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In the excerpt "Babes And Arms" written by William Boyd, William reviews the memoir "A Long Way Gone" write by A boy named Ishmael Beah. In the excerpt, it shows how Ishmael Beah went through very troublesome events as a child army soldier during the Sierra Leone War. When Ismael joined the army he was just a 12 year old boy. Throughout the story,  Ishmael had written down his experiences in war and in the army. During the story, Ishmael stated that he had been captured when he was young and drafted into the Sierra Leone Army, which had also taken him away from his parents and forced him to use weapons without any training whatsoever. The rebel armies or the so-called R.U.F had came to his village and separated Ishmael and others from their parents and family members. Additionally Ishmael stated that he was also taken into the wars due to many African conflict in Sierra Leone, and many rebel armies seeking control over diamonds there. Overall, in William Boyd's opinion, he thinks that the memoir depicts a lot of precise details about how a child had felt about going into war for two years and how it had affected his life.

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The excerpt "Babes in Arms" by William Boyd is a book review about how life was for Ismael Beah when he was a child soldier in the Sierra Leon Army. He wrote about fighting in the war and how he got kidnapped and taken away from his family. He was kidnapped in order to get weapons for the war, because many people wanted to overthrow the government.

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The excerpt "Babes in Arms" by William Boyd is about a 12 year old named Ishmael Beah and his experience during the war. He talks about how afraid he was and his feelings since he was young and there was a war.

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In the excerpt "Babes and Arms" by William Boyd, Ismael Beah was a child soldier taken away from his home, to fight in the Sierra Leone war at the ripe age of 12. Ishmael wrote about his experiences fighting in the civil war. Many people hated, and wanted to overthrow the government. They gained control of the diamonds to be able to get weapons to fight. Ishmael was one of the people kidnapped from their families at a young age to get weapons for the rebels. If he didn't comply he would have been killed. I think that this is a horrible circumstance for a young child to endure, and I commend his perseverance.

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The excerpt we read from "Babes in Arms" by William Boyd, was a review of a child soldier named Ishamael Beah and the traumatizing things he experienced during the Sierra Leone Civil War. Ishamael was only 12 when he was captured from his village by force and was given weapons to fight for the war. During the war, rebel armies got control of diamonds for weapons to use for the war. The fact that he was so young when he was forced to give everything up and fight for his country and still persevered is very brave of him because I imagine how it would be very terrifying imagine for a kid his age.

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In the excerpt “babes in arms” by William Boyd Beah writes about his experience being kidnapped as a child during the civil war in Sierra Leone.

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In the excerpt "Babes and Arms" by William Boyd, Ismael Beah was a child soldier that faced gruesome things during the Sierra Leone Civil War at only 12. Ishmael wrote about his experiences during the war. When he was captured as a child, he was recruited into the Sierra Leone Army resulting in him being separated from his parents. The civil war took place in Sierra Leone. The war took place because of the desire to overthrow the government. They also gained control over the diamonds so they could get weapons to fight with. A couple years after being in the army, Ishmael was rescued by UNICEF. He then got all the therapy/treatment he needed. Ishmael is very brave for giving up everything and fighting for his country but no child should go through what he had to.

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In the except Babes and Arms William Boyd writes a book review about Ishmael Beah's life when he was only 12 years old as a child solider in the Sierra Leon Army during the civil war. This war was caused by events and problems such as rebel armies, two sides wanting control over the land's resources, and murdering those who opposed them. He had to fight his own people during the civil war which may have been disturbing and traumatizing for him. He had to kill and help get weapons and other valuables or he would have been killed himself. After the final moments of the war, he had to go through rehabilitation to help sooth all of the danger he went through. After this, his got his life together and grasped his humanity.

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In the excerpt "Babes and Arms" by William Boyd writes a novel review about Ishmael Beahs life as a child solider. Ishmael was only 12 when he became a solider in the Sierra Leon Army. In this novel, Ismeal writes about his experiences in this war. One story was that he was kidnapped by people because they wanted them to get weapons and power over them. He had to get weapons for the people who kidnapped him or he would have been killed. He had to learn how to use these weapons for the civil war. After two years, he got rescued by UNICEF members and was brought to safety. Once he got rescued, he went to get therapy and rehabilitation to deal with his trauma. Ishmael had to go through a lot during his early life and he didn't deserve it.

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In the excerpt "From Babes and Arms" by William Boyd, Ishmael Beah, a former child soldier, writes about their experiences after being kidnapped as a child from his village during the Civil War is Sierra Leone. These events happened because of conflicts and rebel armies seeking control over the diamonds by being taken away from their homes and families and forced to kill without training.

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The excerpt "Babes in Arms" by William Boyd is about a boy named Ishmael Beah who was 12 years old during a civil war in his country, Sierra Leone.  He was recruited into the Sierra Leone Army as a boy soldier. For 2 years Beah went on a  killing spree until he was rescued by some UNICEF fieldworkers. Ishmael had to go through so much, just as a small boy and he is strong for being able to get through this.

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In the excerpt "Babes in Arms" by William Boyd is about a boy named Ishmael Beah who is 12 and experience in war. Beah talks about how he felt during his time out there and how he was terrified.

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The excerpt "Babes in Arms" by William Boyd is about his review on Ishmael Beah's memoir on his life as a child soilder and how he changed. The memoir was basically about all Beah's experiences during the Siera Leone civil war which he was forced to fight in starting at the measly age of 12 years old. William Boyd mentions Ishmael's accounts of the conflicts in Sierra leone. He mentions the rebel armies seeking control not only over the diamonds but the government (by trying a good ole' fashioned bloody coup). Wiliam Boyd gives us Ishmael's first hand account on being kidnapped from his family by force to kill without training or any type of care. We learn how after a couple of years of fighting and killing day in day out he is given a second chance at a better life and fucture. The UNICEF takes him in to rehabilitate him with therapy, care and understanding. The memoir was a powerful text that really exhbits the trauma, time and patience that went into Beah's journey.

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In the excerpt "Babes in Arms" by William Boyd, it talks about an autobiography of a person named Ishmael Beah. He was a 12 year old kid and a former soldier of the Civil War in Sienna Leone. He explains about his experience in the war, and how it affected his childhood. The war was mainly about trying to overthrow the government. The group that wanted to overthrow the government had kidnapped people including Ishmael during 1993, and he has to supply them with weapons by stealing it, or else he would be killed. The reason why Sierra Leone was having a huge conflict was because the Rebel groups wanted to take control over the diamonds and even wanted to take control over the government, and didn't have enough resources. Ishmael was separated from his parents because of an attack by a group called the Revolutionary United Front, was captured, and dragged to fight in the war. Later he was founded by UNICEF, and was sent to a rehabilitation center. He was taken care of, and had therapy. Soon, he moved to the US, and graduated high school, and even college later on.

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In the excerpt "Babes in Arms" by William Boyd, it goes over an autobiography about Ishmael Beah, who was a child and soldier during a war. In his memoir, he told stories about his experiences. He was 12 years old during the Civil War in Sienna Leone. Conflicts that caused this was were the economy and resources provided to Sierra Leone through the government. Many people wanted ti overthrow the government. This involved getting control over the diamonds used to get weapons. Ishmael was one of the people taken away from their families at a young age to help get weapons or he would have been killed.

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In the excerpt  " Babes and Arms" by William Boyd, Ishmael Beah, is a former child soldier who was taken to war at a very young age. In his memoir, he talked about the different experiences he faced as a child solider. The civil war Ishmael took part in, took place in Sierra Leone. Ishmael was 12 years old when the civil war of Sierra Leone started in 1993. The conflict that caused this was the economy and resources provided to Sierra Leone  through the government. This involved rebel armies wanting to overthrow the government, seeking control over wealth, and etc. Rebel armies also seeked control over the diamonds in exchange for weapons, taking people by force to kill others without training.

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In the excerpt "Babes and Arms" by William Boyd the author reviews Ishmael beah, a former child soldier. He wrote a memoir about his experiences at the time, which mainly focused on him being dragged into the civil war when he was only 12 years old.  These events occurred in Sierra Leone as a result of rebel armies seeking control of just about everything, and Ishmael was separated from his parents and recruited as a result of these events. Ishmael killed dozens of people during the war, but after two years in the army, surrounded by violence at such a young age, he was rescued by UNICEF workers. Since then, he's been looked after and given the proper amount of attention. He then moved to the United States, where he was able to complete high school and college.

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In the excerpt "babes in arms" by William Boyd. It's talking about a boy named Ishmael Beah who may have been the first child soldier.  Ishmael wrote his experience in the war. They killed people who walked out of there houses in a village. The civil war took place in Sierra Leone. They fought over diamonds because of the economy.

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in the excerpt "babes in arms" by William Boyd a person named Ismael beah is a very young person taken away to war. He was not ready killing and doing other things. The things he did is something a child should never go through. He was picked when he was a child to go to war, was not his decision was forced to fight. Ismael was taken into the sierra Leones army and forced to go to war over some problems with each others sides, this was over diamonds that they wanted and to control, because of this ismeal was taken away from his family and forced to be part of the army.

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In the excerpt "Babes in Arms", by William Boyd, the author provides a review of the child soldier Ishmael Beah's memoir.

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In the excerpt "Babes in Arms", by William Boyd, the author provides a review of the child soldier Ishmael Beah's memoir.

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In the excerpt "Babes in Arms" William Boyd reviews a memoir called "A Long Way Gone.", by Ishmael Beah. In the memoir, Beah talks about his experiences as a child solider in the Sierra Leone civil war. Beah was 12 years old when he got involved in the civil war, there were rebels called the R.U.F that came to his village. He and some other boys ran, Because of this he was separated from his parents. Beah  and the other boys were terrified and wandered along jungle tracks. They were  starving harassed and desperate.  They were looked for shelter but no villagers would take them in because were fearful of them. Eventually, they reached the Atlantic ocean and was then recruited by the Sierra Leone Army as boy soldiers. Beah was on a two year mind-bending killing spree killing dozens. He was then rescued by UNICEF and got sent to rehabilitation center in Freetown. He turned his life around and went to high school and graduated from college. William Boyd states in the book Review that" A Long way Gone" gives details of life of being a child solider, and that these traumatic occurrences should be talked just as much as other historic things like world war II. In the end, the memoir really showcases that even though Beah went through this traumatic war, he didn't let that define him and changed his life around.

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In the excerpt "From Babes and Arms" by William Boyd.Ismael Beah is and was many things.Ismael was a child soldier taken away to war at a very young age.Ismael did many things a example includes the the amount of people he killed while he was in the war.Ismael was 12 years old when the civil war enter his life in 1993.The civil war was taking place in Sierra Leone.The conflict known as the civil war had taken place because of the desire to overthrow the government, corrupt politicians, corrupted wealth, etc, at that point in time.Ismael was pried away from his family and exploited and forced to be a child soldier.This is what lead him to being found by UNICEF workers.Which then lead him rehab, where he received care, attention, counseling, and so on.From that point on he changed everything for himself.Not only did he graduate high school but college as well and became a published author.In his memoir Ismael tells the reader many things / experiences in the war.Ismael told many specifics as well of the war and his life at the time.The memoir showcases the adversity and atrocities that Ismael the author was faced with and how he not just faces them but overcame them as well.

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William Boyd wrote a review of the memoir “A Long Way Gone”, which gives incite into the book and the author. Ishmael Beah; a former child soldier, now author; was able to turn his life around and make a change. When Beah was twelve the civil war in Sierra Leone entered his life resulting in him being separated from his parents and being recruited into the Sierra Leone Army. While in the army he killed dozens of people. After two years of being in the army he was rescued by some UNICEF workers. From there he was taken to rehab, received care, attention and counseling. He moved to the U.S. and was able to graduate both high school and college and write a book. In the memoir Beah is able to recall several specific details about his day to day life during his time in the army. The memoir really showcases the war and how it truly affected people.

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WHO - ISHMAEL BEAH, CHILD SOLDIER
WHAT - WROTE A MEMOIR OF HIS EXPERIENCES
WHEN - CAPTURED AS A CHILD FROM HIS VILLAGE
WHERE - CIVIL WAR IN SIERRA LEONE
WHY - AFRICAN CONFLICTS IN SIERRA LEONE - REBEL ARMIES SEEKING CONTROL OVER DIAMONDS
HOW - TAKEN AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES BY FORCE AND GIVEN WEAPONS TO KILL WITHOUT TRAINING