As of December 2014, there were over fifty-nine million forcibly displaced people around the globe. Over nineteen million were classified as refugees. A refugee is described as a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. Refugees are often undeservingly forced to face problematic disasters and challenges in their quest for a better life. Fortunately, most of these people gain qualities such as courage, bravery and compassion on their journey, making them resilient enough to persevere to achieve the quality of life they deserve.
Many of the physical challenges refugees face occur during their escape from their home country, and on the journey to a safer place. These obstacles more often than not are life threatening, and largely unsafe. In the article “The Long Road to Freedom” published in The Age, January 15th 2015, Mae Si Win, speaks of the brutal trauma he faced, when being abducted by the Burmese military. Thirteen at the time, Win was taken as a slave and forced to carry supplies across mountainous terrain, regularly …show more content…
Anh tells of how his family were part of the 40 people who took to sea crammed on a nine metre, by two and a half metre boat. During their perilous five day journey at sea, the refugees were shot at, engulfed in a storm that greatly diminished their food and water supply, robbed twice by pirates, and lost a young boy who jumped over the side of the boat in the darkness of the night. Yet still their boat was considered to be “incredibly lucky”. The encounters the Do family and the others on board faced tested their limits and placed them in situations were great perseverance was required. Anh and his family were not only very gracious and thankful for this “great country” that allowed them in, but were determined in all aspects to give as much to it as
Many of the physical challenges refugees face occur during their escape from their home country, and on the journey to a safer place. These obstacles more often than not are life threatening, and largely unsafe. In the article “The Long Road to Freedom” published in The Age, January 15th 2015, Mae Si Win, speaks of the brutal trauma he faced, when being abducted by the Burmese military. Thirteen at the time, Win was taken as a slave and forced to carry supplies across mountainous terrain, regularly …show more content…
Anh tells of how his family were part of the 40 people who took to sea crammed on a nine metre, by two and a half metre boat. During their perilous five day journey at sea, the refugees were shot at, engulfed in a storm that greatly diminished their food and water supply, robbed twice by pirates, and lost a young boy who jumped over the side of the boat in the darkness of the night. Yet still their boat was considered to be “incredibly lucky”. The encounters the Do family and the others on board faced tested their limits and placed them in situations were great perseverance was required. Anh and his family were not only very gracious and thankful for this “great country” that allowed them in, but were determined in all aspects to give as much to it as