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    1. What aspects of German Expressionism do you notice in Caligari? The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is a master piece and the most influental triumph of German Expressionism in type of genre - silent horror, made in 1920. The two clips present a combination of dark sides (tragedy) and bright sides (romance). It also demonstrates how people mind could be twisted - nonrealistic disharmony or uncertainty, adapts world of fiction (Cesare knows all your secrets). All the settings are visual thru the painting

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    elements of their target character voices to create unique characteristics of certain speakers. In the movie ‘The Book Thief’ Emily Watson acted as Rosa Hubermann, a mother in a German family. Watson attempted to imitate a German accent by adopting into the native language, mimicking the phonological elements in German. People encounter difficulty when speaking their second language (L2) as both their first (L1) and second language may be phonologically distinct from one another. Resultantly, phonemes

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    On 23 September 1862, Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck was appointed Minister-President and Foreign Minister of Prussia . Within nine years a new German nation state was created by the unification of the numerous independent German-speaking states in central Europe. The creation of Germany as a cohesive political and integrated country occurred on 18 January 1871 at the palace of Versailles in France. Following the military defeat of France by Prussia in the Franco/Prussian war, (July 1870 to January

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    East and West. Section B: Summary of Evidence In 1990, as the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) was reunited under one government, many of the citizens saw each other as foreigners and claimed that the fall of the wall actually brought some negative impacts to the citizens living in East Germany. According to Leventhal, negative stereotypes developed about the East Germans and “Westerners resented the huge transfer of payments to the East, calling

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    centralized nation. There was the German Confederation which came about in 1815, to replace the Holy Roman Empire, or the First Reich. The German Confederation was comprised of 41 German states; this was not a government, however, more an agreement not to fight each other, and a promise to defend each other in the case of war. The states were still ruled by monarchies and there was no sort of currency or government body. In 1848 there was an attempt to unify the German states into a single nation. It

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    What was the impact of World War One on the changing role of women, effects of weaponry and trench warfare and discrimination against German and Turk Australians? World War One was a significant event in Australian society, from 1914-1918.The impact of World War One on the changing role of women, effects of weaponry and trench warfare and discrimination against German and Turk Australians.These different topics all changed Australian society in varied ways. The changing role of women in World War

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    · Prussia had the largest number of people representing them in the upper house of the Reichstag. Allowed Prussia to dominate other states, the Prussians could vote the other states (due to the proportional representation) not one political party ever had a majority and all government in Germany were a co-alitrion mad up off of

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    that these two places unifying had on Europe. Before the French revolution both Italy and Germany were divided into many states, Germany was divided way more than Italy with more than three hundred states which had to have been harder to unite. Many people don’t know about the unification of Germany and Italy occurred or know that Germany had to do many things to achieve unification and ultimately start a war and use other wars to work towards the goal of unification. The World Book Encyclopedia says

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    that these two places unifying had on Europe. Before the French revolution both Italy and Germany were divided into many states, Germany was divided way more than Italy with more than three hundred states which had to have been harder to unite. Many people don’t know about the unification of Germany and Italy occurred or know that Germany had to do many things to achieve unification and ultimately start a war and use other wars to work towards the goal of unification. Now looking at Italy in 1866 Italy

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    German Immigration and the development of the Beer Industry in America Many Germany’s immigrated to the United States in 1840. Repression initiated the emigration, due to the political unrest and the failed revolution of 1848, economic distress and political aggression forced many to flee Germany. Many that fled were young, educated or skilled from well to do families seeking political freedom, opportunity, land, and the wealth that the United States offered. The largest locations of German

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