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Thursday, April 28, 2011

SOAPSTONE

Speaker- Ishmael Beah
Occasion- Sierre Leone, January 1993
Audience- Child Soldiers and all war torn nations
Purpose- The meaning behind the text is to explain the horrible Civil War that Sierre Leone experienced and to recount the actions that he, Ishamael Beah, experienced throught the tough years of war. Beah also aims to explain the horrible atrocities that child soldiers encounter in wartimes.
Subject- The subject of this text is the decade long civil war in Sierre Leone.
Tone- The tone is somewhat detached thus far. Beah is merely recounting and not reliving the events he experienced, he has a gentle demeanor and proves even the kindest people can transform.

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