Essays In German Language

Germanyisknowntobeoneofthelargestandmostpowerfuleconomiesintheworld.Itislocated inCentralandWesternEurope,andstretchesalongtheBalticandNorthSeas.Thecountrycoversa totalof357,022sqkm,348,672sqkmwithlandand8,350sqkmwithwaterGermanyshares borderswithnineothercountries,France,Switzerland,Belgium,Denmark,Poland,CzechRepublic, Austria,Belgium,andTheNetherlands.GermanyistheseventhlargestcountryinEurope,andthe 62ndlargestintheworld(CIAWorldFactbook,2016).ThecapitalofGermanyisBerlin,butitalso surroundedbymanyothermajorcities(Leipzig,Munich,Stuttgart,Aachen,Nuremberg,Bonn, Heidelberg,andCologne)tonameafew

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Thereisalsothehouseholdconsumptionof53.7%,government19.7%,investmentsinfixedcapital 199%,exports459%andimports–384%thatmakeupthecountry'sGDPcompositionThe automotive,engineering,andchemicalindustriesaresomeofthemajorindustriesinGermany economythatcontributetothenation'sGDP.

ThefoundationoftheGermanbankingsystemiswelldeveloped.Germanywasthefirstbureauin Europe,andjoinedtheWorldBankin1952.BanksinGermanyarewhatholdsthecountry's investmentcapitalandarecontrolledbyuniversalbanks,whichareabletoofferavarietyof banking,andsavings.Inaddition,theuniversalbanksmakeupthree–fourthsoftotalbusiness,and playasshareholdersinthecountry'sindustrialfirm.DeutscheBundesbankisthecentralbankof Germanyanditsobligationistooverseeeconomicgrowth,developthebankingandfinancial systemandstabilityintheeconomy.Thecentralbankiswhofundsthegovernment,andsetsin motiontheinvestmentinthepublicsector"Withthedesireofeconomicgrowth,thecentralbank shouldattempttomaintaininternalpricestability,byadoptingdifferentinterestrates (Bravenewcoin,2017)".

"WiththelaunchofEuropeanmonetaryunionandtheintroductionoftheeuroatthebeginningof 1999,thistaskwastransferredtotheEurosystem(Bravenewcoin,2016)"."TheGermancurrencyis theeuro,althoughtheeuroisnotthe"Germanmoney",itiswhat

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Germany

SituatedincontinentalEurope,Germanyisconsideredtobeoneoftheleadersinprotectingthe nationalandinternationalclimate.GermanyisanAnnex1country,meaningthatitisan industrializedcountrythatiscommittedtoreducegreenhousegasemissionsinaccordancewiththe KyotoProtocolFrom1990to2010,Germanywasabletoreduceitsgreenhousegasemissionsby twenty–threepercent(Karapin,2012,p.2).Thissignificantreductioninemissionswasduetothe country'saggressivereductiontargets,"pioneeringclimatepoliciesandstrongadvocacyfor internationalclimateagreements"(Karapin,2012,p2)AlthoughGermany'sgreenhousegas emissionsarecomparativelylowerthanmostindustrializedcountries,itsper...showmorecontent...

SomeagriculturalpracticesinGermanyhaveproventobeenvironmentallyproblematic.For instance,conventionalagriculturalmethodsrequiretheuseoffertilizers.Thesechemicalfertilizers releasegreenhousegasesduringtheirmanufacturingandusage(GFG,2014,p46).Drainingbogs foragriculturalpurposedisalsoanissuebecauseitdepletespeat,which"releasesconsiderable quantitiesofgreenhousegasesintheformofcarbondioxideandnitrousoxide"intotheatmosphere (GFG,2014,p46).Grasslandshavealsobeenploughedinordertomakeroomformono–crops, suchasmaize(GFG,2014,p47).Ploughingthislandinvolvesthereleaseofgreenhousegasesand thedeclineofgrasslandecosystemsinGermany.Aswell,monoculturefarmingdepletesthesoilof itsnutrientsandmayprovetobelessresilientindryconditions(duetolackofcropdiversity) Sincethelateeighteenhundreds,temperaturesinsouthwestGermanyhaveincreasedquite significantly(GFG,2013,p.25).Winterprecipitationhasalsoincreasedinwesternpartsofthe countrysincethelatenineteenthcentury(GFG,2014,p25)However,thereisnosignificanttrend asprecipitationpatternsvaryfromoneyeartoanother(GFG,2014,p.25).Thisistruefortherestof continentalEuropeaswell(TheIntergovernmentalPanelonClimateChange,2014,p.1276). Extremeclimatechangeprojectionsexpectheat

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AreyousomeonewhoisstrugglinglearntheGermanlanguage?Doyoufinditachallengetolearn everyaspectofthelanguagefromitsmorphemetoitsmostcomplexcompoundwords?Learning fromanexpertGermantutorwhohasrealworldexperiencewiththelanguageandwhomakesthe conceptscomealivemakesmasteringthelanguageeasy.Anexperttutoruseshisorherbackground tomakethesubjectcomealiveforyouYou'llworkwithatutorwholovestheGermanlanguage andenthusiasticallysharesthatlovewithyouandmakesthedifferentvariationsofthelanguage becomecrystalclear.IfyouwanttolearnGermanthroughatutorbutdon'tknowhowtogoabout findingone,you'reinluckTheeducationaldirectorsatVarsityTutorscanconnectyouwith GermantutoringinOmaha,NE....showmorecontent...

Istheproperuseofsyntaxincludingthemainclause,singularandpluralformsofsubjectsand predicatesdifficultforyoutounderstand?Intheclassroom,yourteachermaylackthetimeto reviewandyouadditionalworkforyouinareaswhereyoulag.Understandingthemasculinetense ofanounorpronounissometimesconfusingIfyou'renotsureofthedifferencebetweenaclauseor amainclauseinGerman,workingwithatutorwillclarifythedichotomy.Tutoringopensthedoor tograspingeverygrammaticalconceptandlearningtospeakthelanguagelikeanative.AGerman tutorinOmahacanofferyouamoreindividualized,engaging,andstructuredlearningexperience. HeorshewillusethespokenGermanlanguagetohelpyouunderstandallgrammaticalissuesand theproperpronunciationoftheGermanalphabetWithatutor,learningtheformaltenseandwhen touseprepositionsoradjectivesiseasyto

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GermanNationalism

HowtheworksofRomanticartistsandwritersdidinspireGermanNationalisminthe1800s–1850s?

ByPamelaDSilva

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AbstractThisessayinvestigatesthequestion,"howtheworksofRomanticartistsandwritersdid inspireGermanNationalisminthe1800s–1850s?"Theintroductionfollowswiththeexplanationof whatandhowGermanNationalismcametobeinthecountryofGermanybrieflybetweenthe1800s and1850sandhowRomanticismcametobecomeaconsiderablepartoftheinfluenceintheworks oftheGermanwritersandartistswhohelpedshapedGermanNationalism.Thentheessaycontinues inseveralseparatedsections:GermanNationalismRomanticperiod,NapoleonicEra,andPost NapoleonicEra.First...showmorecontent...

Notuntilofthosewhoroseupagainstthenegativesandsoughtofstrengthandidentityfortheir countrywiththeassistanceofromanticinfluences.TheupbringingofGermanNationalismin Germanyduringtheperiodofthe1800sand1850swasbroughtupbytheinspirationfromthe RomanticMovementwhichwasprocuredbytheNapoleonicErathatinturnledintoGermany GermanphilosopherssuchasHerderheldaconsiderableinfluencebyromanticideasthathis speechesandworkshelpedinspirehisreadersfeltprideintheircountryandgeneralGermanartists feltfreetoroamandtopaveawayfornewinspirationsintheirownGermancultureThissenseof Germanidentitywasconjuredoverthecourseyearsand

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CultureOfGermanCulture

AlotofuspartakeintraditionsandincorporatethingsfromGermancultureinourdailylives withouteveningknowingit.Forexample,youmightnothaveknownthatthetraditionofputtingup anddecoratingatreeincelebrationofChristmaseveryyearisactuallyatraditionstartedin Germany(CITATIONHERE).ThisisjustonesmallpieceofGermanculture;thereissomuch moretothisrichandvaststyleoflifeItisthingslikesocialnorms,food,andannualcelebrations thatmakeupGermancultureandmakeitsheritagesointeresting.BeingsomeonewithGerman ancestryandlivinginacitywithoneoftherichestGermanhistoriesinallofAmericaconnectsme toandhasgivenmeanideaofwhatthiscultureisallaboutInthefollowing,Iwilltalkaboutthe differentpiecesthatmakeupGermanculturebasedonbothmyownpersonalknowledgeand experiencewiththecultureandthroughadditionalresearch,startingwithsocialnorms.Socialnorms areinformalrulesorguidelinesthatshapehowpeopleinasocietyspeakandbehavewithone another.Germanculturehastwodifferentcategoriesofsocialnorms.First,thereishowGermans interactwithoneanotherattheirplacesofworkoronaprofessionallevelThen,thereishow Germansinteractwitheachotheroutsideoftheworksettingoronapersonallevel.Atwork, Germanpeopletendtobemoreformalwithoneanotherandstaytothemselves.Forexample,when addressingoneanotherintheworkplace,German

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CultureOfGermanCulture

GermanculturehasspannedthroughouttheentireGerman–speakingworld.Fromitsroots,culture inGermanyhasbeenmoldedbymajorintellectualandpopularcurrentsinEurope,bothreligious andsecular.HistoricallyDeutschlandhasbeencalledDasLandderDichterundDenker(thecountry ofpoetsandthinkers)(Wasser,2006).GermanyisinthemiddleofEurope,notonlygeographically, butalsointermsofpoliticsandeconomicsThecountryisEurope'ssecondmostpopulatedafter Russia,withmorethan81millionpeople.TheGermaneconomyisthelargestonthecontinentand thefifthlargestintheworldafterJapan.WhileGermanexertsitsinfluenceonthecountriesthat borderit–Austria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,France,Luxembourg,Netherlands, SwitzerlandandPoland–allofthesecultureshave,invaryingdegrees,hadahandinmolding today'sGermany.

Thepopulationis91.5percentGerman,withTurkishbeingthesecondlargestethnicgroupat2.4 percent.Theremaining6.1percentismadeupmostlyofthoseofGreek,Russian,Italian,Polish, Serbo–CroatianandSpanishdescent(Zimmermann,2015)

Cultureispreciselyrelatedtolanguageinmanydifferentways.Whenapersonuseslanguagewhat issaidandhowitissaidiscontributedbytheperson'sculture.Duringsomecultures,thepast influenceslanguage.Otherlanguagesaremoldedwiththecurrentbeliefsoftheculture.TheGerman languagehasgonethroughthreedifferentperiodseach

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EssayaboutTheGermanEducationSystem

TheGermaneducationsystemfocuseswithinthestatesthereforetheresponsibilityliessolelyonthe states.TheFederalGovernmentplaysaminorroleintheeducationsystemanditbeginswithall childrenagedbetweentwoandsixattendingoptionalKindergartenafterwhichschoolattendanceis compulsory.SimilarlyinSwedenthepubliceducationalsystemisdividedintotwo;thecompulsory andnon–compulsorysystemEducationinthepublicsectorisfreeandnofeeisrequiredfrom teachersorparentsforschoolmaterial,mealsortransporttoandfromschool.Fromtheageof7 untiltheageof16itiscompulsorytoattendschoolandsomeparentsevenchoosetostartayear earlierattheageof6

PrimaryEducation

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TheEnglishlanguagewasgivenexceptionalinportanceduringthecurriculumreformin1994.

SecondaryEducation

SecondaryeducationinGermanycomprisesoftwolevels;lowersecondarylevelandupper secondarylevel.Coursesinlowersecondarylevelaremadeuptopreparethestudentforupper secondarylevel.Secondforeignlanguagesareofferedtothechildrenasearlyasgrade6asithas takenongreatimportanceintheprimarysector,althoughinothertypesofschoolsascanbeoffered asanelectivecourse.Theteachingofaforeignlanguagehastakenanimportantroleinthe educationsystemasitischaracterisedasasystematicwayoflearningandpreparingthechildfor uppersecondaryschool.Thecompetencyofaforeignlanguageisdirectedtowardsthecompetence oftheB1,whichistheCommonEuropeanFrameworkofReferenceforLanguages.Oncethe studentsuccessfullycompleteslowersecondaryeducationthetransitiontouppersecondary introducesthestrengtheningofforeignlanguagesbyfocusingonthein–depthlearningofinter–culturalunderstanding,oral–discourseabilitiesandlanguageawareness.

SwedenoffersaslightlydifferentapproachasstudentsareexpectedtolearnEnglishandoneother additionallanguageduringtheirnineyearcompulsoryschooling.Howeverforthosestudentswho donotwishtolearnoneotheradditional

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GermanCultureEssay

GermanCulture

GermanyhasbeenremarkablycalledDasLandderDichterundDenker(thelandofpoetsand thinkers).ThediversecultureofGermanyhasbeenmoldedbythemajorintellectualandpopular currentsinEurope,bothreligiousandsecularThisreportisdividedintoseveralaspectsofGerman Culturewhichareasfollows.

Language

GermanistheofficialandpredominantspokenlanguageinGermany.Minoritylanguagesconstitute Sorbian,Danish,RomanyandFrisian.TheimmigrantlanguagesincludeTurkish,Kurdish,Polish, BalkanlanguagesandRussian.

Literature

GermanliteraturedatesbacktotheMiddleAges.Themostcelebratedauthorsoftheperiodare WaltervonderVogelweideandWolframvonEschenbach.Theworld...showmorecontent... Germanyhasdiversearchitecturalstylesasaresultoffragmentationofthecountryduringcenturies ThemajorarchitecturalsitesincludeAbbeyChurchofSt.Michael's,SpeyerCathedral,Freiburg Cathedral,andtheCologneCathedral[2]

Music

ThedifferentstylesofGerman–languagemusicincludeNeueDeutscheWelle(NDW),Krautrock, HamburgerSchule,Volksmusik,Classical,Germanhiphop,trance,Schlager,NeueDeutscheHärte (NDH)andfolkmusic,suchasWaltzandmetalGermanClassicalisamongthemostperformedin theworld.Germanyisthebirthplaceofworldfamousclassicalmusiccomposerswhichinclude LudwigvanBeethoven,JohannSebastianBach,JohannesBrahms,andRichardWagner.

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Cuisine

Germancuisinevariesfromregiontoregionconsistingmainlyofmeat(especiallysausage)and varietiesofsweetdessertandStollen(afruitcake).Itisdividedintothreecategories–Bavarian (SouthernGermany),Thuringian(CentralGermany)andLowerSaxon.Themainvarietiesofmeat consumedarepork,beefandpoultrywithporkbeingmostpopular.Germansarefamousforrye bread.Thepopulardrinkscomprisesofbeer,Germanwine,carbonatedmineralwaterandschorle.

Inthefieldofvisualart,Germanyhasanillustrioustraditionfromtheearlyworksoffigurativeart tothepresentcontemporaryart.Thedistinguished

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Germanyisthefourthlargestcountryinareain Europe,withatotalareaof356,970square kilometers(137,827squaremiles)Thecountryhas avariedterrainthatrangesfromlow–lyingcoastal flatsalongtheNorthandBalticseas,toacentral areaofrollinghillsandrivervalleys,toheavily forestedmountainsandsnow–coveredAlpsinthe south.Germanyhasalong,complexhistoryandrich culture,butitdidnotbecomeaunifiednationuntil 1871.Beforethattime,Germanyhadbeena confederacy(1815–1867)

Thecountryhasatotalof82,071,765people(1997 estimate).Germanyisoverwhelminglyurban,and mostpeopleleadaprosperous,comfortablelifestyle, withadequateleisuretimeandcomprehensive socialshowmorecontent

StretchingfromtheBalticandNorthseastotheAlps, Germanymeasuresabout800kilometers(about500 miles)fromnorthtosouth;thecountryextendsabout 600km(about400miles)fromwesttoeast.In

additiontocoastlineandmountains,thevaried terrainincludesforests,hills,plains,andrivervalleys. Severalnavigableriverstraversetheuplands,and canalsconnecttheriversystemsoftheElbe,Rhine, andDanuberiversandlinktheNorthSeawiththe Baltic. Germanyhasamostlymoderateclimate, characterizedbycoolwintersandwarmsummers Rivervalleys,suchtheRhine,tendtobehumidand somewhatwarmerinbothwinterandsummer, whereasmountainareascanbemuchcolder.

Precipitationontheaverageismuchheavierinthe south,especiallyalongtheAlpineslopes,whichforce incomingweatherfrontstoriseandletoffmoisturein theformofrainandsnow.

Germanydoesnothavelargepocketsofpovertyor greateconomicdisparity.Crimelevelsare substantiallylowerthanthoseintheUnitedStates, andthepossessionofgunsiscontrolled.However, therearesubstantialnumbersofhomelesspeople andproblemsofviolence,alcoholism,anddrug abuse.Nonviolentcrimes,suchastheftandburglary inurbanareas,haveincreasedsincethe1970s. Theyoccuroftenenoughtomakelawandordera

Oskar'sStruggle:ThelifeofaGermanimmigrantduringWorldWarIIInthestory"TheGerman Refugee,"writtenbyBernardMalamud,Oskar,aJewishimmigrantfromGermanystrugglesto learnEnglishandcopewiththedepressionofhispast.ManyGermanimmigrants,especiallythose thatwereJewish,hadtostrugglewithsimilarproblemslikeOskar's.Unfortunately,Oskarkills himselfattheendofthepaper,leavinghisAmericandreamunfulfilledandsuccumbingtothe depressionthatfollowedhimthroughoutthestory.Oskarisafirst–generationImmigrantfrom Germany,leavinghiswifeinGermanytofleefromthepersecutionofHitlerandtheNazis.Oskaris welleducated,havingbeenaGermanreporterandcriticbeforeheemigratedtotheUStogive lecturesattheInstituteofPublicStudiesonceaweek.OnetraitthatOskarstruggleswiththroughout thestoryandunfortunatelysuccumbstoattheend,ishisdepression.Hisdepressionismainlydueto leavinghiswifethathelovedinGermanyandattemptingtolearnEnglishsothathedoesnotget embarrassedatthelecture.Also,welearnearlyoninthestorythatOskarhasbeenstrugglingwith depressionsincehisarrivalinAmerica,havingattemptedsuicideinthefirstweekhewashere Alongwithbeingdepressed,Oskarisalsoverylonely,willallofhisfriendsandfamilybackin GermanyandhisonlyfriendinAmericabeingMartinGoldberg,hisEnglishtutor.Oskarstruggles withmanyofthesamethingsthatotherJewishimmigrantsfromGermanywouldhave.Oskar,like manyofthem,isfleeingforhislifebecauseGermanyatthetimewasunderNaziruleandJews acrossGermanywerebeingsenttoconcentrationcampsandbeingkilledAlso,likemanyother immigrantsfromothercountries,OskarhasahardtimelearningtheEnglishlanguage.Immigrants likeOskarneededtolearnthelanguageinordertofindtheirwayaroundthecity,obtainajob,and buythingssuchasapartmentsandfoodWithoutthelanguage,theimmigrantsareisolatedjustlike Oskar.However,Oskarhadsomeuniqueexperiencesunlikeotherimmigrantsthathavecometothis country.Oskarlivesalone,nowherenearaGermancommunity,preventinghimfromgettinghelp and

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CultureOfGermanCulture

ThecultureinGermanyasanyothercultureisthehistory,beliefs,laws,traditions,religion,values, customs,languageandfoods.Learningfromthetimeoneisaninfantfromafamilymemberor anotherthedynamicsofone'scultureascultureisintergradedtooneanother.LivinginGermany withitslocationinWesternandCentralEurope,onecanexpecttheclimatetobecoldandwetinthe wintertimeandthesummertimeit'smildGermanyhasseverallargecitiesbutthelargestisBerlin, andtheotherlargecitiesareHamburg,Munich,Cologne,andFrankfurt.

TheofficiallanguageisGermanasthelanguageisessentialforcommunicationintheGerman culturefromtheverbalcommunicationtothenonverbalcommunicationGermanpeoplearedirect whentheycommunicate,andnonverbalcommunicationsuchaseyecontactiscrucialinthisculture asitcanbeconstruedasweak,yourlyinganddisrespectifthereisnoeyecontactwhile communicatingwithanother.Theverbaldirectnessisasignofoneshowingrespectasthey communicateanddon'tliketheirpersonalspaceinvadedwhencommunicatingwithanother.

FoodisanintegralpartofGermancultureasthefoodanddrinkoftheGermancultureismeat, potatoes,andsauerkraut,buttheyalsoincorporateotherfoodsintotheirmeals.Atraditional Germanbreakfastwouldconsistofjam,butter,bread,andmuesliasthisisabreakfastcereal. AnotherareathatisbigintheGermancultureisbeerasthisisafavoritedrinkandGermanyis wheremanyvarietiesofbeeroriginatedfromGermany.

HolidaytraditionslikeanyotherculturesGermanycelebratesChristmas,Easter,Octoberfestanda federalholidaythatisknownasGermanUnificationday.Octoberfestholidaystartedintheyearof 1810asitbeganthecelebrationoftheweddingofPrinceLudwigofBavaria.

GermanyandthereligionwithintheregionsvariedasintheintheSouthernandwesternstatesof GermanywasoftheRomanCatholicandinthenortheasterandthecentralregionsofGermanywas Protestantism.Althoughintheyearof1871ProtestanthadbeenrejuvenatedbythePrussian leadershipinhopestolessenthepracticeoftheRomancatholicanditsinfluenceithad.Thesymbol inthe

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WarOnGermanImmigrants

UnitedStatesdeclarationofwartowardsGermanyplayedanimportantroleonGermanimmigrants becauseitputtheirloyaltyindoubt.AfterPresidentWoodrowWilsondeclaredwaronGermany,a violentattitudewaveunleashestowardsGermanimmigrants.Thissituationwasinparttothe skepticismthatAmericanshadinregardstoloyaltytotheUnitedStatesfromtheGerman immigrantsAccordingtoTrommlerandMcVeigh,Germanimmigrantswereeconomically, physically,orintellectuallyforcedtoprovetheirloyalty.Displayfinancialsupportbybuyingwar bonds.PhysicallyactstodemonstratepatriotismsuchasbeingforcetokisstheAmericanflag. IntellectuallyforcedbyburningbooksofGermanlanguageaswellaschangenamesoftowns, personal

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