Education in Germany

Before attempting to understand Rouch’s body of work, it is helpful to have an understanding of the man behind the camera. Rouch was born in Paris, on the 31st of May, 1917. During his upbringing he was exposed to both science and art. His father was a naval officer and his mother came from a family of painters and poets. He attended high school in Paris and then went on to study engineering at l’Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées (the School of Bridges and Roads). During this study Rouch discovered…

World War I is infamous for the excessive number of deaths that occurred during its four-year period. The battle with the most recorded deaths during the Great War is known as the Meuse- Argonne Offensive, which is briefly mentioned in Ernest Hemingway’s short story Soldier’s Home. The Argonne Forest is an area of land that is situated in France, about 150 miles away from France (The American Battle Monuments Commission). According to a New York Times columnist Richard Rubin, who visited the…

One person that comes to mind when I think of European influence is General, dictator, and political leader, Julius Caesar. Most people know or at least heard the name Julius Caesar. He is portrayed in movies all over along with having his own huge section in all history books. Julius Caesar was not only a brilliant General who led a successful campaign, but was also a smart, effective politician. This shows how important Julius Caesar was and how he easily is noticed to have had the most…

Andreas Gursky was born on January 15, 1955 in Leipzig, Germany. He is a German photographer and a professor at the Kunstakademie Dusseldorf, which is as well in Germany. This photographer is best known for his monumental digitally manipulated photographs which portray various aspects such as consumer culture and busyness of modern life, resulting in dramatic images that mark the line between the representation and the abstract. Gursky began photographing in black and white with a hand-held…

I have chosen the group of Polish Immigrants. The majority of Polish Immigrants were Roman Catholics. Their main dishes were homemade pasta, potato soup, pierogis, and faggots. Different soups and stews were also favorites as they were inexpensive meals. Family was a very important value in the Polish Culture. Dancing was also a very important value to them. They danced at local ethnic clubs and churches where Polkas were very popular. In their country the government took most of their money…

48) As World War I erupted, European powers balances had shifted, along with Germany instigating the territorial take over of the major European powers of both France and Russia. Hence Germany’s supreme involvement in the War, it had been agreed that Germany was the leading cause of World War I. (Simkin 2) In 1919, World War I had ceased with the resolution of The Treaty of Versailles, though, the Treaty had punished Germany, leaving the country with high debt, minimal rights, and being held…

Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany, and died on May 20, 1782, Nordhausen, Germany. The year of 1725 dates the translation of Maffei's article into German stimulates widespread interest, and the pianos advertised in Vienna. The time of 1730 dates the Gottfried Silbermann explores in Dresden, Germany with pianos gotten from Cristofori, and pianos known to be in Portuguese and Spanish courts. Gottfried Silbermann born on January 14, 1683, Germany and died on August 4, 1753 in Dresden, Germany. The…

Hitler Vs. Churchill: The Greater Leader Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War Two. Adolf Hitler was the dictator of Germany during World War Two. They both came from a very different background and rose to power in different ways. Also, both were prominent and strong leaders for their respective alliances. So the question might arise: who was the greater leader? Despite their similarities and differences, Winston Churchill was the better leader. Winston…

Cajun and Creole cuisine chef and restaurateur, Paul Prudhomme, also known as Gene Autry Prudhomme, passed away at the age of 75. CNN, Oct. 9, 2015 reports that Paul died in New Orleans after a brief illness. Paul was born on July 13, 1940, into a large family of 13 older brothers and sisters and his parents were sharecroppers who farmed near Opelousas. As he was growing up, he spent a lot of time in the kitchen with his mother and it was from her that he learned all about cooking and the…

Germany’s southern state of Bavaria, with its forests, fairy tale towns and picture-book castles has as its capital, Munich, a year-round destination. Gilly Pickup goes in search of Chocolate, Beer Steins and the Mad Monarch Images Gilly Pickup It's amazing how much rich, chocolate Bavarian cream tart you can eat to sustain you during a hard day’s sightseeing. Besides, we’d just climbed all the way to the top of the 15th century ‘Frauenkirche’, Gothic Church of Our Lady, the city’s famous…