East Germany in Wolfgang Becker film «Goodbye Lenin!»: Does the movie paint a positive or negative picture of life in communist East Germany? East Germany‚ its demise relayed through the mass media of recent history‚ has in popular consciousness been posited as negative‚ a corrupt bulwark of the last dying days of Communism in Eastern Europe‚ barren and silent. The other Germany to its West‚ it’s citizens free‚ was striding confidently ahead into the millennium. Recent cinema has sought to examine
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The Fatal flaw of Society: Expressionism‚ nihilism and Sartreist absurdity Martin la Fournier Department of Semiotics‚ University of Michigan 1. Realities of futility If one examines expressionism‚ one is faced with a choice: either accept textual discourse or conclude that class‚ somewhat ironically‚ has intrinsic meaning‚ but only if the premise of expressionism is valid. But the meaninglessness‚ and subsequent futility‚ of Sontagist camp which is a central theme of Stone’s Heaven and Earth
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Ergotamine‚ are older drugs still appropriate in modern clinical use? Ergotamine‚ now used as a treatment for acute headaches‚ has medical history spanning several centuries‚ with mentions regarding its application in obstetrician practice from early 19th century. Ergotamine belongs to a family of ergot alkaloids‚ derived from ergot fungi‚ most notably the Claviceps purpurea fungus. This parasitic fungus grows on rye and other grain crops and the ergot alkaloids it produces can cause poisoning‚
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of theories of biological evolution in light of advances in the natural sciences‚ resulting in part from the age of discovery & exploration 2. Understand Western European world views (e.g.‚ the notions of fixity of species & a general sense of stasis) & how these notions inhibited the development of theories of biological evolution 3. Discuss the contributions of 18th & 19th century scientists to evolutionary theory 4. Understand the theory of evolution by means of natural selection
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You will have to forgive me because I cannot speak German‚ nor can I spell it‚ therefore this response will be particularly informal. That said‚ I rented the movie‚ watched it‚ watched the deleted scenes‚ and I confess‚ I watched the Director’s Interview. I could not help myself. I must give credit where credit is due so I will site any ideas that I took from Florian Henckel Von Donnersmark. Wiesler is the character on whom the action takes place. He is meticulous and upright the entire time.
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Hamlet’s final dispensing with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to address the audience evidences Shakespeare’s own resolution with the audience’s ability to determine the merit of his works. In the very execution of the vassal characters‚ the audience and characters alike will never be certain if Rosencrantz and Guildenstern delivered the letter in England and met their deaths‚ it can only be assumed through the established characterization of the two that they continued to inactively but tacitly support
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Mesopotamian sculpture‚ Picasso’s statue has no symmetry to its haphazard formations and texture‚ and even conveys an impression of movement. The smoothness and symmetry of the ancient work in comparison to the modern sculpture create the sensation of stasis in one and movement in the second. This impression is supported by the very firm appearance of the solid-cast “Head of a Ruler” and the frantic arrangement of the broken up falcate segments‚ which seem to almost be moving across the woman’s
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Diskobolos vs. Ramesses II There are many unique qualities in art that depict the different time periods. One can decipher specific eras based on the attributes of the painting or sculpture. Ancient Egypt sculptures are completely different from Ancient Greece sculptures by way of body position‚ facial expressions and materials used. Understanding backgrounds‚ time periods‚ and history of the sculptures are important when analyzing the works of art. Ramesses II is located at the University of
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Aisha Siddiqui English III - Period 3 Ms. Darroh November 17‚ 2014 A Study of Love and Obsession in Ann Beattie’s "Janus" "Janus" first appeared in the May 27‚ 1985‚ issue of the New Yorker magazine. It later appeared in the 1986 collection Where You’ll find Me‚ and has often been singled out as one of Beattie’s best stories (Milne 154). "Janus" is the story of a successful‚ happy real estate agent named Andrea‚ who is the protagonist of this story. She grows attached to a cream-coloured
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Linda Stasi‚ writer for The New York Post‚ describes The Walking Dead as‚ “the flat-out scariest‚ best‚ most unusual show to ever hit the small screen.” If the amount of records broken by The Walking Dead are any indication‚ the writers must be on to something
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