Remarque parallels this downward spiral within the actions and emotions of Paul Baumer, the novel's narrator and protagonist. ... He is no longer Paul - or even a German, for that matter - he is simply a soldier. ... Remarque was clear in expressing the catalyst for Paul's arrival to the front lines: Kantorek. ... Paul especially became more distressed and disillusioned by the war as each of his friends died. ... Paul's face seemed calm, "as though almost glad the end had come- (Page 296). ...

• Word Count: 1278
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

When Paul's military chief orders Paul and the soldiers to charge, Paul describes his mixed feelings of resentment towards death itself: "We have become wild beasts [...] ... Paul's cold-hearted and unrelentless tone portrays how cruel and inhumane he has become. Paul describes his animalistic instincts while on the battlefield, and visualizes nothing but the dangers and brutality of the war. ... Paul experiences these effects as he travels back to his home. ... Before the war, Paul was unfamiliar with the horrors and hardships of war, and easily connected to modern society. ...

• Word Count: 1660
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Each being a promising representative of a lost generation of young men, the respective protagonists of 'All Quiet On the Western Front' and 'Fly Away Peter', Paul and Jim, are both swept up in the celebratory attitudes of the people around them as they prepare for war. ... Paul likewise casts aside his future as a promising writer, another Goethe or Schiller according to Professor Kantorek, his mother observing "Oh Paul. ... Even though they are victims of their naivety, it illustrates that both Jim and Paul are courageous enough to set aside their own ambitions and even s...

• Word Count: 1103
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Marshall, Paul G. ... Paul Hoffman spoke to the Council of the European Economic Cooperation Association and suggested creating a united western European market eliminating customs barriers and tariffs in order to create a greater sense of unity in Western European countries against Communism. ...

• Word Count: 669
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In Churchill: The Unexpected Hero, Paul Addison describes Winston Churchill's path to historical greatness. He traces Churchill's personal development and political career and explores how a "politician who had a one time or another offended every party and faction became the embodiment of national ...

• Word Count: 1199
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"Fascism" When and why? Italy had suffered badly during the war - 460,000 soldiers were killed and the country was heavily in debt. the Italian army had been heavily defeated and had only won its first major victory at Vittorio Veneto in October 1918. Italy had been promised extra land by B...

• Word Count: 1819
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki put an immediate end to World War II. While some may view it to be a necessary evil, such as author Robert P. Newman, who believes that Truman had carefully considered all of the options, the bombs were the fastest way to end the war. and t...

• Word Count: 1852
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Defining politics today has different meaning from 20th century. Littrë in his 1987 dictionary defined politics as the science of government of states'. Robert in 1962 defined it as the art and practice of government of human societies'. Today government of state related to that of other human societies. Political formula for pluralistic societies is required. ...

• Word Count: 2405
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Undergraduate