The characters in all quiet on the western front were significantly changed by going out to the war and sting and feeling everything they felt. The characters changed and became totally different people, so different that it could be difficult it would be hard for anyone to recognize them on a personal level. I personally have had an experience that has changed me drastically. This was something that literally changed my life and my outlook on life. For a precursor, I will just explain…
Existentialism elements can be seen in the novel through the movement of the Europeans. Adding to this it also was part of the WW2 existentialism has been part of the world since time bck. In The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, you can see existentialist elements by how he displays Holden's difficulties throughout the novel as he grew up in his transition from childhood to adolescents. Throughout the novel he portrayed himself through isolation as he always wanted to be alone.As seen in…
How I came to America I went to my friend’s house for a party to celebrate our graduation of school. There were two people there that I had never met before. I didn’t know who they were. The thing that was different about them is that they were speaking English, so I knew they were Americans. They sat down by me at the table and we started talking using gestures and I showed them my phone and the pictures on it. I liked them when I met them, but I didn’t know yet that they wanted to adopt…
Courage The cool, February air chills up my body as I walk with a smile plastered across my face. Life was good-- 8th grade was a time where nothing was too challenging, nor too simple. This was a time where days would move by slowly, weeks would fly by easily, and months zipped by at light speed. However, this all changed when one day I was just sitting in my bed studying for an upcoming history test, and a name popped up across my screen: *Zach. Something about Zach calling was peculiar, he…
5. The uncertainty reduction theory does is what kind of makes us start the process of the social penetration model. The theory suggests that when we see someone, we are want to get to know them and that’s what makes us start a conversation. Which is the begging of the social penetration model. We first notice the person and then we start a conversation with them and then we start to get to know them. 6. Where I work at, there is this new girl, she seems like a very nice girl. So I kind of…
Once I used to know these two girls, their names were Rachel and Wendy. I was best friends with Rachel and Wendy and hung out a lot with them and had sleepovers with them. We were friends for about a year and became close. having sleepovers, hanging out on Halloween and other things. When we started tenth grade they started to hang out with this other girl at school named Bethany. We continued to hang out. our relationship stayed normal for a little while after they became friends with Bethany.…
Maxfield, I thought it would be a good idea to write you a letter rather than yell or cry over FaceTime. I know that’s all I’ve been doing and I want to make a difference in how I speak to you for once. I’m going to tell you everything I can’t say in person in this letter so that at least you can read it and not be stressed that I’m crying or getting mad at you. I know you are stressed right now but whenever you want to you can read this. So I guess to start off, I’ll start by saying hi… Lol. I…
In the 6th grade I was friends with a girl I had meet in the 5th grade from when we were in dance classes together. We were really good friends, but something went wrong. When we first meet we got along. We went to school together and we had dance classes together. I saw her more then I saw my own family during the school year. We would help each other with our homework and talk after school. But once Christmas break came, something went wrong in our friendship. Before Christmas…
During my 8th grade year, I was going to Washington Jr. High and Academy I was still getting to know people there. I met a girl named Kayla and we became best friends, Kayla and I were always around each other like two peas in a pod but one day everything changed. My friend Natalie brought a Mexican candy to school and wouldn't give Kayla any this resulted in a argument between the two which irritated me but i kept quiet. A few minutes later Natalie stopped talking the argument was done for her…
One summer day a girl came to talk to me on the playground, her name was Judy; noticing right away the stylish dress complemented with a red vest. Immediately sharing a bit of her life, her father a doctor, they lived on the other side of town within a nice neighborhood. Slow going is the friendship, although, moved along, she did all the talking, I have never seen her in a class or at lunch, only on the playground. However, this companionship on the playground was brief, after I showed her a…