All is Quiet..

All if Quiet on the Western Front is one of those books that will stand the test of time and will continue to be an important and discussable read for many years to come. The book follows around a German boy, who at the time was still in school and considered quite innocent by most standards. That all changed when war broke out with Germany right at the center of it all. That’s really what the book does a fantastic job of doing. The loss of innocence and much more along with it. All is Quiet on the Western Front gives just a glimpse of how harsh war really is. It shows us how even those who survive the terrors of war come out almost less human. It’s because of how the book does such a fantastic job at showing how there is not a shred of glamour in war that was being fed to future soldiers at the time. Going past the direct scene of the cruelty of war, I believe that the book does a good job of showing how life it’s self is cruel. Even the simple pleasures that were sought out were soon stripped away from them. Even in times of peace this can be seen by some individuals. While the effects of war on soldiers and the horrors of war are clearly seen throughout the book, what isn’t noticed nearly as much is the power, or misuse of, of nationalism. The book shows nationalism as something that is almost meaningless and is simply a means of a way to control the populous. Overall I find this book to hit so many topics about war in such a way the it sticks with you.

Political - CSU

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1k7BUWF_f4yOdCGbZwKlIMimmRiDA3tbB_efr8sZ1V-Y/present?slide=id.p

The purpose of this presentation was to inform the class about the CSU political party that is present in Bavaria.

All is Quiet - Chapter 10

There were many key things that can be taken out of each chapter that all have a great deal of significance. For chapter 10 there were several key topics that we took away after reading the chapter. The first of which was when the main group in the story come across food that they have been deprived of ever since they joined the army and partook in the war. Because of how the soldiers reacted when they had the food is what we found to be the most astonishing part. They treated the food in higher value than their lives. These men were willing to risk a lot just to have that pleasure in life that they once knew. Another topic that the book highlights about war in this chapter is life is cruel and won’t stop for anything. This is shown when the soldiers were all at the village. While there they all thought that they could finally take a break from the war and relax. This sigh of relief ended almost as soon as it begun. The group was soon thrust back into the harsh reality that is war. We also noticed that the author had Baumer talk to the reader in his mind saying how even after thousands of years people still haven’t stopped killing each other and that the reality of war will be around as long as there are men starting them. Another topic that we believed to be of significance was when he was wondering what him and the other men were going to do once the war was over. He said how their first commitment to life as adults was to kill and after so long it was the really the only thing they knew how to do. This sends an emotional message to the reader and helps him or her really understand the effect the war had on all of these men.