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Karakorain Range, Askole, Korphe. || Greg Mortenson, Scott Darsney, Christa Mortenson, Mouzafar Ali, Etinne Fine, John Pratt, Dan Mazur, Yakub, Haji Ali || Greg attempts to climb K2 but he ends up failing and getting lost and separated from Mouzafar. Greg Mortenson stumbles into Korphe. Greg became scared after he had gotten lost. || The problem in the story was that Greg had failed to climb K2 and that he had lost Mouzafar. He was in the middle of nowhere. After he had found his way on a path he had gotten lost yet again. || Greg is welcomed in by Haji Ali. || Greg ends up in Korphe and the people there treat him kindly. || America, Skardu, Korphe, Braldu River, Seattle, Bozeman, Montana, San Francisco, California. || Hussein, Twaha, George, McCown, Faisal Baig, Hawa, Jennifer Wilson, Sir Edmund Hillary, Tara Bishop, Lana Pieri, James Bullok, Ghulam Parvi. || Greg finally gets another ten thousand dollars for the bridge donated by Jean Hoerni. But once Greg gets to the bridge building sight, it starts to rain hard. Sakina touches Greg and he realizes that this is the first time a Balti woman has touched him. Balti women are not allowed to touch men that they are not related to so when she touched him, it meant that he was becoming more like family. Following that act, Greg shows kindness and appreciation to Sakina by doing work in the kitchen and preparing tea and food for everyone. Since the car with the cable is stuck in the road with all the supplies for the bridge, the men from Korphe come and haul it by hand to make sure that it reaches the right place in time. But once the cable is dropped off, the rain is still coming down hard so the men decide to go on a hunting trip for ibex. After a few days they find and kill an ibex and bring it back to the village for all to eat. When they get home it is finally time for them to start building the bridge. At night Greg and Twaha talk on the rooftop about their love- life and how Greg and Twaha are single. Greg goes back to America and recieves twenty thousand dollars for funds by George McCown. There, Greg meets Tara Bishop who he marries after six days of knowing her. || Its raining so they can't start building the bridge and also the car with the cable is blocked so there is no way of starting the bridge. || Every man helped to carry the spools of cable and then to pass the time they went on a hunting trip to find and kill and ibex. || The chapters end when the people build the foundation of the school. Before they finally build the bridge and finish it. || he finds an envelope filled with twenty thousand dollars! Greg decides to take things slower and make his life easier for him and his family. Mother Teresa, one of Greg's heros, dies. ||< India and Pakistan start to fight over Kashmir. People were hiding in their homes. The people in refugee don't have water. Aamina is close to a bomb. The CAI needed more funds. ||< People are now taking refugee and running to safety. Aamina dies after being traumatized. Greg goes around America and makes talks and explanations about Korphe and how people should care about the refugees in Pakistan, and in the end he ends up getting a donation of twenty thousand dollars. ||< The chapters end when Tara gives birth to Greg's son, Khyber. || Kabul, America, Afghanistan, Korphe, Pakistan. || Faisal Baig, Karan,Dan,Susan,Karen McCown, Aziza Hussain, Abdullah Rahman, Uzra Faizad, Julia Bergman, Mary Bono. || The CAI paid for a small power plant, a water project, and a dispensary in Zuudkhan, Faisal's hometown. On September 11, 2001, Osama Bin Laden Attacks the USA and every one starts to panick. Greg wants to leave immediately, but Greg is not allowed out of the Afghanistan border so he stays right were he is. But Faisal will protect Greg with his life. As soon as Greg is allowed out of the country he goes home to his family. Once Greg is in America, he recieves hate mail from his fellow Americans. Greg is devastated by this and considers giving up but Tara encourages him to keep going. People want Greg to help them in Afghanistan because they are in need of assistance or food or water. Greg helps Uzra with rebuilding her school and giving her students notebooks and pencils. Plus Greg gave her a small part of her salary. All the schools in Kabul were either destroyed or badly damaged. || Haji Ali and Sakina have died when Greg couldn't be there! People want Greg to help build schools for the children of villages. || Greg goes to the graves of Haji Ali and Sakina. Greg does "Listen To The Wind" just like Haji Ali says to do when he dies. Greg promises to build schools for those villages later because now Afghanistan isn't the safest place for him right now. || The chapters end when Mary Bono is helping Greg get heard by the public and congressman. Greg hopes he has convinced everyone what the real reason behind war and violence is in the Middle East. He talks to the group about the importance of education and how without it, the people fight. ||
 * Point of View || Setting || Characters || Events || Problem || Solution || Ending ||
 * Narrator or 3rd || Balto Glacier, Pakistan, K2,
 * Narrator or 3rd/ Greg's mother || Baltistan, Korphe, Tanzania, Moshi, Mount Kilamejaro. United States of America. || Sakina, Jahan, Irvin, Jerene, Kari, Sonja, Joy. || Sakina makes Greg feel at home and gives him precious sugar in his tea. Greg found out that people worked extremely hard to get the food and supplies that they had. Greg finds out that there is no school. Greg promises Haji Ali that he will build a school. Greg is a doctor to the people. || Children in Korphe suffered from Malnutrition and diseases. Greg had to figure out a way that he could raise money for the new school. There is no school for the children. The doctor lived a week's worth of time away. || Greg promises to build a school. greg goes around to all the houses in Korphe and he helps the people get better from being sick. || Greg's sister dies and Greg doesn't know what to do with himself so he ends up trying to climb K2, but then he realizes that building a school for the children would mean much more. ||
 * Narrator or 3rd. || West side Elementary school in River Falls, Wisconsin, America, Skardu, Khane, Abdul Shah, Rowalpindi. || Kishwar Syed, Tom Brokaw, Dr. Tom Vaughan, Jean Hornei Mohammed, Ali Changazi, Akhmalu, Janjugpo. || Greg types letters of help to people so they will donate money to him for his project. Greg typed to famous people becuse he knew that they had money. The very first donaters were children from his mom's school. Greg called someone who gave him twelve thousand dollars right away. Greg had to sell is appartment, car, and most of the things that he owned so that he could have enough money for the flight to Pakistan. Once Greg had gotten to Pakistan, he was in Skardu with his supplies that he had bought, Ali Changazi tries to convince Greg to build a school for Skardu instead of Korphe. But Greg does not give in. || Ali Changazi tries to convince Greg to build the school in his village. || Greg gets his money and does not give in to Ali Changazi. || Greg has his supplies and is on his way to Korphe. ||
 * Narrator or 3rd. || Braldu Valley, Korphe, America. || Twaha, Jahan, Dr. Louis Reichardt. || Finally Greg gets to Korphe, and crosses the rickety box-pull machine to get there. When Haji Ali tells Greg that the town of Korphe needs a sturdy bridge more than a school, Greg is upset, but he understands that a bad bridge is more dangerous than no school. So yet again Greg calls Jean Horinei for more money. || The town of Korphe needs a sturdy bridge more than a school. Greg needs to ask Jean for more money. || Greg decides to ask for money for the bridge from Jean who can afford it. || The chapters end when Greg is about to talk with Jean. ||
 * Narrator or 3rd || Askole,
 * Narrator or 3rd. || Korphe, Skardu, Braldu Valley, Peshwar, Uadha, Kotiangarkhel. || Haji Mizra, Tahira, Sher Takhi, Haji Mehdi, Badam Gul. || Greg becomes the director of CAI or the foundation that Jean Hoerni put together. They all start to build the school. Haji Ali finally gives the meaning of the three cups of tea.Haji Ali tells Greg to slow down and not get everything done so fast. Everyone helps to carry the supplies across the bridge to be able to build the school. || Things weren't going fast enough for Greg so he was making everyone crazy. The jeeps can't carry the supplies. Haji Mehdi does not want the school because he thinks that Greg is trying to poison the children's minds. Greg was kidnapped and he wasn't sure if he was going to live. || Haji Ali talks to him and calms him down. Everyone pitches in by carrying the supplies by hand so that they can get to building the school. To go on with the process of building the school, Hji Ali had to give up twelve prized rams to Haji Mehdi so that he would be happy. Greg was set free and he didn't die. Best of all, they brought him to a place where he could build a school for them. || The chapters end when he is celebrating with the people of Afghanistan in the place for his new school. ||
 * Narrator or 3rd || Korphe, America, Montana, Hospital where Jean was staying, Chunda, Khane, Hushe. || Amira, Ghulem Parvi, Mouzafer, Tahira, Jahan, Syed Abbas Risvi, Mohammed Aslamlehan. || The school is finally finished. Greg's daughter, Amira, is born. Jesan Hoerni is diagnosed with Lukemia and dies. But before Jean dies he gives one million dollars to the CAI so that Greg can continue to do what he is doing. Jahan feels lady-like because she is educated so she feels like a lady now. When she was little she felt like she was ugly and didn't act like a lady but now she feels older and more like a woman. The CAI helps get clean water to refugees who are not getting enough food and clean water. || Hoerni gets lukemia and he doesn't have a long time left to live. No one can figure out what kind o school to build in Khane and everyone is making Greg go crazy. || Before Hoerni dies, Greg brings him the pictures of the completed school in Korphe. Greg decides to build a school in Hushe because the people there need it more than the people in Khane. || The chapters end when Shakeela is talking about how she wanted to become educated so she had to shut her mind to all o the people who teased her for being a girl and wanting to be educated. But now that Greg has built a school for girls and boys she is excited that gils can be educated without being bullied. Shakeela graduated top in her class so she feels that Greg is like a hero for encouraging girls and boys to be educated. ||
 * < Narrator or 3rd ||< India, Pakistan, Baltistan, Brolmo, Skardu, Bangladesh, Phillippines. ||< Syed Abbas, Apo Razak, Mullah Gulzar, Faima & Aamina Batcol, Nargiz Ali, Mother Teresa, Alex Lowe. ||< Greg gives a talk to three people and at the end of his talk
 * Narrator or 3rd || Zuudkhan,
 * Narrator or 3rd || Korphe, Wakhan, kabul, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Skardu, Bahran, Commandhan Khan. || Kevin Fedarko, Jahan, Yasmine, Tahira, Twaha, Zahir Shah, Sardnar, Khan, Kais. || Kevin Fedarko goes with Greg to the Middle East to write and article about Greg and his work. Greg meets Jahan there and she learned to stand up for herself by asking Greg for money for her college classes. Once greg gets back to America Kevin writes an amazingly kind article about Greg and how his work is helping people all around the world. His picture is on the cover of Times Magazine. He receives nine bags of fan mail and donations are in every envelope. So with that money Greg sets up a scholarship program for students in Pakistan and Greg wants Yasmine-Ghulman Parvi's daughter to be the first to receive a scholarship. Greg meets with Commandhan Khan and talks about all the schools that need to be re-built. || Jahan needs money for her classes. Greg is stuck in a tunnel that closes at the end of the day so he is very nervous. Once Greg is out of the tunnel, Greg, Kais, and Abdullah are stuck in the middle of a gang fight so they have to lay down in mud in order to not get shot by gunshots. || Greg gave Jahan the money she needed for her classes. They flag down a truck in the tunnel and the people are nice enough to drive them and their car up and out of the tunnel. Greg jumps in-front of a truck and gets dropped off in Faizabad where he goes to ask directions and runs into Commandhan Khan who invites him in for tea. || Jahan has high goals. Greg realizes that for the rest of his life he wants to make education possible for all children around the world. greg want to be doing what he is doing now for the rest of his life. The book ends where he is discussing schools with Commandhan Khan and which ones he needs to re-build. He finally realizes that he wants to dedicate the rest of his life to help giving a better and more hopeful future for the children of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Greg thinks that Christa would be proud. ||


 * Themes || Quotes-Examples/page# ||
 * Perseverance ||  ||
 * Greg never gave up on climbing K2 until he absolutely had to./ pg 8 || "He stumbled on even thought he knew he had no food and no warm clothing and wouldn't survive if he didn't ||
 * When Greg was in danger in Afghanistan, he stayed with the people there.-pg129 || " But Greg Morntenson wouldn't leave. He had work to do, visiting the CAI schools." ||
 * Humanitarianism ||  ||
 * When Greg helped build schools and get clean water and supplies to the people in refugee camps-pg 110-112 || "Greg took the mullah's hand in both of his. "We will help you bring water here for your families, he promised." ||
 * When Greg saved all his money for the school and supplies for the refugees when they have nothing to give to Greg in return. -pg 110 || "And we have nothing. For your //mal-la khowg//, for your kindness in fulfilling our prayers, I can offer you nothing," Mullah Gulzar said. "Not even tea." ||
 * Cooperation ||  ||
 * Sacrifice ||  ||
 * When Haji Ali gave up twelve of his prized rams so that Greg could continue to work on the school.-pg 82 || "It was one of the most humbling things I've ever seen," Greg said,"Haji Ali just handed over half the wealth of the village to that crook, he was smiling as if he had won a lottery." ||
 * When ||  ||
 * Education ||  ||
 * Compasion ||  ||
 * When Haji Ali gave up twelve of his prized rams so that Greg could continue to work on the school.-pg 82 || "It was one of the most humbling things I've ever seen," Greg said,"Haji Ali just handed over half the wealth of the village to that crook, he was smiling as if he had won a lottery." ||
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 * Education ||  ||
 * Compasion ||  ||
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 * Obstacles Greg Morteson Faced || How He Overcame the Obstacle ||
 * Greg is lost/ pgs 5-6 || He finds his way back to the trail. ||
 * Korphe needs a school/ pgs 18 || Greg raises money for the school. ||
 * Korphe needs a bridge/ pgs 44-45 || Greg calls Jean Hoerini for money. ||
 * Greg needs money to build a school/ch 5 || Greg calls Jean who gladly offers the money. ||
 * Greg failed to climb K2/pg 1 || Greg realized that building a school fro Korphe was a better way to help human kind. ||
 * Changazi tries to make Greg build the school in Khane/ pgs 36-38 || Greg does not give in to Changazi and he is firm with him. ||
 * Greg needs to bargain for supplies for the school/ pgs 32 || Abdul helps Greg bargain for supplies. ||


 * Cultral Differences || Quotes/Examples ||
 * women are much more shy-pg 11 || "They pulled their shalls over their shoulders" ||
 * Strangers are offered tea pg 13 || "Then Hajj Ali handed him a cup of the //cha."// ||
 * Sugar is very precious-pg 14 || "Greg didn't know at the time how little sugar the Balti had and how precious they considered it." ||
 * They treated Strangers like royalty-pg 14 || "Greg realized that his hosts had covered him up with the most valuable thing they owned." ||