Erich Maria Remarque’s original 1928 novel‚ turned movie‚ All Quiet on The Western Front‚ is very useful in helping to understand the many social and cultural difficulties soldiers faced in WW1 during the period of 1914-1918. One could argue that the given film is reliable‚ but being a secondary source this is arguable. AQOTWF exhibits the saviour physical‚ and mental stress German soldiers of World War 1 encountered‚ and the raw emotional detachment from civilian life displayed by many on returning
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from interpersonal affection ("I love my mother") to pleasure ("I loved that meal"). It can refer to an emotion of a strong attraction and personal attachment.[1] It can also be a virtue representing human kindness‚ compassion‚ and affection—"the unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another".[2] It may also describe compassionate and affectionate actions towards other humans‚ one ’s self or animals.[3] Ancient Greeks identified four forms of love: kinship or familiarity (in Greek
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Love Psychology 101-2001 J. Coles October 31‚ 2013 Love is rarely defined because everyone experiences it differently. What one person thinks is love‚ another may think is infatuation or vice versa. Love is felt in different intensities; it may consume your whole being‚ or perhaps it’s just a little crush. Love is a verb; an action word‚ if you will. Buscaglia mentions common insecurities brought on by past hurts and trauma‚ which in turn lead to “predator versus prey” relationships
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(Singapore) Art‚ culture‚ and society; these three elements are closely linked. These three elements affect one another in one way or another. There is often a conflict of interest between the artist‚ the audience‚ and the government body. The artist’s aim is to express art freely. The audience’s aim is to view art in forms that are not offensive to them. The government’s aim is to mitigate the conflict of interest between the two parties by implementing policies and restrictions to art pieces that
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Art for Arts’ Sake Dear Friends‚ When I was asked to write to you about my views of the role of the Arts in society‚ I did not hesitate to embrace the task. Over the past three years‚ I have been working on a PhD in Music Education. I have finished all of my coursework‚ and have "only" my dissertation remaining. In this program of study‚ I recall many discussions in our seminar classes that were seeking to answer this very question: What is the role of the Arts in our society? For purposes
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Erich Maria Remarque’s account of life as a soldier in World War I‚ as described in All Quiet on the Western Front‚ paints a shockingly realistic portrait of the horrors of war and how it affects the men who experienced trench warfare firsthand. Remarque draws upon his own experience as a soldier and tells his story through Paul Bäumer‚ the novel’s main character‚ who is a young German man who is sent to serve his nation on the battlefield. Remarque uses Bäumer to convey the significant psychological
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within a work of art‚ and a work of art may reflect more than one theme. A theme is an “idea” thread running through the entire history of art. There are many threads." - Chapter Three For this discussion board choose at least two “thread” categories from what is listed below. Check Chapter 3 for the textbook’s examples of what art and environments fit within these categories‚ then think of your own examples of what would be “ sacred” art‚ political/social order inspired art‚ etc. Write a post
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ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT The author Erich Maria Remarque wrote the book All Quiet on the Western Front to present how a group of naive and enthusiastic teenagers endure and suffer from the cruel battlefield during WWI. All of them are motivated by propaganda techniques to join the army and they expected the quick end of the war. However‚ none of them seems to realize the fact that they are not able to go back unless they died or the enduring war ends. From their belongings‚ the readers can
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Love Without Love 1. According to the first four lines‚ the speaker loved this particular person because they never saw this person coming into their life‚ therefore it was a surprise and they saw a drastic change something called love. 2. The metaphor in lines 5-6 is "I’ve fly you flying through my soul in quick‚ loft flight" and this means that this special person came into their life very quickly like a plane‚ it was in and it was out. The extended metaphor is that this person was looking
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the visual aspects of art and architecture‚ line‚ shape‚ color‚ light‚ texture‚ space‚ math‚ volume‚ and composition. Style – the combination of form and composition that makes a work distinctive. Content – includes subject matter or meaning and a work of art. School of artists – a group of artist usually working at the same time and sharing similar style influences and ideas Iconography – identify and studying and subject matter and conventional symbols and works of arts. Representational –
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