https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca Made with wonder en-us 2017-03-21 19:20:03 UTC 2025-12-06 13:46:57 UTC hello@padlet.com 19mccarthy758 https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/161643903 Chapter 1 consists of the Ishmael talking about what I'm assuming to be his backstory. He describes his life before the attack and I'm assuming his capture.]]> 2017-03-21 19:34:41 UTC https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/161643903 19mccarthy758 https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/161645650 Chapter 2 was very brief, describing a nightmare the Ishmael had, featuring him dragging a body to the cematary, soon discovering that is was his own body he was dragging.]]> 2017-03-21 19:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/161645650 19mccarthy758 https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/161648716 The rebels have made it to Mattru Jong, shooting and killing anyone in their path. Many people tried to run, including the Ishmael, his brother, and his friends. Many were unlucky, perishing to the gunshots and grenades, but the boys managed to escape the rebels after hours of running.]]> 2017-03-21 19:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/161648716 19mccarthy758 https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/165464688 What?: Ishmael and his friends were caught by the rebels. They got to witness first hand how exactly these people treated those who were not on their side. Half of the large group was picked to be recruited, while the other half was going to be killed off by the first half. Gunshots were suddenly fired and everyone scattered. Ishmael hid until he heard the rebels apparently leave and he reunited with all of his friends.

So What?: On top of being hungry to the point of starving and desperate to survive, Ishmael was petrified when he and his friends were caught and brought right back to the village they were trying to run from. He feared that he would've been killed, his friends, anyone close to him.

Now What?: I'm predicting that Ishmael and his friends will be captured again, but possibly by a different group, as the first group probably would kill them if they found the kids again. ]]> 2017-04-07 19:14:55 UTC https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/165464688 19mccarthy758 https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/165471089 Ishmael and his friends were captured by a village who thought that they were a group of young rebel soldiers, and were threatened. However, a man from Mattru Jong recognized them and told the group that they were alright, and they got to live. The moved on until they found a safe village where they could work and live until the rebels found the place. At some point before or during the attack, Ishmael's group of friends disbanded and his brother was captured.]]> 2017-04-07 20:02:22 UTC https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/165471089 19mccarthy758 https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/165972864 What: Ishmael was in the forest by himself. He had a lot on his mind that he wanted to think about, while no wanting to think about it. Later, he meets up with six boys that he recognized from his hometown, and joined up with them, even though it gave them a really bad name.]]> 2017-04-11 19:45:45 UTC https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/165972864 19mccarthy758 https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/167576181 Connect: Ishmael connected with the boys that me met most by the fact that each of them were forced to flee their own home villages because of the rebels, and were forced to leave really important people behind, like their families.

Extend: Ismael learns that travelling in a group has perks, like being able to take out a smaller group of attackers, but it has some major setbacks, 

Challenge: Some major challenges he's faced are the fact that the group of boys he's with is so large, villagers in hiding often mistake them as rebel soldiers, and they're often attacked.]]> 2017-04-21 19:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/167576181 19mccarthy758 https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/168969269 Ishmael and his friends were once again almost killed by a village that was unaware that they were around. They were thankfully spared because of Ishmael's remarkable rap cassettes.

However, on their trip to the next village, Saidu passed away due to unknown causes, and the group was forced to leave him behind.]]> 2017-04-28 19:25:46 UTC https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/168969269 19mccarthy758 https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/168969756 The group of boys managed to get to the villages where their families were rumored to be. They met up with a man that Ishmael recognized and knew from his home village, and followed him to the village. Just as they were about to get to the entrance, the rebels had ambushed and set the homes ablaze. Nobody found their families and were forced to flee from rebels in hot pursuit. 
The man that they met was unfortunately shot at one point during their fleeing, and despite the group's attempt to stop the bleeding, he died of bloodloss.]]> 2017-04-28 19:28:51 UTC https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/168969756 19mccarthy758 https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/168972918 Ishmael and his group finally made it to a village that they could live in.   The village in question was guarded heavily by the military themselves, and they welcomed the boys without so much as questioning their reasonings for coming there.
Shortly after, the lieutenant announced that they were running short on soldiers, and were going to be forcing young boys and unemployed men to join their military, as they no longer needed men for other jobs like cooking. ]]> 2017-04-28 19:50:57 UTC https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/168972918 19mccarthy758 https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/169527187 Observe: Ishmael was forced to come face to face with reality itself as two of his dear friends were shot dead during a battle against advancing rebels.

Extend: Once the realization that his friends would not be recovering from death, Ishmael immediately went and started shooting. The experience set off something in his mind that just told him to shoot, and kill, the rebels. I see it as his way of acting out revenge, mercilessly shooting the rebels multiple times.

Challenge: Before the battle against the advancing rebels, Ishmael thought he'd be having challenges. He worried that he'd be picked off very early, despite having proper training. However, once the deaths of his two friend occurred, the training that he did clicked with his emotions and he was able to react as though he's been doing it for a long time.]]> 2017-05-02 19:16:41 UTC https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/169527187 19mccarthy758 https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/169528566 Perceive: Ishmael was immediately pulled in by the urge to hurt and kill every single rebel he found himself facing. He has no compassion or mercy for them at all, and would gladly take their life under any circumstance.

Know: Ishmael knows that everything he used to know is gone. It cannot go back to the way it used to be. He's lost many people he cares about, and the only way to prevent it from happening is to attack and kill the ones responsible for it; the rebels.

Care About: Ishmael definitely feels some care for his friends. He wants to prevent more of his friend's deaths, as well as the fall of everyone that is not a rebel.]]> 2017-05-02 19:22:46 UTC https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/169528566 19mccarthy758 https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/171830523 Ishmael and his surviving friends managed to survive a few years of being soldiers. He's developed to the point where he could've been considered to be emotionless towards anything that wasn't war-like. However, his occupation being a soldier was suddenly cut short as he and a few younger soldiers were let off from their duties, being given the opportunity to start anew in a large, busy city, in order to start school and get their life together. They were sent to the very large city of Freetown, which just so happened to be Sierra Leone's capital. The group immediately disliked it, every group of boys untrusting and hostile toward one another. Ishmael's group got into a violent attack with another group of boys who used to fight for the RUF. People were injured on both sides, some even hospitalized.]]> 2017-05-15 13:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/171830523 19mccarthy758 https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/171840123 Because of the fight and events from the original rehabilitation center, Ishmael, Mambu, Alhaji, and their group of boys were moved to Benin House, a different rehabilitation center in Kissy Town. They were moved to the house because the people who worked at the original house were terrified of them. The people at the Benin House were no different. The nurses and staff members were beaten, had stuff thrown at them, were chased around. The boys would even fight each other. They fought until they exhausted themselves, and then went to eat something. Ishmael eventually had himself sent to the hospital because of an incident where he punched a wall and made his hand bleed terribly. As he was being treated by the nurse, he never answered any of her questions and eventually pushed himself to the point where he was fainting. After a few days in the hospital, he was free to leave and visited the big city with his friends as a way of helping himself recover.]]> 2017-05-15 14:04:00 UTC https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/171840123 19mccarthy758 https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/171846001 Ishmael tried to avoid going back to the hospitals fro checkups as much as he possibly could. However, he couldn't avoid his nurse for very long as she was the one to finally reapproach him. She gave him a soft drink and offered for him to come visit her anytime, opening the opportunity for teasing comments from Alhaji and Mambu. He eventually decided to pay her a visit, and she properly introduced herself as Esther, and offered the idea of becoming friends. They decided to leave it alone for a few days, and, when Ishmael was called back in a few days later, Esther gave him a box that contained a Walkman and cassette. Ishmael got to listen to it contently while Esther ran a checkup on him. During her checkup, she discovered scars from bullet wound on his shin, and pressed him to tell the story of how he got them. Their friendship progressed from there to the point where he would willingly share dreams that he's had, as well as helping him learn English(?)]]> 2017-05-15 14:22:11 UTC https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/171846001 19mccarthy758 https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/171850318 Esther met up with Ishmael one day around his fifth month at Benin House, and he was asked to be a spokesperson of the center, and soon enough he was speaking in front of others.
About a month later, one of Ishmael's childhood friends, Mohamed, arrived at the rehabilitation center. They were given a moment to reconnect and catch up with each other.
About a month later, a man names Leslie, a friend of Esther's, met up with Ishmael to tell him that he may have to be placed in a foster home because they're unable to pick up any living family of Ishmael's. He mentioned that he father told him of an uncle named Tommy who lived in the city, and Leslie went on the case to try to locate this uncle. A while later, Leslie met up yet again with Ishmael to let him know that, they indeed found him, and Ishmael was able to finally meet the uncle he never got to meet.]]> 2017-05-15 14:34:44 UTC https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/171850318 19mccarthy758 https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/171855668 Ishmael and his uncle drove up to their house one of the weekend that he came to visit. Ishmael got to meet his uncle's wife, as well as his children. After the meetings, Ishmael and Allie went off to a local soccer game to get to know each other and watch the game.]]> 2017-05-15 14:50:59 UTC https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/171855668 19mccarthy758 https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/171858968 A couple weeks later, Leslie came back and told Ishmael that he was going to be "repatriated" into a normal society, meaning that he was going to be taken out of the rehabilitation center in order to go live with his uncle and his family. Ishmael was terrified. Because he was forced to survive on very little on his own prior to becoming a soldier in the war, he was afraid that he was going to push away the hospitality that his uncle and his family would be offering out of habit. He worried about the horrible dreams and nightmares he was inflicted with from the war influence. Esther would reassure him, but he didn't feel like it was enough. Regardless, a few days later, Ishmael was forced to announce to his closest friends that he was leaving the center, knowing fully well he probably wouldn't see most of them ever again. After saying his final farewells, as well as getting Esther's address so they could still hang out after he left, Ishmael made his way to his family, his home.]]> 2017-05-15 15:01:14 UTC https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/171858968 19mccarthy758 https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/171862707 Ishmael was very warmly welcomed into the home, and the large family dinner was a good way to ease the sadness, especially after recent events prevented him from meeting with Esther ever again.

After getting acquainted with everything around him, Ishmael started to feel a lot more at home, bit he still missed his old life at Benin House so painfully]]> 2017-05-15 15:12:06 UTC https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/171862707 19mccarthy758 https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/171874265 Ishmael arrived in New York City by plane. He was very nervous about heading there, as he's heard of many terrible things, such as violence-ridden streets, hostility, ignorance, and the like. When he got there, it was exactly the opposite. It was his first experience with the snowfall and immense cold, even larger cities, and, of course, speaking out his experiences. He got to meet many people from around the world, who spoke about their struggles and experiences. It gave Ishmael the chance to make the sufferings and heartache known in places outside of their countries. He connected with many others, and felt a little better knowing that he was able to tell others of the painful past.]]> 2017-05-15 15:46:58 UTC https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/171874265 19mccarthy758 https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/171874354 Going back to his home by his Uncle was great until disaster struck. The leader was murdered and a new, gun-happy man with violent "soldiers" assumed leadership. There was gunshots day and night, innocent people being murdered and things were being stolen left and right. After Ishmael's Uncle passed away from an unknown sickness, Ishmael and a bunch of other city-goers escaped the area by crossing the boarder into a different area, where they could take many different routes, such as flying, or staying in the area. ]]> 2017-05-15 15:47:17 UTC https://padlet.com/19mccarthy758/wvbnnn5stkca/wish/171874354