Something that Ahmedi, Ben, and Aengus share is the want to succeed whether it is about finding love or just trying to survive in their situation. Ahmedi , from the excerpt “Other Side of The Sky” ,was a girl who wanted to escape Afghanistan before the conditions worsen and illnesses and death occur. Ben ,from the book Spy School was the new kid at Spy School who became a target of the mole on the first day. Aengus was an elderly man whose despair to find love drove him to live.
Ahmedi was a young girl trying to escape with her mother from Afghanistan, after the death of her brother and father in a rocket attack. After the death of her father and brother, she and her mother decide to try to live a better life, “Ahmedi and her mother decide to flee their home in Kabul in search of a better life” (studysync). Not only did they want a better life, but also the conditions on the border were harsh and they needed to leave, “we would need to get from Peshawar to …show more content…
On the first night at the academy, an assassin broke in for a reason Ben did not know. Ben and his partner, Erica, had spent many hours trying to catch the mole, before they realized what the mole wanted with Ben, “Not only did he plan to kill me, but also he planned to frame me as well “ ( Gibbs, 274). Ben and Erica were relieved when the mole/assassin, which was Murray, was killed. “She stared across the snow at the prone body of the mole, taking everything in.” ( Gibbs, 288 ). As a reward, he could sleep in safety and throughout the journey he even gained the respect of his partner. “I’d proven myself, I’d made friends, I’d earned the respect of the most beautiful girl I’d ever met …” ( Gibbs, 289 ). With the comfort of the mole dead, Ben felt at peace with the situation, “For the first time since I’d arrived on campus, I had a sense that everything was going to work out for me there.” ( Gibbs, 289
Ahmedi was a young girl trying to escape with her mother from Afghanistan, after the death of her brother and father in a rocket attack. After the death of her father and brother, she and her mother decide to try to live a better life, “Ahmedi and her mother decide to flee their home in Kabul in search of a better life” (studysync). Not only did they want a better life, but also the conditions on the border were harsh and they needed to leave, “we would need to get from Peshawar to …show more content…
On the first night at the academy, an assassin broke in for a reason Ben did not know. Ben and his partner, Erica, had spent many hours trying to catch the mole, before they realized what the mole wanted with Ben, “Not only did he plan to kill me, but also he planned to frame me as well “ ( Gibbs, 274). Ben and Erica were relieved when the mole/assassin, which was Murray, was killed. “She stared across the snow at the prone body of the mole, taking everything in.” ( Gibbs, 288 ). As a reward, he could sleep in safety and throughout the journey he even gained the respect of his partner. “I’d proven myself, I’d made friends, I’d earned the respect of the most beautiful girl I’d ever met …” ( Gibbs, 289 ). With the comfort of the mole dead, Ben felt at peace with the situation, “For the first time since I’d arrived on campus, I had a sense that everything was going to work out for me there.” ( Gibbs, 289