Darfur Diaries(Entry 6)

Comments:

1. The children continued to face an extreme precarious existence.
2. They found a child, Tugud, laying over his mothers lap with a shawl around him, and they instantly knew something was wrong with him.
3. These children lacked energy and fuel in their bodies, they were very unhealthy.
4. They began to help the kids and the kids were not as afraid of them.
5. Aisha began the journey and on her way the made a stop at Dero. Soon when they were back on their way they encountered a woman climbing up the hill with a group of cows. being Tauruses they took pictures of the woman and cow.

Question:

1. Were the getting paid for this ?
2. How are the kids going to actually survive?
3. since the way they lived, lacking food, etc. how did the parents make it? were they just the "lucky ones"?
4. Where do they plan on stopping?

Words:

1. Jutting(pg 74)-to extend beyond the main body or line
2. averting(pg93)-the act of preventing something from occurring
3. albeit(pg94)-although; even if

Literary terms:

1. "The moonscape began to give way o a desert spotted with thirsty shrubs, bunches of grass, and small, thorny trees."(pg74)- Imagery
2. "it looked like a substantial water source, albeit receding"(pg 94)- Simile
   
   Summary sentence:

• Aisha and the rest continued their journey, and since they were so caring they continued to put close attention on the children that were in need. During their journey they observed many unusual things, such as a herd of cows walking by with a woman.