Memoir: A Portrait Of A Child

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Musawer Naimi ENGWR300 Treiber Journal This is a picture of a little boy who obviously looks viciously beaten up. The expression on his face makes it seems as if he is used to the pain, almost numb to it. I get the feeling that he has never seen happiness for as long as he can remember. The amount of damage on to his face, body, and clothes show that the child has seen difficult times. The “family” of the child, if he has one, probably can’t afford clothes and the child's gesture, with his hand to his chest, makes me feel as if he still holding on to his hopes to push him through the hard times in his life. His eyes tell me that he is crying for help. The context behind this photo is that it was taken in Afghanistan. The UNICEF, the United

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