Bayerische Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg Neuphilologisches Institut Oberseminar: Authenticity‚ Simulation and American Literature Prof. Dr. Jochen Achilles Winter Semester 2010/ 2011 “With enough soap‚ you could blow up the world.” Soap‚ Civilization and Questions of Authenticity in Chuck Palahniuk´s and David Fincher´s Fight Club (AE) March 10‚ 2011 Johannes Pfundt Scherenbergstr. 7 97082 Würzburg johannes.pfundt@gmx.de Amerikanistik‚ Kulturwissenschaften der englischsprachigen
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and World War I. The two governments also agreed to normalise their diplomatic relations and to "co-operate in a spirit of mutual goodwill in meeting the economic needs of both countries". Dawes Plan- A plan to ensure payments of reparations by Germany after WWI‚ devised by the international committee headed by Charles Dawes and put into effect in 1924 Policy- A plan or course of action‚ as of a government‚ political party‚ or business‚ intended to influence and determine decisions‚ actions‚ and other
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Everyone enjoys the summertime. In Ray Bradbury’s Dandelion Wine‚ Douglas Spaulding‚ a twelve-year-old boy‚ wakes up the town to summer. A few days into summer‚ he suddenly realizes his existence and livelihood. Not merely existing and taking up space‚ Douglas notices his surroundings and slowly begins to understand life. How to manage and control one’s life on earth exists as one of the main issues Doug faces. He struggles in finding how to live life and using his time on earth to his full advantage
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The Office of Indian Affairs was in charge of determining how the Natives were to be treated on the reserves‚ and how they could best be incorporated and accepted into white society. The Dawes Plan offered Indian families separate plots of land on which they could farm‚ just like the American settlers did. The Dawes Plan was essentially a plan to completely remove the traditional Native American culture. Most‚ if not all‚ of the Natives were not used to living by themselves. They viewed the land as
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Researching the Twenties Area One: Politics and Government The Harding‚ Coolidge‚ and Hoover administration can be summed up as more of a “hands off” approach to running the government. Harding was corrupt with the Teapot Dome scandal‚ Coolidge didn’t want to mess with businesses in our economy‚ and Hoover got blamed for the Great Depression. The Teapot Dome scandal involved the Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall‚ appointed by Harding‚ who was leasing Navy petroleum reserves and making bribes
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America hard for the Native Americans was the Dawes Act of 1887. The Dawes Act stated that the Native Americans would be given 160 acres of land per household‚ and that they had to farm it. The Act was a failure. The Native American people were not farmers‚ and couldn’t farm the land well. They also weren’t given the proper farming equipment. They were also not given the proper medical attention‚ and the teachers provided to them were poorly trained. The Dawes Act was a negative thing in Native American
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various kinds of disabilities and naturally‚ on a wide spectrum of functionality. However‚ most importantly‚ when I see the buddies/mentors/peers( these are the typical/regular kids assigned to guide the participants)‚ my heart fills with joy and gladness. It just shows how much compassion and goodness is still there in this world. On the home front‚ we have been working on quite
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League of Nations Notes In 1924 the Americans got involved and the Dawes plan was introduce. On the surface this was good‚ however it would create problems for Germany In 1929 the young plan which eased the German reparations. Things were improving for Germany; Wall Street crash triggered the great depressions. Militarism and dictatorship was triggered. In 1929 thing changes. League of nations failed to prevent WWII from happening. The League of Nation was noble and took risks‚ yes it did
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than who are depressed. All habits are associated with health. In sum‚ the reasons for happiness for a person’s file are numerous. Perhaps‚ relationships‚ prosperity‚ and health are the common reasons for achieving happiness. Whatever the reason‚ gladness and joy are available for everyone but just we should be aware how to gain
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any legal discrimination against other people and it was thought to be answer to the discrimination problems. 14th amendment allowed the ex-slaves to become American citizens‚ and acknowledged them as equals instead of a minority or as property. Dawes Act of 1887: In the last few decades of the 19th century there were over 200 battles between the Americans and the Plain Indians. The Americans wanted the land the Plain Indians were living on‚ but The Indians were not about to let the Americans
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