Three Cups of Tea is an inspiring story of Greg Mortenson who goes through a difficult journey to build schools for girls in Pakistan. Unfortunately, recent events have made people question if this motivating tale is even true. Though Mortenson has done some good for Pakistan, the fake image of a heroic figure he gave himself deceived millions of people, and it cannot be redeemed by any good he has done for the education in Pakistan.
Mortenson creates a perfect opening in Three Cups of Tea as he begins his journey at K2, where he tries climbing the second highest mountain in the world. He captures the audience's sympathy as he fails to climb to the top, making his way down in complete disgrace. As he comes back from the failure, he enters
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the village of Korphe, a poor town with limited resources. Upon his arrival, he meets the leader, Haji Ali, who tells Mortenson the terrible condition Korphe is in. Mortenson is then determined to build schools for Korphe when he physically recovers from K2. Throughout the book, Mortenson proves that he can keep his promise and builds a school not only for Korphe but also for many other poor villages who cannot afford an education. As inspiring a tale this is, a few people have claimed that it is only fabricated.
Jon Krakauer, author and mountaineer, researched Mortenson's trip and found that his true journey was different than written in his book. Krakauer detects the truth behind Mortenson's book when he writes in Three Cups of Deceit, “Mortenson has lied about the noble deeds he has done, the risks he has taken, the people he has met, the number of schools he has built” (Krakauer 7). Like Krakauer, the national television broadcast 60 Minutes further investigated Mortenson's time in Pakistan and organization and arrived at the same …show more content…
conclusion. In Three Cups of Tea, Mortenson is kidnapped by Taliban sympathizers and is shoved in a small room, where he is trapped for eight days.
As he begins to lose hope, the captor, who names himself Khan, releases Mortenson simply so Mortenson can continue building schools and soon celebrates in honor of Mortenson. This scene in the book captures the way Mortenson changes people's hearts, but because of lack of definite reasoning behind the kidnapping, Krakaeur and 60 Minutes began to investigate if this part of the book was even true. 60 Minutes found the people in a photograph that Mortenson claimed to be of him and his captors. When finding them, 60 Minutes interrogated the “kidnappers” and was informed that the men were his protectors. One of the people in the photograph, Mashud, confirmes this as he says, “This is totally false, and he is lying. He was not kidnapped” (60 minutes, Mashud) Mortenson warps his story to make his books more interesting, and Mashud concluded so when he replied to 60 Minutes's question as to why Mortenson would lie about the kidnapping , “To sell his book.” (60 Minutes,
Mashud) Not only does Mortenson lie in his “non-fiction” book, he also misuses CIA. For the past couple of years, donations and fundraisers have helped CIA in collecting over millions of dollars to help children's education in Pakistan. Though this cause is touching, Mortenson had other plans in mind with the money. The money, according to philanthropist Daniel Borochoff, was being used for anything but Pakistan schools. Krakauer quotes a board member in Three Cups of Deciet when he writes, “Greg regards CAI as his personal ATM machine” (Krakauer 7). While looking further into the CIA's financial background, Borochoff discovered that the CIA's money was used more towards personal needs and awareness of Mortenson's books than building schools in Pakistan. It was found that Mortenson spent $2.8 dollars on book-related expenses and personal comfort (60 Minutes). With all the money sent to CIA for a worthy cause, Mortenson still overlooks this and uses it for his own benefit. Because of Mortenson's lies, suspicion was spread throughout the nation. In 2012, a lawsuit was called against Mortenson for selling books that were so-called non-fiction (Volz 2012). Though the court only dismissed this lawsuit, people began questioning about Mortenson's image in Three Cups of Tea. Board members have quit from the CIA recently, claiming that Mortenson was not doing good for the organization. Krakauer quotes one of the former board member's advice as he says on 60 minutes, “You should stop giving money to Greg.” It is seen that even Mortenson's fellow workers did not think Mortenson was using CIA's name correctly. Mortenson's image of himself in Three Cups of Tea does not match who he really is. Because of this, people began doubting if anything Mortenson said is true. Three Cups of a Tea is an story that should be called fiction.
One of the first ideas mentioned in this play, A Raisin In the Sun, is about money. The Younger's end up with no money because of Walter's obsession with it. When Walter decides not to take the extra money he is offered it helps prove Hansberry's theme. Her theme is that money can't buy happiness. This can be seen in Walter's actions throughout the play.
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This letter, which was reprinted in newspapers throughout America, articulated the chief objection to East India Company tea, but Americans feared the company for another reason. It ruled parts of India with a cruel hand, causing widespread famine and death. In a widely circulated pamphlet, John Dickinson recounted the crimes of this monopoly
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The book, John Adams, by David McCullough, is a powerfully written biography of one of our nation’s greatest heroes. This biography explores Adams’ life in great depth, unveiling a side to his life unbeknownst to those who have never studied his life in great detail. Through diary entries, letters, and various other documents, the reader grasps a sense of what Adams’ day to day life was like, and is also able to grasp the enormity of his lifetime accomplishments.
Major newspapers around the world wrote about Masih’s story, even though it was often demoted towards the end of the newspaper. It was not long before both the media and the public disregarded it. A little less than seven thousand miles away from Pakistan, however, another 12-year-old boy in Thornhill, Canada devoted Masih’s story to memory, an undertaking that signified the beginning ...
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Thomas, Peter D. G. Tea Party of Independence: The Third Phase of the American Revolution 1773-1776. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1991.
In Ron Padgett’s poem “The Morning Coffee,” the speaker sits and analyzes his reasoning behind his everyday routine, his morning coffee. He toys with the idea that the ritual of having coffee every morning provides him with a sense of familiarity and a form stability that his life may lack. This constant is what lays the foundation for the rest of his day. The speaker than changes courses and begins to think of the coffee in a negative light, saying that there must be something better to do than just sit around drinking coffee. Revealing the idea that maybe he feels as though his morning coffee is a waste of time and there is so much more out there that he is missing out on. Yet the speaker, expresses that even when abandoning his morning coffee to experience other things, he is still thinking about the coffee. This shows a sense of dependency. The speaker than refers to the coffee as being too hot at first, too cold at the end, but “just right” in between. This further emphasizes the idea of dependency. Even When things are not perfect, those brief moments of perfection is enough to get him hooked. The speaker than goes on to tells the story of two bears; Papa Bear and a Baby Bear. In this story, Papa Bear follows his everyday routine,
Sir John Betjeman’s poem, Slough, opens with a wonderful, dramatic stanza. There is huge tension between the ideas of cows grazing and the idea of death. Even in the opening line there is conflict ‘friendly bombs’ is a contradiction in terms, as bombs are almost never thought of as friendly, and Betjeman’s use of this defines what a bad place. Another tool Betjeman employs is rhythm; the stanza is at a steady, predefined pace until the last line where the rhythm is broken with the word ‘Death’, which gives a powerful image of Slough.
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