Paul Baumer is a boy of 19 years, who voluntarily joined the Army with several of his friends after hearing a patriotic speech given at his school. Paul and his friends realized that being patriotic comes with a costs - hard work, brutal life and harsh training. Paul and his friends realized that War is not as honorable as it is made to sound. ... He realizes that they are not the enemies, and he wonders why War holds grudges on people that have no harmful feelings toward each other. ... They try to make him realize that this is War and these are the incident and accidents of War. ...

• Word Count: 593
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Paul first enlists with a group of his friends who all have much enthusiasm towards the war. ... You would not understand, you could never realize it. And you never shall realize it." ... Paul is horrified at his action. ... He realizes that the man he killed is no real enemy, that, in fact, he had a family, and is clearly very much like Paul himself. ...

• Word Count: 1266
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

So, I told him how Dave invited us on a camping trip with him and his friends. ... Then a couple of Dave's friends, Jon and Paul got a fire going. ... They looked a lot older but they happened to be friends of Dave. ... Dylan must have seen me ride away, because he got on the other bike with Paul driving. ... I have now come to realize, that alcohol allows people to make decisions they normally wouldn't make. ...

• Word Count: 1213
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

He realized that he can be both an artist and an observant Jew at the same time. ... Many artists risk relationships with their family members and friends. ... Paul C?... Paul Gauguin also struggled for his art. He fought with Tahitian officials, his women, and his friends. ...

• Word Count: 672
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The two boys have been the best of friends since the day they could talk. ... As he tried to slow down, he realized what his father was talking about with the truck not being fit to drive. ... - - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - - After a few weeks, Kara returned to school, and the boys and Kara became really good friends. ... The boy's name was Paul, and on his sixteenth birthday, his father Pete showed up with a rickety old car ...

• Word Count: 1853
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School