Which statement accurately reflects the historical context of a long way gone by ishmael beah? (a.) it was published when child soldiers were still a world problem. (b.)  it was written and published during the 19th century. (c.) it was published before the sierra leone civil war officially ended. (d.) it was written when beah was still thirteen years old. the correct answer is (a.) it was published when child soldiers were still a world problem

The correct answer is A.

"A Long Way Gone" is a memoir written by Ishmael Beah in which he tells his experience as a child soldier during the Sierra Leone Civil war in the 1990's.

At that time, child soldiers were still a world problem. Currently, this problem is far from solved, but since the adoption of the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict (OPAC) during the 2000's, the world trends has seen a decrease in the number of child soldiers.

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”