First-world children spend summer days playing with friends or vacationing with their families. But only an ocean away‚ children as young as ten are forced to kill each other as brainwashed soldiers in morally reprehensible political conflicts. “A Long Way Gone” is Ishmael Beah’s account of his life as a child soldier in the ongoing Somali Civil War. In it‚ he uses simple language and graphic details to provoke strong emotions in the reader‚ and hopefully move them to action. His story is one fraught with
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A Long Way Gone Ishmael Beah had a really tough life throughout his childhood and teenage years. In his literary work‚ A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier‚ Ishmael Beah uses symbols to underscore his central theme of oppression and/or freedom. The three symbols he used to underscore his central theme of oppression and freedom was Ishmael’s AK-47‚ his cassette tapes‚ and the drugs he used. Ishmael’s AK-47 was the most important symbol that Ishmael Beah used to underscore
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How far has the importance of Nelson Mandela in the ending of apartheid been exaggerated? It can be argued that the importance of Nelson Mandela in the ending of apartheid has been greatly exaggerated. Apartheid ended due to a combination of long term and short term events. The ANC represented the main opposition of apartheid while protests and rebellions caught the attention of the world‚ international sanctions put pressure on the south African government and something had to be done before their
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The impact of war can be hard. Ishmael in the story A long way gone by is forced to be a child soldier because of the death of his family. Ishmael in this story goes to lots of challenges the biggest one is keeping his own life. He also faces a lot of death in the book. Some being the deaths of his friends and his family but also when he was a child soldier he saw people next to him die and the people on the opposing side which is the rebels as well. This story does a good job of giving a good
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CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENT: CREATING COGNITIVE DISSONANCE AMONG CONSUMERS ABSTRACT This paper analyses the various effects of celebrity endorsements on consumer buying behavior through a descriptive study. With a sample size of 100‚ top of mind awareness of various brand endorsed by a celebrity was explored. It also analyses cognitive dissonance among consumers‚ various factors which influence consumer buying behavior and whether any downfall in the celebrity’s image also affects or brings down the
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Scene Analysis of Far From Heaven. Todd Haynes renders a delightful yet subtle touch to the theme of racism and heterosexuality in his 2002 award winning movie‚ Far From Heaven. The movie is set at the backdrop of 1957‚ a period when racism and orthodox feelings were at its peek in the society. The plot revolves around Cathy Whitaker who is shown as a good wife‚ good mother and a perfect homemaker. Her husband Frank is an executive at Magnatech. The film starts with the scene when Cathy gets a
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the greatest. Although too young to go "clubbing" I officially had my license. My parents were terrified and gave me the birds and the bees of driving speech every time I left the house. I’ve had my license now for three years and haven’t been into any wrecks but have been hit before. Every person who hit me was new to driving. For teenagers in the United States‚ the number one killer is motor vehicle crashes. Brain and auto safety experts are worried that 16-year-olds are too young to handle today’s
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THE IMPACT OF CELEBRITY ENDORSMENTS ON THE YOUTH OF PUNE Submitted to: Professor Anjali Sharma Submitted by: Noopur Khare 3153 Sahil Prabhu 3162 Nakul Singh 3151 Mayank Punjabi 3146 Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies Pune Acknowledgment To accomplish whatever we have done in our assignment‚ there were many people along the way who have been responsible for guiding us‚ advising us‚ encouraging us and even
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“Mom is gone.” “Hunk---” Hunk wiped his face furiously as the tears stream down his face‚ “Mom is gone. They hurt her‚ I know they did.” “Hunk.” Gyrgan brought Hunk close to him‚ “I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.” “I want my mom!” “I know and I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.” He soothed. He didn’t know what to say at this point. He wished he arrived on Earth sooner. Maybe‚ he could have saved his mother. “I have nowhere to go.” Hunk buried his head into Gyrgan’s chest as he sobbed uncontrollably. He had
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Celebrity Role Models Children Emulate Gary Gardner July 11‚ 2010 Com 150 Phyllis Rosenburg Celebrities are all around us influencing our children; they are on the radio‚ televisions‚ computers‚ ipods and even on cellular phones. Our children hear and see what they do in our homes‚ cars‚ stores‚ and even in their classrooms. Though some celebrities can be a negative influence on children‚ some can have a positive impact because children will mimic what they see. There are several celebrities
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