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    is heading off to Kabul. When he arrives in Kabul, Amir and his driver, Farid, head off to the orphanage where Sohrab is in order to rescue him. However, Sohrab is not there because the director of the orphanage had no choice but to sell him to a Talib official. The only way to retrieve Sohrab now is to meet with

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    Culture Kite Runner

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    Lit Circle 3: Culture Commentator By: Vivian Li Culture effect theme To begin with, the novel represents the Afghan culture of the characters. Traditional Afghan culture is not always positive, the culture has negatively affect the theme, and talks can hurt people. During the novel, every Afghanistan talks, they talk about everything, and the things they talk may ruin a person’s live. Amir understands that, when he is trying to be brave and talks to the girl he likes, he is aware of “Poison tongues

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    Taliban started to take control over Swat Valley they began to remove the signs off school buildings and even bombed over 400 schools. Girls, like Malala who craved education continued going to school while supporters of Maulana Fazullah leader of the Talibs congratulated the girls who left and made fun of the women who stayed by calling them “buffaloes and sheep”. Her father Ziauddin Yousafzai was an active spokesman for women rights and a role model for Malala. When Malala realized

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    stood up and said,no, the taliban can't take school away from me. She started to protest for women's right to go to school. When she was interviewed she said at first, I want to hit talib with a shoe. Then she said later, “If you hit a Talib with your shoe then there would be no difference between you and the Talib. You must not

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    A Day Inside Afghanistan

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    In a small, crumbling, mud building, deep inside Afghanistan, a few mullahs sat, drank tea and discussed the future of their country. They watched their homeland plunge into disarray after the withdrawal of the Soviet army and downfall of the Soviet-backed government. Additionally, they witnessed corruption, bloodshed and fellow countrymen living a life other than the prophetic way prescribed in the Hadith. It was with these realizations, and determination to cleanse their homeland, a movement would

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    remember what happened” (Talib). Talib shot himself in the right thigh while it exited his right calf at a night club. Talib had an assault with a deadly weapon case in Texas. He also has been under investigation of aggravated assault charge. Talib is a good of example of unnecessary violence in the NFL. Why does a NFL player making $57 million dollars with the Broncos have a gun? I just don’t understand why you would need that. It shows how stupid some NFL players are. Talib shows gun violence even

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    AnnMarie Young 2nd period Mid-term Historical Figures Seating Arrangement Explanation William the Conqueror is put at the table with the great leaders and emperors of Europe. As Duke of Normandy, William would relate to Emperor Justinian because they both faced the struggles and benefits of ruling over regions of Europe. William is placed next to Emperor Constantine because William was a Christian himself and could thank Emperor Constantine for converting the Roman Empire to Christianity

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    power and goodness. Muhammad's iconoclasm and monotheism was responded to with hostility from the Mecca's. No one had ever ventured as far as him as far as religion goes. Luckily as long as Muhammad's uncle Abu Talib was alive, he was protected by the Hashim. But in 619 A.D. Abu Talib died and the new clan leader was unwilling to continue the protective arrangements. Muhammad also lost his wife Khadija. Muhammad and seventy followers decided to break their ties to Mecca and move to Medina where

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    As an Afghan girl walks through the market, a Taliban grabs her and demands to know what she is doing outside alone. The Taliban starts to beat the girl, but she is brave and stands up for herself. This girl is Parvana. By standing up for herself and taking risks to buy goods for her family, even when times are hard, Parvana is showing perseverance. Perseverance is never giving up despite difficulty. In the book The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis, Parvana works hard to make money for her family. Parvana

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    the name of God. When Amir is trying to get Hassan’s son, Sohrab, back from the Taliban,The Talib is conversing with Amir and lets him know that “you don’t know the meaning of the word liberating until you’ve done that, stood in a roomful of targets, let the bullets fly, free of guilt and remorse, knowing you are a virtuous, good, and decent. Knowing you’re doing God's work. It’s breathtaking.” Here the Talib is trying to convince Amir that what they are doing to the Hazaras; killing them heartlessly

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