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<font size="3">'''Abitur 2019''' </font>
  
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'''Materialien für das Colloquium'''<br><br>
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'''11/1- Schwerpunktsemester'''<br>
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* [[Q11_Englisch/Thelenberg_2017_18#The_American_Dream|The American Dream]]
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'''12/1'''<br>
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* [[#Obesity in the USA| Obesity in the USA]]
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* [[#Globalization| Globalization]]<br>
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* [[#The_Hobbit| The Hobbit]]
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'''12/2'''<br>
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* [[#Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet | Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet]]
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* [[#Robots, Science and Technology - Can they save us? |Robots, Science and Technology - Can they save us ]]
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* [[Q12_Englisch/Thelenberg_2013_14/colloquium2014#The_role_and_image_of_the_USA_since_1945| Image of the USA since 1945]]
  
  
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='''Homework'''=
 
='''Homework'''=
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* Compare the [[#Tragedy| '''<u>definition of tragedy</u>''']] on this page with [http://www.nosweatshakespeare.com/play-summary/romeo-juliet/ '''<u>this summary of Romeo and Juliet</u>!''']
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* Explain, where in the plot of the play we find typically tragic constellations/situations/decisions/conflicts!
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* [https://www.neatorama.com/images/2007-04/technology-history.GIF Cartoon]
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* We will regret the day we started making robots that actually live with us and allow us to interact with them like we do with humans!<br>
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: Comment on this statement!
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* You interview the speaker of a group of parents demonstrating for  child education without PCs and smartphones  and a focus on the dangers of the massive use of and focus on  technology in our lives!
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Link zum zumpad: [https://zumpad.zum.de/p/linkchaos '''ClickMe!'''].
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Please finish your answers to these questions:
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* Can/ should robots love/have a meaningful relationship with people?
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* Can/ should people love/ have a relationship with robots?
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* What are the effects/new developments descibed here?  What are the problems?
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Write your ideas about the future use of robots into this etherpad:<br>
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[https://zumpad.zum.de/p/robots-will '''<u>https://zumpad.zum.de/p/robots-will</u>''']
  
  
 
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Describe and analyse this [https://whyevolutionistrue.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/utah.jpg?w=419&h=599''Cartoon on Science and Humanities]<br>
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Describe and analyse this [https://image.politicalcartoons.com/21317/600/600_21317.png '''Cartoon on Americanization]<br>
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Remember to write an introductory/a topic sentence!  (Alternative link to the cartoon: [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fQqHwm608nk/TbEB-UsforI/AAAAAAAAARY/zYsCKko7Tyo/s1600/21317_600.jpg '''here''']
 
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Describe and analyse this [https://i.pinimg.com/564x/ae/e2/3b/aee23b345c89e8f6df665e45d1563245.jpg '''Cartoon on Free trade and Globalization'''].<br>
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Remember to write an introductory/a topic sentence!
  
  
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'''OLD  STUFF...'''<br>
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Write out pros/cons concerning globalisation from 2 of the pages linked [[Q12_Englisch/Thelenberg_2018_19#Globalisation  |'''<u>under "Globalisation" further down own this page</u>''']].
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='''Basic Skills & Information'''=
 
='''Basic Skills & Information'''=
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=Obesity in the USA=
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==Reasons for obesity:==
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* medical/biological disposition  or use of medication (rare)
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* unhealthy food cheaper than healthy food
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* too much salt, sugar and fat
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* people eat a lot of sugar without knowing
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* sugar increases your appetite
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* cornfructose is a very cheap + good tasting ingredient
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* labels like smart choice make things worse, as they make people eat more and as they advertise fat free food, but fat is replaced by sugar
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* we do not only eat when we are hungry
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* we do not think about how much and what we eat
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* marketing of cheap / high-calorie/sugary food  and extremely large portions
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* insufficient physical exercise compared to amount of food we eat
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==Effects of obesity:==
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* high cholesterol + and blood-sugar ==> heart diseases, diabetes, stroke, 
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* various cancers, massive diabetes
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* problems with joints (knees, ankles, hips) due to massive overweight
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* reduced life-expectancy
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* health care costs and costs of unemployment, long-term-illnes and care for extremely obese people increase dramatically
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* problems with public transport, travel, etc. => loss of mobility
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* severe limitations / loss of quality of life => depression, isolation
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==Possible solutions:==
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* more exercise/sports
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* eat more low calorie food
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* legal steps against hidden sugar, oversize portions, … for better information on labels of food we buy
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* instruct kids in school + change school lunch
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* teach people about consequences and responsible eating (portion sizes, sugar intake, ...)
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* make children walk to school instead of going by bus
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* local restaurants can change their menus + portion sizes
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* drink less beer and high-sugar softdrinks
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===Further material===
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* [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2030563/HALF-U-S-population-obese-2030-experts-predict.html Obesity in the US]
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* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/jun/11/why-our-food-is-making-us-fat It's the sugar ...]
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* [http://news.unchealthcare.org/uncchildrens/news/care-2014/issue-9/obesity Watch the video on fighting childhood obesity!]
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='''The Hobbit'''=
 
='''The Hobbit'''=
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* Cf. your scrapbook + worksheets + notes that you took while we were reading it in class. Especially look at the two concepts of the hero, at Bilbo and Thorin ...!
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* Reasons for reading Fantasy:
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:* http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-People-Read-Fantasy-Novels&id=5916045
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:* http://voices.yahoo.com/why-adults-read-fantasy-novels-11971626.html
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:* http://www.concatenation.org/articles/pratchett.html
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* Why the hobbit is so successful:
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:* http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/9555838/The-Hobbit-What-has-made-the-book-such-an-enduring-success.html
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==Talks==
 
==Talks==
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* A short summary of the chapter,  and its relation to the chapter before
 
* A short summary of the chapter,  and its relation to the chapter before
 
* A short explanation/interpretation of the headline (relation to the chapter, effect on the reader in terms of creating expectation)
 
* A short explanation/interpretation of the headline (relation to the chapter, effect on the reader in terms of creating expectation)
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* Presentation of one passage (about 20 lines) from the chapter, which is most exciting/characteristic/funny / brings most change for reader ==> Explain why you chose exactly this passage!
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* Presentation of one passage (about 20 lines) from the chapter, which is most exciting/characteristic/funny / brings most change for reader.
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=> Explain why you chose exactly this passage!
  
  
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* What kind of story and hero do you expect at the end of chapter one?  
 
* What kind of story and hero do you expect at the end of chapter one?  
 
* Compare your impressions of Bilbo and the dwarves at the end of chapter II with those at the end of chapter I.  
 
* Compare your impressions of Bilbo and the dwarves at the end of chapter II with those at the end of chapter I.  
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'''Chapter 3'''
 
'''Chapter 3'''
 
# Collect/write out - passages/quotes that create (page)tension /excitement/premonitions (NOTES!!)
 
# Collect/write out - passages/quotes that create (page)tension /excitement/premonitions (NOTES!!)
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* How has Bilbo developed in ch. 4+5
 
* How has Bilbo developed in ch. 4+5
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'''Chapter 7  for Wednesday 26th March 2018'''
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* characterize Beorn … (NOTES)
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* how does the mood / atmosphere develop from page 158 – 162 … How is this effect achieved? (NOTES)
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'''Chapter 8 (READ 8 + 9 + 10 for Monday October 1st)'''
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:* Show and explain, how this chapter reveals Bilbo's heroic qualities (NOTES+pages)
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:* Compare the different dwarves' (Bombur  -  Thorin  -  Kili&Fili) and Bilbo's roles/function in the story in chapter 8! Are the different dwarves flat or round characters? (NOTES)
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'''Chapters 8, 9, 10'''
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* Compare the endings of chapters 8, 9 and 10  (NOTES - perhaps a table)!<br>  Look at the mood/atmosphere (language, key words), and the expectations for the next chapter that are created? How effective are the three chapter endings?
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'''Read Chapters 11, 12, 13 for Monday, 8th October!'''<br>
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* Write a full text characterization of Smaug from ch. 11 and 12!
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* Look at pp. 271-272: What makes the text sound old-fashioned?
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''' Read chapter 14 for Wednesday, 10th October!'''
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* Characterize Bard and and check his heroic qualities (cf. handout) NOTES!!
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''' Read chapter 15 + 16 for Monday, 15th October  and chapter 17 for Wednesday, 17th October!'''
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* Apply the concepts of the epic hero and anti-hero to Bilbo and Thorin.<br>
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''' Read chapter 18 + 19 for Monday, 22nd October!'''
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* Sum up what Bilbo has lost and gained in the end!
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* What do you think of Bilbo's development throughout the book and what does it tell the (young) reader?
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=Globalization=
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==Listening: Free trade==
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Listen to this [http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/webcast/mp3/insight/tae_insight_14_08bs_081023.mp3 '''mp3-file on free trade'''] twice.<br>
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'''Answer the following questions''':<br>
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1. How does Andrew walker define free trade?  (two aspects)<br>
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2. The WTO is not about free trade but .................... (Complete!)<br>
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3. What can two countries in a trade dispute expect from the WTO?<br>
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4. Fill in the blanks!<br>
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: So members can complain if other members break WTO rules. And those rules have been ................... over a series of WTO conferences, like the one in Cancun in September. But the Cancun talks ........................ because of disagreements over what are known as the Singapore ................- Andrew Walker explains why.
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5. Name at least 4 problems that are part of the  Singapore issues!<br>
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6. Fill in the blanks!<br>
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:''Male speaker'': It actually costs only half as much to produce ................ here as in, say, America. But these African farmers simply can't match the ................  .......... Western prices and still turn a profit. So along with three neighbours, Mali ..... ................. to the World Trade Organisation.
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: Female speaker: BBC reporter Nick Ravenscroft reporting from Mali, which has brought a complaint before the WTO about US subsidies for cotton farmers. Economics and Business .............. Andrew Walker explains why subsidies and ..................... matter.
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7. What is one of the negative consequences of EU subsidies according to the text?<br>
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8. ''Right or wrong?'' - The EU surplus policy is welcomed by many countries.<br>
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9. ''Right or wrong?'' -  Nigerian farmers are badly affected by EU surplus sales.<br>
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10. ''Right or wrong?'' - There are complaints about  the US as well as from the US.<br>
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11. What products are affected by the EU ban on US agricultural products and what reason does the EU give?<br>
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12. Why did the WTO order the EU to remove the ban?<br>
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: And if the WTO decides that a trade ................. is against WTO rules - what happens next? Well the WTO allows members to ............... - to put up their own trade barriers. In the case we’ve just heard between the US and the EU - the US has retaliated with a series of import ................. on goods from Europe.<br>
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14. What goods did the US put very high tariffs on? (name two)<br>
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==Links: General Pros and Cons==
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# [https://netivist.org/debate/globalization-pros-and-cons-economic-cultural-and-political Pro-Con: <u>https://netivist.org/debate/globalization-pros-and-cons-economic-cultural-and-political</u>] <br>
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# [https://ourfiniteworld.com/2013/02/22/twelve-reasons-why-globalization-is-a-huge-problem/ Pro-Con: <u>https://ourfiniteworld.com/2013/02/22/twelve-reasons-why-globalization-is-a-huge-problem/</u>]<br>
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# [http://occupytheory.org/globalization-pros-and-cons-list/ Pro-Con: <u>http://occupytheory.org/globalization-pros-and-cons-list/</u>]<br>
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# [http://moocgloba.skemapedia.com/?tag=con <u>http://moocgloba.skemapedia.com/?tag=con</u> - Negative aspects ]<br>
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# [https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/defense-of-globalization-by-jim-o-neill-2017-01 <u>In defense of globalization</u>]<br>
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==Links: Globalisation and the Internet==
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* https://blog.thebrickfactory.com/2004/07/globalization-the-internet-and-public-opinion/ ++
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* http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Internet---Opening-the-Gates-For-Globalization&id=2246916 ++
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* http://blogalize.typepad.com/micro/2011/11/apple-globalization-using-the-ipod-to-explain-globalization.html
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==Links: Globalization and culture==
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globalization#Culture
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* https://www.britannica.com/science/cultural-globalization
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* https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/08/28/is-globalization-creating-a-single-world-culture/#4029e8743bd3
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==History / 3 Phases of Globalization==
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'''Globalzation 1.0''' (first phase/era) - 1492 (Columbus) until around 1800
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* world got connected, shrank from size L to M
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* trade between Old World and New World
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* countries' power defined by use of horse power/wind power/steam power/ (horses, ships, engines)
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* aim:  to fit into global competition
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* motivation often religion / imperialism
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'''Globalization 2.0''' (second era) - 1800 to 2000
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* interrupted by the Great Depression, World War I and II
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* world got more connected, shrank from size M to S
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* industrial revolution and multinational companies (e.g. East India Company) as most dynamic forces
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* global integration &lArr; breakthroughs in hardware development
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: 1. falling transportation costs (steam engine, railroad, cars, airplanes)
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: 2. falling telecommunication costs (telegraph, telephone, PC, satellites ...)
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* development of really global economy &rArr; massive movement of goods and information
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'''Globalization 3.0''' (third era) -  from 2000 to …
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* world got even more connected, shrank from S to XXS  and countries got even closer
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* newfound power for individuals to communicate, collaborate, compete globally
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:- fiber-optic cable + Internet + work flow software + mobile computing
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:- final end of simple East/West division
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:&rArr; very small, flattened world/playing field (many forces on same level, even individuals are very powerful)
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:- China has  become more powerful
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:- now much more diverse, non-white, non-European influences  &rArr;  West no longer dominant in globalization
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<small>Source: Friedman, Thomas. <u>The The World is Flat</u>. <http://www.labeee.ufsc.br/~luis/egcec/livros/globaliz/TheWorldIsFlat.pdf>, p. 8f,  13.11.2018 </small>
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=Robots, Science and Technology - Can they save us?=
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==Robots==
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* can replace humans in many dangerous, boring, dirty situations/jobs
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* more effective than humans, have no human needs/weaknesses
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* higher endurance
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* developments in robotics can be used in medicine (artificial limbs or organs)
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* Replace humans in all situations, effect could be e.g. unemployment
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* Humans may get too lazy
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* Humans are/feel no longer needed
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* Robot could have a malfunction or be hacked
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* Robots could threaten, control or eliminate humans
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* unclear status of robot: Man or machine?
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===In the future robots will ...===
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In the future, robots will be used to ...
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* care for old people
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* replace astronauts
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* drive cars
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* do surgeries
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* produce most products => (production gets cheaper and better)
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* provide an independent workforce for many jobs (=> AI)
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* provide a reliable workforce
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* make life easier
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* cure cancer (nanorobots) and other diseases
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* act as self driving cars => mobility for evryone, safety, fewer traffic-jams, ....
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'''Chances:'''
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* replacement of other technical devices or even humans (caring professions, cleaning, gardening)
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* help/support for people in their jobs/an independent life (ill, aged, handicapped people)
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* replace humans in dangerous environments (defusing bombs, maintenance in nuclear power plants, work with poisonous substances )
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* can make work easier (esp. if very repetitive work, physically demanding)
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* can fly to far-away planets -> don’t have to breathe/ eat /sleep /die
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* can help to fix shortages in human labor (fewer and fewer young people)
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* can work 24/7
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* cheaper than paying wages => cheaper products
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* people get lazy / lose their purpose in life
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* less employment (esp. for low-skilled workers) => high unemployment => social problems
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* easy to sabotage (cyberattacks, hacks)
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* used for war (no ethical limits, unlimited supply prolongs wars, high human casualties)
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* don’t always work perfectly (can't adapt, what if badly programmed, no real creative thinking)  => damages/responsibility?
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* robots using artificial intelligence start reprogramming themselves => who controls/can control if they "learn" the right things?
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* no real empathy
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* robots don't pay taxes, neither do most big companies ....
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===Numbers and uses of robots are increasing in the military sector and in households===
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<u>'''Advantages of using robots:'''</u><br>
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'''Military robots:'''
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* advantage in war
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* unlimited supply of robots
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* fewer in human lives lost
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* more effective use of weapons than human soldiers
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* arms race in robotics has begun &rarr; US a must keep advantage in this field
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* Machines:  no negative or strong emotions
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* better at quick, rational decision-making
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* more rational/calm and ethical decisions (no anger, revenge) is
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'''Household robots'''
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* save time/work/do boring and dirty jobs &rArr; useful helpers
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* can be used to control home/house remotely
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<u>'''Problems/dangers of using robots:'''</u><br>
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'''Military robots'''
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* Sufficient ability to identify proper targets/combatants?
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* right to decide about acceptable human collateral damage?
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* inability to show mercy/give pardon
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* who is responsible if robot kills wrongly
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* technical ability to kill and destroy is more easily developed than more role/ethical control-mechanisms
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* dangerous, 100% obedient tool in the hands of dictators etc.
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'''Household robots'''
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if hacked, they could be illegally used to
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* control our homes
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* spy on us
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* attack us
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===Relationships between human beings and robots???===
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'''Can/ should robots love/have a relationship with people?'''<br>
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* even though they are robots, it still seems lifelike to e.g. chat with them
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* robots are getting more human-like, e.g. can recognize facial expressions (programming and not real emotions)
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*  robots may not be able to love you back, but could be good at faking it
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* robots get more realistic/interactive (well developed scripts)  ==> people are able to form close relations
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* humans can feel real concern over robots ==> empathy for a machine
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* talk to robots via text message feels dynamic and sincere, they don’t judge you …
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* robots are easy to connect to  ==>- people can have real feelings for robots
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* with a robot, you can live happily ever after (robots don't die, you won't get rejected)
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* robots are perfect (characters/partners, programmed according to your wishes)
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* people can explore unmet emotional needs in a  ''world of dreams''  ==> a perfect/alternative world which can't be found in human society
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'''What are the problems?'''<br>
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* robots don't have real feelings  ==> responses are pre-scripted/follow algorithms
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* allowing robots to experience pain or emotions raises moral questions
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* most  robots don't have enough emotional and intellectual depth
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* people spend hours playing games (esp. if they can chat with virtual characters) ==> games run in real time, once you've started, you have to keep playing or you'll lose track  ==> get addicted fast
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* people can escape reality and start ignoring real life, or the strenuous business of dealing with hard-to-find and unpredictable or “imperfect” human partners
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* dating simulations have become very popular, start replacing frustrating/difficult “real dating”
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* fewer  real human relationships  ==> low fertility rates in Japan
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* creation of a machine-mediated society ==> ''love revolution''
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*  there is likely to be a heavy stigma attached to human - robot relationships, perhaps leading to discrimination, or even exclusion from some aspects of society
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* a robot partner does everything you want it to do
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: not a realistic circumstance for a relationship
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:  humans in relationships with robots could get a wrong perception about what is right or wrong in a human relationship
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* BUT: people still don't see the interaction with virtual characters as a substitute for human relationships
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*  Robots are already being programmed to learn our patterns and preferences ==> danger for humanity as AI will be evolutionary superior to humans
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<br>
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<br>
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==Science and the Humanities==
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[[Bild:Sccience vs humanities.jpg|840px]]
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==Science vs. Humanities  -  Text-Summary==
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Summary for [http://www.highexistence.com/topic/science-vs-humanities/ Text "Science vs. Humanities"]
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* only scientists make real contributions to humanity!
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* division into sciences and humanities makes solving world's problems difficult
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* many educated people have no understanding of basic concepts and the projects in modern physics
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* contrasting positions:
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: humanities give us understanding of history &rarr; learn from history &rarr;  culture  VS.
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: poetry doesn't save lives etc. like e.g. medicine
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: &rarr; true that humanities can't solve e.g. medical  or technical problems, but they provide what science can't do: answers to moral/ethical questions (not necessarily in shape of organized religion!)
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* philiosophy in the original sense included looking for answers to all questions (incl. natural. philosophy)
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* science and humanities give different answers to different questions, but both help us master our lives
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==Can "green" technology save us?==
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===Text basis===
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* https://ourworld.unu.edu/en/how-viral-cat-videos-are-warming-the-planet
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* https://ourworld.unu.edu/en/a-growing-digital-waste-cloud
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* https://ourworld.unu.edu/en/world-environment-day-can-technology-save-us
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===Yes, it can:===
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* better technologies produce less pollution/use fewer resources, are accepted as they reduce costs
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===But it doesn't===
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* as technilogies reduce costs, the saved money will be spent
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: => higher consumption, more travelling/transport => more CO2 emissions, more fuel used, more roads, more air-traffic …
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* growth = higher production/more traffic etc  ==> leads to higher pollution/use of resources, although production processes are less harmful and  more effective.
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* green technologies are there, but people get tired of topic of environmental protection, climate change ...
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* people believe effects of climate change can be countered with more technology (e.g. air filters, air conditioning, , flood barriers,  pumps, ...)  rather than avoid or reduce higher consumption and warming
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* Problem: Growth!
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: massive increase in world population leads to higher demand =higher production and consumption
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==Can Internet and computer technology save us?==
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'''Problems:'''
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* web-servers/data centers need a lot of energy + generate a lot of warmth that is bad for the climate change
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* numbers of servers and data grow expontetially
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* energy efficiency will slow the emissions, but it´s still expanding too much (more data, users ...)
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* data without use are spread/multiply => waste of energy
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* useless/growing amounts of data are never deleted ==> more and more servers needed
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<br>
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'''Chances:'''
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* improvements in energy efficiency
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* economic growth (in quality, not only quantity/consumption
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* easier exchange of information
 +
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==Can IT and computers save us?==
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'''YES:'''
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* data transfer replaces physical transport
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* less travelling => teleworking and -conferences
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* more easily accessable knowledge
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* more/easier communication
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* motre collaboration and exchange of data/results in science
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<br>
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'''NO:'''
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* growing energy consumption (running servers, switches, cooling systems)
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* waste of storage capacities
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* isuse of the Internet (cat videos, pornography, story huge amount of useless/forgotten data)
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* data safety
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* usage hard to learn for older/uneducated people
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* usage difficult/impossible in regions without basic technical supplies or stable supply of electricity or internet connections
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<br><br>
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==Mediation topic: CCTV cameras, face recognition  etc.==
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===FOR CAMERA SURVEILLANCE AT SCHOOLS AND IN PUBLIC SPACES:===
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* cameras clearly deter criminals ==> can reduce crime
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* protection of weaker students/potential victim
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* private, public and school property can be protected
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* security is more important than the right to privacy
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* automatic crime detection systems alarm police early, human controller decides and triggers action
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* can be used in accordance with actual laws
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* private spaces (e.g. flats) are to be excluded
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* data are to be deleted after 72 hours
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===AGAINST SURVEILLANCE AT SCHOOLS AND IN PUBLIC SPACES:===
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* there are areas not surveilled ==> crime/violence shift there
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* solution: more cams/ everywhere ==> illegal, nobody wants that!
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* constant observation ==> people feel uncomfortable, don't want to go/be there, loss of trust in respect of privacy ==> people change behavior, because tgey feel observed
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* enormous amount of manpower/money to evaluate the recorded material
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* bullying can not be effectively stopped by more cameras
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* deterrence only works for a short time, only big crimes solved more quickly
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* good for solving crimes, but usually not for preventing them
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* esp. terrorism can't be stop as they don't fear recognition
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* camera-free spaces become crime hot spots?
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* possible abuse by or possibility of establishing a totalitarian control system (cf. 3rd Reich, GDR => Stasi)
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* only automatic image processing makes it possible to analyze enormous amounts of data ==> lack of human control
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* can automatic systems really detect/recognize criminal actions dicriminate them from legal/harmless actions?
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* using randomly collected data to create biometric database of virtually everybody - without any connection to a crime - is illegal and dangerous
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* complete movement profiles for everybody filmed are created & together with face recognition allows state to completely control everyone
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* if affected people are not informed, they don't know and can't require information or legally object to this
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* lack of necessary laws that allow/regulate  collection  and processing of data only under certain circumstances (decision of judge, temporal and spatial limit, regulations for inquiry and information about stored data)
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* constant collection of data about everyone at demonstrations infringes on people's freedom of opinion and demonstrating / deters them from using their civil freedoms
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<br>
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<br>
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='''Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet'''=
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==Shakespeare's Theatre and Plays==
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* [http://www.shakespeare-online.com/theatre/globe.html The Globe theatre]
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* [http://www.shakespeare-online.com/essays/shakespeareaudience.html Shakespeares audience in the 16th and 17th century]
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* [https://www.english-online.at/history/elizabethan-theatre/shakespeares-theatre.htm Shakespeare's theatre]
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{{#ev:youtube|P0SBg-KG4C4 |600}}
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{{#ev:youtube|95ec5xtt6Hs |600}}
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* Watch these two films about Elisabethan plays and playhouses!
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* Take notes that will help you to answer all the Wh-questions one can answer about plays, theatres, actors and theatre productions!
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<u>'''Questions:'''</u>
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* Where?  (<= why?)
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* When?  (built, idea of playhouse? plays performed?)
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* What? (shape? size?) - (plays? themes?)
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* Who?  (players/audience/producers?)
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* Why so attractive?
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* How? ( performance?  advertising?  stage? costumes? effects?  music? lighting?)
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* How much ( money?  length of play?  payment?)
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* What happened (during the play?)
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* Special stage effects?
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* What effects on way of playing/performance?
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* Difficulties concerning building/running such a playhouse?
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<br>
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<br>
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For a better understanding of the layout/structure of the playhouse ...:
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Renaissance_theatre#/media/File:The_Swan_cropped.png GLOBE 1]
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* [https://mindthegaplondon.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/1024px-hodges_conjectural_globe_reconstruction.jpg GLOBE 2]
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<br>
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<br>
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.
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==The Prologue==
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<br>
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* [http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/romeoandjuliet/romeohudsonverse.html Blank verse and rhyme in "Romeo and Juliet"]
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<br>
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{{#ev:youtube|-aCCV4wMb1Y |500}}
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Version from a 1996 movie:
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{{#ev:youtube|UubjlL4AH4s |500}}
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'''Prologue to the most lamentable story of Romeo and Juliet'''
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<br>
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<br>
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Two households both alike in dignity,<br />
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In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,<br />
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From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,<br />
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Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.<br />
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From forth the fatal loins of these two foes<br />
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A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life;<br />
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Whose misadventur’d piteous overthrows<br />
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Doth with their death bury their parents’ strife.<br />
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The fearful passage of their death-mark’d love<br />
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And the continuance of their parents’ rage,<br />
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Which, but their children’s end, nought could remove,<br />
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Is now the two hours’ traffic of our stage;<br />
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The which, if you with patient ears attend,<br />
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What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.<br />
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# What is the function of this prologue at the beginning of the play? What should it do - considering the opportunities and devices a play at Shekespeare's time is limited to!
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# What can you say about the language and structure of these lines? (Look at rhyme, rythm, metre and choice of words!)
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# Learn  lines 1 - 8 by heart + practice reciting  them .....!
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==Plot==
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* [https://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/romeojuliet/video-summary/ Video summary]
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==The Sonnett==
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<blockquote style="border: 1px solid blue; padding: 2em;">
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A sonnet is a poetic form which originated in Italy. By the thirteenth century it signified a poem of fourteen lines that follows a strict rhyme scheme and specific structure. One of the best-known sonnet writers is William Shakespeare, who wrote 154 of them (not including those that appear in his plays).<br>
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A Shakespearean/typical English sonnet consists of fourteen lines written in iambic pentameter, a pattern in which an unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable five times. The rhyme scheme in a Shakespearean sonnet is<br>
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: a-b-a-b
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: c-d-c-d
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: e-f-e-f
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: g-g<br>
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The last two lines are a rhyming couplet. The couplet often includes the point/turning point of the poem or sums up the content.
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</blockquote>
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.
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==Tragedy==
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<blockquote style="border: 1px solid blue; padding: 2em;">
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'''Tragedy''':
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Drama of a serious and '''high-standing character''' that usually describes the development of a '''conflict''' between the protagonist and a '''superior force''' (such as destiny, circumstance, or society, the laws, in which the character often must '''choose between two alternatives''', which both lead to his '''destruction'''. In a tragedy there is typically a '''sorrowful or disastrous conclusion'''.<br><br>
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Good Example:<br>
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'''Antigone''' by Sophocles( around 441 BC.)
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In this tragedy  Antigone has to struggle against King Creon, her uncle. Her two brothers, Eteocles and Polynices were to reign over Thebes taking turns, but fighting over power, the two brothers kill each other. After this event, Creon declares that, as punishment, Polynices' body (he is quite correctly seen as a traitor) must be left on the plain outside the city to rot and be eaten by animals. Eteocles, on the other hand, is buried as tradition demands.
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Antigone determines this to be unjust, immoral and against the laws of the gods, and buries her brother regardless of Creon's law. Creon's guards discover this and capture her. Antigone is brought before him, where she declares that she broke his law, and agrees that the King's laws must be obeyed in a state,  but she chose to break it, stressing  the superiority of 'divine law' to that made by man. <br>
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Sophocles' Antigone ends in disaster, with Antigone hanging herself (she doesn't want to be stoned to death, or die slowly in the cave she has been put in), and Creon's son Hæmon, who loved and was engaged to Antigone, killing himself after finding her body. Queen Eurydice, wife of King Creon (who finally decides he should not kill Antigone – but comes too late to save her), also kills herself due to seeing such actions allowed by her husband.
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</blockquote>
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: <sup>Cf: http://www.answers.com/topic/tragedy#ixzz2NRtzACW5 and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antigone</sup>
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'''Apply this concept of tragedy to Romeo and his involvement in the deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt!'''
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Read the text from [https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/shakespeare/romeojuliet/page_140/ '''here: Well, peace be with you, sir. Here comes my man.'''] up to  [https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/shakespeare/romeojuliet/page_152/ '''here:  EXEUNT''']
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Romeo and Mercutio are Montagues, Juliet and Tybalt (her cousin) are Capulets.

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Homework



  • Cartoon
  • We will regret the day we started making robots that actually live with us and allow us to interact with them like we do with humans!
Comment on this statement!
  • You interview the speaker of a group of parents demonstrating for child education without PCs and smartphones and a focus on the dangers of the massive use of and focus on technology in our lives!


Link zum zumpad: ClickMe!.

Please finish your answers to these questions:

  • Can/ should robots love/have a meaningful relationship with people?
  • Can/ should people love/ have a relationship with robots?
  • What are the effects/new developments descibed here? What are the problems?


Write your ideas about the future use of robots into this etherpad:

https://zumpad.zum.de/p/robots-will


New

Describe and analyse this Cartoon on Science and Humanities
 Remember to write an introductory/a topic sentence!

Describe and analyse this Cartoon on Americanization
 Remember to write an introductory/a topic sentence! (Alternative link to the cartoon: here


Describe and analyse this Cartoon on Free trade and Globalization.
Remember to write an introductory/a topic sentence!



OLD STUFF...

Write out pros/cons concerning globalisation from 2 of the pages linked under "Globalisation" further down own this page.



Basic Skills & Information



Obesity in the USA

Reasons for obesity:

  • medical/biological disposition or use of medication (rare)
  • unhealthy food cheaper than healthy food
  • too much salt, sugar and fat
  • people eat a lot of sugar without knowing
  • sugar increases your appetite
  • cornfructose is a very cheap + good tasting ingredient
  • labels like smart choice make things worse, as they make people eat more and as they advertise fat free food, but fat is replaced by sugar
  • we do not only eat when we are hungry
  • we do not think about how much and what we eat
  • marketing of cheap / high-calorie/sugary food and extremely large portions
  • insufficient physical exercise compared to amount of food we eat


Effects of obesity:

  • high cholesterol + and blood-sugar ==> heart diseases, diabetes, stroke,
  • various cancers, massive diabetes
  • problems with joints (knees, ankles, hips) due to massive overweight
  • reduced life-expectancy
  • health care costs and costs of unemployment, long-term-illnes and care for extremely obese people increase dramatically
  • problems with public transport, travel, etc. => loss of mobility
  • severe limitations / loss of quality of life => depression, isolation


Possible solutions:

  • more exercise/sports
  • eat more low calorie food
  • legal steps against hidden sugar, oversize portions, … for better information on labels of food we buy
  • instruct kids in school + change school lunch
  • teach people about consequences and responsible eating (portion sizes, sugar intake, ...)
  • make children walk to school instead of going by bus
  • local restaurants can change their menus + portion sizes
  • drink less beer and high-sugar softdrinks


Further material




The Hobbit

  • Cf. your scrapbook + worksheets + notes that you took while we were reading it in class. Especially look at the two concepts of the hero, at Bilbo and Thorin ...!
  • Reasons for reading Fantasy:


  • Why the hobbit is so successful:


Talks

Each talk on a chapter includes:

  • A short summary of the chapter, and its relation to the chapter before
  • A short explanation/interpretation of the headline (relation to the chapter, effect on the reader in terms of creating expectation)
  • Presentation of one passage (about 20 lines) from the chapter, which is most exciting/characteristic/funny / brings most change for reader.

=> Explain why you chose exactly this passage!


Reading Diary / Scrapbook

The basic idea is that of a "reading-diary". That means

  • keeping a simple log-/scrapbook while reading the novel
  • stopping from time (at least after each chapter) to time to think about what you have read!
  • thinking about questions like: "Is there anything that puzzles you?" and noting down questions or striking quotations!
  • asking yourself if you like or dislike a character + what makes you feel so?
  • making notes that you can add to (e.g. one page per character for characterization)!


The scrap book that you have to hand in is part of the coursework (marked!)

These are the minimum reqirements, that is the questions you need to have readable and reasonable NOTES on:

Chapters 1 and 2:

  • Characterize Bilbo and one other character (round or flat, relation to each other?)!
  • What kind of story and hero do you expect at the end of chapter one?
  • Compare your impressions of Bilbo and the dwarves at the end of chapter II with those at the end of chapter I.



Chapter 3

  1. Collect/write out - passages/quotes that create (page)tension /excitement/premonitions (NOTES!!)


Look at the language, narrator's comments/ descriptions or interesting quotes of characters!

  1. What image of the elves is created? How is this done? (NOTES)
    What role can the elves be expected to play? (NOTES)
  2. What must the travellers expect on their way ……? (NOTES)


Chapters 4 + 5:

  • p. 65-70: What rhetorical devices (e.g. symbols, style) and narrative tricks are used to create the special mood, tension and expectations? (NOTES)
  • Collect all important information about goblins/orks in a "what travellers ought to know about goblins" profile! (NOTES)
  • What are the similarities and differences between Bilbo and Gollum? Look at their appearance, behaviour, relation to other charcters ... (NOTES, ideally a simple table ….)
  • How has Bilbo developed in ch. 4+5



Chapter 7 for Wednesday 26th March 2018

  • characterize Beorn … (NOTES)
  • how does the mood / atmosphere develop from page 158 – 162 … How is this effect achieved? (NOTES)



Chapter 8 (READ 8 + 9 + 10 for Monday October 1st)

  • Show and explain, how this chapter reveals Bilbo's heroic qualities (NOTES+pages)
  • Compare the different dwarves' (Bombur - Thorin - Kili&Fili) and Bilbo's roles/function in the story in chapter 8! Are the different dwarves flat or round characters? (NOTES)



Chapters 8, 9, 10

  • Compare the endings of chapters 8, 9 and 10 (NOTES - perhaps a table)!
    Look at the mood/atmosphere (language, key words), and the expectations for the next chapter that are created? How effective are the three chapter endings?



Read Chapters 11, 12, 13 for Monday, 8th October!

  • Write a full text characterization of Smaug from ch. 11 and 12!
  • Look at pp. 271-272: What makes the text sound old-fashioned?



Read chapter 14 for Wednesday, 10th October!

  • Characterize Bard and and check his heroic qualities (cf. handout) NOTES!!



Read chapter 15 + 16 for Monday, 15th October and chapter 17 for Wednesday, 17th October!

  • Apply the concepts of the epic hero and anti-hero to Bilbo and Thorin.
Which of the two models/characters is presentetd as more successful and how is that shown? (Notes ... use a table with two columns)



Read chapter 18 + 19 for Monday, 22nd October!

  • Sum up what Bilbo has lost and gained in the end!
  • What do you think of Bilbo's development throughout the book and what does it tell the (young) reader?

Globalization

Listening: Free trade


Listen to this mp3-file on free trade twice.
Answer the following questions:
1. How does Andrew walker define free trade? (two aspects)
2. The WTO is not about free trade but .................... (Complete!)
3. What can two countries in a trade dispute expect from the WTO?
4. Fill in the blanks!

So members can complain if other members break WTO rules. And those rules have been ................... over a series of WTO conferences, like the one in Cancun in September. But the Cancun talks ........................ because of disagreements over what are known as the Singapore ................- Andrew Walker explains why.

5. Name at least 4 problems that are part of the Singapore issues!
6. Fill in the blanks!

Male speaker: It actually costs only half as much to produce ................ here as in, say, America. But these African farmers simply can't match the ................ .......... Western prices and still turn a profit. So along with three neighbours, Mali ..... ................. to the World Trade Organisation.
Female speaker: BBC reporter Nick Ravenscroft reporting from Mali, which has brought a complaint before the WTO about US subsidies for cotton farmers. Economics and Business .............. Andrew Walker explains why subsidies and ..................... matter.

7. What is one of the negative consequences of EU subsidies according to the text?
8. Right or wrong? - The EU surplus policy is welcomed by many countries.
9. Right or wrong? - Nigerian farmers are badly affected by EU surplus sales.
10. Right or wrong? - There are complaints about the US as well as from the US.
11. What products are affected by the EU ban on US agricultural products and what reason does the EU give?
12. Why did the WTO order the EU to remove the ban?
13. Fill in the blanks!

And if the WTO decides that a trade ................. is against WTO rules - what happens next? Well the WTO allows members to ............... - to put up their own trade barriers. In the case we’ve just heard between the US and the EU - the US has retaliated with a series of import ................. on goods from Europe.

14. What goods did the US put very high tariffs on? (name two)


Links: General Pros and Cons

  1. Pro-Con: https://netivist.org/debate/globalization-pros-and-cons-economic-cultural-and-political
  2. Pro-Con: https://ourfiniteworld.com/2013/02/22/twelve-reasons-why-globalization-is-a-huge-problem/
  3. Pro-Con: http://occupytheory.org/globalization-pros-and-cons-list/
  4. http://moocgloba.skemapedia.com/?tag=con - Negative aspects
  5. In defense of globalization

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Links: Globalisation and the Internet


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Links: Globalization and culture


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History / 3 Phases of Globalization

Globalzation 1.0 (first phase/era) - 1492 (Columbus) until around 1800

  • world got connected, shrank from size L to M
  • trade between Old World and New World
  • countries' power defined by use of horse power/wind power/steam power/ (horses, ships, engines)
  • aim: to fit into global competition
  • motivation often religion / imperialism


Globalization 2.0 (second era) - 1800 to 2000

  • interrupted by the Great Depression, World War I and II
  • world got more connected, shrank from size M to S
  • industrial revolution and multinational companies (e.g. East India Company) as most dynamic forces
  • global integration ⇐ breakthroughs in hardware development
1. falling transportation costs (steam engine, railroad, cars, airplanes)
2. falling telecommunication costs (telegraph, telephone, PC, satellites ...)
  • development of really global economy ⇒ massive movement of goods and information


Globalization 3.0 (third era) - from 2000 to …

  • world got even more connected, shrank from S to XXS and countries got even closer
  • newfound power for individuals to communicate, collaborate, compete globally
  • key developments:
- fiber-optic cable + Internet + work flow software + mobile computing
- final end of simple East/West division
⇒ very small, flattened world/playing field (many forces on same level, even individuals are very powerful)
- China has become more powerful
- now much more diverse, non-white, non-European influences ⇒ West no longer dominant in globalization

Source: Friedman, Thomas. The The World is Flat. <http://www.labeee.ufsc.br/~luis/egcec/livros/globaliz/TheWorldIsFlat.pdf>, p. 8f, 13.11.2018


Robots, Science and Technology - Can they save us?

Robots

Pro Con
  • can replace humans in many dangerous, boring, dirty situations/jobs
  • more effective than humans, have no human needs/weaknesses
  • higher endurance
  • developments in robotics can be used in medicine (artificial limbs or organs)


  • Replace humans in all situations, effect could be e.g. unemployment
  • Humans may get too lazy
  • Humans are/feel no longer needed
  • Robot could have a malfunction or be hacked
  • Robots could threaten, control or eliminate humans
  • unclear status of robot: Man or machine?



In the future robots will ...


In the future, robots will be used to ...

  • care for old people
  • replace astronauts
  • drive cars
  • do surgeries
  • produce most products => (production gets cheaper and better)
  • provide an independent workforce for many jobs (=> AI)
  • provide a reliable workforce
  • make life easier
  • cure cancer (nanorobots) and other diseases
  • act as self driving cars => mobility for evryone, safety, fewer traffic-jams, ....



Chances:

  • replacement of other technical devices or even humans (caring professions, cleaning, gardening)
  • help/support for people in their jobs/an independent life (ill, aged, handicapped people)
  • replace humans in dangerous environments (defusing bombs, maintenance in nuclear power plants, work with poisonous substances )
  • can make work easier (esp. if very repetitive work, physically demanding)
  • can fly to far-away planets -> don’t have to breathe/ eat /sleep /die
  • can help to fix shortages in human labor (fewer and fewer young people)
  • can work 24/7
  • cheaper than paying wages => cheaper products


Problems:

  • people get lazy / lose their purpose in life
  • less employment (esp. for low-skilled workers) => high unemployment => social problems
  • easy to sabotage (cyberattacks, hacks)
  • used for war (no ethical limits, unlimited supply prolongs wars, high human casualties)
  • don’t always work perfectly (can't adapt, what if badly programmed, no real creative thinking) => damages/responsibility?
  • robots using artificial intelligence start reprogramming themselves => who controls/can control if they "learn" the right things?
  • no real empathy
  • robots don't pay taxes, neither do most big companies ....


Numbers and uses of robots are increasing in the military sector and in households

Advantages of using robots:

Military robots:

  • advantage in war
  • unlimited supply of robots
  • fewer in human lives lost
  • more effective use of weapons than human soldiers
  • arms race in robotics has begun → US a must keep advantage in this field
  • Machines: no negative or strong emotions
  • better at quick, rational decision-making
  • more rational/calm and ethical decisions (no anger, revenge) is

Household robots

  • save time/work/do boring and dirty jobs ⇒ useful helpers
  • can be used to control home/house remotely


Problems/dangers of using robots:

Military robots

  • Sufficient ability to identify proper targets/combatants?
  • right to decide about acceptable human collateral damage?
  • inability to show mercy/give pardon
  • who is responsible if robot kills wrongly
  • technical ability to kill and destroy is more easily developed than more role/ethical control-mechanisms
  • dangerous, 100% obedient tool in the hands of dictators etc.

Household robots if hacked, they could be illegally used to

  • control our homes
  • spy on us
  • attack us


Relationships between human beings and robots???

Can/ should robots love/have a relationship with people?

  • even though they are robots, it still seems lifelike to e.g. chat with them
  • robots are getting more human-like, e.g. can recognize facial expressions (programming and not real emotions)
  • robots may not be able to love you back, but could be good at faking it
  • robots get more realistic/interactive (well developed scripts) ==> people are able to form close relations
  • humans can feel real concern over robots ==> empathy for a machine
  • talk to robots via text message feels dynamic and sincere, they don’t judge you …
  • robots are easy to connect to ==>- people can have real feelings for robots
  • with a robot, you can live happily ever after (robots don't die, you won't get rejected)
  • robots are perfect (characters/partners, programmed according to your wishes)
  • people can explore unmet emotional needs in a world of dreams ==> a perfect/alternative world which can't be found in human society



What are the problems?

  • robots don't have real feelings ==> responses are pre-scripted/follow algorithms
  • allowing robots to experience pain or emotions raises moral questions
  • most robots don't have enough emotional and intellectual depth
  • people spend hours playing games (esp. if they can chat with virtual characters) ==> games run in real time, once you've started, you have to keep playing or you'll lose track ==> get addicted fast
  • people can escape reality and start ignoring real life, or the strenuous business of dealing with hard-to-find and unpredictable or “imperfect” human partners
  • dating simulations have become very popular, start replacing frustrating/difficult “real dating”
  • fewer real human relationships ==> low fertility rates in Japan
  • creation of a machine-mediated society ==> love revolution
  • there is likely to be a heavy stigma attached to human - robot relationships, perhaps leading to discrimination, or even exclusion from some aspects of society
  • a robot partner does everything you want it to do
not a realistic circumstance for a relationship
humans in relationships with robots could get a wrong perception about what is right or wrong in a human relationship
  • BUT: people still don't see the interaction with virtual characters as a substitute for human relationships
  • Robots are already being programmed to learn our patterns and preferences ==> danger for humanity as AI will be evolutionary superior to humans



Science and the Humanities

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Science vs. Humanities - Text-Summary

Summary for Text "Science vs. Humanities"

  • only scientists make real contributions to humanity!
  • division into sciences and humanities makes solving world's problems difficult
  • many educated people have no understanding of basic concepts and the projects in modern physics
  • contrasting positions:
humanities give us understanding of history → learn from history → culture VS.
poetry doesn't save lives etc. like e.g. medicine
→ true that humanities can't solve e.g. medical or technical problems, but they provide what science can't do: answers to moral/ethical questions (not necessarily in shape of organized religion!)
  • philiosophy in the original sense included looking for answers to all questions (incl. natural. philosophy)
  • science and humanities give different answers to different questions, but both help us master our lives

Can "green" technology save us?

Text basis

Yes, it can:

  • better technologies produce less pollution/use fewer resources, are accepted as they reduce costs

But it doesn't

  • as technilogies reduce costs, the saved money will be spent
=> higher consumption, more travelling/transport => more CO2 emissions, more fuel used, more roads, more air-traffic …
  • growth = higher production/more traffic etc ==> leads to higher pollution/use of resources, although production processes are less harmful and more effective.
  • green technologies are there, but people get tired of topic of environmental protection, climate change ...
  • people believe effects of climate change can be countered with more technology (e.g. air filters, air conditioning, , flood barriers, pumps, ...) rather than avoid or reduce higher consumption and warming
  • Problem: Growth!
massive increase in world population leads to higher demand =higher production and consumption


Can Internet and computer technology save us?

Problems:

  • web-servers/data centers need a lot of energy + generate a lot of warmth that is bad for the climate change
  • numbers of servers and data grow expontetially
  • energy efficiency will slow the emissions, but it´s still expanding too much (more data, users ...)
  • data without use are spread/multiply => waste of energy
  • useless/growing amounts of data are never deleted ==> more and more servers needed


Chances:

  • improvements in energy efficiency
  • economic growth (in quality, not only quantity/consumption
  • easier exchange of information

Can IT and computers save us?

YES:

  • data transfer replaces physical transport
  • less travelling => teleworking and -conferences
  • more easily accessable knowledge
  • more/easier communication
  • motre collaboration and exchange of data/results in science


NO:

  • growing energy consumption (running servers, switches, cooling systems)
  • waste of storage capacities
  • isuse of the Internet (cat videos, pornography, story huge amount of useless/forgotten data)
  • data safety
  • usage hard to learn for older/uneducated people
  • usage difficult/impossible in regions without basic technical supplies or stable supply of electricity or internet connections



Mediation topic: CCTV cameras, face recognition etc.

FOR CAMERA SURVEILLANCE AT SCHOOLS AND IN PUBLIC SPACES:

  • cameras clearly deter criminals ==> can reduce crime
  • protection of weaker students/potential victim
  • private, public and school property can be protected
  • security is more important than the right to privacy
  • automatic crime detection systems alarm police early, human controller decides and triggers action
  • can be used in accordance with actual laws
  • private spaces (e.g. flats) are to be excluded
  • data are to be deleted after 72 hours

AGAINST SURVEILLANCE AT SCHOOLS AND IN PUBLIC SPACES:

  • there are areas not surveilled ==> crime/violence shift there
  • solution: more cams/ everywhere ==> illegal, nobody wants that!
  • constant observation ==> people feel uncomfortable, don't want to go/be there, loss of trust in respect of privacy ==> people change behavior, because tgey feel observed
  • enormous amount of manpower/money to evaluate the recorded material
  • bullying can not be effectively stopped by more cameras
  • deterrence only works for a short time, only big crimes solved more quickly
  • good for solving crimes, but usually not for preventing them
  • esp. terrorism can't be stop as they don't fear recognition
  • camera-free spaces become crime hot spots?
  • possible abuse by or possibility of establishing a totalitarian control system (cf. 3rd Reich, GDR => Stasi)
  • only automatic image processing makes it possible to analyze enormous amounts of data ==> lack of human control
  • can automatic systems really detect/recognize criminal actions dicriminate them from legal/harmless actions?
  • using randomly collected data to create biometric database of virtually everybody - without any connection to a crime - is illegal and dangerous
  • complete movement profiles for everybody filmed are created & together with face recognition allows state to completely control everyone
  • if affected people are not informed, they don't know and can't require information or legally object to this
  • lack of necessary laws that allow/regulate collection and processing of data only under certain circumstances (decision of judge, temporal and spatial limit, regulations for inquiry and information about stored data)
  • constant collection of data about everyone at demonstrations infringes on people's freedom of opinion and demonstrating / deters them from using their civil freedoms



Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare's Theatre and Plays




  • Watch these two films about Elisabethan plays and playhouses!
  • Take notes that will help you to answer all the Wh-questions one can answer about plays, theatres, actors and theatre productions!

Questions:

  • Where? (<= why?)
  • When? (built, idea of playhouse? plays performed?)
  • What? (shape? size?) - (plays? themes?)
  • Who? (players/audience/producers?)
  • Why so attractive?
  • How? ( performance? advertising? stage? costumes? effects? music? lighting?)
  • How much ( money? length of play? payment?)
  • What happened (during the play?)
  • Special stage effects?
  • What effects on way of playing/performance?
  • Difficulties concerning building/running such a playhouse?



For a better understanding of the layout/structure of the playhouse ...:



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The Prologue




Version from a 1996 movie:


Prologue to the most lamentable story of Romeo and Juliet

Two households both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life;
Whose misadventur’d piteous overthrows
Doth with their death bury their parents’ strife.
The fearful passage of their death-mark’d love
And the continuance of their parents’ rage,
Which, but their children’s end, nought could remove,
Is now the two hours’ traffic of our stage;
The which, if you with patient ears attend,
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.


  1. What is the function of this prologue at the beginning of the play? What should it do - considering the opportunities and devices a play at Shekespeare's time is limited to!
  2. What can you say about the language and structure of these lines? (Look at rhyme, rythm, metre and choice of words!)
  3. Learn lines 1 - 8 by heart + practice reciting them .....!

Plot


The Sonnett

A sonnet is a poetic form which originated in Italy. By the thirteenth century it signified a poem of fourteen lines that follows a strict rhyme scheme and specific structure. One of the best-known sonnet writers is William Shakespeare, who wrote 154 of them (not including those that appear in his plays).
A Shakespearean/typical English sonnet consists of fourteen lines written in iambic pentameter, a pattern in which an unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable five times. The rhyme scheme in a Shakespearean sonnet is
a-b-a-b
c-d-c-d
e-f-e-f
g-g
The last two lines are a rhyming couplet. The couplet often includes the point/turning point of the poem or sums up the content.


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Tragedy

Tragedy: Drama of a serious and high-standing character that usually describes the development of a conflict between the protagonist and a superior force (such as destiny, circumstance, or society, the laws, in which the character often must choose between two alternatives, which both lead to his destruction. In a tragedy there is typically a sorrowful or disastrous conclusion.

Good Example:
Antigone by Sophocles( around 441 BC.) In this tragedy Antigone has to struggle against King Creon, her uncle. Her two brothers, Eteocles and Polynices were to reign over Thebes taking turns, but fighting over power, the two brothers kill each other. After this event, Creon declares that, as punishment, Polynices' body (he is quite correctly seen as a traitor) must be left on the plain outside the city to rot and be eaten by animals. Eteocles, on the other hand, is buried as tradition demands. Antigone determines this to be unjust, immoral and against the laws of the gods, and buries her brother regardless of Creon's law. Creon's guards discover this and capture her. Antigone is brought before him, where she declares that she broke his law, and agrees that the King's laws must be obeyed in a state, but she chose to break it, stressing the superiority of 'divine law' to that made by man.
Sophocles' Antigone ends in disaster, with Antigone hanging herself (she doesn't want to be stoned to death, or die slowly in the cave she has been put in), and Creon's son Hæmon, who loved and was engaged to Antigone, killing himself after finding her body. Queen Eurydice, wife of King Creon (who finally decides he should not kill Antigone – but comes too late to save her), also kills herself due to seeing such actions allowed by her husband.
Cf: http://www.answers.com/topic/tragedy#ixzz2NRtzACW5 and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antigone


Apply this concept of tragedy to Romeo and his involvement in the deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt!

Read the text from here: Well, peace be with you, sir. Here comes my man. up to here: EXEUNT

Romeo and Mercutio are Montagues, Juliet and Tybalt (her cousin) are Capulets.

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