Essays Tagged: "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic Series)"

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Is it possible to change your attitude while learning resilience to overcome life's hardships? No matter how bad the sit ... on was for Ishmael Beah in his memoir "A Long Way Gone," he was still able to cope with the circumstances by using defense mechanisms such as reaction formation to help him survive. Although he falls ... back on drug use, Beah's attitude changes throughout his journey. In the beginning of the memoir Beah is a happy young boy who is enjoying being a kid. As the memoir progresses Beah must learn to "ch ...

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