James Thurber, The Human Being and the
Dinosaur |
| The Human Being and the Dinosaur: Thurber´s fable is a little
disappointing |
Lisa H. |
| Thurber´s story does not touch me |
Lili |
| James Thurber criticizes the arrogance of Man |
Xi |
| Thurber blames Man for playing God |
Steffi |
| Thurber conducts a close inspection of mankind |
Nora B. |
| Thurber tells the truth about Man |
Laura |
| Thurber warns us not to become megalomaniac |
Erik |
| Thurber´s moral is convincing |
Oleg |
| Thurber accuses Man of egoism and arrogance |
Nora F. |
| Man stumbles over his own arrogance |
Lisanne |
| Thurber accuses Man of inconsiderate acting |
Julia |
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Must school be
`uncool´? |
| How can school become cool? |
Steffi |
| Good education must start at a very early age |
Laura |
| "Educating Rita" could have happened
earlier |
Lili |
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Protest Songs |
| Bob Dylan´s powerful plea against injustice ("Masters of War") |
Lisa H. |
| Bruce Springsteen addresses an inconvenient fact ("Born in the
USA") |
Steffi |
| Phil Ochs protests against the moral decay in America |
Xi |
| Is Eleanor Rigby´s isolation only her problem? |
Laura |
| The Beatles lament about the loneliness of people
(Eleanor Rigby) |
Nora B. |
| Two powerful appeals for peace in the world |
Julia |
| Barry McGuire, Eve of Destruction |
Erik |
| Tracy Chapman predicted the fall of the Apartheid
system |
Sarah |
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The
Ladder of Fortune - Now and Then |
| There is an individual
ladder for everyone |
Luise |
| The ground is an essential
part of the ladder |
Raissa |
| Happiness is more important than money |
Laura |
| Moral concepts, commitments
and courage have changed today |
Lisa S. |
| The most important aim is to enjoy |
Dominik |
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US Immigration
Reform |
| US Immigration Reform: What do Obama and H.Clinton
think? |
Nora B. |
| Immigration Reform: A lot of talk without doing
anything? |
Laura |
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Francisco
Jimenez, The Circuit |
| The hardships of migrant workers in the US |
Raissa |
| "The Circuit" depicts a hopeless
situation |
Sarah |
| Mexican immigrant workers struggle to escape
poverty |
Lisa S. |
| In "The Circuit" a Mexican boy yearns
for a normal life |
Xi |
| What is the destiny of
those other children around the world? |
Luise S. |
| The situation of the
migrants is unacceptable |
Jan |
| School is a ray of hope,
but it never lasts long |
Christina |
| Child labour leaves kids no choice |
Steffi |
| The family depends on the job, they
cannot complain |
Anna |
| The Circuit leaves no chance for a better life |
Viktoria |
| In "The Circuit" the family learned to cherish little
things in life |
Nora B. |
| The seasonal workers cannot offer their children a
chance |
Nora F. |
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Globalization |
| Fast Fashion or The Pressure
of Consumption |
Raissa |
| NPWA - No
Power Without Accountability |
Raissa |
| Cat Stevens, Where do the children play? |
Nora F. + Sabine |
| Globalisation: Misery is only a mouse click away |
Xi |
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US Elections 2008 |
| Yes we can, can´t we? |
Luise S. |
| Presidential Election ´08: Senator J.S.McCain |
Maximilian |
| The Voting System in the USA |
Sarah |
| The current American Dream |
Viktoria |
| Why Obama became the new
president |
Steffi |
| Obama - A World President? |
Dominik |
| Why John McCain lost |
Lisa S. |
| Is Sarah Palin responsible for
the failure of the Republicans? |
Jan |
| What can be expected from
Obama? |
Luise K. |
| "What we
need now is a little bit of Obamarama" |
Christina |
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Inaugural Speeches |
| The speeches from 2005 and 2009 |
Sarah |
| How does Obama differ from Bush? |
Lisa S. |
| Inaugural Speeches - all the same? |
Luise S. |
| New standards set by Obama |
Sabine |
| Inaugural addresses follow the same patterns |
Steffi |
| Inauguration 2009: Obama is not content with talking big |
Viktoria |
| Obama´s inaugural speech calls on everybody to join in |
Nora F. |
| Obama reminds the nation of their great American
history |
Maximilian |
| Obama continues a long tradition of Inaugural
Speeches |
Raissa |
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Three
One-act Plays (Pinter, Saunders, Stoppard) |
| One-act plays portray the collision of different worldviews |
Xi |
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Book Reviews |
| Adeline Yen
Mah, Chinese Cinderella |
Nora B. |
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