“The Choice Of Mercy” “Blessed are the merciful‚ for they will be shown mercy.”-Jesus Christ “Mercy is the stuff you give to people that don’t deserve it.”-Joyce Meyer. These two views on granting mercy are shown in “Punnu’s Jihad” by Nadeem Aslam and in “Nawabdin Electrician” by Damiyal Mueenuddin. “Nawabdin Electrician” focuses on Muslim home life and brutal revenge. “Punnu’s Jihad” focuses on Punnu’s story‚ as well as his culture as a moslim and how Punnu showed compassion towards those who
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Horrors of War by Joshua Gonzalez aka NeonFx War stories before Erich Maria Remarque’s times still leaned toward themes of glory‚ adventure‚ and honor. In presenting his realistic version of a soldier’s experience‚ Remarque stripped that from war novels in his antiwar novel‚ All Quiet on the Western Front. Remarque accurately depicts both the physical and mental hardships of war. This novel should be read by all soldiers thinking of enlisting in the army for several reasons. First‚ the novel describes
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conspicuous. Not only are backpacks very clumsy and space consuming‚ prolonged carrying of a backpack can be very bad for the back. Also‚ backpacks are an excellent place for students to hide objects that are prohibited. Firstly‚ backpacks are very bulky and awkward. In a classroom‚ there is no designated space for backpacks to be kept so students might put it on the back of their chair‚ put it on their desk‚ or even leave them on the floor. This then causes many accidents because people are not
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"Hey‚ be careful and don’t do anything stupid‚" my dad said to me right before I hopped into Chase Miller’s dark blue Chevy S-10 with a camper shell on the back. I looked at Chase and Tyler Becker and said‚ "Let’s go camping." As Chase pushed down the gas pedal‚ a big cloud of black smoke shot out of the back of the truck and the smell of burning motor oil filled the cab. It was in July‚ and we wanted to go camping. I asked my dad if we could go up to our family’s cabin in Elk Springs‚ which
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Bath and Body Works the dress code is laid back. We can express ourselves without being told that I have to look a certain way to work there. The dress code consists of any white shirt of choice‚ any jeans or khakis‚ any shoes‚ and the apron of the season. I’m able to wear make up‚ nail polish‚ etc. Next‚ Hollister treats their employees a different way then most companies. If I am having a bad hair day‚ or I am looking a little tired I get placed in the back. Before clocking in I have to have my manger
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drawing and coloring with pencils. Her current masterpiece‚ as I like to call it‚ is a memory book for her high school boyfriend who attends a different university. She is drawing and coloring on a blank page‚ hard cover book‚ images of them all the way back to the very beginning when they first met. She is doing all these based of her memory‚ which means the picture will depict a big idea on each page rather than having accurate details. The memory book is in more of a comic book style‚ so the images
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becoming animals. Individuals are no longer recognized‚ people are categorized in groups‚ a column of men ready to go into battle. The human instinct is no longer there‚ but instead the need to survive is the only thing that one can see. Upon arrival back home for leave‚ there is a sense of awkwardness. Though one is “home” the sense of feeling like constant distance and not feeling himself was an agonizing pain. The amount of trauma from losing friends and the constant struggle of being at war had
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Christine Barna Date 2/29/12 Per. 4 All Quiet on the Western Front Essay All Quiet on the Western Front is a historical novel‚ written by Erich Maria Remarque. It is set during the World War I between France and Germany. The book explores the lives and deaths of men who fought the war and how it tore them apart. The story is told through the eye of Paul Baumer‚ who enlists with his class mated in the German army. They become soldiers with youthful enthusiasm‚ not expecting the hardships and despair
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“Penelope‚ I shall be back‚” Odysseus said‚ about to leave. “Ok‚” Penelope said‚ looking at Odysseus blinking back tears. “If I don’t come back‚ then you can marry someone else‚” Odysseus said and left for the plane. Telemachus‚ still a child‚ woke up with Dawn. Telemachus rubbing his eyes‚ saw his Dad leave‚ “Mommy‚ where’s Daddy going?” “He’s just going away for a bit Telemachus‚ now let me make you breakfast‚” Penelope said with tiny drops of tears rolling down her face‚ patting Telemachus
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War is good and bad‚ beneficial and pointless‚ but above all other things‚ immensely inhumane. Man created war‚ and with our controversial human nature egged it on. “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Maria Remarque is a war novel that shows the war experience and how war changes people. During the time spent at the front and at rest the soldier is turned from human to inhumane. They are taken away from the normal human emotion and placed into a state of being more animalistic and superhuman
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