Berliner

Literary devices such as similes, metaphors, and personification are used in this poem. A simile in this poem is described when she compares herself to a “terrible fish” (Koelsch, Nelson, and Berliner 1002). Metaphors in the poem include “I am silver and exact” and “Now I am a lake” (Koelsch, Nelson, and Berliner 1002). The mirror is directly showing personification as the main subject of her poem in the bedroom of a woman. These literary devices are used to add detail and description.…

Marshal Plan. The Molotov Plan also forbid any Eastern European countries under Soviet control from taking any finical aid from the Marshal Plan . The USSR controlled portion of Berlin was poorly politically and economically managed which led the Berliners to favour the…

Thousand of East Berliners who were dissatisfied with the Eastern Communist Government found hope and had been moving into the Western Democratic government for a better life. Even though the official purpose of the raising wall was to keep western “fascists” separated from…

Ronald Reagan’s speech “Tear Down this Wall” has moved the citizens of Berlin to hope that, with the aid of the United States of America, freedom will soon come. Reagan created his influential speech by utilizing rhetorical devices. The appeal to a person’s emotions is called pathos, it is used to persuade. As vocalized by President Reagan “There in Berlin, like the city itself, symbols of love, symbols of worship, cannot be suppressed,” and further on in the passage, “For it cannot withstand…

cooperated by the director Mike Nichols, the composer Paul Simon and Dave Grusin. It has developed new conventions for presenting song in film, conventions that ‘build upon traditions established by the “classical” Hollywood musicals of the studio era’ (Berliner, 2002). The American popular rural folk in 1950s created the old classical song "the Sound of Silence", and it aids The Graduate (1967) to achieve a magnificence in the film industry. The perfect combination of acoustic guitar and voice…

Yes many students might motivate themselves to become better, but what about those who cannot achieve the score needed to pass the standardized tests? In the articles of authors Amrein and Berliner, it states how those who do not meet the criteria of the exams are posted as students who are not motivated, and “identified as low socioeconomic students in urban schools…” (32). Another effect that happens in these schools, is that the teachers…

researchers have found little evidence exists that children’s learning has improved because of their test. Researchers Amrein and Berliner stated that if students showed an increase on state tests then they should have shown an increase in learning on ther independent measures as well. After conducting an experiment Amrein and Berliner found that high stake tests…

Life in the Shadow of the Berlin Wall The defining symbol of the Cold War was built on August 13, 1961. The world was still regaining its strength after the traumatic events of World War II. The country of Germany was divided between the four major allies the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union (Dearden). The city of Berlin, which during the time of World War II was the capital of Nazi Germany, was divided amongst all of the allies even though Berlin is located in East…

for Gorbachev to open up the barrier which had divided West and East Berlin for nearly thirty years. Along with the quote, “Tear down this wall!” Reagan was also quoted on a mispronunciation that changed his intended meaning of “ I am a Berliner,” (Ich bin Berliner) to “ I am a donut” (Ich bin ein…

Effects of Poverty from a Micro and Macro Perspective The topic of poverty has been around for many of years, and so has the relationship between poverty and behavioral theory. Behavior theory can be used to understand the impact of poverty amongst children, and it focuses on their lack of financial resources, poor housing and inadequate education. Piaget’s behavioral model also examined the connection between a child’s environment and their response to their environment (Saul, 2007).…