CRITICALLY COMMENT ON THE USE OF LIGHT AND DARK IN BOTH TEXTS. Anna Funder’s book Stasiland and Donnersmark’s film The Lives of Others both discuss the Stasi’s oppression of the people in West Berlin during the time of the Berlin Wall. The composers depict light and darkness both literally through various techniques and metaphorically through mutual themes. These implementations of light and dark revolve around the concept of secret histories‚ which refer to the Stasi regime being hidden in darkness
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German Democratic Republic. Separated by the Berlin Wall and political ideology‚ East Germans lived under the ubiquitous and omniscient control of the Stasi‚ the secret police‚ whose "job it was to know everything about everyone". Throughout her quest‚ Funder uncovers several stories of courage in the face of such oppression‚ both in acts of resistance and in sustained displays of resilience‚ however these acts are individual and ineffectual in toppling the regime. Despite these brave individuals’ fortitude
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PSYCHOLOGY (Buss et al‚ 1992‚ as cited in Funder & Ozer‚ 1997) The article titled‚ "Sex differences in jealousy: evolution‚ physiology‚ and psychology" written by Buss‚ Larsen‚ Western and Semmelroth (1992‚ as cited in Funder & Ozer‚ 1997‚ p. 211)‚ discuss that evolution is rooted in reproductive success of the various species. Therefore‚ the core content of studying evolutionary psychology includes researching sexual differences (Buss et al‚ 1992‚ as cited in Funder & Ozer‚ 1997‚ 211). There are benefits
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Daniel Lee Professor Gutowsky English 300 4/7/14 The Reasons and Inspirations Anna Funder was an excellent writer and her novels are well anticipated for a good reason. Her first book‚ Stasiland‚ was translated into 16 different languages and won the Samuel Johnson Prize‚ which is a top level award in Britain. The novel was a personal inspection of East Germany’s shady secret service and its faith in Germany‚ and is an excellent novel that people everywhere should read even in Professor Gutowsky’s
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through a love story between a young German boy and an older German woman (who happened to be Nazi). Stasiland by Anna Funder describes the time period in which Germany was split through her stories from ex-Stasis‚ as well as stories of those who were victimized by the Stasis. Many similarities exist between these two time periods in German history‚ as well as between the stories in The Reader and Stasiland.
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the Lipsi. The Lipsi was a dance invented by a GDR committee‚ which was the regimes attempt to create a trend for the masses (Funder 127). This dance was a conservative dance that did not emphasize in the hips‚ rather in the feet. Funder stated‚ “The makers of this dance had plundered every tradition they could find and painstakingly extracted only the sexless moves” (Funder 127). The regime tried to influence the masses by controlling how they dance and what was the “trend” of the GDR. The Stasi and
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Funder describes the Stasi as ‘innovators‚ story makers and Faustian bargain-haunters” How successful is she in the portrayal? As did Alice in Wonderland‚ Funder finds herself plunging deep into a world unknown. A world bathed in grey‚ where ‘story makers’ could ruin your future and a world where the Stasi ‘brainwashed its citizens into glorifying the GDR and spying on their friends and family’. Funder’s’ didactic text‚ ‘Stasiland’ explores the personal and societal effects of life under the constant
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The Stasi The Stasi were the primary intelligence and security agency of East Germany also known as The German Democratic Republic (GDR) during the cold war. They had a large amount of informants‚ agents and military trained police. They focused on espionage and political security. In its 39 years at least 1/3 of the East German population came under Stasi surveillance‚ arrest‚ detention‚ or torture. The East German government‚ with the assistance of the Soviet intelligence community‚ established
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YEAR 12 ENGLISH SEMESTER 1 – 2013 TERM 1 UNIT THREE *One lesson per cycle will be devoted to study of language analysis. WEEK CLASSWORK ASSESSMENT OTHER EVENTS 1 Jan 29th – Feb 1st Oral skills; methods of persuasion; revision of methods of persuasion. Holiday Homework – persuasive oral presentation rough draft due. 2 Feb 4th – 8th Oral skills; methods of persuasion; revision of methods of persuasion. Holiday homework – language analysis and oral presentation preparation 3 Feb
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considered a trust fund hipster is that you have the financial support of your parents. Trust-funders are typically young adults in their late teens or twenties that live in cities or urban areas that come from upper middle class or wealthy families. Williamsburg neighborhood in Brooklyn‚ New York has become known as the trust fund hipster capitol of the world due to its high concentration of trust funders and “indie boutiques‚ bearded mixologists‚ [and] artists’ lofts.”6 If trust fund hipsters exist
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