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I decided to go back and read a story from unit three "Ghosts" as the comments on it were really interesting, especially my colleague Miguel Angelo Oliveira Mello who helped me feel that the story gave a real description of our society. He said: "it is a real story that tells about what actually happens in Haiti" (Mello, 2016).

As I read they story I enjoyed the details that the writer used to show how Pascal grew up in a different environment than these young men that joined the gangs and how this led him to the challenges that he faced. I also liked the reality of the story, especially that my society is suffering from alike problems.

I think that I agree with my classmate's opinion as he gave the general view of the story and discussed

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