A Long Way Gone Chapter 20

1. His version of NYC was people looking for violence on the streets? He got his idea of NYC from rap music.
2. I think NYC would be really busy, crowded, and cold.
3. He had no idea what winter was because he had never experienced the cold in Sierra Leone? He learn about winter from movies.
4. He felt cold and was surprised NYC wasn't what he expected.
5. I experienced culture shock when I first moved to the US. buildings, cars, traffic etc. were similar but the way people acted were different.
6. They were staying at Vanderbilt YMCA hotel.
7. The other children there all has similar stories of starvation, war, and suffering.
8. He was baffled by the food because he had never seen other types of food before and hard for him to adjust how he ate.
9. He learned about some of the other children there and they had somewhat of a similar struggle as him.
10. Laura Simms is a white woman who was a story teller from NYC that teaches people hot to tell their stories in a more compelling way.
11. He didn't accept her winter jacket because it was a girl's jacket.
12. Him and Madoka visited the Times Square and saw tall buildings, colorful lights, big colorful advertisement screens.
13. The conference was about each country speaking briefly at the UN Economic and Social Council chamber about their country and experiences.
14. His speech was about where he's from, what he's been through, and how things are at Sierra Leone.
15. Yes I agree with his speech because I just agree with it.
16. Tell me one experience you have had that has changed your life and you are still working on or dealing with.
17. Music and dancing was a big part of his life because it was part of his culture.
18. He left NY on Nov. 15, 1966.
19. He was going back home.
20. I think he will move to NYC in the next chapter.
21. His life will be different now in Sierra Leone by how he changed his life.
22. I don't think he will return to the group he was a part of.
23. I don't know a time where I have experience growth from something negative.




1. Generate- bring into existence
The new manager generated a lot of problems.


2. Accumulating- get or gather together
I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife.


3. Radiator- any object that radiates energy
A radiator can radiate energy.


4. Baffled- people who are frustrated and perplexed
The children faces clearly expressed the frustration of the baffled.


5. Facilitators- the condition of being made easy
Social facilitation is an adaptive condition.


6. Compelling- driving or forcing
Compelling ambition.


7. Awe- an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
He stared over the edge with a feeling of awe.


8. Oriented- adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances sometimes used in combination
The house had its large windows oriented toward education.


9. Overwhelmed- charge someone with too many tasks
I overwhelmed him with the work I gave him.


10. Mesmerized- having your attention fixated as though by a spell
He was mesmerized.


11. Aimlessly- without aim; in an aimless manner
He aimlessly traveled.


12. Influential- having or exercising influence or power
He had an influenced experience with his friend.