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    All Quiet on the Western Front is widely known for it’s vivid descriptions and retellings of World War I. It seems that throughout the novel‚ most aspects agree with the statement that “the consequence of war is devastation.” Keeping the book and certain facts in mind‚ I too agree that “the consequence of war is devastation.” I agree with this statement because of two major reasons. The first reason being the emotional and mental impact that war has on the minds of soldiers and their families. The

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    寸 The Cultural Differences between Chinese and Western Food Cheng Hoi Man Upper Iowa University Term 4 2012 – 2013 COMM 221(DT) – Intercultural Communication Ms. Jamie Ku 9th June 2013 The Cultural Differences between Chinese and Western Food Abstract Food is one of the most enjoyable aspects of cultures to share. Every place has its own culinary delights to discover. Food culture can reflect the indication of human social development and improvement. In this paper‚ food ideas and

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    The ancient Greeks contributed much to Western civilization. They have contributed many of the things we use and think about in modern day America. One of the things that the Greeks had thought of was democracy. They believed that all people should have the right of advancement‚ political decisions‚ and the right to serve the public. . Not only did the civilizations of Ancient Greece influence us in the areas of government‚ recreation‚ education‚ religion‚ theater‚ and the arts‚ but they also

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    All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front Written by Erich Maria Remarque is a novel about young men who are fighting in the German army on the French front in World War I. The story expresses life in the war from the view point of Paul Baumer a young German soldier fighting for his life in the war. Throughout the novel‚ Remarque expresses vivid details based on his own experiences at war. “During World War I‚ Remarque was conscripted into the army at the age of 18. On June 12

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    20th Century Battlefields The Video 1918 Western Front is a documentary about the World War One fighting on the western part of Germany and eastern side of France. It is documented by Peter and Dan Snow‚ and shows real footage from the time and pictures helping to describe the war. The video focuses on the German Central Powers versus the Allied powers in 1918. The war was originally supposed to only take six months‚ when it really dragged on for three and a half years. It starts with German chief

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    things where everyone had a voice. Famous Greek philosophers advanced the way of thinking and how people should go about life. The Greeks introduced architecture and new artistic elements as well. The ancient Greeks contributed to and impacted the Western Civilization greatly in order to shape it to what it has become today. Greece is well known for introducing a revolutionary form of government known as democracy. Democracy is when the majority of the people in an area choose what laws are passed

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    Intercultural Communication and the Conflicts between Chinese Culture and Western Culture Abstract There are many matters of cultural conflicts in intercultural communication of Chinese culture and western culture‚ and it seriously affects the course of communication. So‚ it is necessary for us to find the in-depth reason and make some plans on how to improve the ability of intercultural communication. This is the right way to avoid the cultural conflicts. There are several culture conflicts: the

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    How Western Imperialism affects China and Japan China and Japan had very different experiences with Western Imperialism . Their reactions to western interference would lay a foundation for their destiny in a world that was rapidly progressing forward ‚ leaving the traditional world behind . China viewed themselves as totally self sufficient ‚ superior ‚ and the only truly civilized land in a barbarous world. They were inward looking and were encouraged by the conservative Confucianistic beliefs

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    The Byzantine Empire and Western Europe originally were part of the Roman Empire‚ but by the Middle Ages‚ they were vastly different‚ though they shared common traits‚ but by the 300’s‚ the Byzantine Empire had far surpassed Western Europe in trade and economics and political unity‚ while both empires were having arguments over religion. Western Europe and the Byzantine Empire had very different government structures. The Byzantine Empire was ruled by an Emperor and instead of direct rule‚ used

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    English 10 21 May 2012 Western and Ibo Cultures What can we‚ civilized‚ technologically advanced people possibly have in common with the uncivilized Ibo people? In the story “Things Fall Apart” an Ibo village is disturbed by Westerners that try to change the Ibo people’s entire outlook on life. I really enjoyed this book because it reminded me that if you believe in something then you have to do everything to defend it. This story teaches us that no matter how sable something may seem‚ someone

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