AMD 6 Paige Tibbits

Ich have ein Film gesehen. Es wurde "Europa Europe" angerufen. Es ist zwei Stunde! Aber, es war interessant und sehr gut. Es war uber ein Jude in der Zweite Weltkrieg. Er hat als ein Deutsche Man spielt und er hat uber sein selbst gelogen. Er konnte nicht sein selbst mehr liegen. Ich liebe diese Art die Filme. Es hat ein froh Abschluss. Er ist nicht gestorben.

Kultur 11 Paige Tibbits

Its seems to me that many countries have a northern/southern divide, obviously including Germany. However, I guess Germany also has its eastern/western divide. I was wondering, how these divides exactly happened. I mean theres the obvious political divides between the east and west, but why did it happen that way? I understand today that they are still culturally divided. America is still divided that way amongst north and south. The south is still seen as a backward, racist faction even though thats changing. I think that stereotypes change with time and the same will happen in germany.

Going back through the political history in the book is interesting because they don't really talk about hitler at all. I think its weird the amount of power he had and how he was able to brainwash the german people into following him. I think it would have been more interesting to hear about what Germans think about their history today. Although, it is interesting to hear about the effects of the war on german infrastructure. I counldn't imagine what it would be like to live somewhere that has recently been destroyed by war.

AMD 6

Ich spiele Hockey gern. So für diesem AMD habe ich Information über deustches Hockey besucht. Ich finde, dass sie

Eis Hockey sehr gern im Deutschland haben. Sie haben die Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Sie ist die

höchste Liga im Deutschland. Hockey ist der zweite meiste beliebte Sport im Deutschland. Sie

haben eine Nationalmannschaft, die der achte beste in der Welt ist. Sie haben Hockey seit 1897

spielen.

Deutschland hat viele bekannten Eishockeyspielers. Ein paar heissen:

Olaf Kölzig- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olaf_K%C3%B6lzig

Dennis Seidenberg- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Seidenberg

Marco Sturm-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Sturm

AMD 6

Wann ich lese die Kultur Texte, ich erkannte dass Deutschland ein sehr gewichtiger Länder ist. So, ich besuchte die Dinge in Amerika, sie Deutsche sind. Wie Beispiele:

Der Nussknacker war in Deutschwälder erfunden.

Ein Essenhaus (wie ein Weinachten Brothaus) ist eine Idee von die Brüder Grimm.

Die Glühbirne war in Deutschland erfunden, von Heinrich Göbel. Thomas Edison stahl die Idee.

Es war auch so viele Deutschamerikaner, wie:

Albert Einstein, ein berühmter Wissenschaft

John Steinbeck, ein Autor wer schrieb The Pearl, of Mice and Men, und mehr.

Dwight Eisenhower, Der Präsident von dem USA

Babe Ruth: Ein Baseballspieler

Sandra Bullock: Ein Schauspieler. Seine Mutter ist ein Deutsche Opernsänger.

Wir essen viele Deutschessen, wie die Nudeln, Kartoffeln, Würste, und Ketschup.

AMD #6 Adrienne Bicek

Für AMD 6 ich habe Kapital 11 Vokabeln Satz geschrieben. A lot of the Vokabeln was about die Geschichte Deutschlands und so. The sentences that I made up used a lot of the new verbs. I picked vocab words that seemed most useful in describing situations in my own life. The phrase I would probably use most frequently would be: Das klingt gut...that sounds good.

AMD Tamar

Für diese AMD ich habe die beliebteste Sport in Deutschland gesucht. Ich war nicht überrascht das Fußball war Nummer eins. DIe Deutsche lieben Fußball zu spielen und schauen. Sie spielen auch gern Ice Hockey, nicht so gern wie Fußball, aber sie haben ein Liga mit viele Mannschaften. SIe Deutsche lieben auch Motorsport und sie habe zwei Formula One Champions.

AMD 6

Für AMD 6 ich las einen Artikel von Die Zeit. Die Zeit ist eine Deutsche Zeitung. Ich las einen Artikel über Doping in Sport. Der Artikel sprechen über die Geschichte Anabolika und das Gefahr. Der Artikel sagt dass mehr Freizeitsporten sind zu nehmen. Der Artikel sagt auch dass der Konsum von Anabolika in Freizeitsport ist nicht als Doping, sondern als Medikamentenmissbrauch.

Neuen Vokabeln

1. Medikamentenmissbrauch

2. Anabolika

3. leistungssteigernden

4. regelmäßig

AMD 6 Derek Emelander

Für dieses AMD ich habe auf ein Webseite für Deutsches Kochen, Marions Kochbuch. Ich sah ein paar Rezepte und diese sind es, die mir gefallen:

Gefüllte Lammsteaks

100 g

Lammsteak
Olivenöl
Knoblauch
Zwiebeln
Pfeffer, Salz
Thymian

Schafskäse

Gefüllte Lammsteaks kann man grillen oder braten. Mit einem scharfen Messer Taschen in die Lammsteaks schneiden. In einer Schüssel Olivenöl mit durchgepreßtem Knoblauch, feinen Zwiebelwürfeln, frisch gemahlenem Pfeffer, Salz und fein gehacktem Thymian verrühren. Lammsteaks in die Marinade geben und zugedeckt 2 Stunden, oder über Nacht in der Marinade ziehen lassen. Lammsteaks aus der Marinade nehmen und leicht trockentupfen. Schafskäse in eine Schüssel bröckeln. Zwiebelwürfel und Gewürze mit einem Löffel aus der Marinade heben und zum Schafskäse geben. Das Öl aufbewahren. Schafskäse mit einer Gabel zerdrücken und mit den Gewürzen mischen. Lammsteaks mit Schafskäse füllen und mit Holzstäbchen oder kleinen Rouladenspießen zustecken. Das gewürzte Olivenöl in eine Pfanne gießen und gefüllte Lammsteaks darin pro Seite ca. 4 Minuten braten. Gefüllte Lammsteaks schmecken sehr gut zu gemischtem Salat und Ofenkartoffeln.

This is Lamb steaks with spices, onions and feta cheese.

Ravioli in Kräuter Käsesoße

druckenPinienkerne
Petersilie
Basilikum
Olivenöl
Knoblauch
Gouda, mittelalt
Creme Fraiche
Pfeffer aus der Mühle
Salz
Schnittlauch
Wasser, heiß
Ravioli

Ravioli in Kräuter Käsesoße wird mit einem Pesto aus frischen Kräutern zubereitet, wodurch die Käsesoße besonders aromatisch schmeckt. Zunächst Pinienkerne ohne Zugabe von Fett in einem Butterpfännchen oder einer kleinen beschichteten Pfanne hell anrösten, wie oben auf dem Bild zu sehen. Einige Pinienkerne für die Dekoration beiseite legen und die restlichen Pinienkerne in einen Mixbecher füllen. Frische Petersilie und Basilikum in den Mixbecher geben und Olivenöl zufügen. Knoblauch pellen, grob zerteilen und zu den Kräutern geben. Die Kräuter mit einem Pürierstab zu Pesto pürieren. Mittelalten Gouda mit der feinen Seite einer Vierkantreibe oder einer Käsemühle reiben und unter das Kräuter Pesto mischen. Creme Fraiche unterrühren und mit Pfeffer aus der Mühle und Salz würzen. Schnittlauch in feine Röllchen schneiden und unter die Kräuter Käsesoße mischen. Ravioli nach Packungsanleitung in kochendem Salzwasser bissfest kochen. Kurz vor dem Servieren 3 Esslöffel vom Kochwasser unter die Kräuter Käsesoße rühren. Die Ravioli in ein Sieb gießen und leicht abtropfen lassen. Ravioli mit Kräuter Käsesoße mischen, auf Tellern anrichten und mit den beiseite gelegten Pinienkernen bestreuen. Ravioli mit Kräuter Käsesoße nach Belieben mit frischen Kräutern dekorieren

And this is Ravioli with a cream/cheese based sauce.

Kultur Kapitel 11 Tamar

Breaking Down the Wall in the Head deals with the after effects of having a division between east and west. This article describes how although there is no longer a physical separation, a mental one still exist and that money is not the answer to solving this problem.

Ostalgie is a term used to describe being nostalgic for life in east Germany. Because nearly all brands and most other aspects of east German life disappeared after reunification, some east Germans miss part of what they had. Some are now quickly trying to salvage and bring back certain brands, movies and TV shows.

Backward Southerners, Frigid Northerners is about the way North and South Germans view each other. According to the article these two groups are very prejudiced against one another. North germans view southerners as lazy and slow, while Southerners view those from the north as uptight and rude.

The Germans is a a timeline of German history from post world war two to present. It describes the build up of the Berlin wall and the cold war and then the reunification. It also talks about post cold war era and the unemployment.

Kultur Kapital 11 Derek Emelander

I found the timeline to be very interesting, as I have always enjoyed learning about the history of anything. I have always been fairly informed about European history but there were definitely a few events on there that I was unaware of.

The article about the wall in the minds of the German people suprised me. I had no idea that there are people that preferred the wall being there and in fact would want it reconstructed.

I found it funny how the differences in the parts of Germany sort of mimic the American north and south.

"Deutschland: von der Monarchie zur Demokratie"

1 - its interesting that Germany has always had problems staying unified, and have switched governments so many times.

2 - part 2 consisted of the post WWII pre Wall years. I still find it interesting that Germany was essentially split up between the winners of the war, as a sort of prize.

3 - part 3 was about the Cold War years in Germany. I learned that the Wall was actually built around West Germany to keep East Germans out and not the other way around.

Leipzig und Dresden:

These are 2 rapidly growing cities in the State of Saxony. Leipzig is at the crossroads of 2 medieval trading routes and is a center for exchanging ideas. Dresden is the capital and was targeted during WWII by the allies.

AMD 6

Ich habe Aladdin und die Wunderlampe gelese. Die Geschichte war schwer, aber da ich auf Englisch lese, ich kann meisten verstehe.
Der Deutsch Teile mit die Englisch Wörter, dass ich weiß, die Worte in schwarz sind die Worte ich weiß nicht:

Kommt, Kinder, faßt mich bei der Hand! Ich führ' euch in das Morgenland Und in sein Märchenparadies: Come children, take my hand! I will lead you in the morning land and into the fairytale paradise.

Mit denen sie sein Ohr betört, Will ich euch eine nun berichten: With your ear listen, I will tell you one now

Ein Bürger namens Mustapha Mit seiner Frau und seinem Sohn. Sein Brot erwarb er sich als Schneider; Sein Handwerk aber trug ihm leider Trotz allem Fleiß nur magren Lohn, Und knapp war drum bei ihm bemessen Das Mittag- wie das Abendessen. Den Sohn—man hieß ihn Aladdin: A citizen named Mustapha, with her wife and son. He earned his living as a tailor. It was his craft but he only earned meager wages, and at the midday dinner he was nearly drum (ich verstehe nicht diese Teile). The son-he was called Aladdin.

Die Geschichte ist ein bisschen lang, aber ich es gern.

AMD 6 Zach Schmitt

According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foreign_NBA_players there are 7 german players in the NBA. Dirk Nowitzki, plays for the Dallas Mavericks, is by far the most well known German NBA player. He was born in West Germany.

According to http://www.quanthockey.com/Maps/MapsCoB.php?CoB=Germany&mapType=0 there has been 26 german born players to play professional hockey in the US. I have heard of Dany Heatly before, but that is the only one I recognize. Also on this link is a map of where in Germany they were born.

According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foreign_MLS_players there has been only 4 german players to play soccer in the MLS (american soccer league). I didn't think that there would be a lot of german players in the U.S. because it is such a big deal overseas, but I still figured that there would be a couple more.

According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_players_from_Europe#Germany
there has been quite a few German baseball players in the United States throughout history. Unfortunately I do not recognize any of the names.

According to http://www.databasefootball.com/players/bycountry.htm?code=ger there has been a far amount of german born players in the NFL. Again I do not recognize any of the names of these players.

It was interesting to see how many germans have come to the United States to play sports. For sports like Football and Baseball I didn't expect to see that many. They are both mainly played in the United States. I did expect to see more Basketball and Soccer players from Germany in the United States. Both of these sports are popular world wide and I figured more people would go overseas to the U.S to play.

AMD 6

For my AMD 6 I read Prinzessin Horst. I bought it last year but forgot about it. This weekend I found it again and thought it'd be worth a read.

The story is about a young king and queen who have a daughter together. The king however wanted a son in and ends up calling the princess Horst. At first the queen is angry but then appreciates the name. At first the people are shocked but they also end up liking the name. Then all of the parents start to name their newborn girls with boy names, also girls names who are already born are changed to boy names. Then the mothers of the land all take on boy names. Eventually all the people have boy names.

The king and queen were not happy and knew they needed to have another baby. Four years later the queen becomes pregnant. She has a son and they name him Daniela. Of course then all of the sons, fathers and grandfathers had girl names.

It ends saying that it might sound funny, but to the people it was normal and they lived happy.

I thought this book was pretty funny and cute. I wish it was in English so I could share it with my younger family members but I may take it to our Christmas events anyway and read it with them and translate :)

Kultur, Kapitel Elf

The New Germany: This was a great list of all the happenings in Germany over a sixty year span. I never realized how much German happenings were integral to the rest of the world. Probably half of the biggest Cold War happenings took place in Germany, or were influenced by it.

Deutschland: Von Der Monarchie zur Demokratie: This article was a great reminder of how it is that Germany was willing to turn to the Nazi party. The nation was just struggling really hard, and they needed a party to turn to. It reminds me of how Hitler was even named the Time Magazine man of the year a few years before he turned the Nazi party into a war party.

Part two: It’s amazing how many different countries were all trying to influence Germany at the same time. As a result, Germany had a very difficult time establishing a national identity for itself, almost until it hosted the World Cup in 2006. There are so many things going on at the same time, like the airlift and a simultaneous currency exchange, that it’s a miracle Germany was able to get back on its feet at all.

Part three: The most amazing aspect of the history of the Berlin wall for me is how recent in our history it is. It’s one of the very few huge events that have happened in my lifetime, though I was too young to remember.

Leipzig: I was actually pretty familiar some of Leipzig's history because I know a good deal of JS Bach's life. What I didn't realize was that the second oldest university is also there, as well as the sites of allied bombings.

Northern vs South: It's a shame the Northerners and Southerners think poorly of each other, though I suppose we have the same situation in the States. When I imagine a German I suppose I tend to imagine Bavarians, and in truth I can understand that the Northerners may be thought of snobby, in the sense that they're more business oriented.

Ostalgie & Breaking Down the Wall in Head: It's odd that some would want the Wall rebuilt. Yet, when people grow up for thirty years living with a wall that gives them a specific culture to themselves, I can understand where the desire comes form for a return to Berlin as it was. That being said, having shirts and memorabilia supporting segregated Berlin is no way of helping any forward movement.

Kultur 11 Zach Schmitt

The readings for this chapter were pretty surprising for me. Before when the Berlin Wall has been brought up I always thought that it was a great thing, that all of the Germans supported it. But after the readings I found that many people wish the wall was back, this was very shocking. I wonder if the wall were to be rebuilt whether they would find it better than it is right now or if it is in fact just Ostalgie.

I had some idea that the North and South had problems with each other, but I didn't know that it went that far. I could not imagine building a huge wall between the North and South of the United States, but the Germans seem to enjoy the idea of this.

Kapitel 11 Kultur Texte

The Timeline was full of interesting information pertaining to German history. For instance, Elvis Presley was there for 17 months beginning in 1958, Germany converted to the Euro in 2002, and many other political facts. Overall, the timeline provided new insight into the history of German politics.
Just like the timeline Breaking Down the Wall in the Head also talks about politics in Germany, except this time the article talks about the stereotypes, culture of the younger generation, and money issues in regards to the reunification of the country. I found the opinions of the young adult who was interviewed surprising because I did not expect her to have such strong opinions when she was so young when the wall fell.
According to the Wikipedia article, Ostalgie, many things about Eastern Germany were wiped out after the Berlin wall fell. It is a good thing that there is a term to describe how they felt in order to keep the memories about their part of the country alive.
Backward Southerners, Frigid Northerners tells how the real division in Germany is between the north and the south, due in part to differences in religion, mistrust in food, and difference in dialects.
Brennpunkt Kulturs: Seites 438 and 444 did not have any new information about Germany pre-WWI and during the Nazi era that I have not learned in prior history classes. On seite 454 I learned that citizens of Leipzig demonstrated weekly against the East German state in order to gain access to western Germany. Seite 470 provided completely new information about Dresden and Lepizig. I learned the Nikolaikirche was the site of the demonstrations that led to unification of western Germany in Leipzig, and that Dresden was bombed by the Allies in February 1945. All in all, each of the Brennpunkt Kulturs were informative.

Kultur Kapitel 11

The New Germany- This piece was really interesting to read. I think it gave a pretty good picture of the history in such sort segments. A lot of German culture makes much more sense after reading about their history...it has been quite violent and tumultuous in such a sort period of time.

Breaking Down the Wall in the Head- This article was also a very interesting read. I guess I've never considered the aftermath of the wall being torn down and the difficulty of trying to combine two very different cultures. It is just a shame that most of the issues stem from stereotypes and could be resolved with more understanding between the Easterners and Westerners.

Ostalgie- Another interesting piece. I guess it goes to show that comfort creates happiness. I'm sure when living in East Germany many of the citizens didn't consider all of the unique aspects that they would miss if gone. Once their culture was in some ways stripped away from them they had a longing for the familiar.

Backward Southerners, Frigid Northerners- After reading this article I know where I'd probably fit in best in Germany, and that is the North. Maybe it was the religion thing that caught my eye as a Presbyterian. Or perhaps it's my own U.S. pride of being from the north. Either way I'd say if the north is a liberal industrialized and intellectual then I know where I'd be visiting in Germany.

Deutschland: von der Monarchie zur Demokratie (I)
Deutschland: von der Monarchie zur Demokratie (II)
Deutschland: von der Monarchie zur Demokratie (III)- These readings make you feel really bad for Germany. Not only did Germans harm one another but after WWII Russians and Western countries treated Germany like a toy almost. Rather than making decisions that would help Germany as a whole they made politically charged scarred choices that hurt Germans as we see in the long run (from the previous article discussing differences between East and West). It is interesting how our text book totally goes against Eastern Germany and all the literature we read normally does. Even those in a previous article it was pointed out that some Easterners liked living in East Germany and would rather be living like that today.

Freistaat Sachsen: Leipzig und Dresden- Saxony seems like it would be an extremely interesting place to visit. You have this joined force of history of reflecting on the bombings but also some interesting inventions and forward thinking has come from Saxony such as the washing machine, the teat bag,the coffee filter and toothpaste.

AMD 6 - Ryan Eggebrecht

Ich las "Der Gallier" für AMD 6. "Der Gallier" ist eine ausgabe von dem Französischen Comicheft "Asterix." In "Der Gallier" gibt es ein kleiner Krieger, der heißt Asterix. Die Römerin hat Gallien besetzt, aber sie vergaß ein kleines Dorf. In das Dorf wohnten Asterix und andere Gallier. Die Gallierin hatten einen Zauberer, der Zaubertränk machte. Der Zaubertrank machte man unbesiegbar und für bestimmte Zeit machte man stärker. Alle Gallierin trank der Zaubertrank. Eines Tag kam die Römerin, und Asterix wehrte die Römerin. Der Römer Chef war sehr böse.

Wortshatz:

Gallier - Gauls

ausgabe - issue

Comicheft - comic book

besetzen - to occupy

unbesiegbar - invincible

Kapitel 11 Kultur

Breaking Down the Wall- I didn't think it was that surprising that there is a large difference in mentality between East and West Germans. People are obviously more comfortable with the values that they grew up with as children. And since there was such a large gap in values between East and West, it makes sense that stereotypes and negative feelings still exist. After all, stereotypes and negative feelings still exist from slavery in the US and that was over 150 years ago. I feel like these differences in opinion will change over time as the Cold War fades further into history.

Ostlagie-I thought this also makes sense. I think its comparable to how people collect old coke and automotive memorabilia. The world is always changing and sometimes people like to collect things from their childhood. I've also seen the Ampelmännchen before. I think it's funny that the people of East Germany fought so hard to preserve something as silly as the guy on the street-crossing lamp.

Backward Southerners...-I actually knew that the Northern and Southern German people weren't big fans of each other. From what I've heard, North and South Germany are hardly the same country. I think this divide is quite similar to the US divide of North and South. To people from the North, Southerners are funny talking farmers. Southerners, conversely, probably think that Northerners are funny talking people who for some reason like snow. This is pretty much the same as the Germans, but I think Americans are a little more friendly about it.

Kultur 5

Der Spiegel Timeline + Brennpunkt Kulturs from Vorsprung:

Germany has had a very turbulent past. Germany wasn't unified as a nation until 1871. Shortly after, Germany found itself in the First World War. In 1918, after the First World War, the Weimar Republic was established. This democratic system experienced limited success because it had to overcome things like war reparations, unemployment, inflation, and a world economic crisis. This allowed radical parties, such as the Nazi party, to come in and make radical promises, which the people of Germany believed. Once the Nazi party had control of Germany, it wasn't long until Germany found itself in the Second World War. Following the Second World War, Germany was divided into four occupation zones. There was a lot of heat between the US and USSR occupied zones in Berlin. East Germany (USSR occupied) eventually built a wall around West Berlin to separate their conflicting ideals and to prevent the loss of their work force to the West. Until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, there were a lot of reunification protests in East Germany. East and West Germany were finally reunited in 1990.

According to one of the articles, there is still an "Ostalgie" in a select group of Germans today. In other words, they want the Berlin Wall back. According to the article this group includes about 25% of West Germans and 12% of East Germans. I think something like this can be expected. It could take years before the population truly becomes united.

11 Kultur

It is not new to me that Germans do not get along with or trust each other. It hard imagining this because our country lives off being unified and very patriotic. I can see a similarity with our country during the Civil War between the Union and the Confederates. However, that was over a hundred years ago. The Berlin Wall was torn down in 1989. It takes generations to recover from events like war or unification.

AMD 6

Fußball ist sehr populär im Deutschland. Ich liebe Sport, aber ich weiß uber Fußball. "Step Into German" hat viele Information uber Fußball. Ich bin auf die Website gegangen.

Die beste Fußballliga im Deutchland ist die Bundesliga. Deutschland hat 19 Stadt in die Bundesliga.

Die Website hat eine Fußballwörterbuch. Diese Wörterbuch hat vielen Worten. "Abspielen" mein "to pass the ball". Einen Angriff ist "an attack". Ich kann nicht einen Fallrückzieher machen. Ich bin nicht so gut auf Fußball.

Kultur 5

While reading about the history of Germany, it is very easy to understand why we have seen in previous Kultur Texte that you would be hard pressed to find a German who would say that he/she is proud to be a German. They have gone through so much that it may just be hard for them to trust a government. From the Nazi dictatorship to a divided nation, some Germans may just expect more issues to plague their country. At the same time though, it seems like it is the German's fault that they are not proud to be a German. After years of division during the Cold War, you would think that Germans would be happy to be reunified, but in Breaking down the wall in the head it was noted that some of both East and West Germans would not have a problem if the Wall was still up and 12% of East Germans would prefer the Wall to still be there. It seemed to me that most would have preferred living in West Germany, by looking at the number of people leaving East Berlin, and that is why it is very surprising to me that some people wish the Wall was still up.

I think in Germany's Real Divide some Americans may feel the same way about the United States. There is no doubt in my mind that there are stereotypes between the North and the South. I think that a common stereotype is that Southerners are slow and dumb, similar to the stereotype held in that article. So I think that it might be an issue that many countries face.

AMD 6

Heute habe ich ein bisschen über das Essen und die Restaurants in Deutschland gelernt.


Zurest, die Leute in Deutschland essen viel Brot. Es gibt mehr als 300 Sorten Brot. Das Gray Brot und Pumpernickel sind am berühmtsten.


Ich habe auch über wie man Essen in das Restaurant bestelle gelernt.

Wenn man geht zu das Restaurant, man soll höflich sind und man soll Konjunktiv mitsprechen.

Wenn man geht zu das Restaurant, der Kellner zurest sagt:
"Guten Abend! Wie viele Personen sind Sie?"
Dann man antworten kann, zum Beispiel,  "Guten Abend! Wir sind zu zweit."

Dann die Kellner wird sagen: "Darf ich Sie zu ihrem Tisch führen?"
Dann er wird die Speisekarte mitbringen. Nach ein paar Minuten, der Kellner wird fragen
"Was würden Sie gerne essen?"
Dann man kann sagen: "Wir möchten bitte ein Würstchen mit Kartoffeln."

Danach wird der Kellner fragen: "Was darf ich Ihnen zu trinken anbieten?"
Und mann kann sagen,: "Für mich ein Mineralwasser, danke!", oder "Wir würden gerne ein Eis essen."

Wenn man habt das Essen fertig, der Kellner wird fragen:
"Hat es Ihnen geschmeckt?"
Und mann kann dann sagen: "Ja, sehr gut, danke! Wir hätten gerne die Rechnung, bitte."

Ich gehe nie zu ein Deutsches Restaurant, aber ich will!

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Spiegel
It might be that because I am not interested in Politics, I tend to ignore or just glance over all the political materials if possible. However after forcing myself to read this article, it's a little bit surprising and also quite interesting to know that there was actually a lot going on in politics, some of  which were even quite interesting, after the World War II.
Berlin Wall--Once I read an article about a really touching story that was about the Berlin Wall in Reader's Digest. In the story a young lady and a young man were engaged, but shortly after that they were separated by the Berlin Wall. They tried everything but they still couldn't get together. By the time they got married, it was almost 30 years later. I have always known that the Berlin Wall has brought misfortune to numerous people and families, but it is still shocking to see the number of people whose lives were totally changed by this Wall.
No Driving--The picture of "Strolling on a car-free Sunday" reminded me of the New Year strolling in my hometown that takes place every January 1st to encourage people to drive less and exercise more. However it is also quite interesting that West Germany tried to conduct oil-saving by prohibits driving on only four Sundays during an entire year.
Atomic Power--After the nuclear disaster in Japan last March, Germany totally stopped generating electricity using nuclear power. Many people seem to consider this as an over-reaction, but this little paragraph seems to explain something about the action against nuclear power that Germany took recently.
Breaking Down the Wall in the Head
This article is really surprising. In the junior year in high school my class hosted several German high school exchange students, and they seemed to leave us with an impression that the Germany after reunification didn't have much barrier between east and west any more.
Personally, I can't really agree with the example of Barwitzki used in the article. This seems to be such a not convincing example as people can argue with it in so many ways. It makes me feel that this article is less convincing due to this single example.
However, I guess the "advantage of youth" may really play a big role. Considering the change about attitudes toward many major things from my parents' generation and my generation, I really feel that the youth can bring up such a different view of the world.
Ostalgie
This Ostalgie seems really familiar to me. For a couple of decades, due to the limit in production, people in China had to use certain tickets for even daily goods. For example, people need rice ticket to buy rice and need oil ticket to buy oil. One couldn't buy anything without the tickets, even though he/she may have a lot money. During this time period, life was really hard for people. However, the generation of my grandparents sometimes still miss those special tickets, even though they would not choose live during that time period again. They would seek and collect old things from that time period and tell stories to the younger generation. This may be similar to Ostalgie, where people miss the past, as it was a part of their life anyways.
Germany's Real Divide
My supervisor in the summer intern is from Germany. Most of her family lives in northern Germany, and she worked in southern Germany before she came to her current job. She said that, even within one family, people don't seem to visit each other as often as they would, when they are living in two zones--south and north.
It's really interesting that even though Germany is not big in its total area, so much gap exists on this land.
Brennpunk Kultur
Deutschland: von der Monarchie zur Demokratie(I, II & III) 
It is really surprising and interesting that the upper-left picture on Seite 438 seems to so widely used. It appeared again and again in my history textbook. Somehow I don't really like this part of the history, as it is so heavily politic-involved.
Freistaat Sachsen: Leipzig und Dresden
After the somewhat depressing history and description about the gaps and divisions in Germany, it is really great to end this reading in Leipzig and Dresden. Now I have two more places that I have to visit when I go to Germany one day. =)