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    of imagery in his War World I novel‚ A Farewell to Arms. In the five books that the novel is composed of‚ the mind is a witness to the senses of sight‚ touch‚ smell‚ hearing‚ and taste. All of the these senses in a way connects to the themes that run through the novel. We get to view Hemingway’s writing style in a greater depth and almost feel‚ or mentally view World War I and the affects it generates through Lieutenant Henry’s eyes. In Book One of A Farewell to Arms‚ we get to read of the sense

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    A Feminist Criticism of A Farewell to Arms       After finishing A Farewell to Arms‚ I found it difficult to reconcile Judith Fetterley ’s feminist attack of the novel with my own personal opinions. I agree that Hemingway does kick women to the curb in his portrayal of Catherine‚ but my reasons for pinning this crime on Hemingway are different from hers ’. Although she means well‚ Fetterley makes the ridiculous claim that by portraying Catherine as an angelic‚ selflessly loving "woman to end

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    as it grew in power and became the strongest government in the world. George Washington’s "Farewell Address" stated "Against the insidious wiles of foreign influence (I conjure you to believe me‚ fellow-citizens) the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake‚ since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government." (Washington‚ Farewell Address‚ 1796) Many nations during that time sought to bring down the New World’s contemporary

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    people in domestic surrounding came to life in stories such as Henrik Ibsen "A Dolls House." With the emergency of the modern tragedy‚ Hemingway released A Farewell to Arms. Through out this short story filled with five short narratives‚ you are taken on a journey through the eyes of a soldier‚ Frederic Henry‚ and into a tragic love story. His farewell is from Henry‚ to the woman Catherine Barkley‚ whose arms held understanding in the crazy world of the Great War. In the beginning of the book‚ Hemingway

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    Gospel of John is usually known‚ a long prayer follows the farewell discourses. This prayer is also usually designated as the "high priestly prayer" of Jesus. John surrounds this prayer of several chapters‚ which describe Jesus’ preparation to His way to the Cross. John affirms that this preparation begins by the footwashing‚ which shows the disciples the ministry of servanthood Jesus expected from them (Jn 13: 1 – 20). Then‚ in the first farewell discourse‚ Jesus gives His new commandment of love (13:

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    President Eisenhower’s Farewell Address is a well known speech given at the end of his presidency. In it‚ Eisenhower expresses his worry for the future of The United States of America. Eisenhower starts off his farewell speech speaking of four major wars in the past century. Being bias‚ he states " despite these holocausts‚ America today is the strongest‚ the most influential and most productive nation in the world" ( P.1). Obviously since he was the president of the nation‚ he feels a sense of

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    War Love is an unexplainable relationship between a man and a woman. The relationship can start one way and then transform into something completely different without warning. Each character in this novel has a different understanding of love. In A Farewell to Arms‚ by Ernest Hemingway‚ the relationship between Catherine Barkley and Frederick Henry closely parallels Rinaldi and the priest ’s different views of love. The character Rinaldi does not take love seriously; he is always in and out of love

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    before he obtained a place in university to further his studies. We found out that he was leaving us just one day before the day he was supposed to leave. He did not tell us. Another teacher did. As we liked very much‚ we got together and planned a farewell party for him. The girls agreed to make some tidbits and the boys agreed to prepare some drinks. It was to be a small party‚ as we did not have enough time to plan a bigger one. The next day‚ we sat through two study periods early in the morning

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    The reason behind Sir Walter Raleigh’s “A Farewell to False Love” is evident in the title‚ the first few lines‚ and throughout the entire poem. It repeats over and over the theme of love being false and untrue. The poet portrays love as being a horrible thing‚ a liar and a deceiver. The poem is structured in the ababcc format‚ which was a common simple style of the time. The poem portrays love as being warm and fuzzy on the outside‚ but really just a "poisoned serpent covered all with flowers." This

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    A Farewell to Arms Is war ever justified? War has been a part of our society since the beginning of time. A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway is a novel that deals with the justification and commitment to World War I. Frederic Henry‚ an American ambulance driver for the Italians‚ struggled to find the answer and ended up loosing his commitment to the war because of words and advice from the priest and his love for Catherine Barkley. He ended up running away from the war to be with his pregnant

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