One of the most famous myths back home involves a mother and her five sons. As legend goes that a single mother raised her five sons all by herself and made them lords. Despite her hard work all of her sons didn’t get together well and they fought against each other every single day. In order to show her sons the importance of unity she brought all them together and handed each one of them a single arrow and asked them to break it in half. The boys were able to do this without any problems and ease. Then she gave them a bundle of five arrows tied together and once again asked them to break it. After many tries none of the boys were able to break the bundle of arrows. After this, the mother told them if they continue fighting each other and stay divided they can be easily broken just like a single arrow. Yet if they stay united like the bundle of arrows then no one would be able to break them. As a result all her of sons united and formed a nation. Legend has it that nation became an empire that conquered many. This myth can easily be connected to the war in Iraq and the state the United States in right now. Rather than being divided into two groups that support and fight against the war in Iraq the public should be united under one purpose. If they are united for a single purpose then they can easily influence the government and make changes like pulling all the American troops out of Iraq. Therefore I feel that we all should learn from this myth in order to accomplish what is best.
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