Jenna Long Mrs. Schumann English 8 November 2012 All Quiet on the Western Front All Quiet on the Western Front is a very dramatic movie about how WWI affected a young group of soldiers. The war affected the soldier’s whole self; it affected them emotionally‚ physically‚ and mentally. War can hurt anyone’s emotions. Being exposed to such terrible things can really change a person. When the soldiers got to their training camps they were excited and eager to fight for their country
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Who am I Without Him? The author of “So I ain’t no Good Girl”‚ Sharon Flake‚ develops the characters in a way I find realistic and original. It is told in a first person view of the main character; although‚ we don’t know her name‚ we know her boyfriend’s name‚ Raheem. He is known for his good looks and muscles. They have been together for two years now‚ but he treats her as though she is nobody. The narrator has an attitude against other girls‚ because Raheem tends to stare. When she finds him
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Jordan Williams Sara Howe English 101 17 September 2010 “So Much Water So Close To Home” In So Much Water So Close To Home‚ Raymond Carver explores the hardships that society brings upon us by using dialogue and character development to reveal that men and women alike have difficulty reconciling the differences in ethical and moral values. Carver is able to do this by relating to topics that demonstrate the character’s difference in morality. These include such things as death‚ gender stereotypes
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What Has War Made Me? War can do many horrible things to its soldiers‚ but it can also save them from themselves. All Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque is a testament of Paul Bäumer. He and seven classmates enlist in World War I. They experience and witness unspeakable violence becoming soldiers. More violence than anyone should ever see. It corrupts most of the soldier’s minds because of the trauma that they have faced. Although war dehumanized many of the young men
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THE QUIET AMERICAN ‘Alden Pyle is dangerous‚ but he does not deserve his ultimate fate.’ Do you agree? In ‘The Quiet American’‚ the Alden Pyle character is exceedingly patriotic to America and somewhat unrealistic in all that he does throughout the film. Pyle seems to be naive in thinking that he will be able to save an entire country‚ Vietnam‚ which at the time was embroiled in an intense battle between the French and communists. He believed that by establishing a third force in the country
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autumn of 1918‚ a 20 year old german soldier contemplates to himself: “Let the months and years come‚ they can take nothing from me‚ they can take nothing more. I am so alone‚ and so without hope that I can confront them without fear” (295). These last few thoughts happen right before this soldier‚ Paul Baumer‚ dies. In the book All Quiet On the Western Front‚ Erich Maria Remarque creates the character of Paul Baumer in order to illustrate a generation full of men who are well known throughout our history
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it. That includes the mood and the emotion it can cause. Also‚ poems can be very different from each other. For example‚ one poem could be about sorrow and death while the other is cheerful and emits positivity. It has meaning and emotion. The poem “So‚ We’ll Go No More a-Roving” by George Gordon is about life coming to an end. A more detailed explanation is when someone has a desire to go on an adventure but their body is too old to handle it. The poem has a sad‚ sorrowful mood. Showing the mood
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be/summer or winter for aught I can say.” The second verse in the first stanza provides insightful imagery into how little she can actually recall of the event. It is apparent that even the most obvious details of their meet slip her recollection. “So unrecorded did it slip away” is the next line‚ and tells the reader that the significance of this day did not seem great at the time. However‚ the final two lines of the stanza provide a contradiction‚ hinting a strong impression during later times
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Teaching is an art that both parents and teachers need to understand and be able to craft in their own way‚ yet be able to reach their children or students so they can be successful. This book “How to Talk So Kids Can Learn” demonstrates different areas of need that can make a child sensitive to learning or opening up to be comfortable with a person or an environment. Each chapter explains a situation and how many teachers or parents may approach it‚ but then they dissect the situations to examine
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All Quiet on the Western Front Study Guide — Study and Discussion Guide Chapter 1 1. Where are the men “at rest”? Five miles behind the front 2. Why is there such an abundance of rations? Miscalculation – did not count on so much of a lose of life on the front. 3. Who is the narrator? How old is he? Paul Bäumer – 19 years old 4. Identify the following: A. Tjaden - skinny locksmith; biggest eater (19) B. Albert Kropp – clearest thinker; lance-corporal C. Muller G. Detering – smart; dreams
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