...World War I, being a soldier was seen as a very noble thing due to the glorification of war. All Quiet on the Western Front shows life on the battlefield during WWI, as well the effects and influences off the battlefield. The protagonist of the film, Paul Bäumer is a young German soldier who joins the war shortly after finishing high school. Paul and other young soldiers are trained in harsh conditions and learn the basics of combat. Once they enter the war Paul and other soldiers see what life is truly like on the battlefield. When he goes onto the front for the first time he learns of the travesty that is war and it is not how his teacher’s have described it. Many of the soldiers’ die or are wounded and left in the harsh conditions of the hospitals. When Paul goes home for the first time he returns a changed man. His father wants him to wear his uniform because he should be proud that he is a soldier, but Paul refuses to, knowing that war is nothing to be proud of. World War I is known as the first industrial war. New inventions and weapons added to the impersonality of war. Instead of having to fight with the enemy face-to-face, soldiers were able to shoot their rifles or throw poison gas. Because of the impersonality of war, the scene where Paul kills a man while...
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...was to show the truth behind what actually happens in war and what is the reality of being a soldier. The author tried to achieve this by writing about the main character’s experiences when he got recruited, his actual experiences in war, and his experiences when he went back home and attempted to tell people his experiences in the war. In the beginning of the movie, there is propaganda coming from the professor who is motivating the students to sign up for the war as can be seen in this line from the movie “You are the life of the fatherland, you boys. You are the iron men of Germany. You are the gay heroes who will repulse the enemy when you are called upon to do so” (All Quiet on the Western Front). Here he is painting war to be a custom that they all must complete to be honorable German people, almost like a rite of passage. Furthermore, what they are imagining they will gain from war also goes along with this propaganda such as one student imagines that when he becomes a soldier all the...
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...All Quiet on the Western Front There are not many books written about World War I. All Quiet on the Western Front was written by Erich Maria Remarque. Paul Bäumer is a German soldier who fought in the trenches during WWI. Bäumer is the protagonist and narrator of All Quiet on the Western Front. Paul Baumer’s testament of the war is bitter invective against sentimental ideas. Paul Bäumer is a 19 year old male that enlisted in World War One. Bäumer is very fit because of the war. All Quiet on the Western Front states, “All four are nineteen years of age, and all four joined up from the same class as volunteers for the war.” (Remarque 4). Because of Paul’s fitness, he can do many things in the military, and to help him stay alive. Paul Bäumer...
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...Emmanuel Liriano 1/14/16 English 12 All Quiet on the Western Front All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Mariareque is a book worth reading because it gives us the readers another way of understanding of what war was like for a solder on the battlefield during World War One. In books like these one can almost always tell which authors have been through actual combat situations. But this is different and this difference is that ghe sorrows of war and the glorious lies is it really worth it. A Poetic version of the main theme behind All Quiet on the Western Front by the author Erich Maria Remarque, The point of the story is to show that war is not romantic, glorious, or fantastic. In fact, those words could not be further from the truth. War is a disgusting competition of human instinct, fought by the wrong people. It brings out the worst in everyone; it destroys their compassion, honesty, and ideals. The beginning chapters of All Quiet on the Western Front are devoted to showing that warfare hardens soldiers against true emotions. Their main priority is survival, second is comfort, followed by gain. During World War 1, in the first chapter Paul Baumer the narrator of the novel and high school service as a soldiers in the German army during World War I. Paul and his classmates enlist together, share experiences together, grow together, share disillusionment over the loss of their youth, and the friends even experience the horrors of death—together. So Paul and his classmates...
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...The War’s Effect’s Towards Soldiers World War I was one of the most significant wars in U.S. history. It was significant because it created a gateway for new tactics, weapons, and it carved the way for a whole new style of warfare. In the book All Quiet on the Western Front, by Erich Maria Remarque, Paul Baumer, the main character, and his comrades go through horrifying experiences that affect them both physically and mentally. Throughout the book Paul shows how war is a dehumanizing experience, but he continues to find ways to make him more human by appreciating the little things that he didn’t notice before his previous war experiences. Throughout the war Paul witnesses things that make him more empathetic and compassionate. These specific war experiences have influenced Paul in both negative and positive ways. For example when Paul comes to realize that the Russian prisoners are suffering he suddenly shows sympathy towards them by, “I take out my cigarettes break each one in half and give them to the Russians.” (194) As Paul overlooks the violence and fighting of the war he realizes that the so called “enemy” is just another man fighting for the same reason as he is. Paul now has a new outlook on the war and he is showing a very unexpected sensitive side, which is most definitely him being “human”. During the intensity of the war Paul was holding nothing back while being in battle with the men shooting at them with no feelings or regret. As Paul now looks at the enemy...
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...on something, they can never take it back. What if that something is a generation of soldiers, an army of men losing knowledge, morals, friends, memories and family. Every absence is something less they learn or realize in life. When that generation’s replacement is war, a boy’s simple life turns into a man with formidable memories and a constant effort to survive. The innocent human ways are forgotten, and violence becomes the replacement. The liveliness and spirit that once was in the heart is now full of their loneliness and desolation. It’s almost as if their life is on pause, and they never know when it could resume. The plot of All Quiet on The Western Front exemplifies...
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...Soldier Suicide "I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation. War is hell.” (Remarque) Most people on planet Earth have experienced the horrible emotion of fear, and some have even experienced cruel side effects of the trauma. But watching people die, causing the death of others, and just blatantly fearing for your life every second, is an abhorrent emotion that consumes a small percent of the world's population that isn't working in a factory, saving lives in the operating room, or writing the most revolutionary books of all time. These are soldiers. People that once had dreams of what the world was like on the sidelines of the battle field, the patriotic glory of fighting for your country. But during the draft, there was no choice. Every man between the ages of 18 and 26 had to fight. They had to kill. And William Tecumseh Sherman showed us what war really is: hell. This quote was written by Sherman in his unforgettable piece of literature, All Quiet On The Western Front. While there were two different sides to the opposition of war, Sherman gave us a first look exclusive inside what WWI was like and its immense impact on the morality of soldiers. Now, Sherman displayed a...
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...Suggested Reading List This section wouldn’t be complete without a list of some great books to read. Reading about reading and answering test questions is fine, but the best way to improve your reading ability is to read.This list is compiled by category.Help yourself. Choose one from the list, pick it up at a local bookstore or library, open the cover, and enjoy. Autobiography/Memoir Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X Black Boy by Richard Wright The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank Having Our Say by Sarah L. and Elizabeth Delany The Heroic Slave by Frederick Douglass I Know Why the Caged Birds Sing by Maya Angelou Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi Coming of Age The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros A Separate Peace by John Knowles Detective/Thriller Agatha Christie’s murder mysteries The “A is for…” series by Sue Grafton The Client by John Grisham Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Shining by Stephen King Watcher by Dean R. Koontz Fantasy The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien On a Pale Horse by Piers Anthony Any Harry Potter book by J.K. Rowling Historical/Social Issues The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel The Color Purple by Alice Walker The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee The Lord of the Flies by William Golding ...
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...Anyone know about the symbolism in ‘A Quiet American’ by Graham Greene? | Pyle represents the idealistic New Age America, thirsty for heroism. Phuong represents pre-war Vietnam, passive, innocent. What exactly does Fowler represent? Is it the wisdom and world-weariness of Old Europe or Britain’s involvement in the war simply for personal gain? | The symbolism of the individual characters has to be placed within the context of colonialism, since that was the relationship between the nations they each represented. Pyle's motives are far from heroic. An idealism that is motivated by interventionism in a Third World country's affairs can be dangerous and destructive, not only in the way Graham Greene saw it in the early fifties, but as history proved it by the events that unfolded years later, leading to the US war in Viet Nam. Or for what is happening now in Iraq, if you will. Fowler had the "old colonialist" wisdom that questioned Pyle's justification for violence. He had already learned that "democracy" is something many countries neither understand nor want, and any foreign attempt to impose it is doomed to failure. I don't know that this helps, but I can't see the novel any other way. | | Outline of characters | Thomas Fowler is a British journalist in his fifties who has been covering the French war in Viet Nam for over two years. He meets a young American idealist named Alden Pyle, who is a student of York Harding. Harding's theory is that neither Communism...
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...There are always lines that should never be crossed. It is like when a helicopter flies around the Himalayas, however, becoming lost by taking a wrong route, but decides to travel further. This will only make the situation worse, as it lowers the possibility of returning to the original route. The pilot has crossed the line, which means he can no longer turn back to find his home. In similar ways, propaganda plays an important role in twisting an individual’s view, making one feel the need to follow and believe whatever it states. This causes one to lose their ability to distinguish truth from false ideas; stumbling from their own pool of confusion, they are forever changed, and cannot return to their old past. Often times, propaganda evokes...
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...CHAPTER ONE 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Internship Period and Organization I began my internship program on 7th July, 2008 with Highness Hotel. The internship was to last for three (3) months and as a result my internship came to an end on 11th October, 2008. This was my first gain experience in the hospitality industry. Highness Hotel located at the border of Linkou Township and Gueishan (333, No: 28, Wen Hua 2 Rd, Gueishan, Taoyuan, R.O.C – Tel: 03-3275888). I was working in front desk department as a receptionist. Sisy Huang who was my supervisor, she also was my instructor in this summer internship program. She handled all of my various tasks and job operations in front desk department. 1.2 Internship Motivation I have always had an interest in hotel, and with my sister’s friend recommended I was able to acquire employment to work as an intern in Highness Hotel. My sister was a manager at one hotel in Singapore. She always told me the hospitality industry is vast, dynamic and growing rapidly. At the same time the market is constantly evolving, opening up many new kinds of job opportunities. Hospitality is not only hotels, resorts and restaurants. It is also cruise lines, conference centers, wellness centers and spas, airlines and sports facilities management. You can aim to be a general manager at a top hotel, but you can also choose to specialize in hospitality-related marketing, finance and accounting, event management, or human resources. As I was deciding to choose Travel...
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...Title: The Burma Road Riot Name: Alieth Jeanienne Adderley Student ID#: 000-06-8795 Instructor’s Name: Tracey Thompson Date of Submission: 29th March 2012 The Burma Road Riot, despite being often misunderstood and misinterpreted is still regarded as one of the most significant events in the racial and political history of The Bahamas. Although there were immediate causes of the riot, the social system existing from emancipation fostered dissatisfaction in the hearts of many non-white Bahamians. Prior to 1838, slaveholders who were mostly white were prescribed by law to own black slaves but after emancipation in 1838, Bahamian society was reorganized in a three tier system, the white elite, the coloured middle class and the black masses. Although this system was similar to the model of The British West Indian colonies, The Bahamas, due to its proximity to the United States, was influenced by The Jim Crowe laws existing in The Southern United States which discriminated against African Americans in an effort to control their movements. The white elite, being the former slave holders used any means necessary to maintain their status as the ‘master class.’ This included economic control through the use of the truck, share and labour tenancy systems, which ensured that black Bahamians were in debt, legal means which prevented them from not acquiring land, and social means by using the coloured middle class to create social divisions among the black Bahamians. Bahamian society...
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...disciples took up his alms bowl and entered the city to beg for food door to door, as was his custom. After he had returned and eaten, he put away his bowl and cloak, bathed his feet, and then sat with his legs crossed and body upright upon the seat arranged for him. He began mindfully fixing his attention in front of himself, while many monks approached the Buddha, and showing great reverence, seated themselves around him. Chapter 2. After a time a most venerable monk named Subhuti, who was sitting in the congregation, rose from his seat. He uncovered his right shoulder, placed his right knee on the ground, and as he joined his palms together he respectfully bowed and then addressed the Buddha: "Most Honored One, It is truly majestic how much knowledge and wisdom your monks and disciples have been given through your most inspired teachings! It is remarkable that you look after our welfare so selflessly and so completely." "Most Honored One, I have a question to ask you. If sons and daughters of good families want to develop the highest, most fulfilled and awakened mind, if they wish to attain the Highest Perfect Wisdom, what should they do to help quiet their drifting minds and help subdue their craving thoughts?" The Buddha then replied: "So it is as you say, Subhuti. Monks and disciples have been favored with the highest favor by the Buddha, the monks and disciples have been instructed with the highest instruction by the Buddha. The Buddha is constantly...
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...Cultural Marriages Cultural Marriages Kenny Lyday March 9th, 2013 EG351 Week 11 Project part 2 Dr. Dunn 11162824 The institution of marriage carries various social implications that determine quality of life depending upon the social construct of the couple. Learning to form bonds with others begins at a very young age, and in so doing, forms many of the decisions that adults have in weddings and ceremonies. Along with the bond, mate selection, cultural similarities and social attitudes help construct the institution of marriage. Ideas into the process of marriage and types of ceremonies shape the establishment of the joining of individuals. Being with the right person, determining if family and friends would be accepting of the choice made, and cultural similarities that can affect child rearing are a few questions that can be generated when the union of two individuals join together to solidify their bond into matrimony. In essence, typical marriages deal with the course of two individuals who gain emotional ties that become strong enough to believe that to complete the final choice in true commitment is to undergo the process of making an outward proclamation of togetherness. Many view this sort of ceremony to be sacred, and in fact, include various religious infusions that in many cases are culturally influenced. Primary decisions that influence marriage do not always include the idea of love, or even emotional bonds. The idea of being loneliness, feeling...
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...Buddhist Temple Complex Ramu, Cox’s Bazaar Tabassum Ahmed Department of Architecture North South University 1 Buddhist Temple Complex Ramu, Cox’s Bazaar A Design Dissertation submitted to the Department of Architecture in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Bachelor of Architecture (B. Arch) in the Faculty of North South University, Dhaka. The textual and visual contents of the Design Dissertation are the intellectual output of the student mentioned below unless otherwise mentioned. Information given within this Design Dissertation is true to the best knowledge of the student mentioned below. All possible efforts have been made by the author to acknowledge the secondary sources information. Right to further modification and/or publication of this Design Dissertation in any form belongs to its author. Contents within this Design Dissertation can be reproduced with due acknowledgment for academic purposes only without written consent from the author. Tabassum Ahmed 083163010 Dept. of Architecture North South University Dhaka 2012 2 Dedication To the Buddhist community of Ramu 3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I am thankful to Allah for giving me patience and strength to cope with the everyday hurdles in this whole journey of architecture. My deepest gratitude extends to my faculty, Dr. Shayer Ghafur for his constant guidance and support throughout this dissertation. I am thankful to Professor Haroon Ur Rashid for helping me to understand this...
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