Personal Narrative: A Change In Perspective

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A Change in Perspective During the summer of 2006, my mother, older sister, and I went overseas to Lebanon. I never appreciated being raised in America until that visit. War with Israel broke out in South Lebanon in the midst of our vacation. My experiences while having to evacuate the country altered my aspect of my life in America. I remember never being able to tell whether it was day or night due to the continuous bombings that would light up the country. The once hectic streets with food carts and shoe polishers were invaded by army men and tanks. Lebanon’s infrastructure was being destroyed every moment of the day. Bridges and towers were being decimated and the houses were being leveled to the ground. Polluted gases raided the

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