Freetown

state, with the APC as its sole legal party” (Beah 222). Because they had one party, and Sierra Leone is an independent state, that makes a functional region. Functional regions have nodes, or the center of a functional region, which in this case is Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone.…

prescription medications, monitored patient reactions and documented progress of individual. • Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate outstanding healthcare teams. • Delegated staff nurse duties Registered Nurse 12/2003 to 06/2009 Choithram Hospital- Freetown, Sierra Leone • Self-directed with perceptive judgment skills. Prominent level of personal accountability • Provided all daily living tasks to enhance quality of life for elderly patients. • Routinely retracted patient throat cultures…

laughter and enjoyment of the water suddenly disappearing. The family views Beah as a potential danger even though he was just a lost child. Even after the boys had escaped the war for a temporary amount of time, the sudden peace is lost in the city of Freetown. When Beah and another group of boys meet together, they begin to fight until realizing that they, too, are from the army. The peace is short lived, however as a bigger fight breaks out when they encounter another group of boys from the…

Sierra Leone is located in west Africa bordering the North Atlantic Ocean. It has an area of 71,740 square kilometers. It has nearly 402 km of coastline. The climate is tropical and humid all year. Rainfall along the coast can reach 495 cm (195 inches) a year, making it one of the wettest places along coastal, western Africa. The land use is 56.2% in Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone has a natural resource of diamonds, titanium, and iron gold. The winds blow from the Sahara desert to Sierra Leone…

In literature, there are many different themes that appear repeatedly in novels people read. These themes can be seen in many works of literature, no matter the genre or topic. One of the most recurring themes seen in books is a character’s loss of innocence. Loss of innocence happens when a character is exposed to situations they had never been exposed to before such as war, death and violence. These are all things that most children are naive to and have never experienced in their life.…

For centuries, even when Cape Verdeans traveled to Southern Massachusetts to join the whaling industry, Cape Verdeans were hard workers. This is also true for my family, and now myself. Coming from Freetown, all my life I attended schools where I was mainly the only minority. In this, a substantial amount of people underestimated my ability and intellect on an academic level. By working hard, not only was I able to break both academic and social barriers…

Push Factors Sierra Leone is a country with many push factors, due to its regional differences. One such push factor is ethnicity. There are many different ethnicities in Sierra Leone, such as Temne, Mende, Limba, Kono, Mandingo, and Loko. With so many different ethnicities spread across the population, it not only brings those of the same ethnicity together, but it pushes those of differing ethnicity apart. Another major push factor is language, as all these differing ethnicities use different…

The years spent being a child are the most simplest in life. Many people even find themselves wanting to go back to these times. The immaturity, the oblivion, and the genuine innocence-- yet there are some kids who can lose it all. As discussed in “Babes in Arms”, the young Ishmael Beah, author of A Long Way Gone, was involved in the war in Sierra Leone and forced to see a dark side of humanity that impacted his life in several ways. A very important factor in a person’s youth that can really…

A hundred and seventy-five years ago European colonist labeled Africa the “Dark Continent.” Whether or not the term was introduced with invidious intent has continually been the subject of much debate among black scholars. The controversy centered on the use of the word “Dark” which Europe, scholars interpreted as being without growth and development. Not that Europe was more developed than Africa, but because the sub -Saharan part of the continent was a complete mystery to Europeans. This…

In the 1800’s many people of colour did not enjoy the rights and freedoms that people enjoy today. In this time, Slavery was active which many people of colours lose their freedom. More than 11,863,000 Africans were shipped across the Atlantic, most slaves died in the Middle Passage due to horrible conditions on the ship transporting them. As a result between with a death of 9.6 and 10.8 million Africans arrived in the Americas alive. With the odds against Aminata Diallo, she faces many losses…