Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, University of Constance (Uni), course: American Literature and Culture, 10 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Since the end of the Second World War the United States of America has been the most powerful country in the world. American power has included cultural power. Writing or talking about America means invoking the American Dream, which remains a major element of the national identity. The American Dream encompasses the myth of America: a myth defined by another familiar phrase - the New World. In its origins, America was conceived of as a new world, a new beginning, a second chance. The contrast of course was with Europe - the Old World - characterized by tyranny, corruption, and social divisions. The American Constitution guaranteed all Americans "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." This is the heart of the American Dream. People believed that the American dream was, from the beginning, part and parcel of American history, culture and language, including the early colonial period. "America was born out of a dream." But the American Dream has come to mean at a popular level. It is to go to the West and become a millionaire. The American dream is conceived of in terms of success and of material success in particular: getting rich quick is what it is all about. But in its true sense it has never been limited to material success alone. So what do we actually understand under the term "American Dream" and what is the origin of this phrase? When did it first appear in the language? And how has the phrase itself evolved over time? Only during the time of political and cultural upheaval could the concept of the American Dream enter the national lexicon. The true origin of the phrase was first mentioned in 1931, by a middlebrow historian James Truslow Adams in his book The Epic of America. In this book, the phrase appears for the first time

Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject American Studies - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,7, University of Constance (Universitat Konstanz), course: Another Anthropology. Visual and textual Representations of Animals - ethical and aesthetical perspectives, 4 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: God is the creator of everything. He breathed life into animals and man, and made them living souls. "The Lord is good to everyone. He showers compassion on all His creation." (Psalm 145:9) God created man and animals according to His infinite love and wisdom. God values everything He created, including animals, and He wants only the best for them. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth, and He was pleased with all He made. But He wanted more. He wanted relationship and fellowship. His desire to pour out, and receive love in return remained unfulfilled. So He decided to create animals and man. God created animals before he created man, and placed them in the perfect serenity that was then earth. He has breathed the same breath of life into all living beings from the beginning of time through today.

Fachbuch aus dem Jahr 2013 im Fachbereich Amerikanistik - Literatur, -, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Ara der Goldenen Zwanziger" in New York: neuer Reichtum, Exzesse, rauschhafte Partys. So schildert es - zumindest vordergrundig - Der Grosse Gatsby" von F. Scott Fitzgerald, der grosse Romanklassiker der amerikanischen Literatur. Hier lernt der Borsenmakler Nick Carraway den mysteriosen Jay Gatsby kennen, dessen Figur zum Symbol fur kometenhaften Aufstieg sowie Absturz wird - und somit einen zeitgenossischen Kommentar zum Amerikanischen Traum" abgibt. Die Aufsatze in diesem Sammelband blicken hinter die Kulissen und gehen dem Scheitern dieses Traumes nach. Aus dem Inhalt: Die Epoche der Roaring Twenties', Das Romansetting New York, Analyse von Romanschauplatzen, Motiven und Figurenkonstellationen, Zur Ideologie des American Drea

Seminararbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich Romanistik - Franz sisch - Literatur, Note: 2,0, Universit t Konstanz (Universit t Konstanz), Veranstaltung: Die kom dien Moli res, 12 Eintragungen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Le Misanthrope ist Moli res brillante Kom die in f nf Akten. Die Urauff hrung fand am 4. Juni 1666 in Paris im Palais-Royal statt. Le Misanthrope stellt in Moli res Schaffensperiode einen gro en Einschnitt dar. Die Art der Konflikte, zwischen der Hauptfigur Alceste und anderen Personen, besitzen eine ganz eigene Qualit t. Alcestes Hass richtet sich gegen die Konventionen und niemand schafft es, ihn dazu zu bringen, diese anzuerkennen. Die Hoffnungen, die der Autor in dieses Werk setzte, wurden jedoch entt uscht, denn das damalige Publikum seinem Werk nichts abgewinnen konnte.