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Most of the beginning arms and achievements included a version of the national cross (Znamierowski, 14-15), indicating the influence of the Catholic Church over medieval society, as well as the religious motivation of liberating the Holy Land connected with the Crusades in the…

A Farewell to Arms is a novel by Ernest Hemingway which takes place in Italy during World War I. Readers learn of the character Frederic Henry and his lover, Catherine Barkley. Throughout the entire novel, Hemingway uses nature and weather in symbolic ways to gain the attention of readers. One of the greater symbols is the rain. Most people would agree that rain means life and that it does not have a negative symbolic use, but Hemingway uses rain as a symbol for death and despair. During the…

The Accordion’s Role in The Book Thief In the novel, The Book Thief, Hans Hubermann’s accordion plays a very important role. Hans received this accordion and learned to play the accordion from Erik Vandenburg, Max’s father. Hans and Erik quickly became good friends during their time serving in France during World War I. In Part four Chapter one, we learn that Erik was killed during the fighting in World War I. “When he tracked down the family of Erik Vandenburg in Stuttgart upon his return,…

Ernest Hemingway’s novel, A Farwell to Arms, exploits Catherine’s situation as a means to draw parallels to the unfortunate setting of the novel better known as the war. Throughout the novel, Hemingway takes a liking to the mounting relationship between Catherine and Frederic Henry, the protagonists of the novel. A Farwell to Arms shadows Henry’s journey to escape from the war as well as appease Catherine, who eventually transforms into the love he so desires. Desperate to preserve his…

The right to bear arms is a constitutional right, but what brand of firearms is all around best for the citizens of the United States of America to own and shoot? The brand Remington has been around for roughly 200 years and have specialized in the development of guns for the majority of their establishment and is considered America’s best gun brand by many, how do they do it? To every gun there are 3 key features and these are; safety, weight of the gun, and of course the reliability of the…

However, the soldier’s optimism quickly diminished and turned into hate resulting from the death of many companions. In his poems, Wilfred Owen highlights how soldiers realize that they are not “Brother in Arms” but are just temporary companions who end up separated because of the war. In Anthem for Doomed Youth, Owen writes about the loss of innocence that the soldiers endure. To set the tone of his poem, Wilfred Owen begins with, “What passing-bells for…

my coat of arms, I chose many different symbols that represent the person I am. I chose the Leaning Tower of Pisa to symbolize my Italian heritage because it is one of the most well known landmarks in Italy. The second symbol that I chose was the cross. The cross represents my Catholic faith. A video game controller was the third symbol that I chose.Video gaming is an activity I greatly enjoy and the game controller represents that activity well. The color green is on my coat of arms because…

Fight or Flight In In Our Time, Ernest Hemingway writes stories in which various characters experience and cope with loss. Set around World War I, the stories’ characters usually only appear once, except for one. Nick Adams appears multiple times throughout the collection, and seems to age as he does so. The first few stories describe his boyhood, and later ones, his transition to manhood. In depicting Nick’s mindset during his youth and young adulthood, Hemingway accurately illustrates the…

My personal coat of arms represents and showcases my personal identity, social identity as well as my national identity. The images I drew all have a distinct message behind them. In the shield I drew an Indian flag and the Canadian flag which represents national identity because my nationality is both Indian and Canadian. I was born and raised in Canada but both my mom and dads ancestory comes from India. These flags showcase who I am and where I’m from which is a key aspect in making up my…

Hemingway utilizes the motif of rain to illustrate Frederic’s developing realization that death is inescapable and to remind readers of the transient nature of life. Rain, an uncontrollable element of nature, is associated with death numerous times in the novel. The author chooses rain to symbolize death in order to emphasize the futility of attempting to escape death. Rain as a representation of death is first introduced when Frederic narrates, “At the start of the winter came the permanent…