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    All Quiet on the Western Front: Alienation According to the Webster’s New World College Dictionary‚ alienation is 1. Separation‚ aversion‚ aberration. 2. Estrangement or detachment. 3. Mental derangement; insanity. The theme of All Quiet on the Western Front is about how World War I destroyed a generation of young men. It has taken from them the last of their childhood years‚ it has destroyed their faith in their elders‚ it has taught them an individual life is meaningless--and

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    All Quiet On the Western Front‚ written by author Erich Maria Remarque‚ takes readers through a series of events in which the main character‚ Paul Baumer‚ ends up eventually being a true shattered‚ broken man. Remarque takes readers through Baumer’s transformation‚ as he starts out a hometown‚ naive‚ schoolboy who enjoys reading plays and eating potato-cakes‚ and is changed to that truly broke and shattered man as he is struggling to survive World War I on the front. Prior to the war‚ Paul’s schoolmaster

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    for most individuals to experience‚ especially when they involve the death of a loved one. Over the years‚ there has grown a common and yet distinct American custom when it comes to how funerals are perceived and conducted (James 348). However‚ most Americans still hold unto the traditional funerals as opposed to modern ones. Unfortunately‚ the American funeral customs put a lot of more emphasis on some activities that turn out to be very costly. Worst of all‚ the economic burden that this traditions

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    aggression; therefore‚ power‚ and its corruption‚ is the source of all war. Such corruption is exemplified in the World War I novel‚ All Quiet On the Western Front‚ by Erich Remarque‚ through the eyes of the platoon leader‚ of the military officials‚ and of the highest level of power in Germany at the time‚ the Kaiser. The bottommost level of power represented in All Quiet On the Western Front is the platoon leader‚ who is given a pack of soldiers to bully around under his abusive authority. The authority

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    In this part of the book the group starts finally seeing some action happening around them‚ there are patrol helicopters flying overhead in the desert‚ and they constantly have to take cover. One day they are behind some rocks and hear gunfire‚ they begin to engage the enemies in combat‚ yet they notice the sound of the guns they are using are the sound an MP5‚ a sub-machine gun‚ and that the Bzadians don’t use those guns‚ they use ones from their own technology. This enemy makes them surrender

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    Here in the trenches condition are very terrible. Things I had seen is unbearable‚ these trenches are overflowed with water and things I have to do to live in these conditions. About the overflow as it rains‚ us standing in these large puddle. Your socks will be completely wet‚ which is a uncomfortable feeling. In order to survive I had to find a dead man socks to use for my own. We also went several weeks not showering because during these conditions they needed a excessive amount of soldier to

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    Reading Analysis “That day was the first time I took a life. It troubled me for weeks afterward‚ until I realized I would go mad if I continued to dwell upon it. Many do‚ and they become so grief-ridden. They can no longer be relied upon‚ or their hearts turn to stone and they lose the ability to distinguish right from wrong” (193). This quote was made by the elf Arya while she was consoling Eragon on feeling guilty about all the enemies he had killed. This quote was said when Eragon and Arya were

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    After a few days hiding in the house of Mr. Cura‚ it seemed that our crossing of the border would be as soon as possible since the controls and patrols of the Germans had intensified‚ therefore the priest this evening after his daily inspection of the fence along the stretch of the border told Claude that it’s time‚ should be ready in an hour. First‚ need to walk a distance of five hundred meters between the trees‚ along the Swiss border‚ to reach the site through which should cross under the fence

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    “Paths of Glory” and “All Quiet On The Western Front” Contrasts and Comparisons By Stew Harney             “Paths of Glory” and “All Quiet on the Western Front” are two different stories about the 1st world war. They are similar and different in their own ways. Many children born in North America usually grow up seeing war movies from the America’s point of view. This is different in Paths of Glory and All Quiet on the Western Front. These films/novels display how European countries fought this

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    victory‚ there is no survival.” Many historians as well as leaders argue that although the road to victory is strenuous and arduous‚ it often proves worthy in the end for victory has a direct correlation to survival. This proves true in the novel All Quiet on the Western Front‚ by Erich Maria Remarque. Paul‚ the protagonist goes to fight for Germany at an early age of 19. There he sees the realities of war‚ completely opposite to the vision he held that persuaded him to enlist‚ and loses most of his

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