Essay About Small Things And Runnig Water

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Question: We would like you to describe a person, situation, or experience that influenced your character development.
An experience that influenced my character development was when
my mom and dad took me to Ghana West Africa, so that we could help
people in need in the village. In the village they had no electricity and no
runnig water. They had an abundance of fresh food, but it was given to them
to sell, so they werent allowed to eat it unless they could pay for it. But the
event that caught my eye the most was the children, having fun and being
grateful for everything they had at their dispense. This really showed me
how kids in America are very ungrateful when we should be thankful for
everything we have. But, most importantly it showed me that although it
seemed to me that I wasnt ungrateful, I didnt appreciate the small things
that looked like everyday life to me. Small things like my mom taking me to
and from my games and driving me to school every morning, might seem
like a small deal, but my parents have to invest their time and money driving
me around. The small things that most people take for granted, like running
water, coming home to electricity, and going to school on buses, the kids
back in the village could only dream of.
For water the people back in the village had to go to the river and
scoop the water with pales. When the were scooping the water it looked
very unhealthy for anybody to be drinking. To get to school the kids had to
walk miles because they didnt have enough money to take the bus and
nobody in the village had a car to drive them to school. Some of the clothes
that the children were wearing were very worn out and too small