FOCUS ON GERMAN STUDIES 69 The Poetics of Deniable Plausibility in Rainer Maria Rilke’s “Die Turnstunde” DARREN ILETT ie Turnstunde”1 opens abruptly: “In der Militärschule zu Sankt Severin. Turnsaal” (W 435).2 Provided with only these two terse phrases of orientation — which replicate the harsh‚ clipped commands of the military3 — the reader is already located in the space of action. The narrative begins immediately and relates Cadet Karl Gruber’s atypical athletic performance and consequent
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------------------------------------------------- Mughal emperors The Mughal era is a historic period of the Mughal Empire in South Asia (mainly Northern India‚ North Eastern Pakistan and Bangladesh). It ran from the early 15th century to a point in the early 18th century The imperial family directly descended from two of the worlds greatest conquerors[citation needed]: Genghis Khan‚ founder of the largest contiguous empire in the history of the world; and the Amir‚ The Mughal Empire lasted for
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Blues. The factions served as a supporter’s club they managed the Hippodrome and its entertainment. But they also had a certain amount of political influence. In the Hippodrome the Greens and the Blues could convey the voice of the people to the emperor. Theodora’s father‚ Acacius was the bear keeper for the Greens at the Hippodrome in Constantinople (Evans 13). Information about Theodora’s father is practically little to nothing. In the civilian hierchy‚ the personnel of the Hippodrome ranked at
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Lies die Geschichte und beantworte die Fragen auf Deutsch. Read the story and answer the questions in German. Ich heisse Emmanuel Berg. Meine Familie und ich sind gern draussen. Immer wenn Zeit haben‚ gehen wir Zelten in den Bergen oder an einem See. Es ist sehr wichtig‚ dass man alles bringt‚ was man zum Zelten braucht. Wenn man etwas Wichtiges vergisst‚ steht man moglicherweise vor einem grossen Problem. My name is Emmanuel Berg. My family and I like the outside. Whenever we have time‚
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Wilhelm IV‚ The democratic attempt of unifying Germany had failed and there was widespread sentiment among the Germans in favour of unification. There were a number of obstacles in Prussia’s way of unifying Germany. Among them were foreign powers’ interests in Germany‚ In other words‚ In order for Bismarck to unify Germany he had to eliminate all the other powers that posed a threat to German unification. Since the political approach had failed‚ Bismarck adopted a policy of "blood and Iron" for his
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and crowing himself emperor. By taking all of the power for himself‚ Napoleon went against certain ideals of the Revolution. However‚ Napoleon did make efforts to preserve some aspects of the Revolution. This is shown through his creation of the lycées‚ which gave the people equal opportunities in the government. The first example‚ which shows how Napoleon destroyed aspects of the Revolution‚ is Napoleon’s use of the plebiscite and his action of crowning himself emperor. When Napoleon used
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Juan Portem Aisin Gioro Yinzhen‚ the Yongzheng emperor‚ ruled from 1723 to 1735 and succeeded his father‚ Aisin Gioro Xuanye‚ who was known as one of the greatest emperors in Chinese history. In order to live up to his father’s name and his position Yongzheng had to produce an organized‚ thriving society. To do this‚ Yongzheng’s ideal of moral leadership was based on a strict centralization of imperial control‚ regardless of the funds required or the obstacles ahead. By centralizing imperial control
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The short story titled "Emperor of the Air"‚ by Ethan Canin is a very easy to understand narration. It is puzzling to think that such a young writer would have such great insight into the world of an older man‚ but he most definitely does and it is portrayed through the eyes of the narrator. But the story isn’t about just the narrator‚ it is really about the differences between the narrator and Mr. Pike‚ the younger‚ healthier‚ next door neighbor. The Narrator experiences a heart attack that slows
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Emperor Tiberius Tiberius was born in 42 BC. Tiberius Claudius Nero and Livia Drusila are the parents of Tiberius. His parents divorced when Tiberius was four years old‚ and his mother married Augustus. At first‚ Tiberius wasn’t supposed to take the throne‚ but since Augustus’s own three sons died in his life time‚ Tiberius was the only option. Tiberius was married to Vipsiania‚ and they had a son named Drusus. After the death of Julia’s husband Agrippa‚ Tiberius was forced to divorce Vipsiania
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Four Napoleon finds himself alone and miserable in his lodgings‚ with only a mirror to provide him company. He places a rocking chair in front of the object so that he may sit face-to-face with it. Looking to the mirror for aesthetic advice the emperor fixes his posture and straightens his back. He discards his bicorne on a rather comfortable Canape. The furniture is the centerpiece of an apartment that was for the most part bland and tasteless. Seeing his hat sink effortlessly into the divan’s
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