The Way Back

chimney was a beacon giving the enemy a direct path to us. Bombs started falling like raindrops and poor Kirchner’s panic-stricken look returned to his face. He was the first to run for cover, blazing through the streets like he didn’t know any other way to handle the situation. The rest of the group follow him, carrying the food we’d prepared in their arms while I continued cooking the pancakes. I heard a foreign cry ring out as I finished the towering stack of pancakes. I ran out to the sight…

home and family represents how his experience in the war is stopping him from feeling the safety and comfort of where he once had those feelings. He knows that his leave will end, and if he lets down his emotional walls he will suffer when he goes back to the horrific warfare. Remarque has used the metaphoric idea of ‘distance’ to represent how Paul is feeling in his hometown, which is a representation of the alienation that has formed. By portraying the sense of betrayal and alienation felt by…

There are many things that must be considered when looking into to opening a law office. These things include (but are not limited to): Budgetary constraints; Future growth; Physical location; Amenities; Client needs; Ergonomic considerations and maximum efficiency. In order to have a successful law office there must be a well-designed office plan. A well-designed office plan creates production and gives both the employee/s and client/s a pleasant environment to work in. In turn this creates…

Direct and impactful experiences are the only way to completely uncover the truth of situations. In Erich Maria Remarque’s novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, Paul Bäumer, a young German schoolboy-turned-soldier, exposes the reality of fighting in WWI. Like many others, Paul’s teacher, Mr. Kantorek, coerced Paul and his classmates into enlisting by fixating on the heroism of soldiers and the honor of serving one’s country. On the frontlines, Paul experiences firsthand the truth of the damage…

security that was present before wartime. While he is taking in his home once again, the narrator says that he is “not myself”, and that there is “a veil between” him and his family (160). Remarque has used the war to change Paul emotionally, in the same way that it has for every single one of the other veterans involved. Later on, sitting in his bedroom, the changes make themselves apparent again. He reminisces about his childhood, when he was fascinated with books and the universes they…

War has a dark, funny way of underlining the incongruities of warfare. Irony has a strong presence in Erich Maria Remarque's novel, All Quiet on the Western Front. Set in the German lines of the Western Front in the First World War, Paul Baumer and other young men, such as Albert and Müller, volunteer to be soldiers after their schoolteachers persuaded them. At the front, they admire Kat for his practical skills and reliable instincts. On the opposite is Himmelstoss, a largely inept leader who…

Remarque successfully portrays the danger of war and how a person will do whatever he can to survive when faced with imminent danger. The following quote shows how they survived from another attack. At the sound of the first droning of the shells we rush back, in one part of our being, a thousand years. By the animal instinct that is awakened in us we are led and protected. It is not conscious; it is far quicker, much more sure, less fallible, than consciousness . . . It is this other, this…

1. The full and complete setting and why it is important to the the literation? All Quiet on the Western Front is set during World War I, behind the German frontlines where Paul Baumer is assigned. The setting intertwines back and forth between the warfront and the camp where Baumer stays. Once during the novel, Baumer goes home on leave, but the setting quickly deteriorates to the warfront. The only additional setting in the novel is in the hospital. Erich Maria Remarque did a great job at…

1929 by Propyläen Verlag, and it was one of the first war books that did not portray war as glory-filled, but as it truly was, grim, bleak, and bloody. Throughout the book, it is clear how big of an impact the war has on the soldiers, it changes the way the soldiers view human life, how the war makes it very difficult for them to return to a normal life, and lastly, how it forms strong bonds and friendships. This story truly exemplifies, how the war transforms many of the soldiers, for better or…

to let go of trends such as fishnet tights and jeans with no back pockets (because the inconvenience is just too much!), these are the trends of the last 3 decades that deserve a comeback as well as the icons to inspire old school looks, because if you’re going to throwback, you have to do it right! Here are your 2016 fashion trends that are inspired by sexy old school…