German Confederation

Prof. Andrew Donson Modern German History Reading Assignment #3 Bismarck’s Germany Value: 6% of final reading assignment grade 1. What was the three-class voting system in Prussia? What purpose did it serve? Who supported it? Who opposed it (Fulbrook, A History of Germany, 126-127; Tipton, A History of Modern Germany, 112) A voting system based on how much one paid in taxes. Conservatives supported the system because it reflected their interests. Liberals did not support it, because it did…

hands of the monarchy, while Wilhelm wanted to collect taxes to enlarge the army (Kagan). This conflict led to the appointing of Bismarck as chancellor. In an article called German Unification, it is stated that the aftermath of the Revolutions of 1848 aroused the ambitions of Prussians to form their own sphere of influence (German). This shows that Bismarck was ready to do what he could to make Prussia a strong power and unite Germany, even if it meant going against those who opposed his ideas,…

The official language of Austria is German, however, the nation of Austria takes great pride in their variation of it. While there are many 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…

Like any other countries, Germany has what they call traditional food, or maybe we can say their favorites or go to foods. Sauerkraut and Bratwurst with a type of beer called lager are the foods that most identify Germans. These traditional foods have been adapted among Germans for so many years and do have special meaning to the people in Germany. There are also what we call staple foods in Germany such as potatoes, noodles vegetables, pastries, pork, beef, lamb, chicken, and fish. But of…

such as a mother named Shelby and daughter named Shayla are faced with the strict nature of the German culture. Shelby had just moved to Germany with her daughter Shayla from America. The mother daughter duo is forced to assimilate to German cultures and is faced with many obstacles. Despite…

culture and comparing their culture with the United States culture. It is important to be self-aware of one’s own values and culture. Going forward, this paper will identify the key parts of Germany culture and the usefulness laptops would have in German culture. Cultural Analysis Germany is a country that has a low level of power distance. This means that there is not much of a “chain in command” style of culture in this country. The country is “highly decentralized and supported by a strong…

From developing the models of causality variables to affect job satisfaction, Seashore and Taber (1975) suggests that all of the internal organization environment (e.g. organizational climate, leadership types and planning) can affect the job satisfaction of employee. Robbins (2003) conducted an experiment with the subject of FedEx. From the research, it indicates that managers adopting the transformational leadership management style cannot only bring with better work performance rated…

The 2006 film Blood Diamond, directed by Edward Zwick, promotes this depiction and works to endorse western methodologies, beliefs and ideologies counter to the controversial issue of child soldiers in Africa. The film writers and directors position viewers to agree with dominant interpretations pertaining to child soldiers and their severe loss of innocence. (Play video of boy killing guy without knowing while blind folded) As seen in this extract, the loss of the child’s innocence is…

Adults may get overwhelmed with the excessive demands that are required of them from either end of the spectrum, leaving them with the feeling of having very little time to accomplish those tasks.” Finding a balance between work and home involves finding ways of accomplishing the tasks at home as well as duties at work. Those responsibilities are often shared among couples in a healthy relationship. The equality of the shared house chores, however, is up or debate. It has long…

He is developing emotions for the non-human replicants, which he used to kill in cold blood. The feeling he discovered when Rachel visited him in his apartment came back after he had killed a replicant. Furthermore, Deckard's quest for the replicants leads him into lot of danger and situations that affect him and also change him. The main change happens when he falls in love with the replicant Rachel. This gives Deckard a real challenge, because his dramatic need in BR is to haunt and kill the…