Essays Tagged: "Paul"

Alienations and "All Quiet on the Western Front"

-and all it has given in return is the ability to appreciate basic physical pleasures. According to Paul, though, the men haven't entirely lost human sensitivity: they're not as callous as they appear ... retend to forget the dead; otherwise they would go mad. Remarque includes discussions among Paul's group, and Paul's own thoughts while he observes Russian prisoners of war (Chapters 3, 8, 9) ...

(3 pages) 51 0 3.4 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

In 1 Corinthians 1, what are the main emphases of Paul's theology?

human authority. Similar troubles have echoed through Christian communities down the centuries, so Paul's message is as relevant now as it was then. It is in this context that Paul calls for unity. ... s such are expected to remain faithful to God's covenant, just as God will remain faithful to them. Paul's theme is that God actually sanctified them in Jesus, and in so doing formed them into a much ...

(3 pages) 68 0 2.5 Nov/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

1 Corinthian 15

urbanized and religiously diverse city, which made it very helpful to the early Christian movement. Paul's first letter to the Corinthians, he was answered numerous questions and demanded numerous cha ... of prophesying (vv. 14:1-40); and much, much more. Therefore, in the chapter 15 of 1 Corinthians, Paul was "deeply concerned to correct [Corinthians] beliefs about the resurrection, and he suggests ...

(10 pages) 44 0 4.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays

1 Thessalonians. What can we discover from the letter about the circumstances in which it was written, the Thessalonians concerns and how Paul addressed them.

The background. St. Paul was a Jew, brought up in the Greek city of Tarsus, a member of the pharisaic party, educated in ... fore he had crossed from Troas to Macedonia, bringing the gospel from Asia to Europe. From Philippi Paul went on to Thessalonica, Berea, Athens and then Corinth. - At the council of Jerusalem: it was ... to Thessalonica, Berea, Athens and then Corinth. - At the council of Jerusalem: it was agreed that Paul should continue his ministry among the Gentiles (Acts15) - Paul begins a second tour among the ...

(6 pages) 44 0 3.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

All Quiet On The Western Front

caused by past generations.Experiences reflecting Theme The experiences, actions, and statements of Paul Baumer tie into this theme. Baumer, a German front line soldier and the narrator and main chara ... even friends during the first year of the war. At the tender age of 19, they were drafted to fight. Paul says "We are alone fighting for the tribulations of our fathers. They caused these problems, bu ...

(5 pages) 21 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

All Quiet On The Western Front

n Front" was a movie about the war between the French and the Germans told in first person by Paul Baumer, a nineteen year old student. Paul was convinced to enlist with the German army by his s ... rom school, he is trained under Corporal Himmelstoss, a strictly disciplined commander who dislikes Paul. When Paul and his friends are sent to the front, they make many new friendships. One of ...

(3 pages) 17 1 3.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

All Quiet On The Western Front

f the kids, ask for his pair of boots. The boots were a visible reminder to them of the cost of war.Paul, the narrator, faces his own conscience when he kills a Frenchmen. He doesn't see the face of a ... ort himself by promising to help the dead Frenchman's family, but it doesn't work in the end. After Paul is relieved from the front line, he decides to go on leave and return home. But when he tries t ...

(3 pages) 22 1 3.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

All Quiet On The Western Front

hope.The thematic idea of being "lost" can be traced throughout the novel. For instance, when Paul returns home during his leave, he finds that he does not belong there any more. His family and ... ws (172). The realization that he can never go back to how he was before the war becomes certain in Paul's mind. With all his strength, Paul tries to conquer the "terrible feeling of foreigness" ...

(2 pages) 8 1 0.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

All Quiet On The Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front By Belinda Collier Paul Baumer the narrator and protagonist in All Quiet on the Western Front, is a character who devel ... ersuaded to join the German Army during World War I. His three-year period in the army is marked by Paul's short, but tragic journey into adulthood as he learns to cope with the trials and tribulation ... he learns to cope with the trials and tribulations of war. As the war continues we see the loss of Paul's precious innocence as he is further isolated from his childhood world and overwhelmed by the ...

(4 pages) 18 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

All Quiet On The Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front Paul Baumer the narrator and protagonist in All Quiet on the Western Front, is a character who devel ... ersuaded to join the German Army during World War I. His three-year period in the army is marked by Paul's short, but tragic journey into adulthood as he learns to cope with the trials and tribulation ... he learns to cope with the trials and tribulations of war. As the war continues we see the loss of Paul's precious innocence as he is further isolated from his childhood world and overwhelmed by the ...

(4 pages) 19 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Abortion

rs seemed to make all of the difference in the world to help these homeless people. (94) As Paul Parr and I strolled into the Francis/Sienna House, I was hit by a whole new environment. A bunc ... ir clothes or their hairstyle. So there we were, sticking out like two sore thumbs. "Are you ready, Paul?" I questioned. (163) "Yep," was his reply, and we were off to meet some ne ...

(3 pages) 929 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

All Quiet On The Western Front

ermans were transformed from poets and painters to inexperienced soldiers. The story gathers around Paul Baumer, the main character. Paul is the performer and hero of the novel who changed from a simp ... ns and they realized that they were reduced to passive recipients of torture. Throughout the novel, Paul mainly focused on trying to stay alive and was constantly worrying whether his friends will sur ...

(5 pages) 1069 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

All Quiet On The Western Front

Understandably, the setting does affect the characters' state of mind over a period of time. When Paul Baumer and his good friends first signed up to fight in the army before the beginning of the no ... g of the novel, they were merely naive young boys who had no experience of the brutality of war. As Paul and his friends discover that the war they expected to win quickly and easily was to go on for ...

(7 pages) 10 0 3.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

All Quiet On The Western Front

tic change in the men is one of the crucial aspects I will be studying more in depth, in particular Paul Baumer. He is the main character in the book who's mental state does change over a period of ti ... ond though, survival is the only objective now and they will do anything to achieve this goal, when Paul is filled with guilt about killing an innocent Enemy soldier he is reminded "That is what you a ...

(4 pages) 15 0 0.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

All quiet on the western front

Paul and the other members of the Second Company are resting after being relieved from the front lin ... t day, they suffered a heavy attack. The surviving men receive a double ration of food and tobacco. Paul, Leer, Muller, and Kropp are all nineteen years old. They are all from the same class in school ... uilt peat-digger. Detering is a peasant with a wife at home. Katczinksy is the unofficial leader of Paul's small group of comrades. He is a cunning man of forty years of age.Paul remembers that they w ...

(45 pages) 16 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

All Quiet On The Western Front

understand. Their dialogue shows how they have been callused to emotions held by any normal human. Paul's thoughts also show how war has taken a terrible toll on his once youthful life. His thoughts ... and that they will be lost in a world of peace because all they now know is war and death. The way Paul talks with his family and friends is also a way Remarque creates the theme of this novel. It sh ...

(3 pages) 19 1 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

6 Degrees of Separation

become your bedrock. If we don't listen to that voice it dies. It shrivels. It vanishesThis is how Paul vividly describes imagination.Good morning/afternoon to you all, as you all know I am standing ... more than six "steps" away from each person on Earth" - according to Wikipedia.Now let's talk about Paul, he is a young black con-artist, he is in his early twenties, very handsome, very preppy he lon ...

(3 pages) 1576 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

'A Woman's Place: House Churches in Earliest Christianity,' by Carolyn Osiek, Margaret Y. MacDonald and Janet H. Tullock. Instructions: Conduct a literature review. Word Limit 1750.

tiful and Less than Dutiful Wives” conveys the complexity of marriage in the first century. Beyond Paul’s letters and Acts, “we have virtually no evidence of specific, married couples being present ... pretation of (Romans 16:1–2) on Phoebe and (1 Corinthians 1:11) on Chloe. Here they point out that Paul sees himself as Phoebe’s client. The authors draw on several ancient materials on women’s pat ...

(7 pages) 16 0 0.0 Sep/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Portraits of Jesus Book Review

h we live our lives. The authors of the New Testament are Matthew, Mark, Luke, John and the Apostle Paul. Each of these authors all has their own perspective of Jesus and as a result, there are many d ... because all things happened because of Him and through Him. He is the Word made flesh (John 1:14). Paul refers to Jesus as Christ Crucified and a life-giving spirit.Robert Imperato does succeed in su ...

(4 pages) 10 0 0.0 Oct/2013

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

beloved essay

red outside 124 begin to sing drawing Sethe and Beloved to come out on the porch, at the same time, Paul D arrives Beloved disappears Paul D tells the story of how he ended up at 124 this time, and ... n Beloved. Another connection I made between my life and Beloved was with the characters Sethe and Paul D, and me and a friend of mine, Christy. In Beloved, Paul D leaves, and when he returns, him an ...

(3 pages) 3 0 0.0 Nov/2013

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers