describes his experiences simply and without judgement. The Rebel attacks on his village and neighboring villages may have traumatized Beah but however‚ not have caused him to lose his innocence. He maintains it by pondering over old childhood memories and his ability to rekindle his sense of wonder. For example‚ Beah and his friends celebrate when they see the ocean. In A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah on page 59 it states “My eyes widened‚ a smile forming on my face. Even in the middle of the madness
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Effects of Computer Use on High School Students’ Sense of Community MERVYN J. WIGHTING Regent University‚ Virginia ABSTRACT The author used a mixed-method design to determine whether and how use of computers in the classroom affects sense of learning in a community among high school students (N = 181). The results indicate that using computers in the classroom positively affects students’ sense of learning in a community. Analyses revealed that students believed that connectedness with their
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A Long Way Gone The virtue of storytelling is an instrumental‚ necessary and valuable skill that ensures the comprehension of content. Storytelling‚ therefore‚ ensures that the intended message lingers in people’s minds hence ensuring that integration takes place. A good and educative story ensures that the content is consumed in an easier and efficient manner. The art of storytelling is highly demonstrated in A Long Way Gone‚ and this can be highly illustrated by the various myths and stories incorporated
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One school rule that the principal should change is the proportion of food given to students in school because students are at the age when they need to eat right and plenty to be able to grow and get enough nutrients for our brains while we are developing.If they would get together and create a chart or even a list of what students like and also is approved by Child Nutrition company. The principal should have a system where students can vote on the food the prefer for lunch because how do they
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said that‚ "It is better to have loved and lost‚ than never to have loved at all." Truly‚ the experience of love is unlike any other and every human should experience it. However‚ whether or not humans should experience love is not the topic at hand; rather‚ it is whether it is better to have loved and lost or to never have loved at all. In William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ it is evident that the star-crossed lovers‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ would have been better not to have loved at all. Particularly
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Going Gone by Abraham Lopez An American‚ and former agent for the United States‚ assassinated Prime Minister Saiid‚ a liked and well-respected Muslim leader. The assassin was shot and killed by the person who hired him and who then turned his body over to the mob for desecration and mutilation after hanging above the American Embassy. Kurt Ramis‚ former Assistant Director of the CIA‚ presently retired‚ and suffering with cancer‚ feared that there would be retaliation. He told his son to take his
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The memoir A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah is about Beah’s life before‚ during‚ and after being a child soldier. After Beah’s village‚ Mogbwemo‚ was invaded‚ he was on the run from the war. Eventually he joined the army and fought against the Revolutionary United Front (RUF). The RUF was fighting to free Sierra Leone from their corrupt ABC government. When Beah was sixteen he was taken out of the war and was put into a rehabilitation center. There he had treatment for his physical and mental injuries
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Analysis of Character: Riley Paige‚ the main character of the thriller “Once Gone” possesses many great qualities‚ but also some traits that aren’t exactly positive. She is a grown adult‚ so her mind and decision making are that of an adult. At some points in the story‚ she is pathetic and indecisive. She is very reckless‚ trying to play the part of a hero‚ but it is just seen upon readers as stupid and incredibly dimwitted to do. She is introduced as a clever veteran detective who is the best in
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Not too far from Canterbury When turned into a modern performance‚ specifically a film‚ Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales takes form in a narrator-centered tale of a naïve young English major who takes Chaucer’s work and envisions it on a modern platform. The film would take place in O’Hare airport during the heart of winter when canceled flights are in abundance. The narrator’s flight home for Christmas is delayed until morning‚ and he is stuck in his terminal with no luggage but a copy of the Canterbury
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In the memoir A Long Way Gone‚ the author‚ Ishmael Beah‚ relates his story to the title. On page 65‚ the author says: “We were a long way from Mattru Jong. A long way gone.” The title‚ A Long Way Gone‚ gives the reader a glimpse of how far Ishmael is away from Mattru Jong‚ his life before being a soldier‚ and how distant he is with himself. Mattru Jong is a city in Sierra Leone‚ which Ishmael‚ his brother‚ Junior‚ and a few friends travel to in chapter 1 to attend a talent show. While on the way
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