"Construction and Collapse of Berlin Wall" Starting with the fall of 1949 there were basically two German countries on the territory of Germany‚ dividing the city of Berlin in two parts - FRG (Federal Republic of Germany) and GDR (German Democratic Republic)‚ also known as DDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik). The first one was built after the principles of democracy‚ while its counterpart was built up after Socialist principles. For as long as 40 years this division caused tension. Right in the
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“The Wall was an edifice of fear. On the November ninth… it was a place of joy”. (President Horst Köhler). When the Iron Curtain‚ or Berlin Wall‚ was built‚ it divided Berlin into two regions: East Berlin and West Berlin. The West Berlin was allies with the United States while East Berlin was dominated by the totalitarian Soviet Union government. The fall of the wall had divided the city for thirty agonizing years allowed people to rediscover life. The Berlin Wall devastatingly divided families‚
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The Great Wall of China is one of the greatest architectural achievements ever recorded in history. The Great Wall translates to “long fortress.” The wall was made entirely by hand. It was built to protect the Chinese from intruders from different Nomadic Tribes. The wall is about 5‚500 miles long. The wall did not stretch across all of China but it stretched from Shanhaiguan in the East to Lop Nur in the West. Some people say that you can even see the wall from the moon! Wouldn’t that be something
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The great wall of china Traditionally known to the Chinese as the "Long Wall of Ten Thousand Li"‚ the stretch of formidable defensive structures built to ward off invasion of the Celestial Empire by barbarians is most often called the "Great Wall" or the "Wall of China" by Europeans. History of the Great Wall of China The history of these extraordinary fortifications goes back to the Chunqiu period (722-481 B.C.) and to the Warring States period (453-221 B.C.)‚ so-called because of the long struggle
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Jeannette Walls is an author of many books‚ one of which being her memoir The Glass Castle. After years keeping her story a secret‚ in 2005 Jeannette’s husband inspired her to write her sad story for the world to see. Through the 288 pages‚ Jeanette illustrates her story of a life as nomads constantly on the move‚ with a passive mother and a drunken father. The stories she shares show the side of an abusive childhood that we rarely have the opportunity to understand. The glass castle is shattered
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In this essay I will be talking about both John Kennedy’s and Ronald Reagan’s speeches about the berlin wall. The second paragraph is my interpretation of Kennedy’s speech. The next paragraph is about Reagan’s speech. Then‚ I’ll explain why I think Kennedy’s speech was more convincing to actually tear down the wall. After naming a couple individuals that Berliner’s knew and liked‚ Kennedy uncovered a corroded Latin saying and updated it‚ in German‚ applying it to Berlin. Then‚ with the group on
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The Glass Castle written by Jeannette Walls is a remarkable true story of a family and the problems they face because of poverty. This two hundred and eighty eight page book is a truly inspiring and astonishing memoir. This book was published in 2005 and has spent more than three years on the New York Times bestseller list. This book would be great for high school students for many reasons. For one high school students aren’t exposed to memoirs very often. Secondly‚ it’s a more modern piece
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World War Il was one of the most tragic wars of all time‚ involving more than fifty countries and an estimate of 55 million lives lost. One of the war’s lasting outcomes was Germany’s separation by a wall put up by the Soviet Union This wall was named the Berlin Wall. The Wall had many effects on people‚ not just in Germany‚ but throughout the world. It symbolized the difference between western democracy and Communism. Germany surrendered to the Soviet Union and the Allies on May 7‚ 1945
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“WALL-E” Film Review Andrew Stanton‚ creator of Finding Nemo and Toy Story 1&2 in collaboration with Disney and Pixar Animations brings to us yet another science-fiction animation classic with the voice of Ben Burtt as Wall-e – the main character‚ Elissa Knight as Eve‚ Wall-e’s friend. The movie begins with planet Earth in the year 2700; it has become no longer suitable for life. Wall-E – a small robot‚ which picks up and sorts all the trash generated by the human society‚ comes across a discovery
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The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 to reinforce the split in the city of Berlin. At the time‚ Berlin City was split not only physically‚ but also economically and culturally. The Wall was built by East German workers and troops‚ and it symbolized the Democratic Republic of Germany’s political and cultural divide brought about by the domination of the world’s two superpowers on both sides of the wall. The United States of America and the Soviet Union had interests in Germany. The German split began
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