AMD 6, ian propper

Ich hat ein Video für AMD 6 gemacht, aber ich kann nicht es bedienen. SO, instead I will just describe what I did. I am now able to use Google translate voice with Skyrim. So now every time I do not understand a word, instead of looking up the word, I can spreche to my phone and it will tell me what each word means. By speaking to my phone I am able to work on pronunciation. Thus, in a sort of round about way, Skyrim + google translate are helping me with speech. So what did I do this time in Skyrim?

For this entry  I am helping the Jarl of Weißlauf discover why dragons have come to skyrim.


When i arrived at Ödstruzhgelgrab, the screen said Ödstruzhgelgrab entdeckt (discovered). As we just learned bedeckt, overcast, i thought endeckt was an interesting word because, via prefix change, the word meant the opposite. Which, in English, is like clear and unclear. Anyway, upon entering the location i drew my zweihändig weffen and just went at it. Things went pretty smoothly, until I ran into this.

WHY ARE THERE GIANT SPIDERS IN A MISSION ABOUT DRAGONS??? Save the spider, the rest of my journey was pretty uneventful.

AMD 5- Lieder von Brahms

Für AMD 5 hab ich Lieder von Brahms und Liszt gehört.  Thomas Quasthoff, ein berühmt Deutsch 
Bariton, hat gesungen und Justus Zeyen hat Klavier gespielt.  Die CD hat 3 Opus Werken von Brahms: Lieder und Gesänge (op. 32), Fünf Gesänge (op. 72) und Fünf Lieder (op. 94).  Die Lieder Werken von Liszt sind Die Loreley (S 273), O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst (S 298) und Es muß ein Wunderbares sein (S 314)

Meine Lieblings-opus war op. 72, Fünf Gesänge, aber mein Lieblingslied war Du sprichst, daß ich mich täuschte von op. 32 (clicken Sie hier für eine Version von Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau), so hab ich der Text gelesen.  Hier ist die Poesie:

Du sprichtst, daß ich mich täuschte

August Graf von Platen (1864)

Du sprichst, daß ich mich täuschte,

Beschworst es hoch und hehr,

Ich weiß ja doch, du liebtest,

Allein du liebst nicht mehr!

Dein schönes Auge brannte,

Die Küsse brannten sher,

Du liebest mich, bekenn es,

Allein du liebst nicht mehr!

Ich zähle nicht auf neue,

Getreue Wiederkehr:

Gesteh nur, das du liebtest,

Und liebe mich nicht mehr!

Ein andere gutes Lied war Wie bist du, meine Königin von Op. 32. Hier ist der Text:

Wie bist du, meine Königin

aus dem Persischen von Georg Friedrich Daumer (1864)

Wie bist du, meine Königin,
Durch sanfte Güte wonnevoll!
Du lächle nur, Lenzdüfte wehn
Durch mein Gemüte, wonnevoll!

Frisch aufgeblühter Rosen Glanz,
Vergleich ich ihn dem deinigen?
Ach, über alles, was da blüht,
Ist deine Blüte wonnevoll!

Durch tote Wüsten wandle hin,
Und grüne Schatten breiten sich,
Ob fürchterliche Schwüle dort
Ohn Ende brüte, wonnevoll!

Laß mich vergehn in deinem Arm!
Es ist ihm ja selbst der Tod,
Ob auch die herbste Todesqual
Die Brust durchwüte, wonnevoll!

 

Ich möchte Lieder und Gesänge und Fünf Gesänge lernen.  Die Musik von Brahms ist sehr expressiv und schön, und die Poesie ist so schön! Mein Musiklehrer hat zu mir gestern gesagt, dass mein Deutsch, als ich singe, sehr gut ist! Ich mag Deutsche Lieder sehr viel.

Kultur 5 - Victor Huls

Ich habe diese Artikel sehr interessante gefunden. Und mag Ich Artikel über Fräuleins, in flirty, dirty, or political contexts.
Diese Artikel haben in them some strange but relevant points. Weil ich bevor geflirtet habe, meine ich habe nicht mit eine Deutsch Fraulein geflirtet. As this is new territory for me, aber möchte ich nach Deutschland fleigen, this is useful information. I will recount some important points (Es tut mir leid, werde ich nur über die "Er sagt" Sektion diskutieren.") that are not sofort coming. (haha)
Für mich, ist es sehr wichtig (important) zu wissen, denn ich immer gesellig und heiter bin. (sein?) I can see how easy it would be for me to get a cold reaction from a German lass, even if I'm only being friendly. This all makes sense to me, as it ties in with the German mystique of cool intellectuallity. Der Artikel makes a very good point that a more satisfying victory in the realm of Bekannten, Freunde oder eine Liebespaar (lovers) comes from a subtler, slower progression of kennenlernen. 
Auch, ich liebe dies Ausdruck (expression):                                                                                            "Meinemutterhatmichschonimmervorsolchentypengewarnt."                       This seemingly complex word is really just a simple clause. The only words in it that we don't already know from class is "vor solchen." I have had alot of trouble translating this but I think it means "against such" which makes sense. Deshalb (therefore), it becomes, "Meine Mutter hat mich schon immer vor solchen Typen gewarnt." 
Oder, "My mother already/always warned me about such types (of men)."
Which sucks for the cheerful and outgoing. Perhaps I can get lessons on how to be ernst?   

Ein anderer Artikel, dass ich interessante gefunden habe, war "Cliquen und Kneipen und Bars."  It gave important distinctions about the social nature of these places. 
Ein Kneipen is a place for a Clique to go together to casually discuss life topics mit ein Bier oder drei. Ein Kneipen is more like an American winery or fine tavern than a bar, because in American bars, people go to get drunk or laid, with few exceptions. 
What Germans consider a bar also fits this description, und warscheinlich kann man mit neue Leute flirten und tanzen. 
The biggest difference between American bars und Deutsch Kneipen is that the former has a large percentage of lonely bums who drown their sorrows, ganz allein, in euer Bier. Die Kneipen, sondern, sind Plätze nur mit Freunde zu gehen.
Ich mag dies.

Kultur 5

On reading the article "Women in Germany," I found it interesting that there was an act made by the Federal Government of Germany, to protect prostitutes. I just find it different, because in the USA, prostitution is practically illegal except in a few cases. Another thing I found interesting is how common sex shops are in Germany. I would not know what I would do if I went to the Frankfurt Airport, and the first thing I saw as I entered, was a sex shop displaying their products in the window. I do find it strange that most shops operate with normal hours of any other store, and are not open on Sundays. Here the sex shops are open late, and are open everyday of the week.

Kultur 5- Sriram Sivakumar

I found the readings on Kutur 5 very interesting but not really much that I could relate to other than way one would flirt. In Singapore, people do not openly flirt. Nonetheless, these were some of the points that I found quite intriguing.

The fact that moving in a crowd can be extremely rough and that you have to push your way through everyone.

Young men still give up a hard-won subway seat if an elderly person shuffles on to the train. 

Sex shops are everywhere including in front of schools and churches. They are used as reference points. Sex shops are not considered as the "dirty" part of the town like it is in America.

 The precesence of a paid "Klofrau" to keep the toilet clean.

How flirting with German Frau, is almost like a game. You can't play it aggressively and at the same time you should give particular types of stare. Pretty confusing, but interesting nonetheless. However, I did find the context of the expression "Meinemutterhatmichschonimmervorsolchentypengewarnt, that a woman thinks to herself when someone flirts aggressively quite amusing.

60% of all german women are employed

Women are less represented in middleranking or senior managerial positions and are often employed below their level of qualification.

Alle artikel was sehr gut!

AMD 5

For AMD 5, I decided to looks at the German sports page since I am very interested in sports. I used the main sport page, which is Sportschau. Ich habe alles Sports gesehen, und Sie sind sehr anders Sport. Zum Beispiel, die Website hat Handball auf der Hauptseite. Sportschau hat nicht so viele Sport in die USA im Vergleich, aber Sportschau spricht Sport im die USA. Es ist interessant, dass Sportschau Sports auf die USA spricht.

AMD 5

Ich habe für mein AMD mehr Call of Duty gespielt! In the begining war ich in ein Schiff (ship). Dann ich bin nach Russland gegangen. Russland mag ich besser als das Schiff, weil das Wetter in das Schiff mies war. Ich habe nicht so gut in das Schiff level gesehen, aber Russland war heiter und trocken. In Russland habe ich ein Mann geholfen. Ich war ein hero.

Learning the conversational past has helped understand a lot more while playing this game and understanding the storyline. Just since last AMD when I played this game, I knew a lot more of what the characters were saying. This was definitely helpful when the people in the game are trying to tell you what to do. Before I would just stand there until I failed the mission because I was clueless, but now I can pick out select words in their commands and figure it out.

Staring at this screen for a while I was able to unravel it:

I was able to piece it together that Nachtsichtgerät means night vision goggles because of the word Nacht in it and the fact that the room I was in was pitch black . Then I assumed that Drücken meant "press" because I have to hit a button to use them, but I then found out I didn't have a button selected for the Nachtsichtgerät because it said Keine. Searching through the menu I eventually set the Nachtsichtgerät button to 9. With all of my problem solving I was able to figure out that this screen was telling me "Press 9 to use the night vision goggles." That was my "Aha!" moment when I was playing this time.

Kultur 5

I found the article "German Erotica: The Land of Beer, Sausage and Sex Shops" pretty entertaining because of the huge difference in American culture and German culture. What the article said about sex shops here in America was very true. They are located in the bad part of town, you cant tell what they are by looking at the store front, and they are always called "adult book stores." Sex shops in the US definitely seem to be very taboo, but in Germany they are just like any other store. No one makes a big deal out of them, and they have just become normal there. I like this mindset because its not that big of a deal to have a sex shop in town. Everyone has their own preferences; the germans seem to recognize this, and I respect that.  

Every Kultur we do there is always an article that makes me feel like Germany in a confusing place. This time it was the flirting article. The whole thing just seems so different from here. It would be very easy to come off as overly aggressive to a German girl even if it was normal here. But like any other thing it will just take practice. In this case, my German flirting is what ill have to work on. Ill have perfect my stare and hope I can woo the ladies. 

Kultur 5 - Luc Hildebrand

After reading the article “Rules of the Street: No Blood, No Entschuldigung” from the limited things I’ve learned about German culture this semester it does not surprise me at all that if they bump into you on the street most of the time the do not say “Entschuldigung”. However this does not mean that all Germans are rude, but rather they show their politeness in other ways, such as giving up their seat for an old lady, or something like that. When reading “German Erotica: The Land of Beer, Sausage and Sex Shops” I found it hilarious that the first shop after customs in the Frankfurt International Airport is a sex shop. There are not very many sex shops in America, but it does not surprise me that they are common in Germany because Europeans as a whole tends to be much more progressive and open about that stuff than Americans are. In the article “The Loneliness of the Klofrau: Toilet Training for Visitors” I found it very interesting that most bathrooms in Germany have a toilet lady there to keep the bathroom clean, and that you have to tip her to use the bathroom. To me using the bathroom is one of those things that should always be free, I can’t even imagine what it’d be like to have to pay almost everytime I needed to go to the bathroom, but as long as that meant that the bathrooms would be cleaner I guess I would be able to get used to it. When reading “Scoring a German: Flirting with Fräuleins, Hunting for Herren” I found it interesting how different flirting can be in Germany than in America. I was surprised to hear that in Germany flirting is often subtle and conservative, because Germans are known for being very direct. While reading the Brennpunkt Kultur I found it very interesting how in Germany there is a very strong distinction between friends/acquaintances and close friends/someone you are in a relationship in, and how this distinction is a little different than how we would describe them in America.

Kultur 5 - Victor Wang

When I was reading through "Rules of the Street," I was very amused. The environment in the streets of Germany reminds me of the streets of Manhattan. On the island, everyone seems to be in a rush sand their walking pace is at least twice as fast as the normal stroll. However, in most cases, I think that people would apologize in New York, even if they muttered it underneath their breath. Whereas in California, considerably fewer people walk on the sidewalks. If we do bump into another person, which is unlikely given how wide the sidewalks are (honestly, even the chances of bumping into cyclist is low, though that may be because cyclists share the roads with cars), we do make sure to say we're sorry.

When I read the article on the Klofrau, I was less surprised than I guess I would have been. In some parts of Asia, especially Hong Kong, there are people who have the exact same job description as the Klofrau, except they are usually meaner and can bully a tip out of you if you dare to sneak out without paying. Their service has less to do with cleaning the bathrooms and more to do with providing amenities such as scented towels or holding your stuff while you do your business. While I think that these people make the restroom experience more enjoyable, albeit slightly awkward, they do deserve some sort of award for cleaning up after people all day.

I felt like the articles about women and flirting were very interesting. First, the article about women in German society made me think that German women are far better off compared to American women. This came as a surprise because it went against my preconceptions of Germany as a stiff, male-dominated society. But then again, this is Europe that we're talking about. Europeans seem to know how to handle social situations better than Americans can. The flirting article made me laugh. After living in Taiwan for two years, I have come to accept that there is no genuine romantic life on the island. Comparing the subtle ways Germans flirt to the romantically clueless men and women of Taiwan is impossible.

Kultur 5

The Kultur readings are always great at getting me to take a look at different aspects of German life that one would not necessarily think of as being different.  From the non-apologetic atmosphere on the streets to the statistics of women in Germany, it's interesting to see where our cultures differ, and what commonalities the two have.  I feel that American's have a built in default, "I'm sorry... Excuse me" response, even when they don't mean it.  Germans, as I understand from a culmination of all the articles I've read, are just honest. 

Honesty may not always apply though, especially in the case of flirting.  As a male, I don't have the best flirting abilities, but to not show any advances other than a prolonged glance seems even a bit strange to me.  I would at least want to know if someone had an interest in me, rather than just seeing them stare in my direction, possibly at someone else.

Were that to occur, I would be sure to take some change when I awkwardly leave to go to the restroom, so that I could tip the Klofrau.  This is a concept I'm somewhat aware of, as I work at a county fair back home, where attendants maintain the bathrooms and ask for tips, although I rarely do tip.  Hearing the perspective of the Klofrau has made me think twice about not dropping a few coins in the collection bowl next time I see one.

I love the openness about German sex shops. I find it amusing that Germans are so much more open about intimacy. It's true that if a young man in America were to even buy a few intimate items from the grocery store, he's sure to get a few looks or have others insinuate things about him.   But according to the article, Germans are more open about sex and intimacy, especially in their colorful and large displays described in the article.

The statistics about women were not all that surprising to me, as they seem to closely relate to America's as I understand them, such as women making less money and similar statistics.

In the text readings, I enjoyed learning about Hamburg. It sounds like an interesting town, full of activity.  I would love to visit the oldest oper Haus in Germany!! I also find the use of "you" in other languages interesting.  In English, we have one connotation, for both formal and informal.  However, in all languages I have studied (French, Italian and German) there is a difference.  I find it very interesting that Germans distinguish between close friends (of which one may have a few) by using "du" and acquaintances by continuing to use "Sie".  The more you know, eh?

Kultur 5

I relate to the "Entschuldigung" article because I always get tired of saying "excuse me" all the time. There have been numerous occasions of me being called a jerk or being accused of being rude. Of course I wasn't trying to be rude, I just didn't feel like saying telling them to excuse me since it would make no difference in the situation. The more I take this class and read these article, the more I feel like I should have been born in Germany. I just feel like my personality would fit better in that culture. This also goes with the flirting article because I don't know how to. I'm not so much like Germans where I just blankly stare, but I'm also not one to go over the top. The best I can do is hold a nice conversation.
I'm a little surprised of how sex is treated in Germany. I guess I'm just used to it being a taboo that you have to keep private. I have the mindset that I would be too embarrassed to enter a sex shop because I want to keep my sex life private. I do find it funny that the shops in Germany stick to regular business hours. I don't know exactly what kind of hours they have here, but I imagine that they are open more at night, similar to bars and clubs.
I have no idea what the clean bathroom article had to do with the romantic theme, but I think it's an excellent idea. People have to pay for food, drinks, energy, and most other necessities, so why not pay for the bathroom? Most public bathrooms, i.e. gas stations, are disgusting. It's left to the employees to clean, but they might not have time due to other responsibilities. I experienced this first hand while working at a gas station. People constantly used the bathroom, making messes, and leaving without paying for anything, then we had to go clean it up. Delegating someone to only focus on the bathroom is a great idea and would not only create jobs, but also provide extra income and clean bathrooms.

Kultur 5

I usually start conversation with a stranger with "Excuse me". Es ist so often to hear "Sorry" and "Excuse me" here. Was sagt ein Deutscher Mann ob er keine "Entschuldigung" sagt?

Ich will Geld geben für ein clean clean bathroom. We don't often see the janitors-- only at midnight or noon when they are on duty. It's only in the heavily-used public bathrooms such as the ones by a popular beach,  can we see a lady (in a lady's room) waving a mop and cleans after everyone. Ich nie Geld geben though... They don't have a plate anywhere for people to drop tips... Next time I will though. In China, in some restaurants, gibt es Flofrau. They hand you paper towels, even lotions, and you don't need to tip. Wir nie Trinkgeld geben in China.

I think it's useful to have a word "Bekannte". Because it's not everyone we know can count as a friend. It usually takes extra time to explain how well you know someone. Er ist ein Bekannte solves the problem.

Hamburger Steak is from Hamburg...

Kultur 5

Rules of the Street: No Blood, No Entshuldigung

One of the first words that most people will look up in a foreign language when visiting a new country is "excuse me." In German this is "Entschuldigung" but this article claims that it is not a necessary word to learn as no one uses it. The article goes on to explain that you must be ready for more physical contact in Germany while simply walking than in other countries. The author even goes so far as to compare it to a rugby scrum - a little extreme if you ask me. His argument is simply that Germans are not intrinsically rude, but they have simply come to terms with more day-to-day contact than the rest of us.

German Erotica: The Land of Beer, Sausage and Sex Shops

This article is slightly on the racy-side and talks about the existence of sex shops throughout Germany. In the United States there are sex shops as well as in Germany, but the placement and advertisement of the shops varies greatly between the two nations. In the States such stores are normally very unassuming buildings with a simple "Adult Book Store" sign at the front located in a part of town with little foot-traffic. However, in Germany these same stores are located in town squares, next to a local supermarket or butcher. The stores have a glass front as any other store typically would have, making window-shopping quite easy. The attitudes toward German sex-shops are very nonchalant. 

 Scoring a German: Flirting with Fräuleins, Hunting for Herren

This article talks about the difference in flirting styles in Germany versus the United States. The article claims that the art is much more subtle in German that in other parts of the world. The author claims that all a man can do to make a first look in Germany is have a certain stare towards a woman and the rest is up to her, where in the US a man must be much more forward. The article even claims that going so far as to say hello to a German woman is considered rude - which sounds absurd to me.

Kultur 5

I thought Germans were polite and conservative, but apparently they don't use the word excuse me "Entschuldigung." I'm sure the article is not 100% right because I do hear "entschuldigung" from them. Or, it is because they are in America?

For the toilet lady, I think it is similar to southern part of America. When I was in Texas for my high school years, I saw many Hispanic or African American ladies/men cleaning the restrooms. Especially in schools and public restrooms, they tend to stay there and clean for the entire time. The only difference from the one in Germany is that they are more friendly and don't get to paid by toilet users. They frankly chat with students and people in the public building, take rests when they want, and have meal with the other people. I hope the one in Germany can be like that, too.

I personally don't know how to flirt (at least I don't realize that I do). It's funny to see other people flirting each other. When I came to America at age 15, I was shocked from the openness of amour. In Japan or China, I didn't really see people flirting during the day (we do in nights, of course). But in America, people were flirting during the class, restaurants, games, and etc. Basically 24/7! I had to cover my eyes when people were making out at the lockers. Anyways, flirting in Germany is somewhat more comfortable for my taste. Maybe it's boring to not to show the emotions apparent, but I like the idea of slowly knowing the person you are interested with an intelligent observation.

One of my dream cities is Hamburg, because it is my favorite composer's (Johannes Brahms) birthplace! I want to visit St. Pauli and die Sankt Michaeliskirche. It will be very beautiful just to take a walk along the shore.

Kultur 5

You could almost say that Germans don't care. Their hard-iron faces and unwavering walks as they plow right through your shoulder seem to support this. Even the large amount of erotic shops found anywhere and everywhere along the street in the most public locations. All that is just the German culture though, they do care, but just not when you are in their way or when they need their smut. I particularly enjoyed the fact old ladies get priority seating when they step on a train as most people are afraid of being smacked with a cane. The German's also care about the state of their bathrooms, or at least a few lonely women are. The bathroom attendant doesn't hand out a mint on your way out but rather asks for payment for using such a fine John. She may work for a larger company that doesn't pay the likely immigrant very well for maintain the bathroom. Several other lonely women care deeply about how you first interact with them, particularly they prefer a glance and smile as to being talked to and the fact foreigners are interesting and different compared to their German counterparts. It is, however, harder for foreign women to get the ball rolling with whoever catches their eye. The well being of women is another huge characteristic of the German culture. The "Women in Germany" article has man statistics that show that Germans do care, but it just depends on the subject if they actually show how much they care.

Kultur5

I don't think my feelings would be too hurt by the full contact sport that is walking in Deutschland. I have spent enough time walking around New York (where you are equally unlikely to hear an apology for being bumped into) that I think I could manage. I don't know if Deutschland is any different, but bumping into the wrong person in New York could land you in a scuffle or worse.

It is interesting that Deutschland's sex shops do not carry the same stigma as Amerika's, I noticed the same attitude in other European countries. Perhaps it's healthy to openly accept sexuality as such, so that sex doesn't carry the "dirty" stigma that lands sex shops in the "bad-side of town." 

I don't think I will ever come to terms with the concept of paying to use the bathroom. This practice was probably my least favorite part of traveling in Europe. While the fees contribute to keeping bathrooms clean, I would rather just take the chance of the bathroom being gross because the staff cleans it less often or even just have to pay a little bit higher prices to cover the expense; it seems like a huge hassle to have to carry change everywhere just in case nature calls. 

It's a shame to hear Deutscherin are immune to pick-up lines, but at least this approach to courtship guarantees some level of substance, should you hit it off. 

Kultur 5, Yuntao Chen

In this week's Kultur, I read several interesting articles as usual.

One article talked about how the usage of Entshuldigung is sometimes   omitted in daily lives in Germany. The author stated that most Germans are used to physical contact in public so that they do not think an apology is due when you accidentally step on someone's feet. I find this quite surprising. Because in my home country and here in US, you will most likely get yelled at if you do not apologize for getting into somebody's way.

Another article described the openness of German population to sex stores. I think the open display of those stores relates to the bluntness of German people. Just like they will openly tell how much  weight you have gained, they feel that there is nothing to be hided when they want to visit a sex store. It is nonetheless very interesting to know that in Frankfurt International Airport, one of the first stores that people see after customs is a sex store. I'd imagine for a lot of people from other parts of the world this must be their first culture-shock in Germany.

One article talked about Klofrau, who are the sanitary staff in public toilettes. This reminds me when I was small we used to have similar positions in some of the public toilettes in my hometown. However they have long gone because of the newer generation of automatic toilettes. I understand you should respect them as they have a proper job, but I also know that the "death" of this position is so inevitable. 

Kultur5, Michael Nizinski

For this blog post I read four of the articles. In the Rule of the Street they talk about how germans don't say enschuldigung and just shove their way through. I would think if this happened in America if would get to the point were someone would probably end up shot over it. And I don't think I would like to be constantly pushed or stepped on when I am just trying to walk wherever I am going. The German Erotica article doesn't surprise me. Everywhere else is pretty open with sex and nudity. I remember when I was young my Mutter had gotten some magazines in the the mail from my Oma about the news which was like a TIME Magazine and there were naked women in there! OMG! To me it explains why porn is such a huge industry in the US. It like a forbidden fruit that everyone wants. If it were a normal thing to see and it wouldn't be such a big deal. The next article was abut the Klofrau or the "bathroom lady". I think that everyone should have this especially the bars and clubs. Most higher end bars and clubs do but I think it everyone should have these. When I'm drunk I don't wanna be walking into a bathroom where someone else peed all over everything and then it stays like that the whole night. The last article I read was about scoring a german women. This seemed a little confusing to me because I didn't understand what would happen next after you glance at the girl you like and she sees you. Does she come talk to you? Or do we just continue to look at each other for the rest of the night with timed glances? If all I have to do is glance over at her and she comes over to talk to me, then picking up girls in Germany should be cake. Not that its hard in the US, I just wouldn't have to walk over to the girl anymore. And I am unsure of where the writer for this article got his information on how guys talk to girls outside of Germany saying "Yo baby" but I have never seen any guy pick up a girl like this.

AMD 5

Für mein AMD, ich habe zwei article gelesn. Ernst, ich habe ein artikel hießt “Arbeiter für die Fußball-WM ausgebeute”. lesen . Und dann ich habe ein artikel von Frau quota gelesen. Die artikels sind gut, and ich mag beide. I also learnt a few words, such as

Knapp- ‘Just’

Bundestagswahl – elections

Regierung  - governtment

Gedoch- However

Geeinigt – Agreed

einigen  - some

bestimmte –specific

Schaffen- to make it so.

I understood that the Politicians were increasing the women’s quota to make more of them enter chief positions and this was the gist of it.

For the second article, hier is die list of words I learnt,

Stattfinden- to be held/ to happen

Deshalb-therefore

Human rights organisation- Menschenrechtsorganisation

Und so weiter…

I understood that workers building the qatar stadium being treated unfairly and that humans rights organization has now called upon Fifa to ensure that workers are protected. Fifa is doing its best to ensure that this is being done. This was the gist of the second article.

Dieses die links fur beide artikels.

http://www.tivi.de/fernsehen/logo/artikel/41931/index.html

http://www.tivi.de/fernsehen/logo/artikel/41932/index.html

AMD5

Für mein AMD5, ich habe den Film "Lammbock" angesehen. I habe mit subtitles den Film angesehen, weil ich den schnell Dialog verstehen will. Lammbock ist ein comedy Film.

I recognized certain lines like "Gina müssen wir schwätzen," or "Gina, we have to talk" to which Gina repies "Was dann?" or "What is it?"

I was also able to understand "Das ist kein Campingplatz" which one of the main characters tells two potheads camped outside of his house, he also says something like "Sagt man, kann ihn einen normal Setzen?" which means "Can this guy say one normal sentence?

One guy says he has to study, when the other makes fun of him he says "Hey! Ich hab in zwei Monat Exam."

While talking about the dangers of dealing drugs, one guy says "Mein Vater [sentenced once guy to] 3 Jahre, er hat einhundert Gram.

Ich kann nicht viel verstanden, aber ich war entertained by der Dialog. The movie reminds me of several American comedies in its sense of humor.

AMD5, Michael Nizinski

For this AMD I didn't have any ideas of what to really do. So I checked out the Idees sections and was surprised to find an American Football League site. What was even more surprising was that the teams were actually good. Maybe this should just be expected from the Deutsch Leute denn sie seem to be gut um alles. If you put the highlight film against any high school oder college team you would be able to tell the difference ob sie were American oder Deutsch. Fur being so young in a sport especially in a nation that it has a national sport of soccer it was very surprising to see. I don't think they are ready for the NFL yet but maybe soon. I think the NFL has the least amount of players from over seas than another sport in the USA. It would be nice to see other nations top players come and play in the US as we already do for other sports.

AMD 5

Für AMD5 ich habe ein Gedicht (poem) gelesen. Das Gedicht ist 'Frühlingsglaube' von Ludwig Uhland. Unten, du kann lese das Gedicht.

Frühlingsglaube 

Die linden Lüfte sind erwacht,
Sie säuseln und wehen    Tag und Nacht,
Sie schaffen an allen Enden.
O frischer Duft, o neuer Klang!
Nun, armes Herze, sei nicht bang!
Nun muss sich alles, alles wenden.
Die Welt wird schöner    mit jedem Tag,
Man weiß nicht,    was noch werden mag,
Das Blühen will nicht enden.
Es blüht das fernste, tiefste Tal:
Nun, armes Herz, vergiss der Qual!
Nun muss sich alles, alles wenden.

Was bedeutet 'Frühlingsglaube' du frage? In Englisch das Gedicht ist 'Faith in Spring.' Ich habe Frühlingsglaube lesen in Deutch geversuchen. Sie war sehr schwierig. I first only read the poem in German and tried to make sense of it as I read it three or four times. I came to the conclusion that this poem is about the winter coming to an end and spring coming into bloom. I found the following words from the poem quite easy to translate even though I had never seen them before.

Blühen - to bloom

Herze - heart

schöner - more beautiful

Welt - world

Nun - now

I then found an English version of the poem and read it as well. After reading the poem in both English and German I was able to understand many German phrases in the poem that I did not understand before. 

Tag und Nacht - Day and night

Nun muss sich alles, alles wenden - Now everything, everything must change

Nun, armes Herz, vergiss der Qual! - Now poor dear, forget the pain!

Mit jedem Tag - with each day

Man weiß nicht - one does not know

was noch werden mag - what may yet happen

This exercise was extremely helpful for me to  expand my very basic understanding of German, exposing me to new words and phrases. I have attached the full English version of the poem below for reference.

Faith in Spring

	They murmur and waft    day and night,
	They create in every corner.
	Oh fresh scent, oh new sound!
	Now, poor dear [heart], fear not!
	Now everything, everything must change.
	The world becomes more beautiful    with each day,
	One does not know    what may yet happen,
	The blooming doesn't want to end.
	The farthest, deepest valley blooms:
	Now, poor dear, forget the pain!
	Now everything, everything must change.

AMD5

Für AMD 5, ich habe Johann Wofgang von Goethe gelesen. Er war ein duetscher Dichter. Wir habe Goethe Institute gelesen. Er hatte viele Freundinnen. Ich habe ein Goethe Verse Nähe des Geliebten (Nearness of the Beloved One) gefunden. Since we were learning about vocalbulary of relationship und liebe in class, ich habe die Verse gelesen.

Nähe des Geliebten

Ich denke dein, wenn mir der Donne schimmer
Vom Meere strahlt;
(I think of you, when I see the sun's shimmer Gleaming from the sea.)
Ich denke dein, wenn sich des Mondes Flimmer
In Quellen malt.
(I think of you , when the moon's glimmer Is reflected in the springs.)

Ich sehe dich, wenn auf dem fernen Wege
Der Staub sich hebt,
In tiefer Nacht, wenn auf dem schmalen Stege
Der Wandrer debt.
(I see you, when on the distant road The dust rises, In deep night, when on the narrow bridge The traveler trembles)

Ich höre dich, wenn dort mit dumpfem Rauschen
Die Welle steight.
Im stillen Haine geh´ ich oft zu lauschen,
Wenn alles schweight.
( I hear you, when with a dull roar The wave surges. In the quiet grove I often go to listen When all is silent. )

Ich bin bei dir, du seist auch noch so ferne,
Du bist mir nah!
Die Sonne sinkt, bald leuchten mir die Sterne.
O wärst du da!
( I am with you, however far away you may be, You are next to me! The sun is seting, soon the stars will shine upon me. If only zou were here! )

The language is not very difficult. Quite easy to read. It remindes me of a Chinese poem by Li Bai "I raise the glass and invite the moon to join me, only to see the three of us including my shadow".

AMD 5

For this blog I found German dubbed Disney songs on YouTube. I did not need subtitles for this activity because I know all these songs by heart. One phrase I kept hearing was "Kannst du...?" from songs like "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" and "Colors of the Wind." I was confused during "Be Our Guest" because it sounded like he was saying "Sein Ihr Gast," which is translated to "Be your guest." I might have just heard him wrong. My favorite, though, would have to be "Du hast ein Freund in Mir." I might have said that wrong in German, but that's what I heard and I probably would have understood it even if I've never heard that song before. I then listened to "A Whole New World" and I did not recognize any phrases. The German title of the song, "In meiner Welt," does not make any sense to me because it means in my world. It was probably changed from a whole new world in order to fit the music. I liked that the German version of "Circle of Life" still used the original African audio since there is no reason to change it. As for the German lyrics, I could pick out a few words here and there but nothing significant, mostly conjunctions.