Western Armenia

War will take its toll on a soldier. In the novel “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Maria Remarque, the soldiers of Second Company come out of the war damaged in many ways which are almost unpreventable. Their bodies are hurt, their minds are full of fear and they are eventually molded to think that being surrounded death is a normal day to day thing. The soldiers relationships with people and places are destroyed their generation is lost. War leaves them alone and afraid. Some people…

"The Somme set the picture by which future generations saw the First World War: hapless soldiers; blundering obstinate generals; nothing achieved." -A.J.P Taylor One of the ways the Battle of the Somme had significance in World War One was the attritional wearing down of the German army. The war took a turning point in 1916, up until then some kind of peace could have been reached and an agreement made, this all changed in 1916. Instead of trying to break through each other’s lines the armies…

Literature has always been a great escape from reality for me, even when assigned by a professor or teacher for homework. However, I have always been that student who did not understand why I had to pick up or cue in on every little gesture of symbolism or foreshadowing. For me, literature has always been about the journey, personal understanding or connection, and the eloquence of the words used. Therefore, I believe each person concentrates on what they need to hear and what the specific piece…

"Where are you from?" People always ask this question when they are making friends. However, this is an embarrassing question for the immigrants because they come from their own countries physically, but they are Americans on the inside. They are struggling to either be Americanized or keep their own cultures. Then, it brings a puzzle to the immigrant parents: should they Americanize their children? In my opinion, Americanizing their children is not a good choice because it’s difficult for them…

mind will always carry and posses huge portions and parts of the its own programmed cultural behaviors together with the attitudes in their sub consciousness thoughts. For instance, in reference to Beyond Culture, the main problem that is evident in western culture mainly the United States is the issues of the malfunctions of the education system in the United States, since many critics have labeled it as full or many errors, irrelevant and obsolete simply because they argue it is…

x“Survival of the Fittest” that has always been my ideology, I had never questioned before why some countries were rich and others were poor. I did question the state of poverty in my country; I had learned in many history classes in high school that when my country became independent we were leading the Caribbean in industry and economy, however by the time I was in high school we were second to last just above Haiti. I always thought that our financial ruin was caused by poor leadership, and…

world differently because of distinct culture and belief systems. In the Fumie culture, those people learn to view the world from a darker perspective than the Western world. Fumie culture finds it acceptable to succumb to the lowest moments in life, for example suicide and shutting out completely from the outside world. On the other hand, Western culture does not find admiration and honor in suicide or accepting sadness. Both culture and belief are interdependent to each other, just like the…

In an effort to describe the modernist painting, Clement Greenberg in his publication The Collected Essays and Criticism, makes simplified and exaggerated claims. Despite his best efforts, most of his assertions are shrouded in oversight and lack the necessary premises to be adjudged as an entirely objective and salient. His comments on modern art’s effects on human senses and relations with space, are one of said claims. He states: “The Old Masters created an illusion of space in depth that…

More than Genies and Spirits: The presence of Feminist Characters in old Arab Stories In her book titled The Hidden Face of Eve, Naawal El Saadawi an Egyptian writer writes that “Woman is at her best and most powerful when she takes on the form of a genie or spirit in A Thousand and One Nights. Men fall victims to her beauty and her spells and go through suffering and even torture to gain her favour.” (, P. 162) In this passage, El Saadawi expresses an opinion that is very popular within the…

“Natural Law” or more commonly, “the Law of Nature”.Meaning, as citizens we have natural rights in a society. By that the government has a duty to protect those rights. Although, a few of these elements are present in our current system. The system that Western Law is based off according to notable legal philosopher H.L.A. Hart in his book, The Concept Of Law, is that of “John Austin’s Imperative Theory.”(VI) This theory is one that consists of three parts that differ slightly from that of…