Creative Writing: My Family From Angola

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This story is about my grandpa moving his family from Angola, Africa to New York, U.S.A. My grandparents lived in Africa for many years. My father and aunt were born there. They had a happy life in Africa. My grandpa made a good living as an electrical engineer, and he could never imagine leaving Angola. He loved the country and the place where he lived. Sadly, civil war came to threaten Angola. Many signs pointed to the fact that he would have to leave. God opened the doors so my grandpa could leave, but he did not want to leave the country that he loved so dearly. After some time had passed, the war came closer and threatened to endanger my grandpa and his family. As they were on the balcony of their apartment, a firefight broke out. They

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