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The one good thing I could see was that the water was so shallow where the Narwhal went down that, once I broke clear of the ship, I didn't have far to go to reach the surface. It was long enough, though.

 By the time I broke the surface, I had almost given up hope, but I found myself in the air and took a huge, gulping gasp. I splashed around, happy just to be alive. That's when the hand reached down and grabbed me.

Before I had a chance to think, I had been hauled into a small boat and dumped there like a load of fish. I opened my eyes and was surprised--and happy--to see Jeremy staring down at me.

 "You made it," he said. I nodded. "Did you get the map?" he asked.

 I sat up, outraged. "Is that all you can think about?" I demanded.

 "No. Of course not. But did you get it?" I pulled the map, now waterlogged, from the folds of my shirt and tossed it to the floor of the boat.

 Jeremy looked visibly relieved. "Are you all right?" he asked.

 "I--I think so," I said.

"What happened to...uh, to Diablo?"

 I shrugged. "I don't know. I didn't see him."There was a pause. media type="custom" key="23092912" My name is Bistra and I am 11 years old. I am from the U.K. and Bulgaria and my relatives are mostly British, but the rest are Bulgarian. I live in Dhaka and I go on holiday to many places such as, Bulgaria, U.K. to see my brothers and sister, Uganda for going to safaris and lodges, Thailand for summer sometimes, Italy for the restaurants and sightseeing, Switzerland for skying every year and etc.. These are three beliefs that I have been willing to share with you.
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I believe it is important to help other people. If a person is contused or left alone, you should help them, so you could be caring and polite. In return, you could get treated the same way. Good people help other people, because they imagine what it would be like for the other person, and if someone ignores you when you need them the most, you wouldn't feel pleased. I developed this belief by seeing it myself with my mom and thinking that it would make people come together. An example of this in my life was when I influenced my mother to give a women money at a bizarre, because she dying of no food and water, just when she got the money she rushed into the bizarre and shared her money with some friends. That is why helping people is one of the top reliable things to bring people together and bring happiness.



One of my second beliefs is that freedom in expression is important for animals. If a bird was locked up in a cage, the bird will be separated from it's family and it will be full of sadness and despair. I developed this belief by going to the Skopje Zoo in Macedonia and looking at animals that are inactive and depressed, thinking that the limited freedom affects them. For example I would prefer to see animals in their natural enviroment by going to the safari. An example of this in my life would be when I went to a horseback safari in Uganda. A man at the lodge I stayed at called Mihingo, he was on patrol of the bush babies at night so people could have a look at them, I came up and influenced him that he should let go of one bush baby at least. Animals are like people because they are living things and they should be treated as such. Even you wouldn't like it if you were taken away from your family and locked up in a cage. That is why giving animals freedom is an important and pleasant thing to do.



My last belief is that a friend in need is a friend in deed. Friends are not because they say they're your best friend, but they actually standing up for you and help when you need them. I developed this belief by thinking in myself that friends who help are a great need in getting things done and standing up for each other. For example if a person needs help to get something done, the person who helps is an acual friend. This belief has lead me to try help friends in my grade in this school and in return my friends also help me. For example when I first came to AISD, many girls who worked as buddies, helped me through and were looking out for me. After that I made friends and they stook up for me. It makes everything easier for people, because they will not get insulted or hurt. That is why this belief makes you understand who is a true friend and who is not.

These beliefs have lead me to be more mature and more reliable. I think it is important to help each other, giving more care and freedom to animals, and I think it would be useful for people not to get hurt or offended if they follow my last belief. I hope I continue in my life to help people, to influence people to give animals freedom, and to be a good friend to my friends. In life, I hope I will remember these beliefs and obey them.

**__Assignment #3 - Exploring Beliefs__** 1. A man called Mark wrote an essay about that he believes that everyone should have a dog. He strongly believes dogs have huge health and social benefits to humans and they are good companions when you are ill. Cleaning after a dog is a great responsibility to children and adults should learn, it is a good social skill. I strongly agree that dogs require time and love and would make us feel and behave better.

**__Assignment #2__** <span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'comic sans ms',sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">**__"This I Believe" Essay Review__** The essay is called " The Time To Help Is Now". The author is a High school senior called Maria Zapetis from Miami, Florida. I chose this essay, because I truly believe that helping others is the best thing to do. The personal belief of Maria Zapetis is that she believes it is time to help the poor and fight hunger and poverty. She chose this belief, because by going to the summer camp, they made her realize that many people around the world aren't as comfortable as she is, and made her believe that it is time to help others and fight poverty and hunger.

<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'comic sans ms',sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">**__Assignment #1__** <span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'comic sans ms',sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">**__My Personal Beliefs__** <span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'comic sans ms',sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">**Unit Reflection....** One of my personal beliefs is that ** I believe we are all equal and have equal rights. ** For example no person has less rights than the other, or no people has more rights than the other, all people have equal rights. My second personal belief is that ** I believe that peace and freedom are two important things. ** For example two groups of people should not fight in war or get caught in prison so people can be free and have a peaceful life. My third belief is that ** I believe people can help each other. ** For example, that a person should not leave a person when they are hurt or left alone, the person should help the other person so they could be supportive and polite. I have developed these beliefs by thinking in myself how this things are important in life.

Unit Reflection..... __ ** Assignment #4 - Unit Review ** __ This assignment is to help prepare you for the final assessment. Copy the table into your wiki page. Write what you have learned about each Big Understanding and Essential Question. Support your answer by using examples of activities, lessons, materials, etc. from our unit that helped you to understand the concept/idea better. Can you make any connections to cultural diffusion/interaction today or to yourself?

changes both cultures. ||  || People exchanged ideas in many ways. Trade and War are main ways people can interact - for example when Rome traded gold and glassware for Chinese silk. I learned this in a video and Ch.24. ||  || Euna taught me how to say thank you in Korean and I taught her how to say hello in Bulgarian at the Korean restaurant. || cultures come into contact. ||  || When Koreans were occupied by the Japanese in 1940 to 1945, the Americans interacted with the Japanese by war. I learned this when we read the __When My Name Was Keoko__. ||  || Euna gave me a piece of sushi at break and I gave her a piece of brownie. || cultures? ||  || They identify with their cultures by doing the same things as other people from their nations do - for example being in the same religion, eating the same food, doing the same customs, etc.. I learned this in my Culture Packet. ||  || My house-hold cleaner cooks dishes that are from his culture so we could try. || take place? ||  || People have been exposed to other cultures and elements of one culture spread to the other - for example when the Spaniards had come to Mexico in the 1500s, and they brought horses, cattle, and sheep. I learned this in the Culture Packet. ||  || We had a food fair and lots of different cultures from Europe and other continents. || of diffusion? ||  || Romans started wearing silk from China after they lost against the Chinese in a battle next to the Euphrates River in Mesopotamia, where they saw for the first time Chinese silk on the Chinese banners. I learned this from Ch. 24. ||  || The Korean restaurant served Japanese soup when we went for lunch on Flex Day. || interact in positive, neutral, and negative ways? ||  || They could interact a neutral way by entering another country and explaining a part of culture to other people - for example when the Emperor of China, Zhang Qian got explained by random people about Buddhism from India, he said to the people that the officail religion is now Buddhism. They could interact by negative ways by war - for example the Romans lost against the Chinese in battle, when the Romans saw silk fo the first time on the Chinese banners. A positive way to interact with different cultures is cultural diffusion - for example when the Spaniards went to Mexico and brought horses, cattle, and sheep. I learned this in the Culture Packet and Ch. 24. ||  || Recently, the Turkish came to Bulgaria and brought Turkish Delights, Turkish Baklava and other foods. ||
 * **Big Understanding/**
 * Essential Question** ||  || **What have I learned about this?**
 * What from the unit helped me to**
 * understand this?** ||  || **Connections to today or to self** ||
 * Interaction between cultures
 * Trade and War are the main ways
 * What is culture? ||  || Culture is everything a person must learn to live as a member of a group, how to make things, to behave, and to celebrate, etc.. I learned this when we read the Culture Packet. ||   || We did activities on Flex Day that were games and cultural dances from different countries. ||
 * How do people identify with their
 * How does cultural diffusion
 * What are some historical examples
 * How do people from different cultures



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There are a couple of tools that I can think of that you can use to survive today in your life. Cement is one thing that you can use for building houses, shelter, huge buildings like the Empire State Building which still stands today. Cement also can protect you from natural disasters. Telephones is another thing that you could use if you are in danger. You could call the fireman if you are in a fire. Or if you are in a middle of a huge crowd in New York City and you can't find your mate, then you could call to meet you somewhere, so you could find each other. You could also use water filters to clean your water when you are out of water and you could take water out of a river, and filter it. The most important thing that you should have is money. Money can do lots of things. You could buy filtered water, you could buy something to eat, and etc.. All these things are tools you could definetly survive with.