Book Report of Three Cups of Tea
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Three Cups of Tea by Greg MortensonThe title of my book Three Cups of Tea comes from a Pakistani proverb that says when you share the first cup of tea you’re a stranger, with the second cup you are a friend, and with the third cup you become family. I picked the title in honor of Haji Ali, the Pakistani village chief who told me we would need three cups of tea if we wanted to accomplish things together.In 1993, after a failed attempt to climb K2, I became separated from the group as we descended. After walking 58 miles, I wandered into a little village called Korphe. There I me Haji Ali, a stout, elderly man with a silver beard. I hadn’t taken a bath in 84 days, and my pants were ripped. He said, “Welcome to our village, but you do need to wash up a little, son, before you come to my house for tea.”I stayed with Haji Ali that night and returned later to spend more time in Korphe. One day Haji Ali took me behind the village, where 82 children were sitting in the dirt –four girls, 78 boys – and most of the kids were writing with sticks in the dirt. This was their school. A young girl came up to me and said, “Would you help us build a school?” I said, “I promise I’ll build a school for you.” Little did I know that promise would change my life forever.I had to raise $12,000 to build the school, and I had no clue how to do it. When I returned to the United States, I went to the local library and looked up the names of 580 celebrities. Then I typed 580 letters: “Dear Michael Jordan,”“Dear Sylvester Stallone.”Guess what happened? Nothing. At Christmastime I got one check back – from Tom Brokaw for $100.I kept working; I was determined to get the school built. One day in 1994, my mother invited me to come to the elementary school in Wisconsin where she was principal. When I got ready to leave, a fourth grader named Jeffrey came up to me. He said, “I have a piggy bank at home, and I’m going to help you.” I didn’t think anything of it – what can a fourth grader do? Six weeks later, Jeffrey and his classmates had raised 62,340 pennies. It wasn’t celebrities, it wasn’t adults, but children who reached out to children halfway around the world.I returned to Korphe a couple of times while we were trying to build the school. Over those years I spent a lot of time with Haji Ali.Haji Ali loved to read in the evening. He would sit on his bed and hold books close to his eyes. But he read only two books; he read the Qur’an and he read Persian poetry. Often when he read I noticed he was quite sad and had a tear in his eye. So one day I asked Haji, “Why are you sad when you read?”He said, “Greg, actually I don’t know how to read. I’ve memorized these books.” He said, “It’s my life’s greatest sadness that I never learned how to read and write. It’s my life’s greatest hope that my children and my grandchildren can learn to read and write.”Well, we got the school built. And then we kept going. Since 1996, when the Korphe School was completed, we have established more than 100 schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan.In 2001 Haji Ali died. I visited his grave in Korphe, and I thought, “How can I go on?”This man had become my mentor and my guide. And then I remembered that he had said, “When you are standing here and I am in the ground, listen to the wind.” So I listened to the wind, and in the wind I heard the voices of the children in the school, and I realized his legacy and vision had come true, through the education of his children.。
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• Haji Ali • He is a wise man who is generous, and faithful. He taught Mortensen an important lesson: It is important to listen and learn from the local communities served, rather than impose erternal evaluations or judgement of what is from an outsider's perspective
Formerly in Afghanistan and Pakistan, schooling focused on boys since educated boys tend to move to the citys to find jobs, and seldom return. However, educated girls tend to remain in the community and pass their enhanced knowledge to the next generation. Thus we can see that education for girls has more of a lasting benefit for the community.
Mortenson and Haji Ali are the representatives of the industrialized society and the primitive culture. the theme of the Americans civilization and humanitarian confronting religious extremism in Central Asia
高级英语(第三版)第一册第八课 Three cups of tea
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School of Government • 2009 U.S. News & World Report: America's Top 20 Best Leaders 2009 • 2009 Italy: Premio Gambrinus “Giuseppe Mazzotti”
Greg Mortenson’s Awards (2)
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Greg Mortenson
• Born on Dec. 27, 1957 • an American humanitarian,
professional speaker, writer, former mountaineer and a military veteran. • co-founder and Executive Director of the non-profit Central Asia Institute ( whose mission is to promote and support community-based education, esp. for girls, in remote regions of northern Pakistan and Afghanistan) • founder of the educational charity Pennies for Peace.
通过分析Three Cups of Tea学习如何写一篇记叙文 刘凤阳
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通过分析Three Cups of Tea1学习如何写记叙文Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin Author:Born on December 27th1957, Greg Mortenson is an American humanitarian, writer, and former mountaineer. He is the protagonist and co-author of Three Cups of Tea.Background:In 1992, Mortenson’s young sister died. Therefore in 1993, to honor his decreased sister’s memory, Mortenson joined an expedition to scale K2, the world’s second highest mountain. After more than 70 days, Mortenson and three other climbers completed a life-saving rescue of a climber, which took more than 75 hours. After that rescue, he became weak and exhausted. Mortenson took a wrong turn along the way and ended up in Korphe, a small village. The village head Haji Ali gave him food and the warmest quilt and Mortenson recovered from hunger and cold. To pay the remote community back for their generosity and hospitality, Mortenson promised to build a school for the village.Summary:The book describes Mortenson’s transition from a mountain-climber to a humanitarian committed to reducing poverty and promoting education for girls in Pakistan and Afghanistan.一、Vantage View二、Plot三、Conflict四、Theme五、Character一、Vantage view:1选自《高级英语(第1册)》(张汉熙)The third personThe third-person narration is employed throughout the book.The author chooses a character (Mortenson) and the story is related in terms of that character in such a way that the field of vision is confined to him alone.They should be building the walls this week, he thought. Mortenson turned his anger inward, blaming himself. He couldn’t keep returning Pakistan forever. Now he was married, he needed a career. He wanted to get the school finished so he could set about figuring out what his life’s work would be.二、Plot:Beginning:Mortenson feels disappointed when he comes back to Korphe, only to find that Haji Ali hasn’t started the construction accomplished.The rocks looked more like an ancient ruin than the building blocks of a new school. Though he stood on a plateau high above the Braldu River, in perfect fall weather that made the pyramid of Korphe K2, Mortenson was disheartened by the prospect before him.Analysis:开头交代了人物与地点,对于环境的描写与人物的心情形成对比,设置了悬念,引起读者的阅读兴趣,小说中的作者为何在看到这样的景象觉得心灰意冷。
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Three Cups of Tea
Advanced English Book 1
Part 3 (paras. 23-37) This part introduces details about the school construction. The involvement in the construction enables Mortenson to have a better understanding of the local culture and their spiritual life.
Three Cups of Tea
Advanced English Book 1
Instead of arriving in Askole, where his porters a66waited, he came across Korphe, a small village built on a shelf jutting out from a canyon. He was greeted and taken in by the chief elder, Haji Ali of Korphe. To repay the remote community for their hospitality, Mortenson gave away his climbing supplies as gifts and helped to cure ill villagers. Meanwhile, he promised to build a school for the village.
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Three cups of teaOne of my favorite book is “three cups of tea”. It was written by Greg Mortenson who is an American philanthropist. In this book, we can see a really touching story about the promise, devotion and love. Mortenson was a lover of moutaineering, when he tried to climb K2,the world’s second-highest moutain, which is in the westnorth of Pakistan, he was lost and got to a village called Korphe by chance, where his life got changed, and then began the deep relationship with this village.With the help of mayor of the Korphe, Mortenson soon recovered. After several days’living together,he realized how rare such a meal was for the people in Korphe,and how close they live to hunger. The Balti lived with the same lack of modern convenience as many decades ago. There is no hospital even the clinic. when they were ill, the only thing they could do was waiting and suffering. And also there’s no school, the children can only write on the ground with sticks in the cold wind. Mortenson thought he should do something for them. So, he promised thathe would build a school for them.Mortenson was very poor too, so when he returned back to America, he sold his car and do many jobs at the same time. It was really hard. But in order to make good on the promise made to the villagers in Korphe, in order to build a shool for children to study, he tried everything he could do and even took the risk of his life to raise money. Mortenson started with 580 letters to raise money, and then, with the perseverance and hard work, he finally got enough money and conquerd many many dificulties, the school was established at last.Since than, Mortenson went on the way of helping people. In the past ten years, Mortensen had built more than sixty schools in the middle Asia. He encouraged girls to go to schools to get education and to become new modern women. He not only built hospital in the villages, but also cured the victims of disasters and wars. Greg Mortenson turned into a famous honorable person from a nobody.I am totally moved by his grutitude to the kindvillages of Korphe, by his warm heart to all the peole who sufferd and by his responsibility to make good on the promise.The book told me that not only rich people, but also simple us can help others. We can do anything to make others happy and suffer less even if it is just a simple thing.The first time you share tea with a Balti, you are a stranger. The second time you take tea, you are an hornored guest. The third time you share a cup of tea, you become famiy, and for our family, we prepared to do anything, even die. These are what the Balti believe and we can learn a lot from it. Nowadays, people are more and more blundering because of the rush of modern life. We do need to share three cups of tea to low down and build relationships between each other.。
Three cups of tea修辞总结
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Three cups of tea修辞总结tea茶不可数名词,没有复数形式,可以由量词修饰它,在量词中进行单复数的变化,a cup of tea/two cups of tea'Here we drink three cups of tea to do business;the first you are a stranger,the second you become a friend,and the third,you join our family,and for our family we are prepared to do anything-even die'-Haji Ali,Korphe Village Chief,Karakoram mountains,Pakistan.In 1993,after a terrifying and disastrous attempt to climb K2,a mountaineer called Greg Mortenson drifted,cold and dehydrated,into an impoverished Pakistan village in the Karakoram Mountains.Moved by theinhabitants'kindness,he promised to return and build a school."Three Cups of Tea"is the story of that promise and its extraordinary outcome.Over the next decade Mortenson built not just one butfifty-five schools-especially for girls-in remote villages across the forbidding and breathtaking landscape of Pakistan and Afghanistan,just as the Taliban rose to power.His story is at once a riveting adventure and a testament to the power of the humanitarian spirit.“敬上一杯茶,你是一个陌生人;再奉第二杯,你是我们的朋友;第三杯茶,你是我的家人,我将用生命来保护你。
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The Braldu Bridge they build to carry the building materials.
Korphe School
• Since 1996, he have built up more than 90 schools. It has provided education for more than 34,000 children, including 24,000 girls.
Three Cups of Tea
• In the first cup of tea, you are a stranger;
• In the second cup again, you are our friend; • In the third, you are my family, I will use my life to prote you share tea with a Balti, you are a stranger. The second time you take tea, you are an honored guest. The third time you share a cup of tea, you become family, and for our family, we are prepared to do anything, even die.” ----Haji Ali
• In an early effort to raise money he wrote letters to 580 celebrities, businessmen, and other prominent Americans. His only reply was a $100 check from NBC’s Tom Brokaw. Selling everything he owned, he still only raised $2,400. But his efforts changed when a group of elementary school children donated $623.40 in pennies, who inspired adults to begin to take action.
《三杯茶 Three Cups Of Tea》
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登顶死亡率
2003年9月统计数字:共登顶198人,共死亡53 人,总体死亡率26.77%(死亡率=死亡人数/登顶 人数),1990年之前的死亡率41%,1990年以来死亡 率为19.7%。 2008年8月2日,17名登山者从巴基斯坦一侧登 顶返回时遭遇雪崩,当中11人遇难,成为乔戈里峰 登山史上死亡人数最多的灾难。
?出版人周刊三杯茶是一本好书我看的爱不释手我也一直梦想着有一天有能力的时候可以为家乡盖一栋图书馆但作者却是在穷苦潦倒的时候去实践这个承诺还碰上一群不可爱的人这不禁让我回想再三是什么样的力量什么样的人可以有如此的高度与坚持
三杯茶
Three Cups Of Tea
敬上一杯茶,你是一个陌生人; 再奉第二杯,你是我们的朋友; 第三杯茶,你是我的家人,我将用生命来保护你。 一个人,一个承诺,一段辛苦漫长的旅程,许许 多多人的爱心,一个美丽的承诺,终于兑现。
《三杯茶》是一本好书,我看的爱不释手,我也一直 梦想着有一天有能力的时候,可以为家乡盖一栋图书馆, 但作者却是在穷苦潦倒的时候,去实践这个承诺,还碰上 一群不可爱的人,这不禁让我回想再三,是什么样的力量, 什么样的人,可以有如此的高度与坚持…… ——陈昭珍 这是一本教人停不下来的书。在‚帮k2山区小孩建学 校‛的号召下,有癌症的科学创业家,浑身酒气的绑匪, 都像卡通人物一样,英雄式的登场、退场。 这本书带我们看见石头中长出学校,更提醒我们重视 女孩的教育。如果诺贝尔和平奖得主印度银行家尤能,特 别鼓励妇女贷款,因为,他们都看到女性地位比以前更重 要。自信的女性会促成整个家庭向上,让沏茶的手捧起手 本,也阻拦了拿刀枪的手,何其动人,又何其有效! 而这些令人喘不过气来的张力,竟然,只是源于素朴 的‚三杯茶‛。 ——贺陈 旦
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three cups of tea 三杯茶的英文介绍
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• Building the schools requires a number of sacrifices from Mortenson and from the local villagers involved. When Mortenson begins his Korphe project, he sells all his possessions—including cherished books and his grandmother’s car. • Even after becoming successful, Mortenson continues to make sacrifices, taking as little money as possible from the CAI and leaving his fame.
• The first time you share tea with a Balti, you are a stranger.
• The second time you take tea, you are an honored guest. • The third time you share a cup of tea, you become family, and for our family we are prepared to do anything —even die.
• The main character is the mountain hiker Greg Mortenson who climbed K2, the world’s second highest mountain, in the Karakoram Range of northern Pakistan. • He was planning to lay his deceased sister Christa’s amber necklace on the summit of K2. • After more than 70 days on the mountain, Greg and three other climbers had their ascent interrupted by the need to complete a 75-hour life-saving rescue of a fifth climber. • After getting lost during his descent, he became weak and exhausted, and by chance alone. He came across Korphe, a small village built on a shelf jutting out from a canyon. • He was greeted and taken in by the chief elder of Korphe, Haji Ali. And he was taken care of by people there.
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高级英语三杯茶节选之前的故事英文回答:In the years leading up to the events depicted in Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson embarked on a series of remarkable journeys that shaped his worldview and laid the foundation for his future endeavors.Growing up in Minnesota, Mortenson was a restless and adventurous young man. He was fascinated by the mountains and dreamed of climbing some of the world's most challenging peaks. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served as a medic during the Vietnam War.Mortenson's experiences in Vietnam were transformative. He witnessed firsthand the horrors of war and theresilience of the human spirit. He also developed a deep compassion for the people of Southeast Asia.After leaving the military, Mortenson returned to the United States and enrolled in nursing school. He worked as a nurse for several years, but he never forgot his dream of climbing mountains. In 1993, he decided to embark on a solo trek to K2, the world's second-highest mountain.Mortenson's journey to K2 was arduous and dangerous. He faced extreme cold, altitude sickness, and the threat of avalanches. But he persevered, and after 60 days of climbing, he reached the summit.The experience of climbing K2 had a profound impact on Mortenson. He was humbled by the beauty and power of nature and realized the importance of living a life of purpose.Inspired by his climb, Mortenson founded the Central Asia Institute (CAI) in 1996. The CAI's mission is to build schools and promote education in remote mountain communities in Pakistan and Afghanistan.Mortenson's work in Central Asia has been widely recognized and praised. He has received numerous awards,including the National Geographic Society's Hubbard Medal and the Templeton Prize.In Three Cups of Tea, Mortenson tells the story of his journey from a young mountaineer to a humanitarian dedicated to improving the lives of others. His story is a testament to the power of one person to make a difference in the world.中文回答:在《三杯茶》所描述的事件发生之前的几年里,格雷格·莫滕森踏上了一系列非凡的旅程,这些旅程塑造了他的世界观并为他未来的努力奠定了基础。
高英三杯茶读后感英语
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高英三杯茶读后感英语English:After reading "Three Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, I was deeply moved by the inspiring story of Mortenson's mission to promote peace through education in rural Pakistan and Afghanistan. The book chronicles Mortenson's remarkable journey from a failed attempt to climb K2 to his dedication to building schools for children in remote villages. His perseverance and determination in the face of numerous obstacles and cultural barriers serve as a powerful example of the impact one individual can have on a community. Mortenson's commitment to bridging the gap between East and West through the simple act of building schools demonstrates the importance of education in fostering understanding and unity. The book not only highlights the transformative power of education but also sheds light on the complex issues of poverty, gender inequality, and political turmoil that continue to plague the region. As I reflect on the themes of resilience, compassion, and hope portrayed in "Three Cups of Tea," I am inspired to advocate for education as a means to create a more peaceful and equitable world.中文翻译:在阅读了格雷格·莫滕森和大卫·奥利弗·瑞林合著的《三杯茶》之后,我被莫滕森通过教育在巴基斯坦和阿富汗农村推动和平的使命感动得深深。
Unit 8 Three Cups of Tea
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Unit 8 Three Cups of TeaIntroduction to the lesson1. About the authors:Greg Mortenson 葛瑞格·摩顿森凭《三杯茶》与村上春树分获2007年第11届桐山环太平洋图书奖。
他1958年出生在明尼苏达,3个月时随父母到坦桑尼亚,十几岁又回到美国。
他原是登山家,1993年,他因救援同伴,攀登乔格里峰失败,后被巴尔蒂人救起,从此和当地人结下情缘。
为兑现给巴基斯坦穷困的村庄建学校的承诺,他辛苦奔走,历时12年,在巴基斯坦和阿富汗地区建了60余所学校。
他目前是中亚协会负责人。
David Oliver Relin 大卫·奥利佛·瑞林,是个游历世界的专栏作家,其作品曾获奖无数。
'Here we drink three cups of tea to do business; the first you are a stranger, the second you become a friend, and the third, you join our family, and for our family we are prepared to do anything - even die' - Haji Ali, Korphe Village Chief, Karakoram mountains, Pakistan. In 1993, after a terrifying and disastrous attempt to climb K2, a mountaineer called Greg Mortenson drifted, cold and dehydrated, into an impoverished Pakistan village in the Karakoram Mountains. Moved by the inhabitants' kindness, he promised to return and build a school. "Three Cups of T ea" is the story of that promise and its extraordinary outcome. Over the next decade Mortenson built not just one but fifty-five schools - especially for girls - in remote villages across the forbidding and breathtaking landscape of Pakistan and Afghanistan, just as the Taliban rose to power. His story is at once a riveting adventure and a testament to the power of the humanitarian spirit.[内容简介Anyone who despairs of the individual's power to change lives has to read the story of Greg Mortenson, a homeless mountaineer who, following a 1993 climb of Pakistan's treacherous K2, was inspired by a chance encounter with impoverished mountain villagers and promised to build them a school. Over the next decade he built fifty-five schools—especially for girls—that offer a balanced education in one of the most isolated and dangerous regions on earth. As it chronicles Mortenson's quest, which has broughthim into conflict with both enraged Islamists and uncomprehending Americans, Three Cups of Tea combines adventure with a celebration of the humanitarian spirit.《三杯茶》是一本堪供借镜反躬自省的好书,我们能为我们的孩子做什么?我们能送给我们的孩子最宝贵的礼物吗?我相信读了《三杯茶》,会让我们深思谦卑反省,“顽廉懦立”。
三杯茶读书心得分享笔记
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三杯茶读书心得分享笔记三杯茶读书心得分享笔记【篇一:《三杯茶》读书笔记】摩顿森的故事正如特蕾莎修女的格言所示:“一个人的生命价值,在帮助他人的过程中得到提炼,人生的意义就在于服侍众人。
”有意思的是恰好摩顿森跟特蕾莎修女也有过一面之缘,本书中对此有较为具体的先容,感爱好的朋友可以阅读相关章节。
从这个故事中,我还学到一个道理,“假如你是出于良好的动机,只要坚持不懈,总会形成一股气力与你共同前行。
”摩顿森得到了这么多人的支持和帮助,主要就是由于他动机善良,同时还坚持不懈地努力。
(以前不爱看小说的我,通过这本书总算是纠正了一些偏见,谁说小说都是消磨时间的东西,从小说中我们同样能学到很多)另外从这本书中,我们还能了解到很多关于巴基斯坦地区的人们生活情况,印巴战争和美国攻打阿富汗对当地居民生活的影响,伊斯兰世界的宗教生活以及他们对美国的看法等等,当然这些资料相较于葛瑞格的故事带给我们的感动而言。
希看大家能够往阅读此书,得到自己的收获。
【篇二:《三杯茶》读书笔记】敬上一杯茶,你是一个陌生人;再奉第二杯,你是我们的朋友;第三杯茶,你是我的家人,我将用生命来保护你。
潮汕有句话,茶薄人情厚。
意思大概是即使茶很清淡,承载的感情却很深厚。
茶,总与情谊同在,《三杯茶》这本书中透露的也是如此。
茶,承载着巴基斯坦人民的友谊,溶解误会的隔阂,且又散发和谐的氛围。
对于阿富汗、巴基斯坦,新闻给我们传达的只有贫穷和战乱,而《三杯茶》告诉我们的是人民纯朴的情谊和对外界帮助的需求。
人类,只能敬畏自然,而无法征服自然。
在自然面前,我们永远是幸存者,而不会是胜利者。
书中言,登山者必须用对抗敌人般的战术,无情地对这座山峰展开攻势,但在战争结束之后你还是无法征服这座山,因为不会有真正的胜利者,只有幸存者。
但人类可以战胜自己,可以成为自己的胜利者。
葛瑞格·摩顿森,不是到达K2山峰峰顶的幸存者,却是人类教育事业的胜利者。
摩顿森,用文化改变阿富汉。
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Three Cups of Tea
"The first time you share tea with a Balti, you are a stranger. The second time you take tea, you are an honored guest. The third time you share a cup of tea, you become family..."- this is Three Cups of Tea and how it got this name. Definitely, I see a really touching story about promise, responsibility, devotion and love.
In 1993, mountaineer Greg Mortenson attempted to climb K2, the world's second highest mountain, located in the Karakoram range of northern Pakistan-administered Kashmir, as a way of honoring the memory of his deceased sister, Christa. As a memorial, he had planned to lay her amber necklace on the summit of K2. After more than 70 days on the mountain, Mortenson and three other climbers had their ascent interrupted by the need to complete a 75-hour life-saving rescue of a fifth climber. After getting lost during his descent, alone, he became weak and exhausted. Instead of arriving in Askole, where his porters awaited, he came across Korphe, a small village built on a shelf jutting out from a canyon. He was greeted and taken in by the chief elder, Haji Ali of Korphe.
I am afraid that there exists very few people like Mortenson who keeps his promise under such circumstance. To repay the remote community for their hospitality, Mortenson recounted in the book that he promised to build a school for the village. After difficulties in raising capital, Mortenson was introduced to Jean Hoerni, a Silicon Valley pioneer who donated the money that Mortenson needed for his school. In the last months of his life, Hoerni co-founded the Central Asia Institute, endowing the CAI to build schools in rural Pakistan and Afghanistan.
It is unimaginale how many challenges Mortenson faced in his quest to raise funds for the building of more than 55 schools in Taliban territory. Some of these challenges included death threats from Islamic mullahs, long periods of separation
from his family, and being kidnapped by Taliban sympathizers. When I was reading the chapters related to his being kidnapped, I was really concerned about him and afraid that he would die.
What left me a deep impression is that Mortenson advocates in his books and during his speaking engagements that extremism in the region can be deterred through collaborative efforts to alleviate poverty and improve access to education, especially for girls. Formerly in Afghanistan and Pakistan, schooling focused on boys since educated boys tend to move to the cities to find jobs, they seldom return. By contrast, educated girls tend to remain in the community and pass their enhanced knowledge to the next generation, thus, Mortenson suggests, educating girls has more of a lasting benefit for their community. How provident he is! This is where I admire him most.
In a word, everybody will be touched by it- one man's mission to fight terrorism and build nations by builing one school at a time through countless untold hardships.。