Final Post!!

http://ge110brittanyba.blogspot.com/colorful

This blog drew my interest because of the colorful background, and the quality of the blogs that were on it. Brittany seemed to show a lot of interest in her blog, and I can tell because they were very well put together and she must have spent a lot of time on them. I would rate this blog as an overall 5 for both the information and the readability. Compared to my blog, I would say that this one is slightly better!

http://ge110jamesot.blogspot.com/

            This blog drew my interest because I have never worked with James and I wanted to see what his blog had to offer. James did not seem to show very much interest in his blog, and this is evident because he only completed two posts. I would have to rate this blog as an overall 2 for information and readability because it did not offer much. Compared to my blog, I think this one is worse.

 

http://ge110calvinsm.blogspot.com/

            This blog drew my attention because of the detail that was incorporated into it. Calvin seemed to show interest in his blog because he completed all of the posts, and they were done very well. I would rate this blog as an overall 5 for information and readability. Compared to my blog, I would say they are about the same!

 

 

            I learned so many new things throughout the semester in this class. I enjoyed that it covered so much German history. As a person with German descent I was very excited and willing to learn about these things. We studied the different states in Germany and what they are known for and how they contribute to society. Also, we learned about the different aspects of the economy. It was interesting to learn so much about the lifestyle and customs of a place other than the United States.

 On the side of critiquing, I would not do some many group projects. They tend to become a hassle especially when certain group members do not live on campus, and cannot always attend every day. I do however think that the blog posts are appropriate and a solid way to learn new material.   Also, I would rather post about something after we talked about it, instead of researching it beforehand. These were the only downfalls that I came across. Overall, I took this class to fulfill a credit, but I did come to enjoy it. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who enjoys history and other cultural backgrounds. I would rate this class 8/10.

The Baader Meinhof Complex:

The Baader Meinhof Complex:

            This is a German film made in 2008 by Uli Edel. This film is based on the 1985 German best selling non-fiction book of the same name, written by Stefan Aust. “It retells the story of the West German far – left militant group the Rote Armee Fraktion (Red Army Fraction, or RAF) from 1967 to 1977.” The film began production in August 2007. It was subsidized for 6.5 million (European).

            Here is a short summarization of the plot:  

“Germany in the 1970s: Murderous bomb attacks, the threat of terrorism and the fear of the enemy inside are rocking the very foundations of the yet fragile German democracy. The radicalised children of the Nazi generation lead by Andreas Baader, Ulrike Meinhof and Gudrun Ensslin are fighting a violent war against what they perceive as the new face of fascism: American imperialism supported by the German establishment, many of whom have a Nazi past. Their aim is to create a more human society but by employing inhuman means they not only spread terror and bloodshed, they also lose their own humanity. The man who understands them is also their hunter: the head of the German police force Horst Herold. And while he succeeds in his relentless pursuit of the young terrorists, he knows he's only dealing with the tip of the iceberg.”

 

              This film was nominated for the best foreign language film at the 81^st Academy Awards. It was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award!