understanding the moral and ethical dilemma of illegal “conflict diamonds” being stolen and smuggled by Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) there is an unethical and immoral business dilemma he must deal with through other characters he encounters during the Sierra Leone Civil War of 1999. Another character‚ Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou)‚ is a native of the region that has been captured and forced into slavery as a diamond miner/laborer that invariably comes into contact with Archer after he discovers a large
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Ishmael Beah was born on November 23‚ 1980‚ in Mogbwemo‚ Sierra Leone. In his critically acclaimed memoir‚ “A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier”‚ Beah bases his survival from abduction and terrorism on his recollections as an unwilling child soldier for the Sierra Leone Armed Services during Sierra Leone’s 1991-2002 civil war. They were fighting the Revolutionary United Front or RUF‚ also known as the rebels. Ishmael describes his circumstances in simple to understand language. He is also quite
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war in Sierra Leone. The violence and hardships of war throw Ishmael and a group of his friends in a struggle for survival‚ committing acts that they never knew they were capable of. Ishmael and his friends are transformed into violent‚ brainwashed soldiers to kill rebels. After some time‚ they are taken by UNICEF to a rehabilitation center where the boys are treated for their traumatic experiences. Ishmael is invited to New York to speak in front of the UN‚ but upon returning to Sierra Leone‚ the
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Child Soldiers In over 18 countries in the world‚ child soldiers and utilized and direct participants of war. These children‚ are denied a real childhood or any real life other then the destruction and death that surrounds them‚ an estimated 200‚000 to 300‚000 children are serving as soldiers for rebel groups and the government in wars that are going on in the world today. All of these children‚ from a young age participate in modern warfare. They hold AK-47s and M-16s on the front lines of these
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and thoughts of any normal teenager from the west. It is heartbreaking to learn that such dreams of millions of children like Beah are crushed down and ripped apart by the institution of War. Ishmael Beah was 12 years old when the civil war in Sierra Leone entered his life‚ in 1993. When the rebels attacked
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them. Maddy is a journalist who travels around the world in search of a good story. She ends up in Sierra Leone to get a story about what is going on with the civil war over the diamonds but when she gets there she finds it hard to get any information about the diamond smuggling so she focuses on the welfare of the country and the people. In the film Maddy is shown to value the welfare of the Sierra Leone people. This is shown when Maddy is writing a story on her laptop and then Danny walks in. Maddy
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life in Sierra Leone before the war seems like a very traditional African country. The elders of a village were the most respected out of everyone‚ men had their traditional roles of hunting and providing for the family‚ the women would cook‚ and the children would go to school and have various chores and games they would do. There were stories told and big village celebrations that everyone in the village would attend. All of these things that made up the African culture in Sierra Leone were ripped
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By sharing his experiences in A Long Way Gone‚ Ishmael Beah helps increase awareness of the events that have occurred‚ and continue to occur today. Beah provides an intriguing perspective on the Sierra Leone Civil War. A Long Way Gone depicts the fascinating life story of a real person and is not simply summarizing a series of events. Ishmael Beah’s wrote A Long Way Gone to bring awareness to the many terrors of war‚ and to acknowledge the numerous people who aided him and he accomplished this by
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money and clothes. Not only this but he wishes to rescue Mariatu from her terrifying reality and bring her to Canada‚ and give her a shot at life. He even goes as far as to hide her from Comfort‚ whom is trying to take Mariatu back to Sierra Leone. Another provider of hope in this novel is David. David wishes to support Mariatu by providing her with a prosthesis and bringing her to London for an education. Although she ends up leaving for Canada‚ David had tried his best to help
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complete study guide: http://monkeynote.stores.yahoo.net/ A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah - MonkeyNotes by PinkMonkey.com For the complete study guide: http://monkeynote.stores.yahoo.net/ A LONG WAY GONE KEY LITERARY ELEMENTS SETTING Sierra Leone‚ 1993-1997 New York City‚ 1998 LIST OF CHARACTERS Major Characters Ishmael Beah - The narrator of this true story‚ Ishmael‚ is a boy soldier who finds a way to escape the horrors of war and go on to counsel others who are only looking for a
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