'Lost Boys Of Sudan': Film Analysis

Though they begin as scared kids and wish to be invisible, the characters in “Refugee” must become more mature to protect their families by Stepping up when times are hard and difficult to accomplish what they needed to accomplish

The article “Children of War”, by Arthur Brice, is about several children who had to flee the war in Bosnia and immigrate to the U.S. First of all, these children’s lives before the war were comfortable. However, many kids were affected by the war in Bosnia. In the process of fleeing, these children lost their family, friends, and homes. After being a refugee in Croatia for a long period of time, some of these children were able to relocate to the U.S. Here in America, these children have a good education. Also, they have an opportunity to live a better life away from the harshness of war. Still, these kids miss their friends, family, and country that they left behind. Although these kids are living in the United States right now, they

Because the boys were often completely severed from all family ties, they had to learn to build new trust with boys they had barely known in order to take care of each other. The camp was maintained until the government collapsed and the boys were forced to flee again, but this time to Kenya. Another journey of hundreds and even thousands of miles had just begun. By the time the Lost Boys had reached Kenya, their numbers had been cut to 12,000. In such times, the people had to find ways to keep their minds occupied and to discuss issues such as returning home to a safe and unified Sudan. Slowly, the culture of the Sudan boys had been adapting and changing. Because there were few adults to raise these children as would their parents in Sudan, the boys developed their own semblance of their culture. Other societies take for granted that their culture is passed down by their family and other surrounding sociological forces, so for thousands of young boys to have to figure it out for themselves in an astonishing thought. Many other cultures do not understand the genocide that occurs in Africa, more specifically Sudan. This is not a cultural norm that exists in Western society where people are more accepting of other cultural ideals. This ethnocentrism raises concern by many other regions of the world, but because they are not actually a party of this seemingly strange culture, not much is done in order to end such crisis

After having been brought to America, most of the “lost boys” were expected to start their new life without looking back. This man, of course, had a different idea. On his plane back to the United States from visiting his father, Salva contemplated every moment of the trip. He then had an idea- something to help the people living in severe hardship and poverty. His wanted to build wells for the tribes in southern Sudan. When he got back to Rochester, Salva had no hesitation to put his plan into action. Chris and Louise, his new parents, provided many suggestions and a friend of theirs named Scott was an expert at setting up projects like this. The perpetual hurdles that had to be cleared during the process were overwhelming at times, but Salva remembered his Uncle Jewiir’s words. A step at a time. One problem at a time- just figure out this one problem. Along the way, he met others who were interested in helping; which in turn made everything much less difficult. The undeniable truth was that Salva had to raise money for such an elaborate project. That meant that he had to speak publicly and ask for people to donate. It was nerve-racking; considering the fact that Salva hadn’t spoken in front of a large audience since grade school. He had to do it, though. It was the only way. Salva persevered and spoke to hundreds of people in churches, at civic organizations, and schools. Day by day, this man worked toward his goal

In the article Shattered Lives by Kristin Lewis Dania faces several challenges living as a refugee outside her country. First of all Dania and her family had no choice but to fled after her school had closed and there was lots of bombing in her village. She had to run from the war. Which led to Dania’s family having to live in a small garage with no heat. In the article it talks about how Dania’s father tries finding jobs where he can, but trying to find good paying jobs is hard. Dania misses everything she had to leave behind, like her home her friends, everything. Dania was enrolled in school, and everything is getting better, the school helps them a lot like with everyday items she needs for school and food. The war in Syria hasn’t ended,

In the article “Refugees: Who, Where, Why,” the author writes “Once inside a host country’s borders, refugees must find shelter, sometimes within another family’s home, nut more often in a refugee camp (Gervert 1).” This quote means that once refugees have to flee their country they have to find shelter someway somehow. Most of the times they have to stay in refugee camps but occasionally they are able to find shelter in another family’s house. In the text Ha states that “Our sponsor looks just like an American should” (Lai 111). Ha and her family was lucky enough to get a family from Alabama to take them in and make sure that they made it in America. The sponsor that got the family has to teach them where to go and when they had to go somewhere. The author says that “We have landed on an island called Guam, which no one could pronounce except Brother Quang, who became translator for all” (Lai 96). Refugees have to face the challenge of having to learn a new language and most of that time they no one knows the new language. In this case Brother Quang has to translate and communicate with people of both languages. Ha’s life is in a big

By the end of 1987, when John was barely thirteen years old, the Lost Boys finally cross into Ethiopia to a camp called Pinyudu after an almost 500 mile trek by foot. The adult caretakers in the camp put John in charge of over one thousand other boys in the camp. Even in the safe haven of Ethiopia, John still has to deal with hunger, disease, and overwhelming heat. Just as donations and food ration begin coming in from the UN and other relief organizations and life at the camp starts improving, the entire camp is forced to evacuate the camp during an attack from hostile Ethiopian soldiers.

Esperanza and Estevan came across the border to escape the violence in Guatemala. They left for the safety of themselves, their child, and their friends. While with Taylor, Estevan describes the reasons why he and Esperanza left, “Three members had just been killed, including Esperanza’s brother, but seventeen were still alive. She and I knew every one of those seventeen, by name. Can you understand that this made us more useful alive than dead?” (Kingsolver, ch. 9). Esperanza and Estevan left Guatemala for their safety and they believed that Ismene, their daughter, would be better off with the government family that she was given to, rather than with them. Estevan and Esperanza were in danger of being killed by the local gangs and government because of the teachers’ union Estevan had formed. Estevan knew everyone in the teachers’ union and he was a target for the gangs and government, so he and Esperanza left to save their family and friends by fleeing so that no one knew where they were and no one could get hurt. Likewise families and individuals from the Middle East are trying to escape their homes and countries for safer land from the violence and war in the Middle East. A Syrian family left their home seeking safety from the bombings and violence in their home in Syria. The family escaped across the border into Jordan where they segregated the Jordanians and the refugee Syrians.

In a small town outside of metro Atlanta, each year, at least 1,500 refugees settle in the city of Clarkston to start a new beginning at life. Refugees from Bhutan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Liberia, and Vietnam come in waves from every corner of the globe. Lately there has been an increasingly number of refugees from the Congo, due to the civil war that has been ongoing for many years. Currently, there is a population of 13,000 individuals who have made Clarkston their home away from home. We ask, what brings the refugees to this little city? Many wonder how this has happened, how Clarkston has developed its own little cultural sense of identity? Refugees started settling in Clarkston back in the early 1990's, and it's been the resettlement hub ever since. The reason so many refugees settled in Clarkston, Georgia is due to the low- income based apartments, easy access to public transit and it’s near the interstate, which can take you to any part of Atlanta.

Refugee Services of Texas offers a variety of social support services for refugees and other displaced persons who are being resettled in Austin in order to maximize their ability to integrate into the community. Program service plans are catered to each individual’s needs, personal strengths, and support network. In addition to this, the

The Lost boys of Sudan is about the arrival in the United States of three brothers. In 1990 the war broke out in Sudan, thousands of boys were seperated from there families. Many died from dehydration and starvation, some even died from crossing the river and eaten by alligators.

More than half the refugees around the globe are under the age of 18, even though children make up 31 percent of the world’s population. Refugees are people who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disasters. The stories that will be covered in this essay are called “The Teacher Who Changed My Life,” by Nicholas Gage and the second novel is “Letter to a Young Refugee from Another,” by Andrew Lam. These stories have many differences between each other but they both left their country to America. What if you had to flee your country?

Throughout the journey in Sudan, Gus Caseley apparently refutes the claim that Nubia was not a "Barbarian Wasteland." After Gus and Mahmoud leave Meroe, Jebel Barkal and make their way back on the road, they encounter hundreds of men with camels. Gus describes that the camels have no fear, and there are many of them surround the car. Moreover, the smell of the camels is quite irritated, and their breathing are intolerable. Gus and Mahmoud follow those men with camels in order to understand more about their cultures. For a while, Mahmoud and Gus are invited to join the men and take a sip of camels' milk, as well as eating a crunchy sand-encrusted bread. Later on, Gus is really exhausted when he arrives at Kadugli. This destination is considered

This non-fiction article was written in April, 2001, due to the arrival of The Lost Boys in Fargo, North Dakota. They came from a war zone, Sudan, Africa, that , not only destroyed families throughout the country, but also created more tension between the rivals and the

Lawrence of Arabia is considered one of the b est cinemas of all time, however; the movie itself poses a negative effect for history buffs. The right and wrong aspects of the movie create a great visual experience but the bottom line is that it doesn 't accurately cover the events that unfolded. It seemed like instead of telling the truth the director wished to tell a story with fantasies of dramatized events, incorrect terrain, and even fictional characters. Even with this in mind there still stands a truth to it all and whether the sacrifice of historical importance is worth the so-called appeal of entertainment.