Essays on Going Home

For those who are not acquainted with the books of German writer Erich Maria Remarque, the title of the novel All Quite on the Western Front does not promise emotional reading. The first thought of it is that this book will tell its reader about ordinary, if not peaceful, but stable life. After the book has been read, there is an absolutely different attitude to it. The language of the novel is very simple and the readers catch themselves thinking that by chance they have an opportunity to read some notes in the diary of a young German soldier ...

For those readers who are not acquainted with the books of German writer Erich Maria Remarque, the title of the novel All Quite on the Western Front will not stir any predictions of emotional and even depressive reading. The first thought of it is that this novel will tell its reader about ordinary and if not peaceful, but stable life. After the book has been read, there is absolutely different attitude to it. The language of the novel is very simple and the book is written as if it is not the book at all. The readers catch themselves ...

The semester in the college had been difficult. As Hadi moved with his luggage through the checkpoint, all he could think of was the time when he would meet his family. Hadi came from a humble family in Kuwait. Hadi had always been close to his little sister Amar, and on this day, he carried a small toy, a gift that Amar would love. She was special to him, but Hadi did not have only one sister; there was Arwa, his eighteen year old sister, and Abdulah, his 16-year-old brother. As the eldest in the family, he felt responsible ...