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    The novel by Erich Maria Remarque “All Quiet on the Western Front” provides the reader with different views and representations of the war. Remarque‚ through the eyes of the narrator Paul Baumer and his imagery‚ exposes the reader to the gruesome horrors of the front. Remarque speaks about how the only worthwhile aspect of the war is comradeship and friendship‚ but this seems to lose hope as well. The war erased a whole generation and Remarque clearly identifies this in the novel. Through the eyes

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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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    All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque is a fictional novel based on Remarque’s own experiences in World War I. Remarque uses view of a soldier Paul Bäumer to expose the horrors of the war. Bäumer’s first person narration creates the effects of intimacy‚ isolation and drama. Bäumer’s narration puts the reader directly in the middle of the action. It creates a sense of closeness between the reader and the story. It feels as though Bäumer is speaking directly to the reader‚ creating

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    Catherine is the most important person Henry. The story starts in Italy during World War I. The protagonists are Lieutenant Henry Frederick‚ a volunteer ambulance driver for the Italians‚ and Catherine Barkley‚ a British nurse. Henry loves Catherine so much that he deserts the war. Catherine is a safe place for Henry to retreat to when he is hurt. In the same way she is a roof to protect from the rain. Understanding‚ calm‚ and courageous in the face of death are the traits that describe Catherine

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    “It was a terrible sight the streets were broken and shattered‚ homes were obliterated into piles of rubble. I fought in that war since the beginning and never lost a battle‚ I was lucky I guess‚ until that day. They had figured what town we we’re camped in”. Cecil paused shuddering at his memory of that day. His children stared at him with wide eyes wanting to hear another one of their grandpa’s epic stories about his time in World War two. He never tells of these stories often and they are never

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    War‚ what is it good for. What seems to be just a catchy song from the late 60’s‚ actually has an accurate depiction of the gruesome wars this world has gone through. In All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque‚ WWI soldiers learn the cold hard facts about how nothing good comes out of wars. Not everyone is born a fighter‚ some are peer pressured into volunteering not knowing the treacherous path ahead of them. Throughout the book Remarque uses symbolism to express the gruesome effects

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    American lit 1 Prof. foster May 21‚ 2011 Final paper What is American about American Literature? Consider at least 3 texts from the semester in your three-page response. How do these texts reflect the development of a national sensibility? What is American about American Literature is that American authors write it. It is also the cultural and social values of American. In American literature it includes the setting of America‚ the ideals and events that have taken place in America that shape

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    The American Revolution began in 1775 when conflicts began between the colonial government and North American Colonies. The war continued on until 1783. Between these years many people and groups of people‚ such as African Americans‚ women‚ and Native Americans‚ were affected. Each group of people had different effects caused by the war‚ but all had to deal with some kind of change in their lifestyle. When the American revolution began African Americans saw it as an opportunity to gain their own

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    African Americans in the 1920s * “Cast down your bucket where you are. Cast it down among the eight millions of Negroes…” – Booker T. Washington‚ 1895 Atlanta Compromise Throughout US history‚ there is an abundance of racism‚ segregation and discrimination towards the African American people. In 1619‚ the first African slaves were brought to Jamestown to produce tobacco‚ tea‚ cotton‚ coffee and other precious commodities. In this time period‚ 12 million Africans were forcibly transported

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    my shoulder pushing me into the door in the corner that I seen earlier.What ever that person was doing to me was pouring this weird purple stuff in my mouth that made me fall asleep. "Where am I and what is going on?" I ask myself. It was dark‚ quiet‚ smelly‚ and there were nails and screws coming out of the walls. I got really scared. I looked up for 5 seconds and looked back down and there she was. The old lady that put me in here. She was at least 6’6" tall‚ with long‚ crazy hair‚ big‚ round

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