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Refugee's Bag: A Character Analysis
After watching a movie about war, or any other scary movies, have you ever imagined yourself in the position of a character? A lot of people make comments like: “I would do this instead of that! Why is he so foolish, and did not run away in the opposite direction?”. I am pretty sure that some of you had reactions like that. We are all different. People react to the same situation in many ways. Some people better in stress, emergency situations, and some are simply not. In the article, entitled “What’s in a Refugee’s Bag? See What People Carry as They Flee” which was written by Adele Peters, people share about possessions in their opinion are important to take with you in case of emergency, or when you have limited time to pack, and you have

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