Best Man Wedding Speech Well to be honest Steven I thought you would have spoken for longer today….. as that was probably your last opportunity to speak for any length of time without interruption. Not that I’m saying Ellen talks a lot! Afternoon everybody…..or is it evening….. seems so long ago that we started these proceedings…. For those of you that do not know me my name is Mark Although I’m sure you’ll have a few other names for me after I’ve finished this…. Although BIG NOSE
The Bishop of Hamburg Grants a Charter to Colonists (1106) is a legal document commissioned by Frederick, Bishop of Hamburg, outlining the rights of the Hollanders in regards to the land he was offering for them to colonise. Furthermore, the charter was signed by “Henry, the Priest, to whom we have granted the aforesaid churches for life” in addition to the “laymen, Helikin, Arnold, Hiko, Fordolt, and Referic” . Produced in 1106, this source reveals the value of land in the economic climate of the
Zhang Huan’s performance piece, Seeds of Hamburg, was performed in 2002 in Hamburg, Germany. In the performance, Huan entered the wooden-chicken wire cage after being covered in honey and birdseed. Inside the cage, Huan moved around in various motions and 28 birds were released into the cage. Then Huan proceeds to sit on this throne-like structure constructed out of crates. After sitting on the throne structure for a while and allowing the birds to nibble from the birdseed on his body, a bird finally
9. CONCLUSION 9.1. Camera Reality As Ozturk (2008: 21) mentions, film art creates a window, which opens onto the world, for the sake of modern individuals who struggle with social problems. Film is an art that is able to reproduce facts by expanding the sense of time and place. For this reason, films that focus on the city expose not the city itself, but its representation and interpretation. Accordingly, the camera, just like a concave or a convex mirror, may form and deform the urban area,
Johannes was a very self-critic man he burned many of his pieces before he could get anyone's opinion on them and he burned all of his compositions that he wrote before the age of 19. Johannes Brahms was born on Tuesday 7th may 1833, in the city of Hamburg the birthplace also of Mendelssohn. Johann Brahms was himself a musician, and played the double bass for a time at the Karl Schultze Theatre, and later in the Stadttheater orchestra. In 1847 Johannes attended a good Burgerschule (citizens? school)
have varying interpretations of law. The Hague-Visby Rules, Hamburg Rules and Rotterdam Rules are all international trade laws which attempted to harmonise trade law regarding carriers. However, not all countries have parted from their laws and adopt the Rotterdam Rules, the most modern of the three provisions. The Hague-Visby Rules are heavily criticised because of the laws included seem to heavily favour cargo owners and the Hamburg rules were introduced to replace the 1924 Hague Rules and the
Official acknowledgment of EBC as a college by the Hamburg Senate followed in July 2008 so that EBC University today can autonomously grant scholarly degrees. Presently EBC University is en route to a joint, visionary future as a gathering with four grounds in Hamburg, Berlin, Düsseldorf, and Stuttgart. We are a private, formally perceived college with numerous years' involvement in scholarly preparing. At five dynamic and appealing areas in Hamburg, Berlin, Dresden, Düsseldorf and Stuttgart, we offer
Hamburg had a street called Reeperbahn which had more strip clubs than any street in the world. Hamburg also had a really high crime rate because all the gangs from Berlin moved to Hamburg due to the Berlin Wall (Davies 80.) This makes me think this is why their parents were hesitant about letting them go. They played in an Indian club called Indra. They became very good, so good that they started playing 7 days a week until 2 am. Eventually the club got so loud that they had to move due to complaints
Gluckel of Hameln and the Importance of Her Memoir Gluckel of Hameln was a seventeenth century Jewish woman from Hamburg who wrote a lengthy memoir in Yiddish. While she was not a famous person in her time, Gluckel's memoir has been regarded as one of the most important documents for European Jewish history, of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries and the earliest autobiography written by a Jewish woman. Beginning in 1690, Gluckel's diary of a German Jewish widow is addressed
He was born in Hamburg on 22 February 1857. His father Dr. jur. Gustav Ferdinand Hertz was Jewish, who had converted to Christianity. He was an advocate in Hamburg, then Oberlandsgerichtsrat, and from 1887 Senator and head of the administration of justice. His mother Anna Elisabeth, née Pfefferkorn, was the daughter of the Frankfurt doctor, Dr. Pfefferkorn. As a child he was interested in practical things and equipped his own workshop. At age of 15, he entered the Johanneum Gymnasium (figure 1)
strategy of dropping bombs on heavily populated industrial cities is known as “Strategic Bombing,” and it soon became the most used tactic for the bombing of cities in World War II. On April 8, 1942, Britain’s Royal Air Force attacked the city of Hamburg in Germany. The German air force, known as the Luftwaffe, responded to this by bombing Britain. Little did the British know, this bombing would go on for the next 76 nights as well as daytime air raids. This became known as “The Blitz” (Bbc.co.uk)
Finishing her education at the Alsterdamm School of Visual Arts in Hamburg (1950-4), March devoted herself exclusively to fashion photography; firstly, lecturing at the Master School of Fashion in Hamburg (since 1956), then contributing to several magazines, including the German "Brigitte", "Stern", and "Twen" (since 1961), the one which revolutionized the youth culture of the day. Some
October 24th from Hamburg or the October 23rd departure from Rotterdam. 2. Which of the routing alternatives would you recommend to meet the initial 90-day deadline for the 25-bus shipment? Train or Waterway? To which port(s)? What would it cost? Due to the importance of time in the matter the best option would be to use the railways rather than waterways considering that by water 3 days would be added to the neccesary time. If we calculate the rail expenses from Prague to Hamburg it totals €173,184((€1
Gluckel of Hameln’s memoirs Gluckel of Hameln was a Jewish woman from Hamburg who lived in the seventeenth century. She wrote her lengthy memoirs in Yiddish. Her memoir is regarded to be one of the most important documents for European Jewish history written by a Jewish woman. The diary or the memoirs are addressed to her fourteen children. In 1690, Gluckel became a widow after the death of her husband and the memoirs were a therapeutic way to heal her wounded heart. The diary was used to take
Opera, is a formal medium of theatre that coneys its dramatic essence through the fusion of words and action, among other theatrical elements with music says author Burton D. Fisher (A History of Opera, 14). Opera is an art form with such a rich history and memorable music. Well, at least where Italian opera is concerned. Italy was and has been in the limelight concerning Opera since its genesis. In the 17th century, Italy set greek dramas, especially the tale of Orpheus, to music (A History of
and several keyboard instruments. Telemann knew J.S. Bach very well, as they both were candidates for being a musical director at the St. Thomas Church. Telemann was picked over Bach; yet, Telemann rejected as he wanted to make productions at the Hamburg Opera house. At the age of 20, Telemann was sent away to Leipzig by his mother, to study law at Leipzig University; however, he met young Georg Handel at a meeting, who drove him back to music. As a result, Telemann began to study music, instead of
America’s defenses were breached and hysteria gripped the nation. The invasion had begun. However, the sounds of sirens did not fill the streets to warn against nuclear attacks, nor were there warnings to stay indoors. Instead the youth of America rushed into the streets of New York and welcomed the invaders with loud screams and insane fanaticism. The invaders were The Beatles and the members were Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. One of the biggest and influential bands
The Beatles, one of the most renowned and iconic bands of all time, still inspire modern artists today. However, they were surprisingly once formed by humble beginnings. Today I’d like to give you information about the 1960’s classic rock band; the Beatles. I have been a superfan of the Beatles for years now. I’ve done extensive research throughout the years about the band and I’ve listened to all of their albums several times. There are three main points about the Beatles to touch on. First, how
The Beatles were an English rock band that formed in Liverpool, in 1960. With John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they became widely regarded as the greatest and most influential act of the rock era. (Unterberger) They are most well known for their albums: Rubber Soul (1965), Revolver (1966), Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), The Beatles("White Album") (1968) and Abbey Road (1969). They are the best selling band in the United States with over one hundred and
The Strategic Bombing Campaign of WWII The Strategic Bombing Campaign of WWII was divided into small separate campaigns that were carried out by the allied forces. Often times targets consisted of factories, headquarters, harbors, camps, and cities. The blows that the allies dealt to the axis payed a psychological and physical role in how the second World War turned out. European Theatre Kassel Germany, February of 1942 to March of 1945: One leg of the campaign on the eastern front was to take