By the Way

The movie Which Way Home was a tough movie at some points to watch. This is due to the harsh realities those migrating north face when they leave everything behind to try and make it to The United States. Furthermore, the difficult themes of death and lost loved ones can be hard to watch for some. For the majority movie, the film followed unaccompanied minors on their journey to the North riding on the trains going from southern Mexico to the US-Mexico border. But the minors were eventually set in

Home Schooling: The New Way Home schooling children seems to be taking the place of the traditional classroom, and for many reasons. Statistically, there are about 2.78% of children in the United States being home schooled. California having the highest rates at 193,144 in the year of 2015, and Connecticut having the lowest rates at 1,792. (Zeise 1) Children seem to enjoy the aspect of staying at home while getting their education, but are they seeing the big picture? Three major developments that

The True Heartbreaking Story of a Boy Soldier To be quite honest, there are no stories more heart-breaking than the stories about African war and child soldiers. “A Long Way Gone” by Ishmael Beah is about his own personal experiences through man's most cruel act, war. The story starts out sad but it has a happy ending thankfully. Ishmael Beah’s purpose of the book is to tell readers the sad truth about what has and what is happening in parts of Africa. The author shares the details of growing up

In Ishmael Beah’s memoir, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, Beah encourages the opinion that everyone is responsible for his/her own actions in all cases. Beah proves this opinion to be true through death, thievery, and violence. Throughout the memoir there are many cases of death, some because of health reasons and others for intentional reasons. Through family, anger, and survival of the fittest, Beah makes being responsible for someone else’s death known. After Beah’s long, treacherous

Addicted Series altered a huge part of my life, and reading Long Way Down left a significant impact on me. It’s possible, I will never be the same. You 've been warned. This is not going to be a book review. I realized, after reviewing all of the books in Addicted series, I finally exhaust the points I’ve been doing for the past eight books. I would sound like an annoying broken record if I continue to sing the same old tune. So maybe, I will just humor myself and the people who would read this

If I could, I would give Ishmael a dozen of other awards after his story as a boy soldier, but I think this award suits him best. A Long Way Gone tells the story of a young boy who experiences war for years without any family and only the hope of living to find them one day. The story begins with the terrible happening of rebel attacks while Ishmael is far from his family. He had travelled to this city near his home to attend a talent show. Soon, as they return, they take notice of the attacks

There are many different ways that people can help solve this problem with love and justice. One way is that we can support the local homeless shelters. They are always looking for donations or volunteering. You can donate clothes to the shelter, because a lot of veterans come back with nothing, and clothes are something that is always needed. They can also volunteer at the shelter, whether it be just answering the phone for them, or actually interacting with the homeless veterans, and helping them

when he was 14 years old. They just shut him off by telling him not to question his faith, according to Christian Today. In an interview with Christian ministry Leading The Way, Shahid conveyed his growing concerns about the faith he grew up to know. “Islam was completely exposed with its hidden reality,” Shahid told Leading The Way. “Little by little, I had serious concerns about Islam.” Instead

In a Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah demonstrates Innocence within his adolescence to illustrate the importance of music and how it ties in with the common desire of freedom. The loss of innocence determines the perceptions of the world and the decisions made, ultimately resulting in happiness. In a Long Way Gone, Ishmael and his companions love and affiliation of music Clearly, throughout the book Ishmael and his companions demonstrate the desire of happiness not just through symbolism of music. Music

Transformational Leadership: A Positive Way to Lead “Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose”, written by Tony Hsieh, the CEO of Zappos, an online shoe company, tells the story of how they grew from the ground, up to a well-known company. Hsieh is the perfect example of a transformational leader. The characteristics Tony Hsieh embodies are some of the many characteristics necessary to exemplify transformational leadership theory. Hsieh is a charismatic leader who has the