Santiago Sierra Santiago Sierra (Madrid‚ 1966) is one of the most controversial artists in the international art scene. He has become famous for his critique of the contractual economy through a series of remunerated actions where people – typically immigrants‚ casual workers‚ or even homeless wanderers – are paid to perform some pointless task which is then documented on video and through black-and-white photographs. Poor people and minorities are Sierra’s art supplies. He has them perform some
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Eddie Salcedo Mr. Stone December 5‚ 2012 7th period A Long Way Until The End of This Essay The author of A Long Way Gone argues against boy soldiers but also against the loss of innocence. Beah’s parents are burned alive by the rebels; this is the first step towards his animosity towards them. In his story he talks about snorting brown brown‚ shooting men and how he was slowly corrupted by the men around him‚ turning him into a machine. It tells the story of a world as horrendous as any
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Cosmopolitan peacekeeping and peacebuilding in Sierra Leone: what can Africa contribute? David Curran and Tom Woodhouse Kofi Annan called for a reform in the UN General Assembly in regards to global politics. Annans process of reform was called ‘thinking anew’. In spite of Annans process of ‘thinking anew‘‚ more than 300 recommendations for reform have been filed. Debates at the theoretical level has developed‚ which places an emphasis on reconceptualizing security. Norms on security have changed
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Would you like it if your children where taken from you to become a child soldier‚ well in Somalia children have been taken to become child soldiers. They are getting prosecuted for it as well‚ child soldiers should not be prosecuted for this. Theses child soldiers are being forced to fight against their will. Ishmael Beth was a child soldier in a news report on CBS News and he said that they were drugged. Also a gun was held up to there held every second this went on. The children were also drug
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Child soldiers should be given amnesty unless they did it voluntarily. Children are kidnapped every year and are forced into the military. Some children join for personal gain revenge‚ better life‚ etc.. They have almost no choice in whether to fight or not‚ It’s usually join or die. This article explores the evidence to answer the question‚ should involuntary child soldiers be granted amnesty. Every year‚ Every month‚ week and day‚ children are kidnapped and forced into there militia. Their families
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There are many parts in this memoir that stand out to me as being used to convey entertainment in this text‚ despite the overall violence and gruesome reality of the situations that the characters in this story endure. The biggest example of this would have to be the use of the rap cassette tapes in many situations that Ishmael could have been killed. This quote summarizes this point very well‚ “Mattru Jong?” he asked‚ and called for a young man who was from that village. The boy was brought before
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Quote: “That night for the first time in my life I realized that it is the physical presence of people and their spirits that gives a town life” (40). Explanation: Ishmael has started to realize that he is alone. He can only depend on himself rather than depend on other people. As shown in the quote‚ the town has no life in it because there is no physical presence of people. That is what is making Ishmael feel alone and have to make decisions for the benefit of himself. With his life constantly
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Refuge Essay This Essay will be about a comparison of the Pilgrims and the Refugees/Refuges. My Question is how are both equal to each other‚and what will be different about them? We will be comparing them and also trying to figure out what they have in common with each other. The Pilgrims Were english people that left to find religious freedom that they didn’t have in England. At first they left England and left to Holland/Netherlands and eventually did settle there. They eventually left The Netherlands/Holland
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Innocence is something that everyone reminisces about and remembers fondly‚ but what happens when someone’s whole life gets put in dire circumstances beyond their control? That innocence once held rapidly diminishes to the point where it is not relevant and there is only one thing relevant‚ survival. This idea is present in the memoir A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah. In this memoir‚ Beah recalls his story as a young kid thrown into chaos‚ as he is separated from his family‚ his friends‚ and is eventually
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Turtles Can Fly Response War is a devastating and miserable time. War stories usually focus on combat and the soldiers experiences. However‚ during wartime‚ everybody suffers. Cities are destroyed‚ homes are ruined‚ fields are burned and children are left as orphans. Children who grow up during times of war‚ are robbed of their childhood and forced to mature in order to deal with their misfortunate circumstances. The film Turtles can Fly illustrates how children survived during the 2003 War in
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