... efficient administration. He created a system of rule by four called the Tetrarchy. Diocletian wisely decided that the empire was too large for one man to rule effectively. He divided the power with three others, and established four imperial courts, none of them in Rome. His own court he established in Nicomedia, where he could keep a close watch on threatening monarchs ... the law of the Jews. Paul believed that "the death and resurrection of Jesus, the Messiah or Christ, had broken through the power of sin and death, established the justice of God's kingdom, and inaugurated the final...

• Word Count: 1200
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... subjects to emotional as well as physical torment; eyes being blinded, limbs are blown off, blood flows everywhere, and innocent men die in agony. The clear message is that there is no glory or honor in war because it all will end in death. The reasons that men gave for enlisting were ... nationalism and patriotism, which were later shown to be false and empty by Remarque. The author makes these claims with example in ... present throughout the novel. Katczinsky, the wise, 40-year-old unofficial leader of Paul's company relates the entire life of military power to the battles in the anim...

• Word Count: 1190
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... of someday having heroic glory while serving in the military along with some of his childhood classmates. They told stories and dreamed of battles where together, they were the heroes who won the fights , saved lives and became famous. The story begins with a childhood fantasy and ends with Paul and his friends facing the ... because they were about to go from boy's to men on the battle field. While at war, these boys began to realize that their dreams and beliefs were no close to reality. They realized that the schoolteacher they believed, Kantorek who had pushed them to join, could n...

• Word Count: 784
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... rich detail the feelings of these young men. The horror of war can be seen through their eyes. Paul and his friends found neither glory nor praise on the battlefield. They found suffering, destruction, and death. "With this tale about a class of schoolmates who had gone off to war, full of youthful ... German Soldier dies is when Paul's confusion begins. He is trying to ease his own conscious by convincing himself to communicate with the soldier's family, and if nothing else to send money to the family. Then Paul takes on the responsibilities to become a printer just like the soldier is...

• Word Count: 1239
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School