Taste of Salt Anticipation Guide

1. Politics and political problems are a subject for adults to deal with.
• I disagree because everyone has their freedom of speech, meaning they have the right to say what they want. This is also called Human Rights. So, politics and political problems aren’t only for adults, kids and teens also have the right to state their opinion. Even though it may not be the right thing to do, at least everyone is equal.

2. All scenarios can have a happy ending if those involved work towards it.
• I agree and disagree. I agree because if someone is born into a nice family, but then something bad happens to his/her family, then that person can work towards making his/her life better. I disagree because if you are born and raised into a bad family, then there’s really nothing you can do to overcome that situation. Also, there are certain situations in which there is nothing you can do to make it better.

3. Literacy (knowing how to read or write) is a form of freedom.
• I agree and disagree. I agree because when someone knows how to read or write, that opens a door to many things. For example, they can express themselves, and they can learn about things. I disagree because sometimes when a person knows too much, they can get in trouble because if someone expresses himself or herself and offends somebody else, then that might not be a good thing.

4. Civilizations without a written language cannot effectively document hist
• I agree because without a written language, we wouldn’t have been able to learn about all those ancient civilizations. For example, if ancient Mesopotamia didn’t have a written language to document things, then we would never have learned about those civilizations, no one would have known about it, and people would have made things up about the past. But since Mesopotamia did, we know about what happened then, and that helped us to understand our own civilization.