describe warfare from the standpoint of the frontline soldier” . Keegan begins Berlin by discussing the importance of the city Berlin. It was strategically known to be a more difficult target. The city had not experienced the catastrophic bombings like in Dresden or Hamburg and the buildings themselves were solidly made‚ rooted in deep cellars that served as effective firebreaks. Berlin was also a significant place because it was the location of Hitler’s self-sufficient bunker that lay under the Reich
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Loos is an example of a contemporary building while Dresden Opera House‚ a historical building was built by Gottfried Semper. I will also describe and compare their theories on ornament in architecture. Dresden Opera House‚ also commonly referred to as Semperoper due to its outstanding beauty‚ is one of the most famous buildings in Dresden‚ Germany that was built in 1838-41 by architect Gottfried Semper. It is strategically located in Dresden‚ Germany at Theaterplatz specifically at the banks
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in only six weeks and was largely autobiographical‚ but also science fictional‚ Billy Pilgrim‚ the main character of Slaughterhouse was in a journey across significant moments of his life including a visit to the planet Tralfamadore and the bombing of Dresden. "World War II made war reputable because it was a just war‚" Vonnegut stated. "I wouldn ’t have missed it for anything. You know how many other just wars there have been? Not many. And the guys I served with became my brothers. If it weren
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HW HOW POPULAR WAS THE NAZI REGIME WITH THE GERMAN PEOPLE? 19th APR 2014 Although the Nazi regime was not popular with everyone‚ especially not persecuted minority groups‚ many people did support the Nazi regime – without the support of Germans the Nazi regime may never have come to power in first place. The Nazis were popular with many German people as they reaped the benefits of the Nazi policies‚ while other people‚ for example people who weren’t part of the superior ‘Aryan’ race
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became a German prisoner of war after being captured in the Battle of the Bulge. He was sent to Dresden‚ an open city that produced no war machinery; thus it was off-limits to allied bombing. He and his fellow POW’s were to work in a vitamin-syrup factory. On February 13‚ 1945‚ however‚ allied forces strafed Dresden‚ killing 135‚000 unprotected civilians. Vonnegut and the other POW’s survived the bombing as they waited it out deep in the cellar of a slaughterhouse‚ where they were
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a traumatic event can be devastating‚ and the impact of that experience can result in the destruction of one’s peace of mind. Billy’s intense experiences throughout the war have a profound effect on his mental state. After escaping the fire bombing of Dresden‚ Billy experiences several signs of post-traumatic stress disorder including erratic sleep patterns and irrepressible sobbing. Because of his extreme anxiety‚ he checks himself into a mental hospital for veterans in the hopes of calming his
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There’s a lot of bombing the bejeezus out of all sorts of people around these days and Webdiarists seem to be much keen on discussing it recently so I am grateful both to SWMBO and the Librarian at St Vincent’s College Potts Point for bringing to my attention AC Grayling’s Among the Dead Cities: Was the Allied Bombing of Civilians in WWII a Necessity or a Crime? Bloomsbury Publishing‚ London 2006. Grayling is Professor of Philosophy at Birkbeck College‚ University of London and he raises some interesting
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 1) Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close encourages us to closely examine the time we have in our lives. We never know when the last time we will be seeing someone will be‚ we must be responsible with how we spend our time and we are responsible for the way we treat people. The message that is conveyed to me an abundance of times is to not take advantage of the time you have‚ because it flies. This is represented on the pages with red ink (pages 208-216). The
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reason why she decided to crawl under the bed with him: she needed him just as much as he will need her after finding out about his father’s death. The bed is also symbolic of the bomb shelters that she and her family hide in during the attacks on Dresden‚ her childhood hometown. She lost her beloved father and sister in the attack and ran to the bomb shelter to save her own life. The bomb shelter brought both comfort and safety to her after having to say goodbye to someone she cared about greatly
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Kurt Vonnegut Everything that happens has a cause and effect. Your everyday life can be influenced by somebody else’s actions‚ whether its physically or mentally. One influence can be the well known author Kurt Vonnegut. He blended literature with science fiction and humor and also created his own unique world in each of his novels. Kurt Vonnegut’s political and personal beliefs can be determined by his contributions in literature and his experiences in life.
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