The Long Walk

In the novel a long walk to water by Lind Sav Park, Nya was a person who would walk for water. Salva ran away from war so he won't die, and Salva found Nya and he build a well in Nya village. Salva found his uncle. Salva learned how to speak english because he went to america. Salva was the age of 11. Salva was in the dinka tribe. The factors that made survival possible for Salva is that he learned how to read and write english and has to take care of himself. The first survival factor Salva…

society, most people only care about themselves and forget to think of others in need. Less and less people are willing to help others. Moreover, some people once accepted help, but they forget that many are like them that need help. The book A Long Walk to Water, by Linda Sue Park, is a story about Salva, who is forced to leave his family and village because of the civil war in Sudan. He spends many years to cross Sudan to reach Ethiopia. Unfortunately, in the process of crossing the desert,…

A few weeks ago, we began to learn about a country in Africa called South Sudan. The lesson started when we read the book, A Long Walk To Water, everyday we went to class. Often times we get to discuss more about South Sudan and the events happening within the country and the countries bordering it. There are a lot of information to know about South Sudan such as the location, war, religion, history, culture and how it was considered the world’s newest country. Sudan and South Sudan are…

A Long Walk To Water LINDA SUE PARK Have you ever been in a life threating situation? Salva Dut has. Salva has been in many life threating situations. Salva has been without food and water for long periods of times.Salva has also lost his family in a war that broke out while he was at school. Salva had it rough not much food, water, friends, and not much family at all. He lived life as it hit him he never back down and never gave up. He was…

In book “A Long Walk to Water” by Linda Sue Park a character named Salva describes, “The soldiers fired their guns into the air and chased the people away from the camp… They are driving us back to Sudan,”(Park 75). This showed a community not accepting someone. In Ethiopia, they were driving out foreign refugees, rejecting them, just like the community did right when Ha, a character in the book “Inside Out and Back Again” by Thanhha Lai, showed up, but in a more forceful way. This relates to Ha…

Final Paper The first movie that I chose that taught me the most about the role of American women is The Long Walk Home by Richard Pearce. The plot of this movie was about two families, one black and the other white. The mother of the black family, works for the white family as a maid and the rest of the movie's conflict involves the white women (Miriam) and her involvement with the bus boycott. The first important thing that this movie taught is how we as women need to join together to help…

the government 's "racist policies" (“Nelson Mandela”, Biography). To help his cause, Mandela arranged many laws, constitutions, and more which would also help continue the spread of his goals. Mandela wrote “an autobiography” given the title, “Long Walk to Freedom” which was very fitting for his journey to ending racism. He “founded the law firm” called “Mandela and Tambo” (“Nelson Mandela”, Biography). This “law firm provided” the black South Africans with a “free and low-cost legal counsel”.…

“Friends are medicine for a wounded heart, and vitamins for a hopeful soul" (Steve Maraboli). This quotation reflects life and a person’s need or benefit from friendship, and is exceptionally true in Stephen King’s novel, “The Long Walk”. The boys in the Walk that form bonds make it substantially farther than those who do not. The significance of friendship is seen through the relationship between Ray Garraty and Peter McVries, the bond between the “Musketeers”, and the lack of friends that Gary…

What is a personal journey? A personal journey is the way a person changes throughout a series of events that take place in their life. In the beginning of the book, A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park, Salva was just a young boy who attended school daily and depended on his parents for food. But when war struck his village, he would have to be separated from his family and live on his own until he found them again. By the end of the book, Salva had grown into a much more mature person.…

world with new challenges and people. Social justice novels do just that. A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park and Don’t You Dare Read this, Mrs.Dunphrey by Margaret Haddix are both great social justice novels and when put against each other both do well in telling a story and presenting challenges to be overcome by the main character(s). One of them, however, is a true story and has a very satisfying finish. A Long Walk to Water is really enjoyable for the reader to learn about the…