Sabrina A

student participating in the global read aloud for the book "Refugee" by Alan Gratz. this page is for my academic english class

[Sabrina A @SabrinaA_seh]

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[Sabrina A @SabrinaA_seh]

@Jesse_seh18 That’s a good point. However, I think that since all three of these stories were incorporated into a novel, the author would end them all so both Josef, Isabel, and Mahmoud live happily ever after. In real life, I’m sure they would not all make it out ablive. #RefugeeHS

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A62: Yes, I was surprised by the ending. I would have thought that all three characters would have a happy ending, but in this story, it wasn’t the case. I would have liked to hear more from Josef so that his story would not have ended with a cliffhanger. #RefugeeHS

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A64: I would help to put forward a law that states that when there is a war going on, residents of that country should be granted a place to stay, a safe country to go to, an ideal way to travel (ship, airplane, etc.) so that it is easier for them to move forwards. #RefugeeHS

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A63: Josef’s story cannot be compared to any events today because we have learned from our mistake. There are currently no wars like that one going on today, however, Mahmoud and Isabel’s story can be compared to modern day events because there are still wars going on. #RefugeeHS

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A58: Honestly, I think that Mahmoud and Isabel will return home safely, but Josef will not. Josef’s mother was given the choice to either set Josef or Ruth free. Knowing that Ruth is younger and she has more of her life ahead of her, I think they will choose her. #RefugeeHS

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A57: I feel like Mahmoud was able to stay “unbroken” because from the beginning, he didn’t have much hope at all. He was mentally and physically prepared for the worst and he didn’t have high expectations for their journey to go through smooothly. #RefugeeHS

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A56: Yes, this is symbolises how even if you have lots of problems, another can still get thrown at you when you´d least expect it. It also symbolizes how your priorities could change in a split second, like how Mami going into labour mattered more than being saved. #RefugeeHS

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A55: I think the fate of the three different stories are intertwined even though they took place decades apart. This is because Lito is Isabel´s grandfather, and he was also the police officer on the MS St. Louis who sent the Jews back to die in Germany. #RefugeeHS

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A54: No, Captian Schroeder did not actually understand what the Jewish men were going through, and not even al of the Jewish men knew what the men in the concentration camps were going through. They were traumatized by the memories and did not want to keep living. #RefugeeHS

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A53: Schroeder was sympathetic for the mutineers in hope that it would calm them down and give them hope again that they would be taken by a safe country. Telling the Jewish men to back down will have a negative effect in the long term if they don’t figure things out. #RefugeeHS

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A52: In my opinion, Isabel is in the worst situation because their ship is literally moments away from sinking, Isabel is still very depressed over Iván's death. However, at the end of the chapter, we find out that help is on the way and they will all be saved. #RefugeeHS

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A51: I think that Mahmoud and his family are beginning to become depressed and hopeless because their journey is just so long. The link helped me to understand how long they had to walk, bus, and ride in a car too and it seemed like it would be very exhausting. #RefugeeHS

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A50: Yes, I understood Litoś reference. He is trying to express the fact that the boat he was on was the boat that no one wanted to be on, like the St. Louis. I understand Josef´s perspective now and I understand how all of the people on the ship had a dreadful time. #RefugeeHS

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A48: The fact that Mahmoud and his family were taking many different modes of transportation to get to their final destination constantly keeps the reader intrigued and interested in the story. They are constantly trying to find a place to stay and a way to get around. #RefugeeHS

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A47: If I was on a boat trying to get into Cuba and two little girls were allowed in and I was still stuck on the boat, I would be very angry and frustrated. I would act this way because I would feel like it isn’t fair, we are all refugees after all. #RefugeeHS

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I relate this situation to the homeless. Many people look at them weirdly and do not pay attention to them until they are doing something wrong. #RefugeeHS

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A46: The tourists acted, looked, and were very different from the refugees. First of all, the tourists used their cell phones to take pictures, not to navigate directions to where they were going. They also looked at the refugees like they were doing something wrong.

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A45: Papi´s suggestion for the name of the boat, ¨Floating Coffin¨, implies that they are in danger and some people on the boat may die very soon. This is an example of foreshadowing because he was right, because very soon after, Iván bled to death by a shark bite. #RefugeeHS

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A44: The police officer who saved Josef´s father´s life reminds me of Lito. This makes me wonder if they are the same person, because Lito did mention that he used to be a police officer, and the two stories take place in two different time periods. #RefugeeHS