Marlene Dietrich

tension between Old Hollywood and New Hollywood. The enjambment, the (feminine?) sounding endings to each stanza and the (constant rhyme scheme?) in the poem highlights the cycle and materialism of fame. The speaker in the poem is the well-known film actress, Marlene Dietrich, who is commenting on the night she meant Marilyn Monroe. Hittinger adds this piece of information to set the scene and give the reader the background knowledge they would need to understand the conflict in the poem. Marlene Dietrich was a popular German film actress in Berlin and Hollywood during the 20s and 30s. When Marilyn and Marlene met in 1955, Marlene was already older and not the young beauty she was at the beginning of her career. This is a direct…

Sternberg in 1930, actress Marlene Dietrich plays the role as a sleazy nightclub star. Her character, Lola Lola, is given both feminine and masculine qualities: “She embodies both masculine and feminine traits in the way she dresses, moves, and speaks” (Caldwell). She is a nightclub performer, so she wears tutus and makeup, but she also wears a hat. She spins on stage, dancing, but she also crosses her legs and poses in confident positions. Her confidence with herself and ultimately her seducing…

Childhood and Background Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the theologist, pastor, and anti-Nazi activist, was born February 4, 1906. He was born in Breslau, Germany and grew up in a loving, broadminded, household. Having 7 siblings whom all grew to be confident, successful adults, had a big impact on who Dietrich was as a person. As a family they were taught to be outspoken, religious, at least by their mother, and social butterflies. Dietrich was the youngest of his 3 brothers and was treated as such. The…

For example, Dietrich Bonhoeffer helped jews to escape in the death camps. There were also a few students of Munich university who were distributing anti-Nazi leaflets, displaying posters and writing graffiti. Colonel Claus von Staffenburg placed a bomb under hitler's table. When Hitler arrived the bomb exploded and 5 people died but Hitler only suffered minor injuries. This shows that there was opposition groups that the bystanders could have supported to overthrow Hitler's regime. However, a…

5 Hour Energy versus RedBull With a fast-paced world, many people are struggling to keep up. Some people have trouble getting through the last bit of their day. Remedies to these problems would normally be solved by more sleep, healthier foods, and better exercise. Although all of those activities are important, they are not attainable at any given moment of the day. Energy drinks and shots are becoming more prevalent in pop culture as people are realizing their quick fix. Energy drinks are…

The book Discipleship was written by Dietrich Bonhoeffer and was published in 1937. It was his fourth volume of sixteen and has also been published under the title The Cost of Discipleship. Bonhoeffer was a pastor in Germany that was later arrested, imprisoned and executed by the Nazis. Discsipleship is based on the belief that being a Christian and follower of Jesus comes at a cost, which is why he literally differentiates between costly grace and cheap grace. Costly grace is what is required.…

Matthew 6:2-4 “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of people in order to be noticed by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2 So whenever you give to the poor, don’t blow a trumpet before you like the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets so that they will be praised by people. I tell all of you with certainty, they have their full reward! 3 But when you give to the poor, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,…

Lincoln Motor Company. ""Bull" Matthew McConaughey and the MKC: Official Commercial." YouTube. YouTube, 4 Sept. 2014. Web. 11 Oct. 2015. This commercial starts with a view of a bull standing in the middle of the road in a dessert area. Then the camera cuts to a shot of Mathew McConaughey sitting inside of a Lincoln MKC saying, “That’s a big bull.” Throughout the commercial McConaughey continues to narrate as the camera moves showing the entire vehicle. He then says “1800 pounds of do whatever…

Dietrich Bonhoeffer: a theologian, pastor, conspirator, and martyr was born in 1906 with in Brelau, Germany. From the age of fourteen in 1920, Bonhoeffer knew he was destined for the life of a theologian. However, he came from a family of brothers who considered the church to be “a poor, feeble, boring, petty, bourgeois institution.” He was an identical twin, and one of 8 children in his large family. Surprisingly, Bonhoeffer did not grow up in a family of theologians, but actually in a family…

Introduction The progression of the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer represents a true introspective paradox. As a leader in the ecumenical movement and the Confessing Church, his active involvement in the separation from the German Church (Reichskirche) and the resistance plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler is an intriguing study of inner conflict and leadership. Dietrich Bonhoeffer represents a prime example of transformational leadership, and he is considered to be one of the greatest influences…