English Component - Ethics of Weapon Development in A Long Way Gone

Weapons are helpful when protecting a person’s safety or defending your country in war, but there many times that weapons hurt more than help. In a Long Way Gone Ishmael is robbed of his childhood and forced to fight in a violent war. The things that he and other children like him saw, were horrible experiences that no child should ever have to watch. Weapons are dangerous and should not be used by children. They often lead to many unnecessary deaths and overall a more violent world.