MILITARY USE OF CHILDREN The military use of children takes three distinct forms: children can take direct part in hostilities (child soldiers)‚ or they can be used in support roles such as porters‚ spies‚ messengers‚ look outs‚ and sexual slaves; or they can be used for political advantage either as human shields or in propaganda. Throughout history and in many cultures‚ children have been extensively involved in military campaigns even when such practices were supposedly against cultural morals
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A long way gone by Ishmael Beah is a story about his experiences as a child soldier in a civil war in Sierra Leone. He vividly showcases his life during the war by writing about his memories and his emotions in those particular situations. By displaying such scenarios‚ Beah indirectly explains his audience and purpose of his writing. Beah’s main audience for his book is the older and matured North American general public. He directs his writing towards that demographic because he expects them to
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The book a long way gone takes place in Sierra Leone and this war was started in 1991. This started when the (ruff) with support of special forces form (Npfl)‚ intervened into Sierra Leone in an attempt to over throw the josephs momoh government. It was between the rebels and the government. The people of Sierra Leone were effected because the rebels would either kill them or make them fight for them and they would also destroy their village. The conflict is surviving the war and finding a safe place
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hesitation; although imperialism contributes to one’s identity the most out of the others because it leads to war‚ and changes one’s country/nation. The book A Long Way Gone is a memoir about a boy soldier named Ishmael Beah‚ that lived in Sierra Leone‚ Africa. He lived a normal life going to school and playing soccer with his friends. In his village there was an attack from the Rebels which ended up having him and his family get split up during the attack. He then runs off into the forest and
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of A Boy Soldier By Ishmael Beah 9/9/12 The privilege of being a child is only a lost dream to children in places like Sierra Leone where they are forced into joining rebel and militia groups. The children in those groups learn how to shoot guns when instead they should be learning how to ride a bicycle. In Ishmael Beah’s memoir‚ A Long Way Gone he speaks about his time during the war and being recruited as a child soldier. Ishmael goes through
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most lethal weapon they posess‚ it is because they have but little of anything else to try. Any country using youth of 12 or 13 years of age to kill its opponents simply shows the true face of its desperation. An underdeveloped country such as Sierra Leone serves as a vivid example of such doings. Through the eyes of Ishmael Beah we experience the extent of how cruel and merciless can humans be
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better for him. Both situations are different but family is a key part is keeping the boys hopeful. Memoirs are written about memories someone has that took place in their life. A Long Way Gone is based on Ishmael Beahs memories during the war in Sierra Leone. This allows Ishmael to reflect on what happened during the war. The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete show us real life situations involving poverty and family issues. Both involve real issues that young kids face in the
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4) In the memoir‚ Ishmael describes how children and teenagers were turned into soldiers. Young kids were recruited to be soldiers by both the rebels and the government army. The rebels would go to villages and destroy everything‚ they would spare kids that were Ishmael’s age because they wanted to recruit them to fight in the war. The rebels tended to line the boys up then select the ones that seemed to be the toughest to them. Ishmael‚ Junior‚ and his friends were stopped by rebels at a village
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different perspectives on life. The effects that the children have will be many as they grow within the military‚ and that they will for sure have life changing events happen to them. “A Long Way Gone” by Ishmael Beah and the article “Child Soldiers of Sierra Leone” are great resources that tell all about the effect they go through while in the military. The unfortunate perspective of having children in the military‚ is that they will be and can be programmed to do whatever adults manipulated them to do.
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The Effects of Violence “I was afraid to fall asleep‚ but staying awake also brought back painful memories… These days I live in three worlds: my dreams‚ and the experiences of my new life‚ which trigger memories from the past” (Beah 19). Quoted from Ishmael Beah’s memoir A Long Way Gone‚ is an example of post-traumatic stress disorder‚ one of the many themes and effect of war and violence present in this book. According to the Journal of Controversial Medical Claims‚ post-traumatic stress disorder
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