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William Boyd's excerpt "Babes in Arms" described Ishmael Beah's life as a child soldier. Beah was 12 years old when he entered the civil war in Sierra Leone, but unlike other aggressive soldiers, he had no intention of fighting and killing innocent people.

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 He had no intention of fighting and killing, and hurting others. Ishmael suffered through difficult times in the Sierra Leone war by being a rebel. 

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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. He describes all the difficulties that Ishmael had to overcome, including becoming a child soldier and killing people. Boyd writes it this way so the reader can understand what's happening and what he's explaining. Ishmael suffered through difficult times in the Sierra Leone war from 1993 to 2002, like losing his family, getting captured from his village as a child and being forced to kill people. The Revolutionary United Front (RUF) started the war by attacking Sierra Leone for their diamond mines and currency.

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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

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In the excerpt "Babes and Arms", written by William Boyd,the author provides review of the child soldier Ishmael Beah's memoir. Ishmael was about 12 yrs old when he got took and was forced to join the army. Ishmael and other kids was forced to kill other people. This boy parents was killed when he was young and the only people he has close to family are the little boys.

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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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William Boyd's excerpt "Babes in Arms" described Ishmael Beah's life as a child soldier. Beah was 12 years old when he joined the war, but unlike other aggressive soldiers, he had no intention of fighting and killing innocent people. So, as a rebel, Beah went through

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In the excerpt "Babes In Arms" by William Boyd, the author provides a review of the child solider Ishmael Beah's memoir. The Sierra Leone war started in 1993 when Ishmael was just 12 years old. He had to be exposed to violence at such a young age when the rebels attacked his home village and killed his parents. Him and a couple other boys had no choice but to run away from this nightmare

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In '' Babes and Arms'', by William Boyd,  the author provides a review of the child soldier is Ishmael Beah's memoir. Beah as a child soldier experience the most distressing war in the 20th century in his life.  Beah was a 12-years old boy, were the civil war in Sierra Leone entered in his life, in 1993. He was taken by rebels in his small town into sudden separation from his parents. Beah and the other terrified boys were in the same situation wandered along the jungle tracks scrounged for food and were recruited into the Sierra Leone Army to become boy soldiers. Given rudimentary training, Beah and the other boys are been force to fight and kill innocent people, until he was rescue by the UNICEF fieldworkers and sent to a rehabilitation center in Freetown. There were nurse, counseling , and other people tried to help Beah to return normal to fix his mental health stable to hurt people. Finally, Beah move to live in the United States to experience a normal childhood life.

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In the excerpt "babes in arms", by William Boyd,  the author provides a review of the soldier Ishmael beah's memoir. William Boyd was a 12 year old boy when a war called "Sierra Leone" started in the 1993. They are terrified and being suspected until they got to the Atlantic ocean. When they got to the Atlantic ocean they were recruited into the Sierra Leone army of boy.

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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. Ishma was 12 years old when a war broke out. The 12 year old boy had been forced to join the war. He had no intention of fighting and killing, and hurting others. Ishmael suffered through difficult times in the Sierra Leone war by being a rebel. But afterward he rescued by UNICEF and taken to rehab which helped him get his mental health stable. Moved to america for a better life, graduated from high school Then Oberlin college and Became an author of a book A Long Way Gone.

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In the except "Babes in Arms", by William Boyd  The author provides review of the child soldier Ishmael Beah's memoir. Beah was at least 12 when the civil war of Sierra Leone had started.this war started in 1993 and when the rebels arrived in his village he lost his parents and the only people he had around him was other boys in the same situation as him. So they ran eventually becoming so desperate when they got recruited by the rebels that's how he first got exposed to the war head on the memoir explains that Beah seems then to have gone on a 2 year mind bending killing spree. Which could be Inferred that It must of took a toll on his mental health. After he got rescued by some UNICEF fieldworkers and taken to rehab which helped him get his mental health back up after his treatment he moved on to America to have a better life and graduated from high school Then Oberlin college and Became an author of a book A Long Way Gone. Even though he moved on from his terrible childhood he still can't help but be reminded of his past which he talks about in his book.

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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. Breah was a 12 year old when the war called Sierra Leone was started. Breah life change when the war started in 1993. Rebels arrived in his village he lost his parents and the only people he had around him was other boys in the same situation as him. He has done 2 years as being a boy solider and killing people. He was saved by a UNICEF fieldworker's and sent to rehabilitation. When he was captured by hostile villagers he was set free.

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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. He describes all the difficulties that Ishmael had to overcome, including becoming a child soldier and killing people.

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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 "Babes in Arms", by William Boyd, the author provides a review of a child soldier Ishmael Beah's memoir. He was 12 yrs old when the civil war in Sierra Leone first started. Once they reached the Atlantic ocean they were recruited as boy soldiers. He has done 2 years as being a boy solider and killing people. He was saved by a UNICEF fieldworker's and sent to rehabilitation. When he was captured by hostile villagers he was set free because he had a few rap tapes could mime the songs.

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In the excerpt "Babes in Arms" by William Boyd, the author provides a review of "The Long Way Gone", Beah connected different details and pieces of his child soldier memory to form the book. Boyd described Ishmael Beah's life as a child soldier. Beah was 12 years old when he took to joined the civil war in Sierra Leone,  He and other soldiers were forced to fight to kill innocent people. Afterward he rescued by UNICEF fieldworkers and Beah return to sober after the treatment of a nurse in Freetown. Then Beah went to live in the United States and created a happier life in there.