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20th Century Inventions in Germany.. one missed

Emil Adolf von Behring
-He was a German Physiologist
-He received the fist Nobel Peace Prize in Physiologist or Medicine in 1901.
-Himself along with Kitasato Shibassaburo and Emily Roux created a medicine to help cure diseases.
-They developed a serum therapy (sometimes known as blood serum, which is basically the plasma minus the stuff that makes blood clot), that helped with diphtheria and tetanus
-This was important because these 2 diseases were the two leading causes of death during the war.
-He also tried to create a cure for tuberculosis but it didn't work on humans
-Died on March 31st , 1917 at age 63

20th Century Inventions in Germany

Rudolf Dassler

He was the German founder of the sportswear company PUMA and the older brother of Adidas founder, Adolf "Adi" Dassler

PUMA is the word for cougar in Germany, as well as other languages.  Adolf Dassler started to produce sport shoes in his mother's wash kitchen after his return from World War I.  Rudolf joined the family business in 1924, and it is called Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory.

Adidas is the 2nd largest sportswear manufacturer worldwide 

Rudolf died on Oct. 27, 1974 of lung cancer at age 76.

Otto Hahn

(the first man to split the atom.) German chemist and Nobel laureate who pioneered the fields of radioactivity and radiochemistry. "The father of nuclear chemistry" and the "founder of the atomic age". Discovered nuclear fission. separation of many elements and kinds of atoms which arise through fission.. He was born on 8th March, 1879, at Frankfurt-on-Main. He attended the secondary high school there until he matriculated.
From 1897 Hahn studied chemistry at Marburg and Munich, taking his doctorate examination in 1901 at Marburg and submitting to Professor Theodor Zincke a thesis on organic chemistry. In 1913 Hahn married Edith, née Junghans and they had one son, Hanno, born in 1922, killed by accident in 1960

Hugo Junkers

 (3 February 1859 – 3 February 1935) was an innovative German engineer, as his many patents in varied areas (gas engines, aeroplanes) show. In 1915, he pioneered the first great change in aviation materials and design technology, away from wood and fabric materials braced by wire rigging, towards all-metal, cantilever-winged monoplane aircraft that had little to no external bracing.

Hugo Junkers is mainly known in connection with aircraft bearing his name. This includes such he reluctantly developed for the German Empire during World War I, later in minor association with Anthony Fokker, as well as civil aircraft designs during the Interwar Period produced by Junkers Flugzeugwerke (Junkers Aircraft Works). Junkers, a pacifist and not on good terms with the Nazis, died in 1935 and was not involved in the development of Junkers military aircraft for the Third Reich's Luftwaffe before or during World War II.

Richard Hellmann: 

Hellmann's (Blue Ribbon) Mayonnaise, 1905.

Alzheimer 

was born in Marktbreit, Bavaria. His father served in the office of notary public in the family's hometown. In 1901, Alzheimer observed a patient at the Frankfurt Asylum named Auguste Deter. The 51-year-old patient had strange behavioral symptoms, including a loss of short-term memory. This patient would become his obsession over the coming years. In April 1906, Mrs. Deter died and Alzheimer had the patient records and the brain brought to Munich where he was working at Kraepelin's lab. In mid-December 1915, Alzheimer fell ill on the train on his way to the University of Breslau, where he had been appointed professor of psychiatry in 1912. Most probably he had a streptococcal infection and subsequent rheumatic fever and kidney failure. He died of heart failure at the age of 51 in Breslau, Silesia. ALzheimer was a German psychiatrist and neuropathologist and a colleague of Emil Kraepelin. Alzheimer is credited with identifying the first published case of "presenile dementia", which Kraepelin would later identify as Alzheimer's disease.

Wernher von Braun(inventor) and Walter Robert Dornberger

(co-inventor): (6 September 1895 - 27 June 1980) was a German Army artillery officer whose career spanned World Wars I and II. He was a leader of Germany's V-2 rocket program and other projects at the Army Research Center. The V2 rocket was a single-stage rocket fueled by alcohol and liquid oxygen. It stood 46.1 feet high and had a thrust of 56,000 pounds. The A-4 had a payload capacity of 2,200 pounds and could reach a velocity of 3,500 miles per hour. It was the world's first launch of a ballistic missile and the first rocket ever to go into the fringes of space.

Albert Einstein 

Was born March 4 1879  and died  April  18 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history. He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect". The latter was pivotal in establishing quantum theory within physics. The word Einstein now is related with genius. Einstein merited awards and honors, including the Nobel Prize in Physics.

Theory of relativity and E = mc²

Neutrinos are faster then light. Proving this theory wrong.

Quantized atomic vibrations

General relativity and the Equivalence Principle

General relativity (GR) is a theory of gravitation that was developed by Albert Einstein between 1907 and 1915. According to general relativity, the observed gravitational attraction between masses results from the warping of space and time by those masses. General relativity has developed into an essential tool in modern astrophysics. It provides the foundation for the current understanding of black holes, regions of space where gravitational attraction is so strong that not even light can escape.

Modern quantum theory

CAR INDUSTRY

In 1916 BMW was founded, but didn't start auto production until 1928. The collapse of the global economy during the Great Depression in the early 1930s plunged Germany's auto industry into a severe crisis. While eighty-six auto companies had existed in Germany during the 1920s, barely twelve survived the depression, including Daimler-Benz, Opel and Ford's factory in Cologne. In addition, four of the country's major car manufacturers — Horch, Dampf Kraft Wagen (DKW), Wanderer and Audi — formed a joint venture known as the Auto Union in 1932, which was to play a leading role in Germany's comeback from the depression.

Currently, six German companies dominate the automotive industry in the country: Volkswagen AG, BMW AG, Daimler AG, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Adam Opel AG and Ford-Werke GmbH. Nearly six million vehicles are produced in Germany each year, and approximately 5.5 million are produced overseas by German brands.

Germany is one of the top 4 automobile manufacturers in the world. The Volkswagen Group is one of the three biggest automotive companies of the world

The AIR BAG

Used for the first time in 1981 as optional equipment  for the mercedes-Benz S-class, the airbag has now become standard.  And it has been helping to save lives ever since.

Gummi Bear

A sweet, colorful, tiny little bear in the palm of your hand.  You pick it up to your mouth, and bite its little head off.  One of Germany's most popular sets was created in 1922 by Hans Riegel.  He was born in Bonn, and opened a candy company called HARIBO, an acronym based on the letters of his name: HAns RIegel of Bonn.  In Germany, the also make beer flavored Gummi Bears.  I tried them and they taste nasty!!!! When I asked a German tour guide if they have real beer in them she said yes, so if you ate enough of them you could actually blow something in a breathalyzer. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Junkers

http://www.inquisitr.com/144267/scientists-say-emc2-might-be-wrong-say-neutrinos-are-faster-than-light/

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blrocketv2.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_German_inventors_and_discoverers

20th Century Arts

20th century arts:

Cinematography-
Cinematography was created during the 19th century
Originally geared towards the upper class and it wasn't long before the lower and middle were enjoying films as well.
German Expressionism of the 1920s is said to have influence classic Hollywood film noir.
The Jazz Singer (1927)
First full length film with synchronized dialog


Nazi Regime-
No films could be made that contradicted the ideas of the Nazi Party
Triumph of the Will (1935) Propaganda film created by Leni Riefenstahl of the Nuremberg Rally
Many of the films during this time were propaganda, racist, or comedies

Films and Information-

• 1920s
• Nosferatu (1922) ‘Dracula’ 
• Redone in 1979 by Werener Herzog
• 1950s - Attendance was at an all time high during 1956
              Main Genres: Heimatfilm ("homeland film"), romance, musicals, comedies 
• 1960s - Less movie patrons
              Main Genres: westerns, crime, thrillers, porn
• 1970s - New Cinema Era
              Main Genres: Literature to Film, Feminist films
• 1980s -  Renewed international recognition for German films

• Das Boot (1981)        
• The NeverEnding Story (1984)

• Wings of Desire (1987)
• 1990s- Focused on independent films and horror movies
• Lola Rennt (1998)
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• Dance
• Schuhplatter
• Bavarian/Austrian folk dance. 
• Originally, young men danced to impress marriageable young women.
• The dance was a free of rules, but now the dance used traditional steps of a rhythmic hitting the thigh, knees, soles of the feet, and stomping of the feet.
• Modern Dance
• Rudolf von Laban and his student Mary Wigman had major influence
• Began as a dance of experiementation.
• Mary Wigman opened a school of dance in Dresden in 1920. However, the Nazis closed her school.
• She reopened her school in 1948 in Berlin.
• Early 20th century Music
• Cabaret: Rose during Weimar Republic (1920s), Popular in night clubs, type of stage entertainment, similar to Burlesque
• Swing: Banned by Nazi Germany because it was associated with "American ways" and promoted sexual promiscuity
• Ernst Hermann Meyer
• Born in Berlin on December 8th, 1905
• · At 11 he started composing
• · Get his PhD at Heidelburg University
• · He was Jewish so he went to the UK so he didn’t get killed by Nazi’s
• · He was one of the most influential music figures in the GDR
• · He was the head of the German Society of Composers and Musicologists, professor of musicology at the Berlin Humbolt University, chairman of the German Handel Society and founder of the annual Handel Festival which is still celebrated in some parts of Germany
• · Some of his works include: Symphony for strings, symphony in b flat and sonata for viola and piano (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrL8iTEeA2o&feature=related)
• · He died October 8th, 1988
• Born in Munich on July 10th, 1895
• · He started taking interest in music as early as five, at 16 some of his music was published
• · He participated and nearly died in ww1
• · He not only wrote music but he also wrote stories and plays
• · He co-founded the Gunther School for gymnastics, music and dance. He worked with mostly beginners and this is how he started to share his ideas of conducting
• · The first way he started this was with Elementare Musikubung, this ended up being too complex for the teachers to follow. He then created Schulwerk, which was much easier to do and get the kids involved in. This helped combine instruments, music and dancing.
• · Later on he created Musik fur Kider which also helps get children up and moving.
• · A lot of his accomplishments were geared towards teaching children and ways of getting them involved in music and such.
• · His most famous piece is his Carmina Burana sometimes known as O Fortuna (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkgcUEGEZv4&feature=fvst)
• · The translation of this song is pretty depressing. It basically about trying to overcome and failing miserably (http://www.puremango.co.uk/2008/03/o_fortuna_translation/)
• · He died March 29th, 1982
• Modern Music:
• Rammestein
• formed in 1994
• sold 15 million albums worldwide. 
• Industrial Metal Genre. 
• Du Hast
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My0HQ0QkGLQ
• Rap music did not come about until the late 1980s, emerging most in 1995-early 2000s
• Bushido- Nie Ein
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA7EB-J9TuA
• Expressionist Art Movement
• This type of art distorted color, scale and space to convey their feelings about what they saw.  
• Mostly from Dresden and Munich
• Influenced from Van Gogh's evocative canvases 
• Works Cited
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//German_film_history
• http://worldfilm.about.com/od/germanfilms/tp/germanfilms.org
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Germany#Cabaret
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expressionism#Theatre
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rammstein#cite_note-6
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_hip_hop
• http://www.ranker.com/list/german-expressionism-paintings/reference

20th century rules and government

Weimar Republic (1918-1933)
The Weimar Republic is referred to as a period in German History between 1918 and 1933 when the government was a democratic republic governed by a constitution that was laid out in the German city Weimar.
-during this time period there was 6 chancellors
-made to replace the imperial government
-officially named Deutsches Reich meaning/translated to the german Empire or Realm
-they wrote a new constitution which was adopted August 11, 1919
-it was over thrown by the Nazis

Hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic
The hyperinflation was a three-year period in Germany between June 1921 and July 1924.  The hyperinflation episode in the Weimar Republic in the 1920's was not the first, nor the only in Europe.  Many of the economic behaviors now associated with hyperinflation were first documented in Germany.  Hyperinflation is widely believed to have contributed to the Nazi takeover of germany and Adolf Hitlers rise to power.
-Dawes plan:
relied on money from US in 1924 but soon realized they couldn't pay back such a large sum of money
-Young plan:
reduced payments to allow better payment plans.  Lowered to a half billion gold marks which in 1929 was about 8 million in the US. now days it is 103 billion.

The Treaty of Versailles
The treaty of versailees is one of the most controversial international agreements.  Many people have tended to blame the rise of the Nazis on versailles.
-financial impact:
the treaty blamed Germany for the first world war.  As a result of this Germany was also held accountable for the cost of the war.  The treaty dictated that compensations would have to be paid to the Allies.  That they would have to make monthly payments that would total 6,600 million Euros.
-Political Impact:
The treaty triggered a number of political reactions.  First, the government of the day resigned, having refused to sign the treaty agreement.  Second, the incoming government had no choice but to sign the treaty.  For doing so, they were accused by some of stabbing the German people in the back.

20th century writers and poets

Writers and Poets of 20^th Century Germany

By: Matt Dehn, Miranda Scherer, Lacey Harp, Robert Niehoff, 

Tom Monson, Angela Balcome, Tim Cox and Starsha Vang

Our outline( because powerpoint would not upload)

Pre war(1900-1914)

Expressionism

Built up emotions that lead to war

Reaction of Conditions

New Objectivism

A better lifestyle?

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/230881/German-literature

War Era 1915-1945

Much written about this era!

Expressionism Era Effected

NAZI CONTROL

Book Burning Hyperlink

POST WAR(1945-1959)

Much writing about holocaust survival

Aftermath of War

Depressing

Hans Fallada

Born in Greifswald in 1893

Pseudonyms come from Grimm Fairy Tales

Died in 1947 at 54 years of age

Works include

Little Man- What Now?

Alone in Berlin

Little Man- What Now?

Published in 1932

Made into a Movie- released in US in 1934

Alone in Berlin

Published in 1947

Based on true story

Became bestseller in US/UK when translated into English

Thomas Kling

Poet

Wrote Manhatten Mouthspace about 9/11 disaster

Died in 2005

Anna Seghers/ Netty Reiling

Born as Netty Reiling in Mainz

Studied Philology (study of language), History and Sinology (study of classical language and literature) at Heidelber in Cologne.

Published Die Gefährten in 1932 warning about fascism. Leading to her arrest and later working for an anti-fascist magazine.

In 1950 she was a co-founder of the GDR.

Died in 1983

Günter Eich

Born February 1, 1907 in Lebus, Brandenburg

Served in German Army during WWII

Poet, Playwrite, Author

Died 1972

Works of Günter Eich

Rebellion in der Goldstadt (1940)

Züge im Nebel (1947)

Abgelegene Gehöfte (1948)

Träume. Vier Spiele (1953)

Das Jahr Lazertis (1954)

Botschaften des Regens (1955) 

Stimmen (1958)

Zu den Akten (1964)

Anlässe und Steingärten (1966)

Maulwürfe (1968)

Ein Tibeter in Meinem

Büro (1970)

Nach Seumes Papieren (1972)

Erich Remarque

Born 1898

Wrote All Quiet on the Western Front after his experience on the Western front

Left Germany in 1931

In 1933 the Nazi’s banned and destroyed all copies of All Quiet on the Western Front

In 1943 the Nazi party arrested his sister for ‘undermining morale’. She was sentenced to death by guillotine

Other Works of Erich Remarque

The Road Back 

Three Comrades

Arch of Triumph

A Spark of Life

Time to Live and Time to Die

Christa Wolf

Born March 18, 1929 in Brandenburg

Literacy Critic, Novelist, Essayist

One of the best-known writers from East Germany

First recipient of the German Book Prize

Best known work was with Der Geteilte Himmel (1963)

Anne Frank

Born June 12, 1929

German-Jewish teen, forced into hiding during the Holocaust

Spent 25 months above her father’s office in Amsterdam

In March, 1945, 9 months after she and her family was found. Anne Frank died of typhus at the age of 15.

Her Diary was published in 1947, later becoming one of the most widely read books in the world

Aldona Gustas

Born in Lithuania March 2, 1932

Moved to Berlin in 1941

Published 11 books of poetry between 1962-1980. 

Main theme being Love

Received Rahel Varnhagen Medal in 1997. 

Erich Kastner

Born in Dresden on February 23, 1899

Author, Screenwriter

Satire

Humorous Poetry

Children’s Literature

Drafted in WWI at 18 years old

Published Emil Und Die Detektive (1928)- Best-known children’s book

Novel Fabian (1931) made into movie released in 1980

Alfred Döblin 

Worked at Journalist in Berlin

Won Fontane Prize for Die drei Sprünge des Wang-Lung (1915)

Was German Army doctor during WWI

Became President of German Writers Association in 1924

Most famous work was Berlin Alexanderplatz (1929)

Worked for MGM Studios in USA in 1940 before moving to France in 1945

Sources

http://www.lituanus.org/1981_4/81_4_07.htm#Ref

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldona_Gustas

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Doblin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Doeblin

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_K%C3%A4stner

http://www.mertin-litag.de/authors_htm/Hilsenrath-E.htm 

http://www.nndb.com/people/079/000163587/

 http://www.mscd.edu/~mdl/gerresources/frauen/aseghers.htm

 http://www.dialoginternational.com/dialog_international/2010/04/national-poetry-month-.html

http://klappentexterin.wordpress.com/category/fundstucke/page/2/  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christa_Wolf

http://maps.thefullwiki.org/Christa_Wolf

http://www.thewiplist.com/celebrity/Christa+Wolf_10634129/

http://hansfallada.com/

http://hansfallada.com/wp-content/themes/arthemia/scripts/timthumb.php?src=/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Fallada_1_DW_Kultur_818266g.jpg&w=300&h=275&zc=1&q=100

 http://germany.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=2219

http://www.annefrank.com/who-is-anne-frank/ 

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_Maria_Remarque

http://www.annefrank.com/who-is-anne-frank

20th Century Roles of Men and Women in Society

20^th Century Roles of Men and Women in Society

By: Tom Monson, Miranda Scherer, Robert Niehoff, Matt Dehn, 

Tim Cox, Angela Balcome, Sarsha Vang, Monica Riebe, Brett Clark- Hedlof

Military Roles

Men

All men age 18-23 were obligated to go through a nine month training before going into war 

There are approximately 200,000 soldiers that are considered professional and 300,000 that are more civilian, but are on reserve and are able to become active at any given time

Some men were forced into war through guilt or shame of their family and friends during WWI and WWII

All major German military and political leaders were men

Military roles

Women

In WWII Women took on the more traditional roles that men had filled.

During WWII Women tended to the sick and wounded, buried the dead, cleared the streets of rubble and ruins and salvaged what they could.

In 1975, German women were sought out to join the military, mostly as nurses

Political Roles

1919- Women receive the right to vote

1949- Basic Law made men and women equal, but until 1957 this law wasn’t amended into the civil code

Domestic Roles

Women

the three "K" words: Kirche, Kinder and Küche. (church, children and cooking) 

Also, women were meant to bear “Aryan” children and were taught to do so through aggressive propaganda.

East German society

East Germany

Women remained working

Laws were revised to accommodate working mothers and many daycares opened up

Abortion was legalized for the 1^st trimester

East Germany relied on women due to the number of males fleeing to West Germany

90% of women made up the workforce and ½ of the German Trade Union Federation

West German Society

West Germany

After WWII women became homemakers again because the men were back from war

West women wanted the same rights as east women (abortion, working rights, education)

Education

Primarily male driven at first

More then half of the people getting a secondary education was women after 1977

East women were more educated then west, because west women wanted to keep the traditional role

In 1980 women were just as qualified as men

Work Force 

Women’s salary was still only about 65-78% of the male salary

Women could not hold top positions

Most women still worked the traditional jobs, such as school teachers and nurses

Sources

Sources
http://womenshistory.about.com/library/ency/blwh_germany_women.htm

http://www.germanculture.com.ua/library/weekly/aa080601c.htm
http://www.warandgender.com/wgwomwwi.htm
http://www.mygermancity.com/german-military
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005205
http://womenshistory.about.com/library/ency/blwh_germany_women.htm
http://www.fsmitha.com/h2/g-wm.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_roles_in_the_World_Wars
http://www.firstworldwar.com/bio/matahari.htm
http://womenshistory.about.com/library/ency/blwh_germany_women.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_issues_in_Germany#Gender_roles_and_demographics
http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,702895,00.html
http://www.germanyandafrica.diplo.de/Vertretung/pretoria__dz/en/03__BD/New__women__manag

Movie Review

Angela Balcome

German 110

Book Reviews

All Quiet on the Western Front Review:

All Quiet on the Western Front is a War movie that is rated highly be viewers and critics.  It is known as, “One of the most powerful war statements put on film” (Starpulse, 2011).  When taking a look at where this movie rates on the tomatometer, it received a 97%, with an average rating of 8.6/10.  A total of 32 reviews were counted and a massive 31 rated it “Fresh” and only 1 rated it “Rotten.”  As far as the audiences ratings, it was given as 85% which is very high.  A total of 15,758 user ratings were received with an average of 3.8 out of 5 star (Flixter, 2011).  All Quiet on the Western Front has awesome audience reviews, one being by Brad Wright who wrote, “All Quiet on the Western Front is probably the most truthful and one of the best war films of all time, and a true tear jerker.”  I would agree with Brad in the way that it is a true tear jerker and it’s the best war movie made back in the day that I have seen.  I thought this movie showed many aspects of war, and gave the audience an inside look of what it is like by really putting forth the drama, pain, and effects that the war had on the soldiers.  This movie has won many awards as shown in a New Your Times article.  These awards include: 100 greatest American Movies, Best Picture, Best Director, Best Film, and many more.  These awards alone show what a truly terrific movie All Quiet on the Western Front is.  A writer for the New York Times talks about the movie in an article.  She writes, “Carl Laemmle’s Universal Picture Corporation has produced a trenchant and imaginative audible picture, in which the producers adhere with remarkable fidelity to the spirit and events of the original stirring novel” (Hall, 1930).  This review shows us that the writer thinks that the movie is great, that not all movies that are based on book are good, but this one is, and I would agree.  Based on all the reviews I have seen through my research I would say that All Quiet on the Western Front was a huge hit by not only the audience, but also the critics.  I would suggest the movie to anyone who is interested in a war movie.  It truly is a terrific, terrifying, and realistic movie that will keep you on your toes the entire time.

Works Cited

Hall., Mordaunt. "Movie Review - All Quiet on the Western Front - THE SCREEN; Young Germany in the War. - NYTimes.com." Movie Reviews, Showtimes and Trailers - Movies - New York Times - The New York Times. NY times, 20 Oct. 2011. Web. 20 Oct. 2011. <http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=980DE7D81738E03ABC4850DFB266838B629EDE>.

"All Quiet on the Western Front - Rotten Tomatoes." Movies | Movie Trailers | Reviews - Rotten Tomatoes. Flixter. Web. 20 Oct. 2011. <http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1000642-all_quiet_on_the_western_front/>.

Franz Kemmerich summary of AQOTWF

Character Analysis:

Franz Kemmerich

Franz Kemmerich is one of Paul Baumer’s classmates and comrades in the war.  After suffering a non severe wound early in the book All Quiet on The Western Front, Kemmerich should be ok.  This wound was not life threatening until Franz contracts gangrene, which made it a life threatening situation very fast.  Gangrene is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition.  It is caused through an infection or injury , and a large amount of body tissue dies.  When gangrene occurs, the result is normally amputation.  In Franz Kemmerich’s situation his leg had to be amputated.  The death of Franz Kemmerich occurs in Chapter Two, and marks the first encounter of what life is like in the war.  It is an eye open to both fellow soldiers of Franz’s in the war and also to the readers.  After Franz’s death we watch how the rest of the soldiers react and how his death makes the war feel so real right form the beginning.  Franz Kemmerich sets the tone for reactions of AQOTWF early on in the book.

Berlin Calling Report

Berlin Calling Report

Berlin Calling was a movie that I found very interesting.  This movie showed me how this type of job that Ickarus has as a DJ, and the business and fans that come along with it relate to our norms and differentiate from what we are used to in our society.  I found many similarities in the way that everywhere you go there is a so called “drug crowd”, what I mean by this is that some places have a bigger population and you will see more drug use.  At the same time when you go to small towns such as the town I grew up in, you don’t notice the drugs as much.  Don’t get me wrong, I know there were drugs in my town it was just a select number of people and it was in the dark, they tried hiding the fact that they were users.  Whereas in Berlin Calling the use of drugs was everywhere, from the business of Ickarus and Alice, to the fans using while they came to the clubs, even in the bathrooms.  One person stated in the movie the fact “party power”  when I heard this it made me think that she was using drugs as a party enhancer.  Maybe she was not using daily or as much as Ickarus.  One of the main cultural differences that jumped out at me and I think our class as a whole because it was mentioned in class, was the naked people in the movie.  Sexuality in the movie Berlin Calling is not meant to turn you on or arouse you, but to show you what everyday life is like.  Where’ as in the US naked scenes in movies are triggered towards turning you on.  I realized that as a big difference, even as watching the movie, it was not meant to show you affection, passion, or give you arousal like a movie in the United States would be used for.  Overall I found the movie Berlin Calling Interesting and I am glad that we watched it.  

Berlin Calling Movie ? and Answer

Angela Balcome

German 110

Berlin  Calling

Question and Answer:

1. Why is Ickarus taking drugs?

answer: Ickarus stated, “that he is taking the drugs to relax, and to stop stressing.”  He could be taking the drugs for many different reasons. One reason I think that he is taking the drugs is because  of his work.  He is a DJ who uses a lot of techno music.  I feel like from the knowledge we know about drugs that this could relate in the way that he feels drugs enhance the feeling that he gets in the way of how the music hits him.  The beat is enhanced.

1. Why are his fans taking drugs, and which drugs do they take?

answer:  The types of drugs that were used in the movie included: MDMA, MDA, Ecstasy, Cocaine, Crystal Meth, Ketamine, PMA (which is a strong hallocigan), pretty much everything besides heroine.  I think that the fans are probably taking the drugs as a trend, and they like the feeling of being high on a drug when they are around the party scene.  Which includes lots of colorful lights, loud music, alcohol, dancing. 

1. While we can see that his drug habits get him ill and into a psychosis, and while we witness his relapse and inability to work successfully, why does the subculture Ickarus is in focus on drugs?

answer:  One of the characters in the movie called it party powder.  This happened in the bathroom scene.  She asked Ickarus if he had any party powder, saying it in the way that they enjoy the high of these sorts of drugs while they are partying.  This subculture is the music industry.  It relates still today that the stars are normally into bad drugs.  Ickarus is part or this industry and as he stated early in the movie it relaxes him.  Ickarus relapsed because he left and went right back to norm of his life which included: taking drugs in a work scene.

1. Compare the standards you know from your home society with the people you see depicted in this movie.  Which are the stark differences and contrasts.

answer:  I see a relation between my home society and the movie in the way that everywhere there is an area where drugs and partying is rough.  In the movie its Berlin, and for us its Minneapolis.  Clubs such as: Bar Fly in the cities consist of many drugs.  The difference I notice is that my home society is not near as openly naked.   As we see in the movie Berlin Calling,  there are many naked scenes .  We talked about this in class and had noticed that in Berlin Calling the naked scenes are not there to turn you on as a sex scene but it is just showing you there everyday life style.  Where’ as in United States movies, most naked scenes in movie are there to so called arouse the audience.

1. Germany is considered a strong industrial nation the world over.  Do you think that the youth culture as depicted here could change that?  How about work ethics of Ickarus and of Alice, the label director who fires and then resigns him?

answer:  From what I know and understand about Germany and the Culture, I do not believe that the youth will be able to change it. Work ethics of Ickarus and Alice the label director are crazy to me.  I can’t believe how Alice puts up with Ickarus’s “shit.”  If I were Alice I would have fired Ickarus a long time ago.  From what I understood about Alice though, was that she thought Ickarus was making here look good, which in turn would profit her by bringing in more artists.  In the work society that I live in people do not get away with that.  They are fired and do not get there jobs back, as far as California, Vegas and what not I’m sure more of this goes on.

1. Which similar “cult movies” of US origin have you seen, if any?

answer:  The Rocky, Repo Man, Scarface, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.  

Chapter 1 summary

Main Characters:
Narrorator-Paul Baumer
Protagonist-Paul Baumer
Classmates-Muller, Leer, Kropp

Chapter one opens the book with Paul Baumer the narrorator and his classmates and fellow soldiers fighter on the front lines during World War 1.  A unit of 150 men went out fighting and only 80 men returned after a  devastating hard attack during the last day.  On page two in All Quiet on the Western Front, it is stated that, "English heavies opened up on us with high-explosives, drumming ceaselessly on our position."  Once they moved back they settled down to get a good night of sleep, which does not happen very often.  Katczinsky states on page two, "It would not be such a bad war if only one could get a little more sleep."  At this point I think that these young men are realizing what strain the was is putting on them so early on and that this is going to be a long life changing enlistment for them.  The next morning once they had finally crawled out of their quarters they gathered at the cook-house.  The remaining were excited to eat all the food but the cook was only going to give out one serving each.  After a very heated argument the cook agrees to distribute all the food out.  At this early point in the book we see the relationship of authority taking place.  That at first the cook was going to let the remaining food go to waste instead of allowing more servings.  After eating the men settled down to rest, smoke, and play some cards to take their minds off of what was going on and what has happened.  Paul now thinking about his classmate Kemmerich who was wounded and now in the hospital with a wounded thigh and an amputated leg that he is not aware of.  The men think about all the ones who have already been killed and recall that they may have been pressured into the war by Kantorek.  They now despise Kantorek for pushing them into the army and exposing them to the horror of war.  At this point in the book I realized that authority was brought up again.  This time in the way that Kantorek was in authority of all the soldiers and they are blaming him because he was the one who influenced them to join.  After a while they went to the hospital to visit Kemmerich, where Muller realizes that Kemmerich has some nice boots.  Muller's boots are old, worn down, and give him blisters every time that he wears them.  They decide not to push the matter of the boots at the time instead decide to wait till Kemmerich dies and then steal them before the orderlies take them.  Chapter one brings us into the war aspect at a fast pace with deaths and hard times right from the beginning.

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front is a great war novel wrote by Erich Remarque which tells a story of the effects of soldiers not only in and during the war, but also the psychological  aspect of what they experience durning and after the war.  Throughout the novel we see Paul as an emotional character who expresses to us as readers many of the thoughts that he experiences.  The author shows us how hard that war can be for a man.  Throughout the book, we have an inside look of the characters emotions.  While Paul was in the hole hiding after he had stabbed another soldier to protect himself we seen how hard it was on him.  We saw the thoughts he had about this man and not only now but how he would deal with what he had done in the future.  He wanted to help save him even though he was an enemy, and as he sat their Paul thought about this dying man's family, wife, and felt guilt inside him.  Through this scene the author  shows how hard it is on the soldiers to fulfill what they are in the army to do: which is to kill the enemy.  The author shows us all aspects of war from the loss of close friends during the war to going on leave and not having the feeling of belonging while he was at home, to the return and end of the war.  At the end of the war Paul died and this moment is a peaceful time for him.  The whole purpose of this book in my opinion is that war is a very traumatic, everlasting event that replays over and over in a persons mind who has experienced war.  The author is trying to show us that the effects of the war experience changes a person completely, and as Paul shows us through how hard the war was on him, that dying was the least of your worries and it was almost a good thing.

Berlin

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Assignment #2

The history of Hamburg begins with its foundation in the 9th Century as a mission settlement to convert the saxons.  Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany and is a major transportation Hub in N. Germany.   Bremen was found in 1834 by George Berry.  Bremen has the second largest port hight after Hamburg.  Nordrhein-Westfalen was established by the british military administration on Aug. 23, 1946.  Its the largest federal state by population and economically most powerful state in Germany. Hamburg joined the Federal Republic in 1949.  Bremen joined the Federal Republic in 1949.  Nordrhein- Westfalen originally consisted of Westphalia and the northern parts of the Rhine Province, both formerly part of Prussia.  On January 21, 1947, the former state of Lippe was merged with North Rhine- Westphalia.  Nordhein-Westfalen joined the Federal Republic in 1949. Hamburg joined the Federal Republic in 1949.  Bremen joined the Federal Republic in 1949.  Nordrhein- Westfalen originally consisted of Westphalia and the northern parts of the Rhine Province, both formerly part of Prussia.  On January 21, 1947, the former state of Lippe was merged with NorthRhine- Westphalia.  Nordhein-Westfalen joined the Federal Republic in1949. Bremen:  According to the United States Census Bureau in 2000, there were 4,486 people, 1,689 household, and 1,177 families residing in the town. Hamburg:  Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany and the seventh-largest city in the European Union.  The city is home to over 1.8 million people, and has more than 4.3 million inhabitants. Nordrhein-Westfalen: NRW is the westernmost, most populous, and economically most powerful state of German with four of the country’s ten largest cities.  According to Mygermancity.com, NRW has the highest density in population. (More than 18 million people live here!)  According to the United States Census Bureau in 2000, there were 4,486 people, 1,689 household, and 1,177 families residing in the town of Bremen.  Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany and the seventh-largest city in the European Union.  The city is home to over 1.8 million people, and has more than 4.3 million inhabitants.   NRW is the westernmost, most populous, and economically most powerful state of German with four of the country’s ten largest cities.  According to Mygermancity.com, NRW has the highest density in population. (More than 18 million people live here!) In 1811 Napoleon invaded Bremen, Bremen is the smallest state of the Federal Republic. Only 15% of Bremen is free from annual floods.Hamburg became a city/state in the North German confederation 1866-1871then the German Empire from 1871-1918.  On November 8, 1266 the contract between Henry the third and Hamburg’s traders allowed them to establish a hanse in London.  North Rhine-Westphalia is home to 14 universities  and over 50 partly postgraduate colleges, with a total of over 500,000 students.

Sources: http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/hamburg

http://www.germany-tourism.de/eng/destination_germany/master_tlstadt-id1097.htm

http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/europe/european-union/germany/bremen/

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/bremen

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/nordhein-westfalen

Assignment #2

• • Hamburg, Bremen, & Nordrhein-Westfalen 
  • HISTORY
  • The history of Hamburg begins with its foundation in the 9th Century as a mission settlement to convert the saxons.  Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany and is a major transportation Hub in N. Germany. 
  • Bremen was found in 1834 by George Berry.  Bremen has the second largest port hight after Hamburg
  • Nordrhein-Westfalen was established by the british military administration on Aug. 23, 1946.  Its the largest federal state by population and economically most powerful state in Germany.
  • HISTORY CONTINUED.
    • The history of Hamburg begins with its foundation in the 9th Century as a mission settlement to convert the saxons.  Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany and is a major transportation Hub in N. Germany. 
    • Bremen was found in 1834 by George Berry.  Bremen has the second largest port hight after Hamburg
    • Nordrhein-Westfalen was established by the british military administration on Aug. 23, 1946.  Its the largest federal state by population and economically most powerful state in Germany.
    • CAPITALS
    • Hamburg, Hamburg
    • Bremen, Bremen
    • Nordrhein-Westfalen, Dusseldorf
    • SIZE
    • Bremen:  According to the United States Census Bureau in 2000, there were 4,486 people, 1,689 household, and 1,177 families residing in the town.
    • Hamburg:  Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany and the seventh-largest city in the European Union.  The city is home to over 1.8 million people, and has more than 4.3 million inhabitants.
    • Nordrhein-Westfalen: NRW is the westernmost, most populous, and economically most powerful state of German with four of the country’s ten largest cities.  According to Mygermancity.com, NRW has the highest density in population. (More than 18 million people live here!)
    • RANDOM FACTS
    • In 1811 Napoleon invaded Bremen
    • Bremen is the smallest state of the Federal Republic.
    • Only 15% of Bremen is free from annual floods
    • Hamburg became a city/state in the North German confederation 1866-1871, then the German Empire from 1871-1918.
    • On November 8, 1266 the contract between Henry the third and Hamburg’s traders allowed them to establish a hanse in London.
    • North Rhine-Westphalia is home to 14 universities  and over 50 partly postgraduate colleges, with a total of over 500,000 students.

Homework Assignment 1

Cologne Cathedral:

I decided to do one of my research topics on the Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany because I have been in this astonishing Cathedral once before.  I visit many towns in Germany and I think that this Cathedral shows how beautiful and old fashion the towns really are.  Looking at just this one picture gives you a glimps of what this area is like.  This Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church and is one of Cologne’s most famous landmarks, described by UNESCO as an, “ exceptional work of human creative genius.”  It is a highly visited landmark attracting an average of 20,000 people a day.  The Cathedral begun being built in 1248 and was not completed until 1880.

Wartburg Castle:

The Wartburg is a castle in Germany that overlooks the town of Eisenach.  In 1999 UNESCO added Wartburg Castle to the World Heritage List as an “Outstanding Monument of the Feudal Period in Central Europe.”  From experience in Germany i thought it would be interesting to look up more information on this Castle, because the castles that I saw when i was there were pretty incredible.  

After reading and researching more about both the Cologne Cathedral and the Wartburg Castle i find the Cologne Cathedral more interesting.  I think that it has so much history to it and the Goth look to it is very cool.  The Cathedral has been through many historical moments including World War Two.  I also believe that while the war was going on smoke filled and destroyed some of the inside of this Cathedral.  They renavated the inside but some of the smoke look still is in there.  This Cathedral is really an amazing experience and when you walk in you are in aw! So I would suggest to anyone taking a trip to Germany to check it out!!


URL's:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cologne_Cathedral
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/292
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wartburg
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/897