Final blog post

1-http://ge11tde14.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-baader-meinhof-complex.html
2 This blog drew my attention because I have not worked with Thomas before so I wanted to see his work.
3 I could see the author took care in this blog because it had all the required information needed
4 I would give this blog a 4 for information
5 I would give this blog a 5 for readability
6 I would say this blog is about the same as mine we have about the same amount of information and detail put into it

1-http://ge110brittanyba.blogspot.com/2014/11/german-industries-and-labor-conditions.html
2- This blog post caught my attention because it has a lot of information, color, and is neatly organized
3 I can see the author took a lot of time with this blog post because it is very detailed and has lots of information
4- I would give it a 5 for information
5- I would give it a 5 for readability
6- Compared to my blog post I would say they did a better job on this post than I did on mine

1-http://ge110mikere.blogspot.com/2014/10/freikoperkultur.html
2 This blog post really didnt catch my attention because it doesnt have a lot of information on it
3 It doesnt look like they spent a lot of time on this blog post kind of just thrown together last minute
4 I would give a 3 for information
5 I would give it a 4 for readability
6 Compared to my blog post I think I did a better job and that I had more time and effort put into my blog post with more information on the topic I chose

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I learned a lot in this class. I learned that Germany was many small states unified into well Germany which i did not know before this class. I also learned that Germans have had many wars throughout their history I did not know that they have had so many. I also learned about the RAF before this class I had no prior knowledge of the RAF or what it even was. I also have learned in this class that Germany has a vast beer collection along with their food scene, I thought it was all just liver and bratwurst.
I think for this class there could have been a little more information/what you were looking for from you before we did the projects our self  otherwise I think that the class was well structured, laid back having fun learning about German culture and not to focused on us just trying to get good grades by making us study mass amounts of materials. I also liked how you had us purchase the book on our own instead of getting charged an arm and leg by the book store. The one thing I didnt like was that I had a group member not do anything for a project and put all the weight on my other partner and I.

Red Army Faction

The Red Army Faction was founded in 1970 as a West Germany Militant group that labeled  itself as communist and anti imperialist. They engaged in armed attacks in an urban guerrilla warfare against a fascist state. They were considered terrorists by the West German government. From 1970-1998 they were active and in 1977 their attacks led to a national crisis known as "German Autumn." The RAF was responsible for 34 deaths throughout its 30 years of being active and commited 296 bombing attacks and many arson attacks.It was founded by Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin, Horst Mahler, and Urlike Meinhof. Meinhof was not officially a leader of the RAF but her assistance in breaking Baader out of jail attached her name to the RAF. on April 20, 1998 an eight page letter was faxed to the Reuters agency declaring that the group had disban.

A little about the film it was made in 2008 by Uli Edel it was based off a book. The plot of the movie is
 "Murderous bomb attacks, the threat of terrorism and the fear of the enemy inside are rocking the very foundations of the yet fragile German democracy. The radicalized children of the Nazi generation lead by Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof and Gudrun Ensslin are fighting a violent war against what they perceive as the new face of fascism: American imperialism supported by the German establishment, many of whom have a Nazi past. Their aim is to create a more human society but by employing inhuman means they not only spread terror and bloodshed, they also lose their own humanity. The man who understands them is also their hunter: the head of the German police force Horst Herold. And while he succeeds in his relentless pursuit of the young terrorists, he knows he's only dealing with the tip of the iceberg."

Berlin Calling

1. What do drugs mean to  Ickarus?
Drugs are almost everything everything to him it is how he copes with life and help him make his music and relax

2. When, why, and how are his fans taking drugs, and which drugs do they take?
His fans take drugs during his performances and afterward they take the drugs to fell good The drugs used were Heroin, Cocaine, Weed, and Ecstasy.

3.While we can see that his drug habits get him ill and into psychosis, and while we witness his relapse and inability to work successfully, why does the subculture Ickarus belongs to focus on drugs?
I think he focuses on drugs because its just part of the club scene and that its what people do at the club so he does them also.

Question 4: Compare the standards you know from your home society with the people you see depicted in this movie. Which are the stark differences and contrasts?
From where I'm from lots of people smoke weed but only a few do "hardcore" drugs so I see the weed use but not the effects of kids using hardcore drugs like in the movie

5. Germany is considered a strong industrial nation the world over. Do you think that the youth culture as depicted here could change that? How about work ethics of Ickarus and of Alice, the label director who fires and then resigns him?

This is a very small group of people, and this is found all over the world many people I know do drugs and some of them listen to techno music. So unless people suddenly think that cocaine and heroin are good for you I don't think this would be detrimental to Gemany or the world. Without drugs Ickarus is very groggy and unable to make music, so he is very dependent on the drugs to do what he does. Alice is very driven and wants the best for Ickarus.

6. Which similar “cult movies” of US origin have you seen, if any?

I have not seen any cult movies that i can think of

German labor conditions 20th and 21st century

German industries in the 1900s many German people worked in coal mines. These coal mines were dirty and hazardous places to work. They were ran by unions until 1933 when they were taken over by Nazis but then taken over in 1945 by socialist.

Banks and cartels played a big part in the German industries in the 1900s with more than 500 banks being ran by cartels in 1908. In the 1930s to 1940s with the Great depression German banks also failed and left many poor.

The railway industry also played a big part in Germany even though their engineering in this field was inferior to Britain rail road engineering by the 1900s the Germans had 9,400 locomotives pulling 43,000 passenger cars and 30,000 tons of freight.

Agriculture was a big industry in Germany with the use of modern agricultural methods, new fertilizers, and modern tools in 1914 Germany was the top producer of sugar and other root crops.

Germany was also a big player in the chemical market in 1914 Germany had 90% of the international trade in the chemical industry.

Steel was also a major industry in Germany in the late 19th century Germany became Europe's leading steel producing nation. Their steel industry was modeled off the U.S. steel industry and in 1913 the United States was the only country producing as much steel as Germany

The role that the German military in the 18th century began with the war on Spanish succession 1701-1714. Germany and the English  and the Dutch fought together against the French. The French were successful in taking some of the German land, but in  1706 with the help of the Dutch and English they reclaimed their land.

Next 1713-40 the Prussian army gained some power with 80,000 trained soldiers with peasants being drafted into the military and trained.

1470-89 under the rule of Frederick the Great they modernized the army and doubled the size of Prussia. Fought more objective wars to force the other side to surrender.

War of Austrian succession Empress Maira Thresa of Austria fought for her succession of the throne 

The 7 year war Prussia fought alongside Britain against Russia, Sweden, Austria, France, and Saxon. In 1752 Prussia saw a lot of losses in the war. In 1762 Berlin was taken. But the Prussian army stood strong until Elizabeth of Russia died and the army dis ban.

1815 there were 39 separate German speaking states that were joined together under the German Confederation. They were lead by the Chancellor Otto von Bismarck. They defended themselves against Austria and France from 1866-1871 and were a empire until 1918.  

Franco-Prussian war of 1870-71 Bismarck wanted a war with France to unify German people. In this war the German people did not turn against each other like previous wars.

The Germans lead by King William I amassed an army of 1.2 million men of containing 300,000 regulars and 900,000 reserve troops. They then took on 492,000 experienced French soldiers lead by Napoleon 3rd withing the first month the Germans surrounded the French and at the siege of Paris were defeated.

After these wars Germany had the most powerful military in Europe. Germanys economy was growing rapidly and in 1980 Germany went into a naval arms race with Britain.

Topic #4

Topic #4

Some modern day foods in Germany are apfelstrudel it is a pastry filled with apples, cinnamon, raisins, and bread crumbs it is served with icing or powdered sugar on top. It has been around since the 18th century.

Next is Kasespatzele is noodles with cheese so it the equivalent to mac n cheese here in the United States.

Another common dish in Northern Germany is Rote Grutze it is a red fruit pudding made out of black and red currants, or raspberries or straw berries and is thickened with corn starch or cornflower.
Next is an appetizer called Brezel it is basically a pretzel with salt.












Next is one of the most common thought of foods eaten by Germans and its Wurst or sausage with more than 1500 different kinds and sold everywhere in Germany.

One of the top German beer is Pilsner beer, it was first brewed in 1842 in Plzen, Czeech.

sight Web viewed Oct 22 2014 http://www.expatica.com/de/essentials_moving_to/country_facts/German-cuisine_17759.html

Chapter 8

  Chapter 8 starts out with Paul thinking about the Russian prison camp that they are set up by and the prisoners that are being held there. How they are starved to death and are eating scraps of food that even rats wouldn't eat. He then begins to ponder that it is weird to see your enemies up close and personal and never has given much though about them. But upon seeing them he wonders what their story is. The prisoners also trade their boots and belonging to the soldiers for bread or bread and ham sausage but most have nothing to trade anymore and are in rags or the guards persuade them to give up something by waving the sausage and bread in front of the prisoners until they give up whatever the guard wants. Paul has to look over the Russian prisoners. At first he doesn't give them much attention or thought. But after awhile he feels sympathy towards them. After awhile he feels bad for the prisoners and eventually shares a cigarette with them. One of the prisoners plays the violin and comes and sits by plays by Paul.
  Paul then goes home to join his father and eldest sister at the hospital where his mother is at. They figure out that she is dying from cancer and needs to have surgery. They are worried about the cost of the operation and if that cancer is even treatable because they have never heard of it being cured before.
  Paul then gets on a train with some jam and potato cakes that him mother has made him. But he doesn't feel like eating it so he plans on giving it to the Russians but feels bad about giving it away because his mom made it for him. So he only brings a couple of the potato cakes to the Russians.

Alex part

I see these men, these Russian soldiers, these men are mere shadows of what must have been shadows of themselves. They grovel and search for scraps like wild animals for food. Which the only they find is in the garbages, little is thrown out by us. Yet there is a shred of humanity in these men. These men who Ive been told are ruthless, and heartless men who will kill me at any chance, they are nothing like that. 

The other german soldiers mostly ignore them, but some kick their starving diseased bodies. I thin we in fact are the heartless ruthless men that our teachers warned about, not the Russians. I see these men and they are caring for each other, they do not fight among themselves they no longer have any reason to fight among themselves.I cannot relate to them as individual men because I can only sees the animal suffering in them. 

I see them suffering and I want to help them I give some of my cigarettes to the Russians. There is one man who I can somewhat relate to. He is a musician who said he played the violin in Berlin. I watched and listened as he played against the fence for the other Russians. I hear only sadness and loneliness. 

My parents came by and gave me some food, I am debating giving them to the Russians. They need it more than I do. If I were in their shoes I would hope that not everyone of my enemy is a heartless bastard. There is goodness in everyone. Then I thought my mother is in pain from her sickness, and She made these for me not the Russians. I decide to compromise and give them 2. If I have learned anything else from this war is that it is all a lie, my teachers said that the enemy will kill me at any turn. But from what Ive seen these men are just like me, brainwashed into believing that the man on the other side of the fence is my enemy and will want nothing but to kill me and my entire family. This is not true, these are humans with families, and emotions like me who want the killing to stop. 

  I am Kantorek I am the headmaster the preacher of knowledge. I think that all young men should fight for their country to show their loyalty. I strongly believe we will win this war. Until one day I found myself in the trenches with the boys I had sent there. It was awful, a cruel and miserable place. A place that I wish not to be.

Matthew Schoening

German 101

Sep 17 2014

Hanse

Trade in the middle ages was a high risk high reward gamble and there was only safety in numbers. To be a successful merchant you needed to have connections to help you get goods so that you could bring them other places and sell them for a profit or to add to your goods to make something better. You needed to know what people wanted to buy according to the region and what their interests were. The Hanse were very successful at trading and held a good claim at the free ports where people bought and sold goods. They were also effective at sailing which at the time was a dangerous adventure with minimal equipment and navigational tools. The Hanse also took over Copenhagen and then continued on to fort Halsingborg but were out witted by the Swedish and force to return home. 

http://members.bellatlantic.net/~baronfum/hansa.html Web Sep 17 2014

Hesse

Hesse

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In my blog I get to focus on the developing of how Hesse came to be as a state and then the people and where they live in Hesse along with what political and religious affiliations they follow. In this research I have learned that Hesse has changed hands between many empire over the years to become what it is today.

     Hesse-Kassle has been inhabited for the last 50,000 years but it hasn't been a state for nearly as long. Historical changes that it has gone through. In somewhere between 1247-64 during the war of the Thurgingian Succession Hesse gained its independence and became a Landgravite under Philip The Magnanimouse within the Hold Roman Empire. In 1803 Hesse was given the status of Electorate under the Holy Roman Empire but then lost this status in 1806 when the Holy Roman Empire was disbanded. Then in the same year was annexed by Westphalia and re given the status of Elector in 1813. In 1918-1930 it was occupied by French troops until the Versailles peace treaty was signed. On 19 of September of 1945 Hesse was officially named a state.[1]

     The population of Hesse has been on the rise since 1987 starting at about 77.7 million people rising to about 82.4 million in 2005 then dropping back down to a population of roughly 80.5 million in 2012. City wise as of 2012 the 5 biggest cities population wise are as follows from biggest to smallest, Frankfurt am Main with a population of 688,000 people, Wiesbaden with a population of roughly 273,000, next is Kassel with a population of roughly 193,000, next is Darmstadt with a rough population of 148,000, and finally Offenbach am Main with a rough population of 117,000.[2] Some information and fun facts of Frankfort, it is the largest financial center on the continent. Almost 1 in 3 people living in Frankfort do not have a German passport.[4] It is home to many of Europe's largest banks. The autoban running next to it's airport is one of the most heavily used roads in the EU with roughly 320,000 cars using it each day. Frankfort is Germany's most costly place to live and is ranked the 10th most expensive place to live in the world.[5]
[3]     Religion and Politics found in Hesse. First is that Germany's voting is split into 2 different parties one is the Christian Democratic union(CDU) and the other is the Social Democratic Party of Germany(SPD). Until the collapse of the SPD in 2009 now there are 5 major political parties. Next is religion with 67% of the population Christian with 40% of those being Protestant 25% Catholic and 2% other. The next major religion is none at all with 26% of the population unaffiliated with religion. 4% of the population is Muslim and 2% refused to answer.[1]

    

[1] web http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesse Sep 10 2014

[2] web http://www.citypopulation.de/Deutschland-Hessen.html Sep 10 2014
[3] web http://myfreesoft.net/wallpapers/Cities/Images/city_at_night_4-wallpaper-1920x1200.jpg Sep 10 2014
[4] web http://www.frankfurt.de/sixcms/detail.php?id=stadtfrankfurt_eval01.c.317693.en Sep 10 2014
[5] web http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurt Sep 10 2014

What I would like to learn in class

        I would like to learn how to speak simple phrases or sentences in German. I would like to learn about German culture and ways of living. What German housing and house life is like. I would also like to learn what the auto ban is like and what it took to build it and what it takes to maintain it. I would like to learn how German culture spread to the United States and what German culture still exists in the United States today. Also I would learn about what experiences that you have had in Germany.