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Dr. Shankar Vedantam is a profound author and scientist for the NPR. The author of the passage “How a Self-Fulfilling Stereotype Can Drag Down Performance” Shankar Vedantam believes that by reminding a certain race of people about their race before a test they will score lower than if not reminded. Shankar’s purpose in revealing this information is to erase the imagery of stereotypes when testing. He adopts a different tone when the article moves on by going from a factual article to a more opinionated

part of their master race. Hitler and the Nazis believed that German power was being taken by the Jews. Hitler was able to convince his followers of this issue with the Jewish question as it was known, and get away with murdering millions of people in an attempt to cleanse society of anyone inferior to the master race. The Holocaust lasted for 12 years, until 1945. Starting as early as 1944, the Allies were finally advancing on the Germans and began taking over their camps. These liberations and takeovers

power, playing a lesser role) re-drew the map. There had been other pressing matters to settle: the rights of German Jews, the abolition of the slave trade and navigation on European rivers, not to mention the restoration of the Bourbon royal family in France, Spain and Naples, the constitution of Switzerland, issues of diplomatic precedence and, last but not least, the foundation of a new German confederation to replace the defunct Holy Roman Empire. Sensing that Napoleon was vulnerable, an Alliance

received the following comment: ‘I’m not sure what we’ve been talking about all evening … I’d like to know what your definition of architecture might be … I’m sure your definition would be better than almost anyone’s here’. Mies replied, ‘I’ll tell it in German. It is too difficult for me … Baukunst ist raumgefaßter Zeitwille … Why don’t you write it down and then try to translate

Langley. Langley wrote several books on Latin American history and American interactions including The United States and the Caribbean, 1900–1970 and The Banana Wars: An Inner History of American Empire, 1900-1934. His book on the Banana Wars encompasses the United States tropical empire that overtook the western hemisphere spanning both of the Roosevelt presidencies. The term was popularized through this writing which portrayed

future attacks. Thesis Since 2001, the word homeland has nestled itself in American society and government policies, bringing forth sentiments and strong feelings of nationalism in defining what the homeland is and how it should be protected from inner and outside threats. What are the political and social implications of the word homeland and the use of it to protect the US nation and its interests? Defining the Homeland As explained by Kaplan (2003), the word homeland conveys a sense of native

The word “Holocaust” evokes an undeniably bitter, terrifying and inhumane memory of the world’s history which should never happen again. The Holocaust occurred during WW2, between 1939 and 1945, and was introduced and organized by Adolf Hitler, the German leader of the Nazi Party at that time. It is remembered as the killing of about six million Jews in Europe. While the Nazis were in power, Jews were hated and believed to jeopardize the purity of Germany, so they persecuted them and passed many anti-Jewish

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969), a German-born architect, is world wide acknowledged as one of the 20th century's pioneer architects. He refined the definition of modern architecture to emphasize open space, and uncover the industrial materials utilized in construction. Mies was born in Aachen, Germany, where he spent the first half of his career. His first projects were mostly residential. When he was 20 years old, he built his first design, the Riehl House. Mies became quickly a prominent

they hear the word Metropolis. This 1927 German film, however, is far from something as bright, colorful and all-American as Superman. America 's greatest hero represents ideals like hope, whereas Metropolis (1927) embodies the opposite and something far more sinister. By looking at the production elements and the cinematic tropes that Metropolis created and inspired, in relation to power dynamics, a scholar can see how the German people felt under the German Reich, that eventually led to the Nazi

youth is characterised by the conflict between his inner Bohemian-Moravian idiosyncrasy and his alienation within the Austrian-German imperialism. As a child Mahler was understandably immersed in the Bohemian folk culture. In fact, he actually learned to speak Czech fluently and played Czech melodies often (Barham, 11). Nevertheless, Iglau was a part of a German enclave, within an Austrian Empire that became increasingly alienated from the norther German states. This would generate confusion in the growing