Samori Touré ( 1830 – 1900 ) African military leader. A Muslim‚ he began to amass a personal following in the mid-1850s‚ establishing a military base on the Upper Niger. By 1870 his authority was acknowledged throughout the Kanaka region of the River Milo‚ in what is now eastern Guinea. By 1880 he ruled a vast Dyula empire‚ from the Upper Volta in the east to the Fouta Djallon in the west‚ over which he attempted to create a single Islamic administrative system. His imperial ambitions clashed
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A Long Way Gone What was the author saying about life and living through this book? I think what the author was saying life is really hard and sometimes it knocks you know and you don’t know if you can go on that sounds cliche but it is true. He is telling us that if made it through his incredibly hard story that has scarred him for life and still haunts him. He is showing us that we can make it through rough times too if we just don’t give up and continue to have positive thoughts and be confident
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Evan Dixon D Period 4 Way Response Ishmael Beah was a twelve year old boy who lived in Sierra Leone and his life was about to change when the novel begins. The book starts in 1993 when Ishmael’s village is attacked by rebels. The book then covers the next three years of Ishmael’s life. The story takes place all over Sierra Leone. Beah was traveling across the country fleeing from soldiers. He later joins the army and travels the country at war with the rebels. After being a soldier Ishmael
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Blood diamonds have greatly affected the native populations in Africa. For example during the war in Sierra Leone‚ which started in 1991 and ended in 1999‚ the RUF took advantage of the native people because they could not defend themselves. This war that took place in these years claimed over 75‚000 lives and caused many native people to become refugees. They would take young girls and women away from their families and force them into sexual slavery. Many of these girls did not have a choice because
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nonverbal communication and behavior can Vary between cultures‚ in my place of birth Freetown‚ Sierra Leone facial expression is a big deal; But Here in the United States is not. Which I think it’s ok. For example‚ waving the hand vertically with the Palm facing outward means “Goodbye” in the United States‚ but can be misinterpreted as meaning “Come here” to someone from a Mendes tribe in Sierra Leone Body‚ posture‚ and movement can also convey a great deal on information. Body language has
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In "A Long Way Gone" by Ishmael Beah the author describes his experiences in the Sierra Leone civil war. He faced many challenges‚ and this affected him in many ways. The Sierra Leone war brought Beah into conflict with his own humanity‚ specifically his will to live‚ his empathy‚ and his trust. To begin with‚ Beah lost many parts of his life. In the book‚ he says‚ "The war that forces us to run away from our homes‚ lose our families‚ and aimlessly roam the forests" (Beah‚ 199). When the
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with case fatality ratios up to 90%. The epicenter and site of first introduction is the region of Guéckédou in Guinea ’s remote southeastern forest region‚ spilling over into various other regions of Guinea as well as to neighboring Liberia and Sierra Leone. News of this outbreak engenders three basic questions: (1) What in the world is Zaire ebolavirus doing in West Africa‚ far from its usual haunts in Central Africa? (2) Why Guinea‚ where no Ebola virus has ever been seen before? (3) Why now? We
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instability. There have been many wars in Nigeria‚ Sierra Leone‚ Liberia‚ and Cote d’Ivoire. Since the end of colonialism‚ West African states have often been affected by instability‚ corruption‚ violence‚ and authoritarianism. The region has seen the most brutal and serious conflicts that have ever taken place‚ such as the Nigerian Civil War‚ First Liberian Civil War‚ Second Liberian Civil War‚ Guinea-Bissau Civil War‚ Ivorian Civil War‚ and the Sierra Leone Civil War. Cultural life is important in
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do not really remember‚ when suddenly two men put us at gunpoint and motioned‚ with their guns‚ for us to come closer…Gunshots erupted nearby‚ and the soldiers began to move‚ taking the six of us with them.” (Beah‚ pg. 124) Getting recruited by the Sierra Leonean army was yet another proof that‚ Beah wasn’t a special case after all. If Ishmael were as lucky as believed‚ he wouldn’t have faced these
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directing. It is an outstanding reproduction of actual history and truly gives the viewer a feel for what these slaves endured. In the late 1830’s‚ the ship Amistad (which ironically means friendship in French)‚ sailed with it’s cargo of slaves from Sierra Leone for the eastern coast of America. During the voyage‚ the slaves overpowered the crew‚ killing all but two of the crew. The crew members left alive were kept to help the slaves navigate back to Africa‚ the slave’s home. The two crew members tricked
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