Summary Of The Longest Winter Essay

The Battle of the Bulge also known as “Ardennes Offensive”, started on December 16, 1944. The Battle of the bulge, is significantly known as what ruined the German army and brought about the end of the war. The battle got its name from poorly protected stretch of hilly, woody forest “bulge” that Germans made between its allies. Hitler used this area of 80-mile dense forest, believing that his forces would be able to surround and cut off

     The Battle of the bulge took place on December sixteenth 1944. More than a million men participated in this battle including some 600,000 Germans, 500,000 Americans, and 55,000 British which made it

David Sedaris’ essay, “Let It Snow” is a reflection of Sedaris’ past. A single day from his childhood in North Carolina where Sedaris and his siblings were home due to school being closed for few days because of bad weather. The story reflects solely on the relationship that Sedaris’ mother had with him and his sisters, and how it was affected by her drinking problem. Although the story revolved around the children the mother was the main character.

Did you know that eating disorders have some of the most shocking- not to mention frightening, statistics compared to all other mental disorders? Not only do eating disorders have the highest mortality rate compared to any other mental illness, but over 30 million people of all ages, genders, and races suffer from eating disorders. Although all ages can suffer from eating disorders it is most common among teenagers and women. Many books have been written, displaying the intense mental and obviously physical struggles of this sickness. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson has become very popular over the years as well as Perfect written by Natasha Friend. Eating disorders have also continuously been glamorized in movies and songs. In Civil War Sickness directed by Isa Gueye, she tells about her recovery as well as her struggles

It was a flurry and cold winter day, the kind of day when every breath stings the lungs and every exhale chills the lips. Living in Iowa, I was used to the frigid winter, but this unsuspecting day would forever change Emily Kriz. My mother and I had just entered the frosted glass doors at our local Michaels after having the usual tedious chat about keeping your hands to yourself and looking with our eyes, not our hands. I acted as though I was listening, adding in subtle head nods as I watched each individual snowflake fall crisply onto the ground, as if each had a strict road map to a anticipated location. Upon entering, we saw a winter wonderland. The fragrance of frosted pine wafted through the nipping air that had snuck in from the outdoors and tingled my petite fingers and toes. With every blink of the eye there was something newfangled and wondrous to look at. It had seemed as though Michaels was decorated for a gala, with only the finest and most stunning decorations on display, but with every piece of pristine decor in is precise spot. We browsed the aisles, with each aisle as colorful and exciting as the rest. We were nearing the end of the isles when I saw it, a display of candles that drew my eyes in like no other. My mom had turned her cart down the aisle filled with all the eyeful winter floral pieces, and at this moment I knew it was my time to do what I had been told not to, I needed to reach out and smell one of those candles that had tunneled my vision. I

Born Lisa Williamson in 1964, Sister Souljah is a hip-hop artist that burst to the forefront of mainstream media in 1992 when she was criticized by then Presidential candidate Bill Clinton for saying "If Black people kill black people every day, why not have a week and kill white people?" Clinton was trying to prove to other Democrats that he did not sympathize with the organization that Souljah was a member of. She basically said Bill Clinton and went on to sign music and publishing contracts. She has become one of the more passionate and articulate voices to emerge speaking for young African Americans in the United States. She has written and published to works: No Disrespect, and autobiographical account of

Early on the misty winter morning of Dec. 16, 1944, more than 200,000 German troops and nearly 1,000 tanks launched Adolf Hitler's last bid to reverse the flow out/decline/get worse fortunes that had begun when allied troops landed in France on D-Day. Trying to drive to the coast of the English Channel and split the allied armies as they had done in May 1940, the Germans struck in the Ardennes Forest, a 75-mile stretch of the front seen as dense woods and few roads, held by four inexperienced and fight-worn American divisions placed/assigned therefor rest and seasoning.

When Eisenhower summons 10th Armored Division to Bastogne, Patton exercises disciplined initiative in setting the stage for victory at the Battle of the Bulge. Before Patton is summoned to Verdun, he set the conditions for his forces to break away from the battle in the Saar River Valley and move toward Bastogne.

It was when German soldiers invaded the Soviet Union. The Soviets had to defend Stalingrad to keep the Germans from advancing further into the Soviet Union. There were over two 2,000,000 casualties on both the Soviet and German sides. Some say that it marked the turn of the tide of the war for the Allies.

I thought that the climax of this story was when Ender played and won in his final examination. While Ender thought the final examination was yet another “silly game”, the final examination was really the last battle of the Third Invasion (the other games/training were the smaller battles). I thought that this was the climax because this was the moment that Ender was essentially preparing for. He had spent his whole entire life training to become a commander and while he may not have known, the adults and teachers around him all knew that he was going to not be the first to fight buggers, but the last. Though Ender was unable to return back home on Earth, after winning the war against the buggers, his life was not as intense or fast-paced.

With various backgrounds, and personal experience they all brought an interesting perspective to the company. Ray Nance was one of the officers in the company, he was a soft-spoken man, but with I high intelligence he was proud to be an officer in the National Guard. At 28 years old he Remembers minutes before the boys getting on the landing craft. He went by and softly touched all of the 34 on the shoulder, as he puts it " a good bye to my men". He knew just as the captain knew, most of the boys wouldn 't make it off the beach. He wasn 't as scared for himself as he was for his men, as most leaders should be.

The Warmest December is a story of a young girl and her family as they move through an abusive past with an alcoholic man. Kenzie struggles through childhood only to find that she has started to become her father, Hy-Lo. She visits him daily and relives painful moments from her past at his bedside. The book is filled with difficult accounts of her physical and emotional abuse as she grows up. This paper will discuss the topics of recovery and forgiveness after a troubled past as it pertains to both The Warmest December and other books we have read, specifically Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Dandicat.

Winter is and will always be my most unliked and most undesirable season. In my opinion, there’s literally no redeeming qualities about winter, and that includes snow days. The cold is irritating, the snow is infuriating, and especially the ice is aggravating. I used to enjoy winter, but ever since winter almost killed me, my pessimism sees no end when December comes around.

The Winter months are always the months everyone fears, the one everyone prepares for and with every passing Winter recording colder and colder than the last and the death toll of the people living inside our sector, our people- rising every year; it's a completely understandable and acceptable fear for someone to have. Disowned children and terrified runways just looking for somewhere to fit in left to starve outside on the streets whilst those better off disregard them as cretins, old and time-worn beggars with no known family left to freeze to death when the colder, harsher nights arose. Winter is the time when our crops, livestock and the people we love wither and die resulting in people who wanted to live so badly taking extreme actions to guarantee their own survival, allowing themselves to be thrown into a merciless pit to fight against one another in hope for an extra bit of grain and firewood and for women over

What brands someone as ‘strong?’ Huffington Post suggests that an emotionally strong person neutralizes difficult people, adapts to change, focuses on “getting over the hurdle rather than on the hurdle itself,” sees the whole picture in a difficult situation, and quickly recovers from emotional wounds. Other sources conclude that a strong person perseveres through trials and fights for what they believe in. One could further derive the concept of ‘strength’ from the actions of Biblical characters. For example, Esther risked her life to save her people from annihilation; she was brave, dignified, and wise. Wisdom, courage, resilience, peacemaking...all these things characterize strength, and two women in William Shakespeare’s play, The Winter’s Tale, exhibit many of these attributes, begging the question: which woman was stronger? The Winter’s Tale dramatizes the troubling situation of King Leontes and his wife Hermione, whom he has falsely accused of adultery. Throughout the play, the queen Hermione, and Hermione’s close friend Paulina, face peril, loss, and moral crossroads; yet each bears her trial with upstanding character. Many admire Hermione for her sweet, enduring spirit, and others praise Paulina for her fire and audacity. However, although Hermione is gentle, loyal, and brave, Paulina prevails as the strongest character in The Winter’s Tale because she displays incomparable courage, and she single-handedly reunites the kingdom of Sicilia.