This sudden change brings financial instability to the Grimm family but as a result the brothers become closer to each other. Due to these deaths, the brothers were also forced to hold number of jobs such as librarians and teaching positions that brought them closer to the German literature. In terms of education both Grimm brothers gets the opportunity to go to some prestigious educational institutions where they were compelled to prove their superior scholarly abilities to condescending members of the aristocracy. Later on when they were studying law, they come to understand that a country’s law is based on its customs, traditions, and language of the people. From this realization they gain a desire to understand German traditions and history which includes folk lore.
However, this situation would make the company incur more loss next year, which is about negative $ 293,586. In the mean time, Barb Shepard, the company’s owner, wants to sell the company soon, and she knows a purchase price would be determined by three main factors: the absolute level of profits, the rate of growth in profits, and future potential growth in the market. Barb Shepard also wants to reduce bank debts as soon as possible. Therefore, the company needs new strategic initiatives very much to improve operating profitability and move forward next year. Each of three vice presidents has rendered a separate and distinct strategic initiative, and they are “Introduce a new product”, “Increase promotion”, and “Raise prices and cut costs” respectively.
Shepard has three different lines: hiking poles, downhill ski poles, and cross-country ski poles. According to the calculation on current year financial consequences the company has incurred profit 185,000 this year. Before any new strategic initiatives are implemented, the unit sales and all costs are expected to rise about 7 percent and 2 percent. However, this situation would make the company decrease profit to (). So the owner of the company Barb Shepard is hoping to sell the company soon.
Albert Speer – rise to prominence Albert Speer was a significant figure in German history due to his various architectural projects and his appointment as Minister for Armaments. Although he claimed to be apolitical, Speer joined the Nationalist Social party on March 1st, 1931 and from they’re his career in the Nazi party prospered. Speer’s first contribution to the Nazi party was as a chauffer, as district head of the Nazi Motorist League, where he met Karl Hanke. A recommendation by Hanke to Goebbels, gave Speer his first architectural assignment of decorating Goebbels headquarters in Berlin. Hitler approved the finished result, however Goebbels did not like its simplicity and had it redecorated.
the changes in the mechanisms of ‘volkisch’ anti-semitism and how it developed throughout the preceding decades, with particular scholarly movements including the inception of scientific racism, the volkisch movement in correspondence with new imperialism and militant nationalism. The approach suggests that the holocaust was exclusively akin to Germany’s rising ‘volkisch’ culture and that the aggressive notions of supremacy produced in the late nineteenth century influenced their attitudes towards the other races within Germany at the time and subsequent to the century’s turn. This particular approach is therefore beneficial for understanding how the very concept of a civilised genocide was manifested and how anti-semitism transformed according to the circumstances of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and is therefore the synthesis of the intentionalist and functionalist schools as the German anti-semitism was developed in the long-term through cumulative radicalisation. It adds to our understanding of how ‘völkisch-antisemitisch’ developed from mere prejudice into genocide and how it was influential in the development of advancement of National Socialism, being spawned through nineteenth century scholarly ideologies and social movements including Social Darwinism as a product of emerging ‘scientific racism’, with this and the association with romantic nationalism being
Ramazan Stockton Final Exam College English May 11, 2012 Kurtz vs. Macbeth: The Final Throwdown Over the course of the semester, we have been discussing the concepts of identity, initiation, and moral fiber. The characters Macbeth and Kurtz in Macbeth and Heart of Darkness, respectively, prove to be excellent examples of these traits. Macbeth and Kurtz share many common characteristics: both are viewed as positive characters in the beginning of their stories but end up being evil, both commit horrendous acts, and both end up losing all moral fiber. On the other hand, these two characters are not exactly the same. The authors portray them in two different manners, Macbeth as the main character and Kurtz as a sort of demi-god that is only learned about by word of mouth rather than first hand events.
Speer completed these projects in record time including Goebbels’ extension within two months. Speer’s timeliness and organisation became a feature of his rise to prominence. Following Speer’s impressive decorations at the May Day Rally in 1933 he was assigned the design of the 1934 Nuremburg Rally and rebuilding the Chancellor’s residence. First Architect Troost’s death in January 1934 catalysed Speer’s ascent as the unofficial first architect of Germany. Hence, fortune and opportunity significant assisted Speer’s rise.
His business has increased significantly this year, as has his personal wealth, and his three children (and eight grandchildren) all are asking him for money. Alex is looking for your guidance. In a 3-4 page (12-pt, double spaced) memo to Alex Lee, explain the following in terms that he will understand: Explain the elements of the estate tax formula. Describe the interplay between gift and estate taxes. Describe strategies to minimize estate taxes.
Adolf Hitler was then hospitalized with temporary blindness from a British gas attack. He returned to his regiment in a short time. Hitler was beginning to realize he wanted to be a leader and believed he could be a great one. In February 1920 he organized a much larger event for a crowd of nearly two thousand. he succeeded in calming a rowdy audience and presented a twenty-five point program of ideas which were to be the basis of the party.
Use sources A, B and C and your own knowledge. How important was anti-Semitism in attracting support for Nazism by 1929? The importance of anti-Semitism in Nazi ideology was somewhat outshined by other pressing issuing that faced the German people by 1929, however it was still a factor in attracting support for the Nazis. The extent of Hitler's anti-Semitic views is made perfectly clear in source A, which shows an extract from his book Mein Campf. He starts with describing his meeting with 'something' in a long caftan with black hair locks.