...eighteenth century, Germany was fragmented into many different states that were grouped under the Holy Roman Empire. Before the revolutions of 1848, different groups of people expressed their concern about the political, economic, and social order in the German states. The liberal middle class wanted to unify Germany because of their nationalistic views; the aristocrats were mainly conservative who feared unification because it would bring disaster to them politically; the working class was oppressed economically and socially. The liberals wanted Germany to unify, so it could become politically and economically stronger. During Napoleon’s rule there became a movement of nationalism through the German state. Unification could not happen...
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...about how they are feeling since arriving but then realize that the ticket guy is not really interested in a long answer, he is just waiting to sell them tickets. This is interesting because we have been taught that in Germany “How are you?” is a question that is really asking for a genuine answer, good or bad, and in the US the expected answer is a short “good” or “good, how are you?” in most casual situations. In the US, “how are you” is a polite phrase to say to strangers that adds some warmth to a greeting without prying for detail that might make anyone uncomfortable. Americans are supposedly more open to conversation and making conversation with strangers than they may be in Germany. Therefore, it is interesting that the East Germans in the movie are comfortable to share so much information so readily with a stranger in New York. I now wonder if people in Germany only ask, “How are you?” to close friends and not really to casual acquaintances in order to avoid sharing or hearing too much information? Although this American cultural difference is proven to be true in many casual situations, I find this situation especially true in a city like New York and less true in smaller towns like Houghton. For example, I’m always surprised when I meet someone who is from Europe that has only visited the US once and did not enjoy the experience based on the ‘cold feeling’ they get from the people in New York. While it is never pleasant to feel this, New York is a large city...
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...Alper Akyüz 2011276002 Thema 1: einen Ablauf beschreiben Beschreiben Sie die typische Herangehensweise beim Schreiben eines informativen Textes. Was machen Sie vor / nach dem Schreiben und worauf legen Sie während des Schreibens besonderen Wert? Aus welchen Teilen sollte ein informativer Text bestehen und welche Informationen sollten die einzelnen Teile enthalten? Zuerst bekomme ich einen Kugelschreiber, ein Heft, ein Wörterbuch und ein Konzeptpapier.Das Konzeptpapier ist sehr wichtig für mich, weil ich die Ideen sammele und notiere.Und ich benutze das Wörterbuch für die Wörter ,die ich nicht weiß, zu suchen.Ich schreibe meine Ideen um. Und ich mit dem Schreiben beginnen.Beim Schreiben vorsehe ich mich für Grammatik.Das ist wichtig für mich.Manchmal bitte ich um Hilfe von meinen Freunden.Und Während ich schreibe,benutze ich das Wörterbuch oft.Und wenn ich meine Schreibung beende,überprüfe ich für Fehler.Ich korregiere sie. Ich bearbeiten meine Schreibung besser zu machen.Ich denke, ein Informativer Text sollte im Hauptteil bestehen.Und Hauptteil muss länger als Einleitung und Schluss sein.Einleitung sollte konzis sein.Keine spezifische Dinge da.Nur ein erklärender Absatz.Hauptteil sollte mehr informative sein.Und im Schlussabsatz sollen wir abschließende Sätze benutzen. Thema 4: eine Person charakterisieren Sehen Sie sich den Inhalt der Tasche an und schreiben Sie einen Text über den/die Besitzer/in der Tasche. Die person kann eine Frau sein, weil sie...
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...Der Roman Homo Faber: Ein Bericht, der in 1957 erstmals publiziert wurde, ist von dem Schweizer Schriftsteller Marx Frisch geschrieben worden. Der Roman gibt die Reise des Protagonisten Walter Fabers wieder, die in New York anfängt und ihn unter anderem von der Wüste Tamaulipas, nach Rom, Paris und letztlich Athen führt. Auf seinem Weg wird er von seiner Vergangenheit eingeholt und wird mit verschiedenen Lebenssituationen konfrontiert wie Liebe, Krankheit, Verlust wie aber auch mit Erkenntnis. In den nachfolgenden Paragraphen werde ich versuchen auf die Passage auf Seite 150- 152 des Romans genauer einzugehen. In der uns gegebenen Textpassage handelt es sich um ein Rückblick von Walter Faber und Sabeth die in Korinth angekommen sind und den Tag damit verbrachten die Gegend zu erkunden bis sie sich Mitten in der Nacht auf einem Berg stehen sahen und sich entschlossen in der Freien Natur zu übernachten. In dieser Zeit sind sich Sabeth und Faber näher gekommen. Die Sprache/Ton des Ich- Erzählers Walter Faber ist sehr Sachlich und in der sprachlichen Gestaltung schon zu beginn klar vorgegeben, da der Untertitel "Ein Bericht" dem Leser schon erahnen läst das es sich um eine Erzählung einer art handeln wird. Wie von einem Bericht erwartet wird benutz Frisch durch ganzen Roman hindurch, wie auch in der uns gegebenen Textstelle, eine Nüchternen Sprache die nicht viel Raum für große Ausschmückungen übrig hat. Auch benutz er präzise Zeit- und Ortsangaben. „Vor vierundzwanzig...
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...M10B Handout Briefing Sheet for Case Diagnosis Report (CDR) Assignment Our third and final major graded project requires you to integrate your knowledge of interpersonal communication, conflict management and teamwork. This assignment provides you the opportunity to work with other students from your section on a case study concerning a communication problem, which occurs in a business setting. The case study is elaborated in packet you will purchase along with other required text and course materials. You will work on this case study as a virtual (online) team. The composition of each team will include not more than 4 students. Your section instructor will decide how the team members are selected. The Charge For the purpose of this assignment you, along with other members of your team, will assume the role of human resource and organization development consultants for Henry Tam and the MGI Team. Henry Tam has asked your team to diagnose and develop strategies for managing and solving the communication problems that members of the MGI team have been experiencing. Detailed information describing the nature of the problems as well as the members of the team are available in the HBS 9-404-068 (Henry Tam and the MGI Team) document. Tasks to Be Completed Based on the information provided in this document, Mr. Tam has asked your team to perform five specific tasks. (1) (2) Define and describe the nature of the problems Analyze the problems by providing a detailed explanation...
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...disappointment than just being the defeated ones. It all started in the summer of 2006. The European Championship was just around the corner, and since Germany was going to be the host of this spectacular occasion, everybody was enthusiastic about the upcoming weeks. While final preparations were being made and busy bees were trying to correct the last flaws to present Germany in the perfect light to the rest of the world, the atmosphere was full of excitement and everybody was counting the days until the built-up pressure of anticipation was finally going to be released. It was comparable to a child impatiently awaiting Christmas morning. As the weeks went along, people’s moods seemed to get better and better, the more games the Germans won. It appeared that the team, captained by Michael Ballack and coached by Jürgen Klinsmann was undefeatable the closer they stepped towards the final. Many national teams stayed in Germany during that time such as...
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...Have you ever wondered about Witold Pilecki and how he was a hero? Well you probably haven’t. But if you have, what i am going to tell you will hopefully answer that question. First of all, Witold Pilecki was born May 13 1901. He was born in the Olonets. He was a Polish army officer and a intelligence agent during world war II. So why is Witold Pilecki a hero. One of the few reasons Witold Pilecki is a hero is that he gathered intel on the enemy. One way Witold gathered evidence is “During World War II, he volunteered for a Polish resistance operation to get imprisoned in the Auschwitz death camp in order to gather intelligence and escape.”(https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witold_Pilecki). Another one of the reasons Witold...
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...desires will come true lets us truly know that no matter who we are, we all desire something. It says that even Disney princes, though I suppose a thieving prince isn’t exactly a role model, can have their hearts content. I am no exception. One of my wishes would be to get another dog, a German Shepherd to be specific. In my opinion, German Shepherds are great dogs because they are intelligent, athletic, and adorable. There are plenty of upsides to getting a German Shepherd. A larger breed like shepherds and labradors can be trained to protect, defend, and other, more mundane, tricks. German Shepherds are athletic, so they could be a great running companion. These dogs can chase away mice, rats, and other small mammals. A German Shepherd can also be a cuddle buddy. All together, these perks add up to one spectacular dog breed....
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...his destiny he informs his loyal men that he will fight alongside them, “one final time” (Haney.7642). When the Geat hero Beowulf is about to finally meet his match, he considers the great Thanes above himself and realizes there would have been no success without them. Beowulf evidently illustrates why he is the ideal German because even after all the things he has achieved in his lifetime, he looks back and humbly says the Thanes are greater than him. His reward for all his loyalty to the Camitatus is the acknowledgement from them that his heroic work will never be forgotten. Another example occurs before Beowulf’s battle against Grendel the great dragon as he recognizes that it was different to see the “other rigged out in his gear” and “ready for battle” (1470). As Beowulf is about to fight an underwater battle, he valorously reassures his Camitatus that no matter what happens in this battle, it will be alright. Being the leader of the Geats, Beowulf personally feels responsible for assuring the people and his comrades are safe and by stating it will be alright gives his people hope, just as the whole story of Beowulf tried to provide hope for the ordinary German tribes of the Middle Ages. Twice proving his loyalty to the Camitatus, Beowulf is considered the ideal man and a hero. On the other hand, in the Arthurian Legend just after watching the noblest of knights attempt to wield the sword stricken in the stone, “no other knight” attempted to nudge the blade and the hunting...
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...evil people to ever live. Armed with his lies and manipulation of the Germans, he was able to kill 11 million innocent people. But, who was Hitler really, and how could this happen? Although Hitler became the dictator of Germany, he was born in Austria in 1889. When he was three, however, his family made the move to Germany. Hitler’s family was just like any other typical family at the time. Although, Hitler himself was very introverted and detached from life. In Hitler’s young adulthood he enlisted in the German army to fight in WWI. Hitler was a very daring soldier, and he seemed to realize when it was the right time was to take a risk. Hitler was also a raging nationalist, so naturally, years later when...
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...For the book review assignment, I chose to read “Crime and Human Punishment: Criminology of Genocide and Atrocities”. I chose this book, because the study of genocide is interesting to me, in learning about why it happens and how to stop it from happening in the future. In regards to the essay, it is going to be broken into three different parts. The first part, which is planned to be about half of the essay, will talk about some about a couple of the major themes of the book. The second part will consist of showing how the book is tied to content we have learned in class. And to wrap up the paper, I will talk about some of the strengths and weaknesses of the book. The first major theme I am going to talk about is the criminology of genocide...
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...Part | Number of questions | Time | Grade | Part I | 2 out of 3 | 80 minutes | 20 | Part II | 2 out of 3 | 100 minutes | 30 | Total | 4 | 180 minutes | 50 | Good Luck PART I (20 points) In well written essays of around 150 words, answer two of the following questions. 1. Carry out a STEP analysis on the extract about Mannesmann. (10 points) It was clear to many observers that by hiving off its attractive telecoms activities into a separate company Mannesmann risked becoming vulnerable to an unwelcome take-over. Tony Blair, the British Prime Minister, however, demanded that Germany treat a British attempt to take over one of its firms with the same fairness extended to Germans buying up business in Britain. He rebuked Gerhard Schroeder for fighting the take-over, making it clear that in the new global economy he should not try to block it. There seems to be widespread suspicion in Germany of everything connected with stock markets. Germany does not have a stock exchange culture, as its economy is dominated by medium-sized companies and companies which are not quoted on the stock market. RB1, Extract 2.10, p.27 ANSWER KEY ContentSociological: * There seems to be widespread suspicion in Germany of everything connected with stock markets. Germany does not have a stock exchange culture, as its economy is dominated by medium-sized companies and companies which are...
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...Words, Derrick Jensen seeks to understand the barbarity that humans inflict upon each other as well as the world in which they live. He fails to understand the fact that “if our behaviour is not making us happy, why do we act this way“ (15)? Jensen uses the help of terms such as Denial and Silencing in order to answer this question. We can safely interpret from the essay that in this particular context, silencing and denial coexist and more often act as synonyms. Therefore, the fact that denial is not explicitly mentioned in Jensen’s essay does not mean that he is ignoring it. Although we shall be looking at what denial is and how understanding it helps the author in answering his central question, the primary aim of this paper is to look at the implications denial has in our understanding of the world. This is so because if there were no implications of denial, other questions of what it is or why it occurs could be rendered completely pointless. According to Oxford English Dictionary, Denial is defined as “asserting (of anything ) to be untrue or untenable”. Jensen talks of three forms of denial in his essay. The first form mentioned is self-denial or in this context, the victim’s denial. Jensen’s own experience with childhood abuse by the hands of his father act as a real life example of this form of denial.When he was a child, his father would beat and rape Jensen, his mother and his siblings. Jensen quotes Judith Herman, a trauma expert as he claims that “The ordinary...
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...The global village and individuals In this essay, I will discuss how access to the global village changes ones perceptive on international affairs. I will then outline the extent students are preparing for international work. Lastly, I will point out the variation in access to the global village experienced by different by people. Traveling abroad or friends can change one’s perspective on international affairs in many ways, such as the way that a person perceives life in other countries. When communicating with friends who have travelled or who are from other countries one may learn about the political, social and business circumstances in that country. For example, I befriended a guy from Rwanda who told me about the political situation in his country and how he and his family left Rwanda because of the circumstances they found themselves in. In relation, when traveling abroad one can also learn about circumstances in the visiting country but here you as the individual will be able to see the circumstances in that country first hand e.g., poverty or genocide. Circumstances in a country can also be detrimental to students of that country. This is the why a lot of students want to study abroad. In an attempt to increase their chances of study or work abroad, students will make use of any opportunity to prepare them for life in another country. They will learn a foreign language or travel to the country of their choice. For example, my friend who dreams of one day traveling...
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