Freetown

When I was five years old, I got luxurious gifts from my mother, gifts like trucks, stuffed animals and building blocks to name a few. Toys filled in every part in our house. You could see toys in every colors and shapes in the living room, bedroom, dining room and even outside the compound. At that time, I couldn’t recall which particular toy was my favorite, nor can I remember which toy I disliked the most. The biggest surprise came when my mom bought me my first toy car which was made out of…

rather than the reality” (24, 25) and this sentiment can be seen in Du Bois descriptions of Sierra Leone in his essay “The New Negro” where “Negroes themselves sometimes doubt the evidence of their own senses … The Negroes vote and hold office in Freetown … [but] it’s powers have been gradually absorbed by the autocratic white colonial government” (147). It would appear that Washington and Du Bois understood that African-Americans or the black population globally were completely capable to…

Two different things that can seem completely different, sometimes can end up being the same. With people, there can be a boy and girl. One will brown hair, and one with blonde. One will blue eyes, and one with green. One will a high-pitched southern accent, and one with a low monotone british accent. They look and seem like opposites, but when you look under the surface they may be the exact same. They may have the exact same interests, and talk about the same topics. In 1984, by George Orwell,…

The American Revolution was a cathartic event in world history. What we might not have realized until now was the extensive transformations it begun in the British Empire. Maya Jasanoff’s Liberty’s Exiles: The Loss of America and the Remaking of the British Empire, argues that the revolution and the subsequent exile of more than 60,000 individuals from American soil to the far reaches of British domains transformed political culture, social dynamics, and even imperial forms of administration.…

Children who were once soft-hearted, and full of innocence, are now transformed into horrifying killers, and criminals. Some children that are old as seven commit inconceivable violations, such as killing parents and siblings, striking neighbors, torching the villages they once called home. Their vulnerability was the key to warlords to create them into cold hearted killers. Around 70% of an estimated, 11,000 child soldiers are serving with rebel groups, including the notorious White Army known…

dialogue, and description. Ian Stewart, A Canadian journalist finds himself working for the AP bureau of journalism reporting on the ever-growing war in Africa. After the rebels known as RUF (Revolutionary United Front) capture the capital city of Freetown, Sierra Leone, Ian is sent with his friends Myles Tierney, and David Guttenfelder to write a report. Before a story is written, however, Ian and Myles are both shot, one is pronounced dead at the scene and the other suffers critical…

In terms of the events of my childhood, I can honestly say I had it pretty easy. I was never worried about the fundamental imperatives of surviving, but was more concerned with normal problems and challenges of a typical middle class American child. Like the majority of the youth of this country, my early the experiences of my early childhood were devoid of real danger and conflict. Given my upbringing as comparison, it was a largely eye opening experience reading and experiencing the harrowing…

The Royal Navy captured thousands of these illegal trading vessels. William Fitzwilliam Owen, a naval officer made nine of these captures. Owen and his crew had the upper power when capturing slaves The Neirsee was going to Freetown with captives, slaves, kru-men and craftsman on board going home. A horrible storm began and it was the perfect time for the slaves to attack and gain control of the ship. Arriving at the British colony the African passengers were sold into slavery…

rehabilitation center, I met a nurse named Esther who showed me love and compassion causing me to open up and understand that my past life was wrong but it wasn’t my fault allowing me to forgive myself. Following this I was welcomed by my extended family in Freetown where I recieved their support and…

well-known that everyone was treated the same and women were able to hold high positions in office. It is assumed that the country followed a democratic-type government because citizens voted for their government officials in the capital city of Freetown. In all, Sierra Leone was a very productive society that based its morals on basic rights and freedom. In the early 1800’s every powerhouse country wanted Sierra Leone’s resources that included camwood, palm produce, and elephants which had a…