'There must be some people to whom the war is useful'" (205). ... All went lame; all blind;/ Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots" (5-7). ... Generally, after recent experiences in the Iraq war and World War I, people fight in the first place because of their feelings of patriotism and duty to their country. ... This has turned people like Tim Kahlor and Paul to become anti-war and feel deceived by their own country. ...

• Word Count: 1410
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

They remind the men of people dying as the flame of the flares brought them back to the battlefield where explosions took place and thousands of lives were taken in seconds. We imagine the soldiers as being tired and due a break from the ceaseless fighting as they stroll towards their distant rest because the passage states that the men where "deaf even to the hoots of gas-shells dropping softly behind" and, "Drunk with fatigue". ...

• Word Count: 1476
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Many laws prohibited interracial marriages and people rejected the possibility of interracial children. ... Many people suffered from hunger and died of influenza. ... Many people believed that Mark lived a "charmed life". ... Similarly, many wartime artists emerged and captured the feelings and attitudes of people in war-torn England. ... Many people "treated him as if he were something nasty that a passing horse had left behind" (Pg. 61). ...

• Word Count: 2089
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School