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Lt. AK Waters's Tears Of The Sun

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Borders of community are what joins or divides groups of people, whom are often driven by duties for various reasons. The duties of an individual can dictate who they are and who they do or do not let into their circle. Sometimes those duties conflict with a person’s moral compass, giving them an “unstable” border. Having that unstable border can create confusion in the individual, or inner turmoil as they struggle to understand what’s right in their hearts, rather than what their duty tells them to do. However, “duty” can be three things—duty of occupation, survival, and morals. All form the basis of a person’s identity that’s often adapted to safeguard any resulting vulnerabilities by projecting borders that repel out those not from or part …show more content…
Lt. AK Waters is a veteran Navy SEAL whose commander has given his team a special assignment. A central African nation is on the verge of war at any moment, and Waters and his cohorts are to escort any American citizens in the area to safety, most notably Dr. Lena Kendricks, a doctor from the United States who has set up a clinic in the jungle. Waters and his men find Kendricks, but she refuses to leave with them unless she can bring along 70 refugees who have been left to her care. Kendricks makes it clear that if they are left behind, the refugees will face certain death, but Waters’ Commanding …show more content…
As involved as Willy is with the Mara, he does his best to keep his relationship with Martha a secret from the gang. Just as Martha encounters the Mara leader Lil’ Mago, she suffers a grim fate at the hands of the gang. At the same time, Sayra and her relatives arrive at the Tapachula train yards and prepare to rush a United States bound freight train with a horde of other immigrants. Rather than attempting to gain access to the cars, Sayra and the rest of the immigrants decide to ride atop the train. Little do they know that their lives are in danger, because Lil’ Mago has recruited Casper and Smiley to rob the immigrants as they make their way to the United States. When dawn comes and Lil’ Mago makes his move, Casper finally decides to stand up to the tyrannical gang leader. Now, as the train winds through to Mexican countryside, Sayra’s only

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