Paul Baumer is a 19 year old German student who is convinced by peers and his schoolmaster to enlist in the German army during World War I. The story follows him and his fellow soldiers throughout their struggles in the war. The book is written through his eyes, which is also known as a first perso...

Germany's Surrender in WWI Germany both at home and working in the army were spiralling down hill fast, even though the government was hiding the worst of the war under its belt. The German people had suffered immensely throughout the war because of the British blockade. Food riots had broke...

ANTHRAX As our country stands in the aftermath of the September 11 terriostist attacks the fear of biological warfare worsens as each day passes. During these trying times the word "Anthrax" strikes fear to the heart of many people. All americans need to learn some knowdglegde of Anthrax, what i...

The book "All Quiet on the Western Front" was written in a first person. Paul Baümer, a nineteen-year-old student, persuaded to join with the German army by his schoolmaster, Kantorek, told the account. With many of his acquaintances from school, he is educated in war techniques under Corpor...

Typhus In tropical regions of Africa, frequently subject to social and political upheavals, there is a present threat of typhus epidemics, as shown by the recent typhus outbreak in Burundi in 1997. Epidemic typhus should be expected in certain conditions such as: famine, war, high-density popula...

There were many types of military tactics in World War 1 that were new to the war, some such tactics were trench warfare, new technology that helped to penetrate the defenses base such as the flame thrower, mustard gas, tunneling, and in some cases tanks. The flame-thrower used pressurized air, ca...

Education has made it possible for man to gain new insights in the world we lived in and beyond and achieve incredible feats that in the past was dubbed as impossible to achieve. It is also like a powerful tool that opens doors to many new possibilities and ideas. However every coin has two faces, t...