‘All Quiet on the Western Front”‚ written by Erich Remarque was a book written in the perspective of a German soldier in World War I. The significance of this section is that it sheds light on all of the aspects on war‚ and the fact that war was not what everyone made it seem like. Being from the viewpoint of a soldier‚ it gives first hand explanation as to what led him to become a solider. It is important to understand that no one really knows what happens in war until you are actually in it. The
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Only two (2) percent of the Russian men who were born in the 1920s survived the end of the war. In other words‚ an entire generation of men had disappeared by 1945. As a result‚ there were villages and small communities where the only inhabitants were women. It is very likely that Stalin invented the idea to create inseminate groups of the surviving‚ sexually active and usable men. These groups of six to ten travelled through the Russian countryside‚ involving the villages around Moscow as well as
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Throughout the whole movie‚ the idea of bringing honour to Germany is always mentioned and that is one of the reasons of why Paul had joined the army and gave his life for it. At the beginning of the movie‚ Paul’s teacher kept talking about how they are all grown up men now‚ that are about to graduate so they should start to fulfill there duties as German citizens and repay back their country. Kantorek kept speaking about the glory of Germany and that everyone should be proud to be German; he mentioned
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Crack! Another bolt of lightning stuck the war-torn ground not too far away from my trench. The small burst of light shined on the bolt lever of my rifle‚ giving me enough time to see my dirt covered face. The date was April 14th‚ 1916. I was stationed in Verdun‚ France. In my childhood years I had dreamed of joining the Canadian Army‚ and I finally got my wish. But the courageous‚ easy‚ and powerful job I once thought of it to be turned out to be depressing‚ hard‚ and it came with little to
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Today I was walking around during camp because I was bored but then realised I should tell a story because that was what I was good at. No one wanted to listen to my story so I decided to write to you. I wanted you to check up on my wife and see if she is doing alright and also try to check up on my mom and dad. I remember when you told me I should join the armed forces because it brought great honor to me and my family so I enlisted and trust me being here really is not that much of an honor. We
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Sam Monroe 9/21/10 All Quiet Essay Words: 822 The Two Sides of Paul Baumer in All Quiet on the Western Front There are figuratively two Paul Baumer’s in All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque. Paul becomes a different person when he joins the army. Before the war‚ Paul went to school and wrote poetry and led the normal life of a teenager. When he enlists in the military‚ he remains the same person on the outside‚ but changes drastically on the inside. This change
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English Assessment Task - Quiet on the Western Front & Sunday Bloody Sunday Composers aspire to communicate the representation of their text influencing the understanding and meaning that the audience obtains. Remarque through his text ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ and U2 through their song lyrics ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’ have displayed various aspects and viewpoints of war. Both composers have expressed different perspectives allowing the responder to gain separate understandings of similar concepts
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Generally considered that the American Dream consists of a healthy family‚ a well-paying job and a sturdy home. A lot of people dream about it and use all their opportunities to achieve it. However‚ the socioeconomic situation of the United States is an obstacle to this ideal. The characters who inhabit Raymond Carver’s Cathedral are blue-collar Americans confused and illusioned by the hollow image of an American dream they see on the TV screen every night. Denis Johnson’s protagonists‚ however‚
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into a lower-middle-class family. In 1916‚ he was drafted into the German army to fight in World War I where he was badly wounded. Ten years after the war ended‚ he published a book which was translated a year later into English with the title All Quiet on the Western Front. This is a novel about the experiences of ordinary German soldiers during World War I. Remarque starts off the novel by stating‚ "This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession‚ and least of all an adventure‚ for death
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*(First) (M.) (Last) IB/AP Candidate HL English: World Literature Assignment 7 November 2014 The Irony of Of Mice and Men and All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front takes place on a war ground where the French and Germans battle‚ yet John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men takes place on a ranch where two men travel together looking for work. The plots of both stories may sound different‚ but they relate in ways of irony‚ innocence‚ and thoughtfulness
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