German American

German Expressionism’s goal was to express feelings in the most extreme and straightforward fashion and used distortion to show an emotion rather then a facial appearance. Soviet Dialecticism used film “montage” to show collisions of different elements. The Dialecticism goal was to convey characteristics and sensations in the most direct fashion. German Expressionism’s narrative structure was formed from legends and the actions of the supernatural, while Soviet Dialecticism’s narrative…

America. Amy Tan the author of “Mother Tongue” talks about how dominant the English language is. In her writings Tan explains that in the early phases of her life, English was a challenging language for her and her mother to understand. As an Asian-American, Tan was stereotyped to become an engineer. Additionally people assume that Asian’s in general cannot excel in English, but they can in mathematics. Tan’s mother could not quite grasp the theory of how to use precise and logical English.…

Evaluating Hispanic Education In comparison to the United States, Spanish-speaking countries have many differences in education as well as many similarities. If a student were to transfer to a university in the US, the differences have a possibility of hindering with the student’s education. However, similarities in society and culture can also help students learn and communicate more fluently and in a more precise way. Curriculum in Spain and Latin America is very similar to curriculum in the…

America Needs Its Own Emojis his point of emojis not catering to American ways and phrases is absolutely ridiculous. Expecting another culture/society to change the basis of their product when it is so mass marketed is too much of an unnecessary change and the company should not be expected to make it. Completely redefining something to fit another place specifically makes no sense. Darlin's argument that emojis should cater to American ways is an idiotic notion. Emojis are relevant to the…

Making English The “Official” Language of The United States In the essay, In Plain English: Let’s Make It Official by Charles Krauthammer. Charles talks about how the United States came the conclusion of making English an official language. He also says that it was not an easy process to make it official. The United States being a very diverse place with multiple different cultures and languages it makes it very difficult to choose the most used language. But, in the end the United States made…

multicultural society with an abundance of accents just as diverse as its people. The documentary American Tongues explores these differences in speech and how exactly they affect and shape the lives of American speakers. It does this through an social examination of a few American accents, accompanied by commentary from professional linguistic experts. The documentary emphasized that accents can either bring us Americans together or set us apart. The accent one has can reflect a person’s social…

Throughout history, wars start for no reason other than a greed for something more than what a country already owns. It appears as though everyone always wants more than they have and never seems to be content with what they own. At this moment Luidegast’s warriors arrived on the field. They had clearly seen what had passed between the two outposts, and, just as Siegfried was about to lead Liudegast away, they charged at him, thirty strong, whereupon the hero defended his mighty captive with…

Otto Von Bismarck was born on April 1, 1815. He was appointed prime minister of Prussia as he was a supporter of King William I. Since the German Confederation was made out of thirty eight states, there was no unity. In 1848, people of the German Confederation wanted a unified Germany, and so the Frankfurt Assembly attempted to create a constitution for a unified Germany;although it was unsuccessful. Due to this, Bismarck became well known for his part in the unification of Germany. He was…

immigrated to this land. Despite my German surname and heritage, there is little German about me. I no longer have any connections to the country of my origin and have had little exposure to German culture and traditions. When offered the opportunity to learn German in high school, I chose Spanish instead -- a language that I viewed as more utilitarian for one living in the United States. I’ve heard of German meats such as knackwurst or liverwurst, as well as German delicacies like sauerbraten…

As I interviewed Dr. Angela German, our conversation ranged from early childhood to traveling. Some of her favorite things to do are reading, traveling, and watching television. While reading and watching television, she enjoyed anything that had to do with traveling. As a child, her family couldn’t afford to take summer vacations. She often dreamed of a better life that includes seeing the world and many different aspects of the world. Traveling has become one of her favorite hobbies. Motion…