Shattered Lives Kristin Lewis Analysis

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After reading the article, “Shattered Lives” by Kristin Lewis, I learned that Danina faces many challenges. She faces bombs, violence, disease, natural disaster, starvation, crime. In the article it says, “ Dania and her family huddled in a hole in the ground, terrified, as the explosions shatters the world around them.” (6) Nadia had to flee her home, I know this because, “ They faced a devastating choice: stay and risk death, or leave everything behind---their home, their friends, their country. In September, their choice became clear. They

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