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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
18th Century Political
18th Century Germany
Leaders of the Time
Commanders
Royal blood and holy leaders.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0tLOQUq7T4
The Holy Roman Empire
A continuation of the Roman Empire
Existed from 962(AD)-1806
Dissolved into Kingdom of Prussia
Leopold I
(1640-1705)
Kingdom of Prussia
Successor of Holy Roman Empire?
Frederick I King in Prussia(1688-1703)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_I_of_Prussia
Frederick the Great(1740-1786)
Great Britain
King of Prussia
The Hessens!
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
20th Century Literature and Poems
Writers and Poets of 20th Century Germany
By: Matt Dehn, Miranda Scherer, Lacey Harp, Robert Niehoff,
Tom Monson, Angela Balcome, Tim Cox and Starsha Vang
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/
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
20th Century Roles of Men and Women in Society
20th 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 1st 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://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__managment.html
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__managment.html
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Berlin Calling
1. What do drugs mean to Ickarus?
Drugs are a way for Ickarus to relax, and be himself. It is also something that all him and his friends have in common. When he parties, Ickarus does drugs.
2. Why, when, and how are his fans taking drugs, and which drugs do they take?
The drugs Ickarus's fans take are mainly designer drugs. LSD, MDMA, ketamine, crystal meth, PMA, MPA, and weed were all mentioned in the movie. They take drugs to make the music better and the parties more enjoyable. It is also something that everyone has in common, besides the music.
3. 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?
The drugs are just another hobby that everyone that listens to music partakes in. It also allows the people to work very hard during the day and go to their little disco parties all night long.
4. 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?
In the movie i believe that there is more prostitutes, crappy hopitality in the psych ward, and a train takes people everywhere. I also noticed that Ickarus had a bunch of polo shirts with an emblum on the top right chest. They looked soccer shirts, which you barely see in America. The doctor smokes, there were no McDonald's, there were a few fat people, and the cars are small.
5. 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 re-signs him?
Their musc is industial so that changed in this generatiuon. Ickarus treated Aice(his boss) like crap. In the end,however, she still signed him and produced his record.
6. Which similar "cult movies" of US origin have you seen, if any?
I have seen Boondock Saints, Cheech and Chong, and Clerks.
Drugs are a way for Ickarus to relax, and be himself. It is also something that all him and his friends have in common. When he parties, Ickarus does drugs.
2. Why, when, and how are his fans taking drugs, and which drugs do they take?
The drugs Ickarus's fans take are mainly designer drugs. LSD, MDMA, ketamine, crystal meth, PMA, MPA, and weed were all mentioned in the movie. They take drugs to make the music better and the parties more enjoyable. It is also something that everyone has in common, besides the music.
3. 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?
The drugs are just another hobby that everyone that listens to music partakes in. It also allows the people to work very hard during the day and go to their little disco parties all night long.
4. 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?
In the movie i believe that there is more prostitutes, crappy hopitality in the psych ward, and a train takes people everywhere. I also noticed that Ickarus had a bunch of polo shirts with an emblum on the top right chest. They looked soccer shirts, which you barely see in America. The doctor smokes, there were no McDonald's, there were a few fat people, and the cars are small.
5. 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 re-signs him?
Their musc is industial so that changed in this generatiuon. Ickarus treated Aice(his boss) like crap. In the end,however, she still signed him and produced his record.
6. Which similar "cult movies" of US origin have you seen, if any?
I have seen Boondock Saints, Cheech and Chong, and Clerks.
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