Carolo Toc Cotzajay's Argumentative Essay

Photojournalists John Moore was in Guatemala this week to be with the families of the two young boys named Carolos Daniel Xiquin,10, and Oscar Armando Toc Cotzajay,11 that were kidnapped on their way to school and found murdered with their hands and feet bound together. The author learned about the savage killing over social media and decided to investigate the story and little bit further. He traveled to a village near San Juan Sacatepéquez, to speak to the locals in the area regarding the two boy’s murders. He learned that even though the killings were barbaric the small community of Guatemala were able to unite in their grief and lean on one another for love and support. The two-young boys were neighbors and schoolmates. The funeral for the two boys was held in Oscar’s family home. Over 2,000 people attended the memorial service, located at the boy’s elementary school. With two innocent children dyeing while walking to school, this incident has really shaken up the small city of Guatemala. Even though the children were both from different families, they were both in buried side by side. The community believe since the children die together, they will remain together in death.

The death of Carols Daniel Xiquin and Oscar Armando Toc Cotzajay really caught my attention because of the …show more content…
I believe countries such as the U.S. should put more effort into helping third world countries like Guatemala so a tragedy like this will not happen again, and another child does not have to become another static. If the country has better resources, children of Guatemala can take the bus to and from school with an armed officer on each bus until the crime rate can slow down. Yes, that idea may seem extreme but, the government should go to those types of measures so another child does not have to be a