Glimmering Girl: Farah And Aengus's Journey

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What makes a person undertake a mission? Farah,Ernesto and Aengus want to achieve their goals they have because they all know it takes time to achieve the goals. They have Farah is trying to cross the border but she is a refugee plus usually they don't let refugees cross the border so she trying her hardest find a way to cross. Ernesto wanted to move to America,go to school and he trying his best to learn English. Aengus is trying to do everything he can to find a mystery woman.

Farah and her Mother is leaving their country because there was a war going on. They were trying to hurry to the border to see people to if they could cross because they wouldnt allow them to cross. They're doing all they can to try and cross the border. They saw
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In the poem it said "It had become a glimmering girl with apple blossoms in her hair who called me by my name and ran" Aengus is not just sitting there thinking of who this girl was he got up and did all he could to achieve his goal; which is to find this mystery glimmering girl. It also says in the story that Aengus really was determined to find that girl "Though i am old with wandering Through hollow lands and hilly land l find out where she has where she has gone". He's being braved an for going out and searching for the girl as its says in the poem "hes in old at wandering in hollow land and hilly lands" It also sounds like he was determined.

Ernesto had to move to America. Ernesto moved with his family and wanted to learn how to be a good citizen. He then went to school and wanted to learn how to speak English so there are people to help with that theres also people that speak in spanish to help him if he didn't understand something in English. Ernesto was very courageous because he really never studied or practiced english so he's courageous for trying. Ernesto knows that wheres he's going to they dont speak much Spanish so It shows that his bravery because he knows he'll learn

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