Ishmael Beah

)” When someone is trying to write a wrong redemption is a smart and less painful then revenge. That would be putting the weight of the world on one tinny person doesn’t seem smart right? Today I’m going to get my evidence from Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah, "Redemption Song" by Bob Marley, A Poison Tree by William Blake, and The Possibility of Evil by Shirley Jackson. When writing a wrong someone has two options redemption or revenge. Revenge hurts everyone especially yourself, revenge only…

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…

For years the use of children in both conflicts between states and civil wars has been evident. Children are forced by commanders through false promises, drugs and things which you can’t even imagine, to kill innocent civilians, other children and even their own families. Universally, the use of child soldiers has been frowned upon as both unacceptable and abhorrent. Despite this, in the last ten years over two million children have been killed, over one million orphaned, over six million have…

In the world today there are a total of 300,000 child soldiers in use. Not only that but also, 40% of militias, military, and terrorist groups use children . The problem with all these child soldiers is not only getting rid of them but also whether or not they should not be punished. They should be given amnesty because, they are forced into this life, put on narcotics by the leaders, and brainwashed to believe what they're doing is right. Many children are forced into this life due to things…

of poverty in economics, but it did not hit me until learning about the people it affects. Ishmael Beah discussed the terrible things that he and the other boy soldiers went through during the war. I questioned how could such young boys be apart of such terrible destruction, then I realized that they were brainwashed. Beah wrote in his book, “I feel as if there is nothing left for me to be alive for”(Beah, 167). I cannot imagine feeling like there was nothing more for me. The country was in…

Can anyone possibly imagine a child in war causing havoc while carrying loaded weapons? Many child soldiers are being stolen from their families and being forced to fight and then being punished for their crimes committed in the wars. Unfortunately, there are tons of children forced to fight in the wars today. The topic child soldiers has become a huge controversy across the world today because of whether or not child soldiers deserve amnesty. The reason why it has become so controversial is…

they were raised Jihad or have a strong belief in Jihad. People judge the soldiers thinking they are “kids who choose to kill people”, however that is not entirely accurate. A majority of child soldiers are influenced to join the army. Young Ishmael Beah went to a new town to try out for a talent show when his town was attacked. He saw other child soldiers playing soccer and eating food, so he and his friend decided to join. This is one of a couple ways kids become soldiers, some harsher…

Following the Leader Joy. After having not seen your son for 6 years, finally, you have him again. You cry tears of happiness at the site of them, only to have them taken away again for another ten years. Your tears of joy now become tears of misery. This situation may seem unreal to you, but this is happening in the world every day. Children are getting stolen from their parents and childhoods, and families are being ripped to pieces. Many people would agree that this is not okay, yet it…

At St. George’s, we have something called core values, and one of those core values is resilience. We are taught to persevere when we find ourselves in difficult situations, and that’s exactly what we do. When we are faced with challenges, such as the challenge of waking up and getting ready, we do not cower in fear and run away. Instead, we actually push through the barrier and end up growing stronger from it. It’s important to overcome challenges because it can open us to new perspectives, and…

other parts of the Middle East the use of child soldiers becomes evident. For instance, in Yemen, children as young as 13 and 14 are seen fighting in war. Yemeni law stipulates 18 as the minimum age of criminal responsibility.child soldiers such as Ishmael Beah from Sierra Leone and Emmanuel Jal from Sudan were prosecuted and jailed, which really only strengthened the problems these children are facing. Tens of thousands of families living in severely isolated places like central Africa face the…