Berliner

The first chapter of this paper is dedicated to the man without whom there would be no Epic theatre, and the theatrical group he founded. Bertolt Brecht was born on February 10, 1898 in Augsburg, Germany. He manifested his interest in literature at a young age, writing poetry and book reviews for local papers before he was 15. His flourishing career was interrupted by WWI in 1914. Brecht was lucky enough not to have been drafted into the war until the last few weeks, and he served as a medical…

and happiness these two feel is indescribable. They feel like it is them against the world and nothing is going to stop their love. In 1987, The U.S President Ronald Reagan gave a speech at the wall. Two years later, thousands of East and West Berliners climbed onto the wall and began to tear it down (Madison). After thirty years, families, friends, colleagues and lovers like Sylvia and Edgar were reunited. This was the beginning of a new chapter in their lives; not only for Sylvia and Edgar,…

The location in which City of God is based is very pivotal in the context of this paper because it connotes the experience that many black South Africans continue living in; Alexandre, Lenasia, New Lens, Mathole, Khayelitsha and many others. The story is set in what is well-known as the Favela. Vieira (2005: XIII) explains Favela as a “word that shares with ‘shantytown’ or ‘slum’ the meaning of squalid habitation, or the class reference with shantytown, namely, the depressed area where the very…

To defend the US, JFK tripled the US’s nuclear capability, increased the number of troops, ships, and artillery, and established the Green Berets, a special force squad. JFK also turned toward aiding third world countries where communism would be fought in the future. A plan similar to the Marshall Plan called the Alliance for Progress was created as a series of projects for peaceful development in Latin America, and the Peace Corps was established to send young volunteers to third world…

Sigmund Freud has extended the concept of “social man by introducing psychological motives into the study of social behavior” (Berliner 175). A good example of Freud’s contribution to psychology is the study of anthropology. An accomplishment of Freud’s psychoanalysis was that it offered new tools. The new tools included the “concept of mental causes that could not be discovered…

America sees itself as the beacon of equality and democracy throughout the world, constantly claiming the title “Leader of the Free World.” It is constantly touted by American politicians that America is the example that all nations should aspire to become, where a dirt-poor citizen can become a multimillionaire with just enough “hard work.” The constant rhetoric today that the “American Dream” is still accessible to all citizens, no matter their race, ethnicity, gender, gender identification,…

Greg Castillo’s article examines how the United States used displays of lavish and modern consumerism, as an effective tool in the fight against communism. The thesis of the article is that the desire for consumer goods is, at least, partially responsible for causing unrest in the Eastern Bloc and exposed how different the Soviet’s communist tenets were from what humans’ desire. In the introduction of Greg’s article, he speaks of a fictitious account published in 1951 by sociologist David…

Near the beginning of the speech Reagan uses vivid imagery to create a picture of a beaten-down, divided Germany. “Every man is a Berliner, forced to look upon a scar” (1). He wants the German people to feel ashamed that an ugly blemish divides their city. Towards the end of the speech, he consolidates his argument with an anaphora, “Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall, for it cannot…

DBQ 3 In August 4, 1914, the German Reichstag approved the mobilization of World War I and soon declared Burgfrieden, or civil peace. This peace was nationwide and meant that all conflicts within the nation should be set aside for the duration of the war. The initiation brought along an abundance of views and opinions, all of which were changing as the war progressed from 1914 to 1918. At first, the nation was primarily in support of government and their decisions of mobilizing the war and…

The fall of the Berlin Wall marked both the crumbling of communism and a new era for all citizens of Berlin. For a timespan of twenty-eight years the Berlin Wall stood as a cage, built not to keep people out, but to keep East Berliners in. With the Berlin Wall’s eradication, Germany would be reunited once more. The communist regime stood no longer, commencing a shaky start on the road to freedom. This was just another example of how communism would always fail. The end of World War II resulted…