Throughout history‚ war has been constantly evolving. Over time‚ it has taken a new less glorious form. World War One was one of the most devastating and transformative events in human history. In Erich Maria Remarque’s book‚ All Quiet on the Western Front‚ he depicts the horrors of “the great war” by showing the complete disregard for human life in modern warfare. This war modeled the way that any future war would be fought. It would shape human history by completely changing the game of warfare
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respect to the need or not for a stricter weapon control laws. Erich Pratt’s‚ “Stricter Gun Control Laws Will Only Make Citizens Less Safe”‚ article which was appeared on the Us news website. Pratt’s point‚ in this article‚ is to persuade the audience that the new strict gun laws will be a limitation to the innocent people who won’t be allowed to keep a gun with them and without the gun they won’t be able to
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A response passing judgment on All Quiet on the Western Front Remarque opens the book “All Quiet on the Western Front” with an epitaph of “This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession‚ and least of all an adventure‚ for death is not an adventure to those who stand face to face with it. It will try simply to tell of a generation of men who‚ even though they may have escaped its shells‚ were destroyed by the war.” The readers may ask: why the writter says that the book is not an accusation
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War is Not One of Glorification “Pro patria mori‚” in English is to die for one’s country. Essentially‚ in Erich Remarque’s book All Quiet on the Western Front‚ the main character Paul Baumer is swayed to go to war to fight for his country. The society around him has made him believe war is a triumphant thing and feel as if he is obliged to fight for his country. Similarly‚ the Poem “Dulce et decorum est” by Wilfred Owen discusses the true atmosphere of war which contrasts the society’s acclaimed
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you the same story with colours‚ pictures and actions. But I’m certain‚ that books are still popular‚ becouse it’s a cheaper way‚ than to go to the cinema and also you can keep a book forever and read it many time. My favourite book is written by Erich Maria Remarque (1898-1970)‚ German-American novelist‚ born in Osnabrück‚ Germany‚ and educated at the University of Münster. He served in the German army during World War I. During the war he wrote his first novel " All Quite on the Western Front"
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often have some motive‚ either from past experiences or something that can inspire an idea for a novel. Although the novel can be fictitious it can still change how society feels about a certain issue. The two novels All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque and Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut romanticizes what war is like‚ emphasizing ideas such as glory‚ horror‚ honor‚ patriotic duty‚ and adventure. The similarities include both authors have their impression that the absurdity of war
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The most powerful and meaningful theme displayed throughout this novel is the theme of camaraderie. No matter of which person you speak of‚ there is always someone who needs a friend by there side when things in life get unbearable. Friendship is the strongest bond any group of people can share‚ and Paul Baumer is not a person to object to that. He is a boy that needs his friends to help him survive in World War I. In the novel of All Quiet on the Western Front‚ camaraderie proves itself to be the
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United States Marine Corps Professional Reading Program Written by: LCpl Rodriguez‚ Jazmin Submitted: 13 Feb 2013 1. Title: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT 2. Author: ERICH MARIA REMARQUE 3. Published: 1929 4. SUBJECT: This book is written by a German veteran of World War I‚ who describes the German soldiers’ extreme physical and mental stress during the war‚ and the detachment from civilian life felt by many of these soldiers upon returning home from the frontlines.
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continues to go on individuals’ have started having a sort of understanding when it comes to personality‚ however‚ there are still a lot of individuals’ who have their own personal opinion and put their own input in when it comes to these philosophies. Erich Fromm and Melanie Klein’s humanistic psychoanalysis are thought to be the best source of giving important responses. These two peoples’ responses have aided when it comes to the clarification as well as the abuse of certain behaviors and also what influences
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Erich Fromm is “one of the twentieth century’s distinguished writers and thinkers” (240). This is made apparent in his essay‚ “Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem‚” in which he describes the various types of obediences and disobediences and how they are either contributive or detrimental to humanity. Fromm argues that “human history began with an act of disobedience‚ and that it is not unlikely that it will be terminated by an act of obedience” (246). Since the beginning of human history
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