Erich Maria Remarque demonstrates‚ through the character of Paul Baumer‚ how World War I obliterates almost an entire generation of men. In the novel‚ All Quiet on the Western Front‚ these men‚ including Paul‚ no longer have a place in normal life and are incapable of relating with former generations. This is the result of the early involvement with the war‚ which lead to what is called the “lost generation”. Youth can be defined as the early period of existence and growth. These important years
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Boom! The sound snaps us all to life‚ ensnaring our senses and shaking every fiber of our beings. In less than ten seconds we’re all on our feet and almost in complete chaos. I snatch up my gun and the first few of us rush out of the barracks to find the colonel for orders. Boom! This time the blast is right behind us and our barracks bursts into a roaring wall of flames. The blast sends us falling face first to the ground. All of our fellow soldiers‚ our friends‚ were still inside and now the building
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Au contraire‚ in the West‚ the war was fought in France and Belgium where a feckless stalemate cost both sides heavily. Trench warfare quickly came to represent the Western front as both armies constructed elaborate trench networks‚ thus causing the deadlock for most of the duration of the war. The most common cause of battle casualties when in trenches was enemy artillery fire and to make matters worse; troops were not entirely safe from their artillery fire. The constant bombardment of artillery
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on. The final category analyzes little of the prostitutes own thoughts or emotions during these liaisons‚ but rather the men. Many members of the BEF kept their own personal journals in which they recorded their experiences along and behind the Western Front in France. Despite extramarital sex being a hushed topic‚ some soldiers still felt comfortable enough to write about the brothels they observed or visited‚ these sources are the main focus of historians who study the male heterosexuality of the
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There are several reasons for stalemate on the Western Front by December 1914‚ which include numerous faults in the strategies and implementation of the Schlieffen Plan‚ tactical and strategic problems‚ problems in communications and the incapability of the commanders. There was also a changing in offensive to defensive‚ poor trench conditions‚ poor equipment and supplies‚ and also low morale amongst both armies. Faults in the strategies and implementation of the Schlieffen Plan were a major reason
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James Cha Professor Coulter American Myth in the Western Film 22 February 2011 “Ethan?” With a cold and steady gaze‚ Ethan peers off into the snowy distance. He firmly holds his most trusted companion. Without warning and hesitation‚ Ethan raises the deadly steel rifle and begins wildly firing upon a herd of buffalo. After a short while‚ Martin stops shooting‚ having already shot one down. Ethan in a maddened frenzy continues to shoot the buffalo while Martin tries to stop him to no avail
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Many Australian films explore the concept of ‘overcoming adversity’‚ common to films from many countries but they explore it in a manner unique to Australia and embrace the ‘Aussie Battler’ or ‘Aussie Hero’ icon. The films Gallipoli (Directed by Peter Weir - 1981) and Ned Kelly (Directed by Gregor Jordan - 2003) are two good examples of this. Both films show evidence of characters overcoming adversities throughout their stories. The following will analyse each film and explore the concept by looking
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Gallipoli Part 1 The film Gallipoli takes place during World War I’s Gallipoli campaign in 1915. The two main characters in the film are Archy and Frank. Archy and Frank are from Western Australia and they both enlist to fight in Gallipoli. Before the war both Archy and Franks goal was to be the fastest runner in Australia and compete against the world. They both meet in a running race in WA when they compete in the same race. Before competing in the race and meeting Archy‚ Franks friends decide
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France and were owed land (1935‚ Germany began re-armament and brought army up to 500 000‚ 1936‚ re-militarisation of the Rhineland) Grossdeutschland (big Germany) – sought to unite all Germans who were populated in new and weak nations such as Poland created from 1919 Treaty of Versailles – inevitable conflict to unite all Germans spread across Eastern Europe . Also‚ Eastern Europe were rich in resources which would ensure the survival of Hitler’s Aryan race (master race = Herrenvolk) which would subjugate
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Gallipoli ! Gallipoli has deep significance for most Australians ! Between April 25 and December 18 1915 thousands of young Australian and New Zealand soldiers died on the beaches and cliffs of Turkey’s Gallipoli Peninsula! Although the expedition was a failure‚the courage and endurance of these men created the Anzac legend.! The British Plan! By 1915‚the British government had begun searching for a way to break the stalemate on the Western Front.! Winston Churchill‚head of the British Navy‚believed
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