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A Summary OfThe Plight Of Afghanistan's Child Water Carriers

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A car whizzes by on the street, knocking the child’s donkey right on top of him, breaking his arm, water spilling everywhere. This car just might have ruined the child’s family’s only chance of survival. This is one of the many scenarios of the child water carriers of Afghanistan. “The Plight of Afghanistan’s Child Water Carriers” text by Sayeaed Jan Sabwoon and”For Afghan Kids, Hauling Water is a living” video by Zarif Nazar are about children in Afghanistan carrying water to help their families and neighbors survive. The author’s portrayal in “The Plight of Afghanistan’s Child water carriers” text and the video “For Afghan Kids, Hauling Water is a Living” has several distinct differences and similarities.
The text and video have many similarities. For instance, both sources have the same general conflict. In the video, the main conflict is presented by explaining how the child water carriers miss school to haul water from a tap that runs few hours and shows this struggle. Similarly, the text states, “But the fact that they are missing school to deliver water that should be delivered by public utilities outrages the people of their neighborhood.” This discusses how children missing school to get water from taps that flow few hours outrages the neighborhood, like in the video. Another similarity is both mediums showing imagery of the hardships, including unbalance and having to use donkeys. In the text, the imagery is shown in a picture of severa kids struggling to push

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