Just outside the boundaries of the Roman empire of the first and second centuries‚ beyond the Rhine River‚ and occupying the area of Central Europe of what is today Germany‚ lived the tribes of the Germanic people. In Germania‚ the Roman historian Cornelius Tacitus gave an account of the lifestyles and organization of these peculiar barbarians. These descendants of modern Germans proved peculiar in that they adopted many qualities typical of barbaric cultures‚ yet they simultaneously practiced
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It is undoubtable that German aggressions has some part to play in the outbreak of war in 1914 – Bethmann-Hollweg’s ‘Blank Cheque’ remains an ominous symbol of blind aggression over considered economics‚ whilst the Kaiser’s 1913 claim that ‘the war between Germandom and Slavdom [was] inevitable’ seems to highlight fairly explicitly the militaristic attitude at the heart of central government. And yet it is only too easy to place undue emphasis on Germany in some respects‚ and under exaggerate
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German wine industry vocabulary 1. Briefly discuss the AP number. (5) All Qualitätsweine bestimmter Anbaugebiete (QbA) and Qualitätsweine mit Prädikat (QmP)‚ including Sekt have to carry an AP number. AP stands for Amtliche Prüfnumber and means quality control number. It proves that a wine has undergone and passed various tasting and analytical tests and its origin has been established to the board’s satisfaction. When a producer pertains for an AP number‚ samples of the wine are kept by the
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with a guide. Where good hiking shoes or boots. Steep and bumpy trails are the hiking in Germany. 3 facts about German eating establishments: Geustheuses are Inn type reastraunts offer the best specialties in the region. Geustheuse are often kept in the family for many generations. Many langer Geustheuse are homes to the family owning the Geustheuse. 3 important tips for eating in a German restaurant: The menus are outside the window so you can already know what to order and how much to pay. You can
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became largely influenced by the prominence of fine arts (e.g. painting) movements‚ referred to collectively as Avant-garde. Avant-grade contained styles that rejected the realistic depiction of a concrete world‚ movements such as German Expressionism and Soviet Montage. German Expressionism attempted to express raw‚ extreme emotions‚ in painting through garish colors and distortion and in theatre through “emphasized gestures‚ loud declamation of lines‚ staring eyes‚ and choreographed movements” (Thompson
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German Expressionism and Tim Burton Tim Burton’s films have often been noted as modern day forms of German expressionism (the creative movement in Germany before World War I). It is through such things as sets‚ themes‚ makeup and costuming‚ lighting and shadows‚ acting techniques‚ and character that we can see Burton has been widely influenced by films of the era. The notable director’s films Edward Scissorhands (1990)‚ Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)‚ Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992)‚
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Empire or Emperor? An empire is a state‚ or political system that exercises coercive power over a population. Those with larger populations are more frequently labeled as empires. They conquer‚ rule‚ and extract resources from other states and peoples. Usually‚ empires encompass a considerable variety of peoples and cultures within a single political system. The negative things that come with an empire cannot be overlooked. Many empires are known by their violence‚ exploitation‚ oppression‚ cruel
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German Immigration into the United States Name Here College/University Name Here Over a period of three centuries‚ beginning in the early 1600’s‚ more than seven million Germans immigrated to America. Some immigrated due to the unstable political situation in their country or forced state religion‚ while others immigrated due to famine or disputes over inheritance laws which restricted who land could be passed down to in a persons will (German Migration‚ n.d.). By the middle
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InNei Chio Dr. Brennan Smith Cors 213 February 9th 2016 German Immigrants Germans present the biggest group of incomers to the American society. Indeed‚ about twenty percent of Americans links their origin to German roots. It should be noted that their immigration was not welcomed in the first decades of American history. For instance‚ one of the founders Benjamin Franklin expressed his disturbing about Germans overrunning American shores. He claimed them being too stupid for learning English that
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Stereotypes in Anglo-German relations as portrayed in John Cleese’s Fawlty Towers 1. Introduction 1.1 Fawlty Towers “Listen‚ don’t mention the war! I already mentioned it once‚ but I think I got away with it all right!” (Fawlty Towers: The Germans). Fawlty Towers is a British situation comedy from the 1970’s‚ written by ex-Python John Cleese‚ which has become a cult series and is considered to be a legendary comedy milestone (Berman 14). The first series launched in September of 1975‚ introducing
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