Many years ago in a time where people still used VCRs and didn't have any concept of what HD was ,my favorite movie was The Nightmare Before Christmas. Every since I was little I always liked creepy and dark things. Maybe my first movie being The Nightmare Before Christmas effected my taste in movies. There was something about that movie I really loved maybe it was the colorful characters or dialogue or even the story but all I no is, that was my first and favorite movie .

            Over  200,00 child soldiers are serving  around the world. over 100,000 child soldiers are serving in Africa. Around 10,000 children were used in the Sierra Leone civil war. Ishmael Beah was one of them. "Long way Gone" by Ishmael Beah is his story of  his time fighting for the  Sierra Leone  Armed Forces  as child solider. This book is very controversial with acts of violence cursing and drugs use sprinkled throughout the book. Which caused many  parents and teachers to call to arms and tried to ban this book  from school libraries . while I do agree that at some points it could be graphic but overall I don't agree that this book should be banned

 

            This book teaches us about redemption. Ishmael was a bright happy boy but as he grew in a world of violence and death he changed dramatically especially when he was recruited in the SLAF. To be frank he was a killing machine Many times  glorify death  and killing . When he was saved by UNICEF and transported to a refugee camp, even though it took work he was able to change and was able to achieve redemption.

 

            Ishmael was able to stay grounded in his time being a child solider   by keeping lessons h learned from his parents and grandparents . even though his mind was lost in a haze of cocaine ,brown brown , weed and violence. another example  him having perseverance is how he walked for weeks at a time to find his family. even  when he was at his lowest and nearly crazy  due to loneliness

 

            Many people may say that these  examples of violence would influence children to commit  other acts of violence . while this may be true if this book was in a different context ,but actually this book is preaching against violence . it shows how violence corrupted Ishmael and eventually at a point  he couldn't even tell it was him due to the acts he had committed 

               

                While many people may say books influence kids to commits acts of violence. but many times people  read these things out of context . Like long way gone is actually about a book of redemption and seconded chances rather than the glorification of violence . I believe Ishmael is trying teach us a lesson of peace rather then violence 

            Over  200,00 child soldiers are serving  around the world. over 100,000 child soldiers are

serving in Africa. Around 10,000 children were used in the Sierra Leone civil war. Ishmael Beah

was one of them. "Long way Gone" by Ishmael Beah is his story of  his time fighting for the 

Sierra Leone  Armed Forces  as child solider. This book is very constiavational with acts of

violence cursing and drugs use sprinkled throughout the book. Which caused many  parents

and teachers to call to arms and tried to ban this book  from school libraries . while i do agree

that at some points it could be graphic but overall I don't agree that this book should be banned

 

            This book teaches us about redemption. Ishmael was a bright happy boy but as he grew

in a world of violence and death he changed dramatically especially when he was recruited in

the SLAF. To be frank he was a killing machine Many times  glorify death  and killing . When he

was saved by UNICEF and transported to a refugee camp, even though it took work he was able

to change and was able to achieve redemption.

 

            Ishmael was able to stay grounded in his time being a child solider   by keeping lessons h

learned from his parents and grandparents . even though his mind was lost in a haze of cocaine

,brown brown , weed and violence. another example  him having perserveence is how he walkd

for weeks at a time to find his family. even  when he was at his lowesstes and nearly crazy  due

to lonelysist

 

            Many people may say that these  examples of violence would influence children to

commit  other acts of violence . while this may be true if this book was in a different context ,

but actually this book is preaching against violence . it shows how violence corrupted Ishmael

and eventually at a point  he couldn't even tell it was him due to the acts he had committed 

                While many people may say books influence kids to commits acts of violence. but many times people  read these things out of context . Like long way gone is acutaly about a book of redeption and seconded chances rather than the glorifaticon of violence . i believe Ismael is tryin teach us a lesson of peace rather then violance