In my book A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, A boy named Ishmael Beah, at the age of twelve, becomes and unwilling boy soldier, after his village in Sierra Leone is attacked, Ishmael and his brothers go wandering from village to village in search of food and shelter. And eventually become soldiers in the child army. They become killing machines, and become addicted to various drugs. Eventually Ishmael's Lieutenant in the army turns them over to Unicef, and they go to America for rehabilitation.
Ishmael's story of perserverance reminds me of the story of Registre, a Haitian immigrant whom, through perserverance, was able to live his dream and get into medical school.
Ishmael's story of perserverance reminds me of the story of Registre, a Haitian immigrant whom, through perserverance, was able to live his dream and get into medical school.
