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    otters scratching on the doors and walls of the cabin. That was the last thing I heard until I went into an oblivion. After what seemed to be hours, I started to gain conscious again and realized the scratching was gone. Now was the time to find a way out of this place. I called out to Tim, who was still lying on the floor where he dropped unconsciously to see if he still maintained to stay alive. “ Tim!!!! Wake up! *slap* *slap*. We have to keep moving. The otters are gone. It’s only a…

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    Remarque wrote this novel as a therapeutic way of coping with the effects of World War I on him (Wagner 117). World War I left Remarque feeling alone and at loss of his self-identity. The horrifying experiences Remarque endured shattered his life; and because he went straight into the war after graduating high school, he had no past life to return back home to (Yearley 2136). Remarque felt as if though writing All Quiet would soothe away all they pain World War I left on him. The purpose of…

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    Back To The Future Essay

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    Back in Time Are you looking for a movie that is from the eighties, fast paced, and hilarious? Back to the Future might just be the film for you! Written by Robert Zemeckis (the mastermind behind works like Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and Forrest Gump), Back to the Future was one of the most beloved films of the 1980’s. Featuring Michael J. Fox in his first lead in a film, and renown actor Christopher Lloyd, this movie is a must watch for fans of any genre. Back to the Future fits the picture…

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    Back to the Future Imagine time traveling thirty years back in past and not being able to travel back. Then ruining the moment your parents first met, which could potentially make you and your siblings not exist. That is exactly happened to Marty in the 1985 movie, Back to the Future directed by Robert Zemeckis. In this movie, the main character, Marty goes to meet his dear friend Doc. Doc is a scientist who invents the time machine, and Marty unconsciously tested it out trying to escape the…

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    All Quiet on the Western Front, the men are changed physically, mentally, and emotionally. The impact these changes bring upon each man is drastic, this is their new way of life. Once they have experienced what they have, there would be no going back. In the book, Paul Bäumer struggles with the reality of not being able o relate back to his old home because the war had changed him so much. Paul Bäumer was not the only man who would be changed, many of his close friends would be forever changed…

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    and we even went snorkeling a couple of days ago! Seeing all of the fish and other aquatic life was so amazing. “Jessica, we are going to be late!” my mom yelled. It took me by surprise and instantly stopped my day dreaming. “Sorry, Mom,” I yelled back. I had almost forgot that today was the day we were going to go sailing over the ocean. I ran to the bathroom, almost tripping over my smooth green and blue flip flops laying in the middle of the bedroom floor. My favorite red dress hanging…

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    Western Front Themes

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    Erich Maria Remarque wrote All Quiet on the Western Front in 1929, after Remarque had served in the trenches for the Germans during World War I. The book quickly became a bestseller throughout the world, with many people claiming the main appeal was the realism. Due to the realism of war in All Quiet on the Western Front, many governments banned or edited it, so that their populace and military wouldn’t be demoralized if they ever went to war again. This was largely caused by the underlying…

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    All Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Remarque is a bestselling classic that portrays a powerful anti-war message to all readers. The protagonist Paul Baumer is sent to the front line of WW1 and faces many challenges along the way. Remarque uses these challenges to warn the reader of the devastating effects of war. Paul and his comrades face the physical and psychological horrors, becoming a lost generation, and begin to question why they are there and who they are fighting. Along with…

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    Bits and pieces of rubble began to fall . The other beams and columns began to give way as well, sending another shower of dust. Cherry Bomb and Umbra dashed in. Umbra grabbed Mx.Lux’s hand and ran. Glancing back, Mx.Lux spotted Blout and Cherry Bomb sprinting to the other exit before the warehouse collapsed. “We should go.” ** Anja began to mumble, half to herself,“I can’t believe it’s been…

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    against the menace of death;-it has transformed us into unthinking animals in order to give us the weapon of instinct.” Remarque uses animals to convey that the hardships of the sometimes forces humans to revert to primitive instinct, similar to the ways that animals behave. Animal brains are unable to experience the complicated thoughts and emotions that humans do, they only…

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