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Klausur
December 16, 2008
- US Foreign Policy
- Margaret Atwood "The Handmaid's Tale" (Chapter 1-18)
Tasks:
Passage from the book
Questions on the passage (content, language etc.)
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Text to practise:
In Gilead, the Commander and his friends use all these biblical expressions in order to consolidate their power. Women no longer have jobs, they are grouped, named and dressed accoring to their role in the society. Men have military ranks and thus emphasize their claim to power. The fact that greetings, shops, and even cars have biblical names reinforces the Republic's power over the former USA by showing that the founders of the new state are acting on the authority of the Bible. Calling feminist women "unwomen" and handicapped babies "unbabies" makes apparent that langauge in Gilead has become a tool of oppression.
British Political System
Useful website:
BBC website on British Constitution
Short Guide to the British Political System
Detailed Information on Political System
American Political System
The US System of Government- easy to understand
Library of Congress: Important documents of US history
Presidential Election 2008
You will find information to complete your worksheet in CNN's Election Center:
- Eight steps to the White House
- Jargonbuster
John Locke Two Treatises of Government
Chapter II Of the State of Nature
Cultural Identity
Puritanism
Definition of "Manifest Destiny"
Arthur Miller The Crucible
Salem Witch Trials
Information on the witch trials in Salem
Exercises
Here are some websites that might help you to improve your language skills (vocabulary, idioms, grammar) ENJOY!
Website with information on grammar, vocabulary, writing and Landeskunde
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Print the WORKSHEET on which you will find most of the common problems that are associated with
the translation from English into German and fill in the gaps.
