Essays About World War I
In All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque depicts the truly gruesome events of the trench warfare of World War I. It is narrated by an imagined first person, Paul, whose poetic nature makes the reading of the novel, and indeed the horrors of the war, more heart-wrenching and believable. Remarque uses this…
World War I changed this perspective forever. World War I was no exception to this initial romanticism. The men heading off to war were written in glorious terms as patriotic heroes, the women were depicted as faithful handmaidens, fulfilling the needs of their men. The men who served were on the battlefield, living through the…
The New Objectivity, or Die Neue Sachlichkeit, was an Expressionist movement founded in Germany in the aftermath of World War I. The chief painters of the movement were George Grosz and Otto Dix, who were sometimes called verists. They created style of bitter realism and protest the disillusionment following the war. New Objectivity retained the…
“In one part of our being, a thousand years. By the animal instinct that is awakened in is we are led and protected. It is not conscious; it is far quicker, much more sure, less fallible, than consciousness. One cannot explain it”56. On the battlefield of any war, past or present one would think any…
The action of The Chosen unfolds in the immigrant community of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, against the backdrop of World War II. It is seen through the eyes of Reuven Malter, a boy who would appear to have much in common with Danny, for they are both brilliant, Jewish, closely tied to their fathers, and near-neighbors who…
One of the Picasso favorite pastimes was during the first winter of the First World War was learning Russian. “It was a fasicination with Russia and mostly a fascination with the Barones Helen d’Oettingen. ” Part f Picasso seductiveness was his willingness to be seduced, and he and the Barones spent many long evenings together,…
Throughout “Journeys End”, R C Sherriff re-creates, for the audience, the reality of World War One. He also shows the conditions and the tremendous stress and fear suffered by the men at the front. The play is set in Flanders, in Belgium, where much of World War One was fought. It is set in the…
“I am young, I am twenty years old; yet I know nothing of life but despair, death, fear, and fatuous superficiality cast over an abyss of sorrow. I see how people are set against one another, and in silence, unknowingly, foolishly, obediently, innocently slay one another. I see that the keenest brains of the world…
In the novel ‘All quiet on the western front’ by Erich Maria Remarque we see clearly that war is a most terrible experience, with its great horror and ability to destroy a human, not only physically but also mentally. However accompanying this horror is an extraordinary comradeship and friendship that is seen in both the…
At the start of World War I most people had forgotten what war was actually like. After all, there had not been a major European war for over a century. People were living boring and glum lives, young men were restless, with unemployment high and no education. There were suffragette riots taking place by the…
All Quiet on the Western Front shows the change in attitudes of the men before and during the war. This novel is able to portray the overwhelming effects and power war has to deteriorate the human spirit. Starting out leaving you’re home and family pr d and ready to fight for you country, to ending…
East Spring Secondary School| History Project | Could World War II in Europe be Avoided? | Amirul Maricar (32) 3E2 | From the first day that he “seized power,” January 30, 1933, Hitler knew that only sudden death awaited him if he failed to restore pride and empire to post-Versailles Germany. His close friend and…
Introduction World War II was a conflict that touches many nations and had a duration for almost 6 years. It was not the first time when people lost peace among them. Those who are aware of history know that previously World War I was taken place and it was not resolved as needed. On this…
Wartime Propaganda: World War I The Drift Towards War Lead this people into war, and they’ll forget there was ever such a thing as tolerance. To fight, you must be brutal and ruthless, and the spirit of ruthless brutality will enter into the very fiber of national life, infecting the Congress, the courts, the policeman…
Many people have contributed to the cruel treatment of human beings, specifically Jews, in Nazi Germany during the second World War. This is a report on the damage carried out by some of the Nazi criminals working under the rule of Adolf Hitler. Many people contributed in Hitler’s attempt to carry out his ‘Final Solution’….
All Quiet on the Western FrontAll Quiet on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front is one of the greatest war novels of all time. It is a story, not of Germans, but of men, who even though they may have escaped shells, were destroyed by the war. The entire…
All Quiet on the Western FrontAll Quieton the Western FrontNationalism can be defined as having asense of belonging and loyalty to ones country or nation state. Of allthe European nations, France was the first to sport the idea of nationalism. Many countries became influenced by the French’s ideas of nationalism. As a result nationalism had…
All Quiet On The Western FrontAll Quiet on the Western FrontWhenever one reads or hears about World War I or World War II, you hear of the struggles and triumphs of the British, Americans or any of the other Allies. And they always speak of the evil and menacing German army. However, All Quiet on…
All Quiet On The Western FrontAll Quiet On The Western FrontWar is often perceived as glamorous and an adventure. However, war destroys many people in many ways. No one should ever have to experience the things that one does during the time of war. War is senseless and no one truly wins. In the novel,…
Role ofAirplanes in World War IIChapter 1: War itselfFlying started when the first people onearth saw a bird flying in the sky, we were amazed of seeing how freelythey could move and to know that you could reach any place on earth withthis ability, since then our dream had been follow them. People then triedto…
“A date that will live in infamy,” (Snyder 33) was what President Franklin Delano Roosevelt called December 7, 1941. It was a calm Sunday morning at Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu. Then two U. S. soldiers saw an oscilloscope signal on their mobile radars. They immediately called this in to their commanding officer…
Nazism and World War IIThe National Socialist German Workers’ Party almost died one morning in 1919. It numbered only a few dozen grumblers’ it had no organization and no political ideas. But many among the middle class admired the Nazis’ muscular opposition to the Social Democrats. And the Nazis themes of patriotism and militarism drew…
Name of Book: All Quiet on the Western FrontAuthor: Erich Maria RemarquePublisher: Ballantine BooksDate you started book:____________ Date you completed book:__________1. In what period of history did the story take place?The story told in All Quiet on the Western Front occurs during the two years just before the Armistice ended World War I in November…
Causes Of World War IOn June 28, a Serbian student, Gavrilo Princip, spurred Europe into the most catastrophic event of modern history, assassinating Austrian Archduke, Francis Ferdinand. Yet, somewhere behind this simple act lies a much deeper and complex origin to a war unlike any had ever seen or even imagined. Profound improvements in war…
All Quiet on the Western Front is a book written by Erich Maria Remarkque. It was a book written to reflect the human cost of war. It shows us how war has a hidden face that most people do not see until it is too late. In the novel, he describes a group of young…
uiet on the Western Front EssaysRemarques novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, transpires in the trenches of the Nazi Western Front, which is protected by the young German soldiers World War I. Paul Baumer, the narrator; enters the war under pressure to enlist; goes to the front and learns about the brutality of war….
“All Quiet on the Western Front is a novel written by Erich MariaRemarque. It is a war novel that tells the story of a young man and hisexperiences in combat during World War I. The title of the novel roots from aphrase used to describe the silence between shellings and infantry attacksduring the battles fought…
I. a) Why didn’t he kill the French soldier?Paul hesitated to kill the French soldier because the littlest ounce in his body felt remorse towards the suffering soldier. Paul did have some thoughts in killing him, but when he thought about it, he just could not bring himself to kill him. He talked to the…
All Quiet on the Western Front EssaysAlls Quiet on the Western Front Lewis Milestones Alls Quiet on the Western Front, based on Erich Remarques novel, is an incredibly disturbing and effective anti-war film. The grainy black and white film is still not outdated and carries a breathtaking initial impact. The prologue that introduces the film…
Creative Writing – World War I: Letter HomeDear Mum,How are you getting on? I hope that Dad’s cold is better. Send my bestwishes to everyone!I am writing to you from the barracks of our regiment. My training isgoing well; I have many good friends here, and although the training I have beengetting is necessary, I…
