Journal 1 A topic that is shown throughout A Long Way Gone is the desire to escape the war. Ishmael Beah had the want‚ the need‚ and the desire to escape the war that was happening in Sierra Leone. He had to escape those who turned on the country and became rebels. Running away became part of his life for many years until he join the soldiers. There he would fight for his country to escape from the cruelty the rebels were bringing to Sierra Leone. Ishmael was a very brave child to be constantly
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If She was Gone A lot of the time people take having a mother for gradated. A mother is someone that not only brings you into this world‚ but also makes sure you are cared for and protected. She teaches you things that no one else can‚ and provides you with a safe environment in which you can healthfully live and grow. Life without my mother would be one of the hardest things I would ever have to overcome. Comparing my life without my mother by my side would result in the loss of my best friend
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The divine wind presents the same conflicts that occur throughout the history of mankind‚ they were all caused by racial prejudice. The Divine wind is set during World War II where tension arose between Australian and Japanese communities. Infamous events that were motivated by racial discrimination include The Holocaust‚ the African-American civil rights movement and the treatment of the Aborigines are ultimately the result of racism. These events resulted in death of millions of people. Even today
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Sin and Atonement Sin: to violate a divine law by transgression or neglect. Atone: to make up for deficiencies. Hawthorne uses these two themes to compare and contrast two different characters‚ Hester Prynne and Mr. Dimmesdale. Although both Hester and Mr. Dimmesdale drank from the same cup of sin‚ only one sinner has properly atoned for themselves. Hesters atonement is carried out daily in public‚ before God and the people‚ while Dimmesdales “ Atonement” is carried
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Final: A Long Way Gone Literature Analysis 3. What kind of music does Ishmael like‚ and why? What is it about music that matters to Ishmael‚ or that moves him so? Why is it important to him‚ especially during his rehabilitation at Benin Home? Ishmael likes rap. When he was little he used to rap with his brother and friends. They created a band and rap became very close to him. Even though he didn’t quite understand it‚ he could mash a whole bunch of words and make it sound good. Rapping made
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Riley Childers Professor Krueger American Literature February 17‚ 2015 Blue Winds Dancing What is race and how does it make who and how we are in society? Do we classify what we by our complexion‚ ethnicity‚ gender or all the above? Race‚ according to freedictioanry‚ is ”a group of people as distinct from others because of supposed physical or genetic traits shared by the group.” In the short narrative "Blue Winds Dancing‚" by Thomas Whitecloud II‚ race is a major part of the story. Whitecloud asked
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If the character Waverly from “Rules of the Game” was a real person I am pretty positive that we would not get along very well. Waverly can be cocky‚ hard headed‚ and bratty at times. When I look at myself‚ I try to be kind to everyone and stay humble. I would not want to be associated with someone like Waverly. My parents have taught me that it is important to have a good attitude in life‚ while Waverly’s parents haven’t necessarily taught her this. While our families are somewhat similar‚ I don’t
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The Divine Wind ‘The Divine Wind shows how difficult it is for communities to accept cultural difference.’ Discuss. The community of Broome before the advent of World War II in The Divine Wind at first appears to be an idyllic town in which Malays‚ Koepangers‚ Japanese‚ Manilamen and Australians all work in relative harmony in search of the elusive pearl. Hartley Penrose‚ the central narrator of the novel‚ seems to enjoy describing the tropical existence of Broome and its harmony: “mangoes and
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the hearts of the inhabitants. Whether it is the countries strong males being sent off into the battle zones‚ or the young children‚ war scars people. Soldiers are dehumanized‚ and lose all morals and sense of right and wrong. In the book Long Way Gone‚ Ishmael and his friends are dehumanized through the war because of the traumatic events they endure‚ and their time spent in solitude away from civilization; luckily‚ they were able to regain humanity through the love and hope provided from others
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Life isn’t perfect‚ you will go through many obstacles but as long as you have people who care and love for you by your side‚ everything will be alright. In the book “ A Long Way Gone” by Ishmael Beah‚ he transforms his personal experience into a relatable story‚ he foreshadows the danger that will come in the future‚uses substantial details‚ and establishes a main conflict. In the novel Ishmael Beah states the setting of the story in paragraph one‚ “The children of those families couldn’t
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