Julia Chapman All Quiet on the Western Front Theme Graphic Organizer | Theme | Example | Pg # | Significance | 1. Nature of Power(How individuals control others) | “Under his orders I have scrubbed out the Corporals’ Mess with a tooth-brush.”“There’s a great deal of polishing being done. We are inspected at every turn. Everything that is torn is exchanged for new…the Kaiser is coming to review us. Hence all the inspections.” | 23201 | The Corporal is manipulating his power to get the men
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The military life has not treated me well at all‚ and all of the propaganda about the Germans back home riled me up for a job that I would have never expected. The living conditions here are horrid‚ and every day I question how I am still living and have enough power left in my body to write this letter. Every day‚ my friends in my platoon die from either the awful conditions‚ or they are blown to fractions from enemy shrapnel. Besides the numerous dead bodies‚ there are large‚ repulsive rats that
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6 Quotes 1. "You limp‚ will you get out – you hound‚ you skunk‚ sneak out of it‚ would you?" [Himmelstoss’s] eye becomes glassy‚ I knock his head against the wall – "You cow" – I kick him in the ribs – "You swine" – I push him toward the door and shove him out head first.” Ch.6 P.1 This quote shows how power can change a man from being ordinarily timid or shy into someone else. Himmelstoss was given power and changed from an ordinary postman to a tyrant commander. He tells the soldiers how
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“My Last Days” We reached the trench. I was a soldier fighting in the trenches of World War 1 in France. My squad and I hopped into the trench and muddy water splashed into our faces. “Do you think fighting in the trenches is as bad as it sounds?‚” I asked Bobby‚ my best friend. “I think so. Some old dude back home told me he shot his foot off to get out of the trenches‚”said Bobby. Wow‚ I thought‚ he must be dumber than a bag of rocks. Since no one was shooting at us‚ I started to dig out a
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1. The story is narrated in the third person point of view. Aside from dialogue‚ the story does not use "I." Instead‚ it uses his name‚ or refers to the character as "him" or "he." 2. The story starts off as third person objective. It’s first told as how someone would observe from afar. The narrator makes assumptions‚ such as in the first paragraph of part one‚ "It did not appear to be the duty of these two men to know what was occurring ." In the third paragraph‚ the narrator is describing
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Quebec’s Quiet Revolution: What Is It? How Has It Changed Quebec’s Society? How Has It Affected Confederation? The English-French relations have not always been easy. Each is always arguing and accusing the other of wrong doings. All this hatred and differences started in the past‚ and this Quiet revolution‚ right after a new Liberal government led by Jean Lesage came in 1960. Thus was the beginning of the Quiet Revolution. Lesage had an excellent team of cabinet ministers which included
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After learning American history‚ which acknowledged me a lot of the interesting things‚ I understand how wonderful the U.S it is. The best thing I see that the American characters such as diverse ethnicities and religions‚ independence and freedom‚ liberty and equality‚… which shaped by the powerful union for the better the lives of all immigrants. Therefore‚ I realize the history that helps me wisely how to fit into the American society like an immigrant. The notion American Exceptionalism is an
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his book All Quiet on the Western Front‚ Erich Maria Remarque‚ who was a German soldier in World War I‚ used his experience and vivid details to tell the story of a young protagonist facing the dangers and hardships of war. Remarque was born into a poor family‚ but he had a happy childhood that was filled with music‚ poetry‚ and stories. He was drafted in 1916‚ and the very next year‚ he was wounded‚ which ended up giving him time to write while recovering in the hospital. All Quiet on the Western
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hotbed. Regardless of the warring nations’ reasons or the outcome‚ in the wake of the battle‚ the soldier‚ or country’s hero‚ actually becomes the victim. Youth is sacrificed‚ lives are lost‚ and the survivors are forever altered. In the novel‚ All Quiet on the Western Front‚ written by Erich Maria Remarque‚ the characters sacrificed their youth in the war and their innocence was lost. Paul Bäumer‚ the narrator‚ was forced to discover a harsh reality. Paul’s high school teacher‚ Kantorek‚ pressured
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African Americans in the American Revolution Leading into the American Revolution‚ African Americans were placed in a dilemma of whether to rebel or remain faithful to the crown. There were two sides of the American Revolution; the Patriots (also known as the rebels)‚ were the Americans that wanted to gain their independence from Great Britain. The Loyalist was the people who wanted to stay under the control of Great Britain. Some African Americans joined the Loyalist because they were promised
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