knowing so little

While reading Baghdad Without A Map, I got a much better sense of how life is like in the Middle East. Most teenagers think they know what is going on in countries like Iraq and Sudan, but really all they know is what they hear from their parents and on the news. Reading a book by a man who has physically visited these countries gives you a better appreciation for what you have because you learn in his book that life is not as easy as you live it. This book has given me a better understanding of traditions and the cultures in Middle Eastern countries. Styles of dress and politics surround this book. The U.S. needs to be informed more about countries other than our own. Although the U.S. is more technilogically advanced, in a way we are behind in the fact that a majority of Americans do not really know what is happending in outside countries. People need to read more about other lifestyles such as the ones lived in Yemen. You can read all you want, however the best way to truely know something is to live it yourself.
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