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12/7/2013On The Town: Wine and fund-raising
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Are Bankers Acting Like Mobsters?
Financial Crisis Inquiry Chairman Phil Angelides on the need for banks that commit wrongdoing to pay the price.
Aug 24, 2012
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This for some pretty strong words for Wall Street.
Money laundering price fixing bid rigging securities fraud talking about the mob.
No unfortunately.
Talking about Wall Street.
That line caught our attention in the Huffington Post chairman of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission still Angeline -- wrote it in a recent op Ed.
Want you all to read it -- on the Huff -- but -- joining me now first in -- Fox Business exclusive from Sacramento California.
To talk about that well you're calling them -- throttles mobsters at this point or at least their behavior.
-- other behaviors been trouble -- at -- and look I mean those words money laundering yes HSBC ING direct standard chartered bank.
Bid rigging a whole set of banks who built cities and towns Wells Fargo UBS JPMorgan B a day.
Price fixing the Libor manipulation Barclays and -- set of other banks.
So it's pretty disturbing -- here we are four years after the financial crisis and we do seem to have a pervasive.
Ethical problems still coursing it's way through Wall Street.
At bottom wrong if we were to ask why because you look at the bailouts and by the way.
Why I think we could all agree that pay if these banks -- -- take risks.
God -- and that's fine.
Just don't put it on our shoulders because we ended up bailing a lot of these names out -- and some of them are still very much owned by the state dependent on what -- Royal Bank of Scotland you're talking about but.
Haven't we seen.
Any criminal things anybody led away in handcuffs none of this it's sort of everybody's been given a pass and I'm wondering if it isn't the lobbyists that these banks paid fill.
To worm their way inside the beltway and convince both Democrats and Republicans.
To keep it easy on the banks.
-- look this -- been a very disturbing from a look we're not a country that wants -- and justice we don't want heads on a stick.
And we don't want people just cost.
You know to satisfy the blood thirst for revenge -- but we want justice and we want -- thorough investigation I think people feel.
That there hasn't been the level of effort made to uncover the wrongdoing and to punish it and the damage here Liz I think is.
Is very fundamental because it erodes confidence our legal system it also erodes confidence in the financial markets.
When the business section reads like a rap sheet.
That shakes the economy it shakes investors' confidence in the market.
It's not good and you know as to the money issue I'll -- Wall Street has poured the money in the lobbying and -- political contributions.
In the last two years alone.
More than 300 million dollars in lobbying thousands of lobbyists -- regulatory agencies in the congress.
In the last two election cycles alone more than 200 million dollars so yeah.
You gotta be deeply concerned not only about the distorting the fact that this power has on the markets.
But our democracy and and -- -- tasting you know I'm in business I mean for two decades.
I'd been in the private sector and I find that whether my business colleagues are Republicans or Democrats.
They're very disturbed by the fact that Wall Street Louis seems to live by another set of rules because of its immense power.
And I think it's very disturbing politically and from an economic standpoint.
Well you just I want people to focus on what soldiers said 300 million dollars paid to lobbyists there's a reason that.
That property values inside the beltway are so high because lobbyists are doing extraordinarily well now word we have a problem with people doing well in this country are on this network we love the free market.
What we don't love.
Is allowing these banks to run roughshod over the little guy out there the rest of America frankly.
And then ask us to bail them out so so they would say -- out too big to fail us over but I I saw this stuff built -- of the biggest banks.
Hold 77%.
Of the assets of folks that means that some of them is they were to get in trouble.
Somebody would have to save them because your money in in your bank account might not be there and everybody would flip out of their minds but -- How are the top bankers really reacting to when it comes to the push for regulation we we had an interview Charlie Gasparino had an interview with Jamie Dimon I want you to listen to the sound -- Jamie Dimon talked a pretty good game about being open to an uber regulator here's what he -- listen.
There's been going charge.
There's no one person in charge and we set up when the regulation -- in favor as the financial services oversight committee and because one because we had is that we didn't have.
One place -- we -- a lot of things on regulator improperly -- becoming gaps in the system.
We've got the SEC we've got the FDIC we've got a bunch of regulators I'll let you know the syndrome which some people around here really because they -- all that does make their life more difficult to do business but.
-- windy and -- regulator.
Well look there's very strong argument for clear more concise regulation I feel that as a business person.
And you want a clear set of rules but -- -- Jamie Dimon fellow Greek American but let's also be -- here JPMorgan all the big banks have also hot engaged in a fierce rear guard action against any stronger controls on Wall Street we talked about the money being spent here we are two years after Dodd-Frank was passed.
And more than two thirds of the rules are still not in place.
You just saw you mention the fact that money market regulation after -- bailed out the money markets has been beaten back.
That 300 trillion dollar derivatives market is still in the shadows.
All across a marketplace we've seen very little progress and I think.
Liz here's the -- in the wake of the -- you know most of us learn.
From -- consequences of our mistakes if -- in business.
And you take a big -- -- you fail you Larkin going down at a -- well and and you act differently in the future in terms of how you deal with risk but these big boys.
Were bailed out and therefore they never really felt compelled to change on the economic front they bounce back while the rest of the country struggle.
Compensation hit record highs and Wall Street in 2010.
On the legal front.
Very little in the way of consequence.
Settlements that are -- guy Rabin.
But let me -- because we've only got a few more seconds but -- shares recently.
The new reforms to try and protect money markets.
That didn't work in fact it got shot down by some members of the SEC both Democrats and Republicans and chairwoman Mary Schapiro had to give up on the vote.
Yeah it's unfortunate because we know what's happened there's been.
Lots of bailouts by parent companies of mutual funds and the government had to step in.
To stop a run but -- and -- and what we need is criminal enforcement.
Where there's real wrongdoing and we need civil penalties with real teeth -- -- there's deterrents wouldn't -- reading stories like money laundering price fixing.
Bid rigging.
And that's pervasively bad for our economy.
-- markets everyone should read this on the bed in the Huffington Post by -- and to Levy as we said that first line.
Says quite a bit thank you so much we appreciate the commitment to be -- you have happy Friday any time actually is the chairman of the financial inquiry commission that crisis inquiry commission -- --
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We had a great over night stay. This is the second time we have stayed in this hotel/location.Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka Hotels.com
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The frige and air conditioner was a bit nosy, disturbed my sleep during the night.Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka společnosti Expedia
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2 nights 2 days stay was a 4 out of 5 star experience.. Service, staff are very helpful, I check in very late but was met with a smile and check in, in no time at all.. Bravo Zulu to the staff..Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka společnosti Expedia
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"Most excellent stay"
The staff was great, breakfast superior to what I thought would be offered, and quiet location.Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka Hotels.com
"need to get new beds"
The staff was nice, and the room was OK. The problem was the Bed. It was the worst bed I have had in a hotel in thirty years. The hotel management should stop spending money on happy hour and spend it on getting new beds that have some support.Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka Hotels.com
If you are looking for a non-smoking room be sure you do not get one overlooking the front door. The smoking bench is located outside the front door and was populated by smokers the entire two days we were there. Since we were just above this bench we were unable to open our window without flooding the room with smoke, and it still seemed to seep in […] through the AC. Další informaceAutentické hodnocení od zákazníka společnosti Expedia
Easy freeway access from two directions. The mall, convenience stores and movies were nearby.Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka Hotels.com
Convenient. Clean. Well managed. This is my 4th stay at this property. I would highly recommend it and will certainly stay there again.Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka Hotels.com
"Convenient Location - needs to work out kinks"
The elevator did not work and the air conditioning unit was marginal at best in keeping the room cool. I think this has just opened so maybe they can work out the kinks. Location was great and convenient for all we needed in Vancouver.Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka Hotels.com
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Great price for overall experience. Decent selection for continental breakfast which is always a plus.Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka Hotels.com
"I Would Highly Recommend it!"
This was our 2nd visit to Holiday Inn Express in Vancouver. We liked it so much the first time we decided to return when we came to Vancouver. I do not write reviews but decided to because we enjoyed our stay and thought it might help others. Can not say anything bad about our stay. Will be back again someday.Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka společnosti Expedia
"Fine for 6am risers!"
The room and night staff on our stay (April 19, 2013) were great. It was clean and tidy, and better than what you'd expect for the price. However, the noise situation was terrible. At 6am there's a crew that stands outside the entrance smoking and talking as loud as possible. It seems like this is a regular thing--I went to the front desk to ask about […] it, and the morning desk staff stated 'that bench was there for them to smoke'--and said she would do something. Obviously didn't, and then I went to ask--they guys were nice and said they knew they should be waiting on the other end of the parking lot because of the noise. But they didn't move for over two hours. So, if you get an odd-numbered room you should know that it will be loud, and it will sound as if there's a party in your room. Also, you should be ok with walking through a cloud of smoke to leave or enter the hotel in the morning. The morning desk staff was not at all nice or helpful, and didn't do anything to fix the situation. Don't expect to get compensated for paying for a place to sleep and not sleeping! Další informaceAutentické hodnocení od zákazníka společnosti Expedia
"not a good room"
The air conditioning was bad...wouldn't get cool much. The sheets did not look like they were cleaned...hard to find the hotel. We would have complained, but it was late and we were exhausted and just wanted to go to bed.Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka Hotels.com
"close to freeway"
Bed could have been more comfortable but overall the stay was good!Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka Hotels.com
"A fine place to stay."
We like the Holiday Inn Express Hotels--always clean and neat. Our room was next to the exercise room, and I would recommend the noise be lowered after 10:00, but otherwise, we loved the room and the breakfast. Being gluten intolerant, I am glad for the variety of things to eat. Perfect for an overnight in Vancouver.Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka Hotels.com
"Great stay- up to date, friendly service, clean!"
This was a great place to stay. Family friendly- and clean. We weren't crazy about the breakfast- so it was a bit of a let down, but aside from That the hotel was great!Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka společnosti Expedia
"clean and comfortable"
We arrived late in the evening and everything was waiting for us. the room was excellent as was the location. we would stay there again.Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka Hotels.com
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Was visiting family and the location of this hotel was perfect. Clean, comfortable rooms, quiet at night since off the main highway, and really good breakfast.Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka Hotels.com
Everything was great and the location is very close to Portland if you have a car. Cuts the price in about half. And within a block is the Heathman Lodge with a nice restaurant. Great b'fast in Portland at the Hawthorne district - the Bread and Ink Cafe. If you want some decent looky-loo shops for a nice stroll, check out the 23rd St. section. Cross […] the bridge, take 405, get off at Burnside and hang a right. Go up a few blocks. Další informaceAutentické hodnocení od zákazníka Hotels.com
"Very nice hotel."
Hotel has very nice and clean rooms. Breakfast is also a bonus. I can definitely stay there if I go to Portland again.Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka společnosti Expedia
"Reason for shortened stay"
I was in Vancouver from 8/01-8/08. I stayed at HIE the first 2 nights. When I tried to book for the last 3 nights the price went up considerably for the room...to the point where I had to look/book elsewhere. I was sorry to see that happen.Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka společnosti Expedia
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"It fit the bill!"
We were in town for a family celebration. The two little ones with us loved the pool! Staff was very accommodating to our request for a late checkout as we want the little ones to get a quick nap before the family event. We would definitely go there again.Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka Hotels.com
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Everything about the hotel was great except two things. 1 - the beds could be a little softer, but overall, they are quite comfortable. 2- The AC unit doesn't allow the room to cool down enough and constantly turns off and on disturbing my normal sleep pattern.Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka Hotels.com
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the beds were super comfortable. enjoyed the pool and hot tub after the half marathon for my niece who ran a PR. very friendly staff.Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka Hotels.com
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We stay in these hotels when the location works out for us. Clean, new, indoor pool, free parking, free breakfast, whats not to like?Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka Hotels.com
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The property is close to a dinner behind the hotel. If you want more restaurant selection, it s about 5 mins away. The room and the hotel are kept very clean, no complains. I would recommend to stay here.Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka Hotels.com
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I came to meet with colleagues at the USGS office near this hotel. The hotel itself was new, clean, and well maintained. Room cleanliness and appointments were good. Wireless (free) was fairly high speed. Breakfasts were well done, and the afternoon happy hour was excellent. Desk and lounge service at this hotel were the best I've experienced in quite […] a while. The service was better that I have had in some five-star hotels in Asia. Další informaceAutentické hodnocení od zákazníka společnosti Expedia
"Great Hotel!!"
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"Very Nice!"
Stayed here for a day and had a great stay.Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka Hotels.com
"Great as usual! :)"
We always stay here when we are going to the Sleep Country Amphitheater for concerts. It's clean, has a decent hot breakfast, the beds are comfortable and it's in a close proximity to the venue. They have an indoor pool which my son on one occasion had the pleasure of using before we left for home. Towels provided at the pool. I recommend this hotel […] to anyone. I regularly choose this venue over going to the White River Amphitheater in Auburn, WA because of this hotel. The rates are better and it's easier to get to this hotel from the venue. In Auburn, the closest place is at least 20-30 minutes away and 2x the price. NOT convenient!! Další informaceAutentické hodnocení od zákazníka Hotels.com
"HI Express Vancouver Mall - great new location"
This is a recently opened location for Holiday Inn Express, and is as you would expect is in very good condition. The manager is clearly looking to progress and maintains a tight ship. All staff were very pleasant to deal with and the whole place felt comfortable and well run. The manager's drinks every week day from 5 til 7 was a pleasant addition. […] There was plentiful beer and wine, and also soup which the manager had made herself. She was also on hand to give advice on restaurants etc, and was doing her best to get all regular visitors on first name terms! The location is convenient to both I-5 and I-205, and is only a short drive over either bridge from Portland, and the cost was significantly less than anywhere of this quality on the Portland side. Další informaceAutentické hodnocení od zákazníka Hotels.com
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Very nice and clean hotelAutentické hodnocení od zákazníka společnosti Expedia
"Holiday Inn Express - Nice for family stays"
The rooms and general condition of everything was excellent. Nice pool. Not the best location, but reasonable close a number of dining options.Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka Hotels.com
"great hotel,for the family we stayed for 2 days"
this was the first time we booked with holiday inn express ,we were blown away when we arrived at the hotel staff was great ,the breakfast was great .the rooms were clean .I asked the staff were was the nearest drug store,the staff member asked what do you need ,i told him we forgot our tooth brushes and tooth paste;he said no problem .he handed me […] 4 tooth brushes and tooth paste that what service is all about ..I would book with them any time when we visit again next year ,,,ssj Další informaceAutentické hodnocení od zákazníka Hotels.com
"clean new"
fatastic neet nice all over the service impressive may visit again and recommend for friends fatastic neet nice all over the service impressiveAutentické hodnocení od zákazníka Hotels.com
"great staff - very helpful"
Booked this hotel to avoid the extra cost of staying in downtown Portland. Not worth it as is too far to drive and hassle with the big city congestion. Good hotel for business people and is close to malls and restaurants. Found the air conditioning to be loud whenever it came on even after 3 nights of getting use to all the sounds in the room.Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka společnosti Expedia
"Above and Beyond"
The staff was awesome. Me and my 3 co workers showed up at about 1am tired from a long day of travel. The hotel went out of their way to make our stay easy and restful even going as far as to give us some ice cold beer so we didn't have to go on a mission to find an open store. Was very clean and comfortable... and the staff was AWESOME!!Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka Hotels.com
"Very Nice Hotel"
By far the best hotel we stayed in during our trip to Washington. The room was clean, the desk staff was friendly and helpful, there was a happy hour the afternoon we arrived. They have a DVD player in the room and a DVD library for you to choose from. Board games in the gathering room and it is extremely comfortable! Hot breakfast in the morning...eggs, […] sausage, biscuits and gravy, cinnamon rolls. Awesome. Highly recommend this place!!! Další informaceAutentické hodnocení od zákazníka společnosti Expedia
"Very Impressed"
Very clean hotel and room; great breakfast; very comfortable beds! Also included extras which were nice---dvd's to use in rooms, business center with computers/printers and other supplies, laundry room, nice pool.Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka společnosti Expedia
"Holiday Inn Express Vacouver,WA Nice!"
Clean, new, comforatable, great breakfast. Just wasn't near the things we were doing during our vacation to the area.But if you need tobe inb Vancouver,WA, you can't beat it.Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka Hotels.com
It was close to the airport easy to get to with lots of restaruants available. I would stay there again.Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka Hotels.com
"traveller friendly"
convenience, cleanlinessand friendly staff equals nice vacation.Autentické hodnocení od zákazníka Hotels.com
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I can understand the need for "secrecy" of a sort while RBN is still in beta, but would artists still be reluctant after launch? To me, it looks like simply following a song through process: (1) announcement & prepping (and there's plenty of bands that skip this altogether); (2)playtesting; (3)approval.
There's a lot of folks out here (including me) who don't have a creator's account but would like to know what songs are in playtesting, or whether a song that was announced awhile back may have finally made it into the upload/playtest phase. I don't understand why artists/authors would be against that info....?


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Caron Butler blew up for 29 points in Sunday's win vs. Utah, shooting 6-of-6 from downtown and 10-of-14 overall.
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Zhi Yin, head of Beijing Tsinghua Urban Planning Academy, told Xinhua, China's government-sanctioned media body, that Sky City would be "either a marvel or a hoax."
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Another four months are needed to complete the internal construction.
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*Western front. Theater of World War I in which German forces faced the Western Allies along an extensive series of battlefields that ran from the Belgian coast south into northern France. (The eastern front was the line along which Germany confronted Russia.) Much of the western front was made up of intricate systems of trenches from which troops sallied forth across treacherous "no-man's-lands" in mostly futile attacks on enemy positions. Through most of the war, the battlefronts moved very little, and many troops stationed in the trenches endured continuous bombardment and suffered from appalling health conditions as formerly peaceful farmlands and pleasant countryside were converted into bloody battlefields.
It was along the western front that the French and British armies and those of their allies aligned themselves against the armies of Germany and its allies, using such modern weapons and implements as poison gas, tanks, powerful explosives, flame throwers, hand grenades, machine guns, long-range artillery, aircraft, and barbed wire. Thanks to modern technology, the scale of death and injury was catastrophic. Individual soldiers were considered expendable in outmoded military strategies governed by policies of attrition dictating the winners would be the last side to have soldiers still standing. This was especially true on the western front, where battles continued for months while corpses and casualties...
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World War I
Named for its complex involvement of countries from Northern Europe to Africa, western Asia, and the U.S., World War I, called the Great War, was ignited by a single episode. On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, Bosnia. As the Austrian government plotted a suitable retribution against the Serbs, the effect on Russia was taken into consideration. Because Russia was closely allied with Serbia, Austrian officials worried that the slightest aggression against the Serbs would result in Russian involvement. As a precaution, Austria sought support from Germany, its most powerful ally. Kaiser Wilhelm II immediately vouched for Germany's assistance, telling the Austrian powers that his nation would support whatever action the Austrian government might take.
On July 23, 1914, the Austrian empire presented an ultimatum to the Serbs, demanding that they suppress Serbian nationalist activity by punishing activists, prosecuting terrorists, squashing anti-Austrian propaganda, and even allowing Austrian officials to intrude into Serbian military affairs. Two hours before the expiration of the forty-eight hour deadline on the ultimatum, Serbia responded. However, its response fell short of complete acceptance of the terms and so was rejected by the Austrian authorities. As war between Austria and Serbia loomed on the horizon, both sides experienced a massive...
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Literary Style
Point of View
Remarque has been praised for the simple, direct language of his war novels in contrast to their often violent subject matter; he is also acknowledged for his ability to create moving, realistic characters and situations. His prose style is punctuated with fragmented narrative passages that mirror Paul's often disoriented state of mind. The plot moves in a "bildungsroman" format, demonstrating a young man's personal development. There are impressionist details that move in tableau fashion. Remarque's choice of a first-person narrator does, however, create one possible problem: the two concluding paragraphs have to stem from a new, apparently omniscient third-person narrator whose intervention is needed after the death of the first-person narrator. The story does not suffer from this change of viewpoint or from the absence of any explanation of the mechanics by which it came to be set down.
The narrative stance provides Remarque with a realistic context for a naive and simple style, which is part of the novel's popular appeal, as well as a fragmented, uncoordinated syntax and use of the present tense, a form that reflects immediacy; these features thus became part of the famous 'frog's eye view' of the war. He is able to comment on events through Paul Baumer himself—and through him of the other characters—without the need to provide an omniscient narrative perspective: indeed with a requirement not to do so. Style and point...
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Literary Techniques
All Quiet on the Western Front is an antiwar novel which, in its simple direct narrative, conveys the pathos, horror, and waste that result from war. Through his nineteen-year-old narrator, Remarque details the lives and deaths of Baumer and his comrades as they move from innocence to knowledge about war's terrible effects and consequences. Moreover, the novel's poignant tone results from Remarque's relentlessly piling up detail after savage detail about war. Besides the more particularized deaths of Baumer and his classmates are details about other deaths, both German and enemy. During a heavy artillery barrage, a young German recruit insanely rushes out of a dugout, is blown to bits, and lumps of his flesh and bits of his uniform plaster the trench sides; trench mortars blow men out of their clothes and hurl body parts into trees; during a charge a German lance corporal's head is blown off, but he "runs a few steps more while blood spouts from the neck like a fountain." A French soldier's head is cleaved in two with a trenching tool, and another Frenchman's hands and stumps of arms hang on the barbed wire. Significantly, by detailing the deaths on both sides of the wire, Remarque universalizes Baumer's and his classmates' experiences to include all combatants — German, American, English, and French — a fact made more poignant in the memorable scene in which Baumer spends the night in the shell hole with Gerard Duval whom Baumer has fatally stabbed and...
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Social Concerns
In its "Preface," Erich Remarque writes that the novel will "simply try to tell of a generation of men who, even though they may have escaped its shells, were still destroyed by the war," a statement that underscores the novel's social concern: the effect that World War I will have on people and the world. Protagonist-narrator Paul Baumer traces war's effects on him and his classmates who patriotically enlisted en masse to fight for Germany, their Fatherland. Once into battle, however, they lose their patriotic illusions as well as their limbs, eyes, and even lives. From their battlefield experiences they learn that the old world exists no longer; that they stand on the threshold between a world not quite gone and a new world not quite arrived; and that they have been "cut off from activity, from striving, from progress" and have "become a wasteland." In a succinct passage, Baumer underscores the novel's social implications: "Through the years our business has been killing; it was our first calling in life. Our knowledge is limited to death. What will happen afterwards? And what shall come of us?" These two questions are not only at the heart of All Quiet on the Western Front and the "Lost Generation" that emerged out of World War I, but they also become the basis for Remarque's later novels.
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Compare and Contrast
1920s: In the world of finance, the Dow Jones Industrial Average hits 381. A period of general prosperity for the country (except for the farmer), the government adopts a "laissez-faire" attitude towards big business. This policy ends with the collapse of the economy following October 29, 1929, the stock market crash, when $30 billion disappears, a sum equal to what the war cost America.
Today: The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches 7,000, as Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan keeps a steady watch on the burgeoning economy and cautions investors of the ever-present possibility of high inflation and interest rates that could adversely affect the market. The Securities and Exchange Commission and Banking Acts established by Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Administration set the precedent for improved vigilance in the stock market.
1920s: The German dirigible, Graf Zeppelin, arrives October 15, 1902 after covering 1630 miles in 121 hours on its first commercial flight. The voyage from Friedrickshafen inaugurates transatlantic service by aircraft. The balloon-like airship, the zeppelin, is used in World War I to move silently over enemy territory and drop bombs.
Today: The Concorde enables passengers to fly twice the speed of sound between Paris and New York in three and a half hours. Developed by Col. John Boyd, a legendary U.S. Air Force fighter pilot, the F16, used in the Persian Gulf War, has the...
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Topics for Further Study
Compare the soldier's viewpoint in The Red Badge of Courage with All Quiet on the Western Front. Examine the similarities and differences of battle in the Civil War and World War I. Compare as well the quality of camaraderie, as presented by Stephen Crane and Erich Maria Remarque.
Analyze the historical events of World War I in relation to Paul Baumer's personal history, and how his life reflects the changes taking place around him: the military force of Germany, its bravado and destruction, the tyranny of schoolteachers and other influential adults, and the insanity of modern warfare.
Explain why Remarque expressed pity for the post-World War I "lost generation."
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Literary Precedents
All Quiet on the Western Front belongs to the literature of war genre that extends backward in time to Homer's Iliad and forward to the Viet Nam novels. Significantly, however, All Quiet on the Western Front marks a change in attitude towards war, an attitude similarly expressed by other World War I writers — poets like Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon, and novelists like Ernest Hemingway, Dalton Trumbo, and Humphrey Cobb. Instead of glorifying the warrior hero and war itself, Remarque catalogs the ghastly horrors and sheer absurdity of World War I. In fact, in the prefatory quotation, Remarque writes that All Quiet on the Western Front will not be an "adventure, for death is not an adventure to those who stand face to face with it." The word adventure connotes those Greek, Roman, and Medieval epics that glorify war as the great adventure, but in claiming that his novel is not an adventure, Remarque rejects the older heroic ideals of fighting for God, country, glory, and honor. In fact, many critics believe that World War I not only marked the collapse of the belief in the progress and perfection of mankind, but it also destroyed the belief in the warrior hero whose personal distinctiveness depended on his noble sacrifice for God, King, and Country. In this sense, All Quiet on the Western Front foreshadows Remarque's A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1954), a World War II novel, and Hemingway's A Farewell to...
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The Road Back (1931), Remarque's second novel, relates what happens to Baumer's friends who survive the war and return to a home which, of course, they will find changed not only because of their own experiences and maturity, but also because of the war's effect on their country and civilization. Returning home, they see that their towns are besieged by socialist protesters who fire on their own people when demonstrations turn threatening; that inflation is rampant and food scarce except on the black market; and that the young ex-soldiers are indeed isolated from family, wives and sweethearts, and the older generation. In All Quiet on the Western Front, Baumer says that he and his friends "have become a wasteland"; in The Road Back, the wasteland image becomes even more pronounced as the veterans try to find meaning and purpose in their lives.
Arch of Triumph (1945) is a continuation of the theme that Remarque used in All Quiet on the Western Front, The Road Back, Three Comrades (1937), and Flotsam (1941): the effect of war on peoples and nations. However, instead of World War I, Arch of Triumph is mainly about the precipitous times during which the world hurtled towards World War II. Set in Paris in 1939, the story focuses upon the Jewish and anti-Nazi refugees who escaped from Germany before the Nazis had gained complete control of the country.
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With simulated World War I trenches built on movie lots in Santa Monica, California, Universal Studios began filming All Quiet on the Western Front on Armistice Day, 1929. Four months later, the film, starring Lew Ayers as Paul Baumer and Louis Wolheim as Kat, was completed, became an instant classic, won an Academy Award, and periodically reappears on Public Broadcasting Stations and other channels. In its depiction of the young recruits being stripped of their grand illusions by the harrowing realities of World War I, the black-and-white film adaptation conveys the novel's tone and spirit. Indeed, the New York Times reported that the film is "a trenchant and imaginative audible picture ... most of the time the audience was held to silence by its realistic scenes." The film does, however, change the novel's ending in that in the film a sniper kills Baumer when he reaches out to cup a butterfly in his hand.
Fifty years later, on November 14, 1979, producers Martin Starger and Norman Rosemont began filming a Technicolor version of All Quiet on the Western Front for the "Hallmark Hall of Fame" series. Starring Richard Thomas (Baumer), Ernest Borgnine (Kat), Donald Pleasance (Kantorek), Ian Holm (Himmelstoss), and Patricia Neal (Baumer's mother) and filmed in Czechoslovakia in ten weeks, the film also preserves the novel's tone and spirit which are further enhanced by Technicolor. As did the 1929 film, this 1979 version changes the...
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Media Adaptations
All Quiet on the Western Front was adapted as a film in 1930 by Lewis Milestone, who won an Academy Award for his direction. The movie, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture of the year despite controversy in both the United States and Germany, starred Lew Ayres, John Wray, and Louis Wolheim and is available from MCA/Universal Home Video.
The film was remade into a television movie in 1979. Directed by Delbert Mann and produced by Norman Rosemont, it starred Richard Thomas, Donald Pleasence, Ernest Borgnine, and Patricia Neal and is available from CBS/Fox Video.
A recording was produced by Prince Frederick, with Frank Muller narrating, 1994, five cassettes.
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What Do I Read Next?
The Road Back is Remarque's sequel to his most famous novel. Published in 1931, the story describes the reactions and adjustments of Ernst, another sensitive young soldier, and his comrades as they return to a postwar world.
A Farewell to Arms is Ernest Hemingway's novel about a young American lieutenant in World War I, his experience at the Italian front, and his sad but beautiful love affair with a British nurse.
The Captain of Kopenick, by playwright Carl Zuckmayer, a close friend of Remarque and also a soldier in the same war, is a true story of an ex-convict who donned the uniform of an army captain and held the mayor of Kopenick to ransom. It is also a satire of the German people's willingness to take orders from anyone in military uniform.
Catch 22 by Joseph Heller is about the initiation of Captain John Yossarian, U.S. Air Force officer, into the grim realities of war and describes, in hilarious prose, the mechanical society in which we live today.
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Bibliography and Further Reading
Christine Barker and R. W. Last, Erich Maria Remarque, Oswald Wolff (London) and Barnes and Noble (New York), 1979.
Louis Kronenberger, "War's Horror as a German Private Saw It," in the New York Times Book Review, June 2, 1929, p. 5.
Joseph Wood Krutch, "Glorious War," in the Nation, Vol. 129, No. 3340, July 10, 1929, p. 43.
Brian R Rowley, "Journalism into Fiction" Im Westen nichts Neues," in The First World War in Fiction: A Collection of Critical Essays, edited by Holger Klein, Macnullan, 1976, pp. 101-12.
Hans Wagener, Understanding Erich Maria Remarque, University of South Carolina Press, 1991.
For Further Reading
Modris Eksteins, "All Quiet on the Western Front and the Fate of a War," in The Journal of Contemporary History, Vol. 15, No. 2, April, 1980, pp. 345-65. This critic argues that All Quiet on the Western Front became a success because it accurately portrayed public sentiment about war in 1929.
Hildegarde Emmel, History of the German Novel, trans. Ellen Summerfield, Wayne State University Press, 1984. This book places Remarque's story in the context of other German war novels.
Richard Arthur Firda, All Quiet on the Western Front: Literary Analysis and Cultural Context, Twayne, 1993. An excellent general introduction to the themes, structure, style, and history of All...
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Barker, Christine R., and R. W. Last. Erich Maria Remarque. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1979. An accessible biography, with a great deal of material that is relevant to All Quiet on the Western Front. Good, brief coverage of the novel's popular and scholarly reception. The best place to start further study.
Firda, Richard Arthur. "All Quiet on the Western Front": Literary Analysis and Cultural Context. New York: Twayne, 1993. Contains much biographical information, as well as a somewhat pedantic but solid discussion of the novel. Useful annotated bibliography.
Pfeiler, Wilhelm K. War and the German Mind: The Testimony of Men of Fiction Who Fought at the Front. New York: Columbia University Press, 1941. An excellent study of German World War I novels. The chapter on All Quiet on the Western Front treats the novel in the context of contemporary war novels; especially good on political background and reception.
Taylor, Harley U., Jr. Erich Maria Remarque: A Literary and Film Biography. New York: Peter Lang, 1989. Four brief chapters supply a very basic, even journalistic treatment of the novel and the fascinating story of the 1930 American film based on it. Useful chronology.
Wagener, Hans. Understanding Eric Maria Remarque. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1991. The best starting point for further general study, a basic text that treats...
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Gerodal turned towards Chris and glared at the young assassin. Leaning in towards Chris Gerodal hissed through his clenched teeth, "I would rather die then join with an impudent little puke that sympathizes with DRAGONS!" With that last word, Gerodal's sword whipped out of it's sheath and sliced through the air where Chris' head had been a fraction of a second earlier. Gerodal used the spin from his swing to bring his left leg into Chris' stomach.
"Oof!" Chris grunted as Gerodal's steel boot connected with a solid whump! Chris tried to do a backwards somersault to escape Gerodal's next kick. But Gerodal didn't try to kick Chris. Instead Gerodal brought his sword into a downward thrust, pinning Chris by the cloak, tunic and shirt to the ground. Chris tried to roll sideways to rip the blade out of his clothes, but found that he was facing the heel of Gerodals other foot.
CRACK! Chris felt more than heard his shoulder break. Ironically, it was the same shoulder that Gerodal had first skewered to the ground not to long ago. Leaning over Chris, Gerodal spat in Chris' face. "Remember this well young whelp. No matter how much you try to gain my help, even if the entire Wolpack region were being burned by some beast," Gerodal glanced at Strabo with a look full of hatred, "I wouldn't help you."
Standing back up, Gerodal drew his sword from the ground and wiped it clean on Chris' cloak. "Remember that well." Gerodal gave one last hate filled glance at Strabo, then turned and walked off to his own camp. Every soldier gave him a wide berth and made sure not to get in the way of this particular old man.


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Forgive me, Father in heaven, for I am about to sin.
I'm stealing something.
Worse, I'm stealing something from Dr. Ernie Johnson, my preacher.
"There was no apparent arrogance in him," Johnson was reminding us Sunday past about Solomon, the King of Israel, "and he had every right to be full of himself, being born into privilege and position and status."
But, the preacher was saying, Solomon was humble, which was the essence of his sermon - humility.
Ernie Johnson has a way of telling stories, and he can capture your attention with his subtle epilogues.
"To bring this into a more contemporary light is one of the great success stories of the last century," Johnson said, getting us up to speed with the story of Marian Anderson, "the great black American contralto."
Now, many us of have grown up and listened breathlessly to the singing voices of Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston and now Jennifer Hudson. And I do recall as a kid my Mama and Daddy watching Kate Smith and Marian Anderson.
But I really never knew Marian Anderson's full story, or about her humility, until the pastor's sermon.
"Throughout her amazing career," Johnson was saying, "she remained essentially unchanged in spirit."
For your consideration:
Anderson sang in 1939 at the insistence of President Franklin D. Roosevelt before 75,000 at the Lincoln Memorial.
She became in 1955 the first black woman to sing with the Metropolitan Opera.
The publication in 1956 of her autobiography, "My Lord What A Morning," became a bestseller.
She sang in 1957 at President Dwight D. Eisenhower's inauguration.
She became in 1958 a U.S. delegate to the United Nations.
She sang in 1961 at President John F. Kennedy's inauguration, and in 1963 was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Kennedy Center Honors in 1978 and the National Medal of Arts in 1986.
"One day a reporter asked her, 'Ms. Anderson, what has been the greatest moment in your life?' " the preacher was saying.
Now remember all of her achievements in life, and give a listen to her response.
" 'The greatest moment in my life was the day I went home and told my mother she would not have to take in washing anymore.' "
Ernie Johnson took pause.
"We can't help but admire such humility," the preacher was saying "in the midst of such talent."
Humility matters, no matter our wealth or our triumphs or titles underneath our names.
"Arrogant people are insecure and never satisfied with their real selves, which most of the arrogant don't even truly know," says Ed Vaughn, a Fayetteville psychologist. "Humble people look up to those around them with respect and are at peace with themselves."
She died in 1993 from congestive heart failure at the age of 96.
She was Marian Anderson, and the star on her dressing room door paled to her modest and humble ways that accented a remarkable career and a more distinguished and time-honored life.
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