Austria–Hungary

(Ghervas) Every paper was unique, to their understanding of this project. Because of that, I ranked the countries based off the strength of their paper’s, and their persuasiveness. After reading all five papers, I ranked them as such: Britain, Austria, Prussia, Russia, France. Britain won the this round because they found their argument and supported it without any fluff. What I mean by this is, some papers lost the purpose of their argument by writing paragraphs that only had biographical…

Thursday, October 1, 2015. Irving Roth came to Bronx community college, to the ESL03 class. Irving Roth a holocaust survivor and his girlfriend Mirna was in the class. Mr. Roth came to the ESL03 class, to speak about his life during the Holocaust and the book that he wrote “Bondi’s Brother”. The purpose of the visit was to know the answer of some question that the class wrote. The question to Mr. Roth is about the book and his life. Irving Roth was born in 1929 in Kosice, Czechoslovakia and…

Romania is a country which is located in southeast Europe. This country has very long history and several historicities about modern human. There are so many misunderstoods between Roman and Romania, people think both of them are related, but Roman is related to Greek. This country is known for forest, especially in Transylvania. It is also famous for its castles, all of them are connected to the stories in the past. There are plenty of interesting histories, such as the legend of Dracula which…

The holocaust was a devastating time in history that affected many people. The main character and author of the book Night witnessed the horror of the holocaust first hand from 1942 to 1945. Depending on the person and what they have personally been through their reactions to their faith can change drastically. Adversity and devastation can have different effects on people because they react differently, just because someone reacts one way does not mean everyone will react the same way. The…

The official language of Austria is German, however, the nation of Austria takes great pride in their variation of it. While there are many dialects within Austria, there is still a very concrete standard German that the Austrians utilize, Austrian Standard German (ASG). This standardized language is different in many ways from German Standard German (GSG, the official standard language of Germany). This multitude of dialects, along with ASG, contribute greatly to the sense of national identity…

Essentially; Russia, Prussia, Britain and Austria attempt to settle all their negotiations on their own. Through many memoranda and attempted alliances the negotiations end up driven into a stalemate. In this stagnation one of Kissingers biggest points can be seen. There is an equilibrium that must…

It’s the platitude of all platitudes. Seeing (with your own two eyes!) is believing. Vision is supposed to be an unimpeachable verifier of truth. What happens when this truism fails? When you grow up in a city bombed with atrocities throughout your life or nurse a psychosis alone in the woods? In Elfreide Jelinek’s Wonderful Wonderful Times, Anna is one of five teenagers obsessed with depravity and violence. She and her twin brother Rainer are poor and always in stark contrast, especially from…

Seven Weeks War, was from June 8th, 1866 to July 26th, 1866. Austria, aided by Bavaria, Saxony, Hanover and some smaller German states, and Prussia, with the support of Italy declared war on each other. It was started by Otto von Bismarck, a German statesman, to push Austria out of the German Confederation. He did this against the wishes of his king. Bismarck wanted the German unification under Prussian control. Prior to this though, Austria and Prussia were salty because of their argument over…

Southern Bohemia-Culture and Entertainment In South Bohemia, Culture is at a Premium South Bohemia, which lies in the southern area of the Czech Republic known as Bohemia, is a historically rich land of heritage and culture. The name Bohemia inspires visions of a carefree lifestyle, with deep roots in faith and personal expression. Those qualities are seen here, where the museums and monasteries are one of a kind. Guests to South Bohemia will have the chance to understand the land's character by…

In Bell’s explanation of the events between 1936 and 1939 there were four integral affairs that spoiled the prospects of peace in Europe: namely, the German reoccupation of the Rhineland, the Austrian Anschluss, the Czechoslovakian Crisis, and the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact. These consecutive events ultimately culminated in the Invasion of Poland on the September 1st 1939, but were foreseen well in advance and were of no surprise to anyone when they transpired. The proliferation, from crisis to…