Salva Dut is an inspirational man with a story many cannot begin to understand or relate to. Fleeing from a wartorn village at a
young age and becoming a refugee in his teens taught him the power of walking, both figuratively and literally. Describe Salva Dut and in your response, discuss the times when Salva had to use self-discipline to keep himself walking. Use evidence from the Ted Talk and from the close read activity you did to support your response.
Salva Dut is a perfect example of perseverance and courage, because even in the midst of fear, misery, terror and despair he continued with his goal and his sense of survival, which were the driving forces for his story to have a good Final.
Salva Dut was fleeing a civil war in South Sudan as a child and spent years walking, looking for a safe place where he could find a home. In those years, he saw friends, also refugees, giving up being killed by the beasts, by the difficult life and by the limitation of essential resources for life. He saw his uncle being murdered in front of him while the fear that he would be the next to have this sad fate almost paralyzed him, but Salva dut was committed to himself and kept walking so he could save himself and help others in similar situations in the future worse. It wasn't easy, but he did it.
For the statement above w<span>hen reading a text passage, non-essential information is key to understanding the meaning of what you are reading about.That statement is false. Essential information is key to understanding the meaning of what you are reading.</span>
