Brothers in Arms

In the novel The English Patient , written by Michael Ondaatje, the author describes the life of a young nurse (Hana) and her sacrifice to take care of a burned English patient (Count Laszlo de Almásy) in an abandoned hospital located in an Italian villa, that was affected by world war II. In the novel the author reveals to the readers, the love and care shown by the nurse to an utter stranger, her development in character and knowledge and the authors ability to captivate the reader throughout…

In the novels A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway and All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Remarque the different possibilities of the effects war have on an individual are displayed distinctively. In A Farewell to Arms Henry realizes he is losing himself in the war and tries to find an escape through love. In All Quiet on the Western Front the way Paul views himself changes and puts a perspective not only on the present but on his past and his future too. In these two novels the…

The Nature of a Meaningful Life Thomas Mann's Mario and the Magician is about a family who took a vacation in one of the beaches in Italy. For the purposes of this paper, the nature of a meaningful life will be analyzed based on the article, with Kant and Mill as sources to defend such analysis. Desires, Emotions, and Moral Choices Kant believed that desires and emotions do not play an essential role with how a person rejects or embraces morality (Kant, Abbott & Denis, 2005). In fact,…

Summary: An unknown man jumps off of the highest tower in Florence, Italy. Before jumping he thinks about his last gift to humanity and being remembered as a hero for his actions. Meanwhile Robert Langdon wakes up in a hospital bed in Florence with a gunshot wound and amnesia. Agent Vayentha from the Consortium, a private organization which fabricates articles and events to the liking of their clients, comes to the hospital to kill Langdon. Fortunately, doctor Sienna Brooks helps Langdon escape…

The Big Two-Hearted River by Ernest Hemingway is a brilliant story about a man (Nick) on a fishing trip (Hemingway). This story is full of vibrant landscapes as well as other mental images (Svoboda 34). The author of the story Ernest Hemingway is one of America’s greatest literary figures. He was also a Veteran of World War I and it is that experience that shaped the underlying message in this story (Adair 585). From the burnt town and surrounding landscape of Seney to the ominous swamp at the…

Handguns can be effectively hidden, so they are the weapon of decision for individuals who utilize them for self-preservation. Shockingly, they are additionally the weapon of decision for offenders. Since handguns are simple for offenders to take, handguns are promptly accessible on the underground market; this settles on handguns an appealing decision for crooks. Most violations including guns are submitted with the utilization of a handgun; this is a difficult issue in America today. Albeit…

In his novel A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway tells the story of an American ex-lieutenant Frederick Henry looking back on his life and relationship with Catherine Barkley. The lovers first meet outside a villa-turned-hospital and almost immediately begin playing, as writer Ernest Lockridge wrote, a “game of cat-and-mouse” with one another (Hemingway 18, Lockridge 72). Lockridge argued that because of this game, it appears as if Hemingway wrote Frederick to be an ignorant, naive lover, and…

When an author wants to portray something a certain way they have to use literary and rhetorical devices to lead the reader through the book. In A Farewell to Arms Ernest Hemingway uses imagery, diction, foreshadowing and many other literary devices to send the reader through the lives of the characters. The devices Hemingway uses makes the characters become more realistic to the reader. With this being said the purpose of Hemingway’s writing is to give the reader a visual sense of the…

Sometimes you need something to represent you, say a team. But you don’t have anything. I made a crest to symbolize myself. Three things I but on my Crest are symbols, values, and a motto. So let's start with the symbols on my crest. They are a hook, a key, a bow, and an arrow. The hook means I like to fish a lot. The key means I can open up new paths for myself and choose where I want to go. The bow means I am watchful from afar. The arrow means me watching can’t always be a good thing. Next up…

THE VALUE OF GODLY PARENTS Of all the possessions you own, what is the most valuable thing you hope to pass down to your children? Family heirlooms are special, but how many individuals would be willing to trade all they ever inherited from their parents for the chance to speak to them just one more time? Patrick Henry is famous for his statement, “give me liberty me death,” in response to British tyranny that sparked the Revolutionary War. What many do not know is that near the end…