The cultural life of everyday conversation// book

3.1. Why did you select the book you brought to class?

I like this book because the topic about different culture. It is important for me to know the different.

3.2. How many authors does it have? Some books have none: they have an editor.

by S.I.Salamensky

3.3. What is the title?

The cultural life of everyday conversation

3.4. Who printed the book? Re-printed? Distributed in the US?

by Liana fredley

3.5. Which city was it printed in, and when? You may find that certain books were printed again and several years are printed when editions came to market. Choose the last year and tell which edition it was. If a book was printed in 1940, 1968, 1982, you pick 1982 and count to three: 3rd edition 1982

Routledg in New York and London

puplished in 2001

 

 

 

I fond a book about the cultural life of everyday conversation. Edited by S.I.Salamensk and published in 2001. Routledg in New York and London

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Chapter 4 Summary and Analysis

MaryJean Hemp , Abdulaziz Aldawihis, Jaffar

Summary:

In chapter 4 Conor returns to Nepal with intentions of finding the seven children he cared for before. As he enters Godwari, where his Nepal life began, he describes the climate as different now, not as hot and desert –like and more foggy and wet. When he first arrives to the orphanage he runs into Nishal and Hriteek who excitedly greet him and deliver the news of his arrival to the rest of the children who are equally as ecstatic. The children immediately ask Conor of his love life and he conceals from them that he has entertained the idea of finding love with a Nepali woman. The children don’t understand that American marriages hold different standards, in that there is no need of approval from the parents of the couple. Conor’s first move of action is to search for answers by calling anyone he can think of from his last time there. He told people of the seven missing children from Humla and his hopes of finding them. Many responded hopelessly, children were either dying or going missing every day and no one wanted to tell him that this could be the case. Conor met with Viva and Jacky of the Umbrella foundation for the first time who also had sodden hopes of Conor finding the children, but offered to take them in if he did indeed succeed in finding them. They then directed him to Gyan from the Child Welfare Board, who in turn becomes one of Conor’s greatest friends. Gyan immediately greets Conor with warmth and understanding and from there they begin the search together. After Conor becomes frustrated with Gyan for not being as hands on with the search as he’d like him to be, Gyan brings Conor to an illegal orphanage in a town near by. When they arrive they are greeted by a woman at the door, whom is immediately terrified to see Gyan, because of his area of work she knows that he could get the home into very much trouble. Conor and Gyan enter the illegal orphanage to find many starving children, none of which Conor could recognize. Gyan urges them to move on as Conor struggles to leave without helping them. Along the way Conor is informed that Amita has been found near one of Golkka’s homes and he and Gyan rescue her and send her in a taxi back to the Umbrella Foundation. Soon after Conor discovers that two of the seven children, Narin and Dirgina, are sick from malnourishment in the hospital. Conor decides to go and stay with the children in the hospital they were being treated at and then stays with them until they are well enough to leave. Back at the Umbrella Foundation Conor meets 14 year old Jagrit. Conor admires Jagrit for his wit and intelligence, and gets to know him well due to his outstanding English. At this point in time, five of the seven children have been located. But Conor soon discovers that Kumar has been sold as a servant. After many phone calls Kumar is found by Viva. By November 2006 Conor raised $6000 over in the US. With that money Conor and the children find an ideal home near the other Umbrella homes and an apartment for himself near by it. The chapter concludes with Liz confirming that she is going to visit Conor and the children when she travels to India. Conor, ecstatic begins to plan furnishing the rest of his home.

Breakdown:
-Conor returns to Nepal

-Begins to search for the seven missing children of Humla

-Meets with various people, including Viva and Jacky of the Umbrella Foundation

-Meets Gyan and begins the mobile search

-Eventually overtime finds all seven missing children in various locations across Nepal

-Purchases a spacious home for children of the Umbrella Foundation

-Moves into his own apartment

-Liz confirms that she is going to come visit

Analysis:

Conor showed persistence and true compassion in this chapter. He did not give up on finding these children and that is something that he probably didn’t know he was capable of. As he stated in chapter one he didn’t even know if he wanted children one day. The experience of this for Conor slowly but surely made him a more selfless individual. For example, one day Conor went to his computer to post about his experience and do his usual daily routine. When he arrives to his desk he finds that his computer has gone missing. Conor panics, all of his findings, research, emails, every thing he has

Group 7: Abdulaziz, Almoutasem, MaryJean .. writing development

Group 7: Abdulaziz, Almoutasem, MaryJean
We will be discussing the writing development of a paper.
Basically, we are breaking it down into three important parts. They are as follows:
1. Introduction
2. Thesis Statement
3. Conclusion
These are the three most important parts when writing an essay.
Introduction:
The introduction is what captures the attention of the audience, the thesis describes what the essay is going to be about, and the conclusion sums up the essay and everything that it covered.
When writing an introduction one needs to be sure that it is going to accurately cover what is going to be discussed in the following paragraphs. The introduction can start with a broad statement or it could even ask a question about what the overall essay will be. For example, let's say you're going to be writing an essay on how to travel affordably and you want to start with a question rather than a statement, one could begin with "Has money ever stopped you from traveling to the places you've always wanted to see?". Now let's say that you would rather start with a statement, an example of this would be "Many people today would like to travel but can't always afford it". The introduction is what is going to spike the reader's interest, whether they can relate or not. An introduction is what gets the reader's attention. It provides the core information of what your essay is about. It should be interesting enough to hook the reader and should lead them into the general thesis.
Thesis:
Which brings us to the thesis statement. The thesis is one sentence towards the end of your first paragraph and will explain what the essay is about and how it's going to cover that topic. A thesis isn't necessarily a fact or an opinion but the writer's own angle of the discussed topic. The thesis is a "road map" of what the essay will be. It is the overall interpretation of the topic discussed, not just the topic itself. Because a thesis is so crucial to an essay's construction it must be well thought out and may or may not be one of the last things you write. It needs to accurately cover all arguments written about. It is okay to change your thesis later on if your paper takes a different direction after you've written it. Make sure that your thesis doesn't leave any "open ended" questions. When writing a thesis clarity is crucial. This is an example of a thorough thesis from http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/thesis-statements/ :"While both sides fought the Civil War over the issue of slavery, the North fought for moral reasons while the South fought to preserve its own institutions." According to the same website an idea of a poor thesis on the same topic would be something like this "The North and South fought the Civil War for many reasons, some of which were the same and some different." One thesis is just a statement whereas the other is the approach to the statement.
Conclusion:
The conclusion can be found at the end of an essay. It summarizes the essay and provides the writer's final say on the issue or topic. Many feel that they don't have much more left to say by the time of their conclusion, but it is crucial to giving the final impression. The conclusion can be the most difficult part of writing a paper or essay because it can feel repetitive and can be hard to rephrase. Like the thesis it has to be interesting and well thought out. It should summarize the theme. Try to avoid cliche beginnings to your conclusion, such as "in conclusion", "concluding","in summary", etc. Avoid bringing up anything that should be in the body of the paper like evidence or citations. The conclusion should be strictly about the topics discussed.

Resources:
http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Good-Topic-Sentence

http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/introductions/

http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/conclusions/

review of the book Little Princes

           

 This novel help me to understand how volunteers important and great thing to do. Little princes were about a man called Conor Grennan. He was bored from his life style and he wants to do anything of value with his life. He traveled over the world for a year. His goal was having fun and volunteering to improve and support people. The first stop was helping orphan children for three months at little Princes Orphanage in Nepal. I learned from here Persistence and determination breeds’ success. Who he traveled to dangerous place to help people? In the orphans Conor helped a lot of kids and treated them well treated. In such a short period of time he did not pay attention that he was building new family in Nabal. Conor Grennan wanted over sixteen countries before he returned home. Moveing from one place to another gives a lot of experiences. Volunteering connects you to others and increases your social and relationship skills. Lots of people do not care about it but in this book you could see why it is important? Conor returned home after one year of adventure. He promised to come back for them. Child trafficking have been happening for a long time, I was not expecting it now occurs in poor countries and non-educated. Child traffickers criminals must be punished in the strongest sanctions so that does not count this command again. In this book, there is a lot of important information that we need to learn to avoid these mistakes in the future. I was very happy when I knew that part of the value of the book would go to Nepali organization. Nepalese organization must be supported financially and morally to protect children from loss. I've seen some videos of some sites talk about this topie and Most of them were adapted from this book. I have watched some of the videos of this amazing person which were so fascinating just like his book.The book was wonderful and interesting and the most interesting was about returning for the third time. The book was fantastic, including addition of exciting stories. I advise everyone to read this book and take advantage of it

Pages 6 & 7 // Pages 53 to 55

Pages 53 to 55  :

   Conor Grennan wanted to leave NAPAL to complete his trip. The problem was he could not believe being far from the Little Princes Orphanage his new family.  It was nothing in Godawari but, he was so happy for helping eighteen children. He was depressed also, the children were miserable. He promised to come back for them. 

Pages 6 & 7  :

Conor Grennan wanted to do something different in his life. Traveling to Nepal and take a rest after, lots of work and boring time was not bad idea. He decided to go there but his friends think it seems a selfish idea. Going there and Volunteering at the Little Princes Orphanage was his new idea so, no one could say selfish. Conor Grennan stared his trip to see the world and help people.

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