Rwanda Persuasive Speech
Ever had to walk more than 5 miles a day for a bucket of water, ever had to wait in lines longer than the ones at black friday or the DMV for just a pint of water. Ever Had to wait for a certain time for your sick to open so you could get water. Ever had to walk many blocks in the middle of the night for just the bathroom. Have you ever had to leave a place you call home because of war. Ever lived in a place with so much disease and no proper treatment, never knowing for you were next. I have, by the grace of God I have.
For many years my country Burundi has been at war. In 1972 there was an epic genocide, just like the Rwandan genocide this killed many people, which forced my parents to flee where the once called home, flee in order to …show more content…
Just saying at the time gave me goose bumps. My family and I celebrated with much and love a grace, Thanked the lord for he had done for because two weeks later we would be on our way to the greatest country in the world.
Jumping ahead. The year was 2012, I was attending Edmunds Middle School in Burlington, Vermont. In class we began reading a book called Long Walk To Water about, about the lost boys of sudan we had to flee the country they lived in because of war and had to spend most of their lives in a refugee camp that had very limited access to water.
This book made a lot of sense to me I had gone through the same events as one of the characters in the story, before the teacher could go on with the book I raised my hand I and told all about my adventures and struggles as a kid and how i could relate to the characters in the book. Soon after I was presenting to parents and faculty and fellow classmates. I participated in a conference call of classes in Hartford, VT and Tennessee who had also read the novel. Now here I am writing it in my college essay. The book had a huge influence on
For many years my country Burundi has been at war. In 1972 there was an epic genocide, just like the Rwandan genocide this killed many people, which forced my parents to flee where the once called home, flee in order to …show more content…
Just saying at the time gave me goose bumps. My family and I celebrated with much and love a grace, Thanked the lord for he had done for because two weeks later we would be on our way to the greatest country in the world.
Jumping ahead. The year was 2012, I was attending Edmunds Middle School in Burlington, Vermont. In class we began reading a book called Long Walk To Water about, about the lost boys of sudan we had to flee the country they lived in because of war and had to spend most of their lives in a refugee camp that had very limited access to water.
This book made a lot of sense to me I had gone through the same events as one of the characters in the story, before the teacher could go on with the book I raised my hand I and told all about my adventures and struggles as a kid and how i could relate to the characters in the book. Soon after I was presenting to parents and faculty and fellow classmates. I participated in a conference call of classes in Hartford, VT and Tennessee who had also read the novel. Now here I am writing it in my college essay. The book had a huge influence on