Education in Germany

Tour Reflection Going into this tour, I’m pretty sure I was one of the few choir members who had actually stepped foot into Germany before, since I had traveled their once before with my mother and grandmother. When I had gone here before (in middle school), I had loved the country, and so even though we were only going to be in Germany for five days, I was most excited for this part of the trip. Since my original trip here was so long ago, I didn’t remember a whole lot of detail about the…

While reading the poem, one can perceive that Mrs. Plath is blossoming from a child into an adult. Symbolism plays a vital role in order to perceive her aging process. In the first stanza, it mentions a black shoe that she lives in. One can observe and compare this to the children’s nursery rhyme, “There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe”. Another example of her childhood within stanza one is in line five when she says, “Achoo”. Most adults would say sneeze, but to a child, it is acceptable…

began losing its discipline. In an attempt to bring prosperity back to Germany, the government asked the United States for several juicy loans. With such money, almost an instant boom was created. Culture was flourishing back, construction, music, art, every aspect of the German culture was expanding at a rapid pace.(source G1) Unfortunately, people began rioting and became uncivilized. Thanks to the general strike in Germany, prosperity left as easy as it came. People would trade goods instead…

Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD), numerous attempts to stabilise the political unrest within Germany following the Versailles Treaty failed to address underlying sentiments that threatened to destroy the Republic from within. A view backed up by many historians, the Ebert government did not adhere to the expectations of the German people nor did it solve the political unrest within Germany. ‘It was a Republic of those who were willing to be reasonable,’ writes historian Paul…

dialects within Austria, there is still a very concrete standard German that the Austrians utilize, Austrian Standard German (ASG). This standardized language is different in many ways from German Standard German (GSG, the official standard language of Germany). This multitude of dialects, along with ASG, contribute greatly to the sense of national identity found within Austrians. The aim of the following chapter is to delve into the history of ASG, as well as how and why Austrians use their…

flourishing and gaining many colonies- Europe was on the verge of a war with itself. Before 1870, Germany was a collection of small states- of which Prussia was the most powerful. In 1870, Bismarck, a Prussian statesman won a war against France. This war was for one of France’s important industrial areas known as Alsace-Lorraine. After the win, Germany became very ambitious and successful. (Walsh, Ben) Germany also secretly formed a defensive alliance…

Introduction Mercedes-Benz is a multinational brand of the German maker Daimler AG, the brand is utilized for extravagance vehicles, transports, mentors, and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. The name initially showed up in 1926 under Daimler-Benz which is generally viewed as the main vehicles. Mercedes-Benz is a piece of the "German Big 3" extravagance automakers, alongside Audi and BMW, which are the three top of the line extravagance automakers on the planet…

France is located in the continent of Europe. In Europe, France is considered as the second largest country. It is geographically positioned in the northern region as well as the eastern and western hemispheres. It is the 43rd largest nation in the world. Paris is the capital city of France. The city is bounded by different countries of Andorra, Belgium, Luxembourg, German, Italy, Monaco, and Spain. (worldatlas, 20015) Historically, the French culture was influenced by Celtic and Gallo-Roman…

A simile is when two different objects are compared using like or as. Strasser writes, “Jodie and Dakota froze like meerkats on TV” (20). The author chose to use a simile to show how Jodie and Dakota froze like meerkats on TV. The word like is the word that shows a simile is being used in this quote. In this part of the story, Callie is having a flashback, as she is at her friend Katherine’s house. The girls are talking about true love, and if they have ever experienced it before. In addition,…

their history from all the way back to when the country was first realized to all the way to present day and most of all just really getting to know what my heritage is about. The German club is the perfect club because in it they teach all about Germany from its language, culture and history and since history is one of my favorite subjects I really can get involved because I always love to learn new things about Germany’s history.…