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The non-fiction book I am reading is A Long Way Gone by Ishmales Beah. The quote I have chosen comes at an early part in the book when the author is explaining the physical and mental condition of the adult refugees that had come from war-torn areas. “The adults among these children from the war zones would be lost in their thoughts during conversations with the elders of my town. Apart from their fatigue and malnourishment, it was evident they had seen something that we would refuse to accept…

A Long Way Gone Essay The effects of the Civil War were very traumatic; people would be captured and sent back to their villages with arms or legs cut off. Ishmael Beah wrote a book called “A Long Way Gone” which is a memoir about his memories from the war because he was forced to be a boy soldier. The civil war in Sierra Leone was a very cruel war that took place from 1991 to 2002. The R.U.F. was a rebel group from the war and they would capture little boys, train them to kill people, and drug…

It seems like everyone tries to grow up as fast as they can. Often times forgetting that the innocence of being a child is precious and valuable. In the memoir entitled A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah , the protagonist finds himself having to become a child soldier taking adult actions in order for his survival. One may learn through A Long Way Gone that childhood is a treasure and when lost or taken away it's impossible to get back . One lesson that can be learned is emotions can take…

In A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah, the key motifs: survival, perseverance, and family support the theme, challenges can be faced by using perseverance and maintaining hope. Survival is one motif because Ishmael, the main character, is motivated to survive as he witnesses many horrific events. “All the captives stood at gunpoint watching as the rebels proceeded to interrogate the old man” (Beah, 2007, p.g. 32). Ishmael constantly ran away from the rebels to hide. He had to escape the rebels and…

Memorable book: A Long Way Gone In the memoir A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah, Ishmael is the most memorable character. He shows strength, courage, and fearlessness. Ishmael fought for his life, and almost lost it at times. He is strong for not giving up, he is fearless because he fought for what he thought was right, and he is courageous because he put his story into the world. Ishmael overcame the obstacles he faced in the end, but this does not mean what he face was easy. First he left his…

Title rough copy Although their situations are very different Ishmael in the novel A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah and Chris from the film The Pursuit Of Happyness directed by Gabriele Muccino both exhibit similarities in their journey to success. To begin both characters Chris and Ishmael both lose their homes in their journey. Ishmael is forced to leave his home because of the war that has broke out, he is accepting to go back to his home and see his family once the war is over; As I was…

The new age of celebrity worshipping shows the negative impact and positive impact on social media. There’s nothing wrong with showing love to your favorite actress or singer but when it gets to the point of obsession that’s when we as a society needs to change the mindsets of the young generation. People who are overly obsesses with a particular favorite celebrity of theirs can sometimes end up having depression or even anxiety. There’s something good about showing love to your favorite actress…

I realized that in order for me to start the next chapter in my life I have to quit “re-reading” the last one. Which is why I deleted all my social media accounts. I noticed myself putting more time into face book or Instagram then I did my relationship with you and my family and also my school work. I also knew that if I kept those accounts I would sooner or later ruin my relationship with you because it is way too much drama and also because the first sign of an unhealthy relationship is a…

1.Event-Causal Model of Human Agency and Its Difficulties Davidson proposes a ‘single line’ event-causal model of human agency, attempting to bring intentional states and actions into a single causal chain: an agent’s intentional states (or events), such as beliefs, desires and intentions, cause some bodily movement called ‘basic action’ to happen. There are different descriptions of this basic action, and under some of them, this action is intentional. (Davidson 2001/1963, 2001/1971) Even…

Ethics is the science behind one’s moral principles in which shape how they act, believe and think. This is effected by the inner, personal and physical environment around them. Interactions between the self, peers, others may alter and affect those changes. Ethics in itself is the knowledge of determining what is good and what is bad. Throughout one’s process in growing up, we are taught how to be an ethical and responsible being within society. We are taught that we should be nice and…