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Salva wants to return to his family in Sudan, but his father is against the idea?  Do you think he should have ignored his father’s request, so that he could see his family?

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Salva wants to return to his family in Sudan, but his father is against the idea?  Do you think he should have ignored his father’s request, so that he could see his family?

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I think salva shouldnt of ignore the request because he knows what could of happened and didn't want to lose his life and leave his family. Salva picked a good choice not going back to his home village yet.

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water has the ability to kill. Tsunamis, earthquake drowning..

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In Sudan there was dirt roads, and no tall buildings, and not a lot of wawa

In Rochestar new Yalk, there was electricity.

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Water can bring people together since water can be used to heal, drink, and even bath..

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I think salva should ignore his father because where were they at could be dangerous

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In sudan its was hot, dry, and barely had water.

In Rochester it was cold it was snowing

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i think he was talking about the school or schools.

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In Rochester it snows while in Sudan it was always hot and dry and in Sudan the houses were made of mud while in Rochester they are nicer and made with stone and glass.

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i think Salva should have ignored his father because he could have been killed since there was war.

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water can bring people together and tear people apart because people can go to together to find water but they also can fight over it if there is not enough.

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i think he would be talking about school beacuse now that the war is over they don't have to worry that much and they are free to build if they have the recources.

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I think it drives people apart because it's something that everyone wants and if they want it all to themselves they will fight each other.

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No, if he had went to see his family he might have been killed in the war, or he could expose his family and put them in danger

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In Sudan, it is dry and there is not a lot of water
But in Rochester, it is cold and it snows
In sudan they have homes made of mud
In Rochester they have tall buildings made of stone and glass

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I think he is referring to the school, because it woud be the first schoolhouse in thier area

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i think when he said can you guess he was talking about a school

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Water has power to bring together because a place like South Sudan has less water, so water brings people together.

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it has the power to drive people apart because if only one person has it then other people are going to want it.

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I think Nya's father is talking about building a school because there is not a lot of education.

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I do not think that Salva should've ignored his father's request. I think this because if he returned to Sudan, he would be forced to fight in the war, and possibly be put on a side that he wouldn't want to fight with.

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I do not think Salva should have ignored his father's request because he could get press ganged and forced to fight for a side he does not agree with.

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I think that water does have the power to bring people together, or drive them apart because water is very important to us. It is something we need to survive. And, say that someone you know does not have water. And you share some with that person. Thats bringing people together. But, say there's this other person that you know, and they ask you for water, but you've gone a couple days without it. Then, you would start to fight with one another, and that drives people apart.

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I don't think that Salva should have not have ignored his fathers request, because if he did he would have saved himself from the getting killed, getting forced to join the war, etc.

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The difference between Rochester and Salva's home is:
In Salva's home, if is dry and hot. But in Rochester, it is cold.
In Salva's home, the roads are not paved. But in Rochester, the roads are paved.
And, in Salva's home, there is not electricity. But in Rochester, there is electricity.

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Rochester is really cold and it is supper hot where Salva's home

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Rochester is really cold and it is supper hot where Salva's home

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I think he should have ignored his father's wishes because salva is now an adult and he needs to make some decisions on his own. because he can't be with them forever. he has to leave the nest.

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I think he said that because she had not been to a school and have an education yet

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I believe water can both bring people together and drive them apart Because lots of people may gather together to find water, and the people may also fight for it.

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I think that when Nya's father said "Can't you guess?" he meant for her to guess what they were building a school for all boys and girls.

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Salvas fathers ingroe

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I do not think Salva should have ignored his father's request because if he did he would've been back in the war and could've been killed.

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The difference between Rochester and Salva's home is that in Rochester everything is more modern; The roads are paved, there is electricity, etc. While at Salva's home, it's less modern with dirt roads and such.

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I do think that water has the power to bring people together and drive them apart- both mentally and physically. Water surrounds every country, and runs in the riverbeds and brooks and lakes, and is mostly affected by the moon's gravitational pull; But water can also heal, disinfect, strengthen, grow, cool, and it's basically invincible when it comes to someone trying to get rid of it.

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When Nya's Father said "cant you guess?" I was thinking he meant that she would be excited that a school was being built because shes barley had education like we do.

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I think nya's father is referring to building a school because there isn't much education.

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i think salva wants to go back because his da is in the hostpital and he wants to see his dad and sudan was in a war and his dad was on a list that adoctor had in sudan.

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Nya's father was trying to see if she could guess what they were building a school for all boys and girls.

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Both, I think water can bring people together like it did toward the end of the story and it can also rip people apart because they might could run out of water and then the people fight over the water

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The reason why Salva can't return to Sudan is because the war is still going on and he would be forced to fight on one of the sides so his dad wanted Salva to wait till the war is over to go back home

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The difference between Rochester and Salva's home is different because there is electricity and cars and and they had a lot of technology and the similarities of Rochester and Salva's home is the same because they both had a place to live, roads,school, and water its just in once place it was more modern day and the other was makeshift and older

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Nya's father was referring to building a school but I thought he was referring to building a water well to help get clean water for survival

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I think water can bring everyone together for a bit because there isn't that much water available.

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Salva wants to go back to Sudan and see his father because his father is in the hospital but his father doesn't think he should have came back because there is still war in Sudan and that both sides will want him to fight for them. I think Salva should go back because there is still war and that he could die but because he was a fighter, he wouldn't mind if he die to protect his village.

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At Rochester there is so many lights and cars and technology but in Salva's home there is not much stuff, barely any food or water and not much shelter.

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I think Nya's Father is build a water machine of some sort and I think the water source can help them with their surviving.

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In Sudan there were paved roads no electricity and no cars. However At Rochester the was snow paved roads and electricity.

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Every house has electricity and there are paved roads everywhere instead of out in the country. In south Sudan there are no paved roads and barley any houses have electricity.

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Salva’s life in South Sudan was really different compared to his life in New York. First off Salva rarely had electricity and now he has it everyday. In south Sudan they mostly have dirt road and little to none paved roads but in salva’s new life its swiched. Now salva hasnt seen a dirt road in a while. Salva also has water now and in his old home he doesnt.

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I think he was referring to the school and the well and people will be able to use the well and go to schoo

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I think he is refering to the school because they still have to get the water

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1. Yes it could drive people apart because it takes most of the day to get water so you can’t socialize and it could bring people together because people like salva might make it to the us and that is bringing different cultures together

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I think Salva made the right decision because if he had gone to see his family he could get hurt on the way or be forced to fight.

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Rochester has all paved roads, electricity in every building, fast cars, and it has cold, snowy winters. Salva's home has dirt roads, no electricity, and snow never occured there.

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I think her dad is refering to a water tower wich will provide clean water

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I think water has the power to bring people together because at the end of the story, a lot of people came to get water from the new well.  Also, even though Dinka and Nuer were enemies, Salva, a Dinka and whose Uncle was killed by Nuer, brought water to the Nuer people. Even though the Dinka were the first people Salva brought water to, the Nuer still made it to the “list” of places to dig wells. Even though water has the power to bring people together, I also think it could drive people apart, because when Salva was walking and suffering, they had barely any water. Even in the book, it described how some of the men didn’t want the woman giving water to the other, almost dead men, because then she wouldn’t have enough water for herself. (on page 55 & 56 in the book) That’s why I think water has the power to bring people together and drive people apart.

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He is referring to the school they are gonna make because of the clean water.

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I think water can bring people together because people need water to survive and in Nya’s story her tribe is the Nuer tribe and Salva one of the people that dug the well is Dinka and their tribes have been in war for years.

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America has paved roads and south Sudan only has dirt roads. America has cold, snowy winters and Sudan basically has no winter at all. There are fast cars in America while in Sudan there are no cars.

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I think water can bring us together because in Nya's story she goes to the lake with her family and at the lake the Dinka and Nuer tribes are both there.

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Unlike southern Sudan, every road in America is paved. There was not a single dirt road. All buildings had electricity, and snow would sometimes fall from the sky for hours.

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It could do both it mostly brings people together by sharing and giving or having special ceremonies like baptisms.

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4. I think that water has the power to both bring people together and drive them apart. One example of bringing people together is when Salva goes to a tribe of Nuer people, his tribe’s enemy, to bring them water and they are grateful to him even though he is a Dinka. It can also drive people apart though because at places like the lake camp the tribes fight each other for a bit of dirty, unhealthy water because it is vital for all of their survival.

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3.     I think Salva made the right decision to not visit his family right then because the rebels could have found Salva there and captured or harm him. Plus, the destruction to his village would have hurt Salva.

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I think Nya's father is referring to a school because they don't have to walk a long way to get water, and they can build a school close to the Nuer village.

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I think it could because multiple people could want the same water but if they are crossing a river...  It can definitely drive people apart

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I think Salva should have gone to Sudan to see his family because that’s the only thing Salva wanted to do when he was a kid. Now Salva has a chance to do that and he declines.

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Salvas's life back home was really hard because he had to stay for days without water or food. life at rochster is a lot better, since the moment he was told he was going to go to america. everything in this new country is different but definitely better than back home. He might go trohugh some changes but it's defenetley better than wazlking for hours without water and food. The weather is different but he will get used to it.

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When Nya's father says cant you guess he means all the good things going on in the village such as the water system and the school which will be in her village now. This is a huge game changer for Nya because  all those miles and days that she walked for water will not be needed anymore and she will have her own education. Akeer will also not be sick anymore because of the clean water in her village.

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Salva's life in Rochester compared to Sudan is a lot better. Even from the airport, all these new experiences are open. He has so many more opportunities and resources. And now he is living peacefully with his foster family. He even learned how to speak English. He has lost so much and gained so much. He spent most of his life scared and running. Everything in Rochester is new to him and doesn't really understand. But he now has a house, stable education, and all the things that he dreamed about when he was a little kid. He is happy, and he is excited about new beginnings. Even the weather is different he has to get used to wearing big coats, and even snow is new to him, back in Sudan all he would wear is shorts and now he has to get used to layering.

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In my opinion, I think that salvas life in Rochester is much better than in Sudan. To start, he lives in a house, with a caring foster family, and has basic needs to live life. In Sudan he struggled with dirty water, a small shelter to sleep under. There are some cons about being in Rochester though. Some include being away from his real family, and friends back in Sudan.

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There isn't one right answer for this question, because of the importance of water. For example in ALWTW the Dinka and Nuer tribes, these tribes fight over the lake water as we see at the beginning of the story. The tribes fight so much that Nya has to walk to another water hole to get water. This is an example of a way that water driving people apart. But, at the same time at the very end of ALWTW, the water well that Salva and his friends built for the village is bringing people together because everyone comes to the well to get the clean water. They collaborate to share the water among themselves. This is an example of water bringing people together. So water has the power to tear or bring people and communities together.

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Well the real answer is it depends. Most frantically people may believe it can bring people together as during the opening of the well water many people gathered around but many people can fight over water if they use too much it can cause a shortage causing people to find another source which can lead to many more walks and schleps to search for water causing a driving force dragging communities apart.

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He is referring to a water well and a school for the kids in the village to go to. It can benefit the whole community and can save people from going to these long trips which are miles and miles. Nya who is a girl can also go there which can change the whole situation for her family.

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When Salva visits his father, he is overcome with joy. So I could imagine how he would feel if he saw his mother and sisters. I think that Salva did the right thing by listening to his father. With the war still raging in his home village it would have been unwise to visit. As he would be asked to join the fight.

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I think water has the power to bring people together and bring people apart because, for example, in the story when Salva put the pipe in the well. That brought people together including the two tribes Dinka and Nuer, but water does have the power to bring people apart because they could fight over it and it could cause many problems. So my answer is both, they can bring people together and pull people apart.

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I think that water can bring people together. I know this because the Dinka tribe and the Nuer tribe, who are enemies, were able to come together to allow a Nuer village to have water.

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I think that Salva lives in an incredibly loving family. in the beginning of the book, we didn't get too much insight into his family life but, when we meet his father he is anything but rejoiced to see Salva. But even though Salva is an adult, his father needs to protect him, because Salva wants to return to Loun-Ariik. He wants to see his remaining siblings and his beloved mother. Although, Salva's father explains, "If you return to Loun-Ariik, they will try to draft you into the war." Salva's dad feels the need to protect Salva from the war because he loves him and doesn't want anything bad to happen to him now that Salva is leading a safe life. I do not think Salva should've ignored his fathers request, because if he did, Salva could never see them again period. Although Salva feels the need to see his family right away, It would be a much better idea to wait until it is completely safe.

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i think salvas life in rochester is much better with his new loving family no war a good household clean and healthy food and water too consume and more hobbys and job oppurtonites compared too sudan but i think salva also misses his real family from sudan and his friends and origins becuase thats where he grew up of course

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When it comes to where Salva has lived, and what places he has inhabited, there is a large difference between Rochester, New York, and Southern Sudan, in his village, Loun-Ariik. When Salva first arrived and landed in the United States in New York, he could instantly tell the differences in weather, from the blazing hot and dusty Sudanese weather to the frigid and cold American weather with additional snow that fell on the other side of the world. This temperature change also added a new shift in Salva's attire (from shorts and a loose shirt, to multiple layers of shirts, full-length pants, and a thick winter coat), which was new to him, since he wasn't used to the diverse weather and clothing type that is worn around and in different parts of the world. This is because he was used to one way of living and environment ever since he was born, (it was the lifestyle that he grew up with), which led him to believe that it would be the same when he gained the information that he was going to Rochester. This also led to his surprised and interested reaction when the plane landed. In addition, Salva saw the main difference in development (with vehicles and automobiles, such as the cars and airplanes that he rode when he arrived, etc.), and how America had paved roads compared to dirt roads, electricity, the speed and modeling of the cars that drove by, and the architecture and construction materials that could be seen in buildings and homes, schooling and education, etc. Finally, and most importantly, the fact that America had cool, clear, clean, and safe water without any impurities that could be drunk throughout the day, as well as a large food and nutritional supply that was diverse, healthy, and being imported from many parts around the world. These two key pieces were different in Southern Sudan, where dehydration and drinking water filled with mud and dirt which led to diseases and infections was common; as well as starvation, and the difficulties that came with finding this food and water which was far away from the villages in ponds (water), and areas populated with animals (food).

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Salva should listen to his father and not ignore him because the war is still happening and each side will want Salva to fight for them.

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Nya's father means that she shouldn't be worried because he will build a school closer to where the village is.

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that nya should obsolete know because its something that the whole village has been waiting  for

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Water is central to our story because it xplains how much water is needed in this book. Yes water has the power to bring people together and keep them apart by other people living farther away from each other.

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He was referring to him doing something important

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slalva should not ignore his dads request because if the war keeps going everybody in his family could die except his das

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I think that Salva should not ignored his father's request because the war was still there.

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In the story water has the power to bring people apart

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No he should not ignored his father because his brothers died in the war so he should not go

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Because he was doing smething important

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it can bring people together because s a lot of people dont have water

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He should not ignore his fathers request because right know it is not safe for him go go back and his father wasn't him to be safe.

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Rochester has everything it needs while Salva's home don't got everything he need to survive.

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Yes i do think it does bring people together but it can also bring them apart because they might fight over the water.

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Salva wanted to return to his family but his father said no because it wasn't safe for him to return home because there was a war going on

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i think water brings people together because people show there kindness to them

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I think its a good thing that Salva listened to his father, because if he didn't he could have been forced into the war or worse, killed and after all he had done that would have not been a good thing to happen.

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He means that he wants her to guess what they are making