Examine the historical relevance of and the manner in which All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Remarque illustrates the ideas, feeling, and perspectives of Europe following the First World War.  How does the work relate to the historical events that provide the context for the work?   Make sure that you include numerous examples to support your conclusions!  Remarque’s work itself will be the most important source for your paper, so be sure to cite specific examples from the book to support your arguments and ideas. You may also use your notes and the textbook as potential sources for your paper.  If you specifically cite a passage from the notes or text book, you will need to cite those sources as well.  Outside sources such as scholarly reviews, articles, or deconstructions concerning All Quiet should not be used.  The purpose of this paper is to relate your personal ideas concerning the book and the way that it illustrates the ideas and reaction to WWI. I expect citations from any source that you use or draw your ideas from, and suggest that if you quote, do so briefly and efficiently.Please do not give plot summaries or lengthy quotes from the book.This is redundant and wasteful.Citation should be easily understood.For example, if citing All Quiet, the textbook or notes, a simple parenthetical citation will do: for example, (All Quiet, p. x).Be sure that if you are using a different edition or text of All Quiet other than the online text that is linked, include publication information of the that text.The paper should be 3-5 pages in length and should be checked for proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc.Avoid slang and contractions as you construct your ideas. I suggest that you keep a back-up copy of the paper in case anything goes wrong. 

A company is considering what forecasting method to use for coming time periods. The company has used something of a qualitative (consensus-based) forecasting method in the past, and is wanting to know if a more formal, quantitative forecasting method would be appropriate for them. Consider the following data from recent time periods:Time periodForecastActual DemandThree quarters ago225230Two quarters ago240270Last quarter275295This quarterYou will determine.?Briefly address each of the following bullets:Discuss what method of forecasting you view to be most appropriate given the data given above. Explain why you believe your chosen forecasting method to be the most appropriate. Select an appropriate value for alpha, and calculate an exponential smoothing forecast for this quarter. Discuss the relationship between the alpha value that you selected and the forecast value that you calculated. In other words, if you had selected a lower value for alpha, how would the calculated value be different, and if you had selected a higher value for alpha, how would the calculated value be different? Assume that, at the end of this quarter, we could report that the demand for this quarter was actually 275 (just like last quarter). Would this information cause you to rethink the alpha value that you selected? If so, how would it impact the value that you would have selected for alpha? The final paragraph (three or four sentences) of your initial post should summarize the one or two key points that you are making in your initial response. After multiple people have posted the alpha value that they selected and the forecast that they calculated, compare your calculated value with those of your classmates. Whose value was most accurate? Why do you think the person with the most accurate forecast had the most accurate forecast? Your initial posting should be about 1 page (400 to 500 words) in length.