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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…

Referring to the quote “the war had destroyed the enjoyment of the very experience of meeting people.” Ishmael says this after he is brushed off by a family he spotted in the water because they were scared he would harm them and suspected him of being a spy for the rebels. Ishmael then says “Even a twelve-year-old couldn’t be trusted anymore.” Circumstances such as the one told in the quote had happened several times throughout the book. As the war progressed, the concept of trust soon…

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 affect them is the presence of both parents, which Beah had been taken away from. Family members…

leave the city before the sun came out. It was less dangerous to travel at this hour, as some of the gunmen were dozing off and the night made it difficult for the militiamen to see me from afar.” (209) With this in mind Ishmael wants to leave Sierra leone and the war does not stop him from leaving, even though it is extremely dangerous and scary to leave on his own he leaves with no fear so he can make it to New York City to get away from the war. Chris believes that anyone can do anything no…

case of a child soldier being tried is Omar Khadr, who is accused of of throwing a grenade at an American Soldier. Ishmael Beah, who after rehabilitation, became a United Nations International Children 's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) representative for Sierra Leone says “His trial puts all former child soldiers in danger and undermines the tireless work that we have done to show child soldiers can be rehabilitated,” (Romo, 2014). Ishmael is living proof that child soldiers can live in society again.…

War is an eclipse - the darkness that veils prosperity. It has always been associated with negativity and instability. Death and destruction follow every path and the minds of people are thrown into disorder. At times like these, many cannot see any array of hope. However, behind the darkness of the eclipse lies the light of the corona. The corona of positivity that stays strong within adversity and uncertainty. The population most affected by war are the soldiers and the victims. They live,…

Sudan, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Rwanda, here are only a few countries in which children are used to fight and endure war up close. Throughout history and many cultures children have been used for direct part ( actual soldiers), support roles (spies and messengers), and even political advantages ( human shields and propaganda). This is the cruel reality that these children face everyday. During their time in an environment like this the children are indoctrinated by many different tactics. In A…

4 Fighting for the Youth All around the world there has been violent fighting. Now, commanders have gone to a new type of soldier, child soldiers. The issue of child soldiers being given amnesty goes all the way back to World War 1, “Nearly every country involved in these wars made use of child soldiers” (Child soldiers in History). Now child soldiers are being used all around the world, mostly in Africa. These child soldiers should be given amnesty because they were abducted, drugged, and…

In his memoirs Ishmael Beah recounts his experiences of fighting a war as a boy soldier. Ishmael and his friends went on the run after their village was attacked by rebels. Not long after they were on the run from town to town, and eventually being caught and recruited by the army. The army was against what the rebels were doing, and how they were attacking the different villages and burning them to the ground. During the war ,Ishmael during the war is selected along with a group of his friends…

The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, follows Amir, a boy from Kabul, Afghanistan, through his emotion-filled life. Throughout the novel, we witness Amir’s experiences with extreme guilt, unworthiness, selfishness, and selflessness. Majority of his relationships have one of these embedded into them. Including his relationships with Hassan, his family’s servant, and his dad, Baba. Hassan and his father, Ali, both serve Baba and Amir. Hassan is around Amir’s age, and because of that, they often…