Imokhai Okolo Mrs. Beaven AP English 12 13 October 2012 A Memoir of a Boy Solider A Long Way gone is a great novel that tugs at the heartstrings. A long way gone is the story of a boy named Ishmael Beah who is a normal kid with a loving family growing up in Sierra Leone. However‚ one day while Beah is off with his brother and friends visiting the village of Mattru Jong to perform in a talent show‚ his home village‚ Mogbewmo‚ is attacked and destroyed by rebel soldiers. Because of the attack
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Journal #1- Character For my character selection I chose Ishmael Beah. He was like any normal child‚ he played sports‚ soccer to be more precise‚ listened to music‚ and hung out with his friends. He had heard of the war going on in Sierra Leone‚ but it didn’t seem realistic to him. until his village‚ Mogbwemo‚ was raided while his brother and himself were it Mattru Jong to participate in a talent show. He was hopeful that his family would come‚ but to his distress‚ they didn’t show up. “For more
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Curriculum Vitae of Muhammad Alauddin |PERSONAL INFORMATION | Name : Muhammad Alauddin Father’s name : Momin Ullah Mother’s name : Moriam Begum Present Address : Rahima Begum‚ Road no: 13‚ House no: 26(2nd floor) Rupnagar Residential Area‚ Pallabi
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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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Imagery-poem assessment Emilee goodman p.2 ( I wondered lonely as a cloud) William wordsworth In the poem I “Wondered lonely as a cloud” the narrator describes his beautiful “float” over fields of “dancing” daffodils. I chose this poem because I love Williams word choice‚ he could’ve used simple mediocre words like yellow instead of “golden” the very word golden refers to light dancing off of it‚ shining‚ glimmering. I also love the how he refers to their continuous existence being
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Mriganka Pal is born in Krishnanagar‚ Nadia‚ West Bengal. He is a Gold Medalist. He has done his Diploma in Sculpture from Rabindra Bharti University‚ in Calcutta. He has participated in several national exhibitions in India. He also have achieved several awards in different exhibitions such as Award from Indian Society of Oriental Art in 1988‚ Certificate of Merit from Bombay Art Society‚ in 1992 and award from Mountaineers Association of Krishnanagar in 2008. T.V Programme ‘Tanabana’‚ is broadcasted
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Insulating a Home Effectively insulating a home is one of the most important steps to take towards lowering energy usage and protecting the environment. Not only are there options that keep heat in/out of the home depending on the season‚ but a wide range of them are made in an eco-friendly way; so lowering energy usage and waste does not need to involve high energy usage and much waste to start with. Of course‚ insulating a home comes with its costs‚ but most if not all of these costs will be paid
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a long way gone JOTS (This text will make readers think‚ and may elicit uncomfortable emotions…feel free to jot your connections to Beah’s story.) Chapter One Jot Questions 1. Connect O’Brien’s analysis of a war story to Beah’s. You may jot a T chart. 2. Why did most of the refugees refuse to feel sorry for those affected by the war? 3. How does Beah explain his understanding of war in a way that American readers can understand? a. When was the narrator first touched by war? History of Sierra
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