Aber sie sind mehr denn je gespalten (hin-und hergerissen) zwischen zwei gegensätzlichen (!!)Vorstellungen (Vision ist evtl zu pathetisch, ginge aber hier). Auf der einen Seite sehen sie das "Europa der Nationen", das durch engere Handels- und Sicherheitsvereinbarungen stärker zusammen gehalten wird, aber den größten (AN-)Teil seiner Dynamik aus dem Nationalstaat bezieht, der im wesentlichen/ursprünglich eine europäische Erfindung und die Quelle von Englands früherem Stolz war.
Dieser Nationalismus wird einen neuen Auftrieb durch die Osteuropäer erhalten/erreichen, die- als (KEIN Artikel!) natürliche Reaktion auf ihre Befreiung von der sowjetischen Herrschaft, versuchen werden, ihre nationale Identität mit Nachdruck zu behaupten.
Die andere Vorstellung von Europa ist beispielhaft sichtbar an der (oder: wird verkörpert durch die) europäischen Gemeinschaft.
Weniger die Angst vor einer sowjetischen Expansion (umstellen!!) als vielmehr die feste Absicht/der Entschluss das Wiederaufleben von gehässigem Nationalismus zu verhindern, führte nach dem 2.Weltkrieg zur Gründung der Gemeinschaft.
Diese Vorstellung von Europa, als eine wesentlich engere Gruppe von Völkern, die die gleichen wirtschaftlichen und sicherheitspolitischen Regeln verfolgt/teilt, hat nun plötzlich durch die Öffnung des Ostens eine Herausforderung/steht vor einer Herausforderung, die einige sehr schwierige/komische/Seltsame Fragen aufwirft.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Monday, May 26, 2008
Chapter 3 - (un)arranged marriage
Summary
- Manny goes mad because of his marriage at seventeen
--> becomes angry and takes revenge on his brother Harry
- spends a lot of time outside with Ady
- sees Lisa for the first time, falls in love with her
Striking facts
- loves Leceister (and England) very much because for him it's like a melting pot of nations
- critizices his family's opinion on races
- changes his mind about having a girlfriend
Characters
- Manny
- Ady
- Sarah
- Lisa
Where?
- Manny's and Harry's room
- Shopping centre in Leicester
When?
- a Friday morning
- the summerbreak between year 8 and 9
Vocabulary
shrub - (syn.) bush
*backwards - rückwärts;if you put on a piece of clothing back to front, you make a mistake and put the back where the front should be
dumbbell - a stupid person
*(to) head for - (to) move in a particular direction
(to) loaf (infl) - to spend your time not doing anything, especially when you should be working
(to) gawp (infl) - to stare at sb/sth in a stupid or rude way
Posted by: Stefanie Eckmann
- Manny goes mad because of his marriage at seventeen
--> becomes angry and takes revenge on his brother Harry
- spends a lot of time outside with Ady
- sees Lisa for the first time, falls in love with her
Striking facts
- loves Leceister (and England) very much because for him it's like a melting pot of nations
- critizices his family's opinion on races
- changes his mind about having a girlfriend
Characters
- Manny
- Ady
- Sarah
- Lisa
Where?
- Manny's and Harry's room
- Shopping centre in Leicester
When?
- a Friday morning
- the summerbreak between year 8 and 9
Vocabulary
shrub - (syn.) bush
*backwards - rückwärts;if you put on a piece of clothing back to front, you make a mistake and put the back where the front should be
dumbbell - a stupid person
*(to) head for - (to) move in a particular direction
(to) loaf (infl) - to spend your time not doing anything, especially when you should be working
(to) gawp (infl) - to stare at sb/sth in a stupid or rude way
Posted by: Stefanie Eckmann
(UN)ARRANGED MARRIAGE - Chapter 2
summary
-Manny is in 8th class
-his cousin Ekbal is allowed to live as he wants to
-doesn't know how to go on living
-trouble with Harry because he sais Harry was a rasist
-doesn't want to go to Harry's wedding
-father tells him that he would get married to a known
Indish girl at the age of 17
vocabulary
*custom = tradition
*extended = umfassend,ausufernd
*mercilessly (adv) -> to show no kindness or pity
squealer -> so. who does a long high cry/sound
*odour = smell (noun)
to despair -> to stop having any hope
duvet = Daunendecke
*urge (noun) -> a strong desire to do sth.
*exaggeration = Übertreibung
cereal = Getreide;Müsli
brick = Ziegelstein
by Jasmin Lasch
-Manny is in 8th class
-his cousin Ekbal is allowed to live as he wants to
-doesn't know how to go on living
-trouble with Harry because he sais Harry was a rasist
-doesn't want to go to Harry's wedding
-father tells him that he would get married to a known
Indish girl at the age of 17
vocabulary
*custom = tradition
*extended = umfassend,ausufernd
*mercilessly (adv) -> to show no kindness or pity
squealer -> so. who does a long high cry/sound
*odour = smell (noun)
to despair -> to stop having any hope
duvet = Daunendecke
*urge (noun) -> a strong desire to do sth.
*exaggeration = Übertreibung
cereal = Getreide;Müsli
brick = Ziegelstein
by Jasmin Lasch
Sunday, May 25, 2008
(un)arranged marriage- bali rai
Chapter 1 (p.13-20)
summary:
we find out that the story is about a PUNJABI family
It is set in England (Leicester?)
the characters are introduced.
Striking facts: * Manny gets hit by his father
* appears to be aggressive
*sees his family traditions in a very critical way
the characters:
Manjit (manny)--> is the protagonist
he introduces his family
Ranjit- his older brother- is married and his wife moved in after their marriage
Manny has 2 sisters: Balbir and Dalbir, who don' life with the family anymore
the father: has a drinking problem,hits his son, is a worker
the mother: doesn't help him with his homework
--> both are introduced as "odd"
Ady- is Manny's best buddy
vocabulary:
*to provoke-= to challenge
*exertion (n)- the state of physical exhaustion - Erschöpfung
*embarrassing- peinlich
*to tease- ärgern, pisacken
*reply (n)=answer
*to be engaged to- mit jemandem verlobt/liiert sein
business agreement- geschäftliche Vereinbarung
*unless= if not - bevor
*to bother s.o.= to care for s.o./s.th.
*daring to say- es wagen etwas zu sagen
*to be influenced by= von etwas beeinflusst sein
*to move in- einziehen
*to pretend- vorgeben, vortäuschen
*privacy- Privatsphäre
*to pass ou= if you drink a lot of alcohol, you'll pass out
blogged by Ms Sauer
summary:
we find out that the story is about a PUNJABI family
It is set in England (Leicester?)
the characters are introduced.
Striking facts: * Manny gets hit by his father
* appears to be aggressive
*sees his family traditions in a very critical way
the characters:
Manjit (manny)--> is the protagonist
he introduces his family
Ranjit- his older brother- is married and his wife moved in after their marriage
Manny has 2 sisters: Balbir and Dalbir, who don' life with the family anymore
the father: has a drinking problem,hits his son, is a worker
the mother: doesn't help him with his homework
--> both are introduced as "odd"
Ady- is Manny's best buddy
vocabulary:
*to provoke-= to challenge
*exertion (n)- the state of physical exhaustion - Erschöpfung
*embarrassing- peinlich
*to tease- ärgern, pisacken
*reply (n)=answer
*to be engaged to- mit jemandem verlobt/liiert sein
business agreement- geschäftliche Vereinbarung
*unless= if not - bevor
*to bother s.o.= to care for s.o./s.th.
*daring to say- es wagen etwas zu sagen
*to be influenced by= von etwas beeinflusst sein
*to move in- einziehen
*to pretend- vorgeben, vortäuschen
*privacy- Privatsphäre
*to pass ou= if you drink a lot of alcohol, you'll pass out
blogged by Ms Sauer
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