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"A friend is like an oreo, its not always that great, but it always gets better!" ~ Erin Westbrook
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Salvation/Redemption:http://www.jpickup.com/images/Friendship.jpg
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Courage is a kind of salvation. ~Plato
Human salvation demands the divine disclosure of truths surpassing reason. ~Saint Thomas Aquinas

In the letter that Amir had read from Hassan, the last final words said, "And I dream that someday you will return to Kabul to revisit the land of our childhood. If you do, you will find an old faithful friend waiting for you" (Hosseini 218).
Hassan was always faithful and loyal to Amir. He never was mean to him or argued with him. He was the greatest friend (and brother) that Amir could ever ask for.
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~This smile that Hassan is giving Amir (from the movie) is so innocent, pure, and happy. he never had anything against Amir or had done anything mean to him.~
As Amir is being beat up by Assef when he returns to Kabul to adopt Hassan's son, these thoughts were running through his head:
I hadn't been happy and I hadn't felt better, not at all. But I did now. My body was broken--just how badly I wouldn't find out until later--but I felt healed. Healed at last. I laughed" (Hosseini 289).
Once Amir had gone through this, he was given a wake-up call. Back when Hassan was beaten and raped, Amir just stood back and watched. Now, when Amir got beaten up badly by Assef, he knew he deserved it. However, one thing was different. Sohrab (Hassan's son) is much like Hassan in many ways. When he saw how Amir (a grown man) was getting beaten to death, he stood up with the slingshot he got from his father Hassan (that Amir gave Hassan) and threw a stone at Assef's eye. He stood up for Amir, just like Hassan would've stood up for Amir. This is when Amir got a big wake-up call about how true of a friend Hassan really was, and was very thankful for Sohrab coming out and expressing some of his father's characteristics.
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~This picture is showing Amir, Sohrab and Amir's wife, Soraya, (in the movie) about ready to fly a kite, just like Amir did with Hassan.~
--Amir notices that Sohrab is his chance to be good again, to start over, and be kinder to Sohrab than he was to Hassan. He teaches Sohrab how to fly a kite like his father, and it brings both of them great joy.

(Notice how this text is purple? Yea, that color is one of our favorites.)
~The video below is Me and Jesus by Stellar Kart. It's a song about how whenever Chelsea and I, or any of us, go through hard times, there is always a friend nearby and One who loves unconditionally.:)
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Salvation and Redemption is a wonderful chance to turn our lives around. To be saved by the One who died for us, even though we don't deserve it. When I've made a wrong decision, I've always wished that I could go back and do it differently. Unfortunately, we can't do that, but there's one Guy who will forgive us and still love us. Is there a way to be saved and FoGiven, FoSho? Yup. And this Guy is my Savior.
~The video below is The Everything Skit by Lifehouse. It is showing how there are so many wrong things in this world that tempt us to give in. Sometimes, we do, but in the end, Jesus is always there, even when we mess up bigtime. This is true salvation and an example of redemption.
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I believe that this article relates to my motif of friendship in a few ways. First of all, the Iranians are strong enough and willing enough to stand up against the Taliban with the Afghans by their side and fight them. Most countries would've been scared to help, but that Iranians knew what they were doing and they wanted to help Afghanistan, like friends. Next, Iran created an alliance with Afghanistan after the Taliban lost power in a certain area, and they wanted to help the Afghans in Kabul build back up and reconstruct. Whenever friends fall, there is always a good friend that would come along and help them up, just like the Iranians. Finally, there was a little tension between the Iranians and the Afghans. But, like in every good friendship or alliance, there will be some hardships or conflict. Eventually, it works out to where it's all good again. In this article, Iran is a very decent and strong alliance (friend) to Afghanistan.
Salvation/Redemption:
http://www.ask.com/bar?q=BBC+World+News&page=1&qsrc=2070&ab=0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2Fhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7896173.stm
President Obama is planning on keeping troops in Afghanistan to continue fighting, and is guessing that it won't end for quite some time. There could be an addition of up to 30000-60000 troops in Afghanistan. Obama believes that the US can't reach their achievable goals without help from allies. The president, the troops, the NATO, and the government, will be working really hard to reach the goals they are trying to establish in Afghanistan. Looking at it now, they could be there for a while.
I think that that this article relates to my motif of salvation/redemption in a couple of ways. First of all, Obama is planning on sending more troops to Afghanistan to try to help the Afghans out from the Taliban. That is making a sacrifice for our country and offering salvation to Afghanistan. The second way is that maybe in the end, the goals will be reached. People will redeem themselves, and things will change for the better. However, that could take many years. There is so much rebuilding and fighting to do before any good can happen or goals can be reached. In the end, it may be worth it though. Sometimes, the best things come from making sacrifices to help yourself or others, and then people turning themsleves around or finally realizing right from wrong. In this article, the US and its allies are making big sacrifices just to offer salvation and redemption to the Afghan people and the Taliban.

Articles/News Clips That Relate to the Kite Runner and My Motifs:
Friendship:
http://www.ask.com/bar?q=BBC+World+News&page=1&qsrc=2070&ab=0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2Fhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2191436.stm
This article is about Iran creating an alliance with Afghanistan. The Taliban had killed a group or Iranian diplomats, and Iranian and Afghan troops gathered along the borders of the two countries to fight back. The Iranians also wanted to help Afghanistan rebuild, to help them out like true friends would. However, later on, after the Taliban loses power, there is some tension. There are many, many Afghan refugees and migrants, where will they all go? And then there's also the problem of Kabul's friendship with the US that could be standing in the way of the alliance with Iran.
I believe that this article relates to my motif of friendship in a few ways. First of all, the Iranians are strong enough and willing enough to stand up against the Taliban with the Afghans by their side and fight them. Most countries would've been scared to help, but that Iranians knew what they were doing and they wanted to help Afghanistan, like friends. Next, Iran created an alliance with Afghanistan after the Taliban lost power in a certain area, and they wanted to help the Afghans in Kabul build back up and reconstruct. Whenever friends fall, there is always a good friend that would come along and help them up, just like the Iranians. Finally, there was a little tension between the Iranians and the Afghans. But, like in every good friendship or alliance, there will be some hardships or conflict. Eventually, it works out to where it's all good again. In this article, Iran is a very decent and strong alliance (friend) to Afghanistan.

Articles/News Clips That Relate to the Kite Runner and My Motifs:
Friendship:
http://www.ask.com/bar?q=BBC+World+News&page=1&qsrc=2070&ab=0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2F
This article is about Iran creating an alliance with Afghanistan. The Taliban had killed a group or Iranian diplomats, and Iranian and Afghan troops gathered along the borders of the two countries to fight back. The Iranians also wanted to help Afghanistan rebuild, to help them out like true friends would. However, later on, after the Taliban loses power, there is some tension. There are many, many Afghan refugees and migrants, where will they all go? And then there's also the problem of Kabul's friendship with the US that could be standing in the way of the alliance with Iran.
I believe that this article relates to my motif of friendship in a few ways. First of all, the Iranians are strong enough and willing enough to stand up against the Taliban with the Afghans by their side and fight them. Most countries would've been scared to help, but that Iranians knew what they were doing and they wanted to help Afghanistan, like friends. Next, Iran created an alliance with Afghanistan after the Taliban lost power in a certain area, and they wanted to help the Afghans in Kabul build back up and reconstruct. Whenever friends fall, there is always a good friend that would come along and help them up, just like the Iranians. Finally, there was a little tension between the Iranians and the Afghans. But, like in every good friendship or alliance, there will be some hardships or conflict. Eventually, it works out to where it's all good again. In this article, Iran is a very decent and strong alliance (friend) to Afghanistan.
Salvation/Redemption:
http://www.ask.com/bar?q=BBC+World+News&page=1&qsrc=2070&ab=0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2F

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