Freetown

Sprouting from a religious conquest, the British incentive to colonizing Africa was spreading their Christian ideologies that then turned into a fight against slavery. Africa was in a vulnerable situation due to the low morale of slavery demand. As mass production of crops and trade became popular, “Africa became the main source of laborers for Europeans.” The slave trade became so catastrophic to Africa due to the immense need for workers. One attempt the British had planned to revitalize…

The name "Sierra Leone" goes again to 1462, when Portuguese wayfarer Pedro da Cintra, cruising down the West African coast, saw the tall mountains ascending on what is currently the Freetown Peninsula and called them the "Lion Mountains," or " Serra Lyoa ." Successive visits by English mariners and later British colonization changed the name to "Sierra Leone." Despite different local varieties in dialect and neighborhood customs, Sierra Leoneans today are united by numerous components, for…

towards the natural resources and life on Earth. P2: Sierra Leone is a particularly small nation located on the west section of Africa. This nation maybe small, but it contains about seven million people, most of which who live in or by the capital, Freetown. On August 14, 2017, the lives of many residents changed forever. In the morning, the ground started shaking violently as people were making their way to work and leaving their…

A strong desire to serve my country as a Physician Assistant (PA) is my motivation for applying for IPAP. Medicine is a lifelong passion of mine. Ever since I enlisted into the Army, all I want to be, is a Physician Assistant. From my two deployments to Afghanistan, I saw how PA’s are in the front line with the Soldiers. I envision myself as a PA and be with the Soldiers at the front line. I will help promote the Medical Service Corps by performing proudly the fundamental duties in saving…

jumps to when he is 15. ishmael goes back to base to visit when UNICEF arrived and hes and some other people where picked out to go with them. lutenit only said you have servered the brotherhood and country well. the boys are taken to a rehab in freetown. in the rehab they see rebels and freak out when mambu takes a mps gun and starts shooting rebels 6 people are killed before the fight is over.the remaing boys who were in the military are take to benin home a…

to Freetown and their own interests instead of the interests of the entire state, thus they continued to fight against the government in charge. Civil society had also come to realize that the NPRC was just as corrupt as the Monmoh government, and support for them was…

Many Underdeveloped countries in Africa face many struggles since eradicating European imperialism from their countries. Sierra Leone a country of despair, that had gone down in hill in many ways after becoming a country. Sadly, Sierra Leone has faced economic, social, and political influences that have negatively impact the country in many ways. Such ways that have destroyed the country is a civil war, dividing the country with two different group of people who are out to kill. Many people…

because once an egg is cracked it’s impossible for it to be pieced back together. I came out of my shell during the end of my 5th grade year towards my 6th grade year. First and foremost before we get that far this is how it all began. I was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone; a really small country located in West Africa.. I lived there until I was 8 during one sunny afternoon when you could hear the weary cows, stray dogs scream the sound of uneasiness and footsteps approaching into the compound…

rebels were gone she walked for a whole day just to get a town called Yonkro with the help of many people. The city Yonkro was heavily protected by army soldiers the town didn't have the correct equipment to help her. So she was sent to a city called Freetown where she was given surgery half of her arm is now gone. After a couple of days at the hospital she found out that she was pregnant because she had been raped. After she had the child she names the baby Abdul she never had feeling like a…

living in England. In order to go to Canada, Mariatu needs a Canadian visa and therefore return to Sierra Leone to acquire one. Yabom informs her that, “‘There isn’t even a Canadian consulate in Freetown-- I don’t know where this woman expects you to fill out the paperwork. You’ll likely never leave Freetown again. Is this what you want?’” (McClelland 155). Yabom down plays the idea of her long term goal to move to Canada and she wants Mariatu to question if this idea is what she really wants.…