German Memories - Germanic Migration from Scandinavia to Southern Europe

The southward movement of Germanic tribes were probably influenced by a deteriorating climate in Scandinavia around 600 BC - 300 BC. The warm and dry climate of southern Scandinavia which was a couple of degrees warmer than today, deteriorated considerably, which not only dramatically changed the flora, but forced people to change their way of living and to leave their settlements. At around this time, this culture discovered how to extract bog iron from the ore in peat bogs. Their technology for gaining iron ore from local sources may have helped them expand into new territories. After they learnt new technological advancements, the Germanic tribes Teutons and the Cimbri were moving towards the southern parts of Europe. The Teutons were mentioned as a Germanic tribe in early historical writings by Greek and Roman authors, Strabo and Velleius.

The Best Kept Secret In Marketing

How and why human beings are manipulated and exploited by some advertising and political people.

German Memories In Asia - Roman Era Europe And West Asia

The early events of Jaffna by the Portuguese recalled the historical events in the Roman era Europe and West Asia. In the course of the centuries the Roman Empire steered into a heavy and lasting crisis. Constant wars for the defense of borders, rising military expenditure, excessive taxes, repressive laws, rampantly growing bureaucracy and all-present corruption - all this undermined the loyalty of the Romans and provincial residents to the Roman state. The taxes were so high that many citizens had to work for the state for most of the year, while only a little was left for themselves. The Roman citizens had turned into slaves of the state and they didn't care after sometime whether their ruler and oppressor was a Roman or a victorious Germanic conqueror.

How You Can Help in Honduras and Central America

At the Online Think Tank our teams are constantly working to solve the World's problems. Indeed there are challenges around the Globe that will not go away without intervention and action. Our most recent project was taking a good hard look at Central America and our own Western Hemisphere and considering what pressing issues needed to be addressed.

German Memoirs - German-Brazilians Today

Most German-Brazilians speak only Portuguese nowadays. However, German was still spoken by over 600,000 Brazilians, as first or second language according to 2005 survey. German influence can still be seen all across the southern states, be it in architecture, shops, and town names or in the way of life. Many German schools have re-opened during the 50s and are regarded as some of the best places to send children to. Many Brazilian towns were built under German architecture and many aspects of the Brazilian culture also were influenced by Germans. Today Brazil hosts an Oktoberfest in Blumenau, Santa Catarina, which is second only to Munich, Germany in size. The state Santa Catarina is with the lowest levels of unemployment and illiteracy found in the country and still retain a strong influence of German culture. Even after three or four generations, the Germans there still consider themselves as Germans.

German Memoirs - Ethnic Germans' Sufferings After World War I in the United States and Europe

German-Americans were the most visible non-Anglophone group in the US during the 18th and 19th centuries. But the hostility against these groups took place during the nineteenth century, but were largely non-systematic. The Germans' stance of anti-slavery position in the Southern United States brought about violent clashes in slave states such as Texas during the American Civil War. In Britain, Germans were demonized in the press well before the First World War, when the Kaiserliche Marine started to challenge the Royal Navy, but particularly around 1912 and during the First World War. Anti-German sentiment was so intense that the British Royal Family (which was, in fact, of German origin) was advised by the government to change its name, resulting in the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha becoming the House of Windsor. The German Shepherd dog was renamed as Alsatian. The waters that had been known as the 'German Ocean' were also renamed - the North Sea (as in German Nordsee) despite being east of the British Isles.

About a Real Saint

Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway of 1979 for opening missions all over the world, teaching people about helping the poorest of the poor, and traveling around the world herself to help these people.

The World Needs Love and Peace - A Poem for Humanity

The World Needs Love and Peace, we all need our fellow man, so let's join together hand in hand. May God bless us all tonight and give tranquility to all, this is not such a hard request for the love of man can be so small.

The Sword And Horse Motif

The hero who wields a sword and rides a horse is one of the most done-to-death stereotype in fantasy worldwide. But the combination is one that works quite effectively. Here's why.

Alcoholism in Peru (and Mantaro Valley) Special Report (Parts 1 thru 3)) See Part 4 and Closing)

The Effects of Alcoholism on the Individual and Peruvian Society as a whole; and how to deal with it in Junin, and the Mantaro Valley of Peru

Should Gays Be Allowed to Marry?

Marriage is more than a piece of paper. It confers numerous benefits, such as health, disability and life insurance, pension funds and tax refunds for spouses.

The Last of a Dying Breed

Right here in downtown Seattle are half a dozen old-time newsstands, the kind that tend to be made of wood and painted green or brown, with a simple roof for shelter in a downpour, and a hard-edged lean-to look. Spare and Spartan, such booths have existed here since at least 1919. But the news hawkers are in deep danger of disappearing forever... potentially overnight.

My Journey To Phoenix

Life has no dearth of unexpected events.When it occurs in your life offering something pleasant you are left spellbound. The beauty of emotional fulfillment can only be felt, not expressed in words.

The Skull and Crossbones

The Untold Tale of the Templar Shining Ones and their link into ancient wisdom.