The role women and men in 18th century

I will talk about the man and woman in 18^th century in China. I think it may help us learn more things about man and woman in 18^th century in the world. In 18^th century European countries went to industrial age, China was still in the feudal society. In 1800-1900 China was controlled by The Qing dynasty. In those 100 years, women’s status in society is in a very low position. In that century, it was polygyny. But most marriages were not freedom love. Your parents would control who you could marry with. Especially for women, they didn’t have right to choose their own marriage, family would do all arrangements for her. Most of the time, the families depend on marriage to get more interests. Women’s marriage in that time looks like a means to profit. European countries were in the tide of the industrial revolution, depend on China in 18^th century, the marriage would be more freedom, although at that age, women were still in a low position in the social. After marriage, it was also not inequality for men and women in that time. If you were a wife, you’d better contact with other heterosexual too much, especially make special relationship. At that time, it will be defined as not keep her virginity, you may be get serious punishment even be killed. For men, you could get lots of wife. Men can choose a divorce but women cannot. It means, if your husband does not love you any more, you have no idea to leave him. If he does not want to make a divorce, you only choice is stay with him. In daily life, Most women were house wife. You do not need to work, you also have no chance to work. In government, there was no women female official. They only way for women can get a good life in that year was to get marry with a rich man or an officer. Of course, you can also choose to try to enter the palace, but it was a more dangerous place for women. So in 18^th century, the women had a much lower position in the social than men in China. In European countries, it was changed because of the industrial revolution.

Report for Berlin Calling

1. What do drugs mean to Ickarus?

Ickarus was a good electronic musician. In recently years, record companies were not interested on his new works, he felt depression. He chose drugs to help him to relax and look for inspiration.

2. Why, when and how are his fans taking drugs, and which drugs do they take?

Some of his fans just take drugs for fun, they want drugs to help them to enjoy the music. They took cocaine and ingest pills. They took the drugs in club or around some music events.

3. While we can see that his drug habits get him ill and into a psychosis, and while we witness his relapse and inability to work successfully, why does the subculture Ickarus is in focus on drugs?

Ickarus may make a wrong view, he didn’t understand how bed effects the drugs will make. He was a young man, sometimes he cannot face the pressure in a right way. He use drugs to help him to escape problems.

4. Compare the standards you know from your home society with the people you see depicted in this movie. Which are the stark differences and contrasts?

I haven’t seen any people like Ickarus. I have seen lots of young people, they like go to club or pub and drunk. When they play in pub, they will forget the things they need to face.

5. Germany is considered a strong industrial nation the world over. Do you think that the youth culture as depicted here could change that? How about work ethics of Ickarus and of Alice, the label director who fires and then re-signs him?

I think it probably will change that.

6. Which similar “cult movies” of US origin have you seen, if any?

I didn’t watch this kind of movie in US. But I watch some similar movie in China as Struggle.

This movie discussed the inspiration. The creation need inspiration, where is the inspiration. Ickarus’ inspiration comes from the vision of drugs that create, actually finally he found his inspiration was given by his real life. When he saw his girlfriend was still love him, although she lived with other girl. When he saw the people and things in the psychiatric hospital, his inspiration was coming.

“Berlin calling”, the call may be exactly what world give us the attention of. Music now has a new media - computers. Anything you want to note, you all can show through the computer. Music is really important for Ickarus, it’s reflected in his creation or when he was in the bottleneck. If music has sons, Ickarus will be one of them. When I was in China, I have found there are few people like Ickarus. They didn’t use drugs, but they also like to find some crazy way to relax and to release the pressure. Someone like go to pub, they drunk and dance. At time they feel really relax and have fun. Most of them found it was not a good choose to live in one day. All of them will try to find their inspiration in their real life.

The assignment for All Quiet on the Western Front Movie

After I fishing reading the Book ‘All Quiet on the Western Front and the Movie, I found this movie has a very strong ideological. It shows a great anti-war opinion. There are few movies which talk about war can be as good as this movie. It’s a classic anti-war movie. Director use outstanding photography, realistic style to show the war, position, charge, melee and cruel terror. Savage murder scene taken is very distinct, it has impressionist style. Meanwhile, the film high art achievement and the rich connotation and make it become a ‘good Ph.D. Thesis. There is not too much movie which talks about the first war, especially in recently years. Born in the end of World War I, the theme of the film All Quiet on the western front can be said to be an exception. Until today, the film is still look very sharp. This based on the novel by the film based on a group of German soldiers eye showed that how brutality the war is. This is the truth portraiture of World War I. At the same time it also gives us the certain enlightenment: sometimes silence is the best way to show the war. All the war had made the earth became macabre, many people crying, struggling, calling, they want to leave the threat of death, but only released to went down. The war brings human blood disaster is not able to forget, that is the spirit and flesh wounds of human beings. All Quiet on the Western Front is small miniature of the World War I. This movie tell people how terrible the war is, he want tell people a peace world is beautiful and bright. This movie is be given first prizes with strong philosophical works by Oscar. It is the great anti-war film in the history. It reveals the terrible war, destroyed the so-called live patriotic. In the third Oscar, it won the best picture and best director. It’s one of the 100 classic movies in US.

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Assignment after reading All Quiet on the Western Front

After I finish reading the novel All Quiet on the Western Front, I found this book has a very strong ideological. It is a great anti-war theme books. It reveals the terrible truth of war to destroyed the so-called " patriotic" mysterious dream. Author want to tell people when the world has human civilization, the world also has the wars. All of the wars, whether it is defeated or win, the people who are suffered the pain are innocent civilians. The bloodthirsty war machines brings the great disaster to the human beings. The war had made the earth became macabre, many people crying, struggling, calling, they want to leave the threat of death, but only released to went down. July 28, 1914, the first world war broke out, then more and more European countries involved in war. There are three main fronts: eastern, western and southern. The most important battlefield is western front, and it was the most deadly battle. At first, most people think it was a short war, but lately, people found it is a long and nightmare war. Now the war is over, but author want to tell people the war brings human blood disaster is not able to forget, that is the spirit and flesh wounds of human beings. All Quiet on the Western Front is small miniature of the World War I. Author want to use this book tell people how terrible the war is, he want tell people a peace world is beautiful and bright.

Three states by our group

Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. It is located in northeastern Germany. With the population of 3.45 million people, it is the largest city in Germany. The total annual state budget of Berlin in 2007 exceeded $28.7 billion including a budget surplus of $112 million. The figures indicate the first surplus in the history of the city state. Due to increasing growth rates and tax revenues, the Senate of Berlin calculates an increasing budget surplus in 2008. In 2009, the nominal GDP of the citystate Berlin experienced a growth rate of 1.7% and totaled about $117 billion. Berlin's economy is dominated by the service sector, with around 80% of all companies doing business in services. The unemployment rate had steadily decreased over the past decade and reached a 13-year low in 2008; As of April 2010 unemployment was at 14.2%. Industries that do business in the creative arts and entertainment are an important and sizable sector of the economy of Berlin. The creative arts sector comprises music, film, advertising, architecture, art, design, fashion, performing arts, publishing, R&D, software, TV, radio, and video games. Around 22,600 creative enterprises, predominantly SMEs, generated over 18,6 billion Euro in total revenue. Berlin's creative industries have contributed an estimated 20% of Berlin's gross domestic product in 2005. The German headquarter of Universal Music is based in Berlin.
Bremen
The State of Bremen, located in northwestern Germany is a two-part Hanseatic city. It consists of Bremerhaven, a port at the Wesser river mouth of the North Sea, and the city of Bremen, located 60km south of Bremerhaven. Bremen is about the size of Atlanta Georgia, and has about double the population of St. Paul, Minnesota.
As a port city, one third of Bremen's GDP is from Trade and Shipping. Bremen also has a sizeable industrial sector specializing in shipbuilding, aerospace, and fishprocessing industries. In recent decades, however, the manufacturing industry has grown weak in Bremen, and they have invested in the high-tech and services sectors. Education was expanded to accomodate these changes with the founding of the University of Bremen in 1971, and the expansion of Bremen's Fachhochschulen. Bremen is now regarded as a centre for research and technology.
Bremen is a city of old traditions. One of which is the Freimarkt. First held in 1035, it is the oldest celebreated fair in Germany. It is held for 17 days in the last weeks of October. Events include the Freimarktsumzug parade, made up of over 100 floats among others.


Bayern
Bayern, also know as Bavaria, is in south eastern Germany. It is Germany's largest state with 12.5 million people, which turns out to be 20% of Germany's total population. After WWII it transformed from a poor agricultural state to the center of thriving industrialism. Bavaria holds the headquarters for BMW, Audi, Puma and Adidas. It has the largest columbian brewery and a major dutch brewery. It has the largest and healthiest economy in Germany, in fact, if Bavaria was its own country, only 17 other countries would have a higher GDP. Bavaria was a kingdom from 1806-1918, since then it has been a free state. It has a multi-party government, which the conservative Christian Social Union has dominated since 1945. In WWII it was strongly occupied by Nazi and U.S Troops which concluded that it was heavily bombed. Their relgion is predomanatly roman catholic. They take pride in tradition and celebrate with festivials and dances. Fun Fact: annualy, theres an average of 170 liters of beer consumed PER PERSON!