My ethnicity is Syrian. My dad is from Damascus - MIT Cultural Background Essay

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I need some help critiquing my essay.

Prompt: Please tell us more about your cultural background and identity in the space below (100 word limit).

My ethnicity is Syrian. My dad is from Damascus (the oldest city in the world) and my mom is from Aleppo, the largest city in Syria. I was born in Boston and raised in Cambridge when I was young. In 2000, we moved to Syria for 6 months and lived on my family's farm. Those 6 months redefined the way I look at Syria and family. The modest life of living off the land and the close-knit family relationship shed light on the importance of loving one's country and how a single person can always change the country's status quo.

(100 words)

This is good! But how did this life show you that a single person can change the status quo? You may want to be more clear on that.