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    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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    War Horse

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    trooper named Warren becomes Joey’s new owner. Joey and Topthorn do well in battle‚ but the Germans capture Warren and Stewart and their mounts. Though the horses no longer have the honor of serving the cavalry‚ their duties of pulling carts full of wounded German soldiers earn them praise and good care from the men. An old farmer and his granddaughter‚ Emilie‚ dote on the horses as well. When the German army moves out of the area‚ Emilie and her grandfather get to keep the two horses. Joey and Topthorn

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    Walmart Case

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    culture. And in Germany‚ US Wal-Mart was not able to transfer their exceptional service approach‚ because what the Americans saw as “exceptional service”‚ the Germans experienced as bad service because of cultural differences. For example‚ the 10-foot rule was interpreted as flirting and sometimes even harassment. Next to that‚ the Germans did not like other people touching their groceries. 2. What distance components (relative to the US) do American retailers face in Germany? Give examples.

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    League of Nations Notes

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    eased the German reparations. Things were improving for Germany; Wall Street crash triggered the great depressions. Militarism and dictatorship was triggered. In 1929 thing changes. League of nations failed to prevent WWII from happening. The League of Nation was noble and took risks‚ yes it did not achieve peace but it cannot be blamed completely. Great Britain and France failed in enforcing the treaties signed in Paris. Problem in 1920: Insure Germany would disarm. In 1922 German allied with

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    Should English be the Official Language? There is no doubt that there has been controversay over whether or not English should be the official language of the United States. I personally feel English should not be the official language‚ mostle because I feel America does not need an official language. America has always been proud of being a diverse country. People from all over the world have made their way to America be begin a life in a free country. If America is willing to take in other

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    Language and It's Origin

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    How did language begin? Words don’t leave artifacts behind—writing began long after language did—so theories of language origins have generally been based on hunches. For centuries there had been so much fruitless speculation over the question of how language began that when the Paris Linguistic Society was founded in 1866‚ its bylaws included a ban on any discussions of it. The early theories are now referred to by the nicknames given to them by language scholars fed up with unsupportable just-so

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    He lived to see the Manhattan project that was worth 2 million in U.S. currency. Americans buried Germans and stuff during their missions to kill German Commanders. Before that Hitler was convinced that he would win battles on top of battles. But since the British were helping the Americans they had an advantage. On top of that‚ bombing runs killed thousands. Pretty soon the Russians really put German soldiers into many of their graves after deploying another corps. They already deployed a tank corps

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    What are the advantages and disadvantages of English being the official language of the United States of America? Will there be penalties or fines for using languages other than English in government business? Will people lose their jobs if they do not understand English? These questions all leads up if English should or should not be an official language of the United States of America. It should be an official language of the US because it increases the chance of an individual to acquire a job

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    Gannon Metaphor

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    The German Symphony Gannon describes the German culture like a symphony. The Germans have a very rich history of symphonies and orchestras. They have produced some of the greatest conductors and composers of all time. Beethoven‚ Mozart‚ Bach‚ and Handel are some of the few composers Germany has provided the world. Germans frequent the symphony regularly and many Germans play musical instruments as a hobby to carry on tradition. “German music is not only integral‚ it is serious; it is not generally

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    In Germany ficken was another word for “fuck.” In 1558‚ they compared the Middle High German‚ ficken‚ meaning to rub‚ with the modern German word‚ ficken‚ which means to rub‚ itch‚ or scratch. Also the German word‚ ficken‚ means to have sexual intercourse. The Germans don’t use the word like how Americans do. They tend to say ficken when it only comes down to having sexual intercourse. Even though the Germans had their own meaning of the word “fuck”‚ the Norwegian word‚ fukka‚ and Swedish word‚

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