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    about World War I, but this is my first time ever reading one. Many of the books about World War I came out about the time this book came out but there have also many published after this book. All Quiet on the Western Front was written by Erich Maria Remarque in 1928 but was published in 1929. Erich Remarque was born June 22, 1898 and September 25, 1970. This story is sort of based off of his life While he was in the army as a young man. He was drafted into the army at the age of 18 while he

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    flourished on the nationalism in the early 1900’s of its people. Ready to encounter an attack at any moment and any time. People forget the decision of war until they are in the flame of its fire. In the novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque explains his experience of the war in World War 1 through a character Paul Bumer. Bumer was a kind and sensitive man. Back in school he used to write poets. Pual’s Bumer teacher brainwashed him and other students who where his classmates.

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    The novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque is a tale about a group of young gentlemen in Germany who decide to join the army, and fight in World War I for their country. The boys become interested in fighting for their country after their schoolmaster informs them about the importance of this war. With much excitement, the young men have high expectations of what they want the war to be like. Throughout the course of the novel, the attitudes and opinions of the boys change as

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    People such as Erich Maria Remarque help people like me, someone who has not served acknowledge the brutal and breathtaking memories that he hasn’t lived but wants to learn about. In Erich Maria Remarque’s landmark war novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, illustrates how war is hell on the soldiers who served in World War 1. The Novel, Paul Baumer, is a foot soldier fighting for the German Army; he shares a first-hand account of the wars atrocities on himself and his comrades in arms. In the

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    tremendously impact the meaning and purpose of their pieces of literature. In Erich Maria Remarque’s novel All Quiet on the Western Front, the author’s style of writing has an extensive impact on how readers perceive the story. Remarque was a soldier during World War I, providing him with first hand experience on the effects of war. These past experiences allow him bring the novel alive using his memories. Erich Maria Remarque’s style of writing has a colossal effect on the novel because of the level

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    Erich Maria Remarque does a REMARQUEable job placing symbols throughout, one particular one is the usage of butterflies, in his already powerful text, of All Quiet on the Western Front. In the middle of waiting for the next bombardment, Paul sees “two butterflies play in front of our trench.” (127). Of course, after witnessing their arrival, all Paul can think is “What can they be looking for here?” (127). These flying flutterers of fragility are depicted generally as pretty, and lovely, but in the

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    Remarque’s Purpose Before, Erich Maria Remarque wrote “All Quiet On The Western Front”, a book respectfully known as ‘The Greatest War Novel of All Time’, war was glorified by man. The author wrote the book to give an accurate summary of the Great War by portraying the mental toll soldiers faced, the great number of deaths, and the fact young soldiers fought other men’s battles against each other. The main character in the true story, Paul Baumer, describes warring against the French in the battlefield

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    “All Quiet on The Western Front” is a fictional German war novel written by Erich Maria Remarque. It is an anti-war novel written as a monument for the unknown fallen soldiers. ”This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure, for death is not an adventure to those who stand face to face with it. It will try simply to tell of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped its shells, were destroyed by the war.” (Ch 1 9) Remarque published the

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    Rhetorical Strategies in “Here 's Why Suspensions Won 't Deter PED Users Like Maria Sharapova” The use of PED (performance-enhancing drugs) is always a popular topic especially since the Olympic game passed by. Author Zach Petersel’s article: Here 's Why Suspensions Won 't Deter PED Users Like Maria Sharapova claims that punishment for taking PED is incremental, while the benefits are exponential. After carefully reading the article, I think the article would be great to be printed in the Shorthorn

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    “Letter One” of Letters to a Young Poet was the beginning of the correspondence between the young, nineteen year old aspiring poet Frank Kappus and writer Rainer Maria Rilke. At the time, Kappus was a student at a military academy, similar to one Rilke had attended. Kappus felt that poetry was his true calling, therefore, he sought advice from Rilke. Rilke made it abundantly clear in his letter that criticism is what destroys art and is irrelevant since art comes from within. He remains perceptive

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