Mr. Johnson opened his book and started talking about the Civil War. I could hardly concentrate on what he was saying. All I could think about was the mysterious note I’d found earlier. I made a plan to go back to the alleyway after school and do more investigating. As soon as the final bell rang at 3:00 I rushed out of my art class‚ grabbed my backpack and hurriedly made
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Beginning of the book: During the first chapters of the book only a few traits and quirks about him are revealed‚ we discover that he: • Is a gypsy • A thief by trade • Is a bit of a simpleton • Is Quiet • Doesn’t know much about the world. When he meets Uri on the street and the other boys later on he learns a lot about himself and the world he lives in‚ Nazi-occupied Warsaw and the soldiers or Jackboots as they are called throughout the book. Conflicts and challenges throughout the book
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The poems; • Flag by John Agard • The Bayonet Charge by Ted Hughes • The Right Word by Imtiaz Dharker And the Novel All quite on the Western Front . Show us different aspects of the parties that are involved in the conflict. Flag by John Agard explores the patriotism and pride over sovereignty of the motherland. How a piece of cloth ‚ a flag can unite people from different ethnic backgrounds and cultures to fight for a mutual agenda symbolizes grandeur ‚the love of their country to such extent
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army refers to various military units recruited from‚ or used as garrison troops in‚ colonial territories. It all started on a callous summer day‚ on June 28th 1914‚ the Austro-Hungary Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife‚ Sophie‚ duchess of Hohenberg‚ were assassinated by a Bosnian Serb‚ Gavrilo Princep‚ in Sarajevo. Shadowing this dreadful incident‚ commiserations were given from all over the world. In the background‚ a pull towards combat began in the peaceful month of July. Austria-Hungary sent
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incompetents who sent the ’lions’ of the Poor Bloody Infantry to their deaths in futile battles. Many popular books‚ films and television programmes echo this belief. The casualty list - one million British Empire dead - and the bloody stalemate of the Western Front seem to add credence to this version of events. But there is another interpretation. ...Haig’s army played the leading role in defeating the German forces in the crucial battles of 1918. One undeniable fact is that Britain and its allies‚ not
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two fronts; the Western Front and Eastern Front. The fronts were significantly different when it came to warfare‚ namely the tactics employed to deal with the French and British in the West‚ and the Russians in the East. What was supposed to be a quick victory became a complete failure in military movement and intelligence‚ and an underestimation of military mobilization. On the Western Front‚ Germans ran up against the British and French for over 400 miles. In comparison‚ the Eastern Front consisted
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superficiality cast over an abyss of sorrow...." said by Paul Baumer during his time at war in All Quiet on the Western Front. This quote represents how the war changed Paul’s view and attitude toward life. Paul‚ a once hopeful‚ sensitive boy‚ enlisted into the war right out of school‚ faced traumatizing experiences that changed him into a lonely man who saw life in a bitter‚ pessimistic way. In All Quiet on the Western Front‚ Paul comes into the war as a young and optimistic boy. The war is a fresh start for
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World War One Summary Sheet - The reasons for stalemate on the Western Front Pneumonic for remembering the reasons for the development of stalemate during exam conditions. (You can make up your own if you wish) Can Schlieffen Pull The Cord? Can = Commanders Schlieffen = Schlieffen Pull = Plan XVII The = Tactical and strategic problems Cord = Communication C Commanders Moltke Was regarded as unsuitable for the pressures of commanding the German forces. Failed to provide the resources
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On June 22‚ 1941‚ the German Army poured across the borders of the Soviet Union‚ initiating nearly 4 years of the most savage and brutal warfare humanity ever experienced. Three Army Groups penetrated Russia on a front extending from the Baltic coast to the Black Sea. One and a half million soldiers of the Wehrmacht obeyed the Fuehrer’s directive to destroy the Red Army and the Soviet Union. "The World will hold it’s breath!"‚ Adolf Hitler told his Generals. And as the world watched in amazement
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World War Il was one of the most tragic wars of all time‚ involving more than fifty countries and an estimate of 55 million lives lost. One of the war’s lasting outcomes was Germany’s separation by a wall put up by the Soviet Union This wall was named the Berlin Wall. The Wall had many effects on people‚ not just in Germany‚ but throughout the world. It symbolized the difference between western democracy and Communism. Germany surrendered to the Soviet Union and the Allies on May 7‚ 1945
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