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	<title>PTPI Blog &#187; Global Book Club</title>
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		<title>Discussion Question 3 for Trail of Tears</title>
		<link>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/07/29/discussion-question-3-for-trail-of-tears/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/07/29/discussion-question-3-for-trail-of-tears/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question answered by Sarah Houston, Managing Director of Student Programs at PTPI. 3. In the book, the acquisition of land and territory is a central theme.  The Moravians explained it best in the book when they said, “Land, the prime need of the white man.  It always starts with land…” Why do you think land [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discussion Question 2 for Trail of Tears</title>
		<link>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/07/23/discussion-question-2-for-trail-of-tears/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/07/23/discussion-question-2-for-trail-of-tears/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question answered by Paige Leitnaker, Director of the School &#38; Classroom Program at PTPI. 2. In the Cherokee communities, marriages began and ended simply, a Cherokee woman had more rights and power than European women and marriages were allowed across racial barriers. Today these are becoming cultural norms around the world. Were the Cherokee ahead [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discussion Question 1 for Trail of Tears</title>
		<link>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/07/19/discussion-question-1-for-trail-of-tears/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/07/19/discussion-question-1-for-trail-of-tears/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Global Book Club]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Ehle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Persian Cuisine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trail of Tears]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Question answered by Kelly Meyer, Director of Operation International Children at PTPI. 1.  In Trail of Tears, the Cherokee Nation worked  hard to assimilate into the European cultural norms of the  new Americans.  In present day America, many Indian Americans have chosen to assimilate into the modern cultural norms that have grown from the melting pot that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introduction of Staff Readers &#8211; Book #4</title>
		<link>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/07/14/introduction-of-staff-readers-book-4/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/07/14/introduction-of-staff-readers-book-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Global Book Club]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Ehle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trail of Tears]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We would like to introduce the group of staff readers for our Global Book Club’s second book, Trail of Tears by John Ehle.  Get to know them here, through their self-written bios, and stay tuned for the first book discussion later this week. Sarah Houston, Managing Director of Student Programs I am a University of Kansas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discussion Questions for Trail of Tears</title>
		<link>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/07/06/discussion-questions-for-trail-of-tears/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/07/06/discussion-questions-for-trail-of-tears/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[John Ehle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trail of Tears]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our staff readers have prepared this list of discussion questions for those reading Trail of Tears.  Use these if you are starting your own book club, or just keep the questions in mind as you are reading the book.  Next week, we will be introducing our staff readers.  They will begin posting their own thoughts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Announcing Book #4!</title>
		<link>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/07/01/announcing-book-4/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/07/01/announcing-book-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[John Ehle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trail of Tears]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Worldwide Conference]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today we announce our fourth selection for PTPI&#8217;s Global Book Club, Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation by John Ehle. Trail of Tears documents a moment in U.S. history that changed the fate of a nation.  As we prepare for PTPI&#8217;s 19th Worldwide Conference in Arizona, USA, we invite our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discussion Question 8 for In a Sunburned Country</title>
		<link>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/05/11/discussion-question-8-for-in-a-sunburned-country/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/05/11/discussion-question-8-for-in-a-sunburned-country/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 13:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Answered by Liz Wegman, Director of Public Relations and Development at PTPI. 8. In talking about visiting Uluru for the first time, the author writes: “In some odd way that you don’t understand and can’t begin to articulate you feel an acquaintance with it – a familiarity on an unfamiliar level.  Somewhere in the deep [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discussion Question 7 for In a Sunburned Country</title>
		<link>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/05/06/discussion-question-7-for-in-a-sunburned-country/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/05/06/discussion-question-7-for-in-a-sunburned-country/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 13:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Crossing the street in Cairo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Egypt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In a Sunburned Country]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Answered by Ahmed Roushdy, Middle East/Africa Coordinator at PTPI&#8217;s Middle East/Africa Office in Cairo. 7. On pg. 151 Bryson talks about how Australians will spend half of a conversation speaking of how the dangers that wildlife present in their country are overrated, and the other half of the conversation telling you about near-death experiences with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discussion Question 6 for In a Sunburned Country</title>
		<link>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/05/04/discussion-question-6-for-in-a-sunburned-country/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/05/04/discussion-question-6-for-in-a-sunburned-country/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 13:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bill Bryson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Esther's Shop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gimmelwald]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hotel Mittaghorn]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question answered by Katherine Hubbard, Manager of Student Conferences at PTPI. 6. The author speaks of his adventures traveling by train across Australia.  What is the most unusual travel experience you have ever had? I once had the opportunity to travel with friends to a sleepy Swiss village called Gimmelwald, located in the Alps.  Several [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discussion Question 5 for In a Sunburned Country</title>
		<link>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/04/29/discussion-question-5-for-in-a-sunburned-country/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/04/29/discussion-question-5-for-in-a-sunburned-country/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question answered by Ahmed Roushdy, Middle East/Africa Coordinator at PTPI&#8217;s Middle East/Africa office in Cairo. 5. Can you ever really experience a country just touring?  How can you best get a real feel for a country and its people? Once you tour a new country, you would definitely enjoy the scenery, the history, and learn more [...]]]></description>
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