Friday, January 22, 2010

A Long Way Gone Chapter 15

Slide 11
Ch. 15
They have been fighting for over two year and killing became their daily activity.
Four men from UNICEF arrived in the village.
He considered his village his home and his friends and lieutenant as family
He’s been fighting for two years and he is now 15.
What did he want to hear from Jumah ? Does that surprise you?
They chatted about how good the drugs were all night.
They are taking them to Freetown to be put in school and to find another life.
He felt angry and wanted to hijack the truck and to drive it back to Bauya.
They want to fight eachother because they fought for different sides of the war.
The men in clean clothes were city soldiers, they can tell they were city soldiers by how clean their guns and uniforms were.
He threatened to kill the man who tried to search him.
I think Ishmael is feeling angry about him leaving.
He saw a busy street with cars he had never seen before, and he is still clueless with where he is going.
They noticed the similarities between them when the new arrivals came.
When the boy took off his shirt, he had a RUF on his arm and a fight broke out afterwards.
Violence cheered them up for the day because they were bored all day,
The military vehicles transported them to Benin Home, another rehabilitation center.
He felt happy when he was in the new center because he had taken care of the rebels.
He threatened to kill them with a grenade in his hand.
The boy says he fought for the RUF because they were fighting for freedom, and that the army killed their family and destroyed his village.
The camp was helping the boys rehabilitate.
The people trying to break the fight were just ignored.
6 people were killed in the fight 2 from his side and 4 from the rebels.







Captured-
to take by force or stratagem
He captured the city.
Outskirts- the outlying district or region
She lived on the outskirts of the city.
Commander- a person who commands.
The commander lost his battle.
Mingle- to become mixed, blended, or united.
The kids mingled in the center,
Jovial- endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship
That is very Jovial of the person.
Accustomed- customary; usual; habitual
They were very accustomed of the situation.
Snatch- to make a sudden effort to seize something
He snatched all his ammunition.
Gathered- to bring together into one group, collection, or place.
I gathered all the food.
Impatiently- Indicating lack of patience
He impatiently killed all the dogs.

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