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Erich von Stroheim, 2002.
Examines the life and career of movie director, writer and actor, Erich von Stroheim.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 44.95
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Erich von Stroheim's financial excesses and explosive temperament were condemned by many movie studios. Von Stroheim was known for his eccentricities and his life full of excessive misguided energy. He was not only a passionate director, but a writer of many films and a magnificent actor that took on many difficult roles.
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Stroheim's Foolish Wives, 2004.
A look at how life events in Erich Von Stroheim's life found their way into his film, "Foolish Wives".
1,500 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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The mysterious Stroheim found countless ways to encourage his facade through his pictures. The paper explains how his lavish spending on his pictures gave him a fairly negative reputation. He could take years to complete his films, including "Foolish Wives". Stroheim's desire for extreme detail, which meant running times of five or more hours, was too unrealistic for the studios and the general public, as well. His version of his art was not compatible with popular films of the time. It took the studios ten years to realize that they could not control Stroheim, and all during this time, he was spending millions of their dollars on his own vision.
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"Erich von Stroheim was a man people loved to hate and is the image Stroheim loved to give them. In the film Foolish Wives he plays a man masquerading in Monte Carlo as Count Sergius Karamzin and is using counterfeit money to fund his fraud. The "Count" wears a white military uniform with white gloves and uses a monocle in his right eye. The film takes place right after the end of WWI and the Karamzin presents himself as a military man in order to gain more creditability. He also lives in a kind of menage et trois with two other women who help him carry out his frauds. An American ambassador and his wife arrive in Monte Carlo, and Karamzin sees an opportunity to quiet any suspicion of their creditability by associating themselves with the Americans. Soon Karamzin's lies and deceits catch up with him and his counterfeiter murders him without glory and then his body is dumped in a sewer."
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Franz Von Papen and Theories of Personalities, 2006.
A review of the life of Franz Von Papen, analyzed using Dr. Earnest Hartmann's theory of personalities and boundaries.
2,438 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 74.95
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The paper reviews the life of a Nazi diplomat, Franz Von Papen, who was a lifelong apologist for the Nazi regime, through his autobiography. The writer applies Hartmann's theory of personalities to an analysis of Von Papen's life, in particular to various apologetics and excuses that Von Papen offers for his actions. The paper shows Von Papen to have "thick" boundaries in Hartmann's usage, and shows that this application is corroborated by one of Maslow's theories. In conclusion, the writer shows that Von Papen was culpable for his own actions, despite any excuses or apologies he might have made to the contrary.
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"The key to understanding people like von Papen, who were high-born, a sort of non-royal elite, was that the Germanic trait they inherited was obedience to authority. Von Papen considered himself a Monarchist who ended up serving a non-monarchist government. Dr. Earnest Hartmann, whose theories define much of personality in terms of "boundaries", would consider von Papen as having a "thick boundary": "people who strike us as being very solid and well organized... They seem rigid, even armored; we sometimes speak of them as 'thick-skinned'."
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Baron von Steuben, 2004.
This paper discusses Baron von Steuben, who is remembered to this day as a hero and the main force behind the creation of the Continental Army.
3,580 words (approx. 14.3 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 100.95
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This paper explains that Baron von Steuben, known as Friedrich Wilhelm Augustus von Steuben in America, and as Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand, was born in Magdeburg fortress in 1730. The author states that, in February 1778, Baron von Steuben reached York, Pennsylvania, volunteered his services free to the Americans, and teamed up with Alexander Hamilton and Nathaniel Greene to develop an army training program, which remained the basis for many similar training programs for many the years to come. The paper relates that von Steuben's method of training included simplified drills, which were repeated numerous times until the soldier became quite proficient, and officers who demonstrated a mutual respect and love in dealings with their men.
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"In order to understand the extent of the achievement of Baron von Steuben, the condition and the working of the soldiers during a war or battle in the eighteenth century must be understood. Warfare in those days was a general free-for-all wherein the emphasis was on firing as quickly as possible, and at the closest ranges possible. It was, in fact, a mass fire combat, where the soldier on one side would find it of utmost importance to fire before the soldier on the opposite side could; he would always try to get the first shot across, before the other could. The rules and regulations for the soldiers were dealt primarily with drill, and firing arms. The sole emphasis was on the conduction of drills for the soldiers whereby they would become more and more proficient at handling the arms, and it would finally become nothing that would take up any sort of effort of concentration; the process of loading and firing a firearm would become totally automatic."
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The Trial of Baldur von Schirach, 2003.
An examination of the circumstances and impact of the war crimes trial of Baldur von Schirach at Nuremberg in 1946.
4,569 words (approx. 18.3 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 118.95
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This paper examines how Baldur von Schirach was among the major war criminal defendants at the first Nuremberg trial. He was a Nazi politician and former head of the Nazi youth movement. It looks at how, while some of the defendants were acquitted, and others sentenced to death, Baldur von Schirach was among four of the defendants whose sentences ranged from 10-20 years, with Schirach receiving a 20-year sentence. In order to determine whether Baldur von Schirach received a fair trial, it provides an analysis of the events that led up to Schirach?s prosecution at Nuremberg and an assessment of the proceedings of the trial, followed by a summary of the research in the conclusion.
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"Baldur von Schirach was among the four defendants who were sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from 10 to 20 years; the others included Karl D?nitz , Albert Speer, and Konstantin von Neurath. Three of the Nuremberg defendants were sentenced to life imprisonment (Rudolf Hess, Walther Funk , and Erich Raeder) and twelve others were sentenced to death by hanging; ten of them (Hans Frank, Wilhelm Frick , Julius Streicher, Alfred Rosenberg, Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Fritz Sauckel, Alfred Jodl, Wilhelm Keitel, and Arthur Seyss-Inquart, were hanged on October 16, 1946. Martin Bormann was tried and condemned to death in absentia, and Hermann G?ring committed suicide before he could be executed) (Penrose 2003)."
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Psychoanalyst Erich Fromm, 2005.
This paper discusses the life and theories of psychoanalyst Erich Fromm.
880 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 31.95
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This paper relates that psychoanalyst Erich Fromm was born in 1900 in German, in 1933 came to the United States, became a citizen and held various positions in U. S. psychoanalytical institutions and universities. The author points out that Fromm's theory of personality is a unique blend of Sigmund Freud, Fromm's mentor, who postulated that the character was determined by biology and Karl Marx, who believed people as determined by their society, especially by their economic systems. The paper relates that Fromm introduced the notion of what he called humanity's essential freedom, which allowed people to transcend the determinisms that Freud and Marx attributed to human family and human economic life as inevitable.
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"In contrast, Fromm stated that human beings have, in the title of his famous 1947 text, "Escape from Freedom", attempted to use authoritarian forms of political and religious control, destructiveness, and social conformity to choose to limit their freedom. But humans can also attempt to free themselves from these controls, as these controls are self-imposed. Structures of the family, like excessively symbiotic families or withdrawing families may contribute to ways humans chose to limit their freedom, and by actively choosing such political, familial, and social systems, and remaining within these structures, humans may accept limitations-or throw off such influences by recognizing them and reorganizing their familial and political lives, and thus change their societies and personalities."
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The Career of U-Boat Ace Erich Topp, 2001.
An examination of German U-boat commander Erich Topp. A look at his career.
3,255 words (approx. 13.0 pages), 11 sources, $ 93.95
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A look at the career of Erich Topp, one of the most successful German U-Boat commanders. A look at his life, his career, his successes and contributions.
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"In the early morning of October 31, 1941, the Type VIIC U-Boat, U-552, attacked the British convoy HX156. The boat was detected and one of the escorts was directed toward the enemy below. The escort was a United States Navy destroyer, USS Reuben James. U-552 torpedoed her and she sank with significant loss of life. This was several weeks before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II. The commanding officer of U-552 was Erich Topp and this single incident would have been enough to ensure his fame or infamy. Topp recalled his feelings at the time as ?the tension a man endures when he thinks he is making history, however unintentional,? as being enormous. Yet though Topp perceived the gravity of this incident and its political ramifications, this incident represents but one of many peculiarities in a remarkable career. "
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Otto Von Bismarck, 2002.
A discussion of the role of Otto Von Bismarck in the reunification of Germany in 1871.
2,274 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 70.95
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This paper discusses how the German unification of 1871 occupies a significant place in the history of this great European power and how Otto Von Bismarck, once the prime minister of Prussia, is responsible for single-handedly engineering this unification through clever strategies and creative tactics. It gives a biography of his life and political career and shows how although he was one of those leaders who led Germany to glory, at the same time displayed some cruel traits. He cannot be considered a perfect ruler as he believed immensely in the powers of aristocracy and monarchy and thus wanted to rule Germany with an iron hand.
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"Whether we admire or despise this leader, one thing cannot change: he was the man solely responsible for first unification of Germany. Very few leaders have been able to attach such glorious victories and achievements to their name. He almost single-handedly devised a clever plan to crush his enemies in two vital wars, which resulted in unification of Northern and Southern German states and turned Germany into a mighty force. Though Bismarck certainly led to the unification of Germany, he cannot be considered a perfect ruler as he believed immensely in the powers of aristocracy and monarchy and thus wanted to rule Germany with an iron hand."
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Erich Fromm, 2005.
A look at psychologist and philosopher Erich Fromm's view of the nature of humanity.
1,403 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper describes Erich Fromm's perspective on freedom, love, dignity and human nature. The paper explains that, in addition to his professional training and personal philosophy, Fromm's life experiences contributed to his belief that technology, while not a bad thing in itself, can be used in such a way to dehumanize and distort human behavior when it falls into the hands of people who lose the desire to be free and then use that technology to spread their own philosophies.
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"This was not just an idle question posed by a man who had read a thought-provoking book. It goes to the heart of what Erich Fromm believed about human beings -- not only based on his professional training and personal philosophy, but based as well on some of his life experiences, because Fromm had a ringside seat to two of the most horrific events ever to take place on earth: World War I and World War II. In World War I he saw, as a young man, the first "modern" war. In World War I, countries used mechanized tanks and airplanes as well as other machine-based inventions to fight one of the most destructive wars ever waged on the planet. Fromm saw large-bore guns used to deliver poison gas to the enemy, the first efficient use of chemical warfare."
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Bernard of Clairvaux and Erich Fromm, 2004.
A comparative essay on the ideas and beliefs of Bernard of Clairvaux and Erich Fromm.
2,981 words (approx. 11.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 88.95
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This paper discusses two different theories of love, that of 12th century monk, Bernard of Clairvaux, and 20th century psychotherapist, Erich Fromm. The paper presents Bernard's philosophy of the 'Four Stages of Love' that, according to him, state that Man will always love himself for his own sake, that man generally loves God in order to gain an advantage for himself, that man loves God for God's sake, and finally, that man loves himself for the sake of God. This is compared to Fromm's book, "The Art of Loving," and his extensive and different ideas on love.
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"Bernard of Clairvaux was one of the most revered monks of his time. Born in the medieval ages, in 1090, he lived up to the year 1153. He is even today considered to be the most honored medieval monk, by both Protestants as well as Catholics. When an official from Rome questioned the monk, the answer to the question was the 'Four Stages of Love' that, according to him, are the following: man will always love himself for his own sake, that man generally loves God in order to gain an advantage for himself, that man loves God for God's sake, and finally, that man loves himself for the sake of God. (Factoids from Church History: The Stages of Love) "
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Otto Von Bismarck and the Unification of Germany, 2008.
An analysis of the role of Otto Von Bismarck in the unification of Germany, particularly looking at the Second War of Schleswig, the Austro-Prussian War and the Franco-Prussian War.
2,153 words (approx. 8.6 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 67.95
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This paper explores the processes by which Otto Von Bismarck engineered the unification of Germany between 1854 and 1885. It argues that Bismarck used three wars as the key stages in this process: the Second War of Schleswig, the Austro-Prussian War and the Franco-Prussian War. The paper also discusses the central role that Bismarck played in these conflicts, even where he did not actually initiate them.
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Introduction
Bismarck's Rise: The Plan Take Shape
The Second War of Schleswig and the Austro-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War and German Unification
Conclusion
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"One of the most fascinating aspects of the Second War of Schleswig was how Bismarck embarked upon the conflict against the opposition of most other German states, as expressed in the Diet's refusal to give Prussia a loan for the war. It was due to this deficiency that Bismarck entered into an alliance with Austria (Stern 40). In this analysis, this war is particularly significant as we can see in it a concrete example of how deftly Bismarck was pursuing his plan for Prussian dominance of Germany. From the perspective of the other German states, one historian notes, "their less flexible minds could never grasp that Bismarck harbored several alternatives, hoping to realize the most desirable one that political conditions would allow" (Stern 40)."
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John von Neumann, 2007.
An analysis of the mathematical and scientific contributions of John von Neumann.
2,009 words (approx. 8.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper discusses John von Neumann's contributions to the fields of quantum physics, functional analysis, set theory, economics, computer science, numerical analysis, hydrodynamics, statistics and other mathematical fields. The paper also discusses his contribution to the creation of the hydrogen bomb. It goes on to describe some of his most influential achievements.
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"John Von Neumann inarguably contributed a wealth of knowledge to the development of computers, and without his contributions the face of technology today would be primitively underdeveloped. However, Neumann may have canceled out the "good" he did in an act of self-fulfilling equivalent exchange with his work in the realms of math and science with the contributions he made to warfare and massive weaponry. The name Von Neumann is associated as much with the Atomic Bomb as it is with computer programs (Wilson), and Neumann may have had even more devastating projects on the horizon at the time of his unexpected death from cancer. During the Second World War, von Neumann worked as a consulted to both armed forces and civilian agencies that were involved in wartime projects. Neumann's genius was in high demand, and he was able to design an implosion method for bringing nuclear fuel to explosion, as well as playing an integral part in the development of the hydrogen bomb. (Cabrera) According to one of Neumann's biographers, "It has been stated that von Neumann's electronic computer hastened the hydrogen bomb explosion on November 1, 1952." (Bochner)"
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'Prince Friedrich of Homburg' by Heinrich von Kleist., 2005.
A discussion of the pro-German nationalist theme in the play 'Prince Friedrich of Homburg' by Heinrich von Kleist.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 35.95
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This paper briefly sums up 'Prince Friedrich of Homburg' as a play that chronicles the tale of one passionate, if self centered, Prince who defies orders in battle and is sentenced to death even though his action led to a decisive victory. According to this paper, this is one of Heinrich von Kleist's later works, and shows strong evidence of reaffirming the relationship between the individual and the state. Given the subject material and the audience for whom it was intended, 'Prince Friedrich of Homburg' has often been considered an early example of German nationalism.
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"This play is one of a few latter works in the relatively short life of Heinrich von Kleist's career as a dramatist. He committed suicide at the age of thirty-four. As one of his later works, this play shows strong evidence of reaffirming the relationship between the individual and the state. Given the subject material and the audience for whom it was intended, Prince Friedrich of Homburg has often been considered an early example of German nationalism. While rudimentary in that regard, this play nonetheless exhibits many examples of nationalist ideology. Kleist considered this play to be a work of patriotic drama."
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Carl von Clausewitz, 2005.
An examination of the core ideas of Carl von Clausewitz, a military strategist.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper examines the life and ideas of Carl von Clausewitz, the famed military strategist and intellectual who served as a general in the Prussian army in the late nineteenth century. The paper can roughly be divided into three parts, centered around Clausewitz's modern relevance: his core ideas; the misapplication of those ideas in Nazi Germany; and their application in modern warfare."
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"Unlike many individuals who have tried to have an influence on our understanding of war, Carl von Clausewitz was actually successful. He was Prussian general who lived in the late 18th century and early 19th centuries. He has had a significant impact on the way in which we understand war and its place in our world. This impact has been definable and dramatically affected how we understand warfare. The purpose of this paper is to isolate some of Clausewitz's core ideas about warfare and then demonstrate how modern warfare has been affected by these ideas. As examples, I will draw on Nazi Germany - where military theorists misapplied some of Clausewitz's core ideas - and the modern age of warfare - characterized by technology and terrorism. Unlike other war historians and strategists, Clausewitz avoided maxims."
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Erich Maria Remarque's "All Quiet on the Western Front", 2005.
This paper discusses the cruelty of WWI as presented in Erich Maria Remarque's "All Quiet on the Western Front".
915 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 32.95
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This paper explains that murder has a profound affect on man as depicted in Erich Maria Remarque's "All Quiet on the Western Front"
when the protagonist Paul Baumer, gradually moving from an idealistic German student to an embittered and realistic young man forced to both see and perpetuate senseless carnage on men, forgets the reason for hating. The author points out that trapped in the mud of the no-man's land, Paul has his illusions shattered fairly quickly, though he still seems to cling to the belief that there can still be gentleness and beauty in the world. The paper relates that, although Paul has been responsible for men's deaths before, he never witnessed the exact moment that they stopped breathing, until he stabbed a Frenchman in a trench; even after the man has finally died, Paul cannot find his way back to total sanity.
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"After several months in the war, Paul Baumer goes home. However, he is like the man from the country, who, once accustomed to the noise at night in the city, cannot readjust to the silence of the country. Coming home, he immediately realizes how many things have changed. He has become hardened, his mother is near death, and no one can comprehend what war is truly like. "But a sense of strangeness will not leave me, I cannot feel at home amongst these things. There is my mother, there is my sister, there my case of butterflies, and there the mahogany piano-but I am not myself there. There is a distance, a veil between us." (139). Paul is unable to resume the life he once led, even for just a few weeks. His father continually asks him questions, "...in a way I find stupid and distressing." (143). Paul is also offended by his old German-master, who patronizingly tells him, "You see only your little sector and so cannot have any general survey." (145). "
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