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    The 5-Stage Model of Bystander Intervention is a 5-step model in which a person takes to decide if they will help a person or not. Each step has an obstacle‚ if the person is unable to “pass” the obstacle‚ they then decide not to help‚ however‚ if they pass each step on the fifth

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    with it. It will try simply to tell of a generation of men who‚ even though they may have escaped shells‚ were destroyed by the war.” ~~epigraph The epigraph opens the book’s exploration of the effect of the war on those who fought in it. All Quiet on the Western Front takes a big critical opinion against the war and against nationalist and unknowing people like Kantorek and Himmelstoss. Maybe the meaning of this epigraph is the book lets events that happened during the war speak for themselves

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    What Has War Made Me? War can do many horrible things to its soldiers‚ but it can also save them from themselves. All Quiet on the Western Front written by Erich Maria Remarque is a testament of Paul Bäumer. He and seven classmates enlist in World War I. They experience and witness unspeakable violence becoming soldiers. More violence than anyone should ever see. It corrupts most of the soldier’s minds because of the trauma that they have faced. Although war dehumanized many of the young men

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    and years come‚ they can take nothing from me‚ they can take nothing more. I am so alone‚ and so without hope that I can confront them without fear” (295). These last few thoughts happen right before this soldier‚ Paul Baumer‚ dies. In the book All Quiet On the Western Front‚ Erich Maria Remarque creates the character of Paul Baumer in order to illustrate a generation full of men who are well known throughout our history‚ of what we all know of‚ the “Lost Generation.” About eight million soldiers lost

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    transformative upheaval of the Quiet Revolution in Quebec to the intricate dynamics of Canada-U.S. relations exemplified by the Auto Pact and the National Energy Policy‚ and finally‚ the monumental constitutional changes with the patriation of the Canadian Constitution and the introduction of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms‚ the period between 1945 and 1982 in Canada witnessed three historically significant events that left a profound impact on Canadian society and development. The Quiet Revolution during

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    Life in the United States was anything but heavenly for Asian Americans in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. As vividly described in Mary Paik Lee’s autobiography‚ "Quiet Odyssey"‚ a very large majority of the Asian American population residing in America during this time period "never had enough money for a normal way of life" (Lee‚ p.9). They usually had to resort to difficult physical labor to barely get by‚ jeopardizing their health in the process. Japan’s subjugation of Korea

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    They forget who they are‚ and usually block the pain and death that comes with the experience of war. As seen in All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque‚ Paul Baumer explains‚ “We want to live at any price; so we cannot burden ourselves with feelings which‚ though they may be ornamental enough in peacetime‚ would be out of place here” (139). Paul and many

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    asking yourself “Why are people not doing nothing about this?” but the real question is “Why have you not tried to stop it or call 911?”. In the two articles‚ “Gang Rape Raises Questions About Bystanders’ Role”‚ by Stephanie Chen‚ “The Nuremberg Trials”‚ and the novel Night by Elie Wiesel show how bystander apathy and obedience to authority effect the way a human being reacts to an emergency. But a person’s responsibility when another’s human rights are being violated should be to help stop it before

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    All Quiet on the Western Front Study Guide — Study and Discussion Guide Chapter 1 1. Where are the men “at rest”? Five miles behind the front 2. Why is there such an abundance of rations? Miscalculation – did not count on so much of a lose of life on the front. 3. Who is the narrator? How old is he? Paul Bäumer – 19 years old 4. Identify the following: A. Tjaden - skinny locksmith; biggest eater (19) B. Albert Kropp – clearest thinker; lance-corporal C. Muller G. Detering – smart; dreams

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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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