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" A soldier wearing civilian clothes, with a whistle around his neck, stepped up to a rack of AK-47s and handed one to each of us. When the soldier stood in front of me, I avoided eye contact, so he straightened my head until my eyes met his. He gave me the gun. I held it in my trembling hand. He then added the magazine, and I shook even more." This is significant because this is the first time Ishmael has ever held a gun, as he's about to begin his journey as a child soldier.

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"A young soldier came by with a plastic bag full of some kind of tablets. They looked like capsules, but they were plain white. He handed them to each of us with a cup of water. “The corporal said it will boost your energy,” the soldier announced with a secretive smile on his face." This is significant because it's the first time Ishmael has taken drugs, which he will later become addicted to them and be dependent on them.

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"If you do not want to fight or help, that is fine. But you will not have rations and will not stay in this village" (Page 106). This is significant because the only reason they stayed in this village in the first place was because they had a steady stream of food and water, which Ishmael's group has always had problem with, and giving that up would be very difficult to do.

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“The rebels will kill anyone from this village because they will consider us their enemy, spies, or that we have sided with the other side of the war. That is what the staff sergeant said,” Alhaji said, explaining the dilemma we faced. The rest of the boys, who were lying on their mats, got up and joined us as Alhaji continued: “It is better to stay here for now.” He sighed. We had no choice. Leaving the village was as good as being dead" (Page 107). This is significant because Ishmael and his group knew they were safe in this town, which contributed to them staying and fighting instead of leaving.

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"This is your time to revenge the deaths of your families and to make sure more children do not lose their families” (Page 106). This is significant because this was one of Ishmael's main motivations for deciding to be apart of the war.

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In the memoir, "A Long Way Gone: memoirs of a boy soldier" Ishmael Beah is a young child living in Mogbwemo, Sierra Leone with his family. Strangely enough, he enjoys rap music, and he’s even apart of a rap group his friends made. For this reason, their rap group sometimes goes to a nearby village, Matru Jong, to perform their rapping skills to people. One day, the rap group goes to Matru Jong to perform, only to find out that rebels are attacking their village, Mogbwemo. This moment changes their lives forever, especially Ishmael's. This memoir gives the reader a better understanding of how somebody becomes subjected to being a child soldier and what can be done to make it happy less often, or not at all.

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"Keep my hand on my gun 'cause they got me on the run"
"I tried to get away but I couldn't get far"
"A mid-range migraine, cancered membrane
Sometimes I think I'm going insane"

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Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message (Official Video)

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a mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process, e.g., the letter or letters standing for a chemical element or a character in musical notation.

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"I took off my old pants, which contained the rap cassettes. As I was putting on my new army shorts, a soldier took my old pants and threw them into a blazing fire that had been set to burn our old belongings. I ran toward the fire, but the cassettes had already started to melt. Tears formed in my eyes, and my lips shook as I turned away."