https://padlet.com/inaseer/xzw7p2saghg7 Iman Naseer en-us 2018-12-09 21:00:27 UTC 2026-01-19 19:04:19 UTC hello@padlet.com inaseer https://padlet.com/inaseer/xzw7p2saghg7/wish/312714658 Topic: Soldiers' silence after the war
- Were soldiers silent because they were forced to remain silent or because it was too painful to talk about and they wanted to move on?
- How do they feel a sense of belonging at the front if it is so horrifying?
- What is the deeper meaning of All Quiet on the Western Front? Why is it quiet? Is it referring to peace after war ends?
- What is the greater meaning of silence in WWI? How do the two minute silence of Armistice Day, the silence at the end of the war, the censorship and silencing of press, and the silence of soldiers all relate?]]> 2018-12-09 21:01:30 UTC https://padlet.com/inaseer/xzw7p2saghg7/wish/312714658 inaseer https://padlet.com/inaseer/xzw7p2saghg7/wish/312714747 - belonging to the front: being home was awful because soldiers were surrounded by people who didn't understand war. 
- those who were unable to cope with shell shock were treated as malingerers. 
- One of the treatments for shell shock was to remain silent and not talk about the war. ]]> 2018-12-09 21:02:06 UTC https://padlet.com/inaseer/xzw7p2saghg7/wish/312714747 inaseer https://padlet.com/inaseer/xzw7p2saghg7/wish/312723357 - soldiers won't talk because they don't actually remember the feelings. 
- It is compared to a woman forgetting what childbirth is like, so women can have more children and men can return to war again. 
- The feeling is so powerfully emotional, yet the mind is unclear. The blasting sounds and overpowering emotions block out your memories. ]]> 2018-12-09 21:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/inaseer/xzw7p2saghg7/wish/312723357 inaseer https://padlet.com/inaseer/xzw7p2saghg7/wish/312724499 - soldiers don't talk or have any feelings because during war, they have to shut down all emotions of that do not serve directly to survival. So, during war they cannot feel humor, grief, pain, or fear. 
- When soldiers come home, they feel the same way. It is difficult for them to open up and feel all the emotions they had blocked off during war. ]]> 2018-12-09 22:06:56 UTC https://padlet.com/inaseer/xzw7p2saghg7/wish/312724499 inaseer https://padlet.com/inaseer/xzw7p2saghg7/wish/312933558 - feeling of belonging at the front. 
- Many soldiers didn't even feel happy or surprised that the war was over. They were ready to accept anything. 
- going back home wasn't as happy and easy at it seemed. They were leaving a place where they were understood the most, a place where they risked their lives together and everyone shared the same fear of death. ]]> 2018-12-10 14:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/inaseer/xzw7p2saghg7/wish/312933558 inaseer https://padlet.com/inaseer/xzw7p2saghg7/wish/312953068 - DORA organization silencing the truth even of the bloodiest battles. ]]> 2018-12-10 15:01:13 UTC https://padlet.com/inaseer/xzw7p2saghg7/wish/312953068 inaseer https://padlet.com/inaseer/xzw7p2saghg7/wish/312959218 2018-12-10 15:10:06 UTC https://padlet.com/inaseer/xzw7p2saghg7/wish/312959218 inaseer https://padlet.com/inaseer/xzw7p2saghg7/wish/312960210 - video about two minute silence on Armistice Day. 
- significance behind the silence in present day.
- 11 am on November 11.]]> 2018-12-10 15:11:24 UTC https://padlet.com/inaseer/xzw7p2saghg7/wish/312960210 inaseer https://padlet.com/inaseer/xzw7p2saghg7/wish/312963998 - "it was so strange to have silence." They were so used to the sound of guns all day long. 
- The silence at the end of the war was a mix between peace and horror. ]]> 2018-12-10 15:16:25 UTC https://padlet.com/inaseer/xzw7p2saghg7/wish/312963998 inaseer https://padlet.com/inaseer/xzw7p2saghg7/wish/312968823 - Silencing of the story of shell shock. Even a movie was made talking about the psychological effects soldiers face, but it was silenced. 
- Example of censorship that took place in war propaganda and media. 
- Even through shell shock, soldiers were silenced. ]]> 2018-12-10 15:23:25 UTC https://padlet.com/inaseer/xzw7p2saghg7/wish/312968823 inaseer https://padlet.com/inaseer/xzw7p2saghg7/wish/312969677 - lost generation: all the wounded or dead people from WWI. 
- Some were physically lost in battle, others felt mentally or emotionally lost after war. 
- It was more difficult to make sense of the world after war. All truths about national honor and virtue were destroyed by the war. ]]> 2018-12-10 15:24:43 UTC https://padlet.com/inaseer/xzw7p2saghg7/wish/312969677 inaseer https://padlet.com/inaseer/xzw7p2saghg7/wish/312974147 2018-12-10 15:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/inaseer/xzw7p2saghg7/wish/312974147 inaseer https://padlet.com/inaseer/xzw7p2saghg7/wish/313016174 the video got cut off but i was basically done. ]]> 2018-12-10 16:32:50 UTC https://padlet.com/inaseer/xzw7p2saghg7/wish/313016174 inaseer https://padlet.com/inaseer/xzw7p2saghg7/wish/314940052 2018-12-16 05:23:27 UTC https://padlet.com/inaseer/xzw7p2saghg7/wish/314940052