would no longer have the chance to put other hunters in the same predicament.” (Ishmael Beah 218). This quote can be seen as a message about the novel‚ as Beah is trying to spread awareness with this book‚ and not let anyone suffer the way he did. A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah is a true story about the author and his first hand experiences of the civil war in Sierra Leone. Theme is defined as the underlying idea or ideas projected throughout a novel. In this particular book the theme is the underlying
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"Junior‚ Talloi‚ and I listened to rap music‚ trying to memorize the lyrics so that we could avoid thinking about the situation at hand. Naughty by Nature‚ LL Cool J‚ Run-D.M.C.‚ and Heavy D & The Boyz; we had left home with only these cassettes and the clothes that we wore. I remember sitting on the verandah listening to "Now That We Found Love" by Heavy D & The Boyz and watching the trees at the edge of town that reluctantly moved to the slow wind." (15). "I took off my old pants‚ which contained
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The book a long way gone takes place in Sierra Leone and this war was started in 1991. This started when the (ruff) with support of special forces form (Npfl)‚ intervened into Sierra Leone in an attempt to over throw the josephs momoh government. It was between the rebels and the government. The people of Sierra Leone were effected because the rebels would either kill them or make them fight for them and they would also destroy their village. The conflict is surviving the war and finding a safe place
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been seriously injured or permanently disabled and over ten million have been left with serious psychological trauma.” (Shah) Even though many do not believe in luck‚ or consider it to be occasional‚ Ishmael Beah‚ author and main character of A Long Way Gone‚ demonstrates how luck can be a part of someone’s daily life. Life for a child soldier‚ can be overwhelming‚ full of risks and dangers‚ and even a living hell. In most cases‚ these children die‚ end up as orphans‚ or simply live the rest of their
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As Ishmael explained all that he had gone through in his journey of being a child soldier to being free‚ he uses diction in his writing to make the story easier to understand. A lot of times many writers use different types of diction so that the writing has a clearer meaning to the reader. In this memoir‚ Ishmael was able to use different types of diction for the reader to be able to understand the importance of scenes while in the war. “I stood there holding my gun and felt special because I was
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a long way gone JOTS (This text will make readers think‚ and may elicit uncomfortable emotions…feel free to jot your connections to Beah’s story.) Chapter One Jot Questions 1. Connect O’Brien’s analysis of a war story to Beah’s. You may jot a T chart. 2. Why did most of the refugees refuse to feel sorry for those affected by the war? 3. How does Beah explain his understanding of war in a way that American readers can understand? a. When was the narrator first touched by war? History of Sierra
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of the movie‚ Blood Diamond nourishment and water wasn’t a variable. Here is were I began to see one of numerous distinction between the
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believe that selling diamonds would create a social conflict because a company can run the risk of selling blood diamonds without even knowing‚ even though it can give a great profit to a jewelry company. Blood diamonds or conflict diamonds are “diamonds that come from areas where there is conflict such as violence groups and rebels that are protestors against their government like war zones. These diamonds are obtained in using slaves or slave-people regime. Usually‚ blood diamonds are associated with
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8-6-10 AP Human Geography Summary The story begins in 1993. Ishmael‚ his brother‚ and some friends are heading down to the village Mattru Jong for a talent show. They plan on performing some rap songs and dance that they learned‚ but when they arrive at Mattru Jong they discover that rebel soldiers‚ part of RUF‚ have attacked their home village and are now heading in their direction. The boys flee into the forest‚ and as they run they encounter horrid scenes of brutality and violence
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The film Blood Diamond directed by Edward Zwick‚ we see three important ideas. The ideas are the child exploitation in countries that are struggling‚ the importance of family through hard times and the destructive nature of wealth and greed and what it can do to people. These are all portrayed in the film but can be easily related back to real life. The children in the film Blood Diamond are constantly being exploited‚ from the young ages of only 8 and up they are taken‚ abducted from family
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