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A child is born with no state of mind
Blind to the ways of mankind
God is smilin' on you but he's frownin' too
Because only God knows what you'll go through

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"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."

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"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."

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" People stopped trusting each other, and every stranger became an enemy."

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In the story "A long way gone" a young boy is separated from his family and is forced into a new life style. He is forced into war to kill others in this group he is apart of. His mind set is played with by going through, separation, trust, and overuse of drugs.

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"When I unwrapped it, I jumped and hugged her, but i Held back the happiness." (154)

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"I went to the river, dove into the water, and sat at the bottom, but my thoughts followed me."

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"...I took turns at the guarding post around the village, smoking marijuana and sniffing brown brown, cocaine mix with gunpowder which was always spread out out the table, and of course taking more of the white capsules, as I had become addicted to them.

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"I put my hands over my head and lay on my back, trying to hold onto the memories of my family."

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Throughout his journey, Ishmael goes back to his memories frequently. Memory is very important and usually keeps us going for more happy times. Without happy times, what is there to live for? But when you are inches from death everyday, what do you hold onto? memories. Memories have a big impact in our daily life. Positive or negative. For example, he also cannot stop thinking about his war memories.