Photograph by Sebastiao Salgado
Do to the wars that have been raging in Pakistan and Afghanistan, hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced or driven out of their homes (McCarthy). They now have been forced to live in refugee camps, such as the one that is shown above. These camps have grown extremely over-crowded throughout the years. Food and water is scarce; these people are in need of help. As of now these camps continue to swell as the wars continue. There is a low supply of food in the refugee camps as well as clean water for drinking. Similar situations exists in the torn country of Haiti. The earthquakes have left 200,000 people dead and over 2 million homeless (Haven). There are many ways to help so I encourage everyone to follow the links I have posted and aid these suffering people.
Works Cited
Salgado, Sebastiao. Photograph. Migrations: Humanity in Transition. Aperture Foundation. New York. 2000. 87.
McCarthy, Julie. "Refugee Camps Swell as Fighting Rages in Pakistan". NPR. 2009.2010.
Haven, Paul. "Haiti's mass graves swell". Associated Press. 2010. 2010.
I thought it was interesting that you decided to choose the same photograph as me. I am touched by this photo because so many children are just living in these slums. I personally found it devastating that many of these children and many of their parents have yet to see their home country. I thought that to improve your argument is to try to make it more personal to the people you are writing to. Make them want to read what you say about it because it can apply to them. But I did think you summarized everything well for the amount of words you used along with Haiti.
ReplyDeleteThank you for including the current information on the situation.
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