Berliner

examples of this are when he tries to instill an easygoing demeanor through appealing to their emotions, more specifically to the audience’s humor. Reagan states, “But my friends, there were a few things the Soviets didn’t count on: Berliner Herz, Berliner Humor, ja und Berliner Schnauze”. By appealing…

Berlin is the people, those who keep cheering the children, those who help those in need, those reminisce about the past, those who under the rubble have decided to stay and build a life. Without Berlin, these two films would not be the same, because Berliners perseverance even under the worst circumstances is a statement to never giving up and is what make these films great. “The Murderers are Among Us” depicts the life of a surgeon, Hans Mertens as someone who has had a traumatic experience,…

The large 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…

Nichols and Berliner apply the Campbell’s principle to the situation which states “The more any quantitative social indicator is used for social decision making, the more subject it will be to corruption pressures and the more apt it will be to distort and corrupt the…

Throughout the journal, Darnton reveals how confronting the past is an important step in moving forward. Darnton also examines the different meanings the Berlin Wall symbolized for East and West Berliners. Finally, the effects of reunification on the economic system were a concern among East Berliners as they did not want to let go of socialism. The three major themes in Darnton’s Berlin Journal included confrontations of the past, symbolism of the wall, and the impact of the economy.…

President John F. Kennedy spoke to the German people of West Berlin addressing the issues of Communism v.s. Democracy dividing the city. Kennedy’s purpose for writing this speech was to keep the loyalty of the West Berliners as well as give them hope and courage to continue fighting this battle. He speaks with an unwavering voice to evoke bravery, strength, and stoicism. He adopts this tone to appeal to his audience’s thoughts and feelings pertaining to their current situation. In his speech to…

the people of the world that there are ways to get through the time of hardships. He lets his audience know that he understands by saying," Standing before the Brandenburg Gate, every man is a German, separated from his fellow men. Every man is a Berliner, forced to look upon a scar." In his 4th paragraph, where the scar is the Berlin Wall that separates East and West Germany. By contrasting areas such as the West portion of Berlin, the Soviet Union, and Eastern Europe, Reagan gets his point…

What was the conflict? How did it start? The conflict is between East Berlin, which was part of East Germany and West Berlin, which was actually located belonged to West Germany. On a bigger scale this was a conflict between Communism VS. Democracy. Which parties got involved and why? The western nations and the Soviet union only allied together in the second world war to defeat Germany. At the end of the war tensions resumed between the allies. However It was also decided at the end of the…

although slavery times have passed, African Americans still experience a fair amount of inequality in today’s society (Berliner, 2013). The field of psychology has suffered a great loss of data and possible discovery from the bias towards African Americans since it was generally accept that they had no ability to desire higher brain function and would never need mental treatment (Berliner,…

The headline reported by Childs (1989) screamed that the Berliners were celebrating the fall of the Berlin wall. This was after a period of three decades where the West was kept apart from the East Berliners. The communists’ rulers/leaders in the East Germany authorized the gates along the wall to be opened. Huge amount of individuals had converged at the walls crossing point before the permission was granted. People from the East Germany shouted and cheered while surging towards the wall as…