Africa

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One may never know how strong they may be until being strong is the only option. Being mentally strong and willing to adapt to the worlds alterations may be the only factor to survival. In “In Exile” by Anton Chekhov analyzes the lives of people who have been sentenced to live in Siberia, isolated without family, shelter, food or clothing. The story opens up to an old man that goes by the name of Semyon who talks to the protagonist, a middle aged man, Tarter. Tarter has just arrived to Siberia and explains to Semyon how badly he longs to be with his wife and child. Semyon explains to Tarter in order to survive one must learn to go without their desires and accept that life is no longer about happiness but survival. Semyon tells Tarter about the gentlemen who attempts to recreate his life. All hopes eventually diminish as the issues increase. Similar to “In Exile”, Africa struggles with severe mob conflicts that leave people without food or shelter, many die from health issues and others are forced to live in exile within their own country. The people of Africa suffer each day as the quality of their life diminishes, left with hopelessness, confusion, and the struggle to live another day. Civilians find themselves without stable shelter wondering around the streets in hope for a better life. In rare cases some people do find their way around the chaos but it never lasts too long. Africa severally suffers from mob attacks. The main conflicting mobs in Africa currently go by the name of Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab. Boko Haram first originated in 1995 under another name called The Shabaab. Boko Haram is an Islamic jihadist militant organization based in the northeast of Nigeria. Founded by Mohammed Yusuf in 2001, the organization seeks to establish a pure Islamic state ruled by Sharia law. The group is known for attacking Christians and government targets, bombing churches

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