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About me

• What I like

1. Music: Linkin Park,Limp Bizkit,Billy Talent,Bloodhound Gang,Sum 41,Blink 182,Green Day...
Linkin Park

2. Movies: Underworld,Resident Evil,Ironman,Jumper,Equilibrium,The Fighters,Shooter,Transformers 1+2,Bourne-Collection,Riddick,Die Hard-Collection,Forrest Gump,Death Race,
Underworld Evoution Poster

3. Cars: Lamborghini (my Favourite), BMW, Audi, Koenigsegg
Lamborghini Embolado Superleggera

4. Sports: Swimming, High-Jumping, Mountain-Biking, Iceskating

5. Favourite subjects: Sports, English (LK`s)

!!!!! My LK English !!!!!

• What I dislike

1. Music: Hip-Hop,Tearjerkers (ger: Schnulzen)
2. Reading Books
3. Cars: Japan-Crap [1]
4. Subjects: German, Chemie (deselected), Sozialkunde (deselected)

Videos

English Stuff

Hispanic and Latino Americans

Facts

The number of Hispanic and Latino Americans is 45,427,437. That are 15.1% of the U.S. population.

Regions with significant populations are for example the Southwest,Florida,Chicago, and the BosWash Region of the Northeast.

Spoken languages are predominantly American English and Spanish.

The main religion is predominantly Roman Catholicism;significantly Protestantism;Judaism, Islam and others. Related ethnic groups are Latin Americans, Spaniards, Latin Europeans and others.

Article

US Hispanics Pin Hopes on Obama Administration

1. Largest minority group. Hopes: resolve economy crisis,immigration education
2. More than 45 Mio. People. 15% of US-population ; critical part of workforce in industrie and agriculture ; fast growing minority
3. Education,Economy,Prosperity,Health Care Access,Safety in streets (inner cities)
4. Hispanics identify with Obama
5. Many Hispanics in Obama`s Cabinet
6. Hispanics want to help Obama in his administration
7. Tackle issues of immigration reform and border security
8. Hispanics risk break of families
9. Latino community younger than the American one. ==> Education most important
10. Many Hispanics serve in U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan ==> Stop war
11. 70% of Hispanics voted for Obama
12. 30% of U.S. population are Hispanics by mid-century

Supreme Court

[...]The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the law violates the Second Amendment, which states: “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” The decision broke with the great majority of federal courts that have examined the issue, including the Supreme Court in 1939. Those courts have held that the constitutional right to bear arms is tied to service in a militia, and is not an individual right.[...]

Translation/Übersetzung

Das U.S.amerikanische Bundesberufungsgericht des Bezirks Columbia beschloss, dass das Gesetz gegen den zweiten Zusatzartikel der (U.S.) Verfassung verstößt, in welchem es heißt: „ Das Recht auf eine wohl geregelte Bürgerwehr, derer es zur Sicherheit eines freien Staates bedarf, und/d.h. das Recht des Volkes, Waffen zu besitzen und zu führen, darf nicht eingeschränkt werden.“ Dieser Entschluss steht im völligen Widerspruch zu (den Entscheidungen)der großen Mehrzahl der U.S.amerikanischen Gerichtshöfe, die sich mit dieser Problematik auseinandergesetzt haben, wie unter anderem dem Obersten Gerichtshof von 1939. Diese Gerichte waren der Auffassung, dass das verfassungsmäßige Recht, welches erlaubt Waffen zu führen, (fest) an den Dienst in einer Bürgerwehr geknüpft ist, und dies kein Recht des Einzelnen sei.

Nobel Prize

The already high bar set for President Obama got even higher Friday, when the Nobel Prize Committee shocked the world, and the president himself, by announcing he was to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

Just nine months into his presidency, Obama has set an ambitious diplomatic agenda, calling for peace between Israel and the Palestinians and a decrease in the world's nuclear weapons, but has yet to achieve any real results.

Already faced with the challenge of working to ensure his actions keep pace with his rhetoric, the president now has an even higher standard by which his accomplishments will be gauged.

As his former opponent, Sen. John McCain, R- Ariz., put it: "He now has even more to live up to."

The committee said it awarded the prize to Obama for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples," but made the clear the prize was intended to encourage Obama to greatness rather than celebrate any achievement.

"I hope it will help him," Nobel committee chairman Thorbjoern Jagland said of the award. "Obama is the right man at the right time, and that's why we want to enhance his efforts."

Translation/Übersetzung

Die ohnehin schon sehr hohen Erwartungen an Präsident Obama wurden am Freitag noch höher, als das Komitee für die Vergabe des Nobelpreises die Welt und den Präsidenten selbst schockierte, als es bekannt gab, dass er den Friedensnobelpreis erhalten solle. Nach nur neun Monaten seiner Präsidentschaft hat Obama ehrgeizige diplomatischer Themen auf die Tagesordnung gesetzt, z.B. mit der Forderung nach Friedensgesprächen zwischen Israel und den Palästinensern und nach einem Abbau der weltweiten Atomwaffenarsenale, tatsächliche Ergebnisse/Erfolge muss er aber erst noch erzielen.

Der Präsident, der ohnehin schon vor der Herausforderung steht, daran zu arbeiten, dass seine Taten mit den Worten Schritt halten, muss seine Erfolge jetzt an einem noch höheren Standard messen lassen.

Sein ehemaliger Gegner im Rennen um die Präsidentschaft, Senator John McCain, drückte es folgendermaßen aus: "Er muss jetzt noch höhere Erwartung erfüllen."

Das Komitee sagte, es Verleiheropa mal den Preis für seine "außerordentlichen Bemühungen, die internationale Diplomatie und Zusammenarbeit zwischen den Völkern zu stärken", machte aber klar, dass der Preis eher dazu beitragen solle, Obama zu großen Taten anzuspornen, als einen bestimmten Erfolg zu würdigen/feiern.

"Ich hoffe das hilft (ihm)", sagte der Vorsitzende des Nobelpreiskomitees, Thorbjoern Jagland, über den Preis. "Obama ist der richtige Mann zur richtigen Zeit, und deswegen wollen wir seine Bemühungen unterstützen."

Expectations to Barack Obama

• Great expectations: Barack Obama and the world

• Great Expectations — The Obama Administration and Health Care Reform

• Poll finds great expectations for Obama

• Barack Obama fulfils the dream

• Great expectations: Barack Obama and the world - a Canadian opinion

U.S. Politics

Article about -Expectations from Obama -US Supreme Court -Lobbying

Usefull words from: "Britain has become markedly less class-bound. How did this happen?"

• Line 11

1. albeit
   

(formal) although: He finally agreed, albeit reluctantly, to help us.

• Line 25

1. distinctive
   

having a quality or characteristic that makes sth different and easily noticed syn characteristic: clothes with a distinctive style * The male bird has distinctive white markings on its head.

• Line 34

1. dichotomous
   

{adj} [divided into two parts]

• Line 54

1. acquiesce
   

(formal) to accept sth without arguing, even if you do not really agree with it: Senior government figures must have acquiesced in the cover-up. * She explained her plan and reluctantly he acquiesced.

• Line 62

1. wisdom
   

1 the ability to make sensible decisions and give good advice because of the experience and knowledge that you have: a man of great wisdom

• Line 71

1. squire
   

also Squire) (in the past in England) a man of high social status who owned most of the land in a particular country area:

1. yokel (often humorous)
   

if you call a person a yokel, you are saying that they do not have much education or understanding of modern life, because they come from the countryside

• Line 83

1. hitherto
   

(formal) until now; until the particular time you are talking about: a hitherto unknown species of moth * Her life hitherto had been devoid of adventure.

• Line 89

1. meritocracy
   

a country or social system where people get power or money on the basis of their ability

• Line 92

1. sham (disapproving)
   

a situation, feeling, system, etc. that is not as good or true as it seems to be: The latest crime figures are a complete sham. * She felt trapped in a sham of a marriage,.

• Line 93

1. heir
   

a person who has the legal right to receive sb’s property, money or title when that person dies: to be heir to a large fortune * the heir to the throne (= the person who will be the next king or queen) * the son and heir of the Earl of Lancaster

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1. amorphous (formal)
   

having no definite shape, form or structure syn shapeless: an amorphous mass of cells with no identity at all

Answer of Question 1 from Text "Oi! Just you mind your language!"

There are some different influences and changes to English spoken in Britain mentioned in the text.
First of all the language is influenced by TV and cinema. When the first showmaster spoke Estuary English in a show people were horrified because they thought its a sign of the end of civilisation. But today it`s quite normal to speak Estuary English even on TV.
A second influence are popular slang words which are even mentioned in dictionaries. Anyone can create a new word like "downsizing" or "delayering".(Neologisms)
Moreover the number of people who speak Estuary English which has its origin in London is increasing and spreading up all over Britain.
The fourth influence on English language are middleclass pop-stars,who speak classless Estuary English to hide their upper-class origin.
The last influence mentioned in the text is the transatlantic influence. Many american slang words are integrated into English. Upperclass white kids are adopting the pronunciation of maximum-pigmented-afro-americans to increase their coolness in the streets.
All in all there are many influences to English language and the language has changed seriously in past few years and the change will go on.

Love Symbols

1. Heart = Color of passion,Organ of Feelings
2. Roses = beautilful, can hurt (thorns), color of passion love
3. Angel = pretty, from heaven, godlike
4. Stars =far away, hard to reach, live forever,
5. Fireflies =light in the night, only shining spot in the darkness, hope,
6. Music =awaking fellings, happy/sad,
7. Ocean =reflects the sun light, wide, dont know whats in deep, undiscovered
8. Space =endless, open for more, many possibilities, dont know whats far away
9. Fish =moveable, shining, beauty but cold, wet so hard to catch and hold

Blur - Song 2

Songtext

Wohoo!
Wohoo!
Wohoo!
Wohoo!

I got my head checked
By a jumbo jet
It wasn´t easy
But nothing is, no

Chorus:

Wohoo!
When I feel heavy metal
Wohoo!
And I´m pins and I´m needles
Wohoo!

Well I lie and I´m easy
All of the time,but I´m never sure,why I need you
Pleased to meet you

I got my head done
When I was young
It´s not my problem
It´s not my problem

Chorus:

Wohoo!
When I feel heavy metal
Wohoo!
And I´m pins and I´m needles
Wohoo!

Well I lie and I´m lazy
All of the time,but I´m never sure,why I need you
Pleased to meet you

Yeah, yeah!
Yeah, yeah!
yeah, yeah!
Oh yeah!

Video

Analysis

1.Content

1+2.Stanza: The guy was taking drugs and has now a headache.
3.Stanza (Chorus): He is listening to music and taking new drugs.
4.Stanza (Chorus): He has a melanconic phase and thinks about his love (could be a girl or drugs)
5.Stanza: He is talking about his past and that when he was young he did not care about how things went.
6.Stanza (Chorus): He is listening to music again and taking new drugs, too.
7.Stanza (Chorus): He has his melanconic phase again and thinks about his love.
8.Stanza: He is going crazy...(YEAH!)

2.Main Points /Turning Point

The main point is that he is easy going because of the drugs he took. (Well I lie and I´m easy/lazy)
The turning point is when he starts to talk about his love. When he comes from the story of the last days to his girlfriend/his drugs.
(All of the time,but I´m never sure,why I need you...)

3.Charakters

Persons appearing in the song are he the drug taker and his love (girlfriend/drugs).
The speaker is he.

4.Setting

The place where the man is at the song is probably his house, because he is able to listen to music and take drugs.

5.Images etc.

I got my head checked
By a jumbo jet
= he has a headache from too much partying

When I feel heavy metal
=he is listening to music.

I´m pins and I´m needles
= he is excited (perhaps because of the drugs)

The speach is a youth speach so he is probably between the age of 18 and 25.
The leitmotiv could be: Wohoo! (10 times in the song) ; could express his good feelings

6. Stylistic Devices

But nothing is, no
= double-no

All of the time,but I´m never sure
= contrast -> confussion, he is unsecure

It´s not my problem
It´s not my problem
=repeating, to stress: he doesn't care

Yeah, yeah!
Yeah, yeah!
yeah, yeah!
=Alliteration and Anapher, to stress the crazyness

7.Form

8 Stanzas
Sets of lines: 4-4 -5-3-4- 5-3-4

Wohoo!
Wohoo!
Wohoo!
Wohoo!
= Double Couplet? Quadret?: AAAA

All of the time,but I´m never sure,why I need you
Pleased to meet you
=Couplet

Yeah, yeah!
Yeah, yeah!
yeah, yeah!
= Tritet?: AAA

Men and Women - basically different

Advertising

Table

Aids is a mass murderer

Essay

The picture shows a beautiful naked woman in the front and a ugly aids-infected man (Hitler) at the back of her having sex with her. Down in the picture there is a text, the slogan of the advert, and a little sign, the Anti-Aids sign. The text says: "AIDS IS A MASS MURDERER". The aim of this advert is to convince people that they should be careful with which person they have sex with and that they should protect themselfs for example by condoms. The target group are women because its a woman in the picture who sleeps with the wrong person and she can get Aids by not using a condom but also man because they get also animated to use condoms too, so that they don't seem as bad as Hitler and be able to contract some woman with Aids. The customers' attention is attracted by man looking at the advert because of the pretty woman but then the shock-effect is used because she sleeps with a mass murderer (Adolf Hitler). The message of text and image is that Aids is dangerous and kills many people and that you should protect yourself and your sex partner by using condoms to avoid a sexually transmissible disease. People who look at this advert are influenced/conviced in many ways. One thing is that the advert shocks because of Hitler having sex with the woman. Another point is that the message is supported by a very eyecatching picture because everyone immediately notices Hitler. Also the message is very sarcastic and there is a metapher for aids=hitler means aids murders people.

Romeo & Juliet

Question about Act1

Act 1: How does Benvolio react to Romeo's problem with being in love (p. 17 and 23)? (Notes)

He
- tells him to forget her: "Be ruled by me, forget to think of her."[p17 216]
-should look at other women: "Examine other beauties."[p17 218]
- should compare her with other women. "At this same ancient feast of Capulet's 
,Sups the fair Rosaline whom thou so loves, With all the admired beauties of Verona" [p23 82-84]
- should not only see her alone but with other people around: "none else beeing by"[p23 94]

Characterize Romeo as lover from what you have read about him!

Romeo talks a lot about love, mostly all the time. He says for example that love makes him sad, that love confuses him and that love makes him sick. Also he says that love is too rough, too rude, too boisterous, and that it pricks like thorn. Moreover he says that touching women makes blessed his rude hand, and that he never saw true beauty till this night when he saw Juliet. Since then he is totally obsessed with her, and he doesn't want to meet other "beautiful" women because he only sees her and no other people around him. Also all he wants from this on is getting a kiss from Juliet, so he seems really fallen in love and a kind of paranoid. One other thing is that he prays Juliets body many times especially her cheek that he would like to touch. Also he wants to marry Juliet which is another proof of his true love.

Act 2 Scene 3 in Modern English

   Good morrow, father. 

   Benedicite! 

   What early tongue so sweet saluteth me? 

   Young son, it argues a distempered head 

   So soon to bid good morrow to thy bed.(35) 

   Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye, 

   And where care lodges sleep will never lie; 

   But where unbruised youth with unstuff'd brain 

   Doth couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign. 

   Therefore thy earliness doth me assure(40) 

   Thou art uprous'd with some distemp'rature; 

   Or if not so, then here I hit it right— 

   Our Romeo hath not been in bed to-night.  

   That last is true—the sweeter rest was mine.  

   God pardon sin! Wast thou with Rosaline?(45)  

   With Rosaline, my ghostly father? No. 

   I have forgot that name, and that name's woe.  

   That's my good son! But where hast thou been then?  

   I'll tell thee ere thou ask it me again. 

   I have been feasting with mine enemy,(50) 

   Where on a sudden one hath wounded me 

   That's by me wounded. Both our remedies 

   Within thy help and holy physic lies. 

   I bear no hatred, blessed man, for, lo, 

   My intercession likewise steads my foe.(55)  

   Be plain, good son, and homely in thy drift 

   Riddling confession finds but riddling shrift. 

   Then plainly know my heart's dear love is set 

   On the fair daughter of rich Capulet; 

   As mine on hers, so hers is set on mine,(60) 

   And all combin'd, save what thou must combine 

   By holy marriage. When, and where, and how 

   We met, we woo'd, and made exchange of vow, 

   I'll tell thee as we pass; but this I pray, 

   That thou consent to marry us to-day.(65)  

   Good morning, father! 

   Bless you! 

   What early tongue so sweetly salutes me? 

   Young son, it is arguably a distempered head that 

   Bids good morning so soon to your bed. 

   Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye, 

   And, where care lodges, sleep will never lie; 

   But where a perfect youth with an empty brain 

   Rests his limbs, golden sleep reigns there. 

   Therefore your earliness assures me that 

   You are aroused by some disturbance in your mind; 

   Or if that’s not it, then I guess right, 

   Our Romeo has not been in bed tonight.  

   That last part is true; my rest was the sweeter.  

   God pardon sin! Were you with Rosaline?  

   With Rosaline, my ghostly father? No! 

   I have forgotten that name, and that name's pain.  

   That's my good son, but where have you been then?  

   I'll tell you before you ask me again. 

   I have been feasting with my enemy; 

   Where, all of a sudden, one has wounded me 

   That's by me also wounded. Both our remedies 

   Lie within your help and holy physic; 

   I bear no hatred, blessed man; for, behold, 

   My intercession is likewise useful to my foe.  

   Be plain, good son, and homely in your meaning; 

   Telling the truth in riddles finds forgiveness is in riddles. 

   Then plainly know my heart's dear love is set 

   On the fair daughter of rich Capulet. 

   As my heart is set on hers, so hers is set on mine; 

   And all combined, except what you must combine 

   By holy marriage, when, and where, and how 

   We met, wooed, and made exchange of vow, 

   I'll tell you as we walk; but this I beg, 

   That you consent to marry us today.  

Characterization

2. He looks a little big bigger than other people, bored and like if he wouldn't care about things which happen around him. In the picture he looks down on the ground, maybe because hes bored or because he has no selfconfidence. He looks like he is an outsider especially in social live, he looks like he has no friends or just a little group of friends which are like himself, being nerds. He seems really uncommunicative, so he doesn't have many contact with other people. If he would meet character number 6, the cool guy, his opposit he would lose some more selfconfidence, maybe be afraid or intimidated, because he would regnorize that he's just a poor boy having no friends and not being able to speak with woman. I think he has not really plans for his future maybe he is satiesfied with what he owns and has reached in his life. Maybe he tries to reach more but is too lazy to get better. His positive quality is maybe that he loves his mum, because he looks like a mama's boy. LOL. His negative qualitys are all I told before.

Homework until 27.09.10

4 Questions on an excerpt from "Angela's Ashes"

Question 1:
The story plays in the west of Ireland in a town called Limerick.
The atmosphere in this excerpt seems dark, because there are told things which describe the life in Ireland badly. One negative point are the working conditions, because her dad gets no job. Another point is that in earlier times, so tells her dad, everything has been better (example: line 14- 24) but now everything in Ireland is bad.
But there's a positive thing in this excerpt:
There is hope for her because she can escape from this bad life by going to America.
Her dad tells about the good way of living and the chance of getting a job in America, and that everything is so easy in USA. He tells her to get to America and have a better life than he has. He says that she still has the opportunity to go to US be he says he is to old to go there. (line 39: you can't teach an old dog a new bark).
Another point is that her dad when hes drunk prays for Ireland and says that they should die of Ireland.

Question 2:
The father says that Ireland is bad because he gets no job. That means he hates his live and Ireland. But when hes drunk prays for Ireland and says that they should die of Ireland. So deep in his heart he love Ireland. So there is a conflict in him, wheather he likes or hates his homecountry. Also the father likes to dream about America and what is so good about it. So he really would like to be there, but he can't, because he says: "you can't teach an old dog a new bark". This means he is not self confident enough to try it by himself. He only says his doughter could do it.
Also the father is very interested in the things going on in the world because he likes to read the newspaper and tell his kids about it.

Question 3:
Drinking plays for the narrator a important role because by describing the father in normal situation and drunk he can show the reader what the father really feels about Ireland and if he likes it or not. Also the reader has to think about what of the things the father says are right. The things he says when hes drunk or when hes sober.
The storytelling of the father gives the reader the possiblity to immerse oneself in the role of the father and let you see things like he does. Also the storytelling of America lets the reader see why America is so good and how it looks over there.
Religion is also used in the text to describe the situation how the father and the kids feel and how the situation in Ireland is. Every evening the kids and the father pray for a better future, which shows that religion is very important and maybe could be a way to have a better live.

Question 4:
The narrative perspective in this passage is a first-person narrator. So you can only see the story from one point and cant read about e.g other peoples thoughts and feelings.
The narrator is the doughter of the man. (Angela?)
The language is written like someone would speak it or write it in a personal diary. The effect on the reader is that the reader can see things from the girls perspective and feel with her, identify with her maybe.

Two main Characters: Personality, Family, Career

University Life and Academical System

Life in the USA vs. Life in Britain

Translation

Die zwei Hauptpersonen sind von Lodge schlau herangezogen um zu personifizieren was wir als, ob das richtig oder falsch ist, national Charaktereigencchaften eines typischen Engländers oder Amerikaners erachten. Philip Swallow ist ein höflicher, mild-gesitteter, zaghafter Gefährte, der uns als ein Paradebeispiel des festen Familienmannes, der sich seiner Frau Hilary und ihren zwei kleinen Kindern widmet, vorgestellt wird. Als ein Professor der Literatur ist sein leben grau und nicht aufregend; er hat seine Zeit in Rummidge in einem Job der sich als Sackgasse herausstellte verbracht, mit nur wenig Hoffnung auf Beförderung, ein Mann, der sich langweilig und unerfüllt fühlt, als er auf seine neuen Abenteuern nach Amerika aufbricht.

Morris Zapp, ist im Gegensatz dazu ein dreister, arroganter. witziger und wollüstig Academiker, der eine welt-weite Anerkennung gewonnen hat, dafür dass er der führende Experte , aller Dinge, auf dem Gebiet der Stücke von Jane Austen ist. Mit einem kleinen, festen Stoß gegen die Scheinheiligkeit der literarischen Welt, zeigt Lodge uns die Tatsache, dass Zapp fünf bildende Bücher über Austen geschrieben hat, obwohl er ihre Werke persönlich für zu langweilig hält. Von seiner akademischen Überheblichkeit überzeugt und davon dass er so ein immer erfolgreicher Womanizer war, erscheint es nur passend, dass seine Tacheles-redende Frau Desiree dabei ist, ihm den Laufpass zu geben.

Während Lodge großen Spaß daran hat, den amerikanischen "in-dein-Gesicht" Stil, des brillianten und groben Zapp, dem höflichen und ziemlich indirekten englischen Stil des schüchternen und zurückhaltenden Swallow gegenüberzustellen, scheint er seinen Lesern zu erzählen, dass die akademische Welt ein paar mehr freilaufende Morris-Zapp-Typen gebrauchen könnte. Wirklich, als Lodge bei einem Interview im Jahr 1985 seine Figur des Morris Zapp kommentierte, sagte er, dass "ich denke, dass ich einen kleinen Teil von Morris Zapp in mir habe, und ich spreche auf diesen originellen ,agressiven , energischen jüdischen Typen des amerikanischen Akademikers an. Ich habe immer das Gefühl, dass dein Leben doppelt so schnell abläuft, wenn du in ihrer Gesellschaft bist.

Questions on Text 25.11.2010

   *  Read fom page 210 on!
   * Answer the questions in complete, written sentences!
   * Finish these questions as our homework for Monday! 

  1. pp. 210 - 211: What does Morris feel about Rummidge and university life there?
  2. pp. 211-212 Why does Morris love the paternoster elevator?
  3. pp. 214 ("Jane Austen mumbled ...") - 215 ("the internal telephone rang") What parts of Zapps character as a teacher/academic become visible here?
  4. pp. 216 ("the telephone rang") - 218 ("God forbid") How does Zapp's relation with Hilary develop and what is his opinion of her wish to study again?
  5. pp. 220("Ah Zapp") - 223 ("The VC broke off")? Explain Zapp's arguments and motives for suppporting Pghilip's career!
  6. pp. 223 ("I'm sorry Vice Chncellor") - 227 ("top of the shaft") Try to sum up this passage in about 5 - 7 sentences.
  7. pp. 227 ("Hilary wore a") - 230 ("Let's go upstairs") Why does Hilary react so strangely at first and why does she change her mind again ...?
  8. Finish this chapter and sum up the perspectives for Morris in England! Do you think he will stay? 

1. He thinks Rummidge is a city which is beginning to grow new in the light of the sun and he thinks that Rummidge is a nice looking city which begins to change and will look like an american city. He feels accepted now at the university because the people now know him and respect him. But also he complaines about the students which come too late to lesson. 2. He likes the elevator because it moves slower than other elevators and because you have no waiting times. Also he likes it because its an act of drama stepping in and out of the elevator. He loved the paternoster because it was a throw back into his childhood delight in fairground carousels and suchlike. Moreover he found it a very poetic machine, because it moved between the darkness and the light which is symbolizing all systems and cosmologies. 4. She appologizes for her little girl behaviour. She said it was the most wonderful evening for her and that she would like to have another evening with Morris. By mentioning her wish to study again Morris supports her in her future plans, because he thinks that he could have the chance to have sex with her again because he hopes she will feel connected to him.

Answer the following questions on "What Place for God in Europe?"

  1. Why has religion become a difficult topic in Europe according to the first section of the article? (Paris)
  2. Why does the question of the role of religion divide the USA and Europe according to part 2 (Enlightenment divergence) a nd 4 Philosophical Diffrences)?
  3. What is the author's position? How does this become clear? 

Why has religion become a difficult topic in Europe according to the first section of the article? (Paris)

1. Religion has become a difficult topic in Europe, according to a lot of attempts and terror not only in the USA but also in Europe the integration of for example the minority group of the Muslim turned out to be challenging. Another aspect is that there are different religions which are competing with their attributes like “values and identity”. This could lead to the consequence that their members aren’t convinced with their beliefs which they represent. The result of this is the decreasing number of those who think that religion is important. Also in Europe there have to be clear limits of religion referring to the public life.

English Stuff II (Usefull)

Answering a question

1. Key Words

-Don`t forget parts of question!

2. Question -> Answer

-Content / Topic

-Tense!

-Don`t start with "Because..."

3. Mirror the question

"What is the reason..."

->" The reason (for...) is ..."

-First sentence

-> structure of answer

   ("there are two main reasons...")

Introduction of an Essay

Paragraph Writing

Paragraph Writing

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Linking words

If you don't know the meaning of a linking phrase/word, look it up HERE!

• Exercises on linking thoughts
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• Linking words and phrases 1 (pdf)
• Linking words and phrases

How to describe a Cartoon

Rhyme scheme

A rhyme pattern is the scheme of lines which rhyme in a poem or a song.

1. Couplet:AABB, pair of lines of verse, first and second, third and fourth line rhyme.

       Where-e'er you find "the cooling western breeze," A
       In the next line, it "whispers through the trees;     A
       If crystal streams "with pleasing murmurs creep,"  B
       The readers threatened (not in vain) with "sleep."   B

2. Enclosed Rhyme: ABBA, first and fourth, second and third line rhyme.

   How soon hath Time, the subtle thief of youth,    A
   Stolen on his wing my three and twentieth year!  B
   My hasting days fly on with full career,               B
   But my late spring no bud or blossom shew'th.    A

3. Four-line stanza:ABAB, first and third,second and fourth line rhyme.

   Bid me to weep, and I will weep         A
   While I have eyes to see;                    B
   And having none, and yet I will keep     A
   A heart to weep for thee.                    B

Rhyme Scheme @ Wikipedia

Estuary English

Estuary English is a name given to the dialect(s) of English widely spoken in South East England, especially along the River Thames and its estuary. The name comes from the area around the Thames Estuary, particularly London, Kent and Essex.

The variety first came to public prominence in an article by David Rosewarne in the Times Educational Supplement in October 1984. Rosewarne argued that it may eventually replace RP (Received Pronunciation). Studies have indicated that Estuary English is not a single coherent form of English; rather, the reality behind the construct consists of some (but not all) phonetic features of working-class London speech spreading at various rates socially into middle-class speech and geographically into other accents of south-eastern England.

Estuary English

Accents and Dialects of the UK

Listening Example of Estuary English in Canterbury

Elements of Drama- as a literary Genre-(5-7)

Content, Main aspects of Drama

Characterisation

=the way an actor plays a role depending on his skills

• the actor is playing in many ways: -by his body language e.g. moves, dances, walks -by his vocal qualities e.g. the way he speaks - and by his reactions
• techniques: -hot-seating -other aspects to make the character "come alive"

Dramatic conventions

=techniques to create dramatic effects

• slow motion
• freeze-frame
• audience aside
• soliloquy
• establishing one part of the space as one location, and a different part of the space as another location

Symbols

=standing in for real things

• props
• gestures
• expressions
• costume
• lighting
• setting

Sonstiges

Text

What different ideas of God are described in the text?
What effects do these concepts have on Amercans' private and political views?
The Authoritative God:
one engaged in history and meting out harsh punishment to those who do not follow him. About 28% of the nation shares this view,
The Benevolent God.
This God is engaged in our world and loves and supports us in caring for others, a vision shared by 22% of Americans
The Critical God
The poor, the suffering and the exploited in this world often believe in a Critical God who keeps an eye on this world but delivers justice in the next.
More working-class people!
The Distant God
Though about 5% of Americans are atheists or agnostics, Baylor found that nearly one in four (24%) see a Distant God that booted up the universe, then left humanity alone.
This doesn't mean that such people have no religion. It's the dominant view of Jews and other followers of world religions and philosophies such as Buddhism or Hinduism.
They identify more with the spiritual and speak of the unknowable God.

Morality. People with an Authoritative God are about three times more likely to say homosexuality is a choice, not an inborn trait, than those who see a Distant God — affecting their views on gay rights, particularly on marriage and adoption.

Science. Those who see God as engaged in daily life (authoritative or benevolent) are nearly twice as likely as those whose God is critical or distant to say that God often performs miracles that defy the laws of nature.

Money. "We are all values and pocketbook voters now," the Baylor sociologists write. "In general, your values reflect your God and your God reflects your pocketbook."

Preparation for Abitur - Questions / Essay / Translation

Nature is here to serve Man - Questions

1. According to the text, what two different types of environmentalism are there and how are they defined?

3. What devices and strategies are used to convince the reader?

1.

• Sane environmentalism has two fundamental points. One is environmental luxurius which means things would be nice to be costless. The other is environmental necessity which means that those things are a must have. Ecological change cares about the health and safety of people. Everything else is luxury. One example for Sane Environment is preserving the atmosphere, like stopping the ozone depletion or the greenhouse effect. So it preserves illnesses and potects the humans. The basic of it is finally that man have to preserve nature, but on grounds of self-preservation.
• The nonsentimental environmentalism has his maxim that "Man is the measure of all things". This environmentalism cares about the family and the human life and about conserving energy instead of drilling for it. So it means that drilling for oil just threatens the nature and finale the humans. It costs Americans not just dollars but also lives because soldiers of US have to fight in wars just because of oil.

3. The straegie is that the bad things which harm the nature will in future harm the humanity. For example when the ozone layer gets destroyed, this will have cause illnesses and death. Another example is that when people need enery-products like oil they have to drill for it. But if there is not enough oil you have to fight for it like the Americans, and many people will die for this good. Those bad things going on in the world want the humans to think about them. So it speaks to their morality and wants them to make change in future.

Essay

Translation: An old plan...

The pell-mell pursuit of profits by businesses has long been a major source of pollution. But could such greed be used instead to help preserve the environment? A growing number of politicians and economists think so, and they have come up with the idea of allowing companies to buy and sell the "right" to pollute as part of a plan to encourage them to clean up their operations. Ultimately, there could be a national or even global market that would treat pollution permits like stocks and bonds.

The strategy is not so strange as it sounds; the Environmental Protection Agency has used it since the 1970s to curb pollution in selected cities. Now President George Bush has made the trading of pollution rights the centerpiece of his plan to combat acid rain across the U.S. His proposal has attracted an ideologically diverse band of supporters, from conservative economists, who despise standard types of Government regulations, to environment-minded legislators, who are ready for a fresh approach to pollution control.

Original Text:http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,969366-1,00.html

Das überhastete Streben der Unternehmen nach Profit ist schon lange eine der Hauptursachen für die Umweltverschmutzung. Aber könnte jene Gier stattdessen dazu genutzt werden, zu helfen die Umwelt zu bewahren? Eine anwachsende Anzahl von Politikern und Wirtschaftswissenschaftlern glaubt das, und sie sind auf die Idee gekommen, Firmen zu erlauben, das Recht Umweltverschmutzung zu betreiben, zu kaufen und zu verkaufen, als Teil eines Planes der sie dazu anspornen soll, ihre Produktionen sauberer zu gestalten. Letztlich könnte es einen nationalen oder sogar weltweiten Markt geben, welcher die Erlaubnis für Umweltverschmutzung wie Aktien oder Anleihen behandeln soll.

Diese Vorgehensweise ist nicht so seltsam wie sie klingt; die Environmental Protection Agency hat sie seit den 1970er Jahren benutzt, um die Umweltverschmutzung in ausgewählten Städten einzudämmen. Nun machte Präsident George Bush den Handel mit Verschmutzungsrechten der Umwelt zum zentralen Inhalt seines Plans zur Bekämpfung von saurem Regen überall in den USA. Sein Vorschlag zog eine Gruppe ideologisch sehr verschiedener Befürwortern an, von konservativen Wirtschaftswisenschaftlern, die die üblichen Regierungsbestimmungen verachten, bis hin zu umweltbesonnen Gesetzgebern, die bereit für einen neue Herangehensweise hinsichtlich des Umweltschutzes sind.

Abiturvorbereitung, 21.02.2011, Pc-Room

Translation

Karten aus dem 13. Jahrhundert zeigten deutlich den Weg ins Paradies, einer Insel östlich von Indien so unzugänglich, dass niemand beweisen konnte, dass es ein Mythos war. Die Ziele die, die mittelalterlichen Gelehrten in die Mappa Mundi schrieben, erscheinen lächerlich einfach für die modernen Reisenden. Dennoch, mehr denn je, suchen wir weiter naiv nach unserem verlorenen idealen Paradies. Heute, wenn die Lonely Planet, die Bibel der Rucksacktouristen, ihren 30. Geburtstag feiert, war die Abenteuerlust noch nie so weit verbreitet. Exotische Reiseziele, außerhalb der Reichweite der Durchschnittsfamilie der Siebzigerjahre, sind jetzt leicht zu erreichen. Ursprünglich war der Reiseführer ein Steuermann für den mittellosen und kühnen Youngster - ein Gegensatz zu dem Luxus der eher konservativen Ferien. Nun, durch die Erreichbarkeit so entlegener Ziele, ebnete der bekannte Reiseführer Lonely Planet den Weg für den Massenmarkt. Die Autoren hatten das nötige Glück, mit Inspiration zu dem Zeitpunkt, als der Urlaubsmarkt sich dramtisch veränderte, gesegnet zu sein.

Vocabulary

http://www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com/dictionary/audacious

• audacious

1. adjective
2. (formal)
3. willing to take risks or to do something shocking
4. audacious decision

http://www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com/dictionary/penniless

• penniless

1. adjective
2. having no money; very poor

http://www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com/dictionary/unsophisticated

• unsophisticated

1. adjective
2. not having or showing much experience of the world and social situations
3. simple and basic; not complicated

The End of Backpacking?

Questions 2+3

2. Outline the particular role of backpackers!

According to the article, the role of backpackers is that they are building a global community by travelling around the world and they also respect and appreciate the different cultures. Furthermore they are important for the economy of foreign countries, because in contrast to their parents they are not leaving their money in big tourist places, but in small restaurants or hotels owned by local inhabitants, which has the effect that their money stays in the host country. The author also mentions that 70% of the backpacker’s money goes to the local people while only 30% of the mass tourist’s money stays there.

3. What kind of experiences from his youth does the author mention and why does he refer to them?

In the text the author mentions that he was younger he himself was a backpacker and travelled through Europe. During his journey he visited many different places and learned the culture of those. Furthermore he says that while these trips he had learned more that in his years at school and that he happily awaits the day when his daughters will follow him. In addition by travelling through Europe and making all these experiences a dream came true for him and he wishes that more generations could experience the same like he did. But because of the terrorist attacks this isn’t possible any more.