Current Aspects of English and/or American Society   

Semester of February - July 2000  

Subject of Discussion

Author
The USA - a legitimate policeman of the world?

Susanne

The American Century - A Good One?

Christopher

The American Liberal Ideology

Paul

A Second American Century?

Koray
 Police Brutality in the USA

Susanne

Gun Policy in the USA

Christopher
Change of Attitude Required

Maria
Will there be more gun control in the US soon?

Veronika
US Gun Control Legislation

Koray
 The British Class System

Katharina 
US Primaries - The Show Must Go On

Susanne
Death Penalty is Murder

Maria
The USA - The Land of my Dreams?

Silvia
Are E-Mails better than Letters to the Editor?

Veronika
From Dishwasher to President ?

Maria
Tea in Great Britain

Susanne + Koray
The Significance of Accents

Koray

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               Themes of English or American Literature       

 Semester of Sep 2000 - Jan 2001 

Subject of Discussion

Author
 The protagonist in Orwell´s 1984

 Christopher
Winston Smith: his reaction to surveillance in Orwell´s 1984

Koray
Winston Smith in Orwell´s Nineteen Eighty-Four

Paul
Life in Nineteen Eighty-Four

Veronika
Orwell´s protagonist in Nineteen Eighty-Four

Katharina
First Encounter with Winston Smith

 Julian
Reality Control in 1984 -How do we know we are better off?

Veronika
Reality Control in "1984" does not apply today

Christopher
Reality Control in "1984": Are we better off today?

Paul
"1984": How do we know we are better off ?

Susanne
Is there Reality Control today ?

Rosa
Are we being threatened by Reality Control ?

Katharina
Minimum Risk of Reality Control

 Falk
George Orwell´s 1984 - Reality Control

Koray
Reality Control - A Matter of Power

Jeldrik
Winston and Julia in Orwell´s 1984

Christopher
A Way Out of 1984

Susanne
The hope lies in the proles

Paul
Winston and Julia - two forms of opposition

Falk
The missing spark in Oceania

Koray
Does Julia prove to be an important ally for Winston?

Rosa
Winston and Julia - Differences and Similarities

Jeldrik
Julia and Winston -united in their fight against the system ?

Veronika
 The film "1984" - a great disappointment !

 Veronika
The difference of Winston in the book and the film of "1984

Koray
Orwell´s book is too complicated to be turned into a movie

Falk
 The film of "1984 - a boring futuristic story

 Paul
1984: Novel and Film

Rosa
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Biography of Charles Dickens                                              

Results of internet research
Charles Dickens - critical or entertaining ?

Christopher
Charles Dickens - a social critic or an entertainer ?

Koray
The Works of Dickens: A Writer´s Passion for the Poor

Susanne
Charles Dickens - writing style and techniques

 Falk
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The Short Story Semester of Jan 2001 - Jun 2001
Subject of Discussion Author
The Revival of Detective Stories

Koray
The early detective stories

Christopher
The superbrains are arrogant and boring

Paul
Sherlock Holmes: The caricature of a detective

Veronika
E.A.Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart

Veronika
Good murderers and bad murderers

Koray
Madness in spite of Cleverness

Susanne
E.A.Poe: The Tell-Tale Heart - Cleverness is no Proof of Sanity

Christopher
Neither Holmes nor Dupin appeal very much

Rosa