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    Afghanistan‚ thoughts of war‚ danger‚ and suffering might arise. Through reading The Kite Runner‚ written by Khaled Hosseini‚ one can look at another side of Afghanistan. The real Afghan culture shows pride in tradition‚ heritage‚ and custom. Afghan culture is unique to each individual‚ since religion plays a large role in the culture‚ but people have different understandings of the same religion. The Kite Runner shows Afghan culture is full of pride in tradition‚ and although Islam plays a large

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    James Cyr AP Lit Kite Runner Rough Draft In Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling novel The Kite Runner‚ two boys‚ Hassan and Amir‚ have a friendship that is not as typical as most children’s. Although they do carve into a tree that they are the "sultans of Kabul"‚ their friendship is weak and one sided. These boys grew up in Kabul‚ and although their childhood friendship may have seemed like something out of a book‚ complete with pomegranate trees and story telling‚ it was dark and emotionally wearing

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    In Khaled Hosseini’s book‚ The Kite Runner‚ the author brings the reader on a journey where we are introduced to two young boys‚ Amir and Hassan. It is a story about their friendship and the choices they make while growing up in Kabul. Although‚ Amir and Hassan are raised in the same household‚ and are fed from same breast‚ they grow up in different realities: Amir is a Pashtun and the son of a rich and noble man‚ Hassan is a Hazara and Amir’s servant‚ whose father also served for Amir’s father.

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    had to find a way to deal with the guilt? This same universal theme of sin and redemption is one of many themes touched upon in the novel The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini. This novel was both relatable and enlightening. Its use of literary elements‚ complex character development‚ and interesting plot made it a very quick and enjoyable read. The Kite Runner possesses all of the criteria needed to be considered a classic. It will no doubt have “lasting power”‚ and will be found on the shelves of

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    Weekly Reflective Journal 8 Grand Canyon University: SPE-522 July 17‚ 2013 The key points this week are based on developing self-determination skills. One key point in the textbook reading from Behavior Management: Principles and Practices of Positive Behavior Supports is reinforcement. Is that self-determination is viewed as having a greater influence on life for the future and present of students. Self determined children are more likely to succeed in their adulthood with

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    Set during the rough times of the Taliban’s reign of terror in Afghanistan and Afghanistan’s war with Russia‚ Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner takes us through the agonizing journey t main character Amir makes as he struggles to gain redemption from his past sins‚ as well as gain the acceptance of his father‚ Baba. Hosseini shows us the death of a child’s innocence when Amir horrifically witnesses his best friend‚ Hassan‚ getting raped and does nothing to stop it because society’s social rankings

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    Unlike how The Kite Runner begins‚ “I became what I am today at the age of twelve” (Hosseini‚ pg.1). Amir became what he is today through Baba’s upbringing and his surroundings. Baba influenced Amir in positive and negative ways. Rich surroundings made Amir feel superior. But in America‚ he was poor and forced to work hard for a better life. Lastly‚ Amir’s character was greatly influenced by his move to America. Baba’s upbringing influences Amir both negatively and positively. For example‚ Amir

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    Family Journal Entry

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    For my journal entry‚ I am choosing to write about my family institution. I grew up in a single-parent household for the first three years of my life‚ before my mother married again and they had two children together. After eleven years of marriage‚ they divorced and my mother did not remarry until I was in my late 20’s. My two younger siblings both left to live with their father and his new wife. This left me and my mother in the household. I was an active child growing up‚ I was either‚ always

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    To be Good Again One action‚ or lack of action‚ can determine and impact a person’s entire life. The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini‚ follows the life of Amir‚ a boy from Afghanistan who recognizes and witnesses discrimination‚ cruelty‚ and violence at a young age. This discrimination was first seen when Hassan was rapped‚ meanwhile Amir new what was happening and did not take any action to stop it. Amir’s inability to forgive his actions during his childhood drives him to redeem himself

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    Kite Runner Chapter 6

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    the boys spend their time flying kites. • Baba takes Amir and Hassan to buy kites from the old blind man who makes the best kites in the city. • The highlight of the winter is the annual kite-fighting tournament‚ when the boys’ battle kites by covering the strings in broken glass. When the last kite is cut down‚ the boys called the kite runners chase the kite until it falls. • Hassan is the best kite runner in Kabul and he always seems to know where a kite will land before it falls down.

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