Recently a single shocking image of a drowned Syrian refugee has brought the word refugee to everyone’s tongues and hearts. The outpouring of refugees from war ravaged Syria has become a topic of serious debate and action in the mainstream after months of stalling by the major powers.This single image of a dead child has solidified the problem in peoples’ minds; no more as the masses of refugees just a mere annoyance or a distant, troubling tragedy, now they are a real and concrete concern and topic of discussion for world leaders. 

Although most European countries have opened their arms and welcomed varying amounts of refugees there still remains, after this tragedy, those who refer to these people as an inconvenience, as swarms of parasites merely looking for this next place to shack up and support ISIS. We forget that, with all the disasters and conflicts in human history, many millions of people have fled regions in chaos and among them have been some bright minds and shining stars of human achievement.