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Greg Mortenson became lost on K2 Mountain, the second highest mountain in the world. With no strength left due to the high altitude, Greg lost sight of his companion Mouzafer who was carrying his backpack with important supplies. As night fell, Greg was still lost and had taken the wrong path with no shelter in the freezing cold weather. He had only a blanket, empty water bottle, and protein bar. Scared and alone, Greg spent the night in a spot that would be less dangerous than stumbling over a glacier in the dark.

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Chapter 1 - Failure Taylor Cunha 8-14 Quick Write: Greg Mortenson was lost on a mountain called the K2 Mountain, the second highest Mountain on Earth. Greg had no strength left, and the human body doesn’t function well in the high altitude because air pressure drops a lot. Greg lost sight of Mouzafer who was carrying Greg’s backpack full of all his important supplies. When it got dark Greg was still lost, he had taken the wrong path and had no where to go in the freezing cold weather. All he had was a blanket, an empty water bottle, and a protein bar. Greg was scared and alone He spent the night on a spot because he knew would be less dangerous than stumbling over a glacier in the dark.` After reading: The story begins with the sentence “Greg Mortenson was lost.” I think the sentence can be explained in a practical sense by saying that Greg is physically lost as in he doesn’t know where to go or he’s in a new place with no idea where to go. From the emotional point of view would be Greg doesn’t know where his life is going like he lost someone important to him that he loved, if he doesn’t like his job or can’t find a job, or if he is having emotional troubles with something. It is an emotional loss because Greg lost his sister on her 23rd birthday so he probably has a lot of questions like “why her?”, “why on her birthday?”, and “Could I have done something to prevent this?” I think Greg is also emotionally lost because he wanted to honor his sister by placing her necklace on the hope of the K2 Mountain but when he got lost in the cold he couldn’t make it to the top to place her necklace. Greg wanted to put the necklace on the K2 Mountain to honor and recognize his sister. Putting her necklace on the K2 Mountain is an emotional tribute from Greg to his Sister because she is very special to him. The K2 Mountain may have a personal connection between Greg and his sister and if it does maybe that’s why he chose to place it there.

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  • 1. Chapter 1 - Failure Taylor Cunha 8-14 Quick Write: Greg Mortenson was lost on a mountain called the K2 Mountain, the second highest Mountain on Earth. Greg had no strength left, and the human body doesn’t function well in the high altitude because air pressure drops a lot. Greg lost sight of Mouzafer who was carrying Greg’s backpack full of all his important supplies. When it got dark Greg was still lost, he had taken the wrong path and had no where to go in the freezing cold weather. All he had was a blanket, an empty water bottle, and a protein bar. Greg was scared and alone He spent the night on a spot because he knew would be less dangerous than stumbling over a glacier in the dark.` After reading: The story begins with the sentence “Greg Mortenson was lost.” I think the sentence can be explained in a practical sense by saying that Greg is physically lost as in he doesn’t know where to go or he’s in a new place with no idea where to go. From the emotional point of view would be Greg doesn’t know where his life is going like he lost someone important to him that he loved, if he doesn’t like his job or can’t find a job, or if he is having emotional troubles with something. It is an emotional loss because Greg lost his sister on her 23rd birthday so he probably has a lot of questions like “why her?”, “why on her birthday?”, and “Could I have done something to prevent this?” I think Greg is also emotionally lost because he wanted to honor his sister by placing her necklace on the hope of the K2 Mountain but when he got lost in the cold he couldn’t make it to the top to place her necklace. Greg wanted to put the necklace on the K2 Mountain to honor and recognize his sister. Putting her necklace on the K2 Mountain is an emotional tribute from Greg to his Sister because she is very special to him. The K2 Mountain may have a personal connection between Greg and his sister and if it does maybe that’s why he chose to place it there.