Crack! Another bolt of lightning stuck the war-torn ground not too far away from my trench. The small burst of light shined on the bolt lever of my rifle‚ giving me enough time to see my dirt covered face. The date was April 14th‚ 1916. I was stationed in Verdun‚ France. In my childhood years I had dreamed of joining the Canadian Army‚ and I finally got my wish. But the courageous‚ easy‚ and powerful job I once thought of it to be turned out to be depressing‚ hard‚ and it came with little to
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between the soldier and his officer because their morals in war may contain different beliefs. Radical beliefs that are forced upon the lower leveled soldiers by the senior position frequently causes soldiers to face obstacles that they are unprepared for. While the positions and experiences that these soldier’s face are very different‚ All Quiet on the Western Front‚ and "A Warrior’s Moral Dilemma" display similar perceptions of how a righteous war created by harmful senior leadership caused soldier’s
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Battle also depicted an untraditional perspective of good and evil. The point of view of the film supported the side of the FLN and painted the French in a bad light. Often‚ the FLN would be characterized as terrorists for their acts in order to try and obtain independence. While the FLN did use terrorism‚ they also revealed the brutality the Algerians faced at the hands of the French. Traditionally‚ due to Euro-centric teaching of history‚ Algerians were made-up to inhumane and immoral. However
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that his isn’t all alone. In the first paragraph is very sorrowful. Paul sits down and pulls books and papers‚ trying to feel emotion as he reads the words on the page. But he feels nothing‚ for the words have no meaning to him. This hurts to be numb‚ having the ideas that once affected him and made him feel emotion not make him feel. “Dejected. Words‚ Words‚ Words – they do not reach me” (173). The books‚ in a way‚ remind him of how he has lost the identity he came into the war with. He sees
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the ability to distinguish right from wrong” (193). This quote was made by the elf Arya while she was consoling Eragon on feeling guilty about all the enemies he had killed. This quote was said when Eragon and Arya were traveling back to the Varden and just after the pair had escaped from a group of Galbatorix’s soldiers‚ but unfortunately they had to kill all of the soldiers so their whereabouts would not be discovered. This passage stands out because it has a deeper meaning than many of the other
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All Quiet On the Western Front‚ written by author Erich Maria Remarque‚ takes readers through a series of events in which the main character‚ Paul Baumer‚ ends up eventually being a true shattered‚ broken man. Remarque takes readers through Baumer’s transformation‚ as he starts out a hometown‚ naive‚ schoolboy who enjoys reading plays and eating potato-cakes‚ and is changed to that truly broke and shattered man as he is struggling to survive World War I on the front. Prior to the war‚ Paul’s schoolmaster
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display‚ on a daily basis in the concentration camp is overwhelming. The risk of jeopardizing one’s life is a daily tribulation. As Elie watches his father being beaten with an iron bar by Idek‚ their German-Jewish Kapo‚ he does nothing. “I watched it all happening without moving. I kept silent. In fact I thought of stealing away in order to not suffer the blows.” Elie could have helped his father but he knew that if he did he would also be senselessly beaten‚ essentially putting his life in jeopardy
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Summer Reading 2013 Alternate Ending of “All Quiet on the Western Front” TWELVE It is autumn in Germany. In 1918‚ the First World War is upon us. Upon me‚ as I am the last of seven members in my class. My leader‚ my friend‚ has been killed not too long ago. However‚ that has driven me closer to victory. They all talk of violence and injustice‚ but all have passed. Hope is low that the war will end shortly. If war resumes‚ then there will be resolution. I have fourteen days of rest due inhaling
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All Quiet on the Western Front is a historical fiction novel written by German author Erich Maria Remarque in the late 1920s. It is narrated by Paul Baumer‚ a young man who joined the army voluntarily after listening a patriotic speech from his teacher‚ Kantorek. Paul shared his experiences and stories during the time he fought in the German army on the French front in World War I. Paul Baumer is a nineteen years old high school student. He and several of his friends from school were encouraged
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Should All Quiet on the Western Front Be Taught In School? War is hard. Losing family members isn’t the easiest thing in the world. Not knowing what could have been of them in the real world out of war. Having to learn about these things is hard‚ but I believe that it is something that we should learn. Learning about all these things teaches about the way that war messes with your mind. It makes you think of the things in ways you shouldn’t think of them. It teaches us what we would have to go
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