P1 Soc. Sem. ALWG by Lauren Cavarra

P1 Soc. Sem. ALWG by Lauren Cavarra https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1 12/1/16 en-us 2016-11-30 21:35:37 UTC 2024-05-24 23:56:51 UTC hello@padlet.com taylord818 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141112185 The migraines were from intense stress and dehydration. The lack of sleep also didn't help Ishmael's physical and mental state BEFORE he was taken in by the army.

]]> 2016-12-01 14:34:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141112185 I agree with mitch, he found safety with the gun cooperm253 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141112542 2016-12-01 14:35:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141112542 He is losing the sense between whats right and wrong. maxwellw454 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141112920 2016-12-01 14:36:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141112920 When they burned the tapes, it almost symbolized that he left his old life and what he was like before lilys216 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141113186 2016-12-01 14:36:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141113186 Yes the army is better than the rebels because in the book one of the lieutenants said they kill for no reason rileyo573 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141113195 2016-12-01 14:36:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141113195 The rebels aren't any better than army because they would just remind the kids they recruit about their dead families. But those kids would eventually kill the families of another kid or kids. zacharyg975 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141113347 2016-12-01 14:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141113347 I think that the military was a little bit better than the rebels because they kill in a more humain manner. eleanors110 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141113350 I agree with Brooks. Everything that the military is saying is and advertisement. They are telling these kids that they can kill people because they are telling them that the rebels killed their families. ]]> 2016-12-01 14:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141113350 how come ishmaels title in the army got upgraded cooperm253 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141113543 2016-12-01 14:37:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141113543 kennadyn494 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141113686 I agree I thought that he was going to be fighting with the rebels, but he his still doing the same bad things with the other side. ]]> 2016-12-01 14:37:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141113686 nathanielh021 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141114240 The rebels were trying to strike fear in people to try and decrease the resistance they would get in villages to come. If everyone fears you not many people will step up and resist, so it makes it easier to take control and possibly get a few recruits]]> 2016-12-01 14:38:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141114240 johnathanb366 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141114862 Is the army a bad thing? They are tricking these children to fight and kill. ]]> 2016-12-01 14:40:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141114862 collinw220 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141115158 Did the army or the rebels take his childhood more?]]> 2016-12-01 14:40:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141115158 how long has he been apart of the army now? lilys216 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141115380 2016-12-01 14:41:08 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141115380 i agree with sawyer. maxwellw454 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141115487 2016-12-01 14:41:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141115487 I think that the drugs taken by these children have turned into a brain wash more than anything. joshuad601 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141115830 2016-12-01 14:42:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141115830 start cycling in lcavarra1 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141115847 2016-12-01 14:42:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141115847 he would have not joined because no kid should be forced to do that. maxwellw454 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141116739 2016-12-01 14:44:07 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141116739 That is a good point mitch, that is kind of hypocritical on Ishmaels part rileyo573 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141116765 2016-12-01 14:44:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141116765 would it be better for him to be killing people in the army or for him to keep running away from the war? lilys216 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141116940 2016-12-01 14:44:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141116940 What are loaded magazines? carleec151 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141116992 2016-12-01 14:44:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141116992 nathanielh021 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141117155 2016-12-01 14:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141117155 Comparrison sethw169 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141117392 I like the comparison that Tegan made to the Nazi's. ]]> 2016-12-01 14:45:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141117392 How does what Taylor is talking about relate to the military today? Is it any different? eleanors110 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141117766 2016-12-01 14:46:44 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141117766 I agree with taylor the military gave them something to hold on to. maxwellw454 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141117804 2016-12-01 14:46:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141117804 Somebody can take my place now if you want jalenf824 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141117837 2016-12-01 14:46:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141117837 With these children loosing their families have they lost hope joshuad601 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141118002 2016-12-01 14:47:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141118002 The war has taken away all of his humanity noahc326 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141118268 2016-12-01 14:47:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141118268 Do you think that anyone is right in this situation? Are both the army and the rebels are doing terrible things? jalenf824 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141118300 2016-12-01 14:47:56 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141118300 Why was it that the people in Yele did not seem to fear the war? benjaminj217 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141118314 2016-12-01 14:47:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141118314 What are the rebels fighting for? brooksj971 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141118597 2016-12-01 14:48:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141118597 How much rehabilitation do you think Ishmael needed to recover from these things? jalenf824 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141119279 2016-12-01 14:50:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141119279 teganw543 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141119540 What does the humming represent?]]> 2016-12-01 14:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141119540 I thought it was interesting how the boys would admire how someone would kill another person, where most children usually admire someone like a celebrity. benjaminj217 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141120299 2016-12-01 14:52:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141120299 Do you think that the rap singers that Ishmael grew listening to with will play any role in his rehab? sethw169 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141120445 2016-12-01 14:52:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141120445 To connect with what Zach just said about the rambo movies - Ishmael talks about how him and his friends are practicing the thing they saw in the Rambo movies. Could the fun the children/soldiers got from practicing their moves be the closest thing to childhood they had? Like rp? taylord818 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141120619 2016-12-01 14:53:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141120619 kennadyn494 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141120791 How do you think it would be different if he got caught by the rebels instead of the army?

]]> 2016-12-01 14:53:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141120791 Did anyone connect Ishmael to Curley's Wife from OMAM and the loneliness that he expirences at times? sethw169 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141121018 2016-12-01 14:54:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141121018 I agree with katie because the fear leads to hate maxwellw454 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141121054 2016-12-01 14:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141121054 I think that hate isn't driven by fear, because they are both different emotions. mattheww282 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141121285 2016-12-01 14:54:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141121285 johnathanb366 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141121334 He has seen these horrible things happen before and he doesn't want these bad things to happen to him.]]> 2016-12-01 14:54:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141121334 on page 127, "The idea of death didn't cross my mind at all and killing becomes as easy as drinking water." lilys216 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141121518 2016-12-01 14:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141121518 sawyert155 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141121668 How does a boy's mind interpret the acts of war different from a grown, trained soldier?]]> 2016-12-01 14:55:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141121668 Is ishmael really affected from sleep deprivation christopherp312 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141121788 2016-12-01 14:55:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141121788 The Navy Seals are NOT brain dead. They are protecting you from terrorists. sethw169 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141121801 2016-12-01 14:55:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141121801 johnathanb366 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141122194 Was it not just fear, but also drugs? On page 149 he says: The combination of these drugs gave us a lot of energy and made us fierce. The idea of death didn’t cross my mind at all and killing had become as easy as drinking water. ]]> 2016-12-01 14:56:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141122194 Some children are fighting for there side because they believe in what they stand for not because they are forced into it. brooksj971 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141122354 2016-12-01 14:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141122354 Nice magnet connection, really speaks on a deep level m8 christopherp312 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141122513 2016-12-01 14:57:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141122513 Ellie I think that's a very interesting way of saying things how they are repulsive rileyo573 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141122543 2016-12-01 14:57:15 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141122543 Ishmael witnessed the destruction of the rebels and army and tried to escape it. How far did he have to be pushed from his humanity to fall into that nightmare he was trying to run away from? taylord818 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141122913 2016-12-01 14:58:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141122913 15 mins left lcavarra1 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141122983 2016-12-01 14:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141122983 We have no idea how it is to be a child solider when we are here living in a world superpower jalenf824 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141123013 2016-12-01 14:58:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141123013 I don't think we can relate to the war and killing but we can relate to loneliness. mattheww282 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141123057 2016-12-01 14:58:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141123057 I can relate to his [Ishmael] addiction to killing. Shooting a gun is very addicting, so I understand why he feels like he has to do this. sethw169 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141123160 2016-12-01 14:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141123160 We can relate to the book not on a direct level but looking deeper into it the book has more meaning. It isn't just about killing. It is about losing hope in who you are and all humanity. Although, we have not all been to this point through killing, we should all relate on some different level genevieveh876 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141123185 2016-12-01 14:58:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141123185 We can relate to the way that Ishmael thinks that what he is doing is right and we sometimes think what we are doing is right when it isn't. kennadyn494 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141123211 2016-12-01 14:58:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141123211 KATIE!!! GREAT POINT sethw169 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141123525 2016-12-01 14:59:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141123525 johnathanb366 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141123574 The cd was the last thing he had that was related to his childhood.]]> 2016-12-01 14:59:32 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141123574 Everybody that has faced some sort of mental illness (such as depression) can relate to Ishmael. You aren't yourself when you are sick jalenf824 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141123814 2016-12-01 15:00:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141123814 sawyert155 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141124321 I feel like Ishmael remembers the killing in such a short amount of time because his mind was so blurred by the emotion, adrenaline, and narcotics that are flowing through him.

]]> 2016-12-01 15:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141124321 teganw543 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141125256 I this Ishmael is so casual about describing killing because it was common when it happened. Someone wouldn't describe going on a run too much because it's common. ]]> 2016-12-01 15:03:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141125256 Also this is a lot of detail Ishmael apparently remember, how much of what he says is true. There is alot of writing in this book and I know I wouldnt be able to remember that much rileyo573 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141125418 2016-12-01 15:03:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141125418 sawyert155 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141125715 Everyone is talking about how this should never be forced upon a boy. Should this ever be forced upon anyone? Should someone ever commit these acts, even if they are a grown adult?]]> 2016-12-01 15:04:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141125715 mitchellb236 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141125819 Child soldiers cannot be used it is unfair to the children and parents. ]]> 2016-12-01 15:04:33 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141125819 Ishmael fights for his right to live. The drugs don't force him to kill people they just give him the courage to fight. He knows it is kill or be killed. It isn't the best world to live in but he has to do something to make it to the end. genevieveh876 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141126629 2016-12-01 15:06:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141126629 When ishmael first got to the army, after training, they gave him new cloths and burnt his old ones...what is this symbolizing? kennadyn494 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141126642 2016-12-01 15:06:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141126642 Maybe he died from alot of stress or maybe got sick, if you got sick though I would think it would be obvious to other people so I think its more from a stress standpoint. rileyo573 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141127262 2016-12-01 15:07:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141127262 WHy are gender roles tested at times of war? joshuad601 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141127538 2016-12-01 15:07:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141127538 sawyert155 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141127552 Look at it this way. You are is Ishmael's shoes. What would you do? Would you fight for your right to live?]]> 2016-12-01 15:07:48 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141127552 He had said that he died a little inside every ḱjtime something bad happened mitchellb236 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141127603 2016-12-01 15:07:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141127603 What made Ishmael freze on the battlefeild brooksj971 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141127721 2016-12-01 15:08:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141127721 People are not scared of the kids but rather what the kids can do when they are handed power. genevieveh876 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141127948 2016-12-01 15:08:34 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141127948 Even a kid id scary if you hand him a gun, and he knows how to use it. mattheww282 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141128601

]]> 2016-12-01 15:10:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141128601 Post what age you think is the borderline between child and adult sethw169 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141128704 2016-12-01 15:10:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141128704 5 mins lcavarra1 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141128735 2016-12-01 15:10:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141128735 An adult is someone who can function in society without the need for someone to assist them a lot. A kid is someone who cannot function in society without some one to help them nathanielh021 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141128926 2016-12-01 15:10:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141128926 Can it be argued that children already know how to use a gun based on the toys present in today's market? sethw169 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141130083 2016-12-01 15:12:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141130083 johnathanb366 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141130133 These kids don't choose to do this like an American choosing to go to war. They are forced into this life.]]> 2016-12-01 15:13:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141130133 How else would they get the kids to fight, alot of them are under the age of fifteen and to get them to want to fight, you have to do something that might affect there personal lives rileyo573 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141130268 2016-12-01 15:13:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141130268 When is killing wrong? zacharyg975 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141130291 2016-12-01 15:13:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141130291 Eventually, do you think Ishmael was fighting because he had no other option or because he believed it was right? kennadyn494 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141131495 2016-12-01 15:15:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141131495 https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141132855 2016-12-01 15:18:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lcavarra1/ALWG1/wish/141132855