https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer en-us 2018-12-03 21:10:04 UTC 2019-01-15 19:06:13 UTC hello@padlet.com gebreher001 https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/310707676 William had no older brothers to protect him so he got bullied in school. ¨The downside of having all sisters is that I often got bullied in school since I had no older brothers to protect me¨(5).Bullying is a serious subject in the world and its hard especially when you have no one to protect you or defend you.

]]> 2018-12-04 01:00:48 UTC https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/310707676 gebreher001 https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/311643976 A few boys were walking and decided to give William some bubble gum, he loved bubble gum,but little did he know it was actually stolen and that would mean he would have to get cursed. ¨...And whoever ate the bubble gum will be sorry.¨(9)]]> 2018-12-06 00:51:32 UTC https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/311643976 gebreher001 https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/311649340 William was playing soccer very well and one day the others started calling him Kayira,Williams favorite and in his opinion the best soccer player there is. Then everyone on the practice pitch was calling him that he could not help himself from smiling.¨Hey,Kayira,give us the ball!¨(27)]]> 2018-12-06 01:22:39 UTC https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/311649340 gebreher001 https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/312423423 Kamkwamba,William  and Bryan Mealer. The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind. Penguin Group,2015.]]> 2018-12-07 21:12:05 UTC https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/312423423 gebreher001 https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/313235741 William was not picked to join a team and that is when he realized all the compliments were a joke,"That's when I had realized it had all been a joke."(8)]]> 2018-12-11 02:25:58 UTC https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/313235741 gebreher001 https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/313236594 William even though he knew he should have not messed with magic and Shabani put a spell on him to make him stronger,"My father had always warned me about playing with magic.But now shabani standing there,smiling like a mongoose, I couldn't resist."(29) ]]> 2018-12-11 02:31:14 UTC https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/313236594 gebreher001 https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/315027144 The magic didn't end up making William stronger and he felt cheated and started seeing things differently. " Gradually,the witches and wizards didn't seem as frightening or powerful, and I began to look at the world in a different way"(34-35)]]> 2018-12-16 23:51:22 UTC https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/315027144 gebreher001 https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/315027381 Williams uncle and his fathers business partner has died." It was the first time I experienced someone dying,and the first time I ever saw my parents cry."(36)]]> 2018-12-16 23:54:44 UTC https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/315027381 gebreher001 https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/315027661 His uncle Socrates has lost his job and know him and his seven daughters moved in including there dog Khamba. William and him get to be friends."I started to enjoy his company."(39)]]> 2018-12-16 23:58:18 UTC https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/315027661 gebreher001 https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/316564028 William was changing he was started to get into science." Geoffrey and I started taking apart old radios to see what was inside."(46)]]> 2018-12-23 17:02:11 UTC https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/316564028 gebreher001 https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/316564680 Because William and Geoffrey were so good people started asking them to fix their broken things. "...people were bringing their broken radios and asking us to fix them."(47)]]> 2018-12-23 17:14:28 UTC https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/316564680 gebreher001 https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/316757776 William started wandering how peddling the wheels of a bike could turn on the light,even tough he knew it was connected to a dynamo he still didn't understand. So he tested an experiment on his fathers friends bike.He then came to the conclusion that it was electricity all along. ]]> 2018-12-27 20:06:52 UTC https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/316757776 gebreher001 https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/316758408 One day William went to the house of Gilbert.Gilbert walked in his living room touched a wall and the light turned on. William couldn't believe what he just saw. It got William to fill his head with questions.]]> 2018-12-27 20:20:47 UTC https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/316758408 gebreher001 https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/316759190 Malawi has got a drought, but has also started to starve. Williams father had told him not to worry, but something shocking has happened, some men in the government had sold there emergency maize and taken off with the money. Leaving their family with nothing. ]]> 2018-12-27 20:42:03 UTC https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/316759190 gebreher001 https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/317628128 In Malawi your animals are your best possessions and Williams father had to sell them for a few pails of maize. ]]> 2019-01-06 05:39:12 UTC https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/317628128 gebreher001 https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/317629800 William had to go to Chatham were he waited in line with 400 dollars he was supposed to get 20 kilograms but was cheated and got 15. But his family was not angry because he just fed them for the next week.]]> 2019-01-06 06:26:52 UTC https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/317629800 gebreher001 https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/317631044  The test scores to see if William would go to secondary school and which one came in. He got chosen to go to Kachokolo which was the worst school in the distract. He got into this school because he got a B. And those grades were not good.]]> 2019-01-06 06:49:21 UTC https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/317631044 gebreher001 https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/317632071 Because there was not enough money to buy a bar of soup Williams parents couldn't not offered to keep him in school so he had no choice but to drop out]]> 2019-01-06 07:12:53 UTC https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/317632071 gebreher001 https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/317632803 WIlliam and his cousin Charity took Khamba the dog to the forest and tied him to the tree then buried him because they knew that without any food he was suffering.]]> 2019-01-06 07:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/317632803 gebreher001 https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/317633874 William had finally found cob that appeared ripped as well as Geoffrey soon both family's got full meals of food. The future started to look a little brighter.]]> 2019-01-06 07:57:42 UTC https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/317633874 gebreher001 https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/317634864 William started to got to the library with Gilbert because hes not able to go to school and he has started reading about windmills and got interested to how to make one so he could bring electricity.]]> 2019-01-06 08:22:45 UTC https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/317634864 gebreher001 https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/317636213 Soon enough Williams parents got him back in school,but at a time he had to stop again and pay a lot of money. William just decided to start sneaking in and after two weeks he was caught. But after his father told them the money will be coming soon they allow William to stay for three weeks.]]> 2019-01-06 08:52:12 UTC https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/317636213 gebreher001 https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/320940973 William with his free time finishes building his windmill and bring electricity for his class.]]> 2019-01-15 18:57:09 UTC https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/320940973 gebreher001 https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/320942825 William finally gets noticed for his creation by people that came to interview him. These people then sent him to America where he could finish up all the education he needs.]]> 2019-01-15 19:00:02 UTC https://padlet.com/gebreher001/huabnk0zzita/wish/320942825