Three Cups Of Tea
Three Cups of Tea Questions
1. How is building schools in Pakistan similar to climbing a mountain? What did Mortenson learn from his failed attempt to summit K2? Building a school is similar to climbing a mountain because the actual climb is he hard and grueling part of the journey, but the reward is the summit/ the finished product of the school. All the trials you have to go through is the climb, just like the preparations, and the plans to build the school. Once you go through the hard part you get the view and the school that the kids can go to. I think Mortenson learned that life is worth more than just climbing a mountain, and that there are people who don't have much or enough. That there is an important cause to help and be …show more content…
It meant so much to their dignity and to their well being that their kids might have the chance at what they didn't, education. A school is unique because it allows the children and some young adults to go off to the world and work, support themselves and maybe even a family. Mortenson thought it was important to build a school because he saw these kids sitting on the ground, writing in the sand with sticks. He made a rash compliment, saying he would build a school for them. And he did. It changed the people of Korphe's …show more content…
ours. They were so good-hearted, but had so little. We, on the other hand, as a whole, are okay with our money and selfish. I think there are actually a lot of good souls out there. I also believe we could learn a thing or two about kindness from them. Sure there were people and times the Balti people were harsh, but their love was overwhelming. Another thing I was surprised to learn about their culture is how outstanding poor they were, just the way they lived. And the fact that practically no one knew of them, their village was so hidden and how hard it was to come and go to their village.
5. Why is this book titled "Three Cups of Tea?" The book is titled "Three Cups if Tea" because the novel says, "The first time you share tea with a Balti, you are a stranger. The second time, you are an honored guest. The third time you become family." The book is called "Three Cups of Tea" because it tracks Mortenson's journey in a rural village from being a stranger to member of their "family."
6. Identify examples of the five themes of geography (location, place, human/environmental interaction, movement and region) that are present in the
1. How is building schools in Pakistan similar to climbing a mountain? What did Mortenson learn from his failed attempt to summit K2? Building a school is similar to climbing a mountain because the actual climb is he hard and grueling part of the journey, but the reward is the summit/ the finished product of the school. All the trials you have to go through is the climb, just like the preparations, and the plans to build the school. Once you go through the hard part you get the view and the school that the kids can go to. I think Mortenson learned that life is worth more than just climbing a mountain, and that there are people who don't have much or enough. That there is an important cause to help and be …show more content…
It meant so much to their dignity and to their well being that their kids might have the chance at what they didn't, education. A school is unique because it allows the children and some young adults to go off to the world and work, support themselves and maybe even a family. Mortenson thought it was important to build a school because he saw these kids sitting on the ground, writing in the sand with sticks. He made a rash compliment, saying he would build a school for them. And he did. It changed the people of Korphe's …show more content…
ours. They were so good-hearted, but had so little. We, on the other hand, as a whole, are okay with our money and selfish. I think there are actually a lot of good souls out there. I also believe we could learn a thing or two about kindness from them. Sure there were people and times the Balti people were harsh, but their love was overwhelming. Another thing I was surprised to learn about their culture is how outstanding poor they were, just the way they lived. And the fact that practically no one knew of them, their village was so hidden and how hard it was to come and go to their village.
5. Why is this book titled "Three Cups of Tea?" The book is titled "Three Cups if Tea" because the novel says, "The first time you share tea with a Balti, you are a stranger. The second time, you are an honored guest. The third time you become family." The book is called "Three Cups of Tea" because it tracks Mortenson's journey in a rural village from being a stranger to member of their "family."
6. Identify examples of the five themes of geography (location, place, human/environmental interaction, movement and region) that are present in the