Personal Narrative: The Iraqi Citizen

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I dont know whether to tell you about what has been changed or what else hasnt changed. Basicly my entire life has changed 260 decred. I didnt have the world Texas in my jurnal. I thought im gonna grow up to be a basic middle class iraqi citizen. Cashier at a courner store lives in a small apartments with an old car. Well, guess what? Im not iraqi citizen and more, im american citizen, i dont wrok at any conrener store, i have a security company, i dont have an old car, i have lexus 2015. I jsut think its funny how i sepnd over 18 years palning my life and emaging how it would be, and in matter of seconds, its changed to somthing i didnt even dreamed of. I guess after all war isnt that bad, it may changed despreted people life to something

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