The First World War spawned a great variety of war novels and memoirs. German novels such as All Quiet on the Western Front and British memoirs by Robert Graves‚ Siegfried Sassoon‚ and Edmund Blunden helped to create a mythology of "disillusionment." I will survey several German and British memoirs in this essay‚ making comparisons between them with a view to drawing some conclusions as to how German and British soldiers sustained morale. Ernst Jünger’s The Storm of Steel is a unique and interesting
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“Farm Girl” A. J. October 26‚ 2012 Essay on the Memoir of a Farm Girl In the memoir‚ “Farm Girl”‚ Jessica Hemauer shares her reflection from working hard doing chores on the farm. Jessica noticed that being a farm girl does not allow her to be like the other classmates. Jessica eventually realized she was different from the rest of her peers. “A typical ten-year-old child does not have to wake up at five in the morning to do chores!” (Hemauer‚ 2011‚ p.83) Jessica knew that she had no social
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The Memoirs of Princess Dashkova Analysis Eloquent‚ brilliant‚ unorthodox‚ poise‚ and loyal – all of these unique characteristics allowed Dashkova to gain the highest regard among the members of the elite society and more importantly‚ to earn the respect of Catherine the Great. Dashkova is a peculiar female character. She’s fully narcissistic‚ but at the same time‚ rejects her recognition and claims herself as unworthy of the credits Catherine II had given her. In her autobiography The Memoirs of
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By writing my Memoir the way I did‚ I opened an unfamiliar part of me. I believe that I will only grow as a writer from here. I have not written an essay in at least 4 years. I was reminded of how much I enjoy writing‚ I also realized how much practice I still need to become a better writer. Steven King influenced my writing in many ways from his book‚ “On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft.” I learned to avoid the passive tense‚ and the adverb is not my friend. To write well you must read a lot‚ and
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A mother can be both a mentor and a best friend to her little girl. A mom is a person who her daughter can have trust and faith in‚ someone who one can create a deep mutual bond with. I see my mother as role model. She is inspirational to me because she is an outgoing‚ funny and enthusiastic person. My Mother is the person who I go to for advice‚ she is the right person and I know to go to her right away. I’m the only girl in my family and having three brothers can at times be very difficult. Thinking
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My Very First School Day I was so excited that I could hardly sleep. I spent all the night taking my new colorful school stuff out of my small pinky backpack and returning them in. I checked them billion times‚ smiling from ear to ear. It was 7:30 am and I was completely awake for my first day of first year of school. After eagerly wearing my first uniform‚ I bounced about in happiness. I could not keep still as my mother was brushing my curly black hair. She asked me if I was excited about going
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Whenever someone asks me what I do‚ my first response is always “I’m a dancer”. Although this seems like a fairly simple answer‚ this means much more than a statement of my hobbies. Dance has been a part of my life since I was five years old. Ever since I can remember‚ I was in a dance studio surrounded by mirrors and a ballet barres. The classical music has become a part of my day to day soundtrack‚ I count in eights‚ and I live in leotards and tights. Stepping into a dance studio was like stepping
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Baseball “GET HOME!!! GET HOME!!!” Those were the words my dad would yell from the third base coach’s box as I passed him rounding third! Baseball to me is more than just a game! Baseball is a passion‚ fueled by the desire to succeed‚ the passion to overcome‚ and the dedication to be great. A baseball field to me is like a stage is to a dancer or an open road for a biker; I just love every aspect of this amazing sport. It’s the field with its seemingly unfair depth‚ its soft green grass and the
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Valdivia‚ Aldair Mrs. Kitts English IIII Aug 29‚ 2013 Every word‚ every sentence‚ every phrase in a song may describe your own personal life. Well I’ve chosen three of my favorite songs that best describe my personal life of the flaws I have made and the things I’m going through and also what I do in my free time. Well these are the best song out of hundreds of songs that I have best describe my life completely. The first song talks about how I have made mistakes in my life
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My favorite six word memoirs and my friend’s After doing some research on the website sixwordmemoir.com‚ I found that it is an interesting site which introduces people a way to express their thoughts in a most convenient and easy way. This website has its own community where people can put their story on to share to others. I asked five of my friends to share their own six word memoirs about relationship through Facebook; I found out it was interesting to know their thoughts. First of all‚ I
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