Sierra Leone

In an interview, author of A Long Way Gone and former child soldier Ishmael Beah said “Everyone is capable of going beyond their own humanity and doing certain things that are not humane” (Beah). In A Long Way Gone the events that occur in young Beah’s life force him to commit acts that many believe they never could do no matter the circumstance. Beah believes that in a certain situation anyone can be forced into making choices that may look like a lack of humanity. He says that “People if they…

throat, headaches, vomitting, diarrhea, a body rash, and unexplained bleeding from internal organs. Signs of the virus may appear between 2 to 21 days of actually retrieving the virus. The virus has mostly been showing up in Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Senegal, and Nigeria. All of these places are located in West Africa. Though, this virus scares many, it's only obtainable through bodily fluids of another human being. This means the only way of getting the…

In 1692 Salem Massachusetts, a group of girls went dancing in the forest. While dancing they get caught by their minister, reverend Parris. During 1692, the Puritans did not believe in dancing being a good thing or running to be a normal occurrence. They see these actions to be considered witch craft or of the devil. This witch hunt was written by Arthur Miller in 1953. Arthur Miller used “The Crucible” to show how McCarthyism occurring in the United States at the time, causing great fear and…

Way Gone by Ishmael Beah, the main character, Ishmael, faces many challenges and conflicts. These conflicts made Ishmael’s journey tough to get through. Throughout his journey, Ishmael faces villagers and rebels. Ishmael’s journey takes place in Sierra Leone, where rebels are trying to overthrow the government because of corruption and mismanagement of politics, and electoral violence. The rebels will do whatever it takes and will destroy anyone to reach their goal. The first conflict Ishmael…

Since I first came to The United State from my country, Sierra Leone, I had a problem with reading and writing due to my speaking two native languages. When I started High School I was put in a second English class with other foreign students because I had difficulties with writing, and understanding what I read. Although I was bullied throughout my High School years due to my accent I was the focus and determine to do very well in my classes. One of my proudest moments in High School was when I…

Jenny Martinez’s article on the Slave Trade Origins of Human Rights and International Human Rights Law was incredibly hard to read not for it being too dense nor overtly sophisticated but the material itself and topic at hand is one that deserves the utmost respect and sensitivity as it is undoubtedly the gravest violation of human rights to have ever occurred in the history of mankind, in my opinion and the subject itself took some time to contextualize and even rationalize. The descriptions of…

Due to the lack of supplies and hygiene in third world countries, a virus called Ebola has broke out. Ebola has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths in the past year causing nearly four thousand lives in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. With the right steps, this virus can be contained and eventually cured. Ebola is a deadly virus that first appeared in the year 1976, occurring in Sudan and the current Dominican Republic of Congo. The virus was named after a small river in the Dominican…

he talks about the symptoms and facts that you don’t even notice he’s talking about them. But in “Outbreak” it gives you the cold hard facts. For example, the text states, “So far the virus had infected more than 4,000 people in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, and Senegal, and killed more than…

Since the beginning of human history there 's been a need to colonize people. European colonialism wasn 't first in the world, although it almost reached all the continents. In the article "In a Post-Colonial Insight to Chinua Achebe 's African Trilogy ", by Anand Menon, states that Europe was under the assumption that colonization was the only way that countries like Africa or Asia, could make progress (p.13). This discourse will be about Postcolonialism definition and three key characteristic…

more slowly, and others say ‘no’ to the very idea. This mix of ideas and stances on how to approach the concept and recognition of homosexuals in Islamic and global arenas proves for a challenge. While countries like Albania, Guinea-Bissau, and Sierra Leone are being progressive and recognizing the very basic human right for LGBT individuals to live, Turkey decriminalized homosexuality and allow homosexuals to seek asylum in the country since the 1951 Geneva Convention, and other Islamic…