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

B
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