... when he was one of the innocents who iddn't realize what the Great War was. His only friends seem to be his military comrades for they are the only ones who uynderstan what he is going through or has gone through by the end of service. Paul resents the effort that everybody seemed to be going through in order for him to enlist. Teachers and parents especially wanted him to enlist. Paul even says, "at one time even on's parets were ready with the word 'coward'" When Paul finally gets home, he seems overjoyed to be back, but soon he feels the discomfort of being worlds apart from his mother and father. When he first gets back, he can only cry, but when ...

... is, a great warrior. In Act I, Othello has runs into Brabantio, who has come to kill him, but before anything could happen Othello said, "Hold your hands, both of you of my inclining and the rest. Were it my cue to fight, I should have known it without a prompter" (I, ii, lines 80-3). The power shown here is quite astounding. The nature of Othello's character is of a dark man. A dark man, not only because he is black, but also because his whole person is very mysterious. He is mysterious in that he believes there is magic brewing everywhere. With this dark side he is also very outgoing, and not very bright. It is almost too easy for Iago to trick him into be ...

... is to clear one’s mind of impure thought, bring it to a higher lever than at the start, and attain a certain level of righteousness. This may have been a good idea 2300 years ago, but today, I see it as very limiting and impractical. In his time, only the rich aristocrats went to school. It’s purpose was not for the students to learn skills or ideas that would help them later in life, but to expand their minds, thus making them into ‘better people.’ There was no need for them to learn any job skills. Back then, if you came from a rich family, you were rich. Working at simple jobs was for the peasants and slaves. Today, life is different. Our society is c ...

... and the circumstances to which he or she is subjected have bearing on how a person thinks, feels and acts. Considering this, the actions of the character Macbeth must be evaluated by his personal motivations and the external causes that may have led to them. It is established from the very beginning that Macbeth is ambitious. There can be no doubt about this. A certain level of courage accompanies his ambition as well. As a noble he is an active one, fighting against the rebel hordes and Norwegians in defense of his king, no doubt for the purpose of gaining notoriety and other rewards. This is further illustrated by his gracious acceptance of credit for his dee ...

... to town. Phoenix is quite remarkable woman. 2 Phoenix’s ability to make the journey and overcome these challenges shows her strong determination, dedication, devotion and the will power to endure hardship to finish her task. These weekly journeys had become a virtual ritual. Vande Kieft states “Miss Eudora Welty often takes ritual action very seriously-especially the most simple and primitive rituals of home, or private rituals which comes from repeated performances of an action of love”, Old Phoenix’s down the worn Path. (70). The conflicts were put in the story to show us the inner feelings of Phoenix. She was able to endure hardships and yet stays focused on the ...

... He died in 1962, just before his works became popular in the United States. Literary period/country *Contemporary/Ancient India Characters *Siddhartha -Protagonist -Main character in action -He is stubborn in his quest and yet honored by his community and relatives. *Govinda -Siddhartha's psychological alter ego -Main character's friend who provides opposing ideas and thoughts. -He cares about his dear friend as he follows him throughout most of his quest. *Gotoma (Buddha) -Admired as the distinct holy one and as a great idol among the Hindus. -Open Govinda's eyes, allowing him to seek his own path of peace which he finds through Buddha. -Buddha ...

... not only would human beings suffer, but the environment and animals would, too. Government doesn’t only keep people in line, but it makes sure that the environment is healthy too with laws. Government also keeps technology and education going. Money would be a big problem without a strong government, because it wouldn’t always go where it needed to schools and businesses. Money would probably go to waste and not to things that would help economy. Without the money businesses need, people would soon lose jobs. Money would be spent very quickly and be gone very fast. Government is needed so much when you think about it. Henry David Thoreau didn’t really appreci ...

... from Prayer at the beginning of his four sonnets: "Prayer exerts an influence upon God's action, even upon his existence. This is what the word 'answer' means." Sonnet 2 is the only of the four poems that does not explicitly mention prayer or God. Yet it is clear the poem deals with the same topic as the three sonnets with which it is grouped. The ambiguity of the poem lies in deciding which of the poem's two characters represents God and which represents the reader. Line one presents the all-important dilemma, "There's the door. Will anybody get it?" (Jarman 170). The bather hopes someone else will get the door because his warm bath is so soothing. The ...

... attention in proving Fermat’s theorem. These opposites become numerous in the play as Stoppard contrasts free will and determination, science and the humanities, romantic and classical and female intuition with male dogmatism. The play, takes on a number of different meanings when looked at from different perspectives; some would claim that it is satire on academia and the world of researchers such as Bernard, others would say that was more about history and the fallacies of studying primary evidence. The play utilizes many theories concerning science and philosophies on life, and so many might say this play is about living life, an existential thought in the ...

... from high school are required in Physical Education, Music, and Art, along with the more traditional academic coursed such as Math, Science, English, and History. Many states require fewer credits than New York in these areas. For example, Florida only requires one credit of high school physical education for graduation, whereas New York requires four. A similar comparison is true for many other courses. This fact alone shows the higher standards by which New York State students learn, but there is more. Along with extra requirements in core courses, New York also has Regents exams. The Regents tests, state standardized, are long, difficult, and competitive. S ...