...Three Cups of Tea "Educate a boy, and you educate and individual. Educate a girl, and you educate a community.” Three Cups of Tea is a very powerful and inspiring book. I enjoyed it thoroughly and I would recommend it to any of my peers. I enjoyed reading about Mortenson’s accomplishments when it comes to the Balti People. I love that Relin portrayed Mortenson with all his flaws. He is a human and makes mistakes but it was the way he overcame his mistakes and challenges that impressed me. Relin’s writing in Three Cups of Tea is beautiful, elegant and sophisticated. This book had such an influence on the way I view the world and all the people in it especially those in impoverished countries. I particularly enjoyed how the Balti people influenced Mortenson’s life in such extreme ways. The two prompts that I decided to write on are “Have you ever known anyone like Mortenson” and “Discuss his repeated brushes with failure and how they influence your opinion of Mortensen”. Let me begin by saying Mortenson is an amazing individual. He did something that not many people have the gusto to go through with. He truly loved the Balti people and wanted the make their lives better through education. When I first read this prompt I immediately thought of one of my youth leaders, Cherissa Newton. She hasn’t accomplished anything as substantial as building a school for people in some foreign land. But, she is a social worker who works with underprivileged children each and every day....
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...A New Perspective on the Islamic Culture A Balti proverb says, "The first time you share tea with a Balti, you are a stranger. The second time you take tea, you are an honored guest. The third time you share a cup of tea, you become family,” this helped originate the title for this novel and is a main message that I believe is presented throughout the book by either direct or indirect means. When I first began reading “Three Cups of Tea” by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, I had my own personal ideas about the people who practiced Islam and lived in areas of the Middle East similar to the Balti. I never believed that any story would change the perceptions that had become engraved in my mind since a young age and influenced by the harsh activities such as the attacks of 9/11. “Three Cups of Tea” is a story based on Mortenson's experiences in the area near K2 and especially the village of Korphe. The story begins with a failed attempt of reaching the summit of the K2 in order to put his sister’s necklace there to honor her death. However,the journey ends up becoming a bigger accomplishment. This story is the telling of one man’s dedication to build schools and help a group of people who struggle with poverty to become better educated, especially girls who are seen to not be allowed to privileges of education. Throughout the novel, there are different times in which the Balti people show fierce yet hospitable actions and within this essay I will fully discuss...
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...Book Review Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin. Three Cup of Tea. New York: Penguin Young Reader Group, 2009, 209 pages. This book is from the author’s personal story of how he discovered himself from the failure of mountain climbing to the rescue by the village Korphe in Pakistan. His life goal occurred a big change and resulted the commitment of building schools for poor children in Pakistan and Afghanistan mountains which inspired by the kindness offering that the little mountain village’s chief he stayed. Furthermore, this book is about the process of how he achieved this life goal. Biography of The Author Greg Mortenson is born in Minnesota and move to Tanzania with his parents when he was just three months old because of his father was missionary. He went back to the domestic of the United States when he was fifteen years old. Mr. Mortenson is also a previous mountain climber. He is the cofounder of the nonprofit organizations the Central Asia Institute and Pennies for Peace. He has established many schools in rural and often volatile regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan, which provide education to more than 28,000 children where few education opportunities existed before, especially female children. Introduction of The Book Greg Mortenson, the author of this book, went to Pakistan for climbing the second highest mountain in the world, K2, to memorize his dead sister. After the unexpected failure of his challenge, he got lost in the mountains. However,...
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...In 2007, Three Cups of Tea had signaled much confusion. One individual, Greg Mortenson, helped publish Three Cups of Tea and his fabrication could be seen throughout the book. A few individuals had seen the lies and took action. CBS and Jon Krakauer reported about Greg Mortenson’s lies in 60 Minutes. After that, NBC had interviewed Mortenson, confirming that he lied in his book. Greg Mortenson fabricated his story, he also built schools for children in the Middle East. Mortenson should be punished for his lies in Three Cups of Tea. When Three Cups of Tea was published, much controversy, about Greg’s schools, was raised. Mortenson, according to the argument, lied about the number of schools he built. In 2011, Jon Krakauer had written Three Cups of Deceit, claiming that much of Mortenson’s experiences regarding his adventures in making his schools are highly exaggerated. Krakauer uses Mortenson’s acquaintances to support his claims, against Mortenson (Krakauer). CBS, also, launched an investigation on Mortenson. CBS had aired in 60 Minutes that he did lie. In 60 Minutes, Krakauer claimed that Mortenson did create schools, but Three Cups of Tea is over exaggerated....
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...In Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson emphasizes the importance of perseverance and helping others through his own experience in educating the children, more specifically girls, residing in Pakistan. When Mortenson's goals of scaling the second highest peak in the world, the K2, failed, he lost his sense of direction. On his intense expedition down the mountain, Mortenson found himself wandering through a rural and hidden town named Korphe. There he discovered that the few male children who attended "school" sat outside in the brisk cold, and carved letters with branches in the mud. The villagers couldn't afford a full-time teacher, let alone a building. However, these people didn't hesitate to give Mortenson, someone at the time no more to them than a stranger, their best blankets, and precious sugar. Moved by their kindness, this was the tipping point when Mortenson lost interest in his own climbing goals and shifted his focus entirely on improving the lives of the people of Pakistan. He promised to build them a school on...
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...Joseph Nye in The Powers to Lead defines what he believes to be a leader and the skills necessary to be a leader. Greg Mortenson, the focus of Three Cups of Tea, fulfills Nye’s definition of a leader. After failing to summit K2, Mortenson stumbled upon a small Pakistani village and began a journey that would not only change his life, but the lives of thousand of children in Pakistan. While building schools in Pakistan, Mortenson has helped transform the mindset of an entire nation about the value of education. Nye says that two-thirds of Americans believe they are in “leadership crisis” (Nye pre). After the collapse of the sub-prime housing market and recent economic struggles, who can blame them? Those who are looking for a leader, however, need look no further than Greg Mortenson. Joseph Nye defines a leader as one who “helps create and achieve shared goals” (Nye 18). A leader must act in a triangular system that involves the leader, his followers, and the context in which the situation exists (Nye 21). Mortenson works effectively as a member of the leadership triangle. He acts as the leader and his followers are the towns, villages, and refugee camps that receive the benefits of his schools, water systems, and community centers as well as his assistants and the members of the Central Asia Institute. The context in which Mortenson exercises his leadership is as equally important as the other two parts of the triangle. As Nye quotes Karl Marx as saying, “Men make...
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...Robert Smith Professor Chelsea Grammer English 102 03 September 2011 Greg Mortenson’s Educational Mission in Life There are a few occasions in a person’s life that can change them forever. The book, Three Cups of Tea, authored by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Reling, focuses on Greg Mortenson’s journey from an adventurous free spirit to a man on a crusade to bring education to the people of Pakistan and Afghanistan. In the United States, education is taken for granted because every child has a Right to Education. Mortenson was faced the reality of poor education in other countries when stumbling upon a village in Korphe and promised to make a difference in the education of children in the Middle East. He believed through education, the violence and bloodshed taking place in that region of the country will eventually stop. Mortenson’s educational vision evolves throughout the book as he overcomes personal barriers through life changing experiences, trials and tribulations, and the expression of his political views of education which pave the way to better life for people by teaching children. Mortenson’s empathy and spontaneous nature was expressed early on by climbing a tall mountain in honor of his sister’s death. Through a series of events, he ended up lost at a location that would ultimately change his life forever. Having originally been taken in to rest from his hike, Mortenson’s compassionate nature shine and his focus in life begin change. Mortenson...
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...Last year I had read the book entitled “Three cups of tea: One man’s mission to promote peace…One school at a time” by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. This book has influenced my perceptions of the world that there still exists compassion and humanity. The book traces the life of mountaineer Greg Mortenson and his efforts towards establishing schools for the people of the remote, inaccessible areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Greg Mortenson was a mountaineer who got lost in the mountains of Pakistan on his way back from climbing K2, one of the world's highest and most dangerous peaks, in the Himalayas. He wandered into Korphe, a poor Balti village in Pakistan, where the chief and his people took him in and nursed him back to health. Moved by their kindness, Greg promised to return and build a school for the children. This is the remarkable story of how, against all the odds, Greg built not only one but more than sixty schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and dedicated his life to establishing literacy and peace. Pakistan, touted by many as a harbinger of war, was in a state of war when the author chanced upon the province of Balti. The natives therefore were hesitant and apprehensive of the unknown and fearful of outsiders. The presence of a stranger could have spurned them, but they nursed and sheltered Greg. This proves that compassion and selflessness are still alive. At this juncture the book reintroduced to me this amazing category of people who are still...
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...Greg Mortenson reflection Leadership is formed through a set of cumulous skills that are enhanced through the experiences of life. It is not something that can become in a single day or even year, in fact there is no person who has mastered the art of leadership. Every leader has his or her assets that contribute to their success, but with all success comes failures and flaws. As George R. Zalucki stated famously “Without failure there can be no success!”, this can be backed up with the experiences of Greg Mortenson, the co-founder and executive director of the non-profit Central Asia institute. Mortenson was climbing one of the highest peaks in the world called the K2 summit when he came across a village in the country of Pakistan. Here he had new customs and traditions to account for. He learned how important praying as a community was and how the community came together for many daily activities. It was important for him to encourage the heart of the villagers so that they would trust him. It was then when a little girl planted a seed into his brain, a seed of education. He had a vision of a better life for the children, especially the girls, in the country of Pakistan. So he made the promise to give this girl and her village a place to learn, and feel safe while learning. When he returned to the United States he couldn’t take his mind of this girl and her village. This is where Mortenson used a set of fine leadership skills, which was to inspire his vision amongst...
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...after making a few wrong turns and miscalculating his trip back, he stumbled into the Korphe Village. Overcome with emotions, the self proclaimed philanthropic hero promised Balti and his village that he would help to finance and bring the community up to par with modern day education (Krakauer 3). After some cross referencing and combing through the alleged "facts" with a fine toothed comb, Jon Krakauer discovered that Greg Mortenson was not being completely honest. He states, "It's a compelling creation myth, one that he has repeated in thousands of public appearances and media interviews. The problem is, it's precisely that: a myth" (Krakauer 6). It wasn’t until a year later that Mortenson visited the village of Korphe. Mortenson and his three friends that accompanied him on his journey instead ended up in Askole where they were then transported via jeep to the capital. Upon arrival, the men lodged in above average hotels (Krakauer 8). Scott Darsney, fellow climbing partner of Mortenson, disputes any negative allegations...
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...that KOI was rated as the best tasting bubble tea among its competitors, we set out to test whether the taste perception of consumers were influenced by brand. In order to do so, we conducted a blind taste test. For our taste test, we used 3 brands of bubble tea which is KOI, Gong Cha and Each-a-Cup as they were associated together most of the times. Our test object was Milk Tea with Pearls as it was the most popular drink for all the three brands. We intended to use the random sampling method to select our experiment subjects from the general public; however, circumstances do not allow us to conduct the taste test in public or to arrange for the members of the public to congregate in an enclosed setting. Thus, our subjects were chosen from the SMU student population. We mitigated the sampling bias by picking students from diverse races and ages while keeping a balance between gender sizes. We used a within-subjects design as there were only 33 subjects. Lastly, the subjects were given a sip of water after each tasting to mitigate the influence of the taste of one drink over the other through quick, repeated tasting. During the test, subjects were not informed of the individual brands of bubble tea. Three cups (labeled A, B and C) of Milk Tea with Pearls were served to each subject. The order of the cups presented to them were randomly arranged to prevent any order bias. Ample time was given to the subjects to taste the bubble teas and come up with their taste perception. A questionnaire...
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...Who are current sellers in the marketplace? Coolblog, Chatime, Each a cup, Ochado, Yippee Cup What are the attributes and the characteristics of these sellers and their products/services? Coolblog aims to marry the natural taste of tea leaf with natural fruit taste in take-away kiosk concept. They are the first to break new ground in Singapore and Malaysia food scene by introducing Tea tasted beverages with 25 different flavors. They are also specializing in tea tasted dessert and beverages. Chatime uses high-tech tea and coffee to make consistently high quality fresh tea and coffees. Chatime provide customers with variety of choices of tea and coffee, variety of fruit pump and variety toppings. Each a cup is using all natural and high quality fruit ingredients and tea imported from Taiwan, Each-a-Cup brew tea continuously during operation hours a central kitchen by specialists, and deliver to the retail outlets that place the order. Each-a-cup has a range called Each-a-Brew where each cup is brewed individually which is the first of its kind in Malaysia What is there size, location, target market and other important characteristics? Coolblog was first launched in Singapore in 2005, it is an international business license specializing tea tasted dessert and beverages. There are 176 outlets in Malaysia. Chatime is a bubble tea franchise from Taiwan. The company was founded in 2005; and now has more than 450 retail locations across Asia-pacific area, in...
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...Price of a cup of tea to rise as demand soars Student: Elie Gharib Student Number: 16443365 Lecturer: Dr. Neil Perry Economics 200425 Due Date: 25th October 2013. Drinking tea is much more than a habit but a cultural tradition that dates back for centuries. Second only to water, tea is the most consumed drink in the world. People enjoy a cup of tea especially in the winter season due to the many nutritional benefits it offers Tea is consumed by drying the plants’ leaves and boiling it in water. This is then drunk as black, green or white with milk. Demand for tea is increasing every year; in the last decade, global demand for tea has increased by 40% in comparison to coffee which has only increased by 7% (Aoyama & Akiyama, 2013). The global market for tea is very aggressive especially in countries where the demand is huge; the United Kingdom for instance is considered to be one of the biggest importers of tea as its population consumes around 165 million cups a day (UK Tea Council). This statistic for the UK population might change as prices of a cup of tea (at the retail level) is increasing due to many factors (Price of a cup of Tea to rise as demand soars, 2011). Supply and demand for a product play a major role in indicating the price; however, there are other determinants that also contribute towards the pricing of a product (Nellis & Parker, 2006). As a result the UK market will witness fluctuating...
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...OREGANO TEA Uses: * Oregano tea is believed to have a soothing effect and helps in getting restful sleep. Preparation * wash fresh or dried oregano leaves * chop then add in 4 cups of water for every 1 cup of oregano leaves. * let it boil for 10 to 15 minutes * Let it steep then strain the leaves. * Drink half cup of Oregano three times a day. * Oregano concoction can be stored in suitable glass container for later consumption. BAYABAS Uses: * Bayabas, Herbal Medicine For Stomach Problems * For diarrhea and control stomach parasites Preparation * Gather fresh Bayabas leaves, * Boil chopped pieces of about 4 to 6 tablespoon for every 18 ounces of water. * Strain and let cool. * Drink ¼ cup of decoction every 3-4 hours until symptoms improve. TAWA TAWA Uses * Tawa-tawa tea for Dengue treatment: Procedures in making * Take 5 to 6 full whole Tawa-Tawa plant * Cut of the roots * Wash thoroughly * Fill a boiling pot with 1 liiter of clear water * Boil the Tawa-Tawa for 1 (one) minute in slow rolling boil Cool * Let the Dengue victim drink only the Tawa-Tawa water for 24 hours * Slip 1 to 1.5 glasses of Tawa-Tawa water for every hour Uses * Aloe vera contains hormones called gibberellins and polysaccharides which kills acne-causing bacteria. Preparation * Extract the gel from a fresh aloe vera leaf and rub it on the affected area. * Let for 3 – 5 minutes...
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...Second Cup Ltd. And DAVIDs Tea Inc. Throughout the course, there has been so much discussion regarding coffee that I thought I would delve into the coffee and tea world a little deeper. Davids Tea first opened in 2008, in Toronto by David Segal and Herschel Segal. David was a tea loving entrepreneur and his cousin Herschel a Canadian Retail Pioneer and founder of Le Chateau. The two are passionate about tea and opened a tea company because they felt that tea brings people together. It is healthy and delicious and is the second most popular drink second only to water. Davids tea carries over 150 types of teas, including exclusive blends, limited edition seasonal collections, and exotic teas from around the globe. David’s teas have unique names such as the sweet blends named Read My Lips or Red Velvet Cake that tastes like red velvet cake. They carry premium green teas such as Sencha Ashikubo or Dragonwell. They also sell tea accessories to assist you in making the best cup of tea possible (The Davids Tea Experience, 2015). The company now has 136 tea shop locations across Canada and 25 in the United States, offering the public 5.1 million shares in June of 2015 for $19 U.S. per share (Davids Tea debuts, 2015). Second Cup started in a shopping mall that sold six blends of specialty coffee beans in 1970. During the 80s the company rapidly grew and by 1989 there were 180 cafes, focusing on brewed coffee, whole bean coffee and coffee merchandise. . In the 90’s Second Cup opened...
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