Sierra Mist

The Cruelty of Society Towards Women in The Grandissimes Ashley Renshaw says, “Always stand for what you believe in because it might just be the change the world needs.” Like Renshaw, Aurora and Clotilde go to extreme measures to stand firm in what they believe in while encountering many obstacles along the way. In George Washington Cable’s book, The Grandissimes, Cable shows his readers the harshness society presses upon Creole women during the nineteenth century. Cable’s depiction of the…

during a civil war in Sierra Leone. This memoir recalls the journey of Ishmael’s life during the war and the struggles he has faced since then. The death of his family made him want to go against the rebels, but to survive he had to kill blameless civilians. In return, he was forever damaged with terrible memories of his childhood days. This memoir increased by knowledge of the African region and Sierra Leone, while allowing me to learn about the difficulties during the Sierra Leone Civil War.…

The story begins with Ishmael, and his brother Junior, living in the town of Mogbwemo, Sierra Leone. The brothers travel to Mattru Jong to meet up with friends and perform their dance routine. While they are staying in Mattru Jong they learn that their town was attacked by the RUF, otherwise known as the rebels. They stay at a friend’s house in Mattru Jong, while they search for their family. The RUF attack Mattru Jong and capture the city. Ishmael and Junior flee into the forest, but they get…

I am a student at Sherwood Middle School. In Sherwood Oregon. Our class is debating on whether or not child soldiers should be given amnesty. Many child soldiers are drugged and forced into war. Kids who have been given amnesty have the chance to redeem themselves. Yes there are some child soldiers who have no remorse after war. But these kids should not be prosecuted. There are 300,000 child soldiers around the world. These kids should be reprieved. Many of these kids are forced into war.…

As a child living in the Congo, Adah observed the world quietly from the inside of her head. Upon arrival to Africa, she was highly intelligent despite her lack of speech, but still very childlike and sarcastic. The tone of innocence gives the reader a glimpse of the Adah prior to the Congo. For instance, when describing her disabilities, she pretends as though it is a narrative: “Oh, I can easily imagine the fetal mishap: we were inside the womb together dum-de-dum when Leah suddenly turned and…

A memoir is a written event that occurred to the author, in a form of a story, memory, or a thing. Saroo Brierley, the author of the memoir “A Long Way Home,” is a tale of a young Indian boy who gets lost one day from home and eventually finds his way back home; from India to Australia and back. This book is labeled as “bittersweet” with either an event beginning on a positive or negative context and ending with either outcome. Foreshadowing is also constantly seen throughout this book, vividly…

Anna Thibodeaux Mr. Styf English 2 PAP 19 August 2016 A Long Way Gone and Julius Caesar were both tragedies that had the same reoccurring theme of experiencing and coping with death. The themes are similar not only because of the tragic events, but also because of the life changing events that caused the people, the town, the culture, and the environment to change. At the time I don’t think Ishmael realized what all he had in common with Julius. The quote from Julius Caesar mentioned in A Long…

Going Solo, Roald Dahl's memoir of his work in East Africa and his service in the RAF, covers much of the buildup to World War II. In the book mention is made of the Suez Canal. The Suez Canal plays a large role in the memoir as a sea level waterway running across the Isthmus of Suez in Egypt to connect the Mediterranean and the Red seas. Dahl states that, "The voyage from the Port of London to Mombasa would take two weeks and on the way we were going to call in at Marseilles, Malta, Port said,…

The world is made up of millions of beings, and although many have the same goals and beliefs in life, conflict often arises between different groups. A group that most don’t think about very often is child soldiers. In the book Beasts of No Nation by Uzodinma Iweala, you are able to get an uncut look into what life is like as a child soldier. Focused mainly around a young boy Agu, the book follows him through his life as a child soldier. Although there are many topics that the book brings to…

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.…