was seemingly impossible for the Germans to win a protracted defensive war against the french and Russians. They hoped to invade France‚ but to do so‚ they had to maneuver pass the french border‚ and invade Belgium. After that’s done‚ they would attack France. When they have succeeded‚ they would send the armed forces to deal with the Russians. Russia is the largest country in the world‚ which why it took the Russian army to mobilize for more than a week. The germans thought it would
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Knowing common language is essential for communicating effectively with others. A group of people living in one place or community often speak in one language to ensure that these individuals are able to understand each other. Some countries have become distinct from other countries due to the unique language that is commonly used by its inhabitants. Some nations’ states have declared a national language in their constitution and there are others that did not‚ especially those countries that have
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scene. He did so to keep the audience fascinated as well as making them concentrate on the highlighted position. In years to come‚ distinctive sorts of German Expressionist settings were introduced that affected later artistic advancements. With the release of the last Expressionist film Metropolis‚ the Expressionist movement came to an end. The two
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prepared for the well-established positions of discounters‚ the inflexibility of suppliers‚ and the strength of trade unions in this country. The company was also not familiar with the shopping habits of the Germans or that Wal-Mart’s Western company culture may be a bit extreme for the German workforce. Analysts have estimated that Wal-Mart has made an overall profit in their overseas operations year after year‚ but is still unprofitable in Germany and Japan (despite the apparent success of the
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11/27/12 High School Foreign Language Each year‚ high schools around the country waste money on unnecessary foreign language programs. Although learning a second language can help get a job‚ or help adapt to a new country that doesn’t speak English‚ if there was a choice‚ most students would not choose to take a foreign language class. Also‚ most students who take foreign classes just to acquire the credits to graduate and usually do not even end up using the language later in life. If students
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systems were still crude and unreliable‚ so dogs and pigeons were used. Pigeons would have been found just about anywhere on the Western Front. At the First battle of the Marne in 1914‚ French troops stopped the German advance on Paris. As the French troops advanced and pushed back the Germans‚ their pigeons advanced with them. In the Pigeons proved to be the best way of sending messages to the French headquarters. At the Marne‚ the French had 72 pigeon lofts. As the French advanced‚ the lofts advanced
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became nurses and volunteers at the front. During WWI‚ being a German and living in Canada was not very pleasant at all. Of Canada’s 7 million people during WWI‚ 393‚000 were of German origin and in 1911‚ nearly half had roots within the Austro – Hungarian Empire. When the conflict began‚ this led to a drawn out process of cyclical alienation and a re-integration of Germans into Canadian society. After the war started‚ Germans became the most reviled immigrant group in Canada. The government tried
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Learning a foreign language isn’t an easy thing. Nowadays it’s especially important to know foreign languages. Some people learn languages because they need them for their work‚ others travel abroad‚ for the third studying foreign languages is a hobby. Everyone‚ who knows foreign languages can speak to people from other countries‚ read foreign authors in the original‚ which makes your outlook wider. I study English. It’s a long and slow process that takes a lot of time and efforts. Over 300 million
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an Official Language‚ Unity in the Nation or a Threat to Individual Liberty Dawn Mullins English Composition II Instructor Bargenquast October 15‚ 2012 Designating an Official Language‚ Unity in the Nation or a Threat to Individual Liberty? The debate on whether designating English as the official language will unify this nation or threaten individual liberty has been an issue that is discussed among the nations masses. The definition of an official language is one that
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2009 Argumentative Essay The Future Status of English as a Global Language─Now is No Forever! As an English major and a bilingual person‚ it’s hard to jump out of the box and deny the deep‚ great‚ far-reaching influence and outspread of English. It seems true that English has become the universal language─the one accredited language to use in professional academic fields‚ the almost instinctive choice of language for people to speak in foreign countries‚ remarkably the none-English-speaking
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