In the article “More Than One Way of Dying” by David Hollenbach, the short story “Letter to a Young Refugee from Another” by Andrew Lam, and the poem “Song of P’eng-ya” by Tu Fu, the narrators talk about the horrifying living conditions, how to survive, and ways to help protect their human rights. More than 33 million people are forced to flee their country, becoming refugees in the world today. Over half that number is located in Africa. Most of these refugees were driven from their countries by fear of armed forces. Most people are forced to stay in internment camps because of lack of available shelter. Living conditions in refugee camps are indescribably tough to deal with for the refugees.
Although the article talks about refugees in Africa, the same conditions are described in the story and the poem in different locations. In “More Than One Way of Dying”, Hollenchach talks about how dehumanizing a camp is and how it violates people’s basic human rights. There are barely enough supplies to go around. Drinkable water is scarce and food is poorly cooked. Disease is widespread and is a great cause of death because there is often little or no health care. Camps do not have the finances or
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Food must be begged for, supplies are lacking, and shelter is deficient as the poem, “Song of P’eng-ya”, describes. The article and poem both describe how government forces people out of their homes leading them to become refugees. It also gives ways to help alleviate their fears and says how government should have wealthy countries helping refugees who cannot find shelter. It is government’s responsibility to protect their human rights, but instead it is the government who chases them out of their country. In most cases, refugees cannot find shelter and are forced to live in disgusting internment camps. However, in the poem the family was fortunate enough to find an old friend they could live