Long Way Gone Study Guide / Discussion Questions / Writing Assignment Suggestions Please respond to these questions in RED font and put into your ALWG folder. Chapter Questions: Chapter One: ● What did the old man in Kabati mean when he said‚ “We must strive to be like the moon”? Is this advice that could apply to you? Why or why not? It means you must always be good to others. Yes‚ it can apply to me because I wouldn’t want to be treated bad‚ Chapter Two: ● Beah moves around in time as he tells his story
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Feminine Consciousness Reflected in Scarlett O¡¯Hara Abstract: Scarlett O¡¯Hara is undoubtedly the most charming character in Gone with the Wind. She is rebellious‚ unconventional and never submissive. This paper discusses features of feminine consciousness and demonstrates how they are reflected in Scarlett O¡¯Hara through analyses of her characteristics. Key words: feminine consciousness‚ Scarlett‚ rebellious‚ independent 1. Feminine consciousness Feminine consciousness is a cross-cultural
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Bernie Ebbers should have gone to jail. I disagree with the 25 year length of his sentence but he is at least partially to blame for the WorldCom fiasco. I think the government used the length of the sentence to prove a point and the only prior sentence comparable to this was John J. Rigas from Adelphia Communications earlier in the year . I think the CFO Scott Sullivan got a light sentence and consciously knew what he was doing and could have put a stop to it. He should have been the good advisor
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Filippone. M ? 8 Pd. Honors Sociology ? Far and Away The movie ?Far and Away‚? starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman‚ was a very good. I believe it was a good representation of society during that time. It gave a good insight on what immigrants? lives were like when they came into America and showed the struggles they went through in order to live a better life. The movie?s plot line was interesting and showed how the universe has a weird way of bringing back the people important to you when they
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School uniforms are becoming a popular pattern amongst schools. Both students and some parents do not agree with the enforcement of school uniforms; stating that uniforms take away the privilege of self- expression. School uniforms are not a bad thing to have. Yes‚ uniforms limit what the students have to choose to wear to school every day‚ however it does not restrain them from learning; the main reason they are in school. Student treat school as a fashion show‚ so taking out that puts the students’
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Rachel Emerson Sept. 4th; 1st hour Ishmael Beah. A Long Way Gone; Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. Copyright 2007. This memoir provides a first hand view on how modern day wars are now fought. At the age of 12 -the author- Ishmael Beah’s village in the country of Sierra Leone in north-western Africa was attacked by the rebels. Ripped away from his family; he spends two years fleeing from the war in a group of seven young boys. Each day they struggle to survive. In time Ishmael becomes
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Why Schools Shouldn’t Have E-Days Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have school on snow days?Yes‚it is true.Some students have school on snow days called E-Days.Why should students have school on days.Schools shouldn’t have E-Days.Schools shouldn’t have E-Days because not all families have internet‚students can’t communicate with teachers‚and big families only have one computer. Firstly‚schools shouldn’t have E-Days because not all families only have internet.For students to do their
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turn into tyranny.” - Stefan Zweig… The author of Gone‚ Michael Grant‚ uses a unique setting to establish chaos and insecurity. A world where all adults disappear and kids are isolated from reality and the whole world. One universal idea that this book represents is that When people no longer feel safe and secure they will give their freedom to anyone who can establish Authority or Control. Throughout the beginning part of the book‚ the kids in Gone were very clueless and most were looking for someone
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According to the educational website‚ Find Law‚ “The first school dress code law was established in 1969 by the U.S. Supreme Court. The case‚ known as Tinker vs. Des Moines Independent School District‚ involved several high school students who wore black armbands to school in a planned protest against the Vietnam War” (School Dress). These student had a right to voice their opinion through clothing. Every kid through pre-k to 12th grade should be able to dress how they want. Mary Persons should
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limited amounts of homework per day. Have you ever fallen asleep in school because you were up so late doing homework? I know I have before. Sometimes teachers will give enormous amounts of homework. There should be limited homework for multiple reasons. There should only be a limited amount of homework because too much homework can cause stress on some people. Also‚ students that get a lot of homework might have to stay up late because they either had work after school or an afterschool activity. Teachers
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