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God Grew Tired Of Us Analysis
The documentary, “God Grew Tired of Us”, was so heart breaking and very educative. After these boys survived a tormented trek across hundreds of miles through the desert, the boys found protection from the U.N. They crossed their homeland Sudan border and entered Kenya and were taken to Kakuma refugee camp where they spent about 9 years waiting for an end to their country's Civil War. For the lost boys, coming to America was beyond their imaginations. For them to reach a peaceful land of no war and freedom was something they never dreamt of. The Sudanese boys were not used to technology. Back home in their village, they have no electricity, television, or refrigerator. So seeing those things for the first time in their life makes them feel
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