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Dmonie                                                                                                                        Of all the elements Salva has faced, which do you think is the worst? How could the Desert be the worst?          

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Dmonie                                                                                                                        Of all the elements Salva has faced, which do you think is the worst? How could the Desert be the worst?          

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Of all the elements salva has faced I feel like the desert will be the worst because of the fact of the heat and barely or no water around.

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Uncle helped Salva continue walking despite his painful toe walk. Giving him time to walk ahead to a spot that their about to go to, to have a break so Salva could rest a bit more.

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How did Salva's Uncle help Salva to keep his long walk way going? Uncle had an idea that he could walk all the way through that one tall tree, then take a small break, and then after do that again and repeat. This made his walk easier without thinking anything about his broken/ripped toenail.

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salva and his uncol help each ather thruhgu out the story

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Salva makes through the desert with his uncle's help beside him step by step.

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I think the worst element they have faced is the desert because they need water and food, which is the most important cause it is so hot. and also food is hard to find so they could starve to death or have a heat stroke. And everywhere else that has a smaller chance of that happening.

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I think the hardest obstacle he faced was trying to find water in the wilderness. Especially where he's living. I feel bad for all the people who actually live there. I honestly don't know how the desert can be worse if you don't have water, I think that's the worst case possible.

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I think the worst element they have faced is the desert because they need water and food, which is the most important cause it is so hot. and also food is hard to find so they could starve to death or have a heat stroke. And everywhere else that has a smaller chance of that happening.

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Out of all the elements that salva has faced, I think that the worst one was the mosquitos, since Salva could have gotten Moleria from a mosquito or even die of blood loss due to being constantly bitten by mosquitos.

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Uncle helps Salva to keep walking by helping him push through with a bit of a game. Without Uncle, Salve could´ve gotten lost, injured, or worse! I can apply Uncles trategy in real life by cheering people on when they are having a rough time.

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Salva's uncle helped him get through the fear of being alone and at least with his uncle the same way slava is trying to help himself get through the fear of everything in his way

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Of all the elements Salva has faced, which do you think is the worst? How could the Desert be the worst?

I know the desert has the worst elements as there is nearly no vegetation to eat from, water is extremely scarce, and there are lions that might take away your best friend if you aren't careful. Salva had endured all of these horrible elements, including losing his best friend Marial to a lion eating him. I would see myself constantly thinking "Oh dear god, when in the world are we gonna eat again? How much longer do we have to go?" if I was Salva walking to Ethiopia with his tribe in this story.

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Uncle helped Salva overcome the desert so Salva is trying to overcome the camp in the same way.

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Uncle helps Salva to keep walking by helping him push through with a bit of a game. Without Uncle, Salva could've gotten lost, injured, or worse! I can apply Uncles strategy in real life by cheering people on when they are having rough time and by helping people to understand stuff.

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Of all the elements Salva has faced, which do you think is the worst? How could the Desert be the worst?

The worst elements Salva has faced was the desert, i think the desert was worst due to the fact there was no water or food for him.

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Out of the rest of the challenges Salva had faced I feel like the worst experience was the desert because of the heat, barely any water, and lack of food.

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Of all the elements Salva has faced, which do you think is the worst? How could the Desert be the worst? I think salvas worst element to face was the desert. The desert was the worst because there was no food or water.

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I think that Salva's worst experience was the desert because of the heat, lack of water, and lack of food.

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1. Salva overcomes his fear by working, But I have not experienced such fear or overcome it.
2. I think Salva’s worst element to face was the desert. The desert was the worst because there was no food and no water.
3. Uncle helps Salva to keep walking by yelling at him. He wants to give

him confidence in himself.   If Salva was without his uncle, he would give up

or not be able to survive.  I can't apply Uncle’s strategy to my life because if I yell at my sisters to keep their confidence I might get in trouble.
4. The sentence that best summarizes the main idea or theme of chapter 9 is “The sun was relentless and eternal … Each minute of walking in that arid heat felt like an hour”.(Park 52)

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I think Salvas worst experince of everything is when everything happened like when he had to leave his family and when the group of woman left him .

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Salva overcame his fear by working i have not experienced of such a fear and over came it  I think salva worst element to face was the desert  the desert was the worst cuz there was no food/water uncle helps salva to keep walking by yelling at him  he wants to give him cnfidence in himself if salva had no uncle he would give up the sentince that best sumarize the main idea or theme of chapter 9 is the sun was relentless and eternal each minute of walking in that arid heat felt like an hour

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1 salve overcomes his fear by working. i have/ ]have not experienced such fear and overcome it by  braveness.
2 i think salve¨s worst element ot face was the desert. The desert the worst because there was  no food and no water
3 helps salva ti keep walking by yelling at him. He wants to give him confidence in himself. If salve was without his uncle, he would find plans i can apply plans strategy to my by was critical thinking.

4 The sentence that best summarizes the main idea or theme of chapter 9 is ¨The sun was relentless and eternal... Each minute of walking in that arid heat felt like an hour.´´(park 52.

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I think the desert was the worst because Salva had to walk miles for water. Sence there was a war they had to keep walking non stop.

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One of the greatest difficulties that Salva faced was losing his family and being separated. He was forced to go on his own adventure with people that he did not know and he had to find his own way through pain and struggling to get back to his family. Another difficulty is the war itself, filled with soldiers and a militia that can make this entire catastrophy happen again, or worsen.

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To summarize chapter 9:
Salva must face the Challenges going through the hot, steaming desert.

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Salva was terrified and worried about his friends safety because he had Disappeared over night salva's uncle comforts salva to make him feel better

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I think the worst element is the terrain

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I think the worst element salva have overcome is the desert because its super hot they dont have water and they are walking barefoot in the hot sand.

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Salva overcomes his fear when he gets to the Nile and starts to have happy memories when hes at the village. I once felt such fear when i went to america the first time as i saw a plane crash and thought my plane will crash too and overcame this fear by forcing myself to stare out the window.

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salva overcome his fear by getting help from his uncle telling him to just get to the bushes as a check point.Yes i have experienced this fear when i was crossing the border

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Salva overcomes his fear by Going to the Nile and getting happy flashbacks.

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Salva overcome his fear by going to Nile and getting happy memories.

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he had his uncle with him

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Salva's uncle keeps him moving by setting small goals, and encouraging him. Each time Salva finished the challenge, he was given a new one.

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Salva's uncle keeps him moving by setting small goals, and encouraging him. Each time Salva finished the challenge, he was given a new one.

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I think the desert was the worst element that Salva had to go through because the desert has relentless heat and little water which would be horrible to have to walk in for days.

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Salva's uncle helps Salva through the desert by setting little goals, and each time Salva completed the goal, his uncle would set him another one.

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In chapter nine, the challenges Salva has to overcome are, the heat, losing his shoes, thirst, hunger, and just constant walking making him want to collapse on the ground and give up.

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Salva's uncle keeps him moving by telling him stuff, like 'You only have to walk to those rocks.' and 'See that tall dune walk to there and your done.

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The dessert is the worst element because of the heat,him having no shoes and losing his toenails against rocks.

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I know I have never experienced fear even close to what salva feels, and I would have to overcome it by either running if that was an option or trying to talk my way out of the danger and then run.

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I think that the desert would be the worst part because of the heat and how he lost a toenail. Also he did not have any shoes so he might have blisters.

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Yeah the desert was definetly the worst. (I believe the desert was lion country) Salva's friend got un-alived by a lion and he had to deal with starvation and blistering heat.

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Question three, Salva's uncle helps him keep walking by making him feel safe and keeping him close, without his uncle Salva would have fallen into a pit of despair and fear and would most likely have died because of it.

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I think that the desert was the worst element for salva because it has blistering heat and his uncle got shot up.

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The desert was the worst element because Salva had to go through all that heat without any water so he was super thirsty.

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I love how Salva has put his mind to making it all the way to Ethiopia and that he has come from such happiness to such fear and scary times. I have never enhanced through anything like he has, but I hope to never have to experience this.

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The desert is the worst element Salva has faced. He had to walk through terrible heat. It was so hot that every minute of walking felt like an hour. After walking through the Akobo desert for only a few minutes, he had to walk without shoes, because his turned into shreds of leather. Salva also had to ration his water, even when he was incredibly thirsty.

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Salva overcame his fears by distracting himself with walking to Ethiopia and working, such as carrying reeds to build boats. I have not experienced fear like Salva has.

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Salva overcame his fears by trying to distract himself with doing work for the village, such as carrying heavy, and slippery reeds. I have never experience fear like the fear he went through.

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I think chapter 9 is about preserving. I think that Salva and the others have to persevere because of the challenges they face, like having to hand build boats to go across one of the biggest rivers in the world.

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It had to be really hard for Salva, having to lose his only friend in a world where he is separated from his family and only has his Uncle, especially because he has to walk through a heated place reliving that his friend and family is gone.

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Salva overcomes his fear by doing work for the village, and carrying heavy and slippery reeds to build shallow boats. I have not experienced that kind of fear.

Of all of the elements that Salva has faced, I think that the Aboko desert is the worst, because they had to walk barefoot for 3 days for barely any water, in the scorching heat, covered with mosquito bites. That sounds like a horrifying experience.

Uncle encourages Salva to keep walking by pointing out landforms and saying "you only have to walk as far as that tree" or "you just need to walk to that rock, can you do that?" Without Uncle, Salva would most likely have collapsed and died of thirst. I can use this in my life by telling myself "You just have to make it to that end of the track, then you can go to Social Studies for the medieval dungeons and dragons thing."

Chapter nine is powerful because of the difficulties Salva must overcome. One sentence to describe the overall theme of this chapter is "The first day in the desert felt like the longest day Salva had ever lived through".

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Salva overcame his fear by working hard and carrying reeds to get his mind off of his worries. A fear I overcame was during Covid, when I had to check every lock in the house and check for murderers every night. I got over that fear after Covid ended and school started again.

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losing his friend. the desert was bad because salva was driven mad by the heat

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Uncle helps Salva keep walking by saying he will protect him in lion country. In addition he tells him to keep walking to get to their destination.

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I think salva over came this fear because his uncle was there by his side to make sure nothing hurt him but i could tell he was still a little scared but still overcame the situation

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How does his uncle help Salva to keep walking? What might’ve happened to Salva without his uncle? How can you apply Uncle’s strategy in your life?

Salvas uncle helps him in the way he is a way to keep Salva mentally stable and not go insane. His uncle is an anchor so the ship does not go haywire.

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1. Salva overcame his fears by working for his village, he would gather reeds to build boats to help distract him from his fears. I had to overcome a fear when I moved to Fort Mill. I left my school and my home I had lived in all my life. I had to start at a new school and even though it was hard, I made a few friends and I really like where I live now. Having friends really helped.

2. I think the worst element that Salva faced is most likely the desert because it was really different to his home village and there were a lot more dangers to face. He was used to having green space, food, and water. In the desert it was empty, hot, and scary. He lost a toenail which for me would make it the worst.

3. Uncle helps Salva by telling him to see it as a lot of smaller walks and not one big walk. Salve would have been left behind if he didn't have Uncle there with him. I think Uncle's strategy is about taking things in small bites. It can be overwhelming if it looks like one really big thing.

4. "The first day in the desert felt like the longest day Salva had ever lived through." I picked this sentence because it talks about how overwhelming Salva felt before Uncle came to help him.

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1.Salva overcomes his fears by doing work at the village. He collected reeds that helped build boats.
A fear that I have overcome is the time I moved to the U.S without knowing English and suddenly already going to school even when I wasn't preapred.

2.The worst element that Salva faced was when his nail came off his foot and the pain was unbareable.

3.Salva's uncle stated Salva's full name and pointed to the bushes that they need to walk to. He gave Salva tamarind to chew on.If uncle did not surprise him he could have been left behind. I could give a friend hope by comforting them or giving them advise.

4.A theme of chapter 9 is I can overcome hard things by taking one step at a time.

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1. salva overcomes his fear by doing work at the village. he collected reeds that helped bulids boats.

2 i think the worst was the desert because in the desert there was no hydration and the food it was just dry.

3.  salva uncle stated salvas full name and pointed to the bushes that they need to walk to. He gave salva tamarind to chew on. if uncle did not surprise him he could haves been left behied. i could give a friend hope by giving them something they like and cheer them up or say somthing.

4. A theme of chapter 9 is i can overcome hard things by taking one step at a time.

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1. Salva overcomes his fears, Salva overcomes his fears by doing work at the village because it distracts him. He gathered up reeds to build boats. A fear that I have been able to overcome is the time I went to 6th grade, I had no idea what it was going to be like, but when i was there it wasn't so hard.

2. The worst element that Salva faced was when he was left alone inn the barn because he was too young and they thought he would slow them down. The desert is also the worst because in the desert there isn't that much water supply in the desert and they need water.

3. Salva's uncle stated Salva's full name and pointed to the bushes and said that he need to walk as far as the bushes, then he gave him a tamarind to chew on. The sun was relentless and it was hot and then Salva stubbed his toe on a rock and it hurt so much and his whole toe nail came out. If Salva's uncle didn't see him he could have been left behind and not learn to survive and maybe die. I could give someone hope by giving them support by saying kind things to them.

4. The theme of chapter 9 is you can do anything if you take one step at a time.

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I think its the desert and the lion area because getting water was hard enough before they had to start walking but now  they are in a desert and there are animals that are trying to get water too.

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I think the worse challenge is lossing his freind and lonnies the dessert still chould ebw orse becasue its a 3 day walk with little food and water.

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i think either the lions or the desert are the worst because everyday you fear of being eaten but also in the desert there is no water no place to hide from the sun and it always really warm

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1. Salva overcomes his fear by thinking about his family and village. That makes him overcome his pain and fear.

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Fear grips Salva and without the assurances of his Uncle would have driven him crazy. How does Salva overcome his fear? Have you experienced such fear and overcome it?

His Uncle talks to him in a calm, soothing voice and reassures Salva that he has a gun and will kill any lion that comes close, and that he will keep watch. I have. But instead of my uncle reassuring me, it was God. He helped me through my prayers and got me through my fear.

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I think the desert and animals are the worst elements that Salva has faced so far. The desert and wild animals are the worst because in the desert, it’s very hot and there is almost no water. It’s also very dry. Animals are in the desert, and they could especially hunt you down and you could be killed by them. Like how Marial died.

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The next day was a precise copy of the one before: the sun and the heat and, worst of all to Salva's mind, a landscape that was utterly unchanged. This is the sentence that I think most describes chapter 9.

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His uncle helped him by showing him were to walk to which made him keep walking. If his uncle wasn't there Salva would have given up. Sometimes my family helps me keep going and not give up on something i have been working hard for.

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the pain was terrible. I know its a simple sentence but it really describes Slava’s situation. He was in great pain through the whole chapter. His hearts in pain cause he doesn’t know what happened to his family and he is also in physical pain because he has been walking forever and he needs water so he is in so much pain.

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Salva's uncle helps him keep on walking by asking him if he can walk just a little further. If Salva didn't have his uncle Salva would fall behind. I can apply this with my life by setting goals and when I pass that goal I can set another.

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the desert is still as bad when salva and the group was walking in lion country because in the desert there is more heat and less water. also there could more dangerous wildlife.

the worst that salva has been through is losing his only friend in the group mairal to a lion.

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How does uncle help Salva to keep walking? What might’ve happened to Salva without his uncle? How can you apply Uncle’s strategy in your life?

So far I think the jungle or the lion country is the worst I think this because of all the threats there are altho it is damp it has so many threats they have to worry about many things like lions other big creatures like bison elk and many more they have to worry about scorpions snakes spiders bees and if there is a storm lightning could start a fire
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2.     I think the emotional pain of losing his best friend and company and not knowing if Salva will ever live happily with his family ever again is the worst. The desert could be the worst because of the never-ending heat and walking where it seems like your walking in the same place.

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The desert is the worst element that Salva has gone through. There is less water, less food, and more wild animals out there that could easily hurt or kill one of them. In the desert there could also be people fighting in the war that could hurt or kill someone in the group. There would also be extreme heat that could drive the group members insane with heat stroke.

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3. Uncle helps Salva to keep walking by telling him to walk to things that aren’t that far away from him like the stones, without his uncle, Salva probably would’ve stayed where he was and he would’ve gotten left behind by the group. I can apply uncle’s strategy to my life by doing difficult things a small bit at a time.

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One sentence in chapter 9 that best summarizes the main idea or theme is, "The sun was relentless and eternal: there was neither a wisp of a cloud nor whiff of a breeze for relief." This shows just how miserable walking across the desert is.

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I think one of the worst things that Salva has to face so far are animals but the dessert could be worse because it is so hot there and they don't have much water or food which means they could get sick or worse die.

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I think the desert is the worst because there is no water and if you don’t have water, then you can die. Also, it’s super hot in the desert adding to the fact that you don’t have a lot of water.

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Salva overcomes his fear lions, the work keeps him busy to where he can forget about them. I have experienced such fear and overcome it but my fear was with snake we go camping and go on float trips so their lots of snakes in the water but i got distracted with not tipping that i forgot about them

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The desert will not be better only because it will be hotter and more dangerous animals like cheetahs and more lions. I also think him losing his family was the hardest on him because he cant know where they are and how to find them.

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I think animals are the most dangerous thing Salva has to face on his journey. The desert could be the worst because of the extreme heat and the lack of water. Salva and his group could die of thirst very quickly in the desert.

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A desert is much different from other places. Trying to survive might be a little difficult there. In a desert, you have very limited resources to use to keep yourself alive and safe. You need to be forward thinking about what you do.

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“The sun was relentless and eternal : there was neither wisp of cloud nor whiff of breeze for relief.”

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Uncle helps salva by saying encouraging words. Such as uncle says salva’s full name, so that it makes him think about his family and his village. That helps him overcome his fear.

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The desert has no food or water. The desert is also really big and dry. Leaving no opportunity’s whatsoever .

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Salva overcomes his fear by thinking about his family and village . That makes him overcome his pain and fear.

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I think that the worst thing that has become of Salva is probably when Marial passed away. He presumes it was because he was eaten by a ferocious Lion, but Salva will never know. It probably really sucks for him to know that he could've protected his friend, but he will never know from what.

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Salva overcomes his fear by his uncle reassuring him that he would stay up all night to make sure the lions wouldn’t eat them. And also tells him that he has a gun and that he will protect them.

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I think Slava's worst moment is when he lost his friend. He was living through a rough time and loosing a friend was even worst for him.

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I believe that the sentence "Salva felt as if he had walked for hours while staying in the exact same place" sums up the theme and idea of the sentence.

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Salvas uncle helped him by giving encouraging words to keep him going. This gave Salva strength and hope to keep pushing though the desert. I can use Uncle Jewir's strategy in my life when I need a little more encouraging to push though or finish something.

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I think that the worst thing salva is going to face is the desert. Salva has only known the presence of trees and forests. Not only that but he has to face the heat and rocky terrain. With only a little bit of water and a lot determination Salva pushed himself as hard as he could.

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Uncle Jewir helped Salva in to walking by giving him hope, I think that Salva really needed that hope of light at the end of the dessert, because without it he migh not be here today or at the time he acctualy survived, it made Salva push himself harder probabbly knowing that he had family/ adult beside him.

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I think that the worst moment for Salva is when he lost his friend Marial, and not for natural resources, but he was killed and I think that must hurt a lot and although living in a desert must be really hard not being with your family, and losing a friend must be extremely tough

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I think that the sentence/quote “If you give them your water, you will not have enough for yourself!” that a voice from the group shouted out defines and summarizes the whole main idea of the poor and low quality and amount of clean and safe drinking water, and food and nutrition in Southern Sudan, and the difficulties to living there because of the harsh climate, and temperature due to the unrelenting heat that the sun gives off. This quote represents the main idea and/or theme because it is showing the importance of water in these parts, and it describes the need and value of water and how every precious little drop should be appreciated in these difficult conditions that come with challenges that people have needed to live through.

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Uncle helps Salva to keep walking in a way that helps Salva gain both confidence, strength, and hope. To start, Uncle Jewiir utilized Salva’s full name (Salva Mawien Dut Ariik), to motivate Salva by sort of giving him the “spotlight”, and passing this power onto him to give him a little bit more hope in the fact that they will be able to make it across the desert, and they can motivate themselves and each other to move forward. In addition, Uncle broke down the distance of the Akobo desert by finding little places that stick out against the rocky, stone desert floor as goals or posts that he needs to reach. By separating the desert into smaller pieces, the overall outcome may not seem as large as first expected (this is because you are taking it one step at a time), even though it is the same, and the distance will be covered and traveled much faster in a short period of time. Without his Uncle, I believe that Salva might have not been able to push forward because Salva’s experiences have placed a lot of weight and pressure on his shoulders, so in the end he needed a small nudge, a push, or a bit of motivation to tell him that he is brave for making it this far, and that he has the ability to continue further to reach Ethiopia.

I can apply Uncle’s strategy in my life because sometimes, tasks and challenges may seem a little bit difficult, or overwhelming, so deciding to pause everything for a moment, no matter what, giving yourself a push forward, and taking that confidence and spreading it out in numerous small steps can produce the illusion that it is easier to do said thing. In addition, you should always recall and remember what you know from the past and present to use it as motivation and help to persevere and make it through a tough situation.

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Salva has faced quite a few horrible elements from enduring pain and loss, to starvation and low water supply. One of these elements is the Desert. I think that the Desert that Salva has faced is by far the worst because of a few reasons. First, Salva grew up with trees, grass, shrubs, and nutrition when he was younger, at his village, Loun-Ariik. The sudden change from this to starvation with scarce food in the blistering hot desert, and poor quality water supply on such rare and low levels have attacked him and his body harshly. His digestive system has slowed down without the regular acids that are used to break down food, so eating large portions that are so rare to find in the desert at a fast pace causes vomiting and unhealthy diseases that lead to worse illnesses and possibly death. Along with a scarce food supply, Salva doesn’t normally have access to water, as the heat evaporates what is left, and the stony desert provides no ponds for liquid water, and no shrubbery for food. This causes dehydration, which slowly leads to a painful, horrible death. Finally, because of the heat, Salva’s clothing will begin to decay and break down (such as his shoes that he has needed to get rid of because of the material breaking apart), losing the small amount of protection that he has from the powerful rays of the sun, that is burning up the rocky, stony desert floor, that can cause diseases and illnesses as well.

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Salva has endured insane amounts of pain and suffering from the very beginning of this book when there was gunfire and Salva was at school, to when he now lost not just his family, but also his friend, Marial. Through the help in the calming words of his Uncle that he would protect them and shoot down any lion with his gun, he would stay awake and keep watch over the group, and the assurance that they would leave “lion central” soon, and everything would settle down a little bit and they would be alright. This was how Salva managed to slowly ease his worries, and he kept moving forward. Although, I believe that Salva might have utilized what Marial said about soon being able to find their families as determination and as a force in both the honor of his friend, in the hopes of reaching a better, somewhat safer place away from the war and gunfire to Ethiopia, and hopefully reuniting with his family members. In addition, Salva overcame his fear because he might have thought about Marial, and started imagining about what his friend would want, tell, and hope that he would do if the situation was reversed and Salva fell to the clutches of a lion. He might have thought that Marial would want him to keep on pushing forward as they were now covering the last bit of land to reach the Nile River (chapter 7), and then they would cross the Akobo desert and reach Ethiopia. I haven’t experienced this sort of fear that Salva has experienced with losing people one after the other, although, I have had a few fears over the course of my life, that I’ve all been able to overcome by having a little bit of help from others that are close to me, and by finding determination (like Salva) that corresponds with the fear. I also try to rationalize those fears and look on the bright and positive side compared to the negative side with terrible outcomes.