Lord of the lies

Book report

Introduction:

The novel “Lord of the Flies” was written by the English author William Golding and published in 1954. It deals with a group of British schoolboys who are stuck on an island and try to rescue themselves with fatal results.

Summary:

British schoolboys, who are the only survivors of the crashed airplane, are stranded on a lonely island. In order to recreate their culture they elect one of the boys, named Ralph, as their new leader. As a matter of fact other boys, e.g. Jack, want to reign as well. As a result two factions form. On the one hand, the group of Ralph insists on building shelters and collecting food. On the other hand, jack’s group would rather have fun and go hunting. The growing competition and the decreasing chance of being rescued lead to the death of Simon and Piggy.

What I liked, and why?

I appreciated reading the book because the language style was easy to ready and understand. Furthermore, the language was very illustrated and you could imagine how the boys behave based on pictures in your mind.

What I didn’t like, and why?

In my opinion the end was very surprising. I did not expect that the boys would kill each other. I assumed that a cruel event would happen, but not the death of two boys because of brainless reasons.

What I would change?

I suggest shortening the first half of the novel, because it is a description of the settings and the boys. The importance and tension increases in the last half. This is what you will keep in mind

Which book would you like to read next?

I would like to read “The catcher in the rye” written by J.D. Salinger. The novel deals with the protagonist, Holden Caulfield, who was expelled from his Prep. school. I always wanted to read the novel but never had the chance. It is a great opportunity to do it now.

Conclusion:

In my opinion the “Lord of the flies” is an interesting book and I enjoyed reading it. Although some parts were unamusing and the end surprising. Furthermore, I appreciate the style the novel was written because it was mostly easy to read, understandable and vivid.

Maine

Maine- The Pine Tree State

Stay in the middle of Maine and you will explore a wide range of outdoor activities such as hiking, biking, and fishing. If you are tired of your office, your own four walls and bad air. Maine will make the difference, will fill you with energy and join you in the world of nature, wildlife and health.

Maine:

Maine is located in the northeastern United States surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, New Hampshire and Canada. The state is inhabited by 1,5 Million people, most of whom live in the capital, Augusta, or the largest City, Portland. Due to the fact that 90% of the state is covered by forest, it has the obvious nickname, the Pine Tree state.

Economy:

For the simple reason that Maine is bordered by the Atlantic and accommodates a lot of waters, it uses it to provide electricity. Moreover, it is known for commercial fishing such as Lobsters.

Landscape:

The landscape is characterized by rugged coastlines, beaches, fishing villages, offshore islands and the typical lighthouses. In addition to that it is famous for outdoor activities such as hunting, fishing, boating and skiing.

Acadia National Park:

This special national park is a must see if you are visiting Maine. Besides exploring the beautiful Flora& Fauna with almost extinct species, such as wolves, you can have the best time of your life while camping in this park. However, you are not alone there because 2 Million people each year come to see the amazing wildlife of Maine.

sugar

Sugar

Introduction:

The aim of this report is to analyze the importance of our daily life use sweetener such as sugar. Moreover it contains the influence on our health and therefore causes diseases such as Alzheimer.

History of sugar:

Sugar has been produced since ancient times. The first historical references had shown that sugar syrup was manufactured from sugarcane plantations were growing and technologies for sugar-refining was developed more and more until contemporary standardized methods became prominent.

Influence on our health:

Sugar, the “sweet poison”, is not only a normal ingredient in our recipes, but it can cause a large variety of critical consequences on our health. It may suppress the immune system and can cause arthritis, asthma and heart diseases. Moreover, it lowers the amount of vitamin E in the blood, decreases growth hormones and contributes to diabetes. In addition to that it can cause depression, headache and increase the amount of liver fat. In contrast our body needs a healthy amount of sugar to obtain energy.

Consumption:

Sugar is an important part of the worldwide human food balance. Even though sugar should be treated as a luxury, Studies have shown that 24kg of sugar are consumed each day per person of all ages in the world since 1999. Consequently, because of rising human population the consumption is expected to grow.

Conclusion:

All in all we have to respect sugar as other spices like salt and pepper. Otherwise our body will struggle with the serious consequences such as obesity, diabetes or Alzheimer’s.

proposal

Proposal for scientific project days on the EF campus

Introduction:

In the following days a special project about Aliens and UFOs will enrich not just your knowledge but your entire stay.

The place:

The EF campus is suitable for this event because people within their diffeent culktures convene. As a result, ideas and thoughts about unidentified flying objects and extra-terrestrial beings can be shared and great discussions will rise.

E.T.:

Furthermore, a trip to the cinema in order to watch the movie, E.T., which was directed by Steven Spielberg, will be offered. Besides this, you can attend lessons about life on other planets and the existence of other creatures in our milkyway.

Experts:

Moreover, Experts with specialized knowledge will attend this event. They will be available for personal questions regarding the mystery of Aliens and UFOs.

Conclusion:

The result of this event is to discover the unknown world of Aliens. In addition to this, the students will gain a lot of new information and can participate in a play, whoch they create and perform by themselves.

secret ambition

Between child mortality and a life in abundance

Did you know that German people are wasting a dramatically high number of food? One person about 85kg = 187lbs. each year. You can feed a whole town in Burundi (Central Africa) from that garbage. As a result about half of the children, between 0 until 5 years old, would die because of hunger. In contrast we are living our life full of high-tech houses with big swimming-pools in the garden complaining about our biggest problem nowadays time and money while little kids in African bushes dieing because of HIV.

My secret ambition is to become a doctor in Burundi and help the people to be freed from slavery, oppression and hunger. The country is located in Central Africa, close to the Sahara. Life us very harsh there and water is very difficult to find. In addition the air is very dry and sandstorms are no great rarity.

Some important facts to mention are that the child mortality is around 62 from 1000 kids born in the year 2011.

In contrast to emphasize the dramatic situation, in the USA the number is 6 from 1000 born children. Furthermore the concentration of doctors working there is terrifyingly small. About 0,03 physician for 1000 inhabitants. In opposite to the United Nations there are about 3 doctors for 1000 citizen.

As you can see Burundi needs our help to develop first a good infrastructure in order to travel around. That way if there is an emergency a physician can immediately be at the place. Moreover, you need electricity and running water to enhance the life status. Besides this you need to build schools in order to facilitate education for children e.g. to plant their fruits and vegetables.

My secret ambition is to become a doctor and to settle down there, start projects to encourage the people for a better life. IN this case you need, beside excellent knowledge about medicine and the human body, to also know about culture in order to understand people’s behavior.

article

Airplanes- a modern day issue?

Ever since mankind was born, people dreamt of flying. This entire time people could never imagine being 10000km above the ground, sitting in a winged vehicle capable of flight, generally heavier than the air and Vehicles driven by jet engines and propellers with the speed of 800km/h.
If you lived back in this time what would you do if you did not have the chance to fly? How would you manage to travel to different countries in a short period of time? What if nobody ever invented the airplane? Would you take the car, bus or train instead?
Blessedly the Wright Brothers invented the first motorized airplane in 1903. From then on the whole airplane industry developed. Thousands of people are now employed in this industry and for us it is normal to embark in Europe and be at a show in San Francisco eight hours later. That's fantastic and I believe that none of you will ever let this technical advantage go!
If you are planning your holiday, you think about travel destinations like Bali, Australia, Madagascar and so on. You either go to a travel agency or on the Internet and search for the cheapest flight. There are at least 1000 different airlines from which you can choose. You have to have a knack for choosing the right one. Otherwise you will spend a whole weekend in a hotel close to the airport where nothing else is built, just because your flight was delayed. You get angry because you want to be in time in a certain area.
Did you ever imagine how much the airline has to pay for it? To check in 400 people in a normal standard hotel, with food and shuttle back to the airport. One quarter that you paid for your ticket is going there. Furthermore if the flight is delayed more than ten hours you can receive around $700 from the airline as remuneration.
In contrast did you ever consider the negative side of the airplane industry? Of course airplanes can carry a few hundred people at the same time and by doing this they can decrease the CO2 emission. But not just people are transported in modern daily life. Fruits, post, cars, animals are also transported by flight. It is faster to fly mangos from Brazil to Russia. The out packing ways are enormous, about millions of km at one day, and consequently they have a dramatically impact on the greenhouse effect. A solution is if you are going to a supermarket the next time just buy food from your own country. The next time you are embarking into an airplane think about all these issues that are going along with it!



research a country other than your own

                                       

                                      Italy

Italy the country of excellent wine, tasty olives and delicous pizza. The people are famous for eating spagethi, looking always trendy and producing a very good coffe. Italy is located in the South-Central Europe in the heart of mediterrean sea borderd by france, switzerland, austria and slovenia. Sardenga and Sicily are the two largest islands in the Mediterranean that are belonging to Italy. The territory of Italy covers 300,000 km² and with 60.6 million inhabitants, it is the fifth most populous country in Europe, and the 23rd most populous in the world.

Italy is a parliamentary and democratic republic. It has a multi party system and the two main big parties are S. Berlusconi coalition(blue) and W. Veltroni coalition (red). The executive power is the council of ministers and the legislativ power consits of the houses of parliament and council of ministers. The third power is the judiciary. Furthermore all three branches are independent from each other. Italy has their democratic republic since 2 June 1946 and the constitution was promulgated on January 1, 1948 directly after 2WW. The current President of Italy is Giorgio Napolitano and current Prime Minister of Italy is Mario Monti. The president serves as a point of connection between the three branches: he is elected by the lawmakers, he appoints the executive, and is the president of the judiciary. The president is also commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

Besides all the positiv aspects the country has also its negative sides. An important point is e.g. the growing of the population. Some countrys like e.g. India has to create plans how they can reduced the increase and Italy has to introduce a strategy growing the population rate.
First and faremost the birth rate is declining that is why the growing popultaion is stopping. That is follwing that the popultaion is becoming older and older. Although the expactation of life is increasing and the majority of the people is between 30 and 60 years old which are all good aspects Italy has a huge problem.

The three main cities in Itlay are Rome with 2,761,477 inhabitants, second Milan 1,324,110 and the last Naples with 959,574. Italy is famous for its huge amount of tourist attractions. in the following i will just list a few of them.

Canals of Venice:

• most beautiful in the night of a beautiful summerday, beacuse it is warm and cozy with all the lights and water surrounding you while sitting in a restaurant

Colosseum:

• located in Rome
• impressiv, amazing, historic sight
• largest building during the roman empire
• accomodate 55,000 people with 80 entrances

Santa Maria del Fiore:

• Florence cathedral
• engineered by Filippo Brunelleschi
• part of UNESCO Worl Heritage Site
• largest church, until development of new structural materials in the modern era, the dome was the largest in the world

Piazza del Campo:

• principal public space of the historic center of Siena, Tuscany
• regarded as one of Europe's greatest medieval squares
• renowned worldwide for its beauty and architectural integrity

Pompeii:

• is a partially buried Roman town-city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania
• was partially destroyed and buried under ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79
• was lost for nearly 1700 years before its accidental rediscovery in 1749

Positano (Amalfi Coast)

• is a village and comune on the Amalfi Coast, in Campania
• main part of the city sits in an enclave in the hills leading down to the coast

Lake Como (Italian Lake District)

• is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy
• has an area of 146 km², making it the third largest lake in Italy
• over 400 m (1320 ft) deep it is one of the deepest lakes in Europe

Leaning Tower of Pisa

• freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa
• height of the tower is 55.86 m (183.27 ft) from the ground on the low side and 56.70 m (186.02 ft) on the high side

Manarola (Cinque Terre)

• small town in the north of Italy
• is the second smallest of the famous Cinque Terre towns frequented by tourists

Towers of San Gimignano

• small walled medieval hill town in the province of Siena, Tuscany
• mainly famous for its medieval architecture
• best chocolate ice cream in the whole world!

the lives they lived

Can mom stay with you?

This article published in the New York Times is about Irma Zielinksi and her relationship to the painting in which she posed in her wedding dress.

1. The main subject of this article is Irma Zielinksi a mother of three children. She was born in 1931 and her husband Joseph bought this portrait of her for a present.

2. Her children Sandra, Grace and John teased their mom often about the painting, because it was incredible huge and she was really curios about the painting and all the time they had friends over she highlighted it by a lamp. Grace said once that her mom was beautiful all the time even when she was in a dying condition she showed the nurse her portrait and that seemed that she was first really in love with her painting and second very proud of herself.

3. In my opinion she was a beautiful woman and knew what she wants to be and how she planed her life in an excellent way. I think she had a strong personality and could convince people very easily, because even when she was weak and skinny she had all the energy to show her portrait and made it something special. Another fact is that she left detailed wishes about some of her possessions but nothing about her painting. I think she did this in order to show their children the responsibility of their own decisions. But all of them had an excuse to not hang the picture in their houses. The only one who cared about this was Grace and she did a great job. She found a great place in a “well-preserved Queen Anne-style mansion with the fireplaces and the huge ceilings.”  Her mom would be very proud of her and I suggest that she was her little favorite kid.

4. This article was published in the New York Times because the people want to read a real story with a little hilarious touch. So it is the perfect article because it is actually about a sad fact which is death but the text is not filled with deep emotions it is calm, objective and illustrated with a lot of quotes. That is what people love to read. This combination and the fact about the woman who did everything she could to emphasize her portrait and show her proud about herself and that is what it makes hilarious.

5.  If I would write a more in-depth profile about Irma Zielinski I would firstly include all information about her look and her character from the article. Secondly I would interview the people who are standing close to her e.g. her mother, father, husband, children, and friends. I would ask questions like  “ What is your relationship to Irma? How close are you to each other? Did she ever had secrets or told you about this?” Furthermore it is interesting how she emerged and what things in live were the most important things to her.

sport



extreme skiing

This kind of sport is performed on long, steep slopes in dangerous forbidden terrains with at least 45 degrees descent and off-piste. As one of these conditions single mistakes at the wrong moment by some extreme skiers have led them to their deaths. Extreme skiing as an English term has changed since the 80s when the term "extreme skiing" was coined to now be classified under Big Mountain skiing and/or Freeskiing which encompasses all aspects and methods of descending off-piste terrain.

Skiers must make lightning-fast decisions throughout the run, lest they careen into a tree, a rock or off the side of the mountain itself. The slopes used for extreme skiing are sometimes not fit for climbing, let alone skiing. The first issue can be solved with helicopters, but extreme skiers embrace a belief that nearly every snow-covered landform is ski-able, and when they reach a portion that isn't, they just catch serious air and try to land on something that is.

The term "extreme skiing" for many people indicates any adrenaline-pumping form of skiing. It should be noted that the term, when used exactly, refers specifically to steep-hill skiing. However, as the practitioners of that sport have themselves taken on newer and bigger challenges, they have expanded the generic meaning of extreme skiing without breaking it, because the evolving hybrid forms still often contain the steep-slope element.
And there's not much these extreme pioneers haven't tried. Skiing off ramps and flipping twice before sticking the landing? Check. Skiing off the roof of a building and parachuting to safety? Doable. Soaring off a mountain top in a flying-squirrel body suit? It's been done. Making up the course of your run on the fly as you ski down virgin powder from a summit that could only be reached by helicopter? You could book that trip online right now if you wanted.
If those possibilities don't excite you, you may just need someone to ski beside you and inject adrenaline directly into your heart. And, given their lust for the next great ski high, that too may already be old-hat to some extreme skiers.

disease

brain tumor

Brain tumor is an abnormal growth of tissue in the brain. Unlike other tumors, brain tumors spread by local extension and rarely metastasize outside the brain. A benign brain tumor is composed of non-cancerous cells and does not metastasize beyond the part of the brain where it originates. A brain tumor is considered malignant if it contains cancer cells, or if it is composed of harmless cells located in an area where it suppresses one or more vital functions. Each year, more than 17,000 brain tumors are diagnosed in the United States. About half of all primary brain tumors are benign, but in life-threatening locations. The rest are malignant and invasive.

causes and risk factors:

No one knows the exactcauses of brain tumors. It is clear that brain tumors are not contagious. Research has shown that people with certain risk factors are more likely than others to develo a brain tumor.

The following risk factors are associated with an increased chance of developing a primary brain tumor:

• Being male - In general, brain tumors are more common in males than females.
• Race - Brain tumors occur more often among white people than among people of other races.
• Age - Most brain tumors are detected in people who are 70 years old or older. However, brain tumors are the second most common cancer in children. Brain tumors are more common in children younger than 8 years old than in older children.
• Family history - People with family members who have gliomas may be more likely to develop this disease. 
• Radiation - Workers in the nuclear industry have an increased risk of developing a brain tumor.
• Formaldehyde - Pathologists and embalmers who work with formaldehyde have an increased risk of developing brain cancer. Scientists have not found an increased risk of brain cancer among other types of workers exposed to formaldehyde.
• Vinyl chloride - Workers who make plastics may be exposed to vinyl chloride. This chemical may increase the risk of brain tumors.
• Acrylonitrile - People who make textiles and plastics may be exposed to acrylonitrile. This exposure may increase the risk of brain cancer.
• cell phones-  Scientists are investigating whether cell phones may cause brain tumors. Studies thus far have not found an increased risk of brain tumors among people who use cell phones.

symptoms:

• Headaches 
• Nausea or vomiting
• Changes in speech, vision, or hearing
• Problems balancing or walking
• Changes in mood, personality, or ability to concentrate
• Problems with memory
• Muscle jerking or twitching
• Numbness or tingling in the arms or legs

diagnoses of brain tumors:

• Physical exam - The doctor checks general signs of health.
• Neurologic exam - The doctor checks for alertness, muscle strength, coordination, reflexes, and response to pain. The doctor also examines the eyes to look for swelling caused by a tumor pressing on the nerve that connects the eye and brain.
• CT scan - An x-ray machine linked to a computer takes a series of detailed pictures of the head. The patient may receive an injection of a special dye so the brain shows up clearly in the pictures. The pictures can show tumors in the brain.
• MRI - A powerful magnet linked to a computer makes detailed pictures of areas inside the body. These pictures are viewed on a monitor and can also be printed. Sometimes a special dye is injected to help show differences in the tissues of the brain. The pictures can show a tumor or other problem in the brain.
• Angiogram - Dye injected into the bloodstream flows into the blood vessels in the brain to make them show up on an x-ray. If a tumor is present, the doctor may be able to see it on the x-ray.
• Skull x-ray - Some types of brain tumors cause calcium deposits in the brain or changes in the bones of the skull. With an x-ray, the doctor can check for these changes.
• Spinal tap - The doctor may remove a sample of cerebrospinal fluid. This procedure is performed with local anesthesia. The doctor uses a long, thin needle to remove fluid from the spinal column. A spinal tap takes about 30 minutes. The patient must lie flat for several hours afterward to keep from getting a headache. A laboratory checks the fluid for cancer cells or other signs of problems.
• Myelogram - This is an x-ray of the spine. A spinal tap is performed to inject a special dye into the cerebrospinal fluid. The patient is tilted to allow the dye to mix with the fluid. This test helps the doctor detect a tumor in the spinal cord.
• Biopsy - The removal of tissue to look for tumor cells is called a biopsy. A pathologist looks at the cells under a microscope to check for abnormal cells. A biopsy can show cancer, tissue changes that may lead to cancer, and other conditions. A biopsy is the only sure way to diagnose a brain tumor. 

methods of treatment: 


There are several treatment options depending on the tumor type and stage, patients may be treated with surgery, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy.
Surgery is the usual treatment for most brain tumors. It is performed under general anesthesia. The surgeon then makes an incision in the scalp and uses a special type of saw to remove a piece of bone from the skull. After removing part or all of the tumor, the surgeon covers the opening in the skull with that piece of bone or with a piece of metal or fabric. The surgeon then closes the incision in the scalp.
Radiation therapy
It uses high-energy rays to kill tumor cells. The radiation may come from x-rays, gamma rays, or protons. A large machine aims radiation at the tumor and the tissue close to it. Sometimes the radiation may be directed to the entire brain or to the spinal cord. The radiation kills tumor cells that may remain in the area.
Fractionation - Radiation therapy usually is given five days a week for several weeks. Giving the total dose of radiation over an extended period helps to protect healthy tissue in the area of the tumor. Hyperfractionation - The patient gets smaller doses of radiation two or three times a day instead of a larger amount once a day.
Stereotactic radiation therapy - Narrow beams of radiation are directed at the tumor from different angles. For this procedure, the patient wears a rigid head frame. The therapy may be given during a single visit or over several visits.
Chemotherapy
The use of drugs to kill cancer cells, is sometimes used to treat brain tumors. The drugs may be given by mouth or by injection. Either way, the drugs enter the bloodstream and travel throughout the body. 
For some patients with recurrent cancer of the brain, the surgeon removes the tumor and implants several wafers that contain chemotherapy. Each wafer is about the size of a dime. Over several weeks, the wafers dissolve, releasing the drug into the brain.

after treatment:

Regular followup is very important after treatment for a brain tumor. The doctor checks closely to make sure that the tumor has not returned. Checkups may include careful physical and neurologic exams. From time to time, the patient may have MRI or CT scans.

enviromental group and their operational area

Oilsands in Canada

 

About 15 years ago nobody knews where the little city called Fort McMurray was located or even if it existed. It is situated in Canada in the Athabasca oil sands and consits of a mixture of crude bitumen, silica sand, clay minerals and water. It is one of the largest reservoir in the world and the third major oil sand deposit in Alberta. It enfolds an area about 141,000 square kilometers and lies under a sparsely populated boreal forest and contain about 1,7 trillion barrels of bitumen in-place. With modern unconventional oil production technology you can filtrate at least 10% of the oil. But in this industry several serious enviromental problem rise. First of all they had to slash and burn the boreal forest, which is very important for clean air and of course for the animals living there. As a consequence they destroyed the habitat of the species and some animals died during this. Moreover the city is along nearby the peace river and cold lake deposits. So the garbadge and  the chemicals run into this river and polute it. From this it follows that the area around the river is polutet and the fish become deform. In addition the drinking water is poisioned and the people suffer from diseases like cancer while drinking it or eating the fish. A good impact is that a lot of people around this area find a new job but a bad fact is that more and more people from all over the world come there so that the city is crowded and burstet at the seams. It follows that the living area becomes bigger and so the habitats of the animals shrink. The more people in this city the more garbadge they produce the more enviromet is polutet and the more global warming is supportet because of traffic and industry. But the envirometal defence organisation trys to solve the river and air polution by install some filters in the oilmachines. Today there is less contamination and they do everything to save the surrounding world.

a recent natural disaster

Haiti- a massive earthquake destroys millions of life

On of the world poorest and least developed countries in world is Haiti. On Tuesday afternoon January 12, 2010 a big natural catastrophe happend there. The Caribbean slab, on which Haiti is located, is moving to the north American slab and as a consequence a massive earthquake with the magnitude of 7,0 occured. Besides this local tsunamies appeared as well. The initial quake was later followed by 12 aftershocks higher than the magnitude 5,0. It struck about 15 km south of the capital Port-au-Prince and wrecked the presidential palace, UN HQ and other buildings. About three million people were affected by the quake. The Haitian government reported that an estimated 316,000 people had died and 300,000 had been injured. About 100,000,000 people laying on the ground searching for food or water and want to be hospitalized. They have no home maybe lost family members, friends or relatives and are even badly wounded by there own.  You have to imaging that everything had been damaged Communication systems, air, land, and sea transport facilities, hospitals, and electrical networks which hampered rescue and aid effort. As another consequence 4000 schools were damaged or destroyed and 600,000 people left their home area in Port-au-Prince and mostly statyed with host families. One and a half million people were living in camps, thousands of people were killed by cholera and 200,000 were infected. Many countries responded to appeal for humanitarian aid. Rescue teams are arriving, aid groups are trying their best, bodies are being identified, and some medical care is being given. Rescue teams from all over the world have joined the recovery effort, as the United States pledged $100 million in relief efforts. The Red Cross ventured an estimate of up to 50,000 deaths, as bodies at the local morgues overflowed into the streets. Most of the people got first aid, clean water and medical consultations. In the end about 40 new schools were built up and are running within 6 months. But you cannot say now that the people living there have started a normal live again.

Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo

On July 6, 1907 in Coyacan a special artist come into the world. Her name is Frida Kahlo and perhaps best known for her self-portraits. Her mother was Mexican and her father German. That is whay she is realy  

influenced by indigenous Mexican culture, which is apparent in her use of bright colors and dramatic symbolism. Her work has been celebrated in Mexico as national and idigenous.
She had contracted polio in her early years at the edge of 6 which left her right leg thinner than the left. participatet in boxing and other sports. When she was only 18 years old sche had a very bad accident while riding a bus when a trolley car crashed it. As a consequenz she suffered serious injuries and had about 35 operations and had to spend 3 months in hospital to recover in a full body. The injuries also prevented Kahlo from having a child because of the medical complications and permanent damage.
After this accident she began a career as a painter. She painted to occupy her time during her temporary immobilization. She made a lot of self-portraits which became a dominant part of her life when she was immobile for three months after her accident. Kahlo once said, "I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best."
Moreover she had a volatile marriage with the famous Mexican artist Diego Rivera. She admired his work asked him for some advice about pursuing art as a career. But the marriage was often troubled and both had irritable temperaments and numerous extramarital affairs. Frida has affairs with men as well as with women. Riovera knwe of and tolerated her relationships with women but relationships with men made him jealous. Some other reasons began to rise and so they get divorced in 1939 but remarried in 1940. But their second marrrigae was as troubled as the first. 

Frida Kahlo died on July 13, 1954 a few days before her death she wrote in her diary: "I hope the exit is joyful — and I hope never to return — Frida". The official cause of death was given as a pulmonary embolism, although some suspected that she died from an overdose of painkiller that may or may not have been accidental. She had been very ill throughout the previous year and her right leg had been amputated at the knee. She made about 143 paintings. 55 are self-portraits which often incorporate symbolic portrayals of physical and psychological wounds.

Animal Farm - George Orwell

 

The novel Animal Farm was published in 1945 by an English author and journalist called George Orwell. It deals with the story of communism in the setting of Manor Farm, a typical English farm. The animals want to take over the farm from a human called Mr. Joneswho slights and exploits the animals. They start a successful rebellion and after a while classes develop and the pigs become the leadership. Besdies this they begin to manipulate and brainwash the others while turning into human beings and start a dictatorship and the farm starts rather unpleasant downfall at the end of the book.

The two main characters and leaders of Animal Farm respectively are Snowball and Napoleon. Snowball is a young pia, Napoleon's rival and the originals head of the farm after Jones' overthrow. He visualizes Old Major's dream and is a brillian orator. He is very clever and aims to improve the farm with a windmill and other technological advances. Besides this he is ambitious and plays an important role in the rebellion and helps to set up the Seven Commandements and leads the animals to victory at The Battle of Cowshed. But he does also reduce the commandements to the simple lines " four legs good,. two legs bad". He is a forward thinking pig, intellectual, very smart, has good ideas and long term planning for the good of the farm and good community respectively. In addition to that, he gains the trust of the animals by leading a very successful first harvest. ASccording to this he does all in his power to make it a reality and support sending "out more and more pigeons to stir up rebellion among the animals on other farms". Moreover he devises plans to help the animals achieve their vision of an egalitarian utopia. Furthermore he is disposed of by Napoleon and the animals hold him responsible for all  misfortunes, for example the destruction of the windmill. Moreover the other animals blame him for spying and stealing food in the night from their farm. Therefore he becomes a symbol of an enemy and a scapegoat.
In contrast, Napoleon is introduced with Snowball as the most intelligend pig around. He is a " large, rather fierce-looking Berkshire boar" the only Berkishire boar on the farm. From the start he is make out to be a villain. First he fights along with Snowball to free the farm from human control but afterwards he breaks off, expels Snowball from the farm and takes over. As an example of his cruel behavior he first started drinking the milk the animals had gathered. he orders execution of the other animals and started a personal cult. According to that he spreads rumors to make Snowball seem evil and corrupt, even claiming that he sabotaged the animals efforts to improve teh farm. Besides this he has "a reputation for getting hos own way" and he is cunning e.g. firstly he urinates on Snoeball's plans for the windmill that means he destroyed them and then he shows the other animals that he could be as inventive as Snowball by ordering the construction again. When the primitive windmill collapses due to Nap[oleon's poor planning he blames Snowball and starts a wave of terror. During this period he severely cuts the ration of the animals except those of pigs and dogs. He also secretly changes the Seven Commandements' prohibition against killing, drinking, and sleeping in beds, allowing him and his followers to break those commandments while claiming that the commandments were justified. Moreover he has a strategy and "is not muich of a talker". That is why he uses a proxy who is Squealer, imposing his will though force. Besides this he uses false propaganda from Squealer and threats and intimidation from the dogs to keep the other animals in line. He does not play an important role in the initial rebellion. He modifies his opinion and policies to rewrite history continually to benefit the pigs. He awards special privileges to them and especially to himself e.g. he wears Mr. Jones cloths, smoking a pipe ans sleeps in the bed. In addition to that, he creates a trade with the neighboring human farmer called Frederick, making just a few public appearances and more distant from the rest of the animals. He becomes a cruel dictator, seeking more ans more power to create his own regime. In addition he knows that he is the leader and he will not let abyone forget it. He takes nine puppies from Jessie and Bluebell, begins raising them himself and uses the dogs for his own security and secret police.At the end, he and yhis felow pigs have learned to walk upright and started to behave mich like the humans against whom they originally revolted.
Napoleon and Snowball are both very interesting characters. The main similarity is the leadership posotion on the farm but their tactics are completely different. Snowball is a better public speaker and he is also better at winning popular favor. Napoleon in contrast, ia more treacherous and cunning and manages to get his own way. Of course he is not so strong as Snowball but he has got a taste for power and protects himself on all front with the help of Swuealer, the dogs, Moses and the other pigs. Moreover Napoleon is a cruel, brutal, selfish, devious, corrupt his ambition is for power. As a consequence, he is just caring for himself and not for the common good of animals farm like Snowball. Whereas Snowball is idealistic and relly wants to make life mich better instead of Napoleon who just want to have more power. Snowball is the more innovative one e.g. " he had studied an old book of Julius Caesar campaigns which he had found on the farmhouse, was in charge of the defensive operations.". Finally he educated himslef, taking the responsibility on himselfto defend the farm. Napoleon increases his power, becoming a cruel dictator and killed innocent animals to ephnazise his power. Whereas Snowball has not anything of this cruelty, the only thing he mentioned is " a good human, is a dead human". Furthermore he is the one who is extremely active in The Battle of Cowshed. He attacks first " Snowball launched his first attack", was heading the attack and got hurt.He gave verything he had and become the hero of the day. Slthough Napoleon was nowhere to be found at the time of the battle he was praised later as the "Hero". Another important fact is that Snowball was always organizing the commetees to involve abd educate the other animals. moreover he was encouring the animals to wortk together for the benefit of their own and the farm. Whereas Napoleon brought terror and excluded the pigs from the rest of the animals.

All in all Snowball and Napoleon are both pigs with leadership but they use them in different ways. Napoleon wants to increase his power, just caring for himself and not for the benefit of the other animals and farm respectively. He becomes a cruel dictator and reinforces his power ny using the dogs as his secret police and Squealer as his proxy and for propaganda. Moreover he blames Snowball for his own failure and the abuses on the farm. By contrast Snowball has great rhetorical skills and follows utopia to benefit the other anilmals and i prove the common well-being. Finally you could say one would rule and one would be ruled.

About a building

In this blog I want to present you two famous buildings in the world. First and foremost Sagrada Familia which is located in Spain and the construction is still incompleted yet. Second the Sydney opera house with its special shape.

Sagrada Familia

Sagrada Familia is one of Barcelonas most popular tourist attraction. It is a roman catholic church located in the heart of Barcelona/ Spain. This great building was designed in a gothic style by Antoni Gaudi who lived from 1852-1926. Antoni Gaudi was a spanish catalan architect and his works are always marked by his own individual style. In 1882 the constructions began and in 1883 Gaudi became involved. So you have to remember that Gaudi was not the primary designer but Paula del Villar. After one year she retired and Gaudi started his project and changed the designs completly. From day one the church is financed by private donations. That is why it is still incompleted after 129 years but the expected date will be in 2026. A very special thing happened on 7th November 2010. The Pope Benedict XVI consecrated and proclaimed Sagrada Familia to a minor basilica. More than 7500 persons were inside the Sagrada Familia and about 500 000 persons waited in the streets at the same time to celebrated the Mass in the Cathedral. Today about 2,5 million visitors per year save the completion by their entrance. The Sagrada Familie will have 18 towers and four on each of the three facades represents the 12 apostles. Furthermore the next 4 towers are a symbol for the 4 evangelists. The last two towers stands for Jesus Christ and Virgin Mary. The tallest one is 170m/558ft high. Although the constructions is still incompleted you can go inside and visit the crypt were Gaudi is buried. Moreover you can see a museum or take an elevator to one of the towers from where you have a beautiful view over Barcelona. Nowadays it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

 

Sydney Opera House

Sydney Opera House is a masterpiece of late modern architecture. It is located in Sydney‘s harbor and a symbol of both Sydney and the Australian nation. In its short lifetime, it has earned a reputation as a world-class performing arts center. You can watch operas, orchestras and ballets e.g. “ Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg“ by Wagner. The opera house was design by a relatively unknown architect called Jørn Utzon. He was 38 years old when he was the announced winner of the ‘International competition for a national opera house at Bennelong Point, Sydney’ for the best design talent in the world. In the same year 1959 the construction began. Cost overruns and a change of government resulted in Utzons resignation. In 1973 the opera house was finished by other architects and opened by Queen Elizabeth II. What is striking is that neither Utzon was invited nor his name was mentioned. The opera house consists of two main halls side by side and generally running north-south. The first is Concert Hall within 2700 seats. Secondly the Opera Theatre with space for 1500 people. Another famous room is the Utzon Room. It is a small multi-purpose venue with seats up to 210 people. The room is light filled and looks opposite to the harbor outlook. Furthermore is has excellent acoustics. The most impressive aspect are the shells on the roof which were design by Utzon. Each shell is composed pre-cast rib segments radiating from a concrete pedestal and rising to a ridge beam. It was very hard to find an economically acceptable form before a workable solution was completed. The design on the shells involved the earliest use of computers in structural analysis in order to understand the complex construction. All in all the opera house is 65 meter high, 183m(600ft) length and 120m(394ft) width. It enfolds an 1.8 ha(4.4. Acres) area and cost 102 Million Dollar.

poem

In this blog I want to introduce to you a poem called "The seven stages of man" written by William Shakespeare. Althought it was published in the 16. century it still contains true statesments for our life. In the following I want to analyse it and compare the poem to todays life.

The seven stages of man - Shakespeare

All the world's a stage,

And all the men and women merely players,

They have their exits and entrances,

And one man in his time plays many parts,

His acts being seven ages. At first the infant,

Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.

Then, the whining schoolboy with his satchel

And shining morning face, creeping like snail

Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,

Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad

Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier,

Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,

Jealous in honour, sudden, and quick in quarrel,

Seeking the bubble reputation

Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice

In fair round belly, with good capon lin'd,

With eyes severe, and beard of formal cut,

Full of wise saws, and modern instances,

And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts

Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon,

With spectacles on nose, and pouch on side,

His youthful hose well sav'd, a world too wide,

For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,

Turning again towards childish treble, pipes

And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,

That ends this strange eventful history,

Is second childishness and mere oblivion,

Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.

Interpretation:

In 1599 Shakespeare wrote the poem "The seven Ages of Man". It deals with the different stages of life starting with the birth of a child including the different stages of life´(school, profession, retirement) and finally it ends up with death. In the following I'm going to compare the attitude of Shakespeare concerning the stages of life in the 16th century and today.
Shakespeare structure the live in seven stages. The first two stages are that you were born and need help from others and can't do anything by your own. You are a little helpless infant. After that you getting older and go to school with your school bag in your hand. But you don't like to go to school. Shakespeare compares it to a snail so that you are very slowly and sneaky. I totally agree with the definition of these two stages because I believe that these two periods of time never changes. The third stage is the lover. he shines like an oven and is romantic. I think that there are still such people who perform like a lover but I guess that there are also people who behave in a different way and so I just can partly agree to Shakespeare. The soldier is the following stage. He is jealous in honor and the most powerful and strongest one. He fights and often until death. Furthermore he has a wild look with a rumpled beard and he knows a lot of strange oaths.
As far as I can see today there is not such a soldier like in Shakespeare’s time. The men today can decide whether they go to the German army forces or do civilian service. I think the reason is that the army doesn't play such an important role in our life and that there aren't so many wars and fights like hundreds years ago. That's why we needn't so many soldiers.
The next stage which Shakespeare describes is the justice. He is intelligent, powerful and have a high status and good reputation in society. Moreover he earns a lot of money, looks good and have the right sentences for the right problem. I'm convinced that there are still people who are judges and have these skills but in my point of view you can see the justice as a symbol of all profession today. If you have a job you earn money and you have a certain high status and good reputation. I think the important thing today is that you have enough money so that you can afford a high standard of life. These facts can be transferred to the justice of the fifth stage.
The last two stages are the pantaloon and "the last scene of all". The pantaloon is a funny old man with glasses. He looses weight and power and his voice getting higher and higher. In the last stage the man can not remember anything he is oblivion. On top of that he is very old and it feels like a second childhood because he has not any teeth taste and ca not see anything. I am completely of the same point of view because today the percentage of old people is nearly the same like the rate of kids. So it is really impressive that there are so many old people and you can prove these features which Shakespeare named to the old generation in society and as far as I can see these characteristics are still typical for old men today. As a consequence I agree with Shakespeare in this stage.
So all in all I can agree to the stages one, two, six and seven because they are up to date and you can have close experiences to these if you want to. I disagree with stages four and five because in my opinion the war fight and arme do not play such an important role in life now and that is why there are not so many soldiers anymore. Further on the justice is not represent in our century but you can compare it to the different profession you can learn. Lastly I partly agree to the stage three because I guess that there are lovers still today who are romantic but I think that they form the minority.