various film style and film form techniques. One of the main styles which defined German Expressionist films was the manipulation of mis-en-scene; this included creating twisted and distorted sets‚ actors using strange and dance-like movements and costumes and appearances tending to be over-exaggerated and outrageous (Horak‚ 2010‚ Moran‚ 2010‚ Read‚ 2010‚ Thompson and Bordwell‚ 2008). During this time‚ the culture of German Expressionism boomed as cinema-goers were excited and interested in the strange
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The ethnic group to which I most belong is German American. In this paper I will briefly describe and Immigration and Assimilation of the Germans to America. The first significant groups of German immigrants arrived in British Colonies in the 1680s (German America‚ 2010). In the 1800s millions more came to America. They settled mainly in New York and Pennsylvania. America had lured Germans with promises of available land for farming and freedom from religious persecution. Germany was
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THE PROCESS OF GERMAN UNIFICATION [pic] Bismarck had to fight three wars to unify Germany. The 1864 Danish War helped Bismarck consolidate his internal position in Prussia. The War of 1866 ousted Austria from leadership in Germany for good. The Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 brought the South under the aegis of the Prussian eagle. That was the unification process in a nutshell. Now let us look at it in some detail. I. War with Denmark Liberal sentiment in Germany had always been stirred
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strange stillness that was the characteristic of a school on a “Sunday morning.” Question 3: What had been put up on the bulletin-board? Answer : The bulletin-board notified the general public about an order from Berlin. It stated that only German was to be taught to students in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. Question 1: What changes did the order from Berlin cause in school that day? Answer : The order from Berlin brought all the routine hustle-bustle of the school life to a stand-still
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Bismarck and German Unification Before the 19th Century‚ German-speaking people had no idea of ‘national identity’ German speaking people occupied Central Europe‚ but the German states were usually very small (and the Germans there mixed with other races). The upper classes looked towards France as the foundation of European civilization. Although a German Confederation was created after 1815‚ it was not concerned with promoting a united Germany since the 39 rulers had no wish to see their
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is simply one American businessman and Klaus is merely one German man. The project is dominated by Germans First described is the American perspective of Jim. It ’s important to note‚ that he thought himself to be a good fit‚ due to his experience traveling to Germany‚ as well as his ability to speak the language‚ his wife being a native to the land and his email contact with his German colleagues. Simply understanding the German language proved to be insufficient; Jim lacked an understanding
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German and English Linguistic Differences The English language and German language are two of the most popular languages spoken across the globe. English is the 3rd most popular language in the entire world with roughly 365 million speakers. German has a total of 92 million native speakers‚ with about another 80 million that know German as their second language. There are 88 sovereign states in total where English is considered an official language including India‚ United Kingdom‚ Pakistan‚ and
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How important was Weimar Cinema to the Development of the German Film Industry? The cinema of the early 20th century saw a vast rise in popularity of the film industry across the world and especially so in Germany after the early development of moving pictures had surfaced at the very end of the 19th century. One of the most significant influences in the film industry was of course the advancement of technology. The reason for this is that Thomas Edison invented his “Kinetoscope” in 1891 and
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created from the inspiration of different film movements since the development of motion picture. In particular‚ there is one film movement that has influenced other film styles such as film noir and horror. Hidden in the shadows of the film industry‚ German Expressionism began from darkness‚ created specific film traits‚ and challenged perspectives of society. Engulfed with chaos in Europe‚ Germany had suffered a humiliating defeat. Author George Huaco‚ in his book‚ The Sociology of Film Art‚ explains
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Marko Smojver Modern Germany Professor Lees March 7‚ 2012 The House of Krupp From the beginning of the German Empire during Otto von Bismarck’s legacy through the young Kaiser Wilhelm II legacy many improvements to the political‚ economic‚ and social level of the empire were rising. From 1815 to the rise of Hitler the industrial rise in Germany was one of the greatest behind Great Britain in Europe. So the book I chose was “The House of Krupp” by Peter Batty. For thirty years Germany was
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