Sunday, December 22, 2019

Summary Of The Book Three Cups Of Tea - 1285 Words

The book â€Å"Three Cups of Tea† gives the reader an inside look into a world very few have had the opportunity to see. The story involves and unsuccessful mountain climber named Greg Mortenson who works on and off as a Registered Nurse. It was during the descent of the mountain know as K2, that Mortenson got disoriented and lost his way back down. Being exhausted and weak he stumbled across a small village in the northern region of Pakistan called Korphe. It was in this village that Mortenson was invited to be a guest by the chief elder whose name was Haji Ali. The friendship that was forged between Haji Ali and Mortenson would completely change this small village as well as the direction of Mortenson’s life. Mortenson was curious about the†¦show more content†¦Even in his high school back in Minnesota â€Å"Gregg attended the school, swimming happily in a sea of cultures and languages. The divisions between different nationalities meant so little to him tha t he was upset when they fought with each other.† (Mortenson and Relin 36) Throughout the book he made an effort to learn the local traditions and cultural norms of each local village he visited. It was through this respect shown to the elders and various leaders that continued to give him favor with the people. Almost every village he came in contact with heard about his work in getting schools built, that it took on a life of its own. Shuange Liu, showed us that â€Å"personal attributes such as self-concept, open mindedness, non-judgmentalsim, and social relaxation also constitutes parts of the affective process of intercultural competence.† (Shuang Liu 8) The more Greg saw, the more he knew the importance of building schools. This was during the time of radicalization of young people into Taliban fighters. Providing a nonreligious education was a way out of the life of poverty that these villagers had experienced for decades. Not only was it important for these scho ols to be built, but it opened up opportunities for young girls in the area to attend school for the first time. Greg knew the buy-in to this culture would be to keep your promises, and that is what he did. Greg’s world view

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