‘So this is Nebraska’ is a poem by Ted Kooser in the postmodern age. The poem had been written in present tense‚ probably to emphasize the current state of rural Nebraska‚ which is a small village in America. The poem describes a Sunday afternoon in July in Nebraska and this is mentioned in the third stanza of the poem all the other descriptive language in the poem is used to explain this setting. The very first paragraph is a compound complex sentence. The purpose of this is to slow the pace of
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The Horrors of War on the Front In “All Quiet on the Western Front” Erich Maria Remarque a German veteran describes the harsh events that happened in WWI. The main character Paul Baumer narrates his story of what happened on the Western Front. Paul and several friends decided to join the army right out of high school at the young age of 19. In the beginning‚ Paul and his comrades were excited to join the army because they had been given speeches about patriotism‚ in time they realized that war
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only explored physically and mentally by the soldier lying on the battlefield in the soundly chaos of the explosions. The utter madness of war sticks in each nook and cranny of the soldier’s mind until his last breath. For Remarque‚ the author of All Quiet on the Western Front‚ World War I leaves behind a haunting reminder each day with not a single gruesome detail left out. The novel beautifully expresses Remarque’s personal challenges faced during his time in the war directly through the protagonist
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The book “A Land So Strange” by Andrés Reséndez basically illustrates 8 years of long odyssey from what is now Tampa‚ Florida to Mexico City on Cabeza de Vaca’s perspective. Cabaza de Vaca along with his companions named Andres Dorante‚ Alonso del Castillo‚ and Estebanico‚ are survivors of failed expedition to New World from Spain during 16th century. Unlike other members from the expedition‚ these four members found a way to live with native Indian tribes to survive. They were slaves of Indians
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of the beaten Jewish man (Luke 10:25-37). The parable‚ told by Jesus in the Bible‚ applies to several aspects of life and history such as the United States of America’s involvement in the Holocaust. America abandoned the Jews and was wrong in doing so. The United States should have been more involved in the Holocaust because it was their duty as the world super power‚ the foundation of their government is based on Judeo-Christian values‚ and because America’s forefathers fought for the liberty of
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Introversion is a common characteristic among many people today. It is the tendency to favor a quiet‚ peaceful environment. Introversion‚ though‚ as Susan Cain claims‚ is being perceived as an irregular lifestyle. Susan Cain is a self- described introvert and a notable author of the book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking‚ who has since jumped from her job as a notable lawyer to an introversion activist. She believes society sees extroversion as the more admirable trait
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“Men may have escaped the shells of battle but were often destroyed by war” How is this idea explored in the novel? “All Quiet on the Western Front” written by Erich Maria Remarque explores the idea that men have escaped the shells of battle but were often destroyed by war. Remarque presents the changes in Paul and his friends and by displaying the sense of isolation the men feel after the war by using a range of techniques. Remarque displays the changes in Paul and his friends by showing how
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All Quiet on the Western Front In All Quiet on the Western Front by Enrique Maria Remarque‚ the reader follows Paul Baumer as he fights through World War I and discovers the trials of being a soldier. As they survive through the war with each other‚ Paul and the other soldiers began to understand certain realities of life. Going into the battlefield teenagers‚ the soldiers come out as old men‚ burdened with their experiences. The war‚ meant to glorify Germany and turn its men into heroes‚ deadens
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story‚ especially between Fowler and Pyle. Fowler is also used as a metaphor to describe the character. The word foul is relatively similar to his last name and connections can be made about the character’s actions in the book. Alden Pyle is the "quiet American" of the title. Pyle is thoughtful‚ soft-spoken‚ intellectual‚ serious‚ and idealistic. He comes from a privileged East Coast background. His father is a renowned professor of underwater erosion who has appeared on the cover of Time magazine;
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Essay: All Quiet on the Western Front An anti-war novel often portrays many of the bad aspects and consequences of war. Erich Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front is a novel set in the First World War that is against war. Remarque describes the terrible reality of the war‚ focusing on the horrors and involved. The novel portrays an anti-war perspective as it brings up issues about the brutality of war‚ the narrator’s change of attitude towards war‚ the futility of war and
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