“An identity would seem to be arrived at by the way in which the person faces and uses his experiences” - (James Baldwin). One’s identity can be shaped by many things including people and experiences. In A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah‚ Ishmael’s identity was also shaped by the people around him and his experiences. Ishmael lost his family and was forced to become a ruthless killer at a young age. He was also forced to leave the country he loved because he was too afraid to rejoin the fight. In
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expect for there to be a happy ending. Many times we use literature to fill the voids in our lives. In “The Far and the Near” an old train engineer‚ who has seen deaths‚ has no family‚ and has performed a solitary and lifeless job for his entire life fills his void by awaiting two o’clock everyday so he can blow his whistle and wave to a mother and daughter. No matter how much a person has done in his life for himself or others‚ we know a happy ending is not guaranteed. We are accustomed to always
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A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah - MonkeyNotes by PinkMonkey.com For the complete study guide: http://monkeynote.stores.yahoo.net/ PinkMonkey Literature Notes on . . . http://monkeynote.stores.yahoo.net/ Sample MonkeyNotes Note: this sample contains only excerpts and does not represent the full contents of the booknote. This will give you an idea of the format and content. A Long Way Gone Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah 2007 MonkeyNotes Study Guide by Diane Clapsaddle
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Far and Away successfully conveyed American society for immigrants in the 1890s by including realistic push and pull factors‚ the lure of advertisements‚ the diversity in immigrants‚ ethnic neighborhoods‚ and differences between the aristocrats and the poor. In Far and Away‚ Joseph Connelly faced poverty and inadequacy in land. When his father died‚ the audience learned that he and his brothers were left with all of their father’s debt. Because the rent wasn’t paid‚ the house was burned down‚ leaving
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world of today and that of three centuries ago if necessity and serendipitous discoveries had not driven men to achieve great things. Science and technology have had huge positive effects on every society. The world today has gone digital‚ even human thought. Our world has been reduced to a global village and is better for it. The benefits of science and technology far outweigh every perceived shortcoming. Some of the biggest effects of technology are in the area of communication; through the internet
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people had to confront the harsh reality of survival. Ishmael Beah of A Long Way Gone had do fight every fear in his body to keep going. A woman on a crashing plan had to make sure of her own safety and escape despite the actions of others. A person named Rainsford needed to be brave to keep calm and figure out the best course of action. When confronted with danger‚ being brave is vital. Author of A Long Way Gone‚ Ishmael Beah‚ lived in a county that was collapsing at the seams that caused great
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the intimate pose of the couple featured at the top‚ and the interposed war images‚ that this poster advertises a wartime love story. This poster was released in 1940‚ in the United States of America‚ advertising the very successful feature film Gone With the Wind. The movie had been released limitedly in December of 1939 and widely released in January of 1940. At this time‚ America was in the midst of the Great Depression‚ as well as caught up in the exciting‚ devastating news of the recent European
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Book Review - Shanghai Gone This book is a harsh criticism China’s housing reform system for destroying its own people‚ written by the author who observes China from liberal’s point of view. The author‚ Qin Shao wrote for those people who want to learn about the large-scale housing revolution in China throughout crucial experiences that citizens have gone through. It criticize the demolition and relocation system‚ questioning the level of morals. In introduction‚ he gives concretely negative
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"A Long Way Gone Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah In Ishmael Beah’s autobiographical narrative "A Long Way Gone"‚ the theme of the story is to never give up‚ because throughout the book the main character faces numerous difficult situations‚ and manages to overcome them. First‚ Beah’s responses towards certain problems show the reader his will to survive. For instance‚ when Ishmael and his friends are all alone after escaping from rebels‚ he states‚ "we had no idea where we would go or even
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The World Has Gone Quiet My lungs fill with cool autumn air. Breathe in‚ breathe out. In‚ out. In‚ out. As I breathe‚ I begin to walk. My head doesn’t know what my destination is‚ but my legs carry me. Down the road‚ turn right onto Meridian Street. The only sound is the wind in the trees‚ my feet on the ground. My shoe scraping softly against the pavement. It’s quiet. Too quiet. Somewhere‚ I can hear a bird’s hushed call. It seems like that’s the only living thing out here. The town
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