Analysis Of 'Displaced' By Jake Silverstein

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“Displaced: Introduction” Jake Silverstein, The New York Times Magazine, 8 Nov. 15, Children all over the world are affected by war, taken from their homes and forced to grow up.
Currently, thirty million children are displaced, most recently the media has centered around the problem in Syria and yet, displacement is in Afghanistan, Iraq, Eritrea, Libya, Nigeria, Honduras, El Salvador, Myanmar, and Bangladesh. The New York Times would like to share the stories of the displaced children all over the world. Starting with three children, Chuol, Hana, and Oleg. Chuol a nine-year-old boy from South Sudan, Hana a twelve-year-old Syrian girl, and Oleg an eleven-year-old boy from the Ukraine. As a way to create empathy among the masses, they have

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