Essays on West Berlin

Power

Power refers to the production of intended effects within the context of a given phenomenon. For instance, when a government declares war against an invading power, it would be seeking to defend the nation (intended effect) since it has the authority to do so for the sake of the citizens (context). Hence, when one has power, he or she would have the ability to make a palpable difference to the current state of the world. Accordingly, control is difficult to identify because its manifestation relies on relationships between people, groups, and States. Still on the example given above, the ...

Bridge of Spies (2015) is a historical film that was directed by Steven Spielberg. One of the stars in this film is Tom Hanks. This film received a very positive feedback from the viewers and in my opinion it is one of the best films about the confrontation between the USA and the USSR in the past few years. The film is set in 1957 – 1962 and is based on a true story. In 1957, the USA arrested a Soviet spy Rudolf Abel, but a few years later he was swapped for the American pilot that was brought down ...

Claudio Interview. Intervieweers: Emma O’Brien & Megan Godfrey 

Claudio interview categorisation: The beginning of the interview Middle of the interview Conclusion of the interview (the ending) The beginning of the interview (subcategorisation): Determination of the main subject of the interview (street art) and focusing on the aspects of street art History of the city and historical architecture as the symbols, that gain people. Political messages that this symbols carry and their meaning to the public. Origins of Claudio. Reasons for moving into Berlin. Condition of Berlin in 1980.

Reconstruction of Berlin. Specific look that Berlin has due to its’ international community

Attractive image of Berlin, that makes more people come to the city. Main part of the interview: Falling ...

Male 1: So, well what I really wanted to tell you about also is the two big pieces. It is, you know that? You know the pieces?

Male 2: Yes, I’ve seen them.

Male 1: Yeah, they are very popular. Like I think it’s the two most photographed street art pieces in Berlin which is sad now because they’re gone. It is this headless man on his way to work. His hands are cuffed up with his golden watches. And then the other one is more about our situation now I guess. It is two guys, one from top and one from the ...

Life in East Berlin was quite different from that of West Berlin. Most of the citizens of East Berlin saw the state as being illegitimate, it was artificial and as a puppet of the Stalin regime. They were very opposed to the enforcement of a single party state of the ruling Socialist Unity Party. They viewed the state of West Germany as being more attractive. Most of the East Germans commonly viewed the Socialist Unity Party as the Russian party not as a German party (Ross 25). However this was not the only aspect of life in East Germany, in fact life ...