German American

into you as a person. German school systems have began to realize and take action upon a fundamental design flaw in the way we prepare our children for the future. To comprehend why we need to adjust our education system’s philosophies to be more aligned with German ones, we have to first have a basic understanding the German education system.…

Eberhard Anheuser, German-born American cofounder, is known to Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., one of the largest breweries in the world. He wad born on September 27, 1806 in Kreuznach Germany and died on May 2, 1880. In the mid-1800s, an extensive quantities of German foreigners touched base to St. Louis, basically because of political changes in Germany and Bohemia in 1848. With the vast movement of Germans to St. Louis, soon the chief business in the zone was brewing beer. Eberhard left…

Holocaust. For German society, the current prevailing attitude is that a nation can only truly reckon with the past if they understand it. Das Boot is the perfect cultural representation of the idea that the only way Germany will be able to look to the future is through acknowledgement and realistic portrayal of the past. The modern confrontation with Germany’s Nazi past, like many German concepts, can be boiled…

against their Jewish brothers and sisters. The German Jews were contributing citizens in Germany, many of whom were educated and business owners. Hitler viewed the "chosen people" not worthy of that title nor German citizenship, thus, Hitler used centuries of Jewish/Catholic friction and perceived economic inequality to leverage the German population against the Jews, resulting in the murder of millions of Jews in Germany and…

immigrants. Looking at the history of German immigrants coming to the United States the sources found gave the reader a perspective on the Germans that they saw America as a beacon of hope and a place to start over for the better. A relevant part of these immigrant groups include the Germans; they are in fact a part of American history due to…

World War I. Germans had the greatest blame due to the higher perceived threat if the Kaiser won such a battle of the world. Germans took upon the greatest blame of which affected German immigrants in America leading to ostracization by many others. During World War I, German Americans suffered racial prejudices brought on by the actions of the Triple Alliance and American propaganda. Throughout World War I, conditions worsened for German Americans. Many accused German Americans as being…

I have always been a great admirer of the German education system. I am more familiar with the school system in my home country (Togo) than the one in America. Togo is a French colony and they follow the same education system as France. Kindergarten or pre-school registers pupils from age 2 to age 6, and prepare them for entry into primary school. Every pupil must pass through this stage regardless of your age. Primary or elementary school take students aged 6 to 11. It’s a six years long of…

AAS and FGS: Which is Superior? Anglo-American systems (AAS) and Franco-German systems (FGS) are the two main models for emergency medical services (EMS) that are used internationally. Two countries that have implemented each of these models are the United States and Germany – the United States has implemented the AAS while Germany has implemented the FGS. It is apparent that both systems work, as they have been used for over 40 years, but which one is superior? Although the answer cannot be…

The processes in which the Germans were involved in to overcome the tragedies of World War II were vast and long. There were many complications present when the war ended; Germans found themselves questioned politically and mentally by their own compatriots, as well as outsiders. This essay will argue that the film The Murders Are Among Us depicts the complications involved in the German process of “overcoming the past,” post-World War II, through its characters. In particular, this essay will…

Turkish immigrants given by Germans are that they are generally low educated, dependent, and burdensome. Germany has had major difficulty with integrating many of its Turkish immigrants. This is primarily due to the generally low education levels of immigrant Turks and the large language barrier that comes with it. Statistics show that Turks who know how to speak German, fall below 60% of the total immigrant population (Blashke, 2011). Tensions between native Germans and Turks can easily rise…