For Whom The Bell Tolls Thesis Statement

World War I was one of the most barbaric and horrendous events that impacted world history. In the novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich M. Remarque drives home this brutality through his main character. The theme brutality and carnage is displayed through the presence of death, violence, and the guilt the soldiers must carry within them. The soldiers were permanently scarred by the events they witnessed as death is always around them..

27/16 O’Brien Synthesis Soldiers fought for many years. They fought through sadness and many fears. They fought with hopes of coming out alive. They fought for peace and for us to be free.

you feel that some small bit of rectitude has been salvaged from the larger waste, then you have been made the victim of a very old and terrible lie,” while in Stephen Crane’s The Red Badge of Courage, Henry feels at the end that “He had rid himself of the red sickness of battle,” (p. 155) illustrating how some rectitude has been made. To O’Brien, no rectitude can be made for a story to be a true war story, and therefore, The Red Badge of Courage is not a war

War has been occurring for over thousands of years, and has claimed a devastating amount of lives throughout the centuries. In “Just Lather, That’s All”, written by Hernando Tellez and “The Sniper”, created by Liam O’ Flahery you can see two stories that are based around a war environment. Evident in these short stories are the similarities and differences both protagonist share. The first similarity that is shown is that the act of killing isn’t an easy concept for them.

Despite having drastically different personalities, each of her three Marriages ended in failure or tragedy due to the pride of the three men. Hurston’s characterization of Janie’s three husbands represents three different types of men: Logan- The work-horse, and Teacake - The Free spirit and Joe. Joe Starks is clearly the most ambitious of these three men.

Following Dimmesdale’s death, “all [of Chillingworth 's] strength and energy… and intellectual force seemed at once to desert him… and almost vanished from mortal sight” (Hawthorne 212), as his own death quickly proceeds within a year. When the source of evil that he leeches off of disappears, Chillingworth’s life begins to disintegrate, as he lacks further purpose to survive due to his loss of humanity. His obsession with obtaining revenge eventually forces him to lose control of his own fate, as it becomes dependent on Dimmesdale’s actions. Since Chillingworth devoted his life to seeking revenge on Dimmesdale, without a mortal target, his existence becomes meaningless. In an effort to assert control and prolong his own life, Chillingworth tries to terminate Dimmesdale’s public confession.

Obsession, defined as the inability of a person to stop thinking about a particular topic or feeling a certain emotion without a high amount of anxiety, is present in millions around the world. From a favorite celebrity, to a catchy song, almost everyone suffers from obsession. Enduring Love, written by Ian McEwan, displays several levels of obsession, from mild to dangerously severe, that are present in the three main characters: Clarissa Mellon, Joe Rose, and Jed Parry. In the beginning chapters of the novel, Joe Rose, the protagonist, and Jed Parry, the antagonist, are involved in the accidental death of a man while trying to save a malfunctioning hot air balloon. This event not only causes an internal struggle in Clarissa and Rose, it also

One way he had glory was as he killed people. So many of the enemies deaths were caused by him, and now he would no longer be around to create victory for the Greeks. He also gained more glory because they valued how much more they really needed him once he was gone. As he died people mourned around him, as said on page one-hundred and forty-five “The body of Achilles lay beneath the feet of the fighters, face-down upon the earth.” These great heros’ deaths all have proven how glory is attained by death.

At first, he was fearful of the creature, but after the death of his young brother, William, he came to a conclusion. “Two years had now nearly elapsed since the night on which he first received life; and was this is first crime (pg 50)?” Frankenstein had created life, and in doing so, created an independent murderer responsible for deaths of those close to him. He had been so neglectful to reason in his science, and so blind in his obsession, that the very thing he created as a compensation made his pain worse. His “eyes were insensible to the charms of nature (pg

Throughout the play Hamlets characters has the largest impact on the story and plot out of all the other characters. It is his actions that set everything in motion for the rest of the play, for better or for worse. At the start of the play Hamlet is depressed about his father’s death and faced with is mother’s remarriage in put in an uncomfortable situation dealing with his new step father’s way of running the country. “O if only this far too solid body of mine would melt, thaw, and turn itself into dew...” it’s clear by these lines that Hamlet is expressing his want to just die and melt away from this situations he’s in.

Kemmerich’s was one of Paul’s close friends to die first, and it is here we can see how loss is portrayed during this scene. The loss of Kemmerich life was not quick or painless, Paul’s friend suffered throughout this time, and Paul was their watched his friend die. Paul faced the truth about war after his friend’s death. The truth that Paul had discovered is that the loss of life is something that he, and all of his friends might not be able to escape. I believe that Paul gave up on living after the death of Kat, that was his last friend that was still alive and he was very close to him.

As grueling and terrifying as a three day battle sounds you 're not much off. If you were here in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania the sight is not pretty . Being there was horrible seeing the thousands of people dead is a horrifying sight and not one you would want to live to see. This was one of the bloodiest fights and the most memorable . In the last three days the Union showed that we’re a competitor and that we’re going to stand, and not back down.

The City of Bell scandal involves misappropriation of public funds in Bell, California, one of the poorest cities in Los Angeles County and a small blue collar community, over a period of several years in the late 2000s. In July 2010, two Los Angeles Times reporters, Jeff Gottlieb and Ruben Vives, wrote an investigative piece on possible malfeasance in the neighboring city of Maywood, California. In their exposé, they reveal that Bell city officials are receiving salaries that are reportedly the highest in the nation. The scandal resulted in the prosecution of seven officials accused of deceiving the poor city out of more than 10 million dollars. The scandal had sweeping implications on governments across California, prompting legislation

The Bell Curve book, was published in 1994. This book was sought to bring meaning and understanding to the intelligence gap in America. The book was written by Richard Herrnstein. Although it was supposed to bring understanding, it brought lots of controversial debates in about IQ and intelligence.

Sean Duhey Mrs. Peeler 2 5/15/17 A Separate Peace A Separate Peace takes place Devon school in New Hampshire during the summer session in 1942. World War 2 plays a huge role with the students daily live and routines at school. The setting is key in the novel because Gene goes to different spots of the school where he had memories of Finny. Gene Forrester is the protagonist because he is the narrator of the the story he appears to be a middle aged man visiting his old school