teeth good water going to waste.

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Skylar

Skylar

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).
The life at the camp is way different than the life they live at home because at the camp there’s water closer to them, but while at home Nya has to walk a long ways away to be able to get water for her and her family.

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Joseph

Joseph

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avery hutcheson

avery hutcheson

I dont think they want salva to be there because he is not an adult and they dont want him to complain or slow down the group

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Because she has to g

Because she has to go on a walk everyday, to make sure her family survives. She can’t even go to school because the has to go get water and watch her little sister. my, boyfriend, friends, and family.

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Matth

Matth

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Matthew, va

Matthew, va

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group does not want Salva to come along because he is young and weak. they believe that he will slow them down. IT just shows that most people will try to save themselves rather than others.

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Jenn

Jenn

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life? She has to move when the seasons change. My mom because if I want to go somewhere I have to get her premission

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This story describes many

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why? He now has learned how to follow the call of the birds to find honey, how to tell what direction they are going, and now he know to not eat so fast going without food for awhile. I think the only thing he needs to learn is to ration his food better other than that he should be able to survive.

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Sean

Sean

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

She has to spend some much time getting water. It is her responsibilities. Time because I seem not to have a lot of it left.

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This story describes

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

Eat slowly, listen too the animals, stay aware at all times

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thomas

thomas

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

He knows a lot of survivel skills

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Explain how water dictate

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life? Her entire day is based on getting water for her family everyday, Grey’s anatomy, my boyfriend, friends, family

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kayla

kayla

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Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

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Beth C.

Beth C.

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

Her life at the lake camp is more undetermined because they don’t know what will happen day-to-day, and they are unsure of the people around them

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JUS

JUS

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Brandon l

Brandon l

They left salva behind because he was a kid and he would just be a waste of  space and he would get to tired and hungry

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Nicholas, LA

Nicholas, LA

The group left Salva behind because they thught Salva would slow down the group by getting tired and hungry. I believe it is very cruel and cold-hearted to leave a ittle kid to die by himself.

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Nicholas,

Nicholas,

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Gabriel south Africa

Gabriel south Africa

They don’t want salva to come with them because they think he will slow them down and complain About being hungry.

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Gracie Pa

Gracie Pa

The group left salva behind because they believed that he would slow them down and be a pest. I believe that it was very wrong to leave him behind all alone during war time, but it was in the best interest of their group.

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Amanda

Amanda

3. Always be prepared,expect the unexpected, and be careful.

4.The home camp would be better for defense from predators, but the lake camp would be better for food and water.

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boogie woogie team has been created X(

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Isaak Toronto

Isaak Toronto

hello charlie

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bananana

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re: boogie woogie

re: boogie woogie

we luv da moon and we luv to boogie on da moon with don roman $

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Will h and Gareth q1

Will h and Gareth q1

because he is a kid and they think he will slow them down and complain and also because he is not here kid and none of them know him.

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rylan

rylan

because he is a kid and will slow them down 2 she walks to get water every day so it affects her day because it

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maliki coaldale alberta

maliki coaldale alberta

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don roman thoe not loke to booooogie woogie

don roman thoe not loke to booooogie woogie

salva is not brought along because he will slow them down

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maliki

maliki

because he weak

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don roman likes to boogie woogie

don roman likes to boogie woogie

hello this is don roman and the don Romans and we all smoke weed and boogie woogie

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Willie Alberta, Canada

Willie Alberta, Canada

salva will slow the group down. he is a little kid. Nya gets water every day

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Eva(n)

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maliki albeeta canads

maliki albeeta canads

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Emilie canada

Emilie canada

He had to walk a long distence to get a small amount of water

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i hab powa

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Isaak Toronto

Isaak Toronto

1.I think that the group doesn't want salva to be with them because they think he will slow them down.

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Kierra,Alberta,Canada

Kierra,Alberta,Canada

Because they think Salva is just dead weight. All Nya does is get water for the entire day for weeks,moths and long long years shew can't escape it. Salva is surviving with a few bits of food and small amounts of water. Salva has his uncle for family but other then that salva is alone with his friend being eaten by a lion. I think someone can really learn a good lesson from Salva and her history when she is surviving the cold war. Nya's life at home was more relaxed but still difficult but Nya's life at the lake is even harder and more rushed

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bosshashswagem

bosshashswagem

they dont lake salva because he will slow the m down and eat v their food

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will h and Gareth q2

will h and Gareth q2

it dictates her life because she puts a lot of time and effort into it. just like we do with video games. i (William) am also dictated by Lego because that is what i spend most of my money on.

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Savannah,CA

Savannah,CA

he has to walk every day to get water and somtimes he gets somthing in his feet

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hi cha

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maliki canada alberta

maliki canada alberta

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kass albeeta conada

kass albeeta conada

Because he is weak and he will slow down the group

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Emmat

Emmat

1.The group doesn't want salva because he is just a little kid as the group probably thinks.i feel that it's rude that the group wants to isolate him.
2.water dictates Nya's life because that's where she spend most days fore almost the whole day. Something that dictates me is school.
3.One is knowing what to do when you are by yourself,two is collecting resources three is keeping mostly calm in a bad situation.
4.Her life at the lake camp is mostly alone, bored, and posbally sad. Her life at home she at least has family but she can't be at home too long because she has to get more water

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anonymous awesome person

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Lucas Ellery Oliver William Toronto ON

Lucas Ellery Oliver William Toronto ON

question 2. her life revolves around getting water, while our lives revolves

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rylan hudson spoodermun alberta

rylan hudson spoodermun alberta

1.he got left behind because he is a child.2.water dictates her life because she spends most of the day walking.3

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Savannah,CA

Savannah,CA

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Emilie Canada

Emilie Canada

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ME

Maliki. Very chill much thanks

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Emmaleia, Alberta, Canada

Emmaleia, Alberta, Canada

1. The group doesn't want Salva because he will just slow down the group, and they might not have enough food to feed him and the rest of the group.
2. Water dictates Nya's life because she needs water and it takes so long to get water for her family that she has no time to do anything else.
3. First thing I've learned about survival is that you should always be prepared for any circumstances such as loss of water, loss of food, or homelessness.  Second is that if there is a war and you must get away from it, don't runaway without any supplies or family.  Lastly, use the land for resources to survive. Salva was very good at surviving.
4. I think the lake camp would be better because it's closer to water so it doesn't take that long to get to so she doesn't have to sacrifice so much to get her and her family's water.

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Ryan Petty,coaldale,Canada

Ryan Petty,coaldale,Canada

2. Well she needs water to live and i need food so.
3.living in the heat,and the animals,and probably the needs of survival,yeh because hes surviving.
4.She probably has it worse because less water and less food and the

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god

god

Maliki. Chill.

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ME

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macey albeta,canada

macey albeta,canada

the group left savla  because they thought he would slow them down
2.water dictates nya because she needs water to survive and support her family
3.salva is surviving good.  The group found honey and salva decided to save the honey. 1.find a group 2.find food 3. and never leave the group
4.nyas life is nothing like ours. She has to walk 8 hours to get water we dont

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KARSON

KARSON

she is to young.
it dictates her life because she needs water.
it is diffacult to live out there when there is war.
at the lake camp she has to walk and work more at home she has food and water right by her

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Maliki Alberta Canada

Maliki Alberta Canada

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Just Charlie. Ronan is gone now.

Just Charlie. Ronan is gone now.

what is ur favrit fud

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Emilie Canada

Emilie Canada

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Ryan petty Coaldale, Canada

Ryan petty Coaldale, Canada

Because hes weak and will probably take all the food and supplies they have.

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joel alberta canada

joel alberta canada

1. he is weak 2.she needs water
3.yes because he is learning to \
stay alert 4.safer at camp

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Charlie and Ronan

Charlie and Ronan

what is your favourite colour

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Mackenzie, Alberta

Mackenzie, Alberta

The group doesn't want Salva along because they think he'll slow them down and waste their supplies.
Water dictates Nya's life by how she has to get it every morning, and if she doesn't get it, her family could die.
1: You need shelter from wildlife and nature. 2: You need food and water every day, as you burn a lot of calories walking. 3: Sometimes people betray you, so you need many alliances and a backup plan. I think Salva has done a very good job surviving because he has not been killed yet.
Nya's life at home is different then her life at lake camp because she has most of her materials at home.

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Jamie tolley, Canad

Jamie tolley, Canad

1. Because Salva is young, he drags everyone down.  So it's better to leave him.
2. It dictates her life because water is a basic human necessity.
3. It's difficult to survive out there during war, food is scarce, water is dirty.  And to survive, you could die any day. Salva seems to be adapting okay to the circumstances.
4. It seems pretty dangerous at the camp.  Home seems to be safer, water, food, and shelter.

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Kierra,Canada,Alberta

Kierra,Canada,Alberta

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Emma

Emma

2. Water dictates Nya's life because that is where so has to go everyday almost for the  whole day. My dictate is school.
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rylan hoodsun

rylan hoodsun

savla got left behind because he is a kid. water dictates nyas life

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1.I think the group doesn't want salva along

1.I think the group doesn't want salva along

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Evan and Eva TORONTO, ON

Evan and Eva TORONTO, ON

I think that the group does not want him coming along because he will be another mouth to feed and they think that he will slow them down and he will not be able to work as well and efficiently as the other adults.

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finley ab canada

finley ab canada

salva needs food so thay need to hunt more

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Lucas Ellery Oliver William Toronto ON

Lucas Ellery Oliver William Toronto ON

they don't want him to come along due to his high maintenance life style. then having to accommodate this would thus in turn mean that their ability to function

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William h and Gareth q2

William h and Gareth q2

it dictates her life because it she spends so much time going and getting it. Lego because that's what i spend a lot of my money on. video games because that's what we spend a lot of time and effort on.

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KASSSS ALBEERTA CANADA

KASSSS ALBEERTA CANADA

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Craig Alberta Canada

Craig Alberta Canada

1)They wanted to leave Salva because that would be more mouths to feed and for him. I think that they shouldn't leave her out because hes only a kid.             2) if Nya dosnt get water for her family she will die and her family. going to school dictates my life
3) i have learned that you need water to survive but need it every three days to survive, you can survive 3 weeks without food but hard to move around and animals will do anything for food. yes because so far she has found his group food.
4) for water they would have to take the water from the lake but probable be dirty from animals, shelter they would live in a small cold cabin and it would probable be really easy to break in or an animal to get in and the lake wouldn't be clean

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macey alberta,canada

macey alberta,canada

1.i think its weird that the group left salva forno reason
2.

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cody

cody

the group dosnt want salva because hes another mouth to feed.
nyas life is controled by water because she has to w
alk along way to get water each day.
yes i think salva is doing a good job because he has to learn to live alone out in the open world.
nyas life is at home is much safer than at the lake but its easier for her to get water because she dosnt have to walk along way

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josh

josh

because thats an extra person.

she gets water most of the day.

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Willie Alberta, Canada

Willie Alberta, Canada

because salva will slow the group down. He dose not help the group.

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emma

emma

I feel confused that the group wanted to leave Salva, He is after all part of the tribe. I would feel sad if I was Salva knowing that you aren't wanted must feel bad.

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Kristin Alberta,Canada

Kristin Alberta,Canada

1 Because he would slow them down,I think they should have  taken  him with them
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Jessica

Jessica

-The group doesn't want salva because he and will slow them down and use food that they could eat. Also because he will whine and annoy them.
-Water dictates Nya's life because if she had clean water she wouldn't have to work so much, and then they would not get sick from the water. One thing that dictates my life is sleep because if I don't have enough sleep I cant work as well.
-I think that slava is doing a good job with learning about surviving because he has figured out how to keep his hunger away.
-Both of the homes are limited in supplies lake camp is running out of water and so is there homes water. At the lake camp there shelters are not the best but at home it looks pretty good

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Amanda- Alberta, Canada

Amanda- Alberta, Canada

1. The group did not want Salva to come because there was not enough food and water.

2. When Nya has to get water for her family and herself, which was a very long walk. My little sister dictates me.

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Anna + Elisha Toronto

Anna + Elisha Toronto

Things about the lake camp:
1. At the lake camp, they have to dig in the clay and wait for the dirty water to come.
2. They don't have a real home at the lake camp.
3. The lake is right there and they don't have to walk a long way to get to the water.
4. They have to sleep on the muddy ground.
5. Nya has to get water every single day.
6. Nya likes the lake camp better than her home.
Things about their home:
1. They have a roof over their head.
2. They have to walk for half a day to get water.
3. They have beds to sleep in.
4. Nya has to get water every single day.
5. Nya's brother and father go hunting, and Nya's mother thinks that it's too dangerous.
6. Nya's mother likes their home better than the lake camp.

In conclusion, we think that the home is better than the lake camp.

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bea and Sophie toronto

bea and Sophie toronto

i think that the group doesn't really want salva along because they are worried that he will slow them down on there long walk,  and will be more demanding because he is a child
.also they think that compared to an adult he wont be as helpful as an adult would be.

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Sarah Canada, AB

Sarah Canada, AB

I think the group doesn't want Salva along because he's slowing down the group. I feel like you shouldn't be able to reject some that little because they wouldn't survive. Water dictates Nya's life because they'll die without it, and one thing that dictates my life would be my parents. I think that Salva's learning to survive well considering that he's been thrown in such a hard situation so young. I've learned about how people are put into tough situations at young ages, and I've learned that living in Africa would be hard survival wise, and that this is a real thing that people have to do. Nya's life at the lake camp would be easier because they're closer to the water, but there would be several more predators trying to access that water source so safety would be limited.

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Komal and Mia Toronto, ON

Komal and Mia Toronto, ON

The group doesn't want Salva along because because they think that he will make it more difficult to reach their destination. They think that because he is still a child he will slow them down, eat too much food, drink too much water and not do as much

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Odin +Luyu .com

Odin +Luyu .com

i think the group doesn't want Salva because their afraid that slow them down and eat their food, and his body is not fully grown  yet and is a little more sensitive

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Elena/Sowmya Toronto

Elena/Sowmya Toronto

1. We think that they were willing to leave Salva behind cuz the rest of the group would survive more easily cuz he's a kid and he requires more food and he's whiny. Also, humans are selfish creatures.
This is sad cuz it's their more harsh equivalent of being kicked out of a group for no apparent reason., except that he is younger(maybe they're jealous of his youth).

2. Water is an essential thing that all people need. But because all she does is take a loong walk to get water, the water commands her life.
3. Water, food and shelter are essential to survival. We think Salva is doing OK cuz he's not complaining even when his friend died. hes selfless and has learned humility and that the world is not sunshine and flowers.

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Lucas Ellery William Olivier Toronto, ON

Lucas Ellery William Olivier Toronto, ON

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Sayano/Maggie toronto

Sayano/Maggie toronto

we think that the group is willing to

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Anonymous ON

Anonymous ON

Nya has a more difficult life at the camp then at home because she is not provided with very good shelter and the water is unclean so bit can likely get you sick

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harry and Aiden Toronto

harry and Aiden Toronto

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jackson and elliot T O

jackson and elliot T O

nyas life dedicated to water at least that is something to live for but some of us has our lives dedicated  to something non important like computers\

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harry and Aiden Toronto

harry and Aiden Toronto

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Matti, toronto

Matti, toronto

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Benjamin Toronto Ontario Canada :)

Benjamin Toronto Ontario Canada :)

i think Nya's life at the lake camp sucks because it has a lot more survival problems (eg) less water, more chance of being killed, dirtier water that takes longer to get, and not as good shelter.

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Miles, toronto

Miles, toronto

1. the group doesn't want salva along because he slows everything down and wastes food. I think that it's kind fair because all the other group members are already looking after themselves and they don't want to look after him too.

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Anonymous, ON

Anonymous, ON

1. salva starves
2. gets little rest
3.has to constantly watch for deadly animals

salva has probably gotten used to it since it is part of his everyday life

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Townes, Ontario

Townes, Ontario

Her life at the Lake camp is very different from their life at home because
1.Shelter:At home they have a house and at the came they just have a tent.

2.Water:the a to

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harry toronto

harry toronto

our lives are dictated by computers

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Anonymous, Toronto

Anonymous, Toronto

nya lives in a very dry place and they have very limited resource, so simple things we take for granted like water they need to ration and save

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Charlotte and Stella Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Charlotte and Stella Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Water is a basic human need. Her life revolves around it because you need it to live. I'm not sure why in Nya's family, she is the one who has to get water but my guess is that it's because she is female. School dictates my life because I have to go every day and my life at home revolves around my school hours. But I don't think school impacts my life in a negative way.

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Anonymous

Anonymous

the group thinks that he will slow them down, and will also complain and will be another mouth to feed. they might look at him that way because he's a kid

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Benjamin Toronto Ontario Canada

Benjamin Toronto Ontario Canada

i think that they left Salva because they thought he would be annoying and he would be an extra mouth to feed and that he would walk slowly so he would slow them down

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jackson and elliot toronto on canada

jackson and elliot toronto on canada

so i think salva is doing a pretty good job of surviving in the  wilderness so he has went though lions mosquitoes and not getting that good food not to mention bad water and getting ditched and he survived that we think the best thing he did to survive was helping the group so much that they would let him stay with them

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Gwyneth and Betty ON, Canada

Gwyneth and Betty ON, Canada

Water is dictating Nya's life because water is a basic necessity. because her home has no running water, she is forced to collect water for her family. Our lives aren't dictated to the extremes that Nya's life is. Canada is  is not a controlled society, and we have all the basic necessitates (and more). our lives are not dictated by anything specific.

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carter from cnAda

carter from cnAda

poor salva i know how he feels he will adapt

A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about a girl in Sudan in 2008 and a boy in Sudan in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours’ walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomes one of the "lost boys" of Sudan, refugees who cover the African continent on foot as they search for their families and for a safe place to stay. Enduring every hardship from loneliness to attack by armed rebels to contact with killer lions and crocodiles, Salva is a survivor, and his story goes on to intersect with Nya’s in an astonishing and moving way.

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Carson

Carson

Nyas life revolves around water, almost everything she does is for water, my life revolves around food, because i love food.

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braeden mc

braeden mc

salva faces many hard challenges such as starvation

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Jesse AB Canada

Jesse AB Canada

Nya spends most of her life gathering water and that's not fair to her. We pend most of our time on technology

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Rylee

Rylee

The group left Salva because they think he will slow them down. I feel bad for Salva because I feel even though he's young, he can be strong and help

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isabella canada

isabella canada

the group was going to leave salva because they thought that he was going to slow them down. i think that is wrong because is a kid,

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Emily AB Canada

Emily AB Canada

He wasn't aloud to come because the group thought he was just a kid and would just slow the group down. I don't think that's right because he is just a kid but he can still do just as much as an adult

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Colton Alberta Canada

Colton Alberta Canada

The group doesnt want Salva to come because they think he will slow them down, I dont think they should isolate or reject him.

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Janks

Janks

the people don't want salva to come because they think she will slow them down

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rik

rik

nya always gets water.
technology dictates our life

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Ben AB Canada

Ben AB Canada

nyas life is always about getting water my life is always about sports

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Chloe AB Canada

Chloe AB Canada

Nya need water for her family its all that she really does in her life she dose not have any other choice of what she gets to do and my life really the only thing that dictates my life is school but i have the choice to do that Nya dose not get a choice

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Brett AB Canada

Brett AB Canada

the group doesnt want salva to come along cause he is younger than the rest of the tribe and he will slow them down

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Niesje Canada

Niesje Canada

The group doesn't want Salva to come along because it's another mouth to feed and he might slow them down.

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braeden mc

braeden mc

one thing that dictayes our life is teck noligy

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Jasmine DeBoer AB Canada

Jasmine DeBoer AB Canada

The group doesn't want Salva to come along because he is a kid a he will slow them down, and he is another mouth to feed. I don't think it is fair that the group doesn't want him to come along because they are the same tribe and he is just a kid all alone.

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Ethan H, AB

Ethan H, AB

I think Salva will slow the group down, he would not be helping as much as the other group members. But I think he could have been useful.

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Charlotte AB, Canada

Charlotte AB, Canada

i think that the group might not want him because they could think that he would slow them down.

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colby

colby

the group doesnt want salva because they dont want to feed another person. i feel bad for salva, i would be more willing to allow him in the group.

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Aliya AB CANADA

Aliya AB CANADA

i think they didn't want him because they might  have to wait for him a lot because hes a kid i could want to come with the family group so i could find food water or

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Nathan.F Ab Canada

Nathan.F Ab Canada

The lake camp is less safe then there home. The water is further then home. But its safer.

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nya has to get water everyday because her family needs water

nya has to get water everyday because her family needs water

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drew.r

drew.r

its sad becuase they left salva behide and salva said he will so them down

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cyane, AB

cyane, AB

they most likely think that salva will slow them down because he is a kid.

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ryden,AB

ryden,AB

they didnt want to bring salva cause they thought he would slow them down. i feel sad for for salva cause hes cool.

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Carson canada

Carson canada

salva will slow them down I think its not fair for salva because just hes smaller then everyone else so they think he cant keep up.

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luke

luke

They didint wont him to come because he would slow them down,i felt bad because if they diched him how would he survive.

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david canada

david canada

i think electrisity can dictate our life because we could not live like we do if we did not have elecrisity.

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karl

karl

salva will slow them down i am sad that they would just leave him behind

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Paige AB Canada

Paige AB Canada

water dictates Nya's life by she has to go and dig to go and get it 6 hours a day and she never gets a break and her life revolves around water what dictates my life is food it's all around me and i love to eat but i have to get healthy and sometimes not go to the food and go to the water.

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Reese, AB, Canada

Reese, AB, Canada

The group didn't want to take Salva because they probably thought that he would slow them down. I feel that they should want to bring him because he could be very helpful and they don't know that unless they bring him along

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Sydney, AB

Sydney, AB

The group probably thinks that Salva will either cause problems or just slow them down. I feel bad for Salva.

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Bethany AB anada

Bethany AB anada

water dictates Nya's life because she has to walk 6 miles to get water. school dictates my life because i have to for when i'm an adult

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Jasmyn,AB Canada

Jasmyn,AB Canada

They might not want Salva in the group because its one extra mouth to feed and give supplies to and he  may slow down the group or get lost or something

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jameson AB

jameson AB

the group thinks salva will cause problems because he is a child they should let him along because he might help.

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Rylie Alberta

Rylie Alberta

if i was to choose one thing out of Nya life it would be digging every single day to get water

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Charlotte AB, Canada

Charlotte AB, Canada

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Maddy Alberta

Maddy Alberta

I think that the group didn't want Salva because they thought that he would slow them down. I think that is really rude that they were willing to leave Salva just because he is a child.

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Mila, AB

Mila, AB

the group dosnt want salva because he might make it harder for everyone

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Jade Yates

Jade Yates

Salvas group doesen't want him at first is because he'll slow them down and complain and he also needs to be fed. But heres how I feel about this fact there being selfish and not considering he could actually be of use to them

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McKenzie AB CANADA

McKenzie AB CANADA

I think that the group wouldnt want to take Salva because he would slow them down. Plus Salva would either get distracted or wonder off to do something else. Also he is a kid so i would want to leave him there too.

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MAX,AB

MAX,AB

if i was salva i would be scared i would think they would leave me behind

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ella, canada

ella, canada

the group thinks salva will cause problems because he is a child. They should let him along because he might help.

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Alexis,Canada

Alexis,Canada

I think the reason why the group didn't want to bring Salva along was  because they think that since he's a kid he might slow them down.

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Julyn . Canada

Julyn . Canada

the group might not want him with them because they might be slowing down the group . It is also another mouth to feed , but now that his uncle is with him he probably wont be leaving cause his uncle is protecting the group and then also is getting food for them .

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kAde canada

kAde canada

nyas has to walk for water i think everyone has to get upmand walk to the water fountain

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Taya Coaldale AB

Taya Coaldale AB

water dictates nyas life because if she dosen't her whole family could die 1 thing that most dictataes my life is my job babysitting because i have do it everyday after school so that means i can't have friends over after school or do anything else

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Brenden Canada

Brenden Canada

The group doesn't want Salva because he could slow them down and is another mouth to feed. The group should not have rejected him because he could have helped them find food and if he couldn't stay up they could have then told him to keep up or they would leave him. They should not have left him, specially since he is someone from their tribe.

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bradenna AB

bradenna AB

i don`t think they want him along because he is just wandering around looking around for
his family

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donovan coaldale ab canada

donovan coaldale ab canada

they dont want salva in the group because he cant work i fell bad for him and mad at the people

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Sandra Canada

Sandra Canada

Nya's life is dictated very much by water because she spends most of her days walking very long distances to get water which causes her not to be able to go to school. As for our lives, we have the privilege to go to school every day and we usually don't like it very much.

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Kobe

Kobe

Water dictates nya's life because she has go  a long way to get water and that's what she has to do every day.

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Hudey ab canada

Hudey ab canada

Because salva is small and they think he is useless. i think it is dumb that they treat him like choped liver

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Erin, AB Canada

Erin, AB Canada

I learned that survival can take a lot of patience and endurance, especially if the valuable resources are scarce. There are also many dangers, like wild animals, and soldiers that could capture or take you which can make it hard to make progress. It's also good to get along with other people so you

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Abby (Geococo) Canada

Abby (Geococo) Canada

Q:Explain how water dictates Nya's life.What  one thing most dictates your life?
A: Water dictates her life because her and her family need it to survive, and it's her job to get the water all day long, it's not really her choice to do it if she doesn't want to one day.Something that dictates my life is going to school, it's not your choice, but we do it, which is good, because if we didn't go to school, we couldn't get a good job.

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bradenna AB

bradenna AB

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Ava Wolfe

Ava Wolfe

three things that i have learned so far is:
water is harder to get than i thought.
that they would do almost any thing to get some food or water.
in the wild you have to take risks to live.
salva is doing a very good job surviving in his circumstance and is pushing to not slow the groop down and he is trying his best to be helpful.

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Hailey Johnson

Hailey Johnson

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Hailey Johnson

Hailey Johnson

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? The group didn’t want Salva because the thought he would slow them down, Salva feels very sad and scared after they tell him that.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life? Water dictates Nya’s life because she has to walk to the well everyday to get water for her family.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why? One is to never give up because if you don’t give up you will make it out alive. Another is that to travel in a group so that is something happens to you they can help you. Lastly you need to always have water because if you don't you will surely die.

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).  At home they were free to do what they wanted and could get as much food and water as they wanted, but at the camp they have to travel for water and the men have to hunt for food and its very dangerous.

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1. Nya’s life at home is more safe because of the facts that there is a better shelter for her and her family and the 2 tribes are not fighting or killing each other but, her life at the camp has better access to water. In my opinion, her life at home is better because safety is a big priority so even if she does have better access to water she should find another place to go during the dry season, where everyone is safe. 2. The Group doesn’t want Salva to come because he is a kid and they don’t feel like him slowing them down will be to their advantage. I think that the group is ruthless and mean and if they hadn’t taken him along, who knows what would’ve happened.

1. Nya’s life at home is more safe because of the facts that there is a better shelter for her and her family and the 2 tribes are not fighting or killing each other but, her life at the camp has better access to water. In my opinion, her life at home is better because safety is a big priority so even if she does have better access to water she should find another place to go during the dry season, where everyone is safe. 2. The Group doesn’t want Salva to come because he is a kid and they don’t feel like him slowing them down will be to their advantage. I think that the group is ruthless and mean and if they hadn’t taken him along, who knows what would’ve happened.

Kate, Toronto

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Jesse Morgan

Jesse Morgan

They didn’t want Salva to go along because he was young and he was an annoyance. I think it was very messed up and selfish of them but also every man for himself right.

Water keeps Nya from going to school. Music dictates my life, it helps me study and keeps me entertained.

You need food & water, dodge threats, and keeping everyone in your group alive. Yes, because he had no food or water for months and he survived with any water or food he found.

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Alex G. Yorba linda, CA

Alex G. Yorba linda, CA

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?
They didn't want salva to go with them because they thought he was too frail and weak to go along, they said he would have been a waste of resources and just make them slower. They also thought that he would be whining the whole time, they claim he would've been a bother.
I would never leave anyone behind, and I think that the group was willing to leave him, was terrible, especially for a friend of theirs.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

For Nya, water is one of the most important aspects of her life because if she drinks too much of the dirty water she could die young, and just have bad health all of her life.

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Chase Lund

Chase Lund

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? They think he will slow them down, they are being rational, I don’t blame them.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life? It takes up her whole day, it’s the only thing she does. School

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why? Thirst, heat, crocodiles. Yes, he didn't die.

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety). At home, the threat of dinka isn't around, and the muddy water is in very small amounts. They build huts.

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Keira Hazlett

Keira Hazlett

Why doesn't the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?
The group doesn't want Salva to join along because he is a child and they are afraid they will just slow them down and complain the whole time. He is also another mouth to feed.  I think it is wrong to just leave him out when they haven't even gave him a chance.

Explain how water dictates Nya's life. What one thing most dictates your life?
Water dictates Nya's life because she has to go down and collect it everyday as a daily chore and without the water they can't live. Something that dictates my life is going to school so I can get educated and be successful in life.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you've learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?
I have learned that you need water, it is very hard when you think you will never see your family again, and war is a very seriously bad thing. I think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive because he has faith he will make it and he has someone who he looks up to.

Compare Nya's life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).
Nya's life at the lake house was worse than her life at home.

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Hunter Stewart, SO CA

Hunter Stewart, SO CA

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group doesn’t want Salva to come with them because they think he will slow them down. I feel that it is a terrible thing that the group would out right isolate him and reject him I think they should have given him a chance.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

If Nya had a close source of fresh drinking water than her life quality would improve. Instead of having to constantly walk to and from the pond she could focus on other things such as school and going somewhere with her life.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

I have learned how important water is and that without it you could focus on nothing else but getting it. I learned how drastically different life is in Africa than it is in the U.S. I also learned that in Africa the lives of other are less important to them than in the U.S. I believe that given the situation Salva does very well in adapting to his environment. I think this because Salva adapted so quickly from drastically environments.

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

I believe that Nya has a better life at her house than at her life at a lake because her housing is much better at her house as well as she doesn't need to be worried about attack for the rival tribe.

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Anastasia Padilla, CA

Anastasia Padilla, CA

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? The group doesn’t want Salva along because he would “slow down the group” since he is so young and needs more attention and there is also not enough food. I feel like that is unfair and not right that they are willing to do that to him. He was already scared and he’s just a kid.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life? Water dictates Nya’s life because her job is to carry the water back and forth. Also, her family has moved around just for water. One thing that dictates my life is going to school because I need an education to succeed in life.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why? Three things I have learned is to always keep going no matter how hard things get, South Sudan is still in Civil War, and that there is kids who still go through what Salva had to daily and most of them don’t even survive. Yes, I think that Salva is doing a good job learning because he was able to survive throughout the whole trip, and he never gave up no matter how hard it got. Also, he was able to lead a bunch of boys when he got older.

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety). Nya’s life at the lake camp was not good because it was worrying to think about fighting with the Dinka along with having to sleep in uncomfortable shelters.  At home, she had to walk very long distances to get to water, but at the lake she was much closer.

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Kaylie Brown Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? A-The group didn't want Salva to go with them because they thought he was too young, childish and bothersome. They also didn't want Salva to go with them because they assumed he would need more attention and more care because he was young and “ less mature”. The group also thought he would take up too much space and eat too much food because he was a child. This is selfish and not fair because everyone was just thinking about themselves. Everyone else also had a chance but they didn't give him a chance because he is younger than most of the group.Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life? A- Water dictates Nyas life because she walked to the pond everyday and digged for water.One thing that dictates my life is softball because we do push ups every time we mess up in practice. We also have it for 6 hours every saturday.This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?A- I think Salva did a good job conquering these challenges for a few reasons. First, Salva thought his whole family was dead when they weren't. Next, Salva saw his best friend get ate by a lion. But he never gave up. Furthermore, he had to trek thru the desert for many years with hardly any supply. Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety). Nyas life was different at home and at the lake. It was different because at the lake she didn't have to walk miles to collect water every day . While at home she had to walk many miles a day to retrieve water.

Kaylie Brown Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? A-The group didn't want Salva to go with them because they thought he was too young, childish and bothersome. They also didn't want Salva to go with them because they assumed he would need more attention and more care because he was young and “ less mature”. The group also thought he would take up too much space and eat too much food because he was a child. This is selfish and not fair because everyone was just thinking about themselves. Everyone else also had a chance but they didn't give him a chance because he is younger than most of the group.Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life? A- Water dictates Nyas life because she walked to the pond everyday and digged for water.One thing that dictates my life is softball because we do push ups every time we mess up in practice. We also have it for 6 hours every saturday.This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?A- I think Salva did a good job conquering these challenges for a few reasons. First, Salva thought his whole family was dead when they weren't. Next, Salva saw his best friend get ate by a lion. But he never gave up. Furthermore, he had to trek thru the desert for many years with hardly any supply. Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety). Nyas life was different at home and at the lake. It was different because at the lake she didn't have to walk miles to collect water every day . While at home she had to walk many miles a day to retrieve water.

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Nathan Ruhe

Nathan Ruhe

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? They don't want him along with them because he's very young.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life? Nya walks for miles and hours searching for water. I have to walk every day to go to school.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

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Susie Avila- California

Susie Avila- California

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

A: The group didn't want Salva with them because they thought a child would slow them down because, he might have more needs than the adults. They were worried he would get sick along the way. I felt that the group was betraying a person who could help them on the way.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

A: The water dictates Nya’s life because, everyday she has to go walk miles to get water. That was her job in the household, and she didn't have a choice because her family needed it.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

A: I think Salva is doing a great job surviving in these circumstances. I think he doesn't really have specific ways to survive, but he stays calm through all his experiences.

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

A: I think Nya’s life at the camp was better because she did not have to worry about getting water fo the others, and the camp she really didn't have any responsibility.

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Kaeley White- California

Kaeley White- California

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group doesn’t want to bring Salva along because they think that he will be a bothersome and slow them down. I think that is a selfish choice because everyone deserves a chance and a shot at surviving no matter how many chances you get.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?
Water dictates Nya’s life because she walks to the pond her whole day . One thing that dictates my life is soccer because it takes dedication and non-stop fitness and practicing.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

Never give up, water and food are key, and surviving is easier with people. Salva is doing a great job on learning to survive so far in these circumstances because he has people to help throughout his journeys and he never gives up and pushes through the hard times.

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

Nya has to get dirty water from the lake and does not have much of a shelter or much safety. At Nya’s home she has a water well the produces fresh clean water and has the safety and shelter of her village and home.

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Griffin Miller - California

Griffin Miller - California

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

Answer: The reason the group did not want Salva to hold them behind with his complaining and crying. I feel that it is very bad as if you leave him behind ass he can die in the heat of the desert.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Answer: Water dictates Nya’s life because without it, she wouldn’t be able to live in her conditions. It goes through very fast and takes a while to obtain. One thing that dictates my life is my family. They help me with a lot of things that I need help with.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

Answer: One challenge to survival is that some may not support your ideas. Another is to try to get through very hard circumstances. The last thing is to not use all of your resources. Salva did a good job because he kept trying his hardest.

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

Answer: The life at the lake camp was easier. The reason for this is there is water close by and it’s more safe.

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Sydney Fried-California

Sydney Fried-California

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group doesn’t want Salva because it is another mouth to feed and less food for everyone else.

I feel bad for Salva, he is a kid and he doesn’t need to be treated differently.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya’s life because she has to walk everyday to the water and it takes her all day.

One thing that dictates my life is school, I go to school everyday and learn new things everyday as well.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

Three challenges were water, heat, and the wild animals.

I think Salva did a great job learning to survive because of his Uncle.

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

Nya’s life at the lake camp they have barely any water they have a good amount of shelter and their safety is not good at all. The war is closer. Her life at her home she has to walk miles to get water and then brings it back home. They have good shelter at home and good safety.

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Yvette CA

Yvette CA

They didn’t want Salva to go with them because he would slow them down. When they were willing to reject him I felt very sad for Salva because he didn’t know where his family was.

Water dictates Nya’s life because she needs it and if she wants to survive she needs to walk very long to get it. One thing that dictates my life is homework

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why? I learned that it is very hard to survive and that you have to savor your water, always keep an eye out for predators, and always be cautious

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety). When Nya was home she walked further but got water. When she was at the lake camp she had a shorter distance but got more mud than water

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Lily Marquez- California

Lily Marquez- California

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group doesn’t want Salva to join them because he is too young. I personally don’t like the fact that they are willing to do that. I think that it is very disrespectful to do that to someone, especially a child.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya’s life because it is very important for her to get it. If she doesn’t get water, then she won’t live. One thing that dictates my life is soccer. I feel that my life would be very different if I never started playing; i.e. my friends, my choices, my grades.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

1   Salva learned to never give up, no matter how much he wanted to

2   Salva learned how to keep going when no one else believed in him or wanted him to keep going.

3   Salva learned to go on without his family and the people that loved him and to stay strong while doing so.

I think that Salva did a great job learning to survive in  those circumstances, because even though it was hot, miserable, no one believed in him, no one wanted him, AND he didn’t have his family, he still went on that long walk to go get water, and in the end he got to see his family again.

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

Nya’s life at the lake camp wasn’t good. She didn’t really have any water or shelter, and it was an unsafe environment. At home, she had a lot of water when the well was finished.

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Alex G. Yorba Linda, Cali

Alex G. Yorba Linda, Cali

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?
They didn't want salva to go with them because they thought he was too frail and weak to go along, they said he would have been a waste of resources and just make them slower. They also thought that he would be whining the whole time, they claim he would've been a bother.
I would never leave anyone behind, and I think that the group was willing to leave him, was terrible, especially for a friend of theirs.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

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Harvey Duong

Harvey Duong

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?
The group doesn’t want Salva along the group because he is young and slows down the entire group. I feel that the group is right and wrong. Yea he may slow him down but they shouldn’t just leave him somewhere and leave him out of the blue.
Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?
Water dictates Nya’s life because that’s the one thing she needs to survive. One thing that dictates my life is school.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?
Three things that I’ve learned so far: water is valuable, there was a civil war in South Sudan, and water in South Sudan is dirty. I think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances because he is still alive, if he wasn’t doing a good job, then he would be dead.
Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).
Nya has to get water every day from the lake camp with no shelter or safety. At home she has a water well, shelter, and some sort of safety.

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Laurana Tetzlaff

Laurana Tetzlaff

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

-The group didn’t want Salva to go along because they feel like that Salva, who is a child, will just complain and slow the rest of the group down. This puts them in danger of the war going on because the war is targeting the young guys. I don’t like that they tried to isolate him so easily just because he is a child and they shouldn’t reject him and he deserves to get away from the war too.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

-Water dictates Nya’s life because before the well was dug, that’s all she would do-go to the pond, fill up the bucket and bring it back. She wouldn’t go to school because she was too busy getting water. Two things that most dictates my life is my grades and dance. My grades come before everything, including dance, and if I don’t get good grades, I can’t go to dance. But dance is a very                important thing in my life.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

Three challenges would be that they don’t have a credible source of food, they don’t have any water, and they don’t have a place to sleep at night. I think Salva has done a good job to learn to survive in these circumstances because he has been able to survive in these conditions for so long and he has been able to adapt to the harsh conditions

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the  availability of water, shelter, and safety).

Nya’s life at the lake camp wasn’t good; there wasn’t much water and it wasn’t that safe and Nya was not really sheltered. Her life at home had water once the well was finished.

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Juliet Barajas, California

Juliet Barajas, California

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? I think the group didn’t want Salva along because he was younger and he needed more water to survive and he would get tired easily. I didn’t really like how the group rejected him because he is still human and he has feelings. Also, the group knew that he didn’t have no one so, they just made it harder for him.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life? Water dictates Nya’s life because everyday she has to go get water and she didn’t have a choice. One thing that most dictates me is school.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why? Three challenges to survival that I  have learned is that they had to drink dirty water, eat whatever there was, and they had to walk many miles to get to their destination.

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home

\(consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

Nya’s life at the lake camp was way better than her life at home for many reasons.

One reason is that make the lake camp better than her life at home is that she can

go to school at the lake camp- and she can learn and become big one day.

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Seth Diaz, Yorba Linda CA

Seth Diaz, Yorba Linda CA

1.The group does not want Salva to go with them because he his younger, and he would slow them down. I personally would feel the same way. My life matters just as much as his

2.Since the water is so far away, and the men are working, she has to go to fetch the water since she’s not in school

3.What happened to Salva was just a coincidence, luck does not exist as it is a concept created by the weak. While Salva lost a lot along the way, there’s been people who have lost much more. He tends to look at things from only his perspective and not everyone else’s. He had no survival tactics, he was only told to walk, run, or hide. I would've abandoned him if he was holding us back. Or have him with a separate group of people that falls behind the main group.

4.Nya’s life at the lake camp is a “mixed situation.” While she is closer to water, the water is very dirty. Her family is close to battle, so she doesn't have a lot of safety. And she has no shelter so her family has to build their own.

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Zechariah Large

Zechariah Large

The group does not Salva to come along because he is a kid and they think that he would slow them down. I feel like Salva was very sad because just cause he is a kid they won’t let him go with them.
Water dictates Nyas life because all she has to do is go to the pond back and forth to get water. One thing that dictates my life is school.
I learned that you can't survive without water, food and it is hard to walk through the desert. Yes i think salva is learning to survive well in these circumstances. This is help because when he goes back and does the water for south sudan company.
Nyas life is better at home at the lake camp there is no shelter but their is water. At home there is shelter but there is no water.

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Rocco Valenti

Rocco Valenti

Because they thought scince that he is a child and they thought that he would slow them down and they had their trouble to feed the people

Nya has to walk to the pond and thats half a day. We dont have to walk one full day just to get their water

That you have to walk for 1 year to get to an refugee camp, They had a war to escape there, there was alot of snakes wolfs and alot of more wild anamils . Yes because he is not complaining about the walk

Water is clean building are about 100x times better than theirs and we also have showers

Every day i walk 14 km because on how far the pond but every day the pond gets smaller and smaller but thanks to salva for the well thank you

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Nick Quick, A long walk to water

Nick Quick, A long walk to water

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The Group doesn't want salva to slow them down, and they don't have a lot of food or water. I feel it's selfish of them to reject a young boy.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most   dictates your life? Nya has to walk miles to get water, witch we need to survive. One thing that dictates my life is school.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why? One thing i learned is that Sudan was in the civil war, Salvas dad's last name is Arik which was salvas village Loun Ariik, also If you persevere, you can do anything. He did well to survive, he followed his uncle's words and he also he had portion control.

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety). Nya now was able to have accessible water, shelter and especially safety, here life would be so much easier and she could also go to school.

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Connor Saba, California

Connor Saba, California

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? The group does not want Salva along because they think that he will slow down the group.  The fact that the group left him made me feel angry and shocked that they would a child such as Salva to fend for himself.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life.What one thing most dictates your life? Water dictates Nya’s life because almost her whole day concerns with water. It can be things such as getting water from the pond for family or surviving the bacteria contained in the water. One thing that most dictates my life is hanging out with my friends.

This story describes many challenges to survival.Describe three you’ve learned about so far.Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances?Why? Three things I learned about survival so far is to always make things last as long as possible, whenever you get the chance to get food or water take it, and always stay away from the danger. Yes because he managed to lead 1,500 boys through desert while avoiding gunmen and providing food and water.

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety). At the lake camp Nya does not have to walk as far as at home, but it takes a long time to fill up the gourd. Also at the lake camp they have to sleep in makeshift tents and no the sturdy huts at her home.

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A long walk to water

A long walk to water

i learned that it isa hard to survive in the desert, you have to save water, food, and wepons

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Madison, Ontario Canada

Madison, Ontario Canada

1. Some of the challenges that the characters have faced so far in the story are war(being unsafe), lack of food and water and water dictating Nyas life, and Salva  making a difficult journey without his family. I think that Salva is making a good choice by following the people who know what they are doing, but he should ask more questions so if something happens he will know what to do.

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Madison, Ontario Canada

Madison, Ontario Canada

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Ryan, Ontario Canada

Ryan, Ontario Canada

The group is willing to reject Salva because he is a child and he will whine and cry when he’s hungry. Or maybe they don’t want him in the group because then they get less food or water because they have to share with him. Also they don’t want a child slowing them down or not wanting to walk.

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Avalon, Ontario Canada

Avalon, Ontario Canada

I think the group left Salva behind because they saw him as another thing holding them back and slowing the group down. They probably feel it is another person to feed which gives the rest of the Dinkas less food for themselves as well. I do not agree with the fact that the group is willing to leave him just because he does not belong to anyone there, they should be willing to take him into the group knowing he could be a help to his tribe. I also do not agree because some of the other woman had children with them so I think that they understand Salva would not be able to survive alone, but they still left him behind which is not fair.

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Jocelyn, Ontario, Canada

Jocelyn, Ontario, Canada

I think the group doesn’t want salva along because he is much younger than them. They think he will complain and slow them down. That’s why Salva tries not to complain or walk slow. I think that it’s rude for the tribe to leave him because he needs them just like all the other people. One lady had a child and still brought them along because she cared for them but since Salva was alone he was left behind. They should all stick together because they are all from the Dinka tribe.

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Connor, Ontario, Canada

Connor, Ontario, Canada

The three challenges I have learnt about so far is walking all day in the hot sun with no shoes and very limited water. Another challenge I learnt about is being separated from your family and not knowing where they are or if they are even alive. The third challenge I learnt about is going with no food for a long time and not a lot of water but if he complain the group will leave him behind. I think Salva is doing a good job to survive because he is not complaining and he has been able to stay with the group.

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Amrit, Ontario, Canada

Amrit, Ontario, Canada

The group doesn’t want him to come along because they probably think that he will slow them down also they might think that he will complain when he’s hungry or thirsty. I don’t agree with leaving him behind because all the other women who had kids didn't leave there kids behind so I don’t think it’s fair that he was left behind because his mom wasn’t there to make sure he wasn’t left behind. I don’t think they should’ve left anyone behind because they were all from Dinka tribe.

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Jake, Ontario, Canada

Jake, Ontario, Canada

I think that the people don't want him along because he's a child who may complain and walk slowly. Since he can do nothing to help the group he is just another mouth to feed and the group don't have the resources. Another reason is since he is not the child of someone in the group like most of the other kids they feel like they shouldn't have the responsibility of him.

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Demar, Ontario, Canada

Demar, Ontario, Canada

The group does not want Salva along because they think that he would have slowed them down and bother them and always want something. Another reason is they already have so many people to feed and they barely know Salva so they won’t care as much. My final reason that I think they left Salva is because he is not an asset to the group and he can’t help them hunt because he is just a kid.

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Emilie CA

Emilie CA

Salva has to walk 6 hours every day just to get some water.

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BEN, CA

BEN, CA

A DISCUSSION GUIDE TO
A Long Walk to Water
Based on a True Story
by LINDA SUE PARK
About the Book
Written with spare beauty, this moving story showcases the perilous
journey of eleven-year-old Salva Dut, a Dinka boy who goes on a
terror-!lled trek after his southern Sudanese village is attacked by
armed rebels. After being separated from his family in 1985, Salva
experiences more than a decade of violence, starvation, brutality, and
cruelty, as well as life-af!rming kindness and companionship. Like
the other “Lost Boys of Sudan,” Salva wanders a war-ravaged African
landscape for more than a thousand miles on foot before !nding safe
haven in the United States in 1996. Basing the book on the true story
of refugee Salva Dut, who established the nonpro!t organization
Water for South Sudan, as well as on other !rst-person accounts,
Newbery medalist Linda Sue Park conveys in an equally rich, parallel
narrative the heartfelt tale of Nya, a young Sudanese girl who, in 2008,
devotes her long days to an unending quest for water. In a stirring
and unforgettable novel, the heroic sojourns of these two admirable
young people come together in a surprising conclusion that features a
remarkable portrayal of forgiveness and reconciliation.
About&the&Author
Linda Sue Park is the author of the 2002 Newbery Medal book A
Single Shard and other historical novels set in Korea. She has also
written contemporary realism and fantasy novels, as well as several
picture books. She lives in Rochester, New York, with her family. For
more information visit her website, www.lspark.com.
Pre-Reading Activities
Discuss the hand-drawn map at the front of the book that shows
southern Sudan in relation to the bordering countries of Ethiopia,
Kenya, and Uganda, as well as the rest of Sudan and the continent
of Africa. Have students trace Salva Dut’s journey, which is shown
on the map in a broken line, identifying such features of the physical
landscape as the Nile River, the Akobo Desert, and the Gilo River, as
well Salva’s home village of Loun-Arik, the Itang refugee camp, and
the Kakoma and Ifo refugee camps. In addition, ask students to use
the map’s scale to estimate the length of Salva’s “long walk to water.”
(CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.7)
A Long Walk to Water
Linda Sue Park
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A DISCUSSION GUIDE TO
A Long Walk to Water
Based on a True Story
by LINDA SUE PARK
Discussion Questions
(CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6.1, 7.1, 8.1 applies to each
discussion question.)
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about life in southern Sudan through what
the text says explicitly and through inferences
that can be drawn from the writing.
Ask students to discuss southern Sudan’s
geography and climate, government and
politics, schools and education, languages
and religions, people and population, plants
and animals, and family life and communities.
(CCSS-ELA-Literacy.RL.6.1)
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which animals, inanimate objects, and abstract
ideas are endowed with human characteristics.
Park opens the novel with personi-
!cation as she likens Nya’s big plastic water
container to a baby that the girl “cradles . . .
in both arms” and suggests that the hot sun is
like a cook “already baking the air.” Ask students
to identify other examples of personi!-
cation in the narrative. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.5)
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Salva is daydreaming about returning home
to his loving mother and a bowl of milk after
school is immediately followed by the sound
of gun!re as his village is attacked. How does
this juxtaposition prepare readers for the
story that is about to take place and the major
themes of home and security and escape and
freedom? (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.2, 6.5)
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Salva’s thoughts in italics, starting with Where
are we going? Where is my family? When will I
see them again? and continuing to One problem
at a time–just !gure out this one problem. What
do these quotes reveal about Salva’s growth
and development over the years? (CCSS.ELALiteracy.RL.6.2,
6.5)
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on a symbolic level. What do Nya’s journeys
represent both literally and !guratively?
Consider how she changes from the beginning
of the story, when she travels eight hours a
day to fetch water for her family, to the book’s
!nal scene, in which she expresses her gratitude
to Salva for the new well in her village.
(CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.2)
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has been killed by a stalking lion, how does
Park imply that this tragedy has occurred?
Cite speci!c examples in the text. (CCSS.ELALiteracy.RL.6.1)
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they are in the desert, “You need only to walk
as far as those bushes,“ enable Salva to eventually
lead 1,500 displaced boys on a dangerous
trek from Ethiopia back to southern
Sudan and !nally to safety in the Ifo refugee
camp in Kenya? (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.3)
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!lm and dramatic adaptations, and discuss
whether or not they think this is an apt allusion.
Students may also want to skim or read
the novel, the play, or picture book versions of
Peter Pan as reference. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.4)
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A DISCUSSION GUIDE TO
A Long Walk to Water
Based on a True Story
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book’s pages. What do the differences in the
size and color of the typeface, length of the
entries, and visual motifs represent? (CCSS.
ELA-Literacy.RL.8.5)
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point of view, and style, including tone, of
Salva and Nya’s narratives. What accounts
for the similarities and differences? (CCSS.ELALiteracy.RL.7.6;
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.2)
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arguably one of the main causes of the Second
Sudanese Civil War. Why doesn’t Park mention
this aspect of the con"ict in her book,
in your opinion? What does this omission
reveal about her point of view? Readers may
also want to consider why Park chooses not
to provide details about life in the refugee
camps. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.6)
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primary and secondary sources that Park
acknowledges in her appended note. What
kinds of information do readers think came
from these different kinds of materials? Do
they think one is more effective than the other
in conveying Salva’s and Nya’s often challenging
experiences? (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.2;
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.9)
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discuss other kinds of survival stories they
have read, such as wilderness adventures,
dystopian thrillers, historical !ction, contemporary
realism, or myths. What do these
narratives have in common with A Long Walk
to Water? How are they different? A poetic
survival novel set in a dry, barren Africa for
comparison is Melanie Crowder’s Parched
(HMH, 2013), which also features a boy and
girl struggling against enemies both natural
and man-made. (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.9)
Post-Reading Activity
Ask students to view the short videos on Salva
Dut’s website for his nonpro!t organization Water
for South Sudan. Then ask them to compare
and contrast what they viewed with what they
read in the novel about the relationship between
having a clean, accessible source of water and the
development of schools and education. Do students
think one medium is more effective than the other
in developing support for clean water initiatives in
developing countries? Why or why not? (CCSS.ELALiteracy.RI.6.7)

Curricular Activities
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of personi!ed language that endow the
southern Sudanese and western Ethiopian
and Kenyan landscape, including savannah,
rivers, mountains, and deserts, with human
characteristics and traits. Compile these in
a print or online class book. (Social Studies,
Language Arts) (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.7.5)
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timeline that conveys major events of Salva’s
harrowing journey, such as his uncle’s death
at the hands of a party of Nuer men, his survival
of the crocodile-infested Gilo River, his
!rst meeting with his new family in America,
his reunion with his father in a Sudanese
hospital, and his revelation to Nya in her own
Nuer village. (Language Arts, Social Studies) (CCSS.
ELA-Literacy.RL6.3)
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Resource Center at Indiana University Bloomington
website (www.nalrc.indiana.edu), ask
students to use a Venn diagram to compare
and contrast the similarities and differences
between the Dinka, Salva’s people, and the
Nuer, Nya’s ethnic group. What do young
readers think accounts for the long-standing
con"ict between the two peoples? (Social Studies,
Language Arts) (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.1-3)
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emotions during his terror-!lled escape,
including fear, loneliness, confusion, desperation,
determination—and hope. Ask students
to use poetry books in the library, and online
resources such as the Academy of American
Poets website, Poets.org, to !nd a poem to
share with the class that conveys Salva’s inner
feelings. (Language Arts) (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.5)
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sick with an unnamed waterborne disease
that resembles cholera, her family travels
several days to a clinic, where, after just two
doses of medicine, she is “nearly her old self
again.” However, Nya worries that she will
be unable to keep her sibling from drinking
unsanitary water again. Using library books
and online resources, ask students to research
a waterborne illness and create an illustrated
brochure that shows and discusses what the
bacterium or organism looks like, how it
infects people, the disease’s symptoms, how
it is treated, what happens if it is not treated,
and how the illness can be prevented. (Science,
Language Arts) (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.7)
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which can provide a passage with its rhythm.
One example is when the plastic hose that is
pumping water to a drill in an excited Nya’s
village breaks down: “The bag sprang a leak.
The leak had to be patched./The patch sprang
a leak. The crew patched the patch./Then the
bag sprang another leak. The drilling could
not go on.” Using picture books for older
readers, ask students to identify examples of
rhythm to read aloud in small groups. (Language
Arts) (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.4)
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of a tweet, no more than 140 characters, from
Salva to his American family, his nonpro!t
organization’s donors, or one of his drilling
crews in South Sudan. (Language Arts) (CCSS.ELALiteracy.RL.6.2)
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three, make a short book trailer (basically an
online book talk), about A Long Walk to Water.
Good tips, including software suggestions
and examples, can be found on the kid-friendly
website “Book Trailers for Readers: Spotlighting
Great Books for Children and Teens”
(www.booktrailersforreaders.com). Recommendations
include writing a script, !nding
easy-to-view pictures in the public domain,
and not giving away the story’s ending. (Language
Arts) (CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6-8.3, 8.6)
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Sudan voted overwhelmingly to secede from
Sudan, becoming Africa’s newest nation.
Using databases and Internet search engines,
ask students to !nd and write a summary of a
newspaper or magazine article about the referendum
and vote, the !rst South Sudanese
independence day celebration, or the current
relationship between South Sudan and the
Republic of Sudan. (Social Studies, Language Arts)
(CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6-8.2)
A DISCUSSION GUIDE TO
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Based on a True Story
by LINDA SUE PARK
Cited Websites
www.waterforsouthsudan.org
www.booktrailersforreaders.com
www.nalrc.indiana.edu
www.poets.org

Common Core State Standards
The discussion questions and activities can be
easily adjusted to meet all of the English Language
Arts and Literacy Standards across grades 6–8.
Language
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.7.5 Demonstrate understanding of
!gurative language, word relationships and nuances in word
meanings.
Reading History
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.2 Determine the central ideas
or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an
accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge
or opinions.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.6 Identify aspects of a text
that reveal an author’s point of view or purpose (e.g., loaded
language, inclusion or avoidance of particular facts).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.9 Analyze the relationship
between a primary and secondary source on the same topic.
Reading Information
CCSS. ELA-Literacy. RI.6.1. Cite textural evidence to support
analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences
drawn from the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy. RI.6.2. Determine a central idea and how
it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary
of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
CCS.ELA-Literacy. RI.6.3. Analyze in detail how a key
individual, event or idea is introduced, illustrated, and
elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.7 Integrate information presented
in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as
well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic
or issue.
Reading Literature
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.1 Cite textural evidence to support
analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences
drawn from the text
CCSS.ELA- Literacy.RL.6.2 Determine a central theme or
central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular
details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal
opinions or judgments.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.5 Analyze how a particular
sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza !ts into the overall
structure of a text and contributes to the development of the
theme, setting, or plot.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.9 Compare and contrast texts in
different forms or genres (e.g. stories and poems; historical
novels and fantasy stories) in terms of their approaches to
similar themes and topics.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.3 Analyze how particular elements
of a story or drama interact (e.g., how settings shapes the
characters or plot).
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL7.4 Determine the meaning of words
or phrases as they are used in a text, including !gurative and
connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other
repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a speci!c verse or
stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.5 Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s
form or structure (e.g., soliloquy, sonnet) contributes to its
meaning.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL7.6 Analyze how an author develops
and contrasts the points of view of different characters or
narrators in a text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.2 Determine a theme or central idea
of a text and analyze its development over the course of the
text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and
plot; provide an objective summary of the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.3 Analyze how particular lines of
dialogue or incident in a story or drama propel the action,
reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.4 Determine the meaning of words
or phrases as they are used in a text, including !gurative and
connotative meanings; analyze the impact of speci!c word
choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions
to other texts.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.5 Compare and contrast the
structure of two or more texts and analyze how the differing
structure of each text contributes to its meaning and style.
Speaking and Listening
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6-7, 8.1 Engage effectively in a range
of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and
teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 6, 7, and 8 topics,
texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing
their own clearly.
Writing
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6-8.2 Write informative/exemplary
texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and
information through the selection, organization, and analysis
of relevant content.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6-8.3 Write narratives to develop real
or imagined experiences or events using effective technique,
relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event
sequences.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.7 Conduct short research projects to
answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing
inquiry when appropriate.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.6. Use technology, including the
Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the
relationships between information and ideas ef!ciently as well
as to interact and collaborate with others.
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Jackson WI

Jackson WI

Water dictates Nyaś life because she spends a lot of time to get it and bring it back and if she does she could die

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izzy, wi

izzy, wi

water dictates nyas life because without it her whole family is gonna die
so she cant do anything she wants to do cause of the water

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Markel Wisconsin

Markel Wisconsin

The group ddnt want Salva because they he was going to get in their way

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A long walk to water

A long walk to water

Water dictates nyas life because she has to go back and forth to the pond just to get water. Something that dictates my life is school.

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Aidan, WI

Aidan, WI

The group doesn't want Salva along because he is a child and they think that he will slow the group down

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The group doesn't want Salva to go along because he is a child, and they think he will only slow them down

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Grace Wisconsin

Grace Wisconsin

Water dictates Nya's life because she spends most of her day getting water. School dictates my life because I spend all day at school, and then I go home and do homework.

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Dane Wi

Dane Wi

Some challenges would be finding food, water, and any other resources to use for shelter.

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the group doesn't want salva along because he is annoying and young, he would slow them down even if he thought he wouldn't

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A Long Walk To Water

A Long Walk To Water

The group doesn't want slava to come along because they think he will slow them down. I feel like salva was sad because they thought since he was a kid they will slow him down.

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tony,

tony,

three challenges are finding food, Being aware of the lions at night, and just walking. yes she is because she is still alive and doing well.

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wateres is the girls only thing to do in her life, it seems like and

wateres is the girls only thing to do in her life, it seems like and

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Josh A. WI

Josh A. WI

the group doesn't want salva along because he is a child and they dont feel that he would be able to keep up. they are really judging him harshly seeing as he is a kid.

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CJ

CJ

silivas freind was eaten by a lion in the night.many africans die by these predators.

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Jalen, New York

Jalen, New York

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Greta, WI

Greta, WI

Water dictates Nya's life. She is forced to do whatever she can just to get a few drinks of water. Water is life or death for her. Technology kind of dictates my life, because I'm kind of addicted and have to check it a lot.

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Charlie E Wauwatosa Wisconsin

Charlie E Wauwatosa Wisconsin

The group doesn't want Saliva because he will slow down the group. I feel like he should just suck it up because he knows he's slow and would slow everyone down

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jonah petsch wauwatosa wi.

jonah petsch wauwatosa wi.

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Maddie

Maddie

Nya's life at home is much worse than at camp.  At camp she likes the people however the water is quite scarce.  Although she still prefers camp.

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siliva friend sadly waas eaten by a lion

siliva friend sadly waas eaten by a lion

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Thomas K. St.Albert

Thomas K. St.Albert

QUESTION.Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?
AWNSER.They don't want him because he is a child and he might slow them down or complain about food and water. I think they should be ashamed that they're leaving a CHILD behind.

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Taylor St.Albert,Alberta,anada

Taylor St.Albert,Alberta,anada

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Rudolph.R St.Albert

Rudolph.R St.Albert

Question: Why doesn’t the group want Salva along?

Answer: Because they think that he will slow them down and they will have to feed him and give him water.

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Domanyc. Alberta

Domanyc. Alberta

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

3. walking far to get water everyday

trying to find a group that wont leave him again

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Jacob, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada

Jacob, St. Albert, Alberta, Canada

2. Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Nya has to find water to survive. She needs water to drink and wash. Water dictates her life because  all she does all day is look for water. She doesn't get to play or do anything. What dictates my life is that I have to wake up every day to go to school  and learn.

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Fergus .M St.Albert

Fergus .M St.Albert

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

Because Salvas a little boy and he'd hold the group up because he'd wine that he would be hungry.

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Janiah Grade 6 Wauwatosa,WI

Janiah Grade 6 Wauwatosa,WI

Why does the group want selva along?

The group thinks that selva is to young they know that he will be hungry and want some water and they don't really have time to stop.

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Ja'Niah Grade 6

Ja'Niah Grade 6

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Nick- Wauwatosa,

Nick- Wauwatosa,

Why doesn't the group want Salva coming along , the reason is because they think he will slow them down. Also they think he will just be another mouth to feed, also the kids need protecting, another reason to not take him along.

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Andre grade 6

Andre grade 6

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Theo- Wauwatosa, WI

Theo- Wauwatosa, WI

Water dictates most of Nya's life Because of the fact that she has to spend most f her time and energy just to retrieve it for her family. As strange as it sounds, the thing that dictates me the mot is my weaknesses. Example: I'm not loud to play contact sports like football, and I constantly will injure myself.

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Mary P Grade 6 Wauwatosa, WI, USA

Mary P Grade 6 Wauwatosa, WI, USA

The group did not want Salva along because he was small and they thought he would complain about food or water or being tired and slow them down.  I think that kids should have the most protection, I also think that if the women were thinking that either save one or the whole they may have a point.   Salva tries to  "man up".  (Or as I like to say "woman up")

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Sydney C Grade 6 Wauwatosa, WI

Sydney C Grade 6 Wauwatosa, WI

Three challenges to survival I've learned so far are getting water, finding food, and staying safe form animals. I think Salva is doing a pretty good job learning to survive in these circumstances, because he hasn't complained once, and he doesn't want the group to kick him out, so he works really hard to "be a man".

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Grade 6 Madison Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Grade 6 Madison Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

The group doesn't want Salva along because The group think with Salva that he will slow them down. The group know that we need to stop. They think he is small and complain to much. They must proection them and the kids. The group Leave Salva there like the first group and the woman left him.

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Jack :0 USA Wisconsin

Jack :0 USA Wisconsin

Why does the group not want Salva to join them?
They think that Salva will only slow them down, that he will whine and complain, and ask are they there yet, or, I am tired They are thinking, oh no, another mouth to feed.

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6th grade David keener wauwatosa Wisconsin

6th grade David keener wauwatosa Wisconsin

They dont want salva along because they think he is weak and is not yet a man so they think he will hold them back and slow them down but in the end they end up bringing him along with them and have a long trip ahead of them.

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Aniya grade 6th Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Aniya grade 6th Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

The group does'nt want Selva to come along because, they think he  will be really slow and  they think think that he would be complaining all the time about food and stuff like that and that would slow them down well that's what they think and but if that lady did'nt tell them to bring him he would of got left

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KATE L- Wauwatosa, WI

KATE L- Wauwatosa, WI

The group doesn't want Salva along because they think he will be in the way. In the book it said they don't want him around because they will think he will say, "I'm hungry!" or "I'm tired"
I don't think the group should isolate Salva because I wonder how they would feel if someone said that you can't be part of the group. If I was Salva and that happened to me, I would feel scared

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why dosent the group

why dosent the group want salva along. They dont want Salva along becaus he is a kid and he would complain that he is hungry and slow them down. I feel sad for Salva becaus they where going to leave him if the lady dident tell theme he could come

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Grade 6 Lily - Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Grade 6 Lily - Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

Question:
Why doesn't the group  want to have Salva along?
Answer:
The group doesn't want Salva along because the tribe thinks that Salva would be slow. Also, Salva is a child so he is not the most experienced as everyone else.
Question:
How do you feel when the group is willing to isolate and reject Selva?
I feel that it would be smart but kind of rude to reject him because he needs someone to be there for him and to watch or help him along the way. He has never been away from his family like this before.

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Melissa Grade 6 Wauwatosa, WI, USA

Melissa Grade 6 Wauwatosa, WI, USA

Why doesn't the group want Salva along?

The group does not want Salva along because Salva is too young and the group is afraid that Salva will slow them down.

How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

I feel that they have a point, some children are pesky and it is hard as it is for them. Although they do not know if Salva is like that it would be a risk. I do feel bad, but they have a point the whole group would be at risk.

Describe challenges to survival.

3 challenges are food and water, avoiding the war, and shelter.

Do you think Salva is doing a good job?

Yes, because he is so worried about being left. He is showing he is not a obstacle

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Grade 8 SJAM Markham, Ontario

Grade 8 SJAM Markham, Ontario

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group doesn't want Salva to join them because he is a child, and not as experienced as some of the other group members. Additionally, he is another mouth to feed in an area where there is not much food to go around. Salva is another responsibility for them because he is a child, and might slow them down. There isn't really an advantage to having Salva join their group, especially in this situation where survival is the most important

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Jacob, St.Albert, Alberta, canada

Jacob, St.Albert, Alberta, canada

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Jacob, st. Albert, Alberta, canada

Jacob, st. Albert, Alberta, canada

Why doesn't the group want Salva along?

They are afraid that if they take Salva along he might get in the way of the other people and slow them down .  They don’t believe that he is going to stay alive.

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Kacie Alberta, Canada

Kacie Alberta, Canada

Question:Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety)

Answer: Nya’s life at the big lake and at home are two separate lives. At the big lake Nya only has to walk a few steps but at home she has to walk 8 hours in total just to walk to a pond.

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Ava Alberta,Canada

Ava Alberta,Canada

Question:Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Answer: Water dictates her life because they need water to survive and they have a limited supply of water but we have more than enough water. The thing that dictates my life is my school work because i have to make sure that i have enof time to do my homework.

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Robert . E St. Albert, Alberta, Canada.

Robert . E St. Albert, Alberta, Canada.

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? The reason why they left salva in a barn is not completely known, i think the reason why is that he will be slow and will argue a lot just like salva thought. How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? I think that rejecting salva is cruel but i would probably try to get him somewhere safe.This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why? Three things i learned so far is that the world is a different place around the world (if that

Even makes sense), also that you have to work for things to get them, and that governments can be a disaster.Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home. Everything is a lot worse then it was at home, and there is a lot of risks.

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Rudolph R St.Albert

Rudolph R St.Albert

Salva : Because they think that he will slow them down and they will have to feed him with the others so they need more food

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Sage H. St. Albert, Alberta, Canada

Sage H. St. Albert, Alberta, Canada

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home.

At the lake camp they have to bring whatever they can carry, they live in makeshift homes and it’s very dangerous because they share the pond and camp with there rivals the dinka tribe, some men and boys get killed or injured because of the dinka tribe. At home they don’t have to fight anyone like the dinka tribe, they have everything they have at there house not just what they can carry, but Nya has to walk really far to get water unlike the lake camp.

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Ava Alberta, Canada

Ava Alberta, Canada

Question:Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

Answer: At the lake camp the water is closer to their home but it takes a long time to collect the water. They couldn't take all of there stuff either. But at home it takes 4 hours to get there then collect water and 4 hours to walk back. In total it takes 8 hours. It is also is safer because Nyas dad and brother have to go hunting when they are at the lake camp.

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Emily, Alberta, Canada

Emily, Alberta, Canada

Question:

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

Answer:

Well Nyas life is difficult any way but the Lake would be more bad, because they couldn't bring most of there stuff from home, but, Nya only has to walk a little it is a lot closer to there camp. I am sure at home they feel alot safer considering at the lake the Dinka are at the same place and are willing to hurt the Nuer.

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Marley,Alberta canada

Marley,Alberta canada

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Nya fetches water every day for her family. The one thing that dictates me is me taking care of my cat.

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Domanyc, Alberta

Domanyc, Alberta

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

2. she needs it to live and it will make walking far easier

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Kacie Alberta, Canada

Kacie Alberta, Canada

Question:Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

Answer: Salva is a child so they think that he will slow them down.

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Sam G, Alberta, Canada

Sam G, Alberta, Canada

Water dictates Nya's life because she needs water to survive  and if she doesn't get water she and her family will die.

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Dashawn

Dashawn

i agree with Scot

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Alyssa ,Wisconsin

Alyssa ,Wisconsin

2.Water dictates Nya's life because she has to follow water everywhere or else she will die of dehydration.

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Jacob, Canada, Alberta, St. Albert.

Jacob, Canada, Alberta, St. Albert.

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Domanyc, Alberta

Domanyc, Alberta

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

1. they think he will slow them down and be more work

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Josh, Chicago

Josh, Chicago

2.because you need all that water to live so you have to walk that far other wise you Die.

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Emily, Wisconsin

Emily, Wisconsin

I Think the reason the people wanted to leave Salva behind is because thought he would slow them down and just be another mouth to feed and not help.

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Micah, Wisconsin

Micah, Wisconsin

I don't think the group wanted Salva along because they assumed that he would fall behind and they were responsible for Salva. The group would reject him if they wanted to because he might not mean anything to them.

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Mercedes, Canada, Alberta, St. Albert.

Mercedes, Canada, Alberta, St. Albert.

Question:
Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?
Answer:
The group did not want Salva because he is a kid. The group thought he would slow them down. And of course it's one more mouth to feed.

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Sam G, Alberta, Canada

Sam G, Alberta, Canada

They don't want Salva because to them he was just another mouth to feed and was dead weight.

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Emily, Alberta, Canada

Emily, Alberta, Canada

Question:

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

Answer:

The group dosn’t want Salva because he is a child and will slow theme down.

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Scott, Wisconsin

Scott, Wisconsin

I don't think the people that wanted to leave Salva behind were bad people. I think they must have been very desperate to survive, if they even thought about leaving a boy behind.

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Nicholas, Lafayette

Nicholas, Lafayette

The group doesn't want salva because he is a kid and kids will only be dead weight to feed and satisfy. I feel that they're being selfish because they want to survive, and let a kid who has not lived a lot of his life to die.

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Lily, Wisconsin

Lily, Wisconsin

Nya's life is completely dictated by water. Everyday, she has to get up, and all she thinks about all day is, "when will i get water?", "how long will it take?". Her life revolves around getting water to give to her family. My life could be considered as dictated by school because I have to go all day, five days a week, and do work over the weekends for it

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Diana with shelbs we are having tea

Nya's life is dictated by water because everyday she has to go get water she doesn't have a choice.

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Shelby Somewhere over the rainbow

Shelby Somewhere over the rainbow

Water dictates Nya's life because she constantly has to collect water, and it takes most of her day. All of my many activties dictate my life, from swim to play practice.

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Trinity Gengler

Trinity Gengler

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Mason-Wisconsin

Mason-Wisconsin

Water makes her have get water all day. The group dont want salva in the group cause he gonna slow them down.

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Colin WI

Colin WI

Water dictates Nya´s life because she has to go get water every day

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Lukas, WI

Lukas, WI

The reason why they don´t want Salva is mostly because of how he would most likely slow down the group and be another mouth to feed. So they didn´t want to have him along for those reasons.

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Andrew-WI

Andrew-WI

Nya's life is controlled by water because she has to get water every day and it takes all day to get water and get back home.

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Makenzie WI

Makenzie WI

They dont want him a part of the group because he would slow down the group and they didn't want to have another person that had to be fed

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Caila

Caila

Water dictates Nya's life because it controls it. With out water she can't live. I would say that books controls my life but not like I can't live without it I just would not be very happy without them.

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Sydney and Gaby, Wisconsin

Sydney and Gaby, Wisconsin

The group doesn't want Salva along because he is a child and might slow them down. They are willing to isolate him because they want to survive and they don't know him.

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Kidron-Wisconsin

Kidron-Wisconsin

They didn't want him because they thought that the would get slowed down or that the kids would complain. I feel bad because they didn't even give him a chance to follow along, they just assumed he would mess something up.

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Elliot WI

Elliot WI

Water dictates Nya's life because it controls basically her entire life because she has to always tend to the water and get more water and stuff.
I'd say that video games control my life, but not very badly.

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Gwen, Wisconsin

Gwen, Wisconsin

Nya's life is dictated by water because she is unable to do anything else with her day/life because she has to take the entire day to get water for her family. Dance dictates my life

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Molly, WISONSIN

Molly, WISONSIN

Water is very important to Nya's life because her morning is used getting water for her family. Family and the people I'm with the most dictate my life .

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Fred, North Carolina

Fred, North Carolina

Salva Was a weak link and was left to not carry extra weight.

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Ajeya, Wisconsin

Ajeya, Wisconsin

One thing I learned was to not give up no matter what your doing. I think that Salva is doing a good job surviving because he has one thing he's focusing on and that motivating him to learn about more things on how to survive.

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Nora-WI

Nora-WI

Water dictates Nya's life because she depends on water to live. One thing that dictates my life is school.

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Tyler-Wisconsin

Tyler-Wisconsin

the group didnt want salva along because he was a child and he would slow them down, and he got lost and didnt find his family.

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Lamar-Wisconsin

Lamar-Wisconsin

They didn't want him because they thought that the would get slowed down or that the kids would complain. I feel bad because they didn't even give him a chance to follow along, they just assumed he would mess something up.

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Kameron Wisconsin

Kameron Wisconsin

Salva was young so they thought he was slow

Water was limited and very long walk and far away

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Abby Wisconsin

Abby Wisconsin

The group didnt want Salva along because he is a child and they think he will slow them down

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jalenn

jalenn

water is a problem because its a long way to walk and dangerous.

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John-Wisconsin

John-Wisconsin

There are many reasons why the group is willing to isolate Salva. First of all, he just a child in the eyes of the group. They do not believe he is capable of serious work to help the group survive. Also, since Salva is just a child he can't help get food for the rest of the group, he is just another mouth to feed. Lastly, they think that Salva will only slow them down.They think he will only complain. I think it is quite unfair that the group thinks this of him without actually formally meeting him. They only think of his age and not of who he really is. They are using stereotypes.

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Evan-Wisconsin

Evan-Wisconsin

Water is limited she has a long walk to get water.

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Nora-WI

Nora-WI

The group didn't want Salva to come because they thought he would slow them down because he was young.

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Norah Tait

Norah Tait

The group didn't want salva because since he was a little it would slow him down.

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she plans her life around having to get water

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It seems that the main reason for Salva  not being welcomed easily into the group s most likely because Salva is a kid therefore less strong and kids have less stamina in order to keep moving. Also Salva is another person to feed so overall its not too great to have a kid in a survival situation.

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carlos-WI

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AJ- W

AJ- W

water is a problem

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Zariyah W.- WI

Zariyah W.- WI

They didn't want Salva apart of their group because they believe he was going to slow them down.

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Owen - Wisconsin

Owen - Wisconsin

Water dictates in Nya's life because she has to walk 8 hours everyday for water.

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Grant-Wisconsin

Grant-Wisconsin

Water dictates in Nya"s life because she has to walk 8 hours a day 7 months a year just to get some water. School dictates my life because I have to go 5 days a week for about 7 hours a day 9 months a year. But I don't have to go to school on the weekends and I have breaks during the school year so it isn't as bad.

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Madeleine-WI

Madeleine-WI

Water dictates Nya´s life by not only being a constant need, but also something that takes up her entire day. School for me starts to dictate my life. Iḿ there all day, and it controls what I do during the night as well.

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Sam G, WI

Sam G, WI

Water dictates Nya' life by not letting her do anything for basically the whole day. Something that dictates my life is school and how if you have homework you basically can't do anything for the rest of the day

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shea sidner-Wisconsin

shea sidner-Wisconsin

Water changes Nay's life because she works all day and all she would like is a sip of water. I nice glass of water at the end of the day for me is very refreshing.

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Isabelle- Louisiana

Isabelle- Louisiana

Water changes Nay's life because she works all day and all she would like is a sip of water. I nice glass of water at the end of the day for me is very refreshing.

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Katie NJ

Katie NJ

1. I think the other tribe not wanting Salva because he will just slow them down. I dont like the way they are treating him at all.

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Marco M. NJ

Marco M. NJ

1. I don't like that they are rejecting him because he can't do anything.

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Jason Fleming NJ

Jason Fleming NJ

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Elijah Juste NJ

Elijah Juste NJ

The group does not want Salva because he will probaly slow them down. It probaly feels bad to get rejected

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Matthew A. New Jersey

Matthew A. New Jersey

Another reason is that group doesn't want Salva along because kids tend to not have the highest of endurance compared to adults.

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Cassie Hoehl -New Jersey

Cassie Hoehl -New Jersey

The group does not want Salve because they think that he may slow everyone down. Nya's life dictates to my life because we both have younger siblings that slow us down.

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Mikey Henehan- New Jersey

Mikey Henehan- New Jersey

I think that Niya didn't wan't her sister to come with her because she didn't her to get in the way.

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PJ Coffey -NJ

PJ Coffey -NJ

The men do not want Salva because they feel like he will slow them down. Also they have to feed one more body. Water dictates her life by controlling her because she has to put so much effert into it by walking eight hours.

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Maxwell Reilly-New JERSY

Maxwell Reilly-New JERSY

The group does not want salva to go allong because she might slow them down.

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Olivia Porcelli- New Jerse

Olivia Porcelli- New Jerse

1) The group of men don´t want Salva along because he is a kid and could slow them down.They also have to feed Salva and they don even have enough food to feed anyone else never mind Salva.

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Matthew A. New Jersey

Matthew A. New Jersey

The group doesn't want Salva because they think that he will slow them down.

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Ava Chamine New Jersey

Ava Chamine New Jersey

Question: Explain how water dictates Nya's life. What is something that dictates your life?
(Dictate = Controll)
Answer :  Nya has to walk 8 hours every day for 7 months. Water is something that Nya and her family needs. Water is very far away from Nya's home.
Something that dictates my life is my family. My family dictates me because they are trying to do whats best for me and they are teaching what is the right or wrong thing to say or do. My family also dictates me by enrolling my into school because they want me to be smart, get a good collage education, and a good job.

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Emily H Alberta Canada

Emily H Alberta Canada

Question:

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

Anser:

The group dosnt want Salva because he is a child and will slow theme down.

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Jillian P. St. Albert, Alberta, Canada

Jillian P. St. Albert, Alberta, Canada

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

Salva will slow the group down cause he is a child, the war will catch up to them with Salva in the group.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?
Nya's family depends on water to survive. Without water, they will die. Therefore the family must go where there is enough water to survive. The thing that dictates me the most, are my parents 😏

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Sage H. St. Albert, Alberta, Canada

Sage H. St. Albert, Alberta, Canada

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? The group doesn’t want Salva coming along because he is a child so he might slow them down and complain. I don’t think it was right for them to leave Salva because what if he doesn’t complain or slow them down?

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Marley.H St.lbert Canada

Marley.H St.lbert Canada

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

They think that salva will keep them back and not keep up to the group I feel very upset that they would not give him the chance.

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Stephanie.B St.Albert Alberta Canada

Stephanie.B St.Albert Alberta Canada

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group doesn’t want Salva with them because they think he will complain and slow them down, but it’s unfair that they just left him with no food and alone. It was cruel to leave him just at eleven years old in an unsafe war.

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Teo St.Albert Canada

Teo St.Albert Canada

The group does not want him because they might have  thought that he would slow them down. I think that leaving a kid in a barn when there is a war going on is very mean because there basicly leaving him out to die.

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charles st.albert alberta,canada

charles st.albert alberta,canada

they do not want salva cause they think he will slow them down.i think it is dumb how they left salva cause he could have been a good helper

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Paul, Tanner, and Chris - New Jersey

Paul, Tanner, and Chris - New Jersey

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Tate-St.Albert, Alberta, Canada

Tate-St.Albert, Alberta, Canada

1.The group doesn't want Salva because they think that he will slow them down. Its dumb since they left him alone to die.

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Emily, Riley, and Evie - New Jersey

Emily, Riley, and Evie - New Jersey

We have learned that to survive, you must find food and shelter. You also need to find weapons to protect yourself. You need to find water to survive.

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Brooklyn B. St. Albert, Alberta, Canada

Brooklyn B. St. Albert, Alberta, Canada

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

At the lake camp Nya does not have to walk 8 hours every day to get water.

At home Nya has a house and at the lake camp she just have a small makeshift tent.

The house at home is safer.

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Karli, Justin, and Cadence - New Jersey

Karli, Justin, and Cadence - New Jersey

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to get water in different locations. First, Nya gets water from the pond. She has to walk 8 hours back and forth to fetch the water. When they are at the lake camp, she has to dig a hole in the lake bed to get the water. Her entire family relies on Nya for their water supply. On the other hand, in the United States our lives can be dictated by the activities we do, like playing football and going to school.

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Alexander F. St.Albert, Canada

Alexander F. St.Albert, Canada

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?They do not want to bring him along because the group thinks that he will slow them down. I think that it is dumb how they just left Salva.

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Dante, Sandi, Abel, and Burhan

Dante, Sandi, Abel, and Burhan

The group doesn't want Salva to slow them down, and they don't want to risk their lives for Salva. We think it's unfair becasue Savla may find people that he knows along the way.

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Vincent Marino - NJ

Vincent Marino - NJ

1) The group of men does not want Salva around because he is a child and it is one more mouth to feed and he can not do as much work.

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Jason Okken NJ

Jason Okken NJ

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to go to the pond every day, two times, for seven months. School dictates my life because I have to go there practically every day.

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Emily Loganchuk - NJ

Emily Loganchuk - NJ

1) I think that the group didn't want to keep Salva because they are low on food and water. It would just be another mouth to feed. Also, they think that Salva will slow them down and complain.

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Annaka, NJ

Annaka, NJ

1. The group doesn't want Salva because he is a child who will slow the group down, they also were complaining about there being another mouth to feed

2. Three survival challenges were when Naya stepped on a thorn and it hurt. Another is when the Military was at Salva's school and they had to run. The last one is when Salva was left int he barn all alone, the group left him because he was a child so they didn't want him in the group because they thought he was going to complain and slow the group down. So, they left him all alone.

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Will Grannemann NJ

Will Grannemann NJ

Water dictates in Nya"s life because she has to walk 8 hours a day 7 months a year all of that just to get some water. School dictates my life because I have to go 5 days a week for about 7 hours a day 9 months a year.

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Billy Mchone

Billy Mchone

2 Water dictates her life because she has go to the pond every single day of he life so she can not do a lot of stuff when she is getting water like eat because it might be poisonis and can kill her.1 they don't what him along because he can hold them back and it is another mouth to feed and they already have a lot of people to feed. I fell bad because he is just 11 and he is on his own and he could die.

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Daniel Salcedo NJ

Daniel Salcedo NJ

2. Water dictates Nya's life because technically all she does everyday is just walk back and forth to and back from the lake and really just gets to rest when it is supper time. Something that dictates my life is football practice and games.

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Mike, NJ

Mike, NJ

2) I think water dictates Nyas life because if she didnt get water she wouldnt be able to survive.
1) The group doesnt want Salva because they think he will slow them down and give them more work. Isolating and rejecting him was not nice and leaving him alone would make him starve and maybe die .

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Maya Gomolka~NJ

Maya Gomolka~NJ

1~The group doesn't want Salva along because they say he is to young so he will slow them down  and they say that there will be more people to feed if he joins. I feel sad/bad about the fact that the group is willing to reject Salva because if they would reject him, he would be left on his own.
2~Water dictates Nya's life by making her walk 8 hours in the hot sun every single day! One thing that dictates my life is, Gymnastics.

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Michael Z , NJ

Michael Z , NJ

1. The group doesn't want Salva, because they think that he's just going to slow them down. If I was Salva I would be sad that they left be all alone in a barn. 2. Water dictates Nya's life by her going to the pond everyday. One thing that dictates my life is my parents.

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Karina Thompkins NJ

Karina Thompkins NJ

2.Water dictates Nya's life because she has to drink water to live.Without water she would die.Something that dictates my life is going to schoo if I didn't go to school I propably couldn't get a job.

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Rachael Dietzsch NJ

Rachael Dietzsch NJ

2. Getting water everyday for Nya must be very dictating because she can't really see her family ever because she is going to get water for 8 hours a day just to get water for her family and herself. Water is your life and you need water to live so it's manditourry. One thing that dictates my life is soccer. i have soccer 4 days a week and normally 2 games a weekend. This dictates me because sometimes I don't get to see my mom till 9:30 at night. I love and enjoy the sport, but sometimes it gets in the way of family time.

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Emily Loganchuk - NJ

Emily Loganchuk - NJ

2) I think that water dictates Nya's life because no human can survive without water. Nya needs water especially where she lives.In her city it is hot and dry. One thing that dictates my life is soccer. Soccer is my favorite sport and I play it very often. I have practices three days a week and one game on Sundays. Even when there is no soccer, I am still thinking of how I can play better. As a team and as an individual.

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Samuel Kowalski 2-3 NJ

Samuel Kowalski 2-3 NJ

Water dictates Nya's life by her having to get really big containers of it every day pretty much all day because the walk is really long. Something that dictates my life is my parents because they guide me to do the right thing like go to school and they teach me how to behave so that I can do good in life problem 2. Three examples of challenges in Salva’s life are he got kicked out of one group for being a kid,second is that when he found a new group they couldn’t barely find food so they were very hungry and Salva is starving to death at this point. Then a young man from another tribe uses his knowledge of the birds to find a beehive so will have food.

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Arionna Jackson NJ

Arionna Jackson NJ

1. I think that the tribe does not want Salva to come because he is going to slow them down and complain. I feel like the group should not reject Salva because he is part of there tribe.2. I think water dictates Nya's life because every day she has to walk 8 hours. I think that my phone dictates my life because every time I get on my phone because when I have to do something it distracts me.

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Rachel West New Jersey :)

Rachel West New Jersey :)

1. I think the group didn't want to take Salva at first because he is a young boy and they thought that Salva would slow them down, complain, and they said it would be another mouth to feed and they already had a hard enough time finding food for them already, but they let him join because he was Dinca.

2. Water dictates Nya's life by letting her get water everyday, by letting her do something everyday, and by letting her have an experience of working and doing things herself. One thing that dictates my life is school. School dictates my life because I go to school every month besides during Summer or breaks such as Winter break or Spring break. I go to school for most of the year.

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Amber Peterson NJ

Amber Peterson NJ

2) I think that Nya needs water because if she didn't have water she would die of thurst. One thing that I need in my life is food and water, because without water and food I would die. 3) I think that Salva is doing good at surviving on his own even though he does miss his family a lot. I have learned that Salva is really missing his family, he is trying to fit in with his tribe, and he cares about his family and wants to see them again!

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Daniel Salcedo NJ

Daniel Salcedo NJ

1. I think that the group doesn't want Salva along because he could slow them down and also is really no help. Isolating and rejecting him though is really not nice and Salva could easily starve and die.

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Amanda Emann NJ

Amanda Emann NJ

I think the group does not want Salva to come along because he is a kid and he might complain and that will probably stop the group from continuing on. Also they might not have enough food to feed Salva cause they probably already do not have enough food for just them. I feel that Salva is upset that many groups reject him because he is a child. He also is really scared without knowing where his family is.
2. Water is needed in Nyaś life because she and her family need it to live. What I need in my life is water,family,food,and my friends.I need all of these things because they all mean a lot to me.

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Heather Fenton New Jersey

Heather Fenton New Jersey

1.   The group Salva meets doesn't  want him at first because they think he will slow them down. They think we is to young to get any work done and see him as an other mouth to feed. I think that it is unbelievable that they might have just left him. He is from their tribe and still a kid. You shouldn't just leave someone behind.

3. One of the challenges to survive is to get water. It's always a struggle to find it and usually people have to travel long distances to get it. Some times, the water is dirty or contaminated with something.

An other struggle is to get food. You have to find it, hunt or gather it, and maby cook it.

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Daniel Salcedo NJ

Daniel Salcedo NJ

1. I think that the group

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Maddy Petrochko

Maddy Petrochko

1. I think that the group doesn't want Salva to come along because he is a child and would complain or need to stop. I also think that they don't want him to join them because he would just be another mouth to

2. When Nya has to get water she has to travel eight hours everyday just to get water. SHe does this once then has to do it again. She barley has time to eat. Something that dictates my life is Taekwondo because I am there all the time for 10 hours a week. Even when I go home I still practice my moves.

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Marcus Zuniga(nj)

Marcus Zuniga(nj)

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Jeydy Gonzalez

Jeydy Gonzalez

I think that they dont want to take salva because he might cuase a lot of trouble and he also is really young..

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Sirriah P. NJ

Sirriah P. NJ

1. I think that the group doesn't want Salva to come along because, they had alot of people in the group it was so hard to find food and that'll make an extra for them to feed.
2. The water dictates Nya because she has to walk 8 hours to water and 8 hrs back to home it can be very tiring. One thing that dictates my life is when we have to go back and forth to the car and grab stuff to bring it up into our house.

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Jeydy

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Naomi Espinoza NJ

Naomi Espinoza NJ

1. The group doesn´t want Salva along because they think he will walk very slowly and he is another mouth to feed
but, the group wants to isolate because they are from the same tribe

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Mauricio Pena New Jersey

Mauricio Pena New Jersey

1. I think the group wants to leave Salva because the group thinks he will be to slow to keep up with them. Also he so to young to come with them and will be another mouth to feed. He might make the group's trip be more harder for them. That is what i think why the group would want to reject Salva. 2. Water dictates Nya's life because she has to pick up water everyday. Also she gets used of getting water.

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Emily Cirrito(NJ)

Emily Cirrito(NJ)

(2)Water dictates Nya's life because she has to go get it and walk all day every day.  Something that dictates my life is my sisters!!!!!!:

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Mia Basile- NJ

Mia Basile- NJ

I think that they do not want Salva to come with them because, he is young and he can cause trouble. Also, they probly don't want him is because he can cause trouble and it is also a noughther mouth to feed

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Willow E NJ

Willow E NJ

the group dose  not want  Salva to come because he could be  complaining that he is thirsty, hungry, tierd or just complain for no reson

2. Nya is probaly tirred of geting water for her family because she has to walk 8 hours to water and back.

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Madeline B.==> NJ

Madeline B.==> NJ

1)The group doesn't want Salva to go along because they think that he will slow them down like Nya doesn't want her little sister to go along with her because she will slow her down.2)I think it's sad that the group might reject Savla because he is just a kid and he doesn't know how to take care of himself alone or how to porject himself.Or find food.What if he gets killed?

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Mikayla C ==> NJ

Mikayla C ==> NJ

Water dictates Nya's life by saying getting water is what she  does most. Swimming dictates me because I go to practice  every day.

I think they don't want Salva in the group because they think that he is slow, it is another person to feed.

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Thomas D NJ

Thomas D NJ

1: They don't want Salva in there group because he is another mouth to feed and another body to supply.2: Water dictates Salva's life because  it takes up his time because it takes up 8 hours of his time. Plus it would take  him the whole day if he went out 2 times

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Emily C. NJ

Emily C. NJ

1: The group is basically saying that Salva is to young and he will just be slow and complanning the whole time about wanting food. I think its not good what their doing because leaving a kid out in the wild during a war is really risky.
2: Water dictates Nyas life because almost all day, almost everyday she has to walk there and back in the flamming hot sun and carrying water which is havy as heck.

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Zahra Canada

Zahra Canada

Nya's life at the lake camp and at home were similar because she spent all day fetching water. But the difference was that instead of making 2 long trips from home to the pond, she dug a hole in the clay and waited for water at the lake. Also, she didn’t have a house and had to sleep in makeshift shelters at the lake camp. Finally, she and her family were not safe at the lake camp because her tribe got into fights with the Dinka tribe for the land around the lake.

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Keegan D., NCWhy doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?They feel like they will be slowed down, with another mouth to feed, and to many annoying questions on where they were going, how long they would be walking, and when they will get to stop for food and water.

Keegan D., NCWhy doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?They feel like they will be slowed down, with another mouth to feed, and to many annoying questions on where they were going, how long they would be walking, and when they will get to stop for food and water.

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Iris CA

Iris CA

2. Water dictates Nya's life because every single day she has to walk a long way to get it yet she and her family need it to survive, yet the water isn't even clean, and they can get sick by drinking it. I think school dictates my life, because of homework I can't do other things on the weekends, yet at school you learn most of the things you know today .

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Iris CA

Iris CA

1. The group doesn't want Salva to come along because then there would be more people to feed and take care of, and they also think Salva would complain about the journey and slow them down. I think that it's terrible that they would want to leave a child behind.

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Kaleb B. Discussion Questions P2

Kaleb B. Discussion Questions P2

Q1:Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him ?

A1:  The group doesn’t want Salva along because he is another mouth to feed and he might get tired and slow the group down.  I feel that rejecting and isolating Salva was a mistake because in the end he finds good food for the group that accepts him.

Q2:Describe and explain Nya’s journey everyday. How would you feel if you had such an essential responsibility like her?

Nya’s journey begins with getting the bucket and walking 2 hours to the water source.  Then once she gets there, she drinks water from her gourd and fills the big jug with water.  She then puts a towel on her head to cushion the jug that she carries on her head.  Then she has to take a long walk back home which is harder because of the jug on her head.  She has to do this twice a day to supply the family with water.  I would feel stressed if I had a responsibility like this because my job would keep the family alive and if I was not able to do it, my family would not have water.

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John C. - NJ

John C. - NJ

The group does not want Salva along in the group because she is another mouth to feed and another person to take care off. My thought on them leaving her out of the group is wrong because they are all from the same village so they are like family.

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Dalie H- NJ

Dalie H- NJ

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Kiera D.- NJ

Kiera D.- NJ

For question 2, I find it unbelievable and sort of upsetting that an earth element seriously controls Nya's life. She must go on a daily walk- no 2 daily walks to get water fr her family. The saddest part about is the fact that the water isn't even that safe nor clean. Her family also has to move to a pretty unsafe area for part of the year just so they can get drinking water. Something I think dictates my life is school. Every weekday, and some weekends are piled up with homework. Of course though, I'd life with tons of school than having to walk the way Nya does each day.

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Sydney C. NJ

Sydney C. NJ

The group didn't want Salva because he was just a kid. They thought that he would slow them down. All of them thought it would be another mouth to feed. I felt horrible when they did this because I just wanted Salva to have someone. But then the woman insisted because he was Dinka.

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Aiden C. New Jersey

Aiden C. New Jersey

The group does not want Salva along because it will be another mouth to feed. It would have been harder for them because they just want to get away from the war. It made me feel sad for Salva because his family wasn't with him and it probably was very scary for him

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Katie B. NJ

Katie B. NJ

Water dictates Nya's life. It coltrolles it because because  everyone needs water to survive and thrive. Water is not avaiable where she lives so she needs to walk 8 miles just to get water and she can't really go to school for long and it's really hard to reach the water, but she needs it to survive.

School dictates my life because I want to succeed and to do that I have to work hard and put lots of time into working hard.

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Mollie B New Jersey

Mollie B New Jersey

Naya´s life at the lake is very different that her life at home. At home Naya has her water that she knows where to find it and there is always water in it. At the lake she has to dig own to the dirty water .

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Max N

Max N

I think that however strange it may seem the group is right to reject him.  Think about it every edition that can't work is weight to carry and potentially a hinderance... but salva is different and determined he won't be dead weight.

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Jackson G. NJ

Jackson G. NJ

For Nya, water dictates and controls her life. Everyday she walks for hours on end to get water, in the blistering heat. I bet she would much rather use her time differently that what she does in the book. School dictates me in my life, because it is so important. The schedule is strict and if I miss one day it could mean a whole lot of homework.

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Maggie M. NJ

Maggie M. NJ

I think that water dictates Nya's life because most people take it for granted when Nya cannot. The water takes control of her life because it is so limited and she has to walk so far just to get enough for her family to have a very limited amount of water.

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Mikey F. NJ

Mikey F. NJ

In A Long Walk To Water, the group does not want Salva to come a long. Since Salva is a young boy the group thought he would hold them back. If I was in the group I would take Salva along because he is a great helper. I do not think you can just leave someone behind. This is why I think the group didn't want to take Salva a long.

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Brigid, NJ

Brigid, NJ

Water. We need it in order to survive. However, Nya's life is dictated by water, for she must travel several hours each day to retrieve it for her and her family in order to survive. Dictating is a word that must be used very carefully, for sometimes, it people take it too far. In this situation though, it's necessary. Something that dictates my life is, school. The work hours in and out of school as well as the several activities I do outside of school. Water is precious, and retrieving it can be just as hard.

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Daemion S - New Jersey

Daemion S - New Jersey

Water dictates Nya's life by, taking almost 7 months of her life twice a day everyday.

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Marielle B. NJ

Marielle B. NJ

Water dictates Nya's life because it is a key factor to life. One of the major struggles that she has to face is traveling and finding water. The water is directly from the lake so it is not very clean, but considering it is their only source of water, they have to drink from it and use it. One thing that dictates my life is school and sports. Both of these activities push me and drives me to succeed and do better everyday.

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Carole M. NJ

Carole M. NJ

I think that water dictates Nya's life

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Leighton B.- NJ

Leighton B.- NJ

The group doesn't want Salva because he's another mouth to feed and he might cause them trouble

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Eddie, NJ

Eddie, NJ

In A Long Walk to Water, the group does not want Salva along. I don't think that they wanted him along because he was a kid. They didn't think he was any help, and that he would slow them down. I am very upset that people would do that to a kid. I certainly would have took Salva along no matter what he would do.

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Kristen B. NJ

Kristen B. NJ

In a Long Walk to Water, I think water dictates Nya's life because she has to walk everyday for water. It takes her about eight hours and she has to do this twice a day. One thing that dictates my life is school. It takes up so much time and I pretty much have to go there everyday other than the weekends.

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Tyler S. ,NJ

Tyler S. ,NJ

Water dictates Nya's life because Nya has to fetch the water every day for her family. My parents dictate my life because they tell me what to do, what is good and what is bad. They also help me and get me through bad times.

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Jack O - New Jersey

Jack O - New Jersey

The group doesn't want Salva along. I know that they do not want Slava along b

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Dylan M NJ

Dylan M NJ

Why doesn't the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group doesn't want Salva to tag along because they think he will just slow them down and be another mouth to feed. I feel sad and confused that the group is willing to isolate and reject Salva but at the same time I understand why they are doing it.

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Nick Burton NJ

Nick Burton NJ

The group doesn't want Salva to come along because he is a kid and they think he would slow them down, and he is just another mouth to feed. I feel surprised that they would just leave a kid behind knowing that he couldn't survive on his own.

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Amelie LA

Amelie LA

Water dictates Nya's life because she doesn't get to go to school

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Anna-Claire Louisiana

Anna-Claire Louisiana

At her real home she doesn’t have to walk as far to get water as when she is at the other place.

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Water dictates Nya's life because then she wouldn't have to get water all the time. Music dictates my life.

Water dictates Nya's life because then she wouldn't have to get water all the time. Music dictates my life.

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luke louisana

luke louisana

the thing that dictates me is food.

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Jania Moody, GA

Jania Moody, GA

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

She has to walk through thorns everyday for 8 hours to collect water for a small family.

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Jania Moody, GA

Jania Moody, GA

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

They don't want him because he is a young boy and he is too young to do a mans work but he is old enough to eat like a man. So he would just be a tag along that has to eat too.

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Brooks, B CA

Brooks, B CA

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Elliot WI

Elliot WI

The group didn’t want Salva because he isn’t a kid. I would probably try’s to include him because it’s would Be cruel to leave a child’s behind in wartime

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Jadyn, MI

Jadyn, MI

The group doesn't want Salva to come with them because he is a kid and he is of no use to the group. I agree with the group because why drag along an extra person if they aren't working, or doing anything for the group. On the other hand then I disagree, because Salva is just a child without any guidance in his life. I feel disappointed because of the group's actions, but then I feel agreeable because there are more mouths to feed, more people to worry about, and a lot harder to keep camouflage and coverage.

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Gaurika-Edison, NJ

Gaurika-Edison, NJ

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group doesn't want Salva along because they think he will complain and take up their water and food supply. I feel that it's wrong to reject Salva because he's just like the group (wanting to survive). It would be like leaving somebody to die when you could've saved them.

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Andrew Louisiana

Andrew Louisiana

The water dictates Nya's life because the water takes education from her by making travel for it. My choices dictates my life

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Anna-Clare Melancon Louisiana

Anna-Clare Melancon Louisiana

The water indicates nya's life because she has to travel everyday to get water

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Jenna Louisiana

Jenna Louisiana

The group left Salva because , they thought that he would complain and give them trouble and a hard time along the way. I dont like that the group left im sleeping.

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Nikki Patel Edison, NJ

Nikki Patel Edison, NJ

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water is something which all humans need to survive. Nya's journey for water everyday dictates her life, without it she may get dehydrated. My parents are what dictate me. They provide everything I need and they tell me what to do. Without them, I wouldn't be able to reach all of my needs in order for me to survive.

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anderson Louisiana

anderson Louisiana

water indicates Nyas life because she has to go back and forth miles everyday school is something that indicates my life because i have to go to it everyday

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Maso

Maso

The worst element Salva faced in my opinion is extreme heat

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They had enough of Saliva's complaining and left him in the barn when he was slept and he was another mouth to feed so they would not have enough food for themselves. I think the should have explained so he would understand what they needed him to do so everyone could survive.

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Lauren nc

Lauren nc

The people don't want soda come because in chapter 4 it says "he knew his answer because he is a child and might tire easily or slow them down"

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Lauren NC

Lauren NC

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What is a Salva?

What is a Salva?

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Thomas Biehn

Thomas Biehn

his village does not want him because he is a child and they think he will slow them down

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Reece

Reece

they dont want salsa to go with them because they think hes gonna goof and not be a good kid and hold them back xddd

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Sam WiScOnSiN

Sam WiScOnSiN

The people

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Thomas WISCONSIN

Thomas WISCONSIN

They didnt want him because he is a child.

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Donovan Washington

Donovan Washington

The group didn't want Salva because she was useless

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Aidan Blackmon

Aidan Blackmon

The people do not want Salva because he is a child and thinks he will slow them down.

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Theodora wisconsin

Theodora wisconsin

The group did not want him because he was only a kid but he should not be discluded because of the war.

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Sophia Heffner WI

Sophia Heffner WI

The group left Salva behind because he is a child, and they were worried about Salva complaining and taking a slow time.

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Marie

Marie

The group doesn't want salva to be with them, because he is a "child" and will slow them doesn't. I feel that the are being reasonable, because it is one more mouth to feed, and they didn't know if he would be cooperative.

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Molly C. WI

Molly C. WI

I believe that Salva is good at adapting to challenges he is facing because he is learning how to control his hunger, stay safe from the lions, and to stay with the group so that he will have a place to go and people like him to stay with.

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Will N WI

Will N WI

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Sawyer H. WI

Sawyer H. WI

Nya walks all day  she never is able to do anything she wants she sits next to the water hole waiting for water

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Kaitlyn, louisiana

Kaitlyn, louisiana

The group doesn't want Salva to come along because he is just a kid and it is one more mouth to feed.  I felt about how the group wouldn't let Salva join them was anger and sadness because he is a kid and there is a war going on. So, they should let him go with them.

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When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. — Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.

He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.

He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.

He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.

He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.

He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected, whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.

He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.

He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.

He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.

He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:

For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:

For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:

For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:

For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:

For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies

For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:

For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.

He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.

He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.

He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.

He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.

He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.

In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.

We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. — And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.

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When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. — Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.

He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.

He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.

He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.

He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.

He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected, whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.

He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.

He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.

He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.

He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:

For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:

For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:

For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:

For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:

For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies

For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:

For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.

He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.

He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.

He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.

He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.

He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.

In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.

We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. — And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.

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When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. — Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.

He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.

He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.

He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.

He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.

He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected, whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.

He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.

He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.

He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.

He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:

For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:

For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:

For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:

For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:

For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies

For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:

For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.

He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.

He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.

He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.

He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.

He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.

In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.

We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. — And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.

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When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. — Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.

He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.

He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.

He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.

He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.

He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected, whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.

He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.

He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.

He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.

He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:

For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:

For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:

For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:

For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:

For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies

For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:

For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.

He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.

He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.

He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.

He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.

He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.

In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.

We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. — And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.

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When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. — Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.

He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.

He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.

He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.

He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.

He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected, whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.

He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.

He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.

He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.

He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:

For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:

For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:

For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:

For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:

For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies

For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:

For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.

He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.

He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.

He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.

He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.

He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.

In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.

We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. — And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.

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Mia

Mia

The group didn't want to bring salva bc he would slow them down and complain.

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Elsa WI

Elsa WI

the group didn't want to bring Salva because he would slow them down

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Maddie

Maddie

Poor Salva, always set aside. The group is always abandoning him. But is that really fair?

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Tess W!SCONSIN

Tess W!SCONSIN

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anim lover 96

anim lover 96

i wasn't even listening

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Grace

Grace

The group didn't want to bring Salva because he would slow them down and complain. I think that's rude because he wants to leave the war too.

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THE REAL ANIME LOVER

THE REAL ANIME LOVER

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animelover

animelover

kawaii desu senpai

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pickle rick

pickle rick

scshuan sauce

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Greta,

Greta,

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Greta, WI

Greta, WI

The group doesn't want Salva to come because he will burden not help them. I feel that they are mean for rejecting him.

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Dane C

Dane C

Water is extremely hard to find for nya, and without water you can't live.

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IDCAABM

IDCAABM

my cat dedicated my life

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MARK31 B0Y13

MARK31 B0Y13

I wonder who was the person who called salva's name

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Tony WI.

Tony WI.

nya's life in the lake camp is hard because there is not as much food or water. mine is easier because i have access to food and water

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Josh A, W

Josh A, W

school really dictates my life because my daily routine is based around school.

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Charlie E Wisconsin

Charlie E Wisconsin

Nya always needs to get water, everyday all day. I have to go to school everyday, all day...

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Alaina LA

Alaina LA

I think that the group doesn't want Salva in their group because of all of the food they would have to share and because he is young and won't do much good.

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Lilly LA

Lilly LA

I think the group does not want Salva to come along because the amount of food they dont want to share. I think it is rude.

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Lydia LA

Lydia LA

Water dictates Salva's life because she has to move for half of the year, and walk really far from home twice a day. My choices dictate my life because if I make a wrong choice i could regret it for the rest of my life.

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Brady Michagan]

Brady Michagan]

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Abby, MI

Abby, MI

In Nya's life water definitely dictates mostly everything she does. Water dictates where she lives, because she must move due to droughts. Ita also dictates how she lives, because she spends all her time collecting water. Then finally, it dictates her education/social life, since she isn't meeting people. The thing that mostly dictates my life is my friends. I usually ask my friends for advice on most things in my life. They help me with my homework, making hard decisions,

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Joshua-Michigan

Joshua-Michigan

The group does not want Salva because he is a kid on his own and he can not survive on his own. I think that it is bad because he was used to having a loving family that takes care of him.

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Jameson-CA

Jameson-CA

Going to get water two times a day is  not fun. It takes a lot of time and effore. When I go to the lake camp, I have to dig for hours trying to get water.

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Dylan LafayetteT

Dylan Lafayette
The water dictates Nya's life because she has to walk mile every day just to get it and it's like it is taking her over. The thing that dictates my life is school.

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Mia Lafayette,LA

Mia Lafayette,LA

The group doesn't want Salva along because they thin that he will complain and they already don't have enough food. I feel that it is very rude that the tribe is willing to isolate and reject him.

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Hailey

Hailey

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Hailey - Lafayette

Hailey - Lafayette

Water dictates Nya's life in an extreme way.  Her entire life revolves around collecting water, things like where she lives, how she spends her time, and how much time she spends with her family.  A thing that dictates my life is soccer.

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Hailey - Lafaya

Hailey - Lafaya

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Hailey - Lafayette

Hailey - Lafayette

Water dictates

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Hailey - Lafayette

Hailey - Lafayette

Water dictates Nya's life in way

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Talon

Talon

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Talon - Louisiana

Talon - Louisiana

Water dictates Nya's life because she is forced to get it or else her and her family will die of thirst. A thing that dictates my life

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Talon -

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Christian Broussard- Lafayette, Louisiana

Christian Broussard- Lafayette, Louisiana

The group doesn't want Nya to come is because they think he will slow them down

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Christian Broussard- Laffayette

Christian Broussard- Laffayette

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Christian Broussard- Laffayette

Christian Broussard- Laffayette

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Christian Broussard

Christian Broussard

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Christian

Christian

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Lilah

Lilah

The reason why the group doesn't

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Lilah

Lilah

The reason why the group

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Lilah, Louisiana

Lilah, Louisiana

The reason why the group doesn't want Salva coming along is because the group thinks that Salva would just complain. I feel as if the group is judging a book by its cover.

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Lilah, Louisiana

Lilah, Louisiana

The reason why the group doesn't want Salav i

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Lilah, Louisiana

Lilah, Louisiana

The reason why the group doesn't want Sa

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Ephraim

Ephraim

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Ephraim Stpuis elem

Ephraim Stpuis elem

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Ephraim St.Puis elementary

Ephraim St.Puis elementary

I think why the group did not want salva along was because of food

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Ephraim

Ephraim

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Ephraim Judice

Ephraim Judice

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Ephrai

Ephrai

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Sophia leon

Sophia leon

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Sophia leon

Sophia leon

I would wlk

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Sophia leon

Sophia leon

I would walk for hours and it would take so much of my energy to get to the pond it was miles away too. The water was dirty b

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Lacey B. MI

Lacey B. MI

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Oliver Johnson - California

Oliver Johnson - California

If I was Nya it would be a hard life for me because I would have to walk for hours to find water for my family.

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Jack Palmer California

Jack Palmer California

I have traveled several miles for my family to have water. I have also dug holes in the lake for hours in order to get water.

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Markus T,M

Markus T,M

Water dictates Nya's life  because that's the only way she can survive.The water helps them make food,and to keep them hydrated.I think that if I had to,I would walk miles everyday to get water every day too.Also water helps all of the wild animals that they eat.

I think that the thing that most dictates my life is probably food because I would die without any nutrients and protein,and some foods have liquids in them to keep me hydrated and Alive.

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Gabe, Michigan

Gabe, Michigan

The reason that the group didn't want Salva along was because he was young; he would have walked slowly, complained and take up more food. These are the reasons why I think they have left him. I don't think they should have left him because they were in the same tribe, like a pack, plus he is a child and it was a selfish move for food.

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Amelia-Cali

Amelia-Cali

Hi I am Nya and my main focus in life is getting clean water for my family and I.

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River Morrison MI

River Morrison MI

Water is the reason why Nya can't go to school, why she can get sick easily why she has to move from place to place to get and she goes twice a day. I think what dictates my life the most is school and sports cause they give me opportunity in the future.

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Lexi, MI

Lexi, MI

The group didn't want Salva to come along with them because they thought he would complain about the walking, he would be slow because he is smaller so his legs would get tired, and they would have to get more food to feed another person. I agree because he would more than likely be slow and lack behind, and they would have to provide more food, but also I think its rude for them to reject salve since he is just a child and is on his own.

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Jabari

Jabari

I feel very bad for her she has to do this every day.

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Aidan P, WI

Aidan P, WI

It's hard for Nya to find water

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Jabari , Wisconsin

Jabari , Wisconsin

That it was very hard to get water and if you you do get water it is very dirty and you have to drink it to stay hidrated.

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Mimi,WI

Mimi,WI

Nya has to wake up early and get moving right away to go get water. She has to walk long distances in the scorching sun. School dictates my life a lot because I have to do homework and wake up early.

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That it is very hard to get water and the water is very unhealthy when you get it.

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me

me

same here totally she describes my life story

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Isaac WI

Isaac WI

The group doesn't want Salva along because it would be another mouth to feed, and he was a kid so he would keep them back.

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Maddie K, WI

Maddie K, WI

Going to fetch water water every morning dictates Nya's life. One thing that dictates my life is going to school every day.

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neave wisonsin donovan

neave wisonsin donovan

trigger warning there is a vomit in this book so if you dont like vomit then probably dont listen

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Sam, Wisconsin Q2

Sam, Wisconsin Q2

Water dictates Nya's life because she and her family are depending on water for survival. One thing that dictates my life is school, because I have to go.

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Joey WI

Joey WI

She is struggling with finding key needs to survive like water.

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Cole WISCONSIN

Cole WISCONSIN

Nya's life  is controled  by the seasons of the year.

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Alyssa WISCONSIN

Alyssa WISCONSIN

Nya can only get water. She doesn't have any days off she has to go back and forth and get water everyday

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Terrance MI Wisconsin

Terrance MI Wisconsin

Nya cant live without water so that dictates her life and one thing that dictates my life is my parents

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Desiree Jones , WI

Desiree Jones , WI

They wanted salva to leave because they thought he would slow them down.

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One thing that dictates Nya's life is having to go get fresh water very morning. Some things that dictate my life are school,sports, and chores at home

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Matt, Katie, Mckenzie, Erin

Matt, Katie, Mckenzie, Erin

Something Nya can't live without is water and something we can't live without is food, water, shelter and phone

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Matt, Mckenz

Matt, Mckenz

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Jace McKinley

Jace McKinley

The group doesn't want Salva with them because he is a child and they felt that he would just slow them down , but they took him with them anyway.I feel that the group is willing to isolate and reject Salva because they were probably doing perfectly fine by themselves, and they didn't want to feed another person.I fell that taking Salva with them was the right thing to do because he could help them out, and they will become part of his family.

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Riley

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Riley W

Riley W

The group doesn't want Salva to come along because it will be an extra person to feed, and they think he'll slow them down. I feel like the fact that the group is so willing to leave him behind is not okay. He's A kid, and they almost left him. Fortunately the old woman convinced them to take him. She looked and them, then she looked at Salva, showing them that he was just a kid.

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Lexi Ki

Lexi Ki

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Anna, Bobby, Shane, Connor, New Jersey

Anna, Bobby, Shane, Connor, New Jersey

Salva is doing a great job learning to survive because he is really young, walking to another country, without his family. That is a lot to handle considering he is not well educated, and

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Mia, Wayne, Taylar, Brian: NJ

Mia, Wayne, Taylar, Brian: NJ

Nya has to know which watering hole to go to avoid death and fighting. During fighting, she doesn't want to get killed. Homework dictates our lives because we have to revolve our schedule around

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Danielle, Daniel, and Lorenzo. ( New Jersey )

Danielle, Daniel, and Lorenzo. ( New Jersey )

The lake camp is dangerous and they do now have a lot of water or shelter.

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Ryleigh and Kaylee, NJ

Ryleigh and Kaylee, NJ

the group doesn't want to take Salva because they think he will slow tdown and they have to feed another person. I don't like it because he is just a kid that needs somewhere to go.

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Kalie,Jack,Sam NJ

Kalie,Jack,Sam NJ

The group doesn't  want Slava because he is a child because he will slow them down, it would be another mouth to feed which means finding more, and he is too young so he would not be able to do any work.  We think it was an ok choice to leave him because he could have slowed them down but he was a part of their tribe so they stuck together.

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Tyrin i have to skeet

Tyrin i have to skeet

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neave wi

neave wi

is it nia or nya

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neave wi

is it nia or nya

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Julianna, MI

Julianna, MI

The group does not want Salva along because he is just a little kid, and they think that he can't do anything. I felt bad for Salva when the group rejected him because hi is a kid; he does

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Kennedy WI

Kennedy WI

the rest of Salva's group didnt want him

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Kerigan

Kerigan

The group didn't want Salva because he would slow them down and he couldn't do much work

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Bella, WI

Bella, WI

One way water dictates Nyas life is that when there is no water she has to spend more of her time at the clay lake bottom

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Justine, Wi

Justine, Wi

He pukes a lot, gross

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Venice, WI

Venice, WI

The group didn't want Salva

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Eli, WI

Eli, WI

The group wanted to leave Salve because they thought he would slow them down, I think it is a terrible thing to leave a child behind like that.

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Maddie, WI

Maddie, WI

Water dictates Nya's life because her whole day is spent trying to collect it, and they wouldn't be able to survive without it.

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dom b

dom b

water dictates nya's life because she has to always be gettin water

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Meghan,WI

Meghan,WI

The group wanted to leave him because he would slow them down. I feel that I'm not surprised that they didn't want him in the group

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solomon.c

solomon.c

The reason the group doesn´t want salva is because they believe he will slow them down, and he´s another person to feed. Its hard enough to feed who they already have. i feel they are kind of selfish because why would someone try to abandon their own people just to save themselves

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MIcah W,MI

MIcah W,MI

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to walk to get water from a dirty pond twice daily and thus she is unable to go to school. School dictates my life because I have no choice but to go to school for an education. If I don't go to school then I will have a dilemma.

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Dallan M, MI

Dallan M, MI

Nya's life is dictated by water because she lets water decide where she goes next. She is motivated by it. Something that dictates my life is soccer. I keep pushing myself, I let soccer choose the way I go next, I thrive to do better, and I always try to improve.

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Alex N, MI

Alex N, MI

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Carter,M MI

Carter,M MI

The group rejected Salva because he is just a child. Also he might complain about being hungry or something else.

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Max,L MI

Max,L MI

The group doesn't want Salva along because he is just an extra mouth to feed. They think he will just hold them back and complain. I feel bad for Salva because he just wants to get to safety like the rest of them.

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Estasia

Estasia

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Estasia, MI

Estasia, MI

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Estasia, MI

Estasia, MI

Water

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Estasia, MI

Estasia, MI

Water dic

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Avery J, Mi

Avery J, Mi

Water dictates Nya's life because her family needs her to walk for water twice a day or they will die.  The thing that I worry about most in life is school because if I do well in school my whole life will be easier.

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Sara, MI :))))

Sara, MI :))))

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Estasia, MI

Estasia, MI

Water dictates Nya's life because, she needs water to survive and there isn't much water around at all.The thing that dictates my life most is food.

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Avery B,MI

Avery B,MI

The group doesn't want Salva to go with them because he is a child and he will complain more and slow them down.I feel like the group should not isolate and reject him from going with them.

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Avery,M

Avery,M

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Avery,MI

Avery,MI

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Avery,MI

Avery,MI

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Avery,M

Avery,M

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Winton, MI

Winton, MI

The group

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Jessica, MI

Jessica, MI

The fact that the group left Salva is because he is a child, they think he will complain, take up the resources, and not be useful. I feel that the group is wrong about Salva because if you wanted something so bad you wouldn't use it for granted, you would do everything you can and not complain. That's why I think

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Jacob, MI

Jacob, MI

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Jacob S, MI

Jacob S, MI

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Jacob , MI

Jacob , MI

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Jacob, MI

Jacob, MI

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Jacob S, MI

Jacob S, MI

Water dictates

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Jacob S, MI

Jacob S, MI

Water dictates Nya's life by making

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Emily, MI

Emily, MI

The group doesn't want Salva to come along in the group because they see him as a whiny, slow, and useless child. They think he will slow them down and they do not have enough food. When the group wanted to reject Salva it was sad and upsetting. He is just a scared kid with no family.

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Sara,

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Sara, MI :):):)

Sara, MI :):):)

The group doesn't want Salva along because, he would slow them down and is just another stomach to feed, and it was already hard enough to find food.

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Lucy, MI

Lucy, MI

The group does not want Salva along because he is much younger than them and they think he will slow them down. I thinks it is rude and cruel that they don't let him come along because he is a young boy out in the wilderness all alone and ad doesn't know how to get food or water, so he coul d have dies out the with

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Jack ,Michigan

Jack ,Michigan

Salva's group did not want to bring him along because they think Salva is another mouth to feed. I feel that it is unfair to reject someone in their community that had no home and has no idea where his parents were. If some in our community was struggling someone would help them out and allow them them .

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Allison, MI :)))

Allison, MI :)))

Water dictates Nya's life because everything she does revolves around it. For example, water there is precious and a needed resource, so women and girls go and fetch it. While here in our lives, something that dictates us is a green eyed monster, money. We need money for food, clothes and especially bills because without electricity and a house, our quality of life would decline.

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Jacob W Kain B

Jacob W Kain B

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Matthew.m and Alex.l MI

Matthew.m and Alex.l MI

The group doesn't want Salva because he is a child and he probably complain and is another mouth to feed while food is low. we feel that they did the right thing, if they were cowardly little mice. we believe that peoples should not abandoned other peoples cause they are be young or elderly or because food is running low. we should take care of each other no matter what.

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Jacob W Kain

Jacob W Kain

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Keaton.M

Keaton.M

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Asia R

Asia R

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Asia R,Sarah

Asia R,Sarah

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Asia R,Sarah p

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Asia R,Sarah P, Mic

Asia R,Sarah P, Mic

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Asia R,Sarah P, MI

Asia R,Sarah P, MI

Nya's life is dictated by water because

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Asia R,Sarah P, MI

Asia R,Sarah P, MI

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Asia R,Sarah P, MI

Asia R,Sarah P, MI

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Asia R,Sarah P, M

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Michelle E, Michigan

Michelle E, Michigan

Why doesn't the group want salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The reason the group doesn't want Savla along is because they said it is just another mouth to feed. They think he will just hold them back. I hate how they just want to leave him behind. I think they should stop being so rude to salva and let him come along

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Jacy S, Emily F. MI

Jacy S, Emily F. MI

The group doesn't want Salva to go along because he is too young,and it is one more person they have to share their food and water with. Another reason is he is to small,and he would be easy to lose or get lost. We feel sad and disappointed at the same time because people should never reject him because he's small and little. He should be with the older people to learn new things and to bond with the older kids.

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Brooke B, Rachel S, Michigan

Brooke B, Rachel S, Michigan

Why doesn't the group want Salva along? How do you fell about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

One reason why the group didn't want Salva along was that he was another mouth to feed. Also he will slow the group down. Another reason why they didn't want Salva was because he was a child and he couldn't do the work the older men can do. I dislike that the group is isolating him because he could

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Brooke B, Rachel S, Michigan

Brooke B, Rachel S, Michigan

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Brooke B, Rachel S

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Nick p., Tyler m. MI

Nick p., Tyler m. MI

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject

salva is not excepted because they dont have enough food water and he is to young to do any real work he will pull te

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Allison C, NC

Allison C, NC

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Nya has had to face difficult daily challenges by having to travel several miles away from home so she can provide her family with fresh water to drink. Which isn’t always guaranteed to be clean. That could cause her trouble since she takes many trips a day which makes her exhausted and she won't have very much energy for more trips. One thing that most dictates my life is school work because i think it's a very important thing so i have good grades and i go to college and learn.

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Cooper C, NC

Cooper C, NC

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).
Nya’s life at the lake camp is different than her life at home because they are more available to water their and Nya didn’t have to walk very far to get water, but they are safer from the fighting at their home, and they have to sleep in shelters at the lake camp.

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Peyton H. , NC

Peyton H. , NC

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group doesn’t want to take Salva with them because they’ll have to feed another person, he’s too you to do many things, & he is a child that they think will slow them down, “He is a child. He will slow us down.” I understand where they're coming from, trying to survive, and they don't want to put their lives in jeopardy because of a little boy. But where is their humanity? He's a little boy, the future, and Salva just wants to live too.

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Caitlin M

Caitlin M

Explain how water dictates Nya's life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya's life because she and her family need it to live. Therefore, she has to make many long trips to the pond each day, and during the dry season she and her family move to a camp that is closer to water. School is one thing that dictates my life. I am there for 7 hours a day, just like Nya spends a large portion of her day walking to get water. Sometimes both me and Nya would rather be doing other things than fetching water or going to school, but we both have to do these things because they are important.

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Bridget Schultz NC

Bridget Schultz NC

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya’s life because she has to constantly go get it over and over again, the walk take up most of her day every day for seven months a year. I know this because it states in  Chapter 4 of A Long Walk to Water “  To the pound and back-to the pound and back- nearly a full day of walking all together.”The thing that most dictates my life is my art/drawings. It what i do the most often,every day of the year

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Ellie Z,NC

Ellie Z,NC

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

They don’t want Salva along because they think that he will slow them down,complain about being hungry,and cause trouble somehow. On page 15 “He was a child who might tire easily and slow them down, complain about being hungry, and cause trouble somehow.”I feel like it is very wrong for them to leave a child because they don’t know what can happen to him and they did that just to save time.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya’s life because on page 20 it says “This was Nya’s daily routine 7 months of the year.Daily.Every single day.”She has to use water and get water everyday . The one thing the most dictates my life is school.School will be the reason i go to college and i go every single day.

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Elise,Lousiana

Elise,Lousiana

The reason that the group doesn't want Salva is because they are afraid that he will slow them down on there journey.The way that I feel about the group rejecting him is that they should believe in him before they give up on him.

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Olivia, Louisiana

Olivia, Louisiana

Water dictates Nya's life because water is a source of life. You need water more than you need food. You can't go very long without water. School really dictates my life because during the school year, you see your teachers and friends more than you see your own family. Nya probably doesn't get to visit with her family as much as she wants to either.

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Aaliyah H . NC

Aaliyah H . NC

WHy doesn't the group want Salamanca along Howe do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him

The reason why the group doesn't want salva to go with them because they think salva is a annoying little kid and he's going To Be a distraction to the group

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Peyton S, NC

Peyton S, NC

Water dictates Nya’s life in many ways I believe one of the most important ones is that there is very little water in the camp she is staying at so it makes her job harder to do and means they have to be more cautious on how they use the water. The water also dictates her life because that is what they use in most everything they do like drinking, cooking meals, bathing, and so many other things so if there water runs out she and everyone else could suffer from dehydration and die. Now for me the thing that I think most dictates is not as essential as  Nya’s but i think something that really dictates my life is school because if I get a bad grade it affects the the rest of my life what job I get and school also affects my life because if I have a bad day at school it affects the rest of my day.

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Madilyn, NC

Madilyn, NC

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The reason why the group doesn’t want Salva to go with them is because they think since Salva is a kid,that he is gonna be annoying\a distraction and always ask for food, say he's hungry all the time,and lead them behind.I feel like it's unfair that the group has to assume how Salva might act,because they don't know so they should give him a chance first and shouldn't say that until they know it's 100% true that Salva is a distraction.

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Blake, NC

Blake, NC

The group doesn’t want Salva to be in their group because he will slow them down because he is a child. I feel that the group shouldn’t leave Salva because he is a child and will need help. My evidence is “He is a child. He will slow us down.”

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Haley, NC

Haley, NC

"Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?"

The group doesn't  want Salva to come a long because he is just another person they have to feed and hes a child. They do not believe he will help the group and think he will be a dead weight for the group. They thought he would get tired to fast and complain way to much.I feel like being a kid myself that i would have also been rejected and that kinda sucks.

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Isabel, NC

Isabel, NC

At home Nya has to walk to the pond but at the camp she has to dig up clay and wait for the water to seep through. At home Nya’s family had a house but at the camp they have a makeshift shelter. At the camp Nya’s brother and father have to go hunting.

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Lauryn, LA

Lauryn, LA

The group doesn't want him at all because they think his is no help to them. I think that it is outrageous because you should include everyone.

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Lillian, NC

Lillian, NC

"Compare Nya's life at the lake camp to her life at home."

Nya's life at the lake camp has a much shorter walk to the water, but she would have to dig for it and wait for hours at a time to fill up her ghord. They sleep in tents. At her home, she walks longer to collect her water and sleeps in an actual house.

" Why doesn't the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group does not want Salva along because he is a child and would be another mouth to feed and would not be any good to the group. They were afraid he would tire easily and complain. I think it is kind of unfair for them to leave Salva like that. He could have died much quicker than he would have with them. They are basically killing him.

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Grace, Brossard

Grace, Brossard

2.the thing is when she has to get water.
3.Be brave
4. Naya has to get water every day , I all ways have to do every thing :c

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Sarah, Louisiana

Sarah, Louisiana

Question 2:
Water dictates Nya's life because every day she walks half of the morning to get water for her family. One thing that mostly dictates my life is school, because almost every day I go to school.

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An N. NC

An N. NC

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group doesn't want to bring Salva along because they are afraid he will slow them down or that he will complain. I feel like that is absurd because they are willing to leave a child by himself to save time.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya’s life because in Chapter four it states , “ This was Nyas’s daily routine seven months of the year. Daily. Every single day.” One thing that most dictates my life would have to school because it determines my career and insures me with knowledge.

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Sawyer, Lousiana

Sawyer, Lousiana

He is just a kid so they think that he is just another person that they have to take care, I think it is not right that people would do that to a lonely kid that needs care

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Mandi.B Nc

Mandi.B Nc

3.This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?
For the challenges he is going through and how he is handling it i think he is doing really good he hasn’t died yet i know he is having rough time and wanting to give u and he misses his family a lot by when the text says “he  thoughts in his head and the words over and over: Where is my family where is my family” This is showing e has been scared but he has gotten through them. He has been brave and he has been doing a outstanding job not giving up  he has been  really strong.

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Phillip N.C

Phillip N.C

compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety)

Well I think that she will eventually get really bored of doing the same thing over and over again.  It is not safe either because of the fighting between the tribes and also the war with the government and the rebels. At the camp she does not have a really good shelter. she has has to dig for water

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Mary O, Louisiana

Mary O, Louisiana

The group doesn’t want him because they think he is no help to them at all. I think it’s unfair because he’s trying to do what everybody else is doing

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Gabby B, NC

Gabby B, NC

The group of dinka men did not want Salva to join due to the fact that he is a child. They are assuming he will get tired easily and will be useless. Their actions and opinions make me mad because they are underestimating a child for their appearance and age

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Emma P., NC

Emma P., NC

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya’s life because in the book A Long Walk To Water in Chapter four it says, “ This was Nyas’s daily routine seven months of the year. Daily. Every single day.” So that is pretty much what Nya does for a living.

One thing that most dictates my life would have to school. School is a big part of my life and helps me learn new things and have a good career.

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Jazmin S. North Carolina

Jazmin S. North Carolina

The group doesn't want to bring Salva along because he is a child and he cannot do any labor and is one more person to take care of and feed. I found this on chapter 4, page 21. I think it is horrible they don’t want to bring him along, they are all going through the same thing and all of them need help, just because he is a child does not mean he should be left alone to his own fate.

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Brendan Bourque Louisiana

Brendan Bourque Louisiana

The group doesn't want Salva because they think that he will slow them down and i feel mad at the group.

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Bella Louisiana

Bella Louisiana

The group doesn't want Salva along because he is a child and they think Salva will slow them down. I feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him is that they shouldn't because he is only a child and he doesn't no where his family is.

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Aubrie: Louisiana

Aubrie: Louisiana

Question 2
Water dictates Nya's life because they need the water to eat, to drink, and to bathe.
One thing that dictates my life is school.

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Alyssa : Wisconsin

Alyssa : Wisconsin

I agree, i think that his life is just like ours and he does the same things as us sort of but we do the same things we both have friends,houses,people that we love we are all alike in many ways.

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Phillip N.C

Phillip N.C

What do we learn about Salva’s life and culture from the first chapter? Is it anything like your own?

His life is kinda like ours because he has friends and stuff. But it is very different at the same time like he does not go to school for as long as i do. He also has to hunt every day ya we hunt at the grocery store but that food can`t run. His house is not as big as mine and he also doesn't speak the same language as me. We live in a different place. But we are the same age.

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Frank U, N

Frank U, N

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

1: Finding Food

I think he’s doing an OK job at this because he can sustain through all of those pangs of hunger, and even found a beehive filled with honey (with the help of his friend, of course).

2: Staying Away from Danger

He’s doing a good job and I think he will continue to do so because he’s the main protagonist and I have a feeling that he will make it to the end of the book, despite the dangers.

3: Avoiding Injuries

He’s doing a good job at this too because even though he got thorn bruises and stubbed his toe on a rock, he pushes on through it and continues like nothing happened.

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Sonya R., NC

Sonya R., NC

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Anne Torrey, South Carolina

Anne Torrey, South Carolina

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya's life because it determines her day to day schedule and consumes her time. For me personally, I would say that school primarily dictates my life. Currently I am a senior in college. The grades I achieve in my classes and my final cumulation of my achievement are dictators of what jobs I will be able to get in the future after I graduate.

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Anne Torrey, South Carolina

Anne Torrey, South Carolina

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

I think there are many answers to this question. One answer might be that the group does not see Salva as a person, but as an object. Specifically we see this on page 21. "The woman put her hand on Salva's shoulder. 'This one is alone Will you take him with you?" The group then proceeds to give excuses as to why Salva cannot join them "He is a child, he will slow us down," " "Another mouth to feed? It is already hard enough to find food.'" "He is too young to do any real work, he'll be of no help to us" Poor Salva is discriminated against because of his age, something he cannot help.

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Annalyse A nc

Annalyse A nc

Answer:The group does not want salva to tag along because to them he is just another mouth to feed and another reason to slow down . In chapter 4 it states “ He is a child he will slow us down “ ,”Another mouth to feed “ and “ He is to young to do any real work “.

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Joelianna B: NC

Joelianna B: NC

In a Long Walk to Water the author states in chapter 4 that,”Salva saw doubt on the people’s faces. Several men at the front of the group began speaking to each other,”He is a child he will slow us down”. I think it’s wrong that people would doubt Salva, children have more energy than most adults in my opinion. And he ended up proving them wrong. So, never judge a book or a person by it’s cover.

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Kamau Dailey

Kamau Dailey

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

They didnt want to take him along because that is another mouth to feed and quench it’s thirst.

I think they should have took him with them because they still have at least a little bit of supplies to spare.

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Alayna De Wildt, MI

Alayna De Wildt, MI

The group doesn't want to bring Salva along because

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Da'Carri, Michigan

Da'Carri, Michigan

Water is a big Nya's life. She spends the who day getting water to her family, and the water isn't even clean, so it's very important to  her. Water contradicts her life also by taking away he education. Two things taht dictates

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Drake Schneider, Michigan

Drake Schneider, Michigan

Water dictates Nya's life by walking back and forthwith a gourd full of water almost all day. Nya had to bring the water for her family to share. Nothing really dictates my life unless if it is getting creative!

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Ashley Patterson, Michigan

Ashley Patterson, Michigan

The group doesn't want Salva with them because the would have another person to feed. A kid will slow them down and might give them away! I am upset that they would just leave a kid to fight for himself. I think that as adults they shouldn't have left him out in the barn. Its very irresponsible of them!

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Trevor Conklin, MI

Trevor Conklin, MI

The group dosen't want Salva along because they think he'll slow them down.I think that the group is super dumb to say a human life dosen't matter,it is super messed up.

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at least are presedent isent trump

at least are presedent isent trump

dylan ontario

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( O_O) (O_O )

( O_O) (O_O )

awkward

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jackson

jackson

the book is good

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He saw an old lady!!

He saw an old lady!!!!!!!!!

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dylan

dylan

the book is cool

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Claire , Canada , Ontario

Claire , Canada , Ontario

Water dictates Nya's life because she grabs it from the lake for her family to live and she has to walk for a really long tim

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Alyssa Falbe, MI

Alyssa Falbe, MI

Water dictates Nay's life because Nya has to walk very far to the river. Nya also has to limit water use ever day.
In my life one thing that dictates me is living at two houses. When It's time to go back to one of the houses, It's hard for me because I am used to living at one house.

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dylan ontario

dylan ontario

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Claire, Canada

Claire, Canada

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Lexi Kirwin, MI

Lexi Kirwin, MI

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Sophia Canada Ontario Water dictates Nya's life because she has to get it for her family to live.

Sophia Canada Ontario Water dictates Nya's life because she has to get it for her family to live.

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Bella MI

Bella MI

Water dictates Na's life because  she has to walk a very long way to the river. Nya also has limited water per day. In my life  one thing that dictates my life is school. Both my parents taught me that school is very important. School dictates me because, i've been raised knowing I have to work hard and get good grades.

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dylan ,califonia

dylan ,califonia

hi canadians your bad

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Trevin , Michigan

Trevin , Michigan

The group doesn't want Salva along because he is young and he is not capable of much things.  Also its another person to feed.
One thing that dictates my life is my parents because the tell me what I can and cant do.

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Maddie,MI

Maddie,MI

The group doesn't want Salva to come because,they are already running out of food and water.They also believe since he is a kid he will just complain and be no help to the group.I think that the fact that grown adults are willing to push out a little boy is just rude.They should think of the fact that he is just as scared as they are,and they need to realize its just one more life they can save.I believe what the are doing is just not right.

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River Morrison Mi

River Morrison Mi

Water is the reason why Nya can't go to school,why she could get sick easily

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Lillian,MI

Lillian,MI

Nya's life at the lake camp is better because she does not have to walk for so long, although back home she did not have to wait for hours at a time to get water. It also was not safe at home because she would have a better chance of being killed by a lion or something else like that, especially at the waterhole. The camp, and she does not need to really risk her life.

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Ethan Ilderton Canada

Ethan Ilderton Canada

The group dose not wan't Salva because they think he will slow them down and will complain.

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mason ilderton

mason ilderton

the book is very good

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Addy Bernhardt, Michigan

Addy Bernhardt, Michigan

This story describes many challenges to survival; I have learned that once you lose the people you are dependent on, it can be hard to learn how to become independent. It is also hard to find people who will accept you. I think Salva is doing a good job surviving because he is a young boy that has a lot of prior knowledge. He also is very helpful and he is always trying to be independent and calm, so that the group he is with doesn't regret allowing him into the group. Overall I think he is doing great not giving up or giving up on helping the people he is staying with. He keeps pushing himself to keep working hard so he has a chance at finding his family.

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Nate Ilderton

Nate Ilderton

They don't want Salva because they think he is to to young and not strong enough. Water dictates Nyas life because she is poor and she needs water to live.  My parents dictate my life. I think Salva is doing a good job because he is young and by himself pretty much. Some hard things Salva has to do is getting away from war,walking really far for water,and living without his family for a long time. Nyas houses are different because one house is safer then the other,one house has water closer then the other. One house has way better shelter then the other.

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Katie, Ontario

Katie, Ontario

the group didn't want Salava there

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Joey Carmean MI

Joey Carmean MI

Water dictates Nya's life by having her get water everyday> This is important because if she doesn't get water for her family they might dehydrate or die. Finally getting water wears her body down and makes her tired, and takes a lot of time. The one thing that dictates my life is school because I go to school 9 months out of a year, and I am at school the most out of the day.

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[ anonymous Ilderton, Ontario, Canada ]

[ anonymous Ilderton, Ontario, Canada ]

The group disliked the fact Salva joined the group because he's young and being young he required many resources that the group had to gather for him meaning they had to work more for him and other children because they can't or couldn't provide for themselves... (and most like Salva were not old enough to have a job like hunting)

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Jaiden, Michigan

Jaiden, Michigan

Nya's life at the camp compared to her life at home is very different. At the camp there is a lake right outside of her house, but her tribe's enemy is on the other side of the lake, and the camp can be very dangerous if a fight breaks out. Nya's shelter is smaller at the camp which makes it harder to live. Life at her home is very far from water. Nya can only carry so much water, and it's not very much. Her shelter is bigger than the one at camp which makes living easier. Nya's home is way more secure than the one at camp because there aren't any tribes near by that they can go to war with.

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Katie ,MI

Katie ,MI

Nya can compare the lake camp with her home because she had to fetch water for her family every morning but it was easier because their is a pond right next to their her camp. The shelter,
she did not stay all year because of the fighting. Just like at her real home ( only daring the dry seance ).

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Haley Morningstar~MI

Haley Morningstar~MI

Water dictates Nya's life because everyday Nya and her family walk miles to find water, and if water dried up they would have to move somewhere else to go get more water for her family. School dictates my life, if there was no school in the area where I lived I would have to move somewhere else to get the education I need.

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mason canada we rock

mason canada we rock

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Natalie,Ontario

Natalie,Ontario

They did not want Salva to come with them because he was going to slow them down and he can not do much for them

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Jake,ontario

Jake,ontario

the group didn"t want salva along because he was another person to feed and he was a child so he might slow them down or complain

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he found a old lady(nany)

he found a old lady(nany)

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Taylor & Maggie Ilderton, Ontario

Taylor & Maggie Ilderton, Ontario

#1 The group does not want him because he is a little kid and will annoy them and slow them down (complain)

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Isabella-Canada Ontario

Isabella-Canada Ontario

I think the group dose not  want  Salva because he will slow them
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Caitlin - Ilderton, Ontario

Caitlin - Ilderton, Ontario

the group didnt want Salva to join them because he was just going to be one extra person and that means less food and water for everyone and he would slow them down. I would let him in because he is just a kid.

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Sophia_Canada Ontario I think the group dose not want Salva because they have to give up more food to feed him

Sophia_Canada Ontario I think the group dose not want Salva because they have to give up more food to feed him

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[ Salva ~ anonymous ]

[ Salva ~ anonymous ]

The group disprefered

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Robbie- Ontario

Robbie- Ontario

The group did not want Salva to stay with them because he is slow and weak and could not do any real work that would be helpful to the group. He would also be another mouth to feed and he would complain too much.

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Ann Marie- Lafayette

Ann Marie- Lafayette

The group doesn't want Salva along because he is another mouth to feed, he is a child so he might complain, and because he could slow them down. I think this is terrible because he is a human, too.

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Grace ,Brossard

Grace ,Brossard

1. the group dose to want to take Salva because they thought that he would bug them

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Adleigh, Lafayette

Adleigh, Lafayette

The group doesn't want Salva along because they think that he is going to slow them down, complain, and be a waste of food. I feel like that is a terrible thing to do. If i was the leader of tat group, I surely would have let him come with us.

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Brandon

Brandon

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brandon

brandon

How water dictates to Nyas life is she is required to go fetch water if she wants to live without water she would be dead. What dictates in my life is school.

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Eric

Eric

The group left Salva behind because they thought he was going to go slow and keep on asking questions

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brandon

brandon

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Katherine Lafayette

Katherine Lafayette

The group that Salva is in doesn't want him because they think he is going to be slow. It is not fair that he doesn't belong.

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allie, NC

allie, NC

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

i have been brought up in the woods. i have learned so much about nature. i have always been a country girl and always have been a tomboy.

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Erica, Manitoba

Erica, Manitoba

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Lauren, Winnipeg

Lauren, Winnipeg

the group didn't want Salva because they thought Salva would slow the group down.

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Gavin, winnipeg

Gavin, winnipeg

the group didn't want Salva to come along because they didn't want him to slow the group down and they didn't want a kid that complained while they where walking

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Tamarah, Manitoba

Tamarah, Manitoba

The group left Salva behind in the old barn because they thought he would whine and slow them down and need food constantly. If I were one of the adults of the group I wouldn't leave him, because he was only a child and can hardly take care of himself. Just because he's young they should not have left him.

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Ashley, Winnipeg

Ashley, Winnipeg

I think theirs many reasons why Salva wasn't wanted by the group. My main thought is because of his age, hes way younger than any of the others in the group, rather than the child who was being taken care of by their mother. Another thought is that because no one could find his parents and his family wasn't with him in the group. I bet if his family was with him the group would let him stay no problem.

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Celina, Manitoba

Celina, Manitoba

The group didn't accept Salva because Salva was the only child, so the group thought that he would get tired easily and slow down everyone. Salva will be an extra mouth to feed if he joins the group

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Angelique, winnipeg Manitoba

Angelique, winnipeg Manitoba

The group doesn't want him to join along cause it means more mouth's to feed. They also don't want him to slow the group down. So they are trying to leave him behind.

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fisher s nc

fisher s nc

the group does not want salve in the group because it is one more mouth to feed page 21

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Gerardo C.A

Gerardo C.A

they don't want salva because he doesn't do any work and it would be hard to hunt food for them and he would slow us down

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Jack, Michigan

Jack, Michigan

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Emily, MI

Emily, MI

The group does't want Salva in the group because,

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David, MI

David, MI

The story describes many challenges to survival. Three big challenges are not having enough food, not enough water, and the wildlife. One example is that in chapter 6 Salva's friend vanished during the night and they think it was the lions. I think that Salva is doing a good job learning to survive because he helped them find honey and he has his uncle helping him>

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Chase,Mi

Chase,Mi

The group doesn't want Salva along because, for the group that's one more mouth to feed and worry about. The group made a decision that almost ruined Salva's life.

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Ashley, NC

Ashley, NC

The group doesn’t want Salva to come with them because he is a child,  could slow down the group, would be “another mouth to feed” page 21, and they thought he wouldn’t be able to work like the other men. I think that it is wrong of the men to isolate or reject Salva, because they didn’t warn him and separated him from his family.

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Julia Louisiana

Julia Louisiana

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Carter, Louisiana

Carter, Louisiana

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to center her life around getting water for her family and herself. The thing that most dictates my life is school.

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Sam lousianna

Sam lousianna

Salva cant really help and he is another mouth to feed.

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dylan, louisiana

dylan, louisiana

Nya has better access to the water at the lake

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Julia Lousianna

Julia Lousianna

Water dictates Nya's life because she goes  every day to survive wi th water, God dicates my life.

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Griffin, Louisiana

Griffin, Louisiana

One example of survival in this story is when Salva was alone in the barn, another one is when Salva had to find his family, the last one is when he has to find his way away from the shooting at school. I think Salva is  doing well at surviving because he hasn't died yet.

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Andre, Louisiana

Andre, Louisiana

I have learned about survival in this story that people use nature to find food, that people can use smoke from fire to calm bees, and that if you dig down far enough, you can get water. I think Salva is doing well survivng because he is in good health, and he is learning a lot.

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Ava Lousiana

Ava Lousiana

Nyas life at home compared to her life at the lake camp is different because at lake camp is  they have to sleep outside and they ave no home the safety at the camp is very surprising because you never know when something may happen. Nya liked it at lake camp because she didn't have to walk so long and s far to get water.

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Grace Lousianna

Grace Lousianna

Nya's life at the lake camp is different than her life at the real home. Her real home is safer than the lake camp. The water is closer at the lake camp, but it is harder to retrieve from the clay. At the lake they had to sleep in shelters and they couldn't bring most of their supplies.

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Morgan Loisiana

Morgan Loisiana

They did not want Salva to come because it was hard enough to find food and they thought he would slow them down. That is very sad because he want a small kid.

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Alyse Louisiana

Alyse Louisiana

What survival I've learned thus far is walking to get water , being alone , and finding a tribe . I think he has survived good so far by sticking with a tribe .

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Luke louisana

Luke louisana

I think salva is doing well suriviing because his uncle has a gun and he can shot animals for food.

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Abby, La

Abby, La

They do not want Salva to go with them because he is a child and will slow them down.I feel bad that they did not want him to go with them!

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Ashley, NC

Ashley, NC

The group doesn’t want Salva to come with them because he is a child,  could slow down the group, would be "another mouth to feed" page 21, and they thought he wouldn’t be able to work like the other men. I think that it is wrong of the men to isolate or reject Salva, because they

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Bryn M - NC

Bryn M - NC

1) Salva’s group doesn’t want him to come along because since he’s still a child they think he’ll complain and slow them down. Also, he would be another mouth to feed and water. The fact that they are willing to isolate him makes me feel sick because if I was Salva, I’d feel helpless, lonely, and worthless.

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Ryan L - NC

Ryan L - NC

1.The group doesn’t want Salva to come along because he is a child and he will slow them down. They think he will just complain and be a dead weight. I feel like that's a very dumb thing to do considering they have really only known him for one day and they just leave him while he’s sleeping.

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Lily Alabam

Lily Alabam

i think Nya has a big responsibility. i would feel like had a big one to. she was scared to drink the nasty water so would i. Nya can not go to school unless her dad helps her and she helps teach her brother.

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Varun NJ

Varun NJ

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group does not want Salva because he would just be an extra person and since he is a kid, they will underestimate his abilities and will think that he will not be able to do any work.

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Ankith NJ

Ankith NJ

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group doesn't want Salva along because he would be another mouth to feed and he is a kid, so he can't do any work.

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Tania Lokesh - NJ

Tania Lokesh - NJ

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?
Water dictates Nya's life because she spends most of the day walking to the water hole to get water. School dictates my life because I spend most of my time in it.

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BOB THE POTATO

BOB THE POTATO

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Question 1-Yujin CA

Question 1-Yujin CA

The group didn't want Salva to go along with them because, he is a kid so they think that he will slow them down. If poeple wanted to leave me, I will be really sad and scared.

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Taylor, Louisia

Taylor, Louisia

The group does not want to bring Salva along because he is a child and the group is afraid that he will slow them down. I feel sad and mad that the group is willing to isolate and reject him.

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Jake,California

Jake,California

Water dictates Nya's life because her job in the family is to get water for her whole family which takes up most of her day and she repeats this chore everyday.

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sebastian CA

sebastian CA

the the water dictates nya and the and the war dictates salva from finding his family both of them are going through a struggle.

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JOSHUA, CALIFORNIA< U.S.A

JOSHUA, CALIFORNIA< U.S.A

In my opinion, Salva is oing quite well surviving in the harsh african desert. This is because most people say from the big city that are more used to buying things or working for money, then say the city is destroyed or they need to evacuate into the wild as there no more places to go. When this happens there will probaly be mass casualties or people starving to death or getting mauled by animals. Salva however was lucky enough to be able to find food like honey and meat. And noone in his group are fighiting yet.

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Justin, NC

Justin, NC

That women in the group said that they should leave him  because they thought he would slow them down

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Emily, NC

Emily, NC

I have learned a lot about survival in this story. There are a few things you really need to survive. Water, food, shelter. I think Salva will be able to survive because he seems like a motivated person

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Jack,NC

Jack,NC

Water dictates water cause she obviously needs it to live.

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Gianna, NC

Gianna, NC

The group of women left Salva because he is a young boy and they're afraid he would slow them down and complain about everything.

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Ashton, NC

Ashton, NC

The group does not want Sala because he is a your boy and will be a hassle to them on there journey

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Jacob, NC

Jacob, NC

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Sophia, NC

Sophia, NC

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Justin, NC

Justin, NC

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Nagiza, NC

Nagiza, NC

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Trevor, NC

Trevor, NC

The group of women didn't want Salva because he could be a burden and not want to do any work, and he would be too much to feed because he's a growing boy.

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Justin, nortcarolina

Justin, nortcarolina

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Emily, NC

Emily, NC

He has a very big responsibility in his family

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Marquis,NC :))

Marquis,NC :))

The group dosent want salva because he is a little boy and will slow them down 2 if she dosent get water then her family wont have any water for the whole day

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Jacob, NCD

Jacob, NCD

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Dominic, NC ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Dominic, NC ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Some people in the group doesn't want salva along because they think that he will just slow them down.

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Garrett, NC

Garrett, NC

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Allie, NC

Allie, NC

They didn't want Salva with them because they thought he would slow them down because he was too little to do anything.

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Emma, NC

Emma, NC

Water dictates her life because everyday she has to walk to the pond and that takes up most of her day. If she didn't get water her and her family could die.

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Karlee, NC

Karlee, NC

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Connor, NC

Connor, NC

The group thought that Salva was going to slow the group down, because Salva is only eleven years old. I don't agree with this because you shouldn't leave anyone except if it was a very important reason.

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Jack, NC

Jack, NC

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Owen, NC

Owen, NC

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Emma, NC

Emma, NC

I think that the group abandoned  Salva because the people who abandoned him thought that he will slow them down and that they will have to take care of him. I feel terrible for Salva and I'm upset that people would dothat to a young child.

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Dylan, NC

Dylan, NC

Nya has to get water for her family every day or they will die. School dictates my life because I have to go or I can not get good grades

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Cambria, NC

Cambria, NC

The reason they abandoned Salva was because they knew that he couldn't possibly keep up with them.

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Lauren, NC

Lauren, NC

The group left him behind because its an extra mouth to feed. Also, although they are from the same town, he isn't related or close to any of them.The group took their own children but left him behind. It is too hard to find food already, and they don't need an extra person adding on to that. I think it is so selfish that you can look into a little child's eyes and just leave them behind. Is it really that hard to bring one more child?

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Molly, NC

Molly, NC

The group thinks Salva will slow them down, And the women would have another stomach to fill and there is not that much food.

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Ivania , NC

Ivania , NC

Water dictates Nya´s life so much because if they don drink water they won´t live.

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Myles,NC

Myles,NC

They left him because they thought that he was weak and was slowing them down.

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Alden, NC

Alden, NC

The group thinks he'll slow them down, and left him at the farm alone, to fend for himself.

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Brooke California ;

Brooke California ;

The group doesn't want to take Salva along because they think that he is too young and won't help them. They also believe that he could die and just slow them down. Above all, they just don't think Salva is a good idea.

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Kai R, CA

Kai R, CA

The group doesn't want to include Salva because they believe that he will slow the group down, it is another mouth to feed, and they think that it is already hard enough to find food. I think that it is kind of cruel for the group to reject him because he is just a kid and he could die young and that would just sad.

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Brodey, MI

Brodey, MI

The group doesn't want Salva along because the group has a bit of difficulties with having another mouth to feed and the fact that Salva may slow them down. This was also shown in a recent chapter, when the last group Salva was with had nothing to do with him because he was just a s much of a child, so they took off while he was asleep.

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Nathan, Mi

Nathan, Mi

The group doesn't want Salva along because they think all he will do is complain and slow the group down. I think even if it's war and he may slow them down he's a child and they still have a long life to live.

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Cameron MI

Cameron MI

The group doesn't want Salva to come along because he will slow them down, and is another mouth to feed. I am confused on why they wouldn't want him coming along. Salva could help the group by hunting or collecting water. He may be a little slower, but I think the benefits of having Salva out weigh the negatives.

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Raven, MI

Raven, MI

Salva's current group the first time they met, wanted nothing to do with him because of him being a child. The group even said that he would only slow them down. But once they saw his fore head markings they were convinced on letting him join in.

I didn't have too much of an opinion on this happening first reading it. But if it were a real thing to be happening to a specific real person then I probably wouldn't be all too happy to see it happening. Him being a child is the exact reason why he needs the group and they were just going to leave him there to die

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Paige M, Michigan

Paige M, Michigan

Nya's life in her village is very different from her life at the lake camp. At the lake camp she doesn't have to spend her whole day walking to the nearest water source miles away. When she is at the lake camp she has many dangers to face. The biggest one being the Dinka Tribe. This tribe is very fierce and always finds themselves fighting and harming the Neur tribe. Many lives have been lost to the Dinka tribe and for that reason Nya's mother gets worried every time her husband and son go out hunting.

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Da'Carri, Michigan

Da'Carri, Michigan

Water is a big part of Nyas' life

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Avery T, MI

Avery T, MI

The reason for the group rejecting Salva is because they would have another mouth to feed, and the food is scarce. Most of the people in the group are starving.He is also a child I don't think that the group would be very kind if the group leaves Salva

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Emma,MI

Emma,MI

They dont want Salva to come with them because they think he is another mouth to feed and and will slow the group down.I feel pretty sad that they did not want him because he is a child and has no one else to take care of him.

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Chevyo,MI

Chevyo,MI

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Graycen S, Michigan

Graycen S, Michigan

Water dictates Nya's life because she spends each and every day getting water for her and her family. She goes to the well which is extremely far from her house twice a day. During the drought season she goes to the lake camp where she spends all day digging for water in the lake's clay beaches. The thing that dictates my life is trying to always be my best on and off the field and be a good leader and help people.

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Trevor,MI

Trevor,MI

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Lola, MI

Lola, MI

The group doesn't want Salva along because they think that he'll slow them down. He's a kid and he's another mouth to feed. I feel that it's sad that they don't take him along because he's part of their tribe. Also it's sad that they'd reject him just because he is another mouth to feed or he's young.

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Teagan, Canada, Ontario, London

Teagan, Canada, Ontario, London

I learned that one survival is you move away from the war to lead the survival. I think salva is doing good at surviving with all the others. nd he is not falling behind. When the group is walking.and he has his uncle with him to to walk with.

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Xavier, NC

Xavier, NC

Water dictates Nya's life because she needs it to live. Technology dictates my life because i'm addicted to video games, not because of social media

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Chrissy, PF

Chrissy, PF

They don´t want Salva because he will slow them down from walking,  they would have to find more food to feed him if they kept on  stopping because of him.

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Kate, NC

Kate, NC

The group doesn't want Salva with them because all he will do is slow the group down. I think the group is willing to reject him because he can't do work. It seems like the group made that decision very easily

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Jacob, NC

Jacob, NC

Why doesn't the group want Salva? The  group thinks that Salva will hold them back. How do you feel about the fact that the group was willing to isolate  and reject him? I would feel alone and left out if I was constantly rejected like this.

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Sara, NC

Sara, NC

The group doesn't want Salva because he's a child, he can't do work, he's another mouth to feed, and will slow the group down. I think it's sad that an eleven year old is on his own to survive during a war.

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Majestik NC

Majestik NC

Nya needs water to live. The 5 dollar bill in my pocket dictates my life right now

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Sara, NC

Sara, NC

They don't want Salva along because they think he will slow them down along the way.

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Ariana, NC

Ariana, NC

The group thought that Salva would slow him down because he is a child.  I would be scared because I would not have anyone to walk with or to help with survival.

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Sydney, NC

Sydney, NC

The group left him because they thought he would slow him down,and he is also a child and cant help that much with work. I would be scared to be alone, I would have no where to go and would not no how to get to places.

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Makaila:) NC

Makaila:) NC

Nya had to get water and she always spent most of her days getting water for her and her family

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Sarah, NC

Sarah, NC

Well, Nya spend most of her day going back and fourth with gourds of  water for her family. Water dictates her life,  because its all she does.  Technology dictates my life, because of social media. We put our self confidence into social media, which and effect our mental( and in some cases, physical) health.

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Marcus,NC

Marcus,NC

Nya doesn't have to go far for water now, she lives by the lake now. Now she doesn't have to walk a mile and back to get there.

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Emma,NC (>@0@)> , (>0-0)>

Emma,NC (>@0@)> , (>0-0)>

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life? - The water dictates Nya's life because that is  all she does for the day. She needs the water to survive her family needs it too. Technology dictate my life because sometime I care for what people think of me. It effects us mentally and physically.

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Nate, NC

Nate, NC

Salva is rejected because he will slow them down. It's kinda sad that he was rejected.

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Nieve, NC

Nieve, NC

Why doesn't the group want salva along?
Salva was left behind by the group of woman and their children, because he was acting like a child and he was slowing them down.

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TJ , NC

TJ , NC

They think that he will slow them down and that he would always be wanting something. I feel bad for him and I feel sad for him because they don't want to take care of him and they want to reject him.

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Erin, NC

Erin, NC

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?
Water dictates Nya's life going to get water because she gets it Morning and afternoon for her family. What dictates my life is probably technology.

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Ethan NC

Ethan NC

Why doesn't the group want salva along?  How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? The group thinks salva will slow them down. I would do the same thing I don't want to feed him I want to feed my self.

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Caitlin, NC

Caitlin, NC

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to go out every day and collect water for all of her family and she does that every day, that is normal for her. I think technology dictates our life because our lives revolve around technology.

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Jade, NC :|

Jade, NC :|

They thought Salva would slow them down. They also didn't want to deal with him complaining about being tired and hungry.

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Natalie,nc

Natalie,nc

Why doesn't the group want Salva along?They left him because they thought they would slow them down.

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Anabelle NC :)

Anabelle NC :)

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to take the long walk every single day.
Something that dictates my life is school because the amount of homework i have completely determines what i do after school.

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Brianna, NC!!

Brianna, NC!!

Nia's job is carrying water back and fourth from the pond, so that is was dictates her life because that is what she spends her time doing. One thing that dictates my life is volleyball.

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Spencer Nc

Spencer Nc

Water dictates Nya's life, because she has to takes the walk a day and it can get tiring, and that's all she did for the day.
Technology, dictates my life because I cannot live without it in my opinion. I think, without it we wouldn't be able to communicate with others well.

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Riley, NC

Riley, NC

They don't want him to tag along because they thought that he would slow them down. I would be devastated if that had happened to me because I wouldn't be able to survive in the woods by myself.

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Bella , Michigan

Bella , Michigan

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to walk a very long way to the river. Nya also has limited water usage every single day

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Emie, Nc

Emie, Nc

Water dictates Nya's  life because. She spend's all of her morning getting water so her famliy can have water. We just rely on our fridge to give us our water. We only have to walk like 10 steps just to get a cup of water. She has to walk like a few miles just to get there. We even get to have clean purified water she has to drink dirty
water.
- something that dictates my life is my phone because i have to make something look just right before I post it, and it has to have a certain amount of likes or comments

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Dylan Ontario

Dylan Ontario

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?
The group doesn’t want salva to come along because they don’t want him to complain about being tired and they don’t want him to be trouble. I feel that it is wrong to reject salva because the more lives they have the longer they will survive.

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Josh NC

Josh NC

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life? every day she goes for water before and after noon

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Daniela NC

Daniela NC

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya's life because  she goes in the morning and right after lunch.
School

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Aliyah,NC

Aliyah,NC

Explain how water dictates Nya's life what is one thing that dictates your life.

Bringing water to her family dictates Nya's life what dictates my life is school and my family.

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Gracyn, NC

Gracyn, NC

Explain how water dictates Nya's life . What one thing most dictates your life.
-Water dictates Nya's life because she goes to get water every day before lunch, then after lunch, every day.
-One thing that dictates my life is school because I am there 7 hours of day, every day.

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Justin NC

Justin NC

explain how water dictates Nya's life. what one thing most dicates your life?
water dictates Nya's life  because she has to go get water every single day for the rest of her life.
The one thing that dictates my life would be school because that is where I spend most of my time every day

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briana,NC

briana,NC

her family depends on her get the water they needed so she makes sure that they have that her family depends alot on her, the one that I'm dictated to is making sure that i make good grades and that i show up to school every single

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Aparna,NC

Aparna,NC

2. Nya spends most of her time getting water for her family.School dictates my life.

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Srikar, NC

Srikar, NC

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya's life because Nya would go get water everyday twice after she woke up and after they eat, something that dictates my life is school because I go to school everyday for 5 days a week but Nya gets water everyday.

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logan,NC

logan,NC

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates you

One thing that dictates my life is school

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Aliyah,NC

Aliyah,NC

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Jayden,NC

Jayden,NC

explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life? School dictates my life

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Jacob, NC

Jacob, NC

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?
Nya spends most of her day getting water going back and forth between the two places she spends little time with family and most of her time getting water for her family. I spend most of my time in school and homework so I dont have much free time after school nor in school.

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MiaN

MiaN

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Michaela, NC

Michaela, NC

Nya's life seems to vevol on getting water for her family. She has to get the water 2 times a day and get it on a very long journey. School dictates my life because it takes up 75 percent of my weeks. I would much rather go to school instead of fetching water every day.

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Joe

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Tahlia NC

Tahlia NC

He would slow the group down and they would have to find more food to feed salva too. I feel like a hypocrite because at the moment i am saying why would they do that but i feel like if i were put in that situation i would most likely have to think about taking in salva

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Amy, NC

Amy, NC

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group does not want Salva to come along because he is a child and they feared that he would slow them down. I think it is sad that they would let the child die just because they might slow them down.

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Griffin, NC

Griffin, NC

Question 1 - Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group knew even though Salva needed food and water from the group and to find his family. He would end up slowing the group down and only creating conflict. I feel that the group was right to feel that way, but actually leaving him was the worst thing possible. They could of helped him and encouraged him to keep going .

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Mackenzie, NC

Mackenzie, NC

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Nya has to get water most of her day, while we have school most of the day.

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Joseph,NC

Joseph,NC

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?
School dictates my life most.

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Hannah, NC

Hannah, NC

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life? Naya's life dictates on water. My life dictates on school. Naya has to walk back and forth between the lake to get water and her home carring a gallon jug on her head back and forth for hours.

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allie,NC

allie,NC

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Devin,NC

Devin,NC

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life? Nya's has to get the water to survive everyday. One thing that dictates my life is sports and school, I usually have homework everyday or basketball.

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Rajat, N

Rajat, N

2. Nya's life is dictated by water because this is what she does every day to walk and get water for his people. School dictates most of my life. This is where everything starts and teaches you most of the things you know. I spend most of my life at school and the reason how I can be successful in life.

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Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

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Justin, NC

Justin, NC

Explain how water dictates Nya's life. what on thing most dicates your life?

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Sanjana, Nc

Sanjana, Nc

Explain how water dictates Nya's life. What one thing most dicates your life?

the water

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Chanel, NC

Chanel, NC

Explain how water dictates Nya's life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya's life because it takes up most of her day and she does it everyday for her family. One thing that dictates my life is school because I come here everyday for 8 hours and after I leave, I have to do homework and that also takes up time.

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Griffin NC

Griffin NC

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

the thing that dictates my life is school because i am there all day and when i'm not i'm doing homework.

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Jasmine, NC

Jasmine, NC

The group doesn't want Salva to walk with theme because they think he might slow them down because he is a child. I also feel that it is cruel for them to want to leave a child by themselves

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Amir, NC

Amir, NC

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

1.) She has to spend most of the day getting water for her family
2.) School dictates my life

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Hunter,NC

Hunter,NC

1.The group does not want Salva to come along because it would be another mouth to feed and would slow the group down.
2.I think its bad that they thought they could leave a little kid behind putting their health befor his. Even if he might be another mouth to feed, he is one of them so they should have immediately took him in.

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Jayden, NC

Jayden, NC

Question 2: Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?
1. Water dictates Nya's life because she goes to get water everyday most of the day.
2.The most dictated part of my life is School.

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Morgan, NC

Morgan, NC

1. The group doesn't want to bring Salva because he is another mouth to feed, take care of, and that he would slow the group down because he was a child. I don't think it was right that the group left him, and inconsiderate. They were only conscerned about their own health and didn't care if Salva died.

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Emily, NC

Emily, NC

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to do it, get it to survive. It takes up most of her time. Her family is relying on her and getting the water. If she does not it is not just effecting her it is also effecting her family.

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griffin NC

griffin NC

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Abby NC

Abby NC

They didn't want Salva to come along because he could slow them down, another mouth to feed, and low water supply. Also he only by himself.

Its bad for Salva because he only a child and has no family and has nobody, and the group doesn't even consider it makes me sad for Salva.

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Ashley, NC

Ashley, NC

Explain how water dictates Nya's life. What one thing most dictates your life?
Looking at Nya's lifestyle and situation i realized that we have more privileges than Nya and her family. We have school, easy access to water, clothes, and food. Our life is way more easier than ours because we can get things easy and we have our own jobs and shelter. We also don't have as many tasks that are as needed and if you don't have it life would be harder and shorter for you and your family.

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Jarett NC

Jarett NC

2. Water is dictates Nya's life you can tell because getting water for her family is one of the only thing she does. The thing that dictates my life is school between all my classes I get lots of homework

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Kendall .K,NC

Kendall .K,NC

Water dictates Nya's by it being the source her family depends on. That is her job everyday for her family. School dictates my life by it being the place I go to everyday.

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Cj, NC

Cj, NC

That Nya's family depends on her for water everyday for her family.  One thing that dictates me in my life is that I come to school everyday.

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Brayden, nc

Brayden, nc

Nya was safe from the tribes in her home but to find water she was in the middle of the battle of the two tribes

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Abigail, NC

Abigail, NC

The group didn't want Salva to come along because they didn't want to be responsible for him, he was child, another "mouth to feed", they thought he was going to slow them down. Honestly, what I feel is empathy, and sympathy. I get why they didn't want to bring him along because, if they brought him along, and Salva would died they would feel a heavy weight on their shoulders. I also feel sympathetic because I could feel the fear of being alone from Salva.

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Cassandra,NC

Cassandra,NC

Question 1
They did not want to bring Salva because he is a child and they thought that he would slow them down. Also the said Salva would just be another mouth to feed. I think it is not right that they do not want him because he is a child.

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Kendall, NC

Kendall, NC

Water dictates Nay's life because she is the only one who gets the water for her family to keep them hydrated. That is Nay's job everyday to get water for her family.

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alexis, NC

alexis, NC

Question 2
she is spending most of her life trying to find water and supplies to live off of instead of living her life like a kid should.

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Jacob NC

Jacob NC

She is in a new camp and her mom hates the camp. They had to dig for water. He has found his uncle who has been in the war. His uncle had a weapon or gun already. Salva started vomiting because of starvation, they ate to much. They couldn't find water for miles.

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Day'lee, NC

Day'lee, NC

I think water dictates Nya's life by taking up her up her day all she does is eat and walk to get water. one thing that dictates my life is school i spend most of my day at school but I think Nya would trade with me any day.

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Caitlin, NC

Caitlin, NC

Question 2: Getting water dictates Nya's life because  if she doesn't go get the water her family could die. I think the main things that dictate my life are school, and swimming. I have to make plans based on if i have school or practice and depending if i can miss them or not.

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Bryanna, NC

Bryanna, NC

2) Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?
Water dictates Nya's life because in order for her and her family to survive she has to walk to get water. School dictates my life because I have to do it.

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Daysia, NC

Daysia, NC

nya spends most of the time getting water for her family everyday

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Andrea,NC

Andrea,NC

I think salva is doing a great job surriving. In order to live you need stanmna. Also need food.

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Avery, ON

Avery, ON

{Question 1}

Why doesn't the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

I think the group doesn't want Salva along because they feel like they would have to stop more cause Salva is young and can get tired faster than others in the group.
I feel like Salva shouldn't have been left behind because is in the tribe and they should think abut how they would feel if they got left behind.

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PJ J PA

PJ J PA

I would like to find out why Nya has to constantly walk for water.

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Ellie W.

Ellie W.

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?
Reading about how water dictates Nya's life helps me to reflect upon the privileges that I have in my life. Today, our society is accustomed to having our needs filled immediately, but for many people around the globe, this is not a possibility. Nya has to walk long periods of time out of her day just to get water and do it again the next day. While I am going to classes each day, I never have to think about my access to water. This is an eye-opening story that makes you think about all you have to be grateful for.

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Joe, ON

Joe, ON

1.It’d be safer that they left him because the rebels are looking for males and if he went with them he might have been forced to help or train to be apart of the rebels or maybe because he could be just a distraction because he's the youngest of them all so he might have to take breaks and all they want to do is get away.

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Francis, ON

Francis, ON

The group doesn’t want Salva along because they think he will slow them down. They think he is just some random kid. He might complain and be dramatic. His parents aren’t there so they are assuming that no one will keep him quiet. They should at least tell him in person and in the most gentle way possible. The group didn’t even know how Salva acts, so they should at least find out before ditching him. I feel bad for Salva because he doesn’t even know why he was left alone.

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CarlyRae, CA

CarlyRae, CA

Question 1: I think that the group doesn't want Salva to come along because he is just a child. So, they might be worried that he will slow them down, and just be an extra mouth to feed. It makes me very upset to think about his own tribe abandoning a young kid, without even telling him. In addition, I could never imagine leaving a child all alone in the middle of a war.

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Kannon, CA

Kannon, CA

Question 1: Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? The group thinks that Salva will complain and fall behind and it is already a struggle to feed all the mouths in the group. I think that it is so cruel to let a child die in the desert because a group didn't take that child and left him to die.

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Danielle,CA

Danielle,CA

Nya goes to the la

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Brian,CA

Brian,CA

When Nya is at the lake camp, she has to walk a lot less then when she is at home, but the water takes longer to get. At the camp, her shelter is a lot weaker and smaller than her permanent shelter at home. Lastly, she is a lot less safe because there is Dinka nearby that could kill them.

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Arushi, CA

Arushi, CA

Q 1
The group doesn't want Salva along because he is only a child, and he might complain. Also, he will ask for food, and they barely have enough.

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Brian, CA

Brian, CA

When Nya is at the lake camp, she has to walk a lot less then when she is at home, but the water takes longer to get. At the camp, her shelter is a lot weaker and smaller than her permanent shelter at home. Lastly, she is a lot less safe because there is Dinka nearby that could kill them.

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Macy, C.A

Macy, C.A

(Question 3)
Three things that I have learned about survival is to work hard, work together, and stay calm. i think that Salva is doing a good job because he is only 11 and he is staying alive and not falling behind.

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Alexander CA

Alexander CA

They did not want to bring Nya because he was young and would take up a lot of food.  If he would take up a lot of food then he will slow them down.  He might complain a lot. They think he would be no help but be a nuisance. He's wouldn't be strong or any use. The only reason that they took him was because of a lady who wanted to have him in the group.

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Brooks, CA

Brooks, CA

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Danielle,CA

Danielle,CA

Nya dictates water by getting water every day it takes her 8 hours to get water. She does this 2 times a day.I do this with dance because I take dance almost every day and take 5 dance class in that week. This is like Nya because I go and do class for a hour and she goes and walk for 8 hours,so this is like Nya.

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Nathan, CA

Nathan, CA

The group doesn't want Salva in the group because they think that he will slow them down and complain.

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Benjamin CA I think Nya's life dictates my life because I'm always busy with basketball games and practice and I always play basketball in my free time.

Benjamin CA I think Nya's life dictates my life because I'm always busy with basketball games and practice and I always play basketball in my free time.

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Brooks, CA

Brooks, CA

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JOSHUA, CALIFORNIA,U.S.A

JOSHUA, CALIFORNIA,U.S.A

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Danielle,C

Danielle,C

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CarlyRae, CA

CarlyRae, CA

Question 1: How I think that the group doesn't want Salva to come along because he is just a child. So, they might be worried that he will slow them down, and just be an extra mouth to feed. It makes me very upset to think about his own tribe abandoning a young kid, without even telling him. In addition, I could never imagine leaving a child all alone in the middle of a war.

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Sebastian Dominguez CA

Sebastian Dominguez CA

water dictates nya's life in many ways and i do not really think that the group wants salva to be in the group

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Lucas, CA Water dictates life because without water Nya and her family because without water she will die. One thing that dictates my life is my parents because they tell me everything I have to do and if I don't follow it I get punished.

Lucas, CA Water dictates life because without water Nya and her family because without water she will die. One thing that dictates my life is my parents because they tell me everything I have to do and if I don't follow it I get punished.

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Sierra, California

Sierra, California

The group doesn't want Salva along because they think that he will slow them down. He is also a child, so they believe that he will cry and be a drag. I feel bad for Salva because the group makes assumptions and doesn't give him the chance to prove himself. The group also doesn't want Salva along because he would just be an extra mouth to feed. It is quite clear that the group doesn't want Salva along, and grudgingly lets him join the group, just in case he might be of some use. In addition, the group doesn't want Salva along because he is an orphan, and since his parents aren't there, no one would take care of him, and that could lead to him being reckless and irresponsible. O

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Joao Paulo,CA

Joao Paulo,CA

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?
Water dictates her life because every day she has to make 2 very long walks to get water for her family. The thing that dictates me is school because I have to go to it every day.

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Kolby, C.A.

Kolby, C.A.

Question 1: Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? The group doesn't bring Salva along because he is too young so he would not be good for work and might slow the group down. I feel that the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him is wrong because even though he is still young he is as able as the men for work, will be able to move faster than the elderly and any of the younger kids, and will not complain.

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Macy, CA

Macy, CA

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Ruth CA

Ruth CA

Question 1: They group do not want Salva because they think that he will slow them down and they will need to look for more food then they use too. Question 2: Water dedicates Nya´s life because she looks for water every day and takes care of

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Noah, CA

Noah, CA

I think that the group is willing to isolate and reject because they do not want to feed another person and they think that he will hold back the group. This makes me feel bad for him because he was already apart from his family and his former group also chose to leave him then the old person had to move so if his group chooses to leave him again, then he will be left alone once more.

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Nia, California

Nia, California

The group did not want Salva to join them because they think he would complain and slow them down. I think it is cruel to isolate and ignore a lost and lonely child.

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Camron, California

Camron, California

Question 1
Salva's group does not want him along because the group think that Salva will just slow them down. They think that Salva will slow them down because he is just a child and that he will always complain and they think that he is to young to do any real work. I feel that it would be harsh to do that.

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Ella, California

Ella, California

Question 2: Nya's life is dictated by water because she spends all day everyday walking to the pond and filling up her jug. She does it multiple times a day. Something that dictates my life is soccer. I play competitive soccer, so I'm out on the soccer field everyday for hours at a time

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Racquel, CA

Racquel, CA

(Question 3)
I learned that some of the main keys to survival are work hard, work together, and stay hopeful. I think that Salva is doing a good job of surviving in these cicumstances. I think this because he lost his parents and he does not have anyone to take care of him.

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Nicole, CA

Nicole, CA

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?
Water dictates Nya's life because she spends all of her time getting water for her family. The thing that dictates my life is theater I have practice 12 hours a week.

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Alexander , CA

Alexander , CA

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Alden, CA

Alden, CA

Question 2:
Water dictates Nya’s life by making her walking for more than 16 hours a day just to get some. One thing that dictates my life is music. I play the guitar and violin, and I have to practice for a long time every day.

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Jordan, CA

Jordan, CA

Question 1: Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? I think that the group does not want Salva among them because he is child. The group believes that Salva will just become another mouth to feed and it is not worth the extra effort. This makes me very upset because the members of the group are of the same tribe and they were thinking about abandoning this young child.

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Aurora, California

Aurora, California

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?
The group doesn't want Salva to come along with them because they thought he would take up to much food, water, and time. I think it is rude and selfish because they think he is going to take more time but he won't

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Lucas, CA

Lucas, CA

Water dictates Nya's li

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Jake,California

Jake,California

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Katie, California

Katie, California

Question 2: Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya's life by she is always looking for more water. She does two trips to the pond a day. Water takes up all of her day except for her meals. Dance dictates my life. It dictates my life by I do 8 hours a week and I am adding one soon. When I go I go three hours at a time.

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Brooks, CA

Brooks, CA

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Hayden, CA

Hayden, CA

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him? I think that the group doesn't want him to come along because he is a child and it will slow them down. Also they think he will complain and want to much food. Also he might sleep in and slow them down. Forth he could be scared and ask them to move to a different spot which could take along time and then they get tired.

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JOSHUA, CALIFORNIA,U.S.A

JOSHUA, CALIFORNIA,U.S.A

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Lucas, California

Lucas, California

The group does not want Salva to come along with them because they think he is going to slow them down and he will complain along the way. I feel very bad for him because he just wants to find his family or meet new freinds.

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Matthew, California

Matthew, California

Question 1:  why does the group not want to bring Salva along on their trip?

The group doesn't want to bring Salva with them because they think that he´s going to slow them down and be not helpful and a waste of food.

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Will, CA

Will, CA

Q: This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

A: I think that Salva is doing a bad job with surviving. He worries to much about other things. he needs to worry about himself otherwise he is going to come across lots of difficult things.

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Nathan, CA

Nathan, CA

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Nathan, C

Nathan, C

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Jael , CA

Jael , CA

The group doesn't want Salva to come along with them because they are assuming that he will cause trouble such as complaining and that he will slow them down tremendously. I feel very bad for Salva because they did not give him an opportunity to prove them wrong.

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Joao Paulo,CA

Joao Paulo,CA

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Xander, CA

Xander, CA

Question 4
Nya's life in the lake camp is bad since they couldn't make a stable shelter, Nya had to wait for water to come out and it wasn't really safe there while at there house they had a permanent shelter and Nya could get a lot of water by walking to the pond, so her life at home is better then her life in the water camp.

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Lauren, CA

Lauren, CA

The group does not want Salva to join them because he is a child, one more mouth to feed, he does not offer any useful skills, he will fall behind, and he will complain. I think it is wrong that they immediately were going to leave him behind, though he was a defenseless child. On the other hand, they were short on resources, like water and food.

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Kaya Red Bluff, C.

Kaya Red Bluff, C.

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Piper,Red Bluff,ca

Piper,Red Bluff,ca

Q:Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?SO

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Miriam Lopez Red Bluff,CA

Miriam Lopez Red Bluff,CA

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?
They think that salva will slow them down but they should not do that

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Jakoby Lyon #17 Red Bluff California

Jakoby Lyon #17 Red Bluff California

Explain how water dictates Naya's life? She has to walk 7 kilometers just so she can get some water

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Lynnie #13

Lynnie #13

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Diego M,Red Bluff,CA

Diego M,Red Bluff,CA

Q: Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?
A: They don't want to bring him along because they feel he will slow them down which makes sense but they shouldn't do that.

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Talina.B,Red Bluff,C

Talina.B,Red Bluff,C

Q:1
I think the group should exsept him because he is a good kid.

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Jaycee, Red Bluff, CA

Jaycee, Red Bluff, CA

Q:
Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?
A:
The group doesn't want Salva along because they think that he is just a kid and will slow them down. Honestly, I think that they should keep him safe and include him.

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Colby, CA

Colby, CA

Question 1:
I feel like the men would think that Salva would slow them down, take up all their rations ,and complain. I can see why they would think that, but I would at least give him a chance. He might just be a child, but he might be different than what you expect

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Abigail, US, CA

Abigail, US, CA

I feel like the men wanted to leave Salva behind because (They said this themselves) he'd slow them down, and he would just be a extra mouth to feed. Also he was "just a child" and not a man yet.

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Peyton V Sparta Ontario

Peyton V Sparta Ontario

Q:1.
The group doesn't want Salva to come with them because they think he is too weak to be useful to anyone. I think that the world was just confused of what to do because of the war so I think it was only a little wrong.

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AidenM Sparta Ontario

AidenM Sparta Ontario

Q3
-Deadly animals that can eat you poison you or badly injure you which can cause a lot of problems.
-Diseases that you could catch which could end up killing you, slowing your movements or doing other terrible things to you.
-Soldiers from either the Rebel side could capture you, imprison you, kill you, force you to be one of them and so one.
I think that Salva has done well surviving these things manely because he grew up in these dangers which already gives him a bit of experience but i think that he hasen't gone through the terrible fates because he is just to determined but I guess he is just very lucky after all he has gone through.

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RJ ON #1

RJ ON #1

The group doesnt want to take salva with them because he will just want to rest and will slow them down. another reason is he might just run off or be wineing all day or at night will keep walking people up cause he hears noises. One thing is they dont know how he is, he can be very helpful to them plus his uncle

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Aiden W Sparta ON(#1)

Aiden W Sparta ON(#1)

I think they don't want Savla in the group because if he is in the group there is Less food and he is a kid so if they have a kid the neur tribe might want the kid. i think he feels sad because no one want to stay with him :(

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Carly Sparta Ontario

Carly Sparta Ontario

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to walk for around three hours in the morning and three hours in the afternoon and that leaves no time for school.So really her whole life is getting water witch really isn't fair. What dictates my life is school. School is huge part of my life.I don't what I would do if I couldn't go to school this is why I feel so bad for Nya because she can't go to school

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Alan.G Sparta ON

Alan.G Sparta ON

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Cale.H Sparta,ON,Canada

Cale.H Sparta,ON,Canada

Q1           The group doesn't want Salva in the group because they have to feed him,give him a drink worry about were he is and if he gets hurt or sick the group has to take care of him that would be in their eyes a waste of time and resources

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Blake,Sparta Ontario

Blake,Sparta Ontario

They group wont want a kid in there group. But his uncle is there so they can hunt so if they isolate him his uncle will probably stay with him. Then the will be unable to hunt then starve to death.
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i feel bad for salva because the group doesn't like him and hes only there because his uncles there with a gun for hunting

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Quinn,Sparta O

Quinn,Sparta O

Explain how water dictates Nya's life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water is key to life, Plants need it, animals need it, tree's need it and us humans need it. Nya needs water but she probably wishes she doesn't have to walk 3 hours every single day.
The one thing that dictates my life is my freedom, without it I would be who I am today.

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Charlie, Sparta, Ontario

Charlie, Sparta, Ontario

Q)1
I think that the Dinka tribe, group wants to have Salva along because he is a kid and might slow them down and that would just be more work for them. Even though there is a fight going on, and people are only worrying about them selves and what will happen to them, Salva is part of the tribe and they should take him along so that he can be safe too, and i have heard people say that there is safety in numbers so he could help with that! Salva also wants to find his family and he does not want to stay alone and also a little later on in the book more people join salva and the group.

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Tiffany, Sparta, Ont

Tiffany, Sparta, Ont

Q)4

I think Nya's life at home is very safe  compaired to the lake because in the book it said that her mother was worried about the brother and dad because they went out hunting. But it never said that when they were at home probably because it wasn't a problem at home.Its easier for her to get water here but her arm gets sore and it takes a while for the water to come and the shelter is not so good.

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Grace Sparta Ontario (Question 1)

Grace Sparta Ontario (Question 1)

I don't think the group wants Salva along because it just makes more work for them to watch him and also it is one more mouth to feed. I honestly don't think it is fair that people would just turn down a kid in need of help right away. I understand that they don't now anything about him really but still what do they have to lose? I would assume that Salva would never try to do anything he wasn't supposed to but i understand that the group also doesn't know Salva.

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Kyla from Sparta,Ontario

Kyla from Sparta,Ontario

Q1) The group doesn't want
Salva along because they think he is just a kid and cant do anything to help the group.Also he is just a waste of food and water that they could eat/drink (the group thinks).Another reason why they don't want him is because they are selfish. This i think is why they don't want Salva along.

Q2) Water dictates Nya's life because most of the time she is walking to get water and that makes it the most timely.She can't go to school because that's what she is doing when most kids (boys all girls are geting water) are at school. Water is a necessity in life that you need to live.

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Kaidynce, Canada, Ontario

Kaidynce, Canada, Ontario

Nya´s life at the lake camp is different then life at home because at the lake camp she doesn´t have to walk for hours to get water.But at the lake camp she barely has any shelter and
it´s not safe at the lake camp

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Jakob W, NY

Jakob W, NY

Water dictates Nya's life because she Has to go get water for her family every day for about 8 hours a day and if she dosn't her family would die. and school dictates me because if I didn't iI wouldn't get a good job or be succseful in life.

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Chloe, Markham, Ontario

Chloe, Markham, Ontario

The group doesn't want Salva to along because he's just a child and has no use. Unlike other men, he doesn't have the survival skills or hunting in the wild. If he can't get food, water or protect the group, then he has no use so there's no point of bringing him along. I feel like Salva doesn't deserve to be isolated or rejected. From what I read in the book, he was fine walking even when he was starving and still kept up with the others. I feel bad for him because when the group rejected him, he was completely alone. He's already lost his family and then a group left him when he was still asleep. A group of strangers is better than being alone, he might not know them but he knows that they're from the same tribe and trying to escape the war together.

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Malia, CA

Malia, CA

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group

is willing to isolate and reject him?
The group is willing to isolate and reject him because they believe that he is a child and will complain and lag behind. I feel like Salva should not be judged because he is a child. He is strong and he is not lagging behind from what I read he even helped to find food.

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Denise, California

Denise, California

The group does not want Salva to be there with them because he is a kid and they think that a kid could slow them down.I feel really sad for Salva because I think that leaving a kid all alone is a really rude think to do.

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Eli, CA

Eli, CA

The group dose not want salva to go to be in the group because he is a kid and is no use to  the group and he is weak.

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Evan, CA

Evan, CA

Because the group thinks Salva is going to slow them down. it a because of a women

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Jack, California

Jack, California

The group didn't want Salva to come along with them because they thought he would slow them down. It isn't fair because he is a Dinka and they are Dinka so they are pretty much leaving there own people behind.

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Uma,california

Uma,california

How does water dictate Nyas life.Well she has to walk eight hours a day which is longer than a school day for us. While she is walking in the hot hot sun we are sitting in an air conditioned room and we don't even relize how luck we are were always complaining when people in other places have it much much worse like Nya. If you think your life is hard try living like her for a day

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Scott M.

Scott M.

Salva has survived many things. He has survived the vicious lions. He has also survived without food for a couple days

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Nicol California

Nicol California

I think it is sad that they don´ t  want to bring Salva along.  Salva is hard working he is also is a part of his tribe. Only If they new that he was a part of his tribe and who his father was. A long walk to water states that ´´he is a child. He will slow us down.And it is another mouth to feed.It is already hard enough to find food ´´.

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Joseph CA

Joseph CA

the group doesn't want salva to join them because he is a child and he wont be any help

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Megan, California

Megan, California

Water distracts Nyas life because she never has time to do stuff because she is always busy walking to water. one thing that distracts my life is school, i have to go to school every day.

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Patrick, CA

Patrick, CA

The group declines Salva as a member since they think he would be no use to them.  Since Salva is just a child, he wouldn't be very much use in associating with the group, he's just another mouth to feed in their perspective.
I don't agree with them because Salva is a starving child that has no idea where his family really is. Without a proper guardian for protection, he would probably perish, or be badly injured.
Since the group is part of the Dinka tribe, like Salva, they have even more of a reason to take him in.

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Evan, California

Evan, California

A thing that dictates my life is horse back riding because in horse back riding I try very hard to do better in riding and train my horses to do the things I want them to do and I want to do better to be in a lot of horse shows and when I'm older I want to teach other kids and help them life their dreams.

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Ava California

Ava California

The group doesn't want Savla to come because they think that he will slow the group down. I think this is a very wrong thing to do. One reason why I think that this is a very wrong thing to do is because I ask for help all the time and they help me. But for a kid my age to get rejected like that is not right. Another reason why I think that they should take him is because you never know kids might be helpful to have around. Like when they found the beehive that was very helpful. This is why I think they should take Salva with them.

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Uma, California

Uma, California

How does water dictate Nya´s life. Nya walks back and foruth back in fourth just to get the dirtest water

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Everett, California

Everett, California

Q.3 This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

One thing I learned is that, Salva  is seeking refuge with many different people.
The second is that the war has made almost everyone in Sudan split into groups of people walking on and on.
The third was his grandpa had a gun, that way they could eat bigger foods.

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Luyn,California

Luyn,California

Salva wanted to join the group because he dose not want to be alone in the wild but the group

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Jacie, California

Jacie, California

The group does not want Salva along with him for a couple reasons. For one thing, he is a child any they think he will slow them down. Also, they thought it was just another person to feed and take care of. However, I do not think he should be rejected like this. I feel this way because I think he can be a very helpful person. I also think that since he lost his family it is important for him to be with someone he can trust. Overall, I think that Salva is no trouble to be a mark of the group so he can get back to his family!

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Gerardo C.A

Gerardo C.A

They don't want salve because he be fall behind and will  do any work also they would for then to hunt

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Piper, California

Piper, California

Question 2:
Water dictates Nya's life because she has to walk 8 hours a day for 7 months of the year to collect water for her family to drink. If there are 24 hours in a day, 12 of which are nightime, by the time she walks 8 hours, she only has 4 hours of the day left. The other 5 months of the year, she has to wait several hours everyday at a muddy hole for water to collect at the bottom. One thing that dictates my life is my dog because he has inflammatory bowel disorder, so he has to eat raw meat and so we are constantly taking care of him and trying to get him to eat, and if he has a sore stomach at night we still take him out.

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Gabby,CA

Gabby,CA

Question 2
Water dictates Nya's life because it is her job her duty and she loves walking to get water for her family she helps the family and she is loving it. Something that dictates my life is soccer I love soccer and it is a part of my life I do not know what I would do without soccer.Soccer dictates my life.

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Danny ,CA

Danny ,CA

It is a big responsibilty for Nya because if she does not bring water her family will not get water and Nya family need water to live.

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Joseph CA

Joseph CA

the group does not want salva to join the group because salva is a child and he wont be any help to the group in their opinion.and they think taqt he will just sow them down

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Anthony, California

Anthony, California

The group does not want Salva to come along because they think it will slow them down and their going to have one more mouth to feed. I do not think it is fair because he can be very helpful and without the group he would have to survive on his own. I feel bad for him because  everyone is being selfish.

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Brae, Southern California

Brae, Southern California

Nya goes very long distances everyday to get water, which dictates what she does. She has enough time to eat and then heads off with her little sister to get water. Her little sister slows her down because she is younger and can't walk as long. Which causes her to have less time to do anything else. Sports and homework usually dictates what I can do. But I can usually get everything done to make my schedule functional. But with Nya that is not possible with what she has to do.

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Maliah, California

Maliah, California

The group doesn't want Salva along because they think he will slow them down because he is a child. He's also another mouth to feed, and it's already hard enough to find food. They also think he is to young to do any real work and he'll be of no use to them.

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Hyland, California

Hyland, California

When the people in the group did not want Salva, they didn't want him because they knew he was going to need food, water, he would slow them down, and because he is just a little boy. As well as in the book it said that he is another mouth to feed, but that'is mean, he is just a kid. I felt bad for him because even if he is just a little boy and he would slow them down, that does not mean you can just exclude him from the group. It is no fair if they just left him there.

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Annabella, California

Annabella, California

The group didn't want Salva to join them because he is young and will slow the group down and give them and extra mouth to feed. I feel that it is unfair for them to isolate Salva because they are all in the same tribe and he is young and alone . Also, they are in the middle of war with the government and he doesn't know where his family is or anyone he knows. I feel bad because he is trying his hardest to help with getting food,  getting water, and not slowing down.

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Brooke, California

Brooke, California

The group does not want to take Salva along because they think he will keep eating their food. They also think he will complain about being hungry and about walking and being tired. They also do not want to take him along because they also think he will not be of any use to them by doing work they think he is just a little kid who will just complain about everything, keep getting hungry and tired and can't do any work.

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Yasmin CA,

Yasmin CA,

The group does not want to have Salva along because they think he will be trouble and get hungry and cry. I feel very bad because they don't want to include him in their group and they still see that he had no family member with him.

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Jeremy, California

Jeremy, California

Q.3 Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya's life because she makes two long trips to the pond every day to support her family's needs. One thing that dictates my life is soccer.

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Jeffrey CA

Jeffrey CA

Question 1
The group did not want to have Salva with them because they said that it would be a another mouth to feed. And also the group said that he will slow them down. So the group eventually accepted Salva because the old lady told them to take him with them.

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Why doesn't the group want Salva along?  How do feel about the group willing to isolate and reject him?

The group is willing to isolate and reject him because in a group of older and stronger people they believe Salva

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Mikela, California

Mikela, California

During the book A Long Walk to the Water the group does not want Salva along. Also, it is another mouth to feed so they did not want to let anyone else into the group.  The group is willing to isolate and reject him because in a group of older and stronger people they believe Salva will slow them down. He also lost his family and needs someone to support him.

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Denise, California

Denise, California

question 1
I feel really sad for Salva because if I was there I would feel really sad and scared

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West Oaks, London, On

West Oaks, London, On

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Nya's life revolves around getting water. She spends upwards of 8 hours a day fetching murky water. She puts in all this effort and doesn't even get a great reward. Additionally, Nya is forced to move part way through the year to an unsafe location in order to survive (get more water).

In terms of our entire class, School dictates our life. We all attend on a daily basis for 6.5 hours a day. We have tasks to complete. It is, however, a privilege and not for our survival.

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Aiden Canada

Aiden Canada

Why dosen’t the group want salva. I think because she is a kid and there is one more person in the group,

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Akbar and Manna Did it

Akbar and Manna Did it

I think he is always hungry but isn't aloud  to ask or else he’ll get kicked out .

Nya needs water and it’s hard to get her water she can only get dirty water .In Canada we electricty ,shelter, food , and clean fresh water from the great lakes

One thing I new was to stay confident the whole trip. The second thing i new was to try your best to keep up.The third thing i new was never ever give up and keep going.I think salva is doing a good job surviving because  he was not complaining about food and water  and he didn't say where they're going.

Nya’s life was really hard and her house was a camp and she did’nt had electricity no water she had walk 4 miles to get dirty water and her trip in the camp was hard there was no water no food and no shelter,

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Wilton Grove Zoey adrianna ashreqt

Wilton Grove Zoey adrianna ashreqt

Adrianna The group doesn’t want salva along because they think he will just slow them down and one more mouth to feed. I would feel sad if people rejected salva and isolate him.

Zoey-Water dictates Nyas life because she will die if she dosent have water and she has to walk alot everyday to get it. Something that dictates my life is the sun because if the sun was not here than we wouldnt be here because it would be too cold for us to live here.

Ashreqt adrianna Zoey-One thing that i have learnerd that Salva wanted to come with the group but he got rejected and they left him behind. I think Salva was a little scared when the whole group left while he was asleep. I think Salva is doing ok right now because he is not dead or ingured really badly.

Adrianna one thing i learned is always sleep in the middle of the group so you dont end up a meal for a animal like a lion i think salvas doing a good job because he slept by a adult with a gun

Ashreqt one thing i learned make friends with everybody so they dont abandon you salvas doing a good job because he found another group be himself.

Everybody nyas life is better at her house than at lake camp because she doesnt have to dig in the mud all day at her house

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Abby and Andre, London Ontario Canada

Abby and Andre, London Ontario Canada

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

I feel bad that savla’s being isolated because  they want to isolate him only because he’s another mouth to feed and he’s young and they think he will slow them down

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Something that dictates her life is that she has to walk so far to get water . Something that dictates my life is that we don’t have to walk that far to get water because we get it from the tap.

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

Salva’s is doing a good job of learning survival but i think he could be trying harder to understand . Three challenges  I’ve learned about the story is Water,Food, and the Lions .

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

Nya at camp doesn’t have to go get water that’s 4 km away . When Nyas at home she has to walk far to get water.  At camp Nya doesn’t have to harvest food she just gets it . When Nya’s at home she was to harvest food to eat.

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Aurko, Edison,NJ

Aurko, Edison,NJ

The group doesn't want Salva because he is small and he is another mouth to feed. I feel sad for him because he lost his family and people are selfish that they only think about themselves and not others. This makes me

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Alissa NJ

Alissa NJ

The group didn't want him with them because they saw him as a child. They thought he was just another mouth to feed and not worth the effort. I think that this judgement is unfair, because they shouldn't judge how valuable somebody is by their age.

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walid and brayden london ont

walid and brayden london ont

yes because he is awsome

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Jesse, Markham, Ontario

Jesse, Markham, Ontario

The group doesn't want salva because he is a child which means that he can not walk as fast and as much as the adults making them slow down and eventually getting caught in the war and also because Salva is a child that means he's growing therefore he needs more food and water and the group doesn't even have enough for them selves. I feel bad because whether your a child or adult or baby you should be treated the same especially if they're from your tribe or village.

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Cherise, Markham O

Cherise, Markham O

Nya’s life at the lake is worse than her life at home, because there is no shelter, less safety and even though it’s near the lake, the water that is collected is filthy, and rather muddy. Nya’s father also has to go hunt, and it’s more dangerous because they are near the Nuer tribe, and they risk encountering the Nuer. Nya’s life at her home near the pond is safer, farther away from different tribes, but the pond of water is farther and Nya has to make two trips to that pond a day.

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walid and brayden london ontario canada

walid and brayden london ontario canada

They don’t want salva along because he is too slow and he can’t catch up.

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Natalie, Markham, Ontario

Natalie, Markham, Ontario

Question: Explain how water dictates Nya's life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya's life because she spends so much time and energy to get water for her family every single day. She has to walk to a source of water, which is nowhere near where she lives, and back with more weight on her shoulders. There is a lot of pressure on her, like if she spills the water, she has to go back to get it again and that really controls how she sees life.
One thing most dictates my life is probably education because education is super useful in my life but it requires a lot of sacrifice of time.

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Adam, Markham, Ontario

Adam, Markham, Ontario

Question:  Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group does not want to bring Salva along because they believe that he will just slow them down, he will just be another mouth to feed  and he will just be no help whatsoever. In my opinion, I think that group is wrong when they were trying to isolate him from the group, because its basically discrimination, and you should never tell someone no because they are just a kid. Even though you are low on supplies, that doesn't mean you have to be so MEAN.

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Nishika NJ

Nishika NJ

The doesn't want Salva to come along because they think that they will slow him down and that it would be more harder to travel east. I would feel lonely and sad if I get isolated in the middle of nowhere.

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Joyce, Markham, ON

Joyce, Markham, ON

The group doesn't want Salva to follow along, because the group is mostly adults who are mostly from the same village. Salva is child compared to everyone and they think that he will slow them all down and be annoying with all his needs. I feel that it's unfair that Salva is left out from the group because he's a child. But they never thought to try to talk to him about being in the group and that he can't slow them all down.

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Aris, Markham, Ontario

Aris, Markham, Ontario

water dictates Nya's life because she lives in a country that which she has to walk all day to the pond to get the water. and the one thing that dictates my life is basketball because i play it evreydat

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Gillian, Markham, ON

Gillian, Markham, ON

There are many reasons why the group did not want Salva to come along with them.  First of all, the adults think that since he is a kid, he would just slow them down and they would not arrive as fast to their destination without him.  Also, since they  need to survive, there is not that much food. So having another person to come along they would have less food supplies for everyone.  I think that that is unfair on how they would treat him in that manner because they all want to survive and they have the same motives.

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Kylie, Markham, ON

Kylie, Markham, ON

The reason why the Group doesn’t want Salva and is willing to ditch him is because he is a child and he would need a lot of food and they don’t want him to complain too much. I feel like it's not really good to just leave a child alone, even though he migt take up a lot of he sources, I don't think it's smart to leave a child that's lost.

Water dictakes Nya’s life because she has to go fetch water everyday since she was little. School will be something that dictakes me because i go to school everyday since i was little.

I've learned that you can't give up easily and just stop finding something you want. I think salva is doing a great job surviving these circumstances because if it were to be me in that situation i would be sad.

Nya's better at home but she likes camp better.

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Ansh, Edison

Ansh, Edison

Water dictates Nya´s life because occupies lots of her time because she needs to fetch it every day for many hours in great distances. School dictates my life because it also occupies most of my life to learn many things.

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Philip NJ

Philip NJ

Something that dictates my life

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Megan, Markham, Ontario, Canada

Megan, Markham, Ontario, Canada

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

At home, Nya has to go out everyday for a long walk to get water at the big lake. However at the camp, she is closer to the water but has to dig for it instead and the water availability is not as much as when she has to walk for water because of the lack of rain. Also, she has a house and shelter at home, but at the camp, she lives in a tent, in the wild, where as the food is not bought, and with very less ressources. At the camp, Nya is also not as safe as if she were at home because the war is closer to their camp. Plus, in the camp, the men and boys have to hunt, and they might encounter other people and fights where they might get hurt. (Nya's dad and brother) Therefore, at home, the conditions and ressources available are better than in the camp, where they have to worry about many different things

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Jason, Markham, Ontario

Jason, Markham, Ontario

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

I think that the group Salva "belongs" to, does not want him in the group because thy think that Salva shall slow them down because of the skills that may  come with his age. He would not be  helpful to the group because he cannot contribute as much as they want to. Salva cannot really fight, he can only do very little work. With Salva in the group, there is just one more person to take care of out f more than 30 people. The group mat think that by caring for someone who cannot contribute to the group, he will only eat food, drink water and use their supplies, when that supplies can be used for people who can contribute more than Salva. By this thinking, the group does not want him to be in this group.

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Jordan, Markham Ontario

Jordan, Markham Ontario

Water dictates her life because water is essential to live. water dictates her life because she has to go and it get it very often. another reason how water dictates her life is because if she does not have it, her and her family might die of dehydration. something that dictates my life so school because i go to school everyday and if i don't, i wont be smart and wont have common sense to live.

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Carmen, Markham, Ontario

Carmen, Markham, Ontario

I don't think that the group wants Salva to come along because he is a child that could slow them down and cause attention. Also if he comes along, then they have to feed him and they have to look after an extra person. I feel really sad that they are hesitant to let Salva come along because he is just a kid and he doesn't really know what to do.

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Jonathan, Markham Ontario

Jonathan, Markham Ontario

Water dictates Nya's life because she needs to go get it all the time. Because it is essential, therefore it dictates her life because she has to go get it all of the time. For me school dictates my life because I learn there, and I have to go there everyday.

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Harini, NJ

Harini, NJ

Like water dictates Nya's life, school dictates mine. I spend most of my time there, and it plays a very important role in my life. Without a proper education, I wouldn't get anywhere in life.

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Joseph, Markham, ON

Joseph, Markham, ON

The group doesn't want Salva to tag along because they assume that he will slow them down and she won't be helpful to the group.
I feel like that group should think more positively about new recruits (about how they can help the group) and think more critically, instead of rejecting the recruits without knowing much about them.

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Nevaeh, London Ontario Canada

Nevaeh, London Ontario Canada

The group doesn’t want Salva along because he is another mouth to feed, and he is young so they feel he might slow them down.

Nya spends her whole day fetching water and bringing it back to her family. My mom dictates my life because I love her.

Three challenges to survival are finding enough food to eat, water to drink and a place for shelter. Salva is doing his best to survive and he’s persevering through this difficult time.

Nya’s life at the camp is easier because she doesn’t have to spend her day fetching water.

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Katrina, Markham, Ontario

Katrina, Markham, Ontario

I think the group wants to leave him behind because they are thinking about the well being of the whole group, and if they took him  and he was too slow or needed lots of food it could put the whole group in danger. So even if it seems like a cold hearted thing to do I think the leaders of the group are just looking out for everyone's safety, not just a child's. If I was in their situation I think I would keep him for a day or two and if I say he was putting the group in danger only then i would abandon him, and In Salvas case he is not accualy hurting the group so I would keep him.

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Kevin, NJ

Kevin, NJ

1. The group doesn't want Salva along because they believe that he could slow them down and cause trouble. I believe that the group was in such a hurry, that they wouldn't let any child coming along to slow them down. I think these people are a bit heartless, because while Salva may slow them down, he is still a kid just trying to survive through the war.

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Stella, Markham, ON

Stella, Markham, ON

The group doesn’t want Salva to come along because, they all think that Salva is trouble

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walid and brayden london ontario canada

walid and brayden london ontario canada

They don’t want salva along because he is too slow and he can’t catch up.

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Jacob, Markham, Ontario, Canada

Jacob, Markham, Ontario, Canada

Compare Nya's life at the lake  camp with (consider the availability of water, shelter and safety).
Nya's life at the lake camp consists many factors which are different than those at home. at the lake camp, I think the shelters are first come first serve, and this year, Nya's family came later, and so didn't get a shelter. However, Nya has a permanent home back in her village. Also, in the lake camp, Nya doesn't have to go on a three hour trip to get water, but it is harder to get because she needs to wait for the water to seep out of the clay. Safety is also a concern at the lake camp because there are Dinkas very close, and the two tribes don't get along really well. As a conclusion, Nya's life in the lake camp is extremely different than her life at home.

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Sarina, Markham, Ontario

Sarina, Markham, Ontario

I think that the group didn't want to bring Salva with them because he is a child, and the group consists of adults. They think that he won't be able to keep up with their walking pace, and will slow them down. They also think that salva would be another mouth to feed, and they would need to give up more water. They said in the book that they already have trouble feeding themselves, so why should they accept salva. I think it is very rude that they were going to willingly leave Salva behind, just because he is a kid. If they can't even support themselves, how do they think salva would survive?

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Anne, Markham, Ontario

Anne, Markham, Ontario

Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety)

Nya's life at home and at the lake are quite different. At home, Nya has to walk long tedious hours to find water, which fills up most of the day. She also has everything she needs at home, a house and they feel safe there.

At the lake, Nya does not have to walk for hours to find water, but she needs to dig holes in the ground and the water is filthy and possibly unsafe to drink. At the lake, they do not have a house but instead have to live in makeshift shelters. They also feel less safe by the lake, because they live among Dinkas and are scared they will provoke a war.

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preston haiden london CA

preston haiden london CA

1. I think that they do not want salva because he is small and not strong.

2. She brings the water to there family

3. We learn that you can not make your parents do everything for you because in south Sudan the children have to do almost everything by themselves including water food and other.

4. She had more water at camp then at home. She had to walk 4k just to get water and in camp just a little walk to get.The camp was more safe because Nya had more people around her for protection and safety without the people so basically at home she just had her family to protect her.

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Ellie, NJ

Ellie, NJ

The group doesn't want Salva to tag along with them because they thought  that he would slow them down, and it would be another person to feed. If I was issolated, I would feel sad and frustrated.

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Sohum, Markham ON

Sohum, Markham ON

Water is a very important part of Nya's life. For 7 months of the year Nya must bring water to her family. If Nya does not, or if the water runs out, Nya and her family might die. Getting water is a big part of Nya's life. Without water Nya's family's crops may also die and they will not get much food.
One thing that dictates my life is my family, with out my family I will be able to fend for myself, I would not be very well off, I would be with out a shelter, food or water. I would not have the care I have right now with my family.

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Raphael, Markham, ON, Canada

Raphael, Markham, ON, Canada

Water dictates Nya's life because  humans need water to survive. As Nya is a human, not having water will kill her. Also, it dictates her life because that is pretty much what she does for half of the year.
My parents dictate my life because without them, I would have no shelter, food, or water. I need them to survive as without them I do not think that I would be able to get any thing I need to survive. I could go to a shelter, but even then, as no one would hire me (Because I am a kid and homeless), I would still be jobless.

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Michael, Markham, ON, Canada.

Michael, Markham, ON, Canada.

I think the group doesn't want S
alva in the group because Salva will just slow them down. They even mentioned it in the book. Salva thinks the same. Salva will slow them down because extra person just equals to extra care and food for that person. And when it comes to survival of the fittest, you only care about yourself, not others. Also, how I feel about the group isolating is sad. Even if I was in that situation i woukdnt be evil enough just to leave a kid and let yim die.

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Robin, Markham Ontario

Robin, Markham Ontario

This story describes many challenges to survival. Describe three you’ve learned about so far. Do you think Salva is doing a good job learning to survive in these circumstances? Why?

Three survival strategies that I have learned while reading this book are, when a lake doesn't contain water anymore but wet clay, dig a deep hole and wait until water starts coming into the hole and filling it up. Another useful strategy that I have learned is while in a wood land, listen for a bird named the honey guild to find a bee hive, also, once you have seen the hive, light a fire to make the bees sleepy so they won't sting you. The last strategy I have learned is that when your hunting, always have a good weapon, craft one if you are able to find resources to kill animals to eat. During this trip, I don't think that Salva has learned much about these survival tricks because he really doesn't do much other than describe what other people are doing, he didn't help get honey, he wasn't the one who found the hive, didn't find water and it was his uncle that shot the antelope, Salva might be learning but he docent really do anything to help.

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Akshita - NJ

Akshita - NJ

The group doesn't want to take Salva along because they think that he will slow him down, and won't catch up. In addition, it's already too hard to get enough food for the group, so with Salva,  there will be another mouth to feed. Since Salva is just a child, he can't really help, so that he is basically useless. I kind of feel bad for Salva, because he's just a child, and if he's left alone, then it will be very hard for him to survive.

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walid and brayden

walid and brayden

They don’t want salva along because he is too slow and he can’t catch up

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Zoey london ON

Zoey london ON

Water dictates Nyas life because she will die if she dosent have water and she has to walk alot everyday to get it. Something that dictates my life is the sun because if the sun was not here than we wouldnt be here because it would be too cold for us to live here.

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Zoey London ON

Zoey London ON

One thing that i have learnerd that Salva wanted to come with the group but he got rejected and they left him behind. I think Salva was a little scared when the whole group left while he was asleep. I think Salva is doing ok right now because he is not dead or ingured really badly.

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Naomi Crook, NJ

Naomi Crook, NJ

The group doesn't want Salva along because he was a child, he would slow them down, it would be another mouth to feed when there is already little food, and he is too young to work which means he would be no help to the group. What I feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him is that is unfair and mean because he can't help that he's a kid and they would be willing for a child to try to survive on its own.

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Balasubramanian Selvamuthukumaran, NJ

Balasubramanian Selvamuthukumaran, NJ

The group didn't want to bring Salva with them because he was a kid and because of that they felt that he would drag them back and since he was so small he would get tired easily. Also that meant that there was one more person that they would have to share their food with, as well as their water, and that was something they didn't want to do. It was really mean though, especially in Salva's persective and they should've told him that they wanted to bring him but they couldn't.

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Darsh, NJ

Darsh, NJ

The group did not want to bring Salva with them because he is too small and they are scared that he will suffer because of the rebels and the lack of water and food supply. I feel that the group is kind of mean just saying that they won't bring Salva to the adventure. They should have just explained a little a bit more why they could not bring Salva with them.

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jawad and ryan london ontario canada

jawad and ryan london ontario canada

At the lake camp there is a lot more water than at home which causes them to die at home.  the shelter's not that great at home compared to at the lake camp. The safety isn't that great because of the cactuses and the spiky plants.

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Siddharth Edison, NJ

Siddharth Edison, NJ

- - Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group doesn't want to take Salva along because they believe he will just slow him down and consume more food. I feel that- I can't blame them. They also want to escape the war and get water, and even though a little boy, they still need go where they need to go.

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Faraz, NJ

Faraz, NJ

Water dictates Nya's life in many different ways.  It controls how she runs her life style.  She has to make two different trips back and forth from the pond, to her home.  She comes home for just enough time to eat, then she goes back to fetch water. Something that dictates my life is school. It dictates my life because I have to plan my life according to when I have to go to school, or when I have homework.

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A Long Walk to waterMurad and Xavier London, OntarioThey think that he will slow them down. A little sad, because they should include him because he is one of them and they should know how he feels. It made me feel sad that he couldnt go with them.It keeps them alive. Parents, water and food. That its really hard to survive in some places. SOme people only get water and you need food and clothing but some people only have water. Its really hard to survive when animals are around because it’s really hard to know what they are feeling. YOu need shelter and protection. You would have to make your own equiptment to make food. Pretty good, because he knows where to go and when he needs to go and even though he doesnt have food, he has water which is keeping him alive. He has more stuff than his kind so it helps him. At home, she has more stuff. At the lake camp she might have to kill her food but at home she just has it. Her parents might find the food but it’s a lot harder to catch food because they need proper equiptment.

A Long Walk to waterMurad and Xavier London, OntarioThey think that he will slow them down. A little sad, because they should include him because he is one of them and they should know how he feels. It made me feel sad that he couldnt go with them.It keeps them alive. Parents, water and food. That its really hard to survive in some places. SOme people only get water and you need food and clothing but some people only have water. Its really hard to survive when animals are around because it’s really hard to know what they are feeling. YOu need shelter and protection. You would have to make your own equiptment to make food. Pretty good, because he knows where to go and when he needs to go and even though he doesnt have food, he has water which is keeping him alive. He has more stuff than his kind so it helps him. At home, she has more stuff. At the lake camp she might have to kill her food but at home she just has it. Her parents might find the food but it’s a lot harder to catch food because they need proper equiptment.

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Krishna, NJ

Krishna, NJ

The group does not want him along because he is little. They think he would complain. They also think that it will be hard to find food for one more person. I feel that this is unfair because he is a person too and he is being rejected.

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Kemelia and Isobel London Ontario,CA

Kemelia and Isobel London Ontario,CA

Kemelia and Isobel : Nya’s life at the lake camp is the same as life at her home because at the lake camp she is still needing to get water and learn how to cook,clean,and be at home instead of at a school learning how to get a job.

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Kemelia and Isobel London Ontario,

Kemelia and Isobel London Ontario,

Kemelia : I think that Salva is doing a very very good job surviving because he doesent have his family with him to take care of him.

Isobel : I also think that Salva is doing a good job surviving because he is very young but he has got food for the group and he is being very responsible about this whole situation with the war and all.

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Sohum, NJ

Sohum, NJ

Explain how water dictates Nya’s life. What one thing most dictates your life?

Water dictates Nya's life, because everyday for 7 months of the whole year, Nya has to bring water to her family. Moving on, Nya also has to continuously bring water to her family about 3 times a day, from a pond that is very far from her house. This means that water basically controlled her life. Furthermore, one thing that dictates my life is school, because I have to go there for 9 months of the entire year, and try my best everyday to get good grades.

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Sana, NJ

Sana, NJ

The group never wanted to bring Salva along with them while they were escaping from the rebels because having a child in the group is a major setback because kids would complain and there would be another person to feed.

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Kemelia and Isobel London Ontario,CA

Kemelia and Isobel London Ontario,CA

Isobel and Kemelia : Water dictataes Nyas life because she needs water to live

And if Nya didnt have water she would get dehydrated she could not wash herself,cook,and many other things.

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Dj and Cody London Ontario

Dj and Cody London Ontario

1.  I feel that it’s not nice because that should let salva go along with them.

2. Water dictates Nya’s life because she spends her day getting it.

Football dictates Dj’s life because I have it 4 days a week including games.

Hockey dictates codys life.

3. Family leaving him, a war between 2 tribes over land, and he had to find water to servive.

4. At the lake camp they had clean water and had food for nya to eat and at home nya has to water every day to get food and water.

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Purav, NJ

Purav, NJ

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group doesn't want Salva along because he is a small child. He will cry and ask for food and irritate the group, and will be just another burden in an already difficult situation. I understand how the group feels though. When you are on the verge of death, taking care of another child, especially one that isn't yours, seems like a waste of time.

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Isobel and Kemelia London Ontario,CA

Isobel and Kemelia London Ontario,CA

Isobel : I think that it is unfair that the group wants salva to leave just because he is younger than everyone else.It is also unfair that they are going to leave Salva behind because they think he will be a big pain and that he won’t help with work and stuff like that!

Kemelia : I think that it's not fair for the group to not want Salva to go with them because he's young and they think he's going to be trouble and complain about everything and say that he's hungry and not satisfied!

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jawad and ryan london ontario canada

jawad and ryan london ontario canada

1.food

2.water 3.shelter

A little because he is still alive.

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ty godrich ontario

ty godrich ontario

1.the group doesent wand salva because he is an extra mouth to feed and he might complain.2

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Urja Nayak from Edison, NJ

Urja Nayak from Edison, NJ

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?
The group doesn't want Salva to come along because they think that he will show the rest of them down. They also think that there is nothing special about him. He can cry and do anything which slows down the group. His parents are not with him so the group thinks that no one can control if he does something like cry or something.

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Pat Goderich O

Pat Goderich O

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Srinitya Koduri, NJ, USA

Srinitya Koduri, NJ, USA

Why doesn't the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group if willing to isolate and reject him?
The group doesn't want want Salva to come along because he is the only kid.

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Priya Patel, NJ

Priya Patel, NJ

Water dictates Nya's life because it is a basic need for survival. Without it humans can't survive. She needs to have access to it which means that she has to walk all day for hours just to get it. One thing that most dictates my life is my parents. They tell me what to do and what's right or wrong. By doing this, I have become the person who I am.

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jawad and ryan london ontario

jawad and ryan london ontario

Water dictates Nya’s life because for survivel something that ditates our lives is food

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walid and brayden london ontario canada

walid and brayden london ontario canada

They don’t want salva along because he is too slow and he can’t catch up

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Izzy

Izzy

#1 because he is too young and they know he won’t live for long. #2 water dictates Nya’s life because with out it, Nya won’t survive. #3 you have to look out what’s around you, you have to try to survive even when your on your own,

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Ellianna, PA

Ellianna, PA

Question #1 The group that found Salva didn’t want him to go with them because he would’ve slowed them down and he would complain that they were walking for a long time

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Brenden

Brenden

Qestion:What does it mean to survive
EAT OR BE EATEN.

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Karelys,pa

Karelys,pa

Question #2: nya life she has to walked 7 hours to get water and or more hours they have to walked. In regular life you don’t have to walked 7 hours to get water we yust have water.

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Logaszivos pa

Logaszivos pa

1 why doesn’t the group want salva along.becase he a child and they think he will slow them down

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NathanN, Pa

NathanN, Pa

Question #1 They do not want saliva along because they think he’ll slow them down by his complaining. They shouldn’t have abandoned him they should’ve let him down easy.

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AidanR, PA

AidanR, PA

Question (1) the group don’t want salva along Because they don’t want him to hold them back.And Bause they don’t want him to complain about walking.

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Lucas St atharines

Lucas St atharines

Question #1 The group doesn’t want Salva along because he is a young boy and they think that he will complain a lot and slow them down He does not have his parents but they should have waited to get to know him first and see how he behaves and if he did act the way they thought he would then they should have at least givin him a warning. So I feel bad for Salva because he got left all alone and he doesn’t know why.

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Vyshnavi CA

Vyshnavi CA

The reason why they don't want Salva in the group is because they think he will be to slow and complain because he is a kid. I would feel bad for him because they are being unfair and isolating him just because he is young.

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Ansh, ON

Ansh, ON

Question #2 Water dictates Nya’s by making her go every morning walking 4 hours to go get water then another 4 hours to get back to her family who needs water and they can’t because they are to old or to young to go and get water also girls do not go to school unlike boys they do go to school so they do not have to do much  so she has to go to get water. One thing that dictates my is technology  most of the time when I get home from school I turn on the tv or get on my laptop stay on it till someone tells me to get of or if i have to do homework or go to my classes.

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Brooke, MI

Brooke, MI

Water dictates Nya's life by determining where Nya and her family have to live. It also limits the amount of time she has to spend with her family and friends. Something that dictates my life is my allergy. It does that by determining what I can and can't eat. It also determines who I can and can't sit by at lunch.

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Jakob B CA

Jakob B CA

I think that Nya's life depends and focus's on water because it is one key/major thing in everyones life. without water we would be dead which is why water is so important. Also, where Nya lives there is a bad water source meaning it is harder to get water which means you have to work harder to get it.

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Natalie, St.Catharines

Natalie, St.Catharines

I think the group doesn’t want Salva along because they think that he will slow them down. They probably thought that he would always ask them to stop or ask for water or food. They thought he would waste their valuable, precious time
I feel very unhappy about the fact that the group left him. I feel unhappy because I do not think that he is old enough to live by himself. Also I feel like the group made a selfish decision to abandon a younger child and leave him all alone at a barn in the middle of nowhere.

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Brooklynne, St.Catharines

Brooklynne, St.Catharines

I think that the group doesn’t want Salva along with them because they think that he will complain, slow the rest of the group down, and take their food and water for granted. He also might be very bothersome to be around and stop frequently. I think that this is a terrible thing to do. I don’t believe that this is the right thing to do to a young boy, although i'm glad he had someone to stay with for a little while.

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Emilia, St Catharines

Emilia, St Catharines

I think the group doesn't want salva along because he could get distracted easily, and become curious and wonder off. Or he could force a lot of stops because of his hunger and thirst, and easily annoy the adults with a lot of questions that they might not even know the answer to.

I feel very sad for Salva because, he probably thinks that he isn't mature or responsible enough to join in with their group. I also feel bad because they all left him alone at the barn, with no warning at all.

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Tiana St Catharines

Tiana St Catharines

Water dictates Nya's life because she and her family needs water to survive and the rest of her family probably isn't well enough to get their own water. One thing that dictates my lif is my phone becasue I have everything on my phone, basically my life is on my phone and everyday when I get home from school I immediately whip out my phone and my face is glued to it until I have to go to sleep.

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Eternity, St.Catharines

Eternity, St.Catharines

Question 1:

The group doesn’t want Salva to come with them because he was to old to just be carried in arms and to young to be any help to women or elders. So they believed he would just be a hassle and would take up too much time. Also they feel he may take from there food/water because he may need more. I feel like it is disgusting a group of people think it’s okay to make a young boy fend for himself, he’s already upset because he can’t find his family so leaving him alone would just upset him more and leave him feeling helpless. If I was in his position I would want to give up because I would feel no need to continue my journey.

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Graycen, Michigan

Graycen, Michigan

Water dictates Nya's life because

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Cameron,MI

Cameron,MI

The group doesn't want Salva to come along because he is another mouth to feed, and he could slow them down. It confuses me on why the group won't take Salva along because they are going through the same situation, and one extra mouth isn't a lot more to feed. Also Salva could help the group by hunting for food, or collecting water.

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Trevor,MI

Trevor,MI

The group dosen´t

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Chelsea, New York

Chelsea, New York

The group doesn't want Salva along because they think Salva will slow up the group and make everything hard for them.I feel a little hurt inside because A little boy that lost his family is along with nobody.

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Emelia, Illinois

Emelia, Illinois

Question 1:
I think that the group did not want to bring Salva along because they thought that he was going to be a distraction, cause trouble, or be annoying and not help. They thought that if the did bring Salva along, the group would go slower because they would have to stop more because Salva would be causing trouble.

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Landon, IL

Landon, IL

Question 2
Water is a huge impact in Nya's life because she has to walk 6 miles a day to provide water for her family. Nya doesn't have shoes either so she could get really bad blisters. And she also has to carry that heavy jug or bucket of water which can be tiring.

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Austin IL

Austin IL

the reason why the group doesn't want Salva to tag along is because he will slow them down and also he will be another mouth to feed.

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Trace Illinois

Trace Illinois

The group doesn't want Salva to come along for many reasons including that he'll slow the group down. Another reason is that he might annoy the group with questions that would not relate to the journey. People would not want him because it is another mouth to feed and provide water. Along the way other young people joined but the group didn't say anything to them.

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Ella, Illinois

Ella, Illinois

Question 1: The group doesn't want salva along because he would be to slow and they said that that would be another mouth to feed and they already don't have enough food for everyone in their group. I would feel dissapointed in them because i would've been polite and not whinnning or being unpatient like a toddler.

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Trevor, IL

Trevor, IL

Question 4:

Nya's life at the lake camp is better for her but her mom isn't liking it as much. At the old camp Nya had to walk 7 hours to water, but at the lake camp it is in her backyard. Nya's mom doesn't like it because they don't have a proper home/shelter.

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Jaiden, Illinois

Jaiden, Illinois

I think the reason the group dosn't want Salva to come is because they assumed he would walk slow, get hungry and get tired easily. They also thought that since he was hungry he would ask for a bunch of food and they barely had enough food for them selves they didn't want them.

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Nathan, IL

Nathan, IL

Question 1:
I think the group didn't want Salva because they didn't think that he could of helped the group at all. They needed people that would help and lead the group, and they didn't think that Salva could do it. I am happy that they let him in the group because now it is easier for Salva to survive.

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Annika, Illinois

Annika, Illinois

The group dosen't want Salva to come along because he is a young child. They are worried that he will complain and hold them back from getting to were they want to go. Also Its not really fair for Salva because like i said, he is a young child. He deserves a full life, if they just left Salva to live on his own he probably would starve and die. Its very good that they took him in because if not Salva would not have been able to make it on his own. They can help him get food and stay alive even thought he has to walk so many miles everyday.

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Adam IL

Adam IL

The reason why water dictates Nya's life is because she has to spend most of her time, walking back and forth for many hours to get water everyday when it rains. But when it doesn't rain it takes up a lot of her day because she still spends a few hours to get water and her family has to live somewhere else for 3 months and on top of that they can not take a lot of their personal belongings with them.

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Lily, IL

Lily, IL

question 1:
i think the group did not want salva to go with them because since he is a kid they thought he would slow them down, and would want more food, and they don't have a lot of food so they didn't want him to make it slower for them. they think he will complain about getting tired and other stuff like that. i feel like they should of took him because who knows he might ave not been like that. he could of been and young man who can help, and won't complain and beg all night. salva ended up being good because when the other group let him go, salva didn't complain who anything and where there going, or getting food.

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Casey, IL

Casey, IL

Question 4

Nya's life at the camp is very rough. She has to walk miles and miles at a time just to get water. She can't do anything except provide water everyday for months at a time. At home she basically does the exact same thing every day except she probably has to walk much longer than 5 miles a day; like at the camp.

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Michael, Illinois U.S.A.

Michael, Illinois U.S.A.

Question 1: Why doesn't the group want Salva along? How do you feel  about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?
The group doesn't want Salva along because they think that he will hold them up. They also think    that they barely have enough food for themselves so they aren't going to get enough food because of him, and they think that he will be complaining and asking to many questions.
I feel that they should use the golden rule. Treat others the way you want to be treated. If they were the child would they wanted to be treated that way they would be thinking the same thing.

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Emma IL

Emma IL

Qestion one:
Salva Group did not want him because they thought they he was going to complan and say are we thier yet, I'm thirsty, and I am hungry just slow them down. I feel really bad fro salva because they did not even give hime a chance because he does not get a lot of food and so they assumed that he would slow everyone down.

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Milo IL

Milo IL

Question one:
I believe that the group does not won't Salva to come with them is because, sense Salva is a child they think that he might slow them down. Also they might think that they would not have enough food to feed all the people. I feel like the people in the group feel very strongly about their survival and don't want Salva to get in the way of their own survival.

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Aimee, Illionois

Aimee, Illionois

Question 1: Explain how Water dictates Nya's life. What one thing most indicates your life?
Water dictates Nya's life because because she goes to get water everyday and that takes up 8 hours of her day so she doesn't do anything else besides eat and sleep. Something that dictates my life is school because we go to school for about 7 hours a day and then we go home and eat and sleep and do sports in our free time.

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Katie, IL

Katie, IL

Question 1:
The group doesn't want to take Salva along because he wouldn't be of much help to the group since he is younger than the other people in the group. Also, because that means they will have to find extra food and water to feed Salva. And if they didn't, each person would get less food in order to split the food evenly between the people in the group.

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Maggie, IL

Maggie, IL

I think that the group doesn't want Salva along because they may be afraid that Salva will not understand the circumstances since he is just a young child. and they think that he will complain for the long walks. the group is saying that it is just another person to feed. I don't think that its fair that the group is willing to reject or isolate him because he deserves a chance to live and find his family as well as everyone else.

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Ella, Illinois

Ella, Illinois

Question 1:
I think the group doesn't want Salva to join the group because that is one more person to get food for, one more person to keep track of and that since he is younger they might think he will just complain. Even though it ins't right to isolate him, I can understand that they  wouldn't want him but one more person won't annoy the group so they should let him stay.

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Elise, Illinois

Elise, Illinois

Question 1:
The group doesn't want to take Salva along because he will slow down the group and he is just another mouth to feed. Salva might also cause trouble and he won't be any help to the group when they are trying to find food or water. I feel like that it is mean to reject a person from your own tribe because they need a group to walk with and Salva was with no one when he found the group of Dinka people. I think that the Dinka group should give Salva a chance and let him stay.

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Hannah, Illinois

Hannah, Illinois

Question 1:
I think that the group was willing to reject Salva and didn't want him coming along is because he is so young. They thought that he would just slow them down and complain plus they would have to feed him. I feel like they shouldn't doubt him and at least give him a chance because you never know if he would be a problem or if he could be a big help.

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Allie K, Illinois

Allie K, Illinois

Question 3:
Yes, I believe Salva is doing a good job survive because he has many older influences to help him learn how to go a couple days without eating, and making him tougher. The group didn't seem to pleased that he would be with them, but now Salva is trying is prove them wrong that he would slow them down. I learned about survival that when you're having an extremely tough time without food and walking for hours everyday that you need to just have confidence, and it'll be the key to survive. Also when you're trying to survive while running away from an attack is to not be afraid to speak up, like if you think you see food or a well you have to tell your group. Lastly when you're out and trying to survive you need t

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Lucy, IL

Lucy, IL

Question 4:
Nya's life at the camp is different than her life at home because at home her parents are worried in case the Dinga attacks, the girls are worried that the father and son will get killed while hunting. At her lake camp there isn't much shelter so they cant bring as many things. They live off of the things that come to hand first.

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logan, IL

logan, IL

question 4:
I feel that Nya's life is much different at the lake than her usual home. Nya's whole family is always worried that the Dinga's attacking, killing her brother and father. Also, there isn't a lot of shelter for Nya's family because of the fighting and war going on. Lucky of Nya, she doesn't have to walk 6 miles everyday. Because of all the fighting, Nya' s whole family is in danger when they leave the shelter. That's why Nya's mother is always frighten about all the children and father

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Clara, IL

Clara, IL

question 1:
I feel that the group didn't want Salva to go along with them on the long journey because he is a child. A child can slow them down in many ways like saying he's hungry, or saying he's to tired and wants to take a break. The group of people already had to feed them self's that they did nit want to have to feed Salva too. And the group didn't know what type of questions he would be asking like, where are we going, or are we there yet, i'm hungry, also i'm thirsty.

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Aruja CA

Aruja CA

Question 1:
I think the group did not want to take salva along with him because he was a child and he would cause trouble to the group by walking slowly and making them late it could also be that he would have more thirst and hunger that others

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Anushka CA

Anushka CA

Question 1:
I think the reason everyone didn't want Salva to come along was that they assumed that since he is a child and he will get hungry and ask for food and they didn't have a lot of food.They rejected him also because he could slow them down and ask a lot of questions,and won't do good.But Salva didn't turn out like that.

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Caniel ,New york

Caniel ,New york

The reason why they don't want to w

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Jakob W, New York

Jakob W, New York

Water is very important to Nya's family and if Nya didn't go out to get the water everyday. Each day it takes her about 8 hours to get the water and walk back home.

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Mistee, New York

Mistee, New York

The group of people Salva's travelling with isolate him because the see him as a mere ignorant child. Which he is, on the outside but he's not going to drag his feet and slack off whenever he wants. I get were the groups coming from but this is a life and death situation for everyone, even children.

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Justin, New York

Justin, New York

The reason why the group didn't want Salva to come along because they could hardly get enough food for everyone else and they didn't want him to slow them and allow the rebels to catch up with them and injure or kill someone. The way I feel is that it would be unfair for them to isolate or reject him because Salva can't survive on his own.

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John New York

John New York

The group doesn't want Salva coming along because they think       he will slow them. I feel that it is not fair that they don't want him coming along

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Ethan, New York

Ethan, New York

Water dictates Nya's life bucause she has to go get water every day so she can't do something like go to (school ,make friends ect...). Something that dictates my life is school

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Ollie, New York

Ollie, New York

The group doesn't want Salva along because they think he is going to complain and they don't want another mouth to feed. I think that it is wrong that they don't want him but I also know why they rejected him.

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Matthew, New York

Matthew, New York

How does water dictate Nya, well if she wouldnt have to walk to water everyday more oppertunitys would open for her. Nya could get and edacation

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Jared, New York

Jared, New York

Water dictates nya's life because with out water you can not be hydrated you can not plant crops and if you dont you die. one dictation in my life is being able to get homework done every night because every day i have football and when i get home then want to go to sleep and forget to do homework but i wake up early in the morning to do it and when that happens i am really tired through out the day.

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Caniel ,Jamaica

Caniel ,Jamaica

The reason why they don't want Salva to walk with them because they think she will slow them down and they would be stopping

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Ella, N

Ella, N

The group does not want Salva with them because they think is not going to be any help, because he is a kid. They believe that he will complain, ask too many questions, and just be very obnoxious. I think it is terrible they are willing to leave him behind and not help him. They all just wanted to leave him to fight for himself.

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Cam New York

Cam New York

The group that Salva  was with didnt want him first hes a little kid they thought hes going to slow us down they he met his Uncle

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Brianna, New York

Brianna, New York

water dictates Nya's life because she has to walk to get it 2 times a day so that takes up a lot of her life.

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Andrew New York

Andrew New York

I felt angry that the group would not accept him they said "another mouth to feed" he could help work with them. He deserved to be with them. He is hard working. Just because he is a kid does not mean he can't help

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Kelsi, New York

Kelsi, New York

The group does not want Salva for many reason's. One reason is that they think that Salva is going to hold them up. Another reason why they didn't want Salva is because they thought that he was going to complain and ask them many questions. But Salva didn't complain or hold them up no matter what. Even when he was tired and hungry. They really just judged him because he was a child.

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Sophia, New York

Sophia, New York

The group does not want Salva to come because he might slow them down or be loud, distracting and hard to deal with. They think he will complain about being tired and hungry. It made me annoyed that he was a child who was looking for his family and food and they said no at first. They judged Salva way to quick.

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Mistee, New York

Mistee, New York

The group of people Salva's traveling with don't want him there because he is merely a child. They expect him to complain and slack off. I get where the group is coming from but isolationg him was just going to far. This is a hard time for everyone, even children.

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Ian, New York

Ian, New York

The group of people Salva was traveling with did not want him to come along with them because they felt he would be an extra person to feed and would slow them down. They also thought he would complain a lot and thought it would be a good idea to leave him behind. I was enfuriated by their choice because he is a child and cannot fend for himself or survive on his own at his age.

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Eli ,New york

Eli ,New york

The group does not want Salva to walk with them because  they think he is going to complain about how he was tired and how he was just another mouth to feed. even though he wasn't going to  complain they though the wasn't capable of what they could do. i don't

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Jack , New York

Jack , New York

The group does not want Salva to walk with them because he will slow them down. I feel that the group was too quick to judge Salva.

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Alexis, New york

Alexis, New york

The group does'nt want Salva along because it's more mouths to feed and they'll be slowed down. I don't like it because he's only a kid and won't make it far because he might not know were to go and were to find his own food. They would'nt like it if they were Salva and heard them talking about how they don't won't him in the group.

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Allie, New York

Allie, New York

The group does not want Salva in the group for many reasons. A few of those reasons are: he is young, he might complain, and walk slowly. I did not like that because even though he is younger than them, he is capable of doing things, and they do not see that. Another reason could be that they think he will eat a lot of the food and drink their water.

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Haily, New York

Haily, New York

The group doesn't want Salva coming along because he is a kid and can't really do much and it's another mouth that needs food and he will slow them down and complain and cry because they don't know Salva.

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Elise, New York

Elise, New York

The group doesn`t want Salva to walk with them because he is a kid and he will slow them down. Also Salva is just anther person to get food for.

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Alaina, New York

Alaina, New York

Nya's life is impacted by fetching water every day because she is forced to against her will, and will have a a larger percentage of her and her family dieing if she and her family don't drink the dirty water. One thing that impacts my life is

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Alivia, NY

Alivia, NY

The reason  why the group does not want Salva to be in the group for certain reasons. The first reason is because the others had thought Salva would slow them down because he is a kid.The group also thinks he is another mouth to feed so they need to find more food. The group also thought he would be no help because he couldn't do any real work but they stuck together because they are Dinka .

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Taylor L. New York

Taylor L. New York

The group doesn't want Salva to come because they think he will slow them down and use all their resources. They also mentioned since Salva is a child he will be of no use to a group of adults. I find it very unfair that the group is willing to leave him alone, he is only a child and won't be able to survive as easily as the group. Salva hasn't proved to be useless or a wast of time, he may be a child but he is still human and deserves not to be left on is own in an unfamiliar world.

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Tristan, New York

Tristan, New York

In chapters 4-6 the group doesn't want Salva to come along. One reason is that it would slow them down.I feel that it is mean that the group is willing to isolate him and reject him because if you were in his shoes you would feel abandoned and left behind and have troubles fighting for your self as a child.

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Francesca, NY

Francesca, NY

I learned that salva had to find his own food, sleep outside or in a dirty house, and drink filthy water. I think Salva is doing a good job because he already got the hang of things, he found food, water, and a place to stay with the people that he met (the dinka tribe) also I think he's doing a good job because he met someone named Marial, he helped Salva find honey from the honey guides chirping and was his friend along the way in chapter 6.

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Ava , New York

Ava , New York

The group did not want Salva to join them for a couple reasons. One reason because he is young and might not be as strong as the others. The second reason is he might complain or cause trouble.The third reason is that it is one more mouth to feed. I was not happy the group wouldn't be willing to let him join. Just because he is a kid does not mean he might not be as capable  as the other men who were allowed to join the group.

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Jane, New York

Jane, New York

The group does not want Salva along because he is a child and that think Salva will slow them down. The group should not isolate Salva from the group because even though he may be a child that does not mean he cant do work or help out and it does not mean he has to be slow and hold his group back.

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Sabina NY

Sabina NY

The group does not want Salva to come along for reasons like him being slower, not being able to work, or the group having to little food to share. I find it very unfair because he is young but they should not just leave him to die there.

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Owen NY

Owen NY

The group did not want Salva to come with them for many reasons. One reason is that he was younger and might complain, walk slowly and make the others slow down, beg for more food and water, and cause trouble. I am not happy that the group didn't want him along but they thought it was necessary to help them survive by not taking on another person-not saving others so they could save themselves.

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Nate, NY OOF

Nate, NY OOF

I think Salva Dut was rejected from the group because he is a child. The other group members think that a child will slow them down and cost more resources. It is hard enough for the groups to find food and water, and another mouth to feed would be "to difficult". I do not like how the group doesn't want Salva in their group. He is just a child and probably wouldn't be able to manage alone.

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MATTHEW S. NY OOF

MATTHEW S. NY OOF

I think that they did not want Salva in there group because he would slow them down and less food for them and more to find. i feel like they should just let him in so they can have more people. I feel like they should not even say no and just say YES.

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Aubrey, New York

Aubrey, New York

The group didn't want Salva along because he was a child, and they thought that he would be trouble. I feel that it is wrong that the group was going to isolate and reject him, because he was part of their tribe.

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Chloe, NY

Chloe, NY

The group doesn't want Salva to come along. The reason why they don't want him is because Salva is way younger than everyone else so they think they have to take care of him and it's another person they have to feed. Most of all they think he is gonna slow everyone down when walking to go get water. The group just thinks Salva is a bad idea. I honestly feel bad for Salva because he is just trying to survive so he can find his family. They should give Salva a chance because he is a very strong and brave young boy.

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Izzy New York

Izzy New York

Water dictates Nya's life because it controls where she goes. If the water dries up, then she goes to where she can find water, where it is available. It could compare to how the mammoths brought humans to America! The mammoths went to America to avoid extinction, and humans followed them. The water dried up, so they went to where they could find it. Water can also dictate her life because it makes her not be able to go to school. Instead of school , or any other activities, she has to walk the whole day to get water. 1 Thing that dictates my life is hypermobility. It is a condition where my joints are very loose so my shoulder can dislocate very easily. This dictates my life because it makes me not able to do many things I would like to do, but instead I have to cater to my shoulder, where it is the worst. I can't imagine having that kind of weight on my shoulders. This is must limit her ability to do anything she wants to do.

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Jack M, New York

Jack M, New York

The group Salva tags along with doesn't want him because he is a child and he will slow the group down, the group also thinks it will be too hard to feed another person that is with them. I feel it is wrong that a group of adults is willing to leave behind a poor kid who has no home just for their sake.

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Gabe, New York

Gabe, New York

The group doesn't want Salva around because they think Salva is a weak child and will just slow them down so Salva proved that he wont be any trouble.

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Rosalee D. NY

Rosalee D. NY

I believe that the group did not want Salva along on the trip because was a child and they thought that he might slow them down and beg for more food and water. But salva knew that he would be good and not beg for food and water. Also salva was getting used to walking so he would not slow them down

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Patrick NY

Patrick NY

The group did not want Salva because he was a kid so he would slow them down, complain and, eat more food. I think that it's wrong to leave a kid to die when they are much smarter and stronger than him.

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Nick, NY

Nick, NY

Water dictates Nya's life by making her walk almost all day, so she can not do what she wants to do. One thing that dictates my life is my health because whenever I am sick I can't do anything also when I am injured I can't do anything

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Rachel W. NY

Rachel W. NY

The group doesn't want Salva to come with them because he is a child, he could slow them down, and he is another mouth to feed. I understand why the group doesn't want him to tag along but he is all alone and has no one to help him survive

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Andrew NY

Andrew NY

I think water dictates Nyas life because she always has to get water every day 4 hours a day. one thing that dictates my life is helping people in life.

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Paige, NY

Paige, NY

The group does not want Salva coming along with them because he is a young kid and they think he will complain and slow them down.They think he will always be hungry and bother them for food they also think he won't want to walk that far. I feel that they should not just assume and think he will I think they should be caring and be nice and take Salva with them. I do not feel like it is fair for Salva because he can not control how old he is so it is not fair to him. They don't know if he is going to complain or not he could be a nice kid that doesn't complain.This makes me upset that they want to isolate and reject him. These are my opinions on what I think is fair about this and what is not fair.

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Nena NY

Nena NY

The group doesnt want Salva to tag along with them because Salva will slow him down. Salva would slow them down because he would be complain that hes hungry and Salva is also much smaller then the rest of them.The kids would need to have more food and water usually then the adults. I think that they should probably treat Salva with a little more respect. Salva also needs resources so he can survive himself.

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shaniya,NY

shaniya,NY

I think the group did not want salva to join them because he was going to slow them down also he was just a kid. The group should have not just kicked him out like that because they really dont know him, he could be a help to them but instead they just locked him out. Water dictates  in nyas life because with out water it will cause dehydration, witch will cause death. BE BACK!!

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Grace,NY

Grace,NY

The group doesn't want Salva to come along because he is a kid and they feel that he will slow them down and complain a lot because of too much walking and wanting food/water and things like that. I feel mad about why they rejected Salva at first because if they our apart of the same tribe and since Salva is a kid they should want him to come with them so he can survive and be save  s

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Holly L NY

Holly L NY

The group doesn't want Salva because he will slow them down and it is one more person to feed.  I understand why they did this but it was not the right thing to do.  He is young so he doesn't need as much food. That was wrong of them to leave Salva because he is a kid and doesnt know how to survive as well

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Taylor, NY

Taylor, NY

The group Salva is in doesn't want Salva in their group because they think he will slow them down and it is one more mouth to feed. I don't like that they were willing to regect him because it's not fair to Salva for them to judge him like that. It would also be very hard on his own to finding food, water, and shelter as a little boy.

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Angelina, NY

Angelina, NY

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The rest of the group doesn't want to bring Salva along with them because they only see him as another mouth to feed and the also think that he will slow them down. The only reason they ended up taking Salva with them was because he was Dinka.

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Sam, NY

Sam, NY

They don't want Salva tagging along because they think that he wont be able to handle the journey. This makes me feel that they are just trying to keep him safe from danger which is good.

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Elvedina,NY

Elvedina,NY

Why doesn't the group want Salva around?How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group does not want Salva around because there is another person to watch out for and another mouth to feed,and they feel since Salva is a young boy that he might slow them down.I feel that they were right they do not have enough food for everybody,but i'm happy they didn't leave him behind and took him with them,they were very kind to do this and not leave Salva on his own.

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Nate, NY

Nate, NY

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Jenna NY

Jenna NY

Nya's life is a lot different at the camp then at home. At home she had to walk farther for water but at camp she doesn't have to walk far. The water at camp is even more dirty. At the camp they are staying in a small space and sleeping in makeshift shelters. She had to leave things behind because they carried their things by hand. They were afraid there because they wouldn't know if they were on a Dinka property so they could get hurt or maybe shot.

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Christian Broussard Lafayette, Louisiana

Christian Broussard Lafayette, Louisiana

I think they left Salva because he was a kid and they thought that he would make them stop because he was too tired. I think that this is unfair for them to do that because a person is a person and they just left him behind to die.

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Walid and Brayden london ontario

Walid and Brayden london ontario

They don’t want salva along because he is too slow and he can’t catch up

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jawad and ryan london ontario canada

jawad and ryan london ontario canada

They do not want salva because he would just slow them down and the way i felt was little upset

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Serena and Cassidy, Canada

Serena and Cassidy, Canada

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?

The group doesn’t want bring Salva along because he was young and he can’t help the men out. Another reason why they don’t want Salva along is because they don’t have enough food to feed everybody. We feel that they won’t find their families, and this thought is very depressing. We also feel angry that some people aren’t very nice and unwilling to bring the POOR little child with them.

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Jay, Canada

Jay, Canada

The group doesn't want Salva to tag along because the group thinks that Salva will be a drag while they walk. Since Salva is still a child and would ask questions and in adition to that, they have to feed another person which would mean they had to give up a bit of their own food.

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Adam. Markham, Toronto, Canada

Adam. Markham, Toronto, Canada

1) In my opinion I think that the group wanted to get rid of Salva because she would is child and she would waste time. She would also slowdown the tribe. Because he is a kid the tribe thought that he would continue to complain about her being hungry, thirsty asking when we will be there. Another reason is that all the adults in that tribe are thinking that there is no point of bringing her because she will die anyway and they also say that she won't do anything to help us. They are saying that she will do nothing to help and do no work because she is only a kid. So those are preety much the reasons why everyone in the tribe want and/or think that they should not bring Salva along with them

'' England is my city "

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Summer Markham Canada

Summer Markham Canada

I believe the group leaved Salva behind because the members of the group thinks that Salva is still young, so Salva would get tired easily, then would slow there journey down and would make the group difficult to find food.

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Ethan Y. markham

Ethan Y. markham

i think that the group doesn't want salva because he is a child and they think that he will slow down the group and they  do not have much to eat. therefore they would isolate and abandone salva

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Shruthi and Michelle - Canada

Shruthi and Michelle - Canada

The group doesn't want Salva to tag along because Salva is a child and they think that he will slow the group down. Since children don't have as much stamina as adults.
We think we understand why the group isolated Salva, they just wanted to have a higher chance of survival.

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Roy, Canada

Roy, Canada

I believe the group doesn't want Salva to be with them because they are mainly all adults and don't want the burden of having to take care of a child as well, because he might start complaining, or he might slow the group down. Children might also need more food and water, resources the group preciously ration, so I an definitely understand the numerous reasons why the group didn't want to take Salva along. However, that doesn't replace the fact it is quite depressing that the group would abandon a lonely child for their own needs, and that they were fully aware that without their help, Salva would've probably perished without them.

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Alison, New York

Alison, New York

The group does not want Salva to join their group because they think that because he is a child he is weak and will only slow them down. If the group would isolate or rejsct

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Ahali Abdal CA

Ahali Abdal CA

Salva would just slow the group down because of her scrawny body

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Landray, PA

Landray, PA

i think that salva is mean and shouudl not be aloud to be in the trib because he is meana

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Jordan, New York

Jordan, New York

The group doesn't want salva along because they think he to yound and will

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Jo$eph, NY

Jo$eph, NY

Nya's life at the lake camp was better than her life at hom because at the lake, she can easily get water. But at home it took her a long time to get water.

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Kyle, NY

Kyle, NY

The group didn't want Salva because he will slow them down,can't do any big jobs and they need to hunt more food.

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Timothy, Canada

Timothy, Canada

The group doesn't want Salva to come along with them because they think that Salva will slow down the group, they will need to feed another mouth and also thinking that she will complain to the group. I feel that the group was exclusive to Salva because Salva, a person that is in need and can't find his family, is being REJECTED and left alone.

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Malaki PA

Malaki PA

The group doesn't want salva cause he's just a child who doesn't know how to hunt and he will slow the group down.

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Isla, New York

Isla, New York

The group doesn't want Salva along because they think he is too young and will take up more food. They also think he will slow them down and lag behind. The group must feel pretty desperate if they are willing to reject a young boy without a place to go. However, as desperate as they are, I don't feel that they should even think to reject him. He doesn't have a family or any place to go and they are worried he'll lag behind. They should have been more kind and willing to let him in.

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Tom, New York

Tom, New York

The group does not want Salva along because they think that he would complain for food and slow them down. I feel bad for Salva that they are leaving a kid behind alone.

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Alicia, New York

Alicia, New York

Nya's life at the lake camp is different than her life at home. She has to walk to the lake near her camp, and dig in the mud to get water. In Nya's normal home she has to walk eight hours a day to get water. She  has to live farther away from the lake most of the year because of different tribes fighting and killing each other. The water available in the lake camp is less clean and mostly mud.

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Sophie, New York

Sophie, New York

The group does not want Salva to join them because they think that he will whine and complain, and slow them down. They are also worried about having to feed more people. I understand that they were concerned about feeding everyone, but Salva is a child, and it wouldn't be right to leave him on his own.

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Kyle, Ontario

Kyle, Ontario

1) Find a group from your tribe that will accept you, and stick with them
2) Gain peoples trust so they will help you
3) Find a good source of essentials(food, water, shelter)

I think Salva needs help from his peers in order to survive. for example, Salva and his group never would have gotten that honey if they hadn't worked together

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Cameron New York

Cameron New York

The group did not want Salva at first. They didn't want him because he was a child and would slow them down and complain. I feel that the group was wrong because Salva is very hardworking and can be independent if he needs to be.

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Paige, New York

Paige, New York

The group does not want Salva along because they think he would slow them down and they think he will be no help.

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Ryan, New York

Ryan, New York

In the book A Long Walk to Water Nay's life is dictated by going and fetching water but if she doesn't her family might die. One thing that dictates my life is school. If I do bad in school I wont make a lot of money and not have a good life but If I do try in school I will be very successful.

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James, New York

James, New York

I feel horrible that the group would do that to Salva because he is a living breathing human of their tribe and they should not betray him. They probably don't want him along because they think that he'll slow them down and complain, but Salva probably would not.^^^Dinka Tribal Marks^^^

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Sarah New York

Sarah New York

They didn't want Salva to come along because they think that he will slow them down and he will be one more to feed. Salva should not have gone with him because they where mean to him and told him that he walks slow and he will asking for food.

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Joey, New York

Joey, New York

They don't want Salva along because they think Salva will slow them down . I feel like they are not the people Salva should be going with because they were rude to him and luckily one of them stuck up for him and he was able to go but honestly Salva should have found a different group of people.

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Gleb,New York

Gleb,New York

The group does't want Salva to go because they think he will just slow them down and he will be asking for food and they don't have enough and they are rude to him and don't talk to him allot. I feel sad That the group is willing to isolate and reject him because they think he is not old enough and they don't want him to go.

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Megan New York

Megan New York

The group doesn't want Salva along. The reason for this is that they think he will slow them down since he is only a child. I don't think they should reject him because he deserves to survive and he could be a very helpful addition to the group

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Hannah :) New York

Hannah :) New York

The group that Salva is in doesn't want him to tag along because they think he will slow them down and they also don't want to have another mouth to feed because everyday new people join the group and it's just more food they have to find. I don't like the fact that the whole group isolates him and rejects him. I think they should pay more attention to him even though he is not an adult or older like everyone else but he still should be included in everything. Also don't like how they completely ignore him. They also should be watching Salva also because he is a kid and they are adults. The adults should be giving the children more food because the children can't survive as long as the adults can. So this is why Salva should be treated with more respect and not letting them isolate him all the time and also not rejecting him only because he is not as old as everyone else.:)

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Alison, New York

Alison, New York

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Ben, New York

Ben, New York

In the book, A Long Walk To Water, Salva wanted to go with a group in hope to try to find his family. But his group rejected him because he was a child and the food was already hard to find. I feel that it must be hard to get rejected when you are in a war and you need to survive. Especially in a place were there are soldiers with guns, animals that can harm you, and foods that you don't know are poisonous .

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Landon, New York

Landon, New York

The group does not want Salva to come with them after the first group he was in leaves him behind. The group was willing to leave and reject him because he was a child who would slow them down and would always complain. They also said that he would not help with any labor that is needed to be done. They also would have rejected him because that would be another mouth to feed every time they found food and water. During a war it is a first come first serve type of world especially in South Sudan. They did almost leave Salva behind and the only reason that is is because he is part of the Dinka tribe like most of the others in the group.

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Alex <3, Canada, Markham

Alex <3, Canada, Markham

They wants to isolate Salva because he is a weak child who will slow them down and eat food that could be spent on someone more useful like a soldier

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Tucker, New York

Tucker, New York

The group doesn't want Salva because they think since he is a kid that he will slow them down and use up their supplies. It is bad that group tries to reject him but in the end they are both Dinka and therefore they let him in.

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Grady, NY

Grady, NY

The group did not want Salva because he wasn't very strong so he couldn't help carry things plus that was another mouth to feed. Kind of like Hansel and Gretel's parents. |:(

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Josh, Toronto

Josh, Toronto

Since Salva is a child, the group didn't want him to come with them since he was a child and was no use to the group. This makes me feel bad for Salva but I see why the group would do that. Salve is a child that takes up more space so less space to sleep. It requires that they need more food to feed all. In a war it's always survival first and the group is just trying to look out for themselves.

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Joe ,New York

Joe ,New York

The group doesnt want Salva along because they think that he is an extra mouth to feed and will fall behind during their walks.I feel that this is very rude because Salva knew he would not fall behind and even though they let him go with them he showed them that he has not fallen behind and is doing very well in the group.Especially after all that honey.

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Adam

Adam

Geese are the best

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Kiana, Kate, Hannah, and Charlotte Ontario, Canada

Kiana, Kate, Hannah, and Charlotte Ontario, Canada

The group does not want Salva to come along because he is a lot younger and less strong so he will slow down the group also they would have to work harder to get resources. We feel bad for Salva because he is very young and he will not be able to survive by himself to get the resources that he needs.

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Shruthi and Michelle - Earth

Shruthi and Michelle - Earth

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Sadie Davignon, New York

Sadie Davignon, New York

Water dictates Nya's life because  where ever the water is is here she has to go and live, it determines what she does all day and what she'll do in the day. Something that dictates my life is sports, the sports I play determine when I can do stuff, like hang out with friends, what I look like and what my interests are.

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Ethan Y. Markham on

Ethan Y. Markham on

the group did not want salva

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Bianca, Yiorgia and Shaziya, Ontario, Canada

Bianca, Yiorgia and Shaziya, Ontario, Canada

The group doesn't want Salva along because they're worried that he'll slow them down and will complain constantly, while he's also another mouth to feed. It's sad because his tribe assumes that he's not useful but they haven't gotten to know him yet and it's also sad that they're willing to reject someone from their own tribe for the sake of survival.

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Vanessa, Canada

Vanessa, Canada

I believe that the group doesn't want Salva to come along with them, because of his age. In the book, it seems that Salva is between the ages of a child and an adult. But, everyone treats Salva like a child, so they think he'll act like one, too. They also think that Salva will complain and they'll have another mouth to feed, slowing the whole group down.

When I think about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him, it scares me. Salva is the main character of the book, and if they leave him, he's a child, so he might not make it. However, Salva does have his uncle and a friend with him, so therefore, I believe that he will be taken care of and he will be included in the group.

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Aliyah PA

Aliyah PA

The group doesn't want Salva because he's a kid and they think he will slow them down.

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Joshua, Canada

Joshua, Canada

They did not want Salva to come with them to join them because they thought that he would slow them down and ask for too much. Also the group does not have that much food and most children need more food and water then adults. I feel bad for Salva because he is just a child that can't really live by himself and people from his tribe would just reject him.

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Jonny .C CANADA

Jonny .C CANADA

I think that the group does not want Salva in the group because he consumes supplies but he is not much of a helping hand. I don't like the fact that the group is willing to abandon Salva just because he is sort of a disadvantage. I think they should just let Salva in because he is really in need. I still can't believe that the group was willing to reject him and forget him. I am very TRIGGRED and hate the group for even thinking that.

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Chloe PA

Chloe PA

They don't want to bring Salva along because he will hold the group back.

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Nick pa

Nick pa

He will slow down the group.

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Ryder pa

Ryder pa

Nya needs water to live just like all of us. My life is dictated by food water and sports.

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Tabitha, PA

Tabitha, PA

The group didn’t want Salva because he is a kid and they did not think he would be helpful.

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Andrew, Markham ON Canada

Andrew, Markham ON Canada

Question 1
In my opinion, I think that the group doesn't want Salva to tag along, because he is a child, so he has less energy than the adults in the group, so he might fall behind and slow the rest of the group down. Also, he has less abilities than others like hunting like his uncle, but also adds another mouth to feed, which can be hard to do at times. I think that the group was very selfish to think about isolating Salva just because he is a child and he might not be as strong as others. If he were isolated, he would have no chances of survival, which nobody else would want.

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Alex pa

Alex pa

They think he will slow down the group.

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Marcus, pa

Marcus, pa

They don't want salva in the group because they don't want another mouth to feed

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Katelyn, Hershey PA

Katelyn, Hershey PA

Question 1

Because to find food and he will slow them down.

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Hayden LA

Hayden LA

The reason they didn't bring Salva along because they thought he would get tired and need food and water.

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Sean P., New Jersey

Sean P., New Jersey

The reason they didn't want to take Salva along with them is because Salva is much smaller than the rest of them and he could potentially slow the group down. I don't agree with this because it is unfair to risk the chance of someone dying which is cruel.

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Nathan DeLuca, Nick Pellegrino, and Ariel Hiccups New Jersey

Nathan DeLuca, Nick Pellegrino, and Ariel Hiccups New Jersey

Water dictates Nya's life because it's her job to go and get water every single day and if she  doesn't get the water she dies. My mother dictates my life

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Lizzy,CA

Lizzy,CA

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Audrey, South Carolina

Audrey, South Carolina

It is very sad that the group didn't want Salva.  Most of them would have been okay to let a child walk alone in order to save themselves.  However, in times of crisis, it makes sense that they were only looking out for themselves.  I hope they keep Salva with them for the whole trek.  I wonder if he will inhibit them in any way?

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Alaina, Louisiana

Alaina, Louisiana

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Sia D. CA

Sia D. CA

Question 1:
The group doesn't want Salva to come along because they think they will have to share more food, water, Salva might be a trouble maker, and he will slow the group of people to continue on their journey. I feel really bad that the group of people were very selfish and rude. What if they were preteens and got separated from their family and no one wanted to help them. If you try to save a life god will help you it's the way of life and karma will always be their if someone does something wrong they will get punished for it.

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Cayden. Fl

Cayden. Fl

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darrick

darrick

why i think the group left salva is that they did not want him because he might be a trouble maker.

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Jared

Jared

Why i think the group doesn't want salva in the group is that he can slow them down or they dont have room to have him in the group or the rebels may find salva valuable and try to take him from the group or he can go and wast food or water

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Christian H: London Ontario

Christian H: London Ontario

the group didn't want salva becuase he could slow the group down or could use valuble resorses

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Sophia, Missouri

Sophia, Missouri

I chose question 1

The group didn't want Salva along because he is a child. He might nag, complain, or slow the group down. I believe that they didn't know that  his family is very respected in his village. They probably shouldn't have judged that book by it's cover. I feel that they were being selfish when the left Salva behind. I wonder how they would feel if they were, a child who was fearing for their life, left behind by a group of their own kind of people to die. I think that they should be more accepting and kind.

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Khloe, Missouri

Khloe, Missouri

I chose question one. The group doesn't want Salva to continue walking with them because he is a kid. They think that simply because he is a kid, that he will slow them down and complain a lot. I don't think they should have left Salva behind because because Salva is only a kid, and he needs someone to help him survive.  They thought that he would be needy, but if I was one of the grownups in that situation, I would have made the group wait until someone woke him up and he was ready to continue with the group.I think the adults should care more about kids, especially the woman with the infant.

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Shelbie, Missouri

Shelbie, Missouri

I chose question one.
The group doesn't want Salva along because they think that he'll be needy and want food and a drink. I honestly think that what they did was ridiculous, because they're bringing an infant along, so why don't they bring Salva along. Salva has been on this Earth longer than that infant, so he knows what the deal is. He knows that he doesn't need to bother the group, he knows that he can't have more food than everyone else. In my opinion I think that the infant will be more needy than Salva.  The infant will probably be more noisy than Salva will be.  So, I think that it's ridiculous that they left Salva.

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Aubree, Missouri

Aubree, Missouri

I chose question one. The group does not want Salva coming with them because he is just a child, and will complain if he is hungry or if his feet hurt from walking. I feel that what the group did to Salva was wrong. This is because I believe that you should never leave somebody behind, especially a child like Salva.

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Nate, Missouri

Nate, Missouri

Question 1

The group doesn't want Salva along because he is a kid and he could get tired easily and complain about being hungry or thirsty. I feel aggravated about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him because he is just a kid, an important kid in fact because his dad is the judge of the village and owns a lot of cattle. It is just heartless that his group would do something like that. I don't know why you would just leave a kid to die.

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Zach, Missouri

Zach, Missouri

Question 1

The group doesn't want Salva to come along with them because they think he will slow them down and complain.

I feel like the group was dumb that they rejected him because he didn't get to have a chance to prove to them that he could keep up the pace

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Ella, Missouri

Ella, Missouri

I chose question 1 . The group didn't want Salva along ,because they were afraid he would and be childish. I feel that it wasn't fair for the group to isolate and reject Salva. I say this because, all of them were trying to survive and they are leaving behind a innocent child!

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Anne Marie, Missouri

Anne Marie, Missouri

I chose Question 1- The group doesn't want Salva to come along because they think he will whine and slow them down. When they left him, he knew why they left him,but knew that he would not have done that.

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Emma, South Carolina

Emma, South Carolina

Question 1 Response:
The book opens showing Salva as a typical boy in school, distracted as most kids get at times, wanting to be playing with his friends. While his school was different than mine, and the games he played and chores he did at home were also different, we both had a routine we considered normal.

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Hayden MB

Hayden MB

because he would slow them down and complain about thirst and hunger

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Ziyad, Missouri

Ziyad, Missouri

Salva needs food and water, and needs to avoid getting killed,

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Noah, Missouri

Noah, Missouri

I chose question number 1. The group doesn`t want Salva along because they thing he will complain and make them slower. I feel that it is unfair and unreasonable to leave him there because he is 11 years old and he is the grandson of the person that the tribe was named after.

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Rachel, Missouri

Rachel, Missouri

I chose question 1. The group didn't want Salva along because they thought he would whine and complain. I do not like the fact that they were willing to isolate and reject Salva because they didn't give him a chance at all to prove he was okay.

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Ashi, Missouri

Ashi, Missouri

The group isolated him because they think he will trouble them and complain about being away from his home.
I don't think that was a good idea because you can't just leave a kid and make him survive on his own. They don't really know he is trouble and he could be good.

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Shane, Missouri

Shane, Missouri

Question 1
The group doesn't want Salva because he is a kid, and most kids complain about everything.

I felt guilty when I heard that he was rejected because I have rejected younger people than me

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Isabella, Missouri

Isabella, Missouri

Question 1. The group does not want salva along because he is a child and they think that he will slow the group down. I do not feel happy about that because I would never want to be left out alone at war.

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Addison, Missouri,

Addison, Missouri,

I don't like how the group of people left Salva behind in the barn because it's cruel and he can't survive well on his own.

The group of people left Salva behind because Salva is a child and the group of people thought Salva would be a nuisance and complain.

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Camryn, Missouri

Camryn, Missouri

Q1: The group didn't want Salva to come along because he is young and would complain about being tired, and hungry, or scared. They also didn't want Salva to come along because he wasn't very important and he would just waste supplies and time. I believe it was wrong to leave Salva because everyone's life matters, no matter their age.

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Gabriel, South Carolina

Gabriel, South Carolina

Q1: As heart breaking as it is that they left him, it was the right decision for the group. With the country at war, it is easier for a group of women and an infant to make it through the area without conflict than it would be if they had a boy who is almost fighting age. Just because the first group of rebels didn't want him to fight, doesn't mean that the next group they encounter would feel the same. This is the same reason the older lady stays she can't stay with him.

Also they probably just don't want him taking up food and water and causing trouble in the group like he thought at first.

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Hayden MB

Hayden MB

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jaedon MB

jaedon MB

he would want to have food that's what they probably thought, as well as being just a pain to them.

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Jacob California

Jacob California

They don't want him to come along because he is to young and he can cause trouble. I feel like they should have brought him along because he has to provide for himself and his friends now.

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Jess, California

Jess, California

When Nya is at the lake she has to sleep ouside, has to worry about the dinka, and has to dig through mud and wait for the hole to fill with water but, when she is at home she has a house, shes's safe, but she has to walk to to get water.

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Zoe Beth, California

Zoe Beth, California

Q1: They did'nt think he was of any importants and plannly just a waste of food. I don't think it was right but at the same time a get why that it would be a choice.

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Ryan, California

Ryan, California

The group doesn't want him to come because he is a child and he will take up food and water. I think the group is stupid to leave someone out.

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Rider California

Rider California

The group did not want Salva to come along because they think he will complain, and ask for more food. I would agree with the group though in which a little boy would complain about all the walking.

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to walk miles to get it all the time. I don't really believe something is "dictating" my life.

Three survival issues I have noticed so far is dehydration, starvation, and wild animal attacks. I think is Salva is doing  a great job of surviving because really he's just following what everyone else is doing.

At the lake camp, Nya doesn't really have anyone else around her. She is not safe from the animals and heat.

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Elias CA

Elias CA

I think the group doesn't wan't Salva along is because they think that he will slow them down,complain, and take up their food supply and they think he will be just too weak in general. And its really rude to think that he would slow them down without even knowing who he is

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to walk miles every day just to get nasty and mucky water everyday. Nothing dictates me.

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Joseph Gunther

Joseph Gunther

The group dose not want Salva coming along because he is a kid and he is slower and he has less endurence then the adults I think it makes since that they want to ditch Salva because he is only a kid

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Shane ,California

Shane ,California

The group does not want Salva to come with them because he is another mouth to feed and will slow them down. I fell that the war is bad because they are willing to leave children.

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Jayda CA

Jayda CA

The group didn't wan't Salva to join them because he is a child.
I feel bad for Salva because they were willing to leave him... : (

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melanie ca

melanie ca

I think that water dictates Nyas life, her life is based around water because that is one big thing in her life that she goes and does that is daily for her. It dictates her life because she has to go get water because they dont have water at her home. One thing that dictates my life is my social media.

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Bahar California

Bahar California

The group doesn't want Salva along because they think that he will slow them down and cause more problems since he is so young. I think that it is very rude, careless, and disrespectful that the group members are willing to act as if Salva is not there and treat him poorly just because they think that he is too young to handle the things they have to go through.

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Matthew, California

Matthew, California

It is crazy that the group was willing to leave salva but it is such a big group that they can't feed everybody and somebody who is no help they can't afford to keep.

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Olivia, CA

Olivia, CA

The group doesn't want Salva to come with them because since he's so young, they assume that he will slow them down, complain every time he feels discomfort, and eat a lot of their food supply. They are concerned he will be a tax on their survival, so they don't want to take him in, even if he is a Dinka. But Salva later proves he is not as much of a burden as they originally thought. I feel bad that they didn't want Salva at first, but I understand the Dinka's point of view. If they sacrifice one life, they could save many, rather than saving one life and sacrificing many.

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Haylee, California

Haylee, California

Although Salva is a Dinka, the group didnt want him to join because he was a child and would slow them down and complain. I fell bad for Salva because he was left once and no one wants to be left alone, even for a second time.

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CONNER CALIFORNIA

CONNER CALIFORNIA

The group doesn't want Salva to stay with them because they think he is to childlike and will complain about lack of water and food. I think that the group is trying to isolate him and reject him is bad.

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Josh C.A.

Josh C.A.

Water dictates Nya's life because she has to walk to get water so her and her family wont die. Something that dictates my life is school I have to go to school most every day.
They don't want Salva to join them because he may whine and get tired and slow them down.I would agree with the group because he would slow them down and he would need lots of food.

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jenna California

jenna California

The group doesn't want Salva to join the group because younger kids they think might not take that many responsibilities as an older person. A younger boy might not be able to do stuff and older person can do. I fell he should get  a chance because he is part of the tribe.

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Kayla, California

Kayla, California

Nya's life at the camp is they have no house and had to sleep in a makeshift shelter, they could couldn't take that much of there own supplies so they would make do with what they had, and it would be hard to get water because you would have to dig a hole and wait for water to fill up. While when she is at her house she has everything built and they already have supplies they need.

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Milan CA

Milan CA

Water dictates Nya's life because without it she will die and so will her family. So she must always have water. My kitten and dogs and friends dictate my life.

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Adam,California

Adam,California

The group doesn't want Salva along because kids tend to not have the highest of endurance compared to adults.I feel that leaving Salva alone and rejecting him is an inhumane act that should never happen.

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Benjamin California

Benjamin California

The group doesn't want Salva to come along because he is a young boy and most young boys complain about a lot of stuff. I feel really mad and they should have said yes without even thinking because he is part of the tribe.

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Parker Carling CA

Parker Carling CA

Nya's life is dictated by water in ways like her schedule and where she lives in certain seasons. Video Games dictate my life

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Sophia CA

Sophia CA

The group doesn't want Salva because he's just a little kid and he wouldn't be of much use.The fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him makes me feel upset because no one should leave a little kid in the middle of nowhere to starve or be eaten. It's heartless and cruel

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Analyse CA

Analyse CA

I think that water dictates Nya's life because she doesn't have a lot of water at home so she needs water to help he survive, she can't live without it. Something that dictates my life is music, singing, theater, Youtube, friends, and my family.. I cant live without it.

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Jack, CA

Jack, CA

The group does not want Salva along because when they spent the night at the barn, Salva went to bed and in the morning he was left behind, all alone. The reason they did this is that they probably did not want kids slowing them down and complaining.

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Hunter M, Michigan

Hunter M, Michigan

Why doesn’t the group want Salva along? How do you feel about the fact that the group is willing to isolate and reject him?
There are many reasons the group doesn't want Salva along.
One of the reasons is he would just be another mouth to feed. Another reason is Salva would be much more of a hassle. I fell bad for Salva because he was left behind and they left him with nothing.

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Water dictates Nya's life in many ways. It stops her from going to school. It also takes her from her home for long periods of time.

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The water dictates nyas life because most of her day is spent going to and from the water

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The reason the group does not want to bring him is because he will slow them down and they will waste food on him. Also they think he wont be of any help.

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I think that the group does not want to be in their group because he is a child and might slow them down.

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im back loooool

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I think her life is better at the camp because she is closer to water but also she doesnt have the best sleeping area but i still think its better thab her house were she spends so much time walking

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Nya's life is dictated by the need for water because, her village doesn't have a well so she is forced to walk to a muddy pond every day to get water for her family, instead of going to school, like most kids her age in different places of the world would.

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ive leared that lots of people arent gonna want you because you might slow them down. another thing ive learned is that predators might attack during the night even if people are on guard and one last thing ive learned is that sometimes you will lose people you love but you have to keep going

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Nya is much safer at home than the lake because they have to use makeshift shelters at the lake, they couldn't bring much, so they had to make do with what little they could carry, and there is a hightened risk of running into different hostile tribes while hunting.

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Nyas life is dictated by the water because she spends most of her time going back and forth to get water. this dictates my life in the sense that i wake up early to go to school and then come home and do school work

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The group doesn't want Salva to come along because he is an extra mouth to feed and they think that he will complain and slow them down.

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The group did not want Salva to join the group because they thought he was too young and they did not want Salva to hold them back or waste their food. I feel like this is not fair because Salva has no family to take care of him.

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The group doesnt want him because he would be to much to feed without anything to offer to the group

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The comparison between Nya's life at home versus at the lake is that Nya is safer according to her mother at the village and not at the lake because the men and boys go hinting and sometimes don't make it back and there are just dangerous things living by a lake versus living in a village.

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The reason the group does not want to bring him is because he will slow them down and they will waste food on him. Also they think he wont be of any help.

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I believe this is because, "He was a child... who might tire easily and slow them down, and complain about being hungry, and cause trouble somehow?" Nya's life is dictated by water because of how much effort she has to put into having a small amount of water per day. I am dictated by school becuse of how I have to wake up at 6:30 and start my morning ruitng and get to school to then come home and do my homework and then study for tests that might be coming up.

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The water dictates Nya's life because she spends most of her time going to the water. This dictates my life most times in the sense of school, I wake up at 6:00 then get ready.

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Nya's life is dictated by the water because she spends most of her time walking to the water and back over and over again. This dictates my life sometimes in the sense of school. I wake up at 6:30 and get ready to go to school then come home and do my homework.

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The water dictates Nya's life because she spends most of the day walking to the water. Her daily routine is walking to the pond, eating a quick meal, then to the pond and back, then to the pond and back again.
Something that dictates my life is school. I wake up at 6 am everyday, and then I have to go to school for 7 hours. After that, I have to do homework for maybe 2 hours, because I work really slowly.

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The water does, in fact, dictate Nya's life. What dictates my life is what other people think of me. *depression casually intensifies* And my constant, weird compulsions. Like, I need every noise I hear to be singular, and if it's not, then I go absolutely crazy.

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Water dictates Nya's life so much because humans need it to survive, which is why Nya has to walk a long way to the watering hole just to get the water for her family. Even then, the water is still dirty, but Nya drinks it anyway because she has nothing else. I think the one thing that dictates my life is even...ness? I have to make everything the same on the right and left and do all these stupid things and it's so annoying haha *audible pain*

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the water dictates Nya's life by making her halve to live there. in my life what dictates my life is my dad's opinion of me

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The group wants to isolate him because he would be too much to feed and he is a child with not a lot to offer.

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the gorup dose not want salva along becuse the author stated he is child he will slow us down. Another mouth to feed it is already mouth to feed? it is already hard enough to find food. i feel like salva is already hard enough on him he is worried about his family  and he feel mis judged

2. Naya was expected that Naya  would go to the pound every day she walk a long way to get water for her family. the one dictates my life is my arm would hurt i would be tired.

3 (A no food
B) wild habitat
(C felling unsafe

4. i think salva is doing a good job of suvrvive he is facing bees and i feel like he is going no what to do if something bad happens.

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1.The group does not want Salva along because the author stated,he is a child,he will slow us down. Another mouth to feed it is already hard enough to find food. i feel like Salva is misjudged
2.it was expected that Naya would  go to pond every day. she walked a long way to get water for her family. the one thing that dictates my life is sad.
3.A/no food
B/ wild habitat
C/ felling unsafe and unsure of what would happen next.
i belive Salva is doing a good job at Learning to survive by the things he is facing with the bees throwing up and more he is seeing what to do

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1. the groud does not want Salva along because the author stated "he is a child he will slow us down. " "Another mouth to feed?  it is already hard enough to find food" i like salva is feeling worried because her family but in some way its good but some way its not.

2. Nya was expected that nya would go to the pond every day. she walk a long way to get water for her family. the one thing that dictates my life is i probably would not go to school cause you would have to do both

3 (A no food
(B wild habitat/wildlife
(C  felling unsafe and unsure of what would happen next

4.( i belive Salva is or is not doing a good job learning to survive because she was closer to water but there was no shelter and she could not bring most of her things. At the pond was Naya home which was far from water

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1. The group does not want Salva along because the author stated, "He is a child, he will slow us down." " Another mouth to feed? It is already hard enough to find food." I feel like Salva feels like he doesn't belong and doesn't fit in.

2. Nya's chore was to get water for her family, she had no education because of the war. The one thing that dictates my life is my parents.

3. I believe Salva is doing good at survive because he's finding food and he still alive.

A. No food
B.  They didn't know what to do and they were unsafe
C. Wild habitat/wildlife

4. Nya's mother didn't like the camp because there was no house and they sleep in uncomfortable places but Nya likes the camp because she can get water walking less than she does at home. AT the pond was Nya's home which was far from the water.

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i feel like salva is misjudged.

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1.The group does not want Salva along because the author stated,"He is a child,he will slow us down.""Another mouth to feed?it is already hard enough to find food"I feel like Salva is ...sad that the tribe did not accept him at first.

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In Nya’s story, if the Dinka men find the Nuet men, the tribe Nya’s from, then the Dinka will hurt or kill the Nuet people. Also, Salva has to face hunger and lions. If you don’t have enough food to eat, then you can die of starvation. If a lion gets you, then there’s a very small chance you escape. 

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1. Stick with the group, rashen your resources, finding people you trust, finding shelter, wildlife there.

Yes, even though they don’t want him he is sticking with them, he is also showing that he can help them by gathering resources.

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#1, They would do that because he takes up to much water and food. I do not like that they are rejecting him because he is a very innocence kid

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i felt bad for salva because for the people to think that salva will slow them down because if they left him he would not survive on his own. its good that they let him stay and spared some food with them

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Salva is a kid and may slow them down and they also don’t want to  have a kid complaining all the time its also another mouth to feed.i think its kind of messed up that they would turn away a kid even if it was another mouth to feed you could at least spare him a few bites.

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Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

Nya has water at the lake and a little bit of a home there, but at her existing home it is her shelter, she is safe because everyone at home is from the same tribe as her, but she doesn't have that much water to drink when the pond dries up.

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They wont take Salva along because he's just a kid and it's hard to find food and he's author mouth too feed and he will complain I feel this isn't right because everyone dissevers a chance but when they took him along with them it made me happy for him

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4. Nya’s life at home is very sheltered, she has a house to live in and if she has time, she can also go to school, considering she has a big family, it must be very protected if they are all still together and well, and the pond has water available, unlike the lake camp, where her family stays in makeshift shelters, in an unprotected area that they fight with the Dinka for, and where she has to dig in the clay for water, and this water is even dirtier than the pond water.

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The group doesn’t want him along because he’s a child and he’ll get tired easily and slow the group down, and complain about getting hungry. think this is unfair because Salva is only eleven years old and he needs to survive. He’s just a child. I feel like if they reject him, he’ll not be able to survive on his own.

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The group didn't want Salva because he was a child and he was someone else to worry about. They would have to feed another mouth and they thought that a kid would slow them down.

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1.     The group didn’t want to take Salva in because they thought he would slow them down, use up too much water or food, and wouldn’t be able to do any work because Salva is too young. I feel sorry that Salva is considered useless and I’d want to help since his home is at war and he's a kid.

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The group didn't want Salva because they thought he would slow the group down and use up more water and food. It is sad because he is a child and hasn't experience much life yet. They were also judging him without knowing what he could do because he stuck with the group the whole time even when he was tired and hungry.

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Compare Nya’s life at the lake camp with her life at home (consider the availability of water, shelter, and safety).

4.  Nyas life at home is super different than it is at the lake camp because of many reason
Shelter,  For shelter they said they had to makeshift shelters because they do not have permanent homes there thanks to war and they cannot make a permanent home there because it will most likely get destroyed from all the fighting
Water,  There are pros and cons for the water situation she does not have to walk far but yet she is still gone the same amount of time she has to dig thru the clay and after digging she has to wait for the water to seep thru so it is useful so altho she doesn't have to walk as far she has to wait longer
safety, Her family is not safe because the dinka altho they both go to the same place during the dry season they are rival tribes that means they like to fight each other, whenever her dad and brother go hunting for animals which is already not safe because of the habitat they now have to worry about the dinka and have to fend for themselves and every day they are lucky that they come home everyday being safe and have food

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Nathan - brampton                                the group does not want salva in the group becasue he is an outsider and he takes up more food and water  

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Nathan - brampton                                the group does not want salva in the group becasue he is an outsider and he takes up more food and water  