German composers

Throughout the Industrial Revolution, many Germans immigrated to the United States in search of a new life. By 1830, 37% of the population spoke German, making it the most commonly spoken language after English. Yet the German immigrants ' ability to coexist with the rest of society was made especially difficult from the late 19th century to World War I. Scholars and authors can agree that American sentiment towards Germany and German-Americans shifted quite rapidly from being tolerant to…

because we are the country of immigrants, with people from all walks of life but Spanish is the closest second language because of the Central America influence. The two most shockingly spoken languages are German and Hebrew. The reasons behind those being popular languages is because Germans flooded in when the New World was discovered and the United States has the largest Jewish population outside Israel. Lastly, Chinese being third is only because it is needed for business trade. With that…

In ethics, consequentialist theory defines as “the moral rightness and wrongness of action as a function of their result. If the consequences are good; the action is right, if they are bad, then the action is wrong.” There are two types of consequentialist theories. Egoism which views morality ultimately rests on self-interest. While “utilitarianism is the moral doctrine that people should always act to produce the greatest possible balance of good over bad for everyone affected by our actions…

The fact that Americans are only limited to learning English as the common language directly affects my personal life as well as my professional future due to my native tongue being Spanish. My mother was the one who originally taught me English, as well as my grandfather who was a U.S. Marine and would always speak English to all of my family. My mother was an English teacher so that facilitated my learning experience as well as fixing accent and grammatical errors. Coming to America I…

others based off of race, culture and power. Through the process of German unification it brought about the sense of nationalism and the ideas of a nation. A nation consists of a common culture, being financially powerful, and unified. Otto von Bismarck who was the Prime Minister of Prussia at this time helped succeed Germany to being one of the top five major powers of Europe. Bismarck wanted his country to be just for the German race and work together to fulfill that feeling of superiority…

To Be or Not to Be: Proper Webster’s dictionary is a tool for survival. How else would one know how to spell autochthonous? Language was invented because communication is vital to our survival. Society could not have developed without a means for its inhabitants to properly communicate with one another. However, there is a battle among the “proper” and the “improper” better known as the Prescriptives and the Descriptives. One group who cringes at the thought of the improper use of the English…

“Spanglish” English such a complex language something spoken by many, and yet many others yearn to learn it. That was me a young and fragile girl who yearned to understand a foreign language, a language that other kids spoke. Although I was born in the United States I was not born speaking the native language – English. As early as I can remember, Spanish was what I spoke, heard, and understood. At the time my mom and dad only spoke Spanish in the house. To make matters worse, when I was about…

even the way they engage in courtship to find a mate. The way the Germans and Americans have shaped the norms within their culture are a direct result of their values. These norms are just activities reflecting their opinion of how the “world should be, rather than the assumptions about the way the world really is.” (Hall, p. 49-50) Social Etiquette in these cultures are different in regards to formality, reserve, and respect. German culture is typically known to engage in formal interactions…

The Hundred Years War was a series of battles between England and France in the period of 1337-1453. It’s one of the largest conflicts in medieval history. The War had influenced these two country’s political system, economic development and initiated the rose of nationalism. In this essay, I’m going to focus on why and how did the English finally lose the Hundred Years War. In fact, the English was not always inferior throughout the century. They used to have advantages in different periods…

Nationalism is commonly defined as love for one’s country. It became widespread and powerful force of 19th century. Throughout the history, people sharing national identities have felt pulling power of nationalistic feeling. This feeling made people believe that one’s nation is better than other’s. In due time, revolutions, wars and ethnic conflicts have occurred because of love of one’s country. However, nowadays mentality of people is completely different from the way they used to think in the…