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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“Mom is gone.” “Hunk---” Hunk wiped his face furiously as the tears stream down his face‚ “Mom is gone. They hurt her‚ I know they did.” “Hunk.” Gyrgan brought Hunk close to him‚ “I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.” “I want my mom!” “I know and I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.” He soothed. He didn’t know what to say at this point. He wished he arrived on Earth sooner. Maybe‚ he could have saved his mother. “I have nowhere to go.” Hunk buried his head into Gyrgan’s chest as he sobbed uncontrollably. He had
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Alyda Mahachay Mrs. Barret English 9 Period 3 October 15Th‚ 2014 A Long Way Gone “One of the unsettling things about my journey‚ mentally‚ physically‚ and emotionally‚ was that I wasn’t sure when or where it was going to end. I didn’t know what I was going to do with my life‚ I felt that I was starting over and over again.” Ishmael Beah A Long Way Gone written by Ishmael Beah is a memoir of a boy soldier and the experiences he has endured during the occurrence of the Sierra Leone Civil War. Ishmael’s
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Franny Choi is a 26 year old Korean-American poet‚ her first book of poetry Floating‚ Brilliant‚ Gone addresses themes such as issues with self-identity‚ racism‚ and sexism. Choi was a finalist for the Ruth Lily Poetry Fellowship‚ as well as being a finalist in the three major national poetry slams. In addition to being an author‚ Choi also teaches‚ and is the co-coordinator of the Providence Poetry Slam. I first encountered Choi on Facebook through a post by PBS. The station had featured one of
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The book I have chosen was A Long Way Gone‚ I have read a lot about the war in Sierra Leone in 1991‚ where the book was based around. The war had started when the Special Forces of Charles Taylor’s National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) had interviewed with Sierra Leone to try to take down the government. There was a lot of talk about how the human rights had joined in to help stop this war‚ not doing much to help thought. This war was characterized by “extreme brutality and widespread human
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Jay-Z‚ His Upbringing‚ and Impact on the World Blake Soulet Walden University Jay-z‚ His Upbringing‚ and Impact on the World For hundreds of years‚ individuals and our world have always had an impact on others and their respective societies. From artists to world leaders‚ the world never ceases to create individuals who strive to be the best they can be and impact others. One person that has strived to be the best he could be and impact others is Jay-Z. Jay-Z‚ a drug dealer‚ turned rapper‚ turned
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"Anyway‚ tomorrow is another day‚" is the last sentence that Scarlett says in Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell has encouraged me when I encounter difficulties after I immigrate to the United States. Sometimes when things do not have smooth processes‚ I try to think everything should become fine‚ and do not let frustration make me give up. I have learned it from Scarlett‚ whose daughter dies‚ and her husband leaves her. No matter what she experiences‚ she tries to cheer up a little glimpse
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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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opponent realizes they’re wrong? Or do you give examples in Logical‚ Ethos‚ or Pathos relation? Jay Heinrichs‚ author of Thank You For Arguing : What Aristotle‚ Lincoln‚ and Homer Simpson can teach us about the art of persuasion demonstrates and teaches the basics of arguing by showing Ethos‚ Pathos‚ And logos. Ethos meaning credibility‚ “Pathos” as in emotional‚ persuasion‚ And lastly Logical arguing. Jay Heinrichs has a total of seven books published‚ he’s a former editor of Dartmouth Alumni Magazine
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As Gone with the Wind begins‚ Scarlett O’Hara is illustrated as an attractive wealthy spoiled brat. She is just that. She can get any man in her vicinity; well‚ she can get all but the one she has wanted for some time. She is rather haughty with the knowledge of her being able to do what she wants. She has a very provocative demeanor. The way she bats her eye lashes‚ fidgets with clothing‚ or what she wears. Jeannie Campbell writes‚ “Scarlett had a tendency to select husbands” (Campbell‚ 2011).
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