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Is Becoming A Politician? Essay

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Becoming a Politician
There is nothing more saddening and painful to watch than witnessing bullets being removed from the bodies of children as young as three-year-old with most of their family members taken away from them as a consequence of a war they have nothing to do with. This was the situation in the medical unit of the Mrajeeb Al Fhood refugee camp, which was an available safe haven for refugees who were fleeing from the detrimental effects of the war in Syria. This war represented one example of the existing conflict and crisis that was in the Middle East. I witnessed the loss of hope and separation of families by death during my time in this camp, while working as a volunteer. Thus, I came into close contact with the patients in the ward at the camp as I carried out my assigned duty of helping clean the ward in order to ensure that these patients had a clean environment to recover from their injuries. It was during my time at this camp that I knew that I have a duty to make a difference to change the situation in the Middle East. This is the first time that the idea of being a diplomat crept into my mind. I felt that if I were to hold such a position, I would be in the most appropriate place to oversee to the end of these unjustified deaths and injuries that caused many innocent people pain and loss.
A diplomat as an agent of peace and reconciliation can facilitate the bringing together of the differing sides instigating this crisis in this region. This is the

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