echoing through the night‚ imprinting the sharp noise in his ears. He could hear the wretched sounds of choking men gasping for breath‚ coughing up blood as they were gutted by the demonic metal of the invading savages. And Colbren knew that among all this‚ his father was lost somewhere in the melee. He stopped. Around him laid the bodies of comrades and friends‚ puddles of blood surrounding their corpses‚ their flesh blackened and charred. On the ground next to many their heads laid severed‚ visages
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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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theme--longing. Paul‚ in the first passage‚ attempts to read‚ but it is too painful for him to continue‚ because the words mean nothing. In the second passage‚ Paul is brought to life by the words of people‚ because he is reminded 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
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Peter then started walking towards the kitchen. Peter opened the door quickly. When he opened the door‚ he could see hundreds of ghostly figures all looking at him. That instant‚ Peter started to run. Their cries echoed his name behind him‚ their icy hands reaching towards him. Then‚ he saw a door marked with letters spelling “To Hell” across the camp. Peter quickly opened and slammed the steel
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But eventually we got what we came for. Our “breakfast” consisted of undercooked eggs‚ grits‚ and on special occasions‚ any type of meat. Still‚ we ate the hell out of it. It was one of 2 meals a day‚ and the one that mattered the most. With all the fighting going on during the day‚ we needed the extra energy. Without saying a word‚ we finished our food quickly and walked to our briefing section of the trench. As we were walking‚ we could hear some of the other soldiers talking about what
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on a text titled "The Literature of World War One for Young Adults"‚ by Dana McFarland‚ B.A.‚ M.A.‚ M.L.I.S. This text is going to be supported by and partly criticized by with the help of many examples from The Wars‚ some examples from All Quiet On The Western Front and by using my own knowledge. There have been many‚ many books written about World War I which have become quite successful. There have also been a number of books‚ which were not of the standard need to become printed out. Just by using
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All Quiet On the Western Front: Themes All Quiet on the Western Front is a graphic depiction of the horrors of war. In the short note before Chapter One‚ Remarque lets the reader know exactly what themes he intends. War is a savage and gratuitous evil‚ war is unnatural‚ and war is responsible for the destruction of an entire generation. Remarque is very clear on the strength of his themes‚ and uses graphic imagery to convey to the reader the physical and psychological impact that war
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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 to feel betrayal which led to unethical decisions.
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as old. First of all‚ Paul knows that he could die any day because he is constantly in the trenches facing enemy fire. Another reason why Paul considers himself old is because soldiers even younger than himself surround him. Paul says‚ "they are about two years younger than us". (Remarque‚ 35) Between the combination of knowing you could die any day and being around younger soldiers than him make him feel a lot older than he really is. He feels like a veteran compared to all the young soldiers
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The military life has not treated me well at all‚ and all of the propaganda about the Germans back home riled me up for a job that I would have never expected. The living conditions here are horrid‚ and every day I question how I am still living and have enough power left in my body to write this letter. Every day‚ my friends in my platoon die from either the awful conditions‚ or they are blown to fractions from enemy shrapnel. Besides the numerous dead bodies‚ there are large‚ repulsive rats that
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