Berlin

The Berlin Wall one of the main aspects of the cold war, for 28 years this wall has stood, symbolising the separation of families and friends. Only being taken down quite recently. After WW2, Germany was split up into 4 sectors; -The French -The United States -The Soviet Union and -Great Britain These 4 countries all felt threatened by one another so France, The United States and Great Britain all teamed up creating West Berlin, a democracy built state while the Soviet Union was left…

Essay IV: Universal History (Marx v Hegel) The view of history as universal was a turning point for historians, who had until that point had a more isolated view of history, wherein it related to a single place and the series of events taking place there. Universal history described the history of the human race as a whole, and while this idea had been around since the time of the Romans, it become more developed in the nineteenth century. Two prominent proponents of this were German…

curiosity. In Paperclips, the collection of paperclips started because a student was curious about what the number 6 million looks like. PBL is an opportunity for children to take charge of their learning ( “What is project based learning?” n.d & Fab & Berlin…

Argument In the case of Swidler and Berlin v. United States, the government issued a subpoena to obtain the handwritten notes of attorney Hamilton that had been written during a meeting with his client, Vincent Foster. A few days later the client, Foster, committed suicide. The argument of the United States government was that because the client was deceased they could legally obtain the notes disregarding the attorney – client privilege. The Court ultimately decided that the notes could not…

The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson gives an in depth account of how a disease can cause immense repercussions in the evolution of society. This story takes place in London in 1854 when there was an enormous outbreak of the disease known as Cholera. Cholera is a disease that wreaks havoc on the body causing deathly dehydration via loss of bodily fluids. This is not just the story of an outbreak. However it discusses many higher order-thinking points in regards to humans and city life. The author…

war it has ever seen. People who had fought in the war say that whatever they experienced in actual war cannot be remade, yet film makers create possible scenarios of war similar to the actual ones. Movies such as Pearl Harbor. Red Tails, alone in Berlin, Saving Private Ryan, and Hacksaw Ridge provide situations during World War Two that were very similar to reality. To start off, Pearl Harbor gives us the famous scene in which most of us students can only imagine how pearl harbor on…

1. Analyse Cartier-Bresson’s “West Berlin, West Germany” 1962, Gelatine Silver Print. 300 Words. a. Briefly discuss Cartier-Bresson’s historical background, influences and objectives. Henri cartier- bresson was born on the 22nd of august in 1908 in France and died august 3 2004. Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer whose humane, spontaneous photographs helped establish photojournalism as an art form. Cartier- bresson personal influences was his uncle Louis because henri and his uncle spent…

number of people trying to escape into West Berlin created societal conflicts for both East and West Berlin. Many people who lived in East Berlin would try to escape into West Berlin for many reasons. Some wanted better jobs, better food, more material goods, and some just missed their families, causing them to want to escape into the West. From 1945-1959, an average of 700 people everyday made it to freedom from the East before they secured the Berlin Wall. During 1959, the 700 people dropped…

History has shown us the problems that arise when countries try to wall eachother or parts of themselves off. One can recall the Berlin wall separating East and West Germany or the seemingly ever lasting conflict around Israel. Typically, walls like these only add to or create hostility between the two groups on either side of the structure, not decrease it. This wall that Trumps…

The song, How About a Cheer for the Navy by Irving Berlin, portrays democracy because it represents how the media praised The Navy. The lyrics of the song tells listeners and readers that The Navy is strong; the song represents patriotism, strength, and importance of the navy in the second world war. The lyrics of the patriotic song gives the people of America hope that The Navy is strong and will fight for them. The soldiers who sang, “How about a Cheer for the Navy”, believe that William Knox,…