On Pain

On Pain

Lucas Cranach the Elder, Copy of The Last Judgement by Hieronymous Bosch, 1520

Chosen Paragraph: 

"We  find ourselves in a situation where we are still capable of grasping what is lost; we can still sense the destruction of values and how the world is becoming more shallow and superficial. New generations are growing up far removed from all our inherited traditions, and it is an amazing feeling to see these children many of whom will live to experience the year 2000. By then, the last remnants of the modern, i.e., Copernican, age will most likely have disappeared (p. 45). Jungar

Meaning of Chosen Paragraph: 

With my understanding of this paragraph, Junger (The author) was expressing his view on how liberalism (at his time) created and will continue to brainwash individuals. Liberalism seems to create a platform of freedom and comfort but it is the other way around. With Junger, it is better to face the truth which is "Pain" than to be lied to. As civilians gets comfortable they tend to forget what might cost them in the future. This trends down to a point where future kids may not be thought of what is real and what is safe for them. 

Reason for choosing this passage: 

I may start with my experience of how the life and culture has changed dramatically through technology. I was born and raised in a culturally rich village in the beautiful continent of Africa. Due to technology and a liberal practice of the governments and the civilians there has been great change to the extent the new generation if having knowledge deficit of what the real culture of the land is.  

Nazism

Nazism: Night and Fog (Nuit et brouillard)

Night and Fog is a french movie that depicts the hardship and disgusting life Nazism brought upon the life of German-Jewish a that Era. They were brutalized with uncomfortable treatments imposed on them. The movie showed how quiet and empty the lot where they killed and mistreated them has gotten now compared to how devilish it was before. 

Night and Fog have interesting educative scenes. Into 4 minutes and 30 seconds into the first part of the movie shows depicted pictures of Jewish being deported from European countries such as Brussels, Rome etc. These were large number of people (group) in an area- Thus chaos in Nihilism. 

The scenes predicts how fake politician are. They could be very hostile to civilians whiles they are submissive to the rules and regulations being set by these same rulers. These victims showed a maximum respect to their rulers by following their plans for them. Reeling these innocent victims into small train coaches, packing hem with no light and or even air to breathe. They then dump them into supposedly a "camp" for them. mean while brutalizing them. 

Max Weber: Politics as a Vocation

Max Weber: Politics as a Vocation

Max Weber

Quote from Passage:

"The “state” (staat), is the dominant political organization and the object of the study of politics. Weber famously defines the ideal type of the state: as the organization that maintains a monopoly on the use of force (macht) over a given territory. All political orders are maintained through the use of force. This is a sobering lesson for people undergoing a revolution and something which those who have been leading the movement are already discovering, both from themselves and from their opponents. Power is wielded over a certain territorial area, the geography of the territory partially determines the character of the state. Otherwise the concentration of power over a certain area gives rise to distinctive nationalities who identify with the state and its particular form of domination. Weber is careful to define the state only in terms of means, not ends. The means the state uses, is force, the end, the goals it pursues is relative to the unique history of each state. The ends of the state today are termed the “national interests” of the state."

Explanation & Reason for choosing the Paragraph:

           In my understanding, he was emphasizing how politicians who governs and rule a country creates laws or constitution that favors them in order to live with no form of limitations for them. Politicians may come up with a system that favors or civilians may want to hear just to gain power but then that is not what they intend to do. I remember when I was a kid in one African nation where there is vast amount of gold and minerals. The government had made a statement that since the economy was poor and most senior citizens have pure gold sitting in their closet's, they should give part to their country in order for the government to create a form of free health insurance and medical prescriptions. This sounded, a great deal but in turn the government announced that the gold on its way to the US has been stolen in Turkey and the Turkey government is investigating the problem. Up until today the senior citizens are living helpless with no form of medical coverage.

            There are situations where government officials formulate or amend the constitution or current laws to favor them to enjoy. Listening to the news, there are fights between civilians and their government officials everyday and its all because of lies and force of rules imposed to the civilians for years. Educated civilians mostly opposes the government when such uncomfortable amendments and forces are opposed onto them.  
          

Weimer Constitution

Weimer Constitution 

  

A brief introduction:

             Germany with its history of governance and unity primarily through the willing and the desire to of creating a the German Constitution "The Reich" . The Reich was written on August 11,1919. The constitution was in written in two parts. The First Part of the constitution is about the composition of the Reich or the government and the Second part is about the right and responsibilities of the government and the German Citizens. My essay will just take emphasis one Article in each of the two sections of the constitution. 

First Section(Art. 1-108):

"Article 79:

Reich defense is a Reich matter. Military service will be regulated uniform, with consideration to regional traditions."

From the first section of the Constitution under the sixth chapter where it emphasizes the responsibilities of the administrative sector, It stated clearly how the Reich is responsible to generate military services to the Germans. 

I choose this Article since in my view it makes sense for a country's military to be controlled and manged by the Government and not the citizens of the country. It may create a lot of chaos if any person (a member of the country) could determine what the military actions are. The lack of leadership and control will yield wars and fights which the Germans indeed didn't need at that moment.

Second Section(Art 109-181):

"Article 126:

Every German is entitled to address the respective authority or parliament with petitions or grievances. This right may be exercised both by the individual or jointly by a group of individuals"

Under the second section which is more about the right of the citizens of Germans. There is always a need for rights of citizens in a country. It helps in building better country. Individuals in a country are treated and organized well treated when ever there are existing rights. They all tend to do and follow what is right. For instance, the right to criticize the government or government official as stated in article 126 of the Reich is a perfect example. Freedom of speech allow one to express his or her inner feelings or opinion on a situation that is happening or will be happening. This yields a peaceful environment for everyone. I chose this article since it is something beneficial that reminds people in power that they cannot abuse any one with their power. They get to be criticized and even in most cases get them out of power. 

THE M

         The central character of the story is Hans Beckert (Peter Lorre’s arguably most famous role), the maniac who terrorizes Berlin for months by luring and killing children. Hardly any character in film history would seem to deserve less compassion than Hans Beckert – and yet compassion to that monster is precisely the emotion Fritz Lang leads his audience to experience.
          What I noticed in the movie (mostly during the first quater) was that every where there there seem to be a crowd of people(citizens of Berlin), there seem to be chaos. From the first scene where the kids were in circle singing and the lady shouted and warned them not to sing that kind of song. Another was whenever news of a new murder case or news of the killer evolve the streets of Berlin tends to be scrambled with its anxious citizens. For example during 9:40 minutes into the movie when Elsie's death was printed in the news paper. Also there was a chaos and disrespecting of the police from the citizens when the cops were tormenting their social fun lives. At 23:40 minutes into the movie when police kept breaching local drinking spots and checking out the citizens for IDs.
           The essential message from the movie that I learned was with all this chaos and disrespecting of the police they kept on with their hard work and investigations focusing on the bright side to catch the killer that was tormenting the city. It is of a great sense to keep on with a success mind. This movie really inspired me a lot

Weimar Cabaret

FIRST MUSIC

 

 

"Chuck Out the Men" (Raus mit den Männern), by Friedrich Hollaender (1926)

English

Lyrics:

 The battle for emancipation's been raging since history began
Yes, feminists of every nation want to chuck off the chains made by man
Hula girls and housemaids and wives in Maribou
hear all our voices thunder in protest
Anything that men do women can do too
and more that that we women do it best

 CHORUS: 

 Chuck all the men out of the Reichstag
and chuck all the men out of the courthouse
Men are the problem with humanity
they're blinded by their vanity
Women have passively embraced them
when we could have easily outpaced them
Yes we should have long ago replaced them
or better yet erased them
If we haven't made our feelings clear
we women have had it up to here

As babies men all howl and bluster they cry through the night and the day
perfecting the techniques they'll muster for the times when they don't get their way
Nursie holds the monster and feeds him from her breast
and baby is contented for a bit
But when he sees his nurse is trying to get some rest
the little man decides to have a fit

CHORUS

The men get their pick of professions they're policemen or scholars or clerks
They get rich and acquire possessions like we wives who keep house for these jerks
They're ruining the country while we mop up the floor
They're flushing this whole nation down the drain
Sisters stand together, let's show these men the door
before they drive us totally insane

German

Raus mit den Männern! (für Claire Waldoff)
Es geht durch die ganze Historie
ein Ruf nach Emanzipation
vom Menschen bis zur Infusorie
überall will das Weib auf den Thron.
Vin Hawai-Neger bis zur Berliner Range
braust ein Ruf wie Donnerhall daher:
Was die Männer können, können wir schon lange
und vielleicht ’ne ganze Ecke mehr

 

 Raus mit den Männern aus dem Reichstag,
und raus mit den Männern aus dem Landtag,
und raus mit den Männern aus dem Herrenhaus,
wir machen draus ein Frauenhaus!
Raus mit den Männern aud dem Dasein,
und raus mit den Männern aus dem Hiersein,
und raus mit den Männern aus dem Dortsein,
sie müten schon längst fort sein.
Ja: raus mit den Männern aus dem Bau,
und rein in die Dinger mit der Frau!

Es liegn in der Wiege und brüllen
die zukünft’gen Männer ganz klein.
Die Amme, die Meistrin im Stillen,
flöt die Kraft ihnen schluckweise ein.

English translation copyright by © Jeremy Lawrence

   

 

MY INTERPRETATION/ REASON

Lyrics:

"The battle for emancipation's been raging since history began
Yes, feminists of every nation want to chuck off the chains made by man
Hula girls and housemaids and wives in Maribou
hear all our voices thunder in protest
Anything that men do women can do too
and more that that we women do it best"

To me this is one great song. other than the entertaining part of music, music tends to bring the bright side of most individuals as it musicians tends to be role model for most of their fans. In this case, Friedrich Hollaende may serve as a source of inspiration or role model that could inspire most of his female fans to bring the best in them out. Most at times through words of encouragement as these, most individuals tend to bright and shine.

 

 

 INTERPRETATION: Friedrich Hollaende 's Chuck Out the Men" (Raus mit den Männern) song in simple and palin words was to encourage females not just in one area but the entire world.

 

 

SECOND MUSIC

"No Time" (Keine Zeit), music by Rudolf Nelson, lyrics by Herbert Nelson

 

 

English Translation by Inge Spiegel (see original German text, below):

No Time (Keine Zeit)

There may still be those who live unhurried lives
and don’t care about the hectic pace of these times.
Those who are not yet wildly obsessed
as they devour food from vending machines and make themselves sick.
However, in these frantic times, you meet few of these unhurried people.
Nowadays you stand at the vending machine,
with the token in your trembling paws.
You insert the coin, the tray revolves, and you take some bread.
Then you eat the roll at a frantic pace,
because hundreds of others are right behind you.
You chew and you chew without peace and rest
because there is a voice telling you:
"Insert token, take out bread,
for the food might soon be sold out."
One eats without finesse.

CHORUS:

No time, no time, no time.
Yes, we have no time.
Sorry, but we're always on the go,
with tongues hanging out as we run.
We have no spare time.
No time, no time, no time,
no hours nor even a second to spare.
We hardly sleep, we don’t rest.
No time, no time, no time.

Nowadays, a person doesn't have a second to spare.
Yet many even think the pace is too slow.
If you do business today, you go bankrupt before you have even started.
People don't want to waste time with the beginning,
they'd rather skip straight to the end.
In this day and age, you fall in love in the evening, are engaged at night,
and get married the next morning.
At noon you have a fight; by night you're divorced.
In negotiations between countries, before a treaty is evened signed,
it's already broken.
Because nowadays it is considered chic to be quick.

CHORUS:

No time, no time, no time.
Yes, we have no time.
Sorry, but we're always on the go,
with tongues hanging out as we run.
We have no spare time.
No time, no time, no time,
no hours nor even a second to spare.
We hardly sleep, we don’t rest.
No time, no time, no time.
 

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Keine Zeit

Es soll noch Menschen geben,
die ganz gemuetlich leben und sich nicht kuemmern um das Tempo unserer Zeit.
Die noch nicht wild besessen aus Automaten fressen, bis ihnen uebel wird vor lauter Schnelligkeit.
Jedoch in diesen bewegten Zeiten, trifft man nur wenige von diesen Leuten.
Denn heut steht man im Schnellautomaten, mit der Marke im zittrigen Pfoetchen.

Oben steckt man sie rein und dann gibt’s einen Dreh, schon ist unten zum Vorschein ein Broetchen.
Und dann isst man das Broetchen in rasender Hast, denn es warten ja schon hundert andere und man kaut und man kaut, ohne Ruh ohne Rast, denn es sagt eine Stimme, der wandere.
Marke rein, Broetchen raus, schon ist dein Essen aus.
Man ist schnell ohne jede Finesse, der es schmeckt ist ganz ohne Fingresse.

Keine Zeit, keine Zeit, keine Zeit. Ja, wir haben keine Zeit. Es tut uns leid.
Wir sind immer auf dem Sprung, haengt uns raus schon die Zung und doch wir rennen, ja wir kennen keine Zeit.
Keine Zeit, keine Zeit, keine Zeit, keine Stunde und Sekunde haben wir Zeit. Ja, wir schlafen heute kaum noch, denn wir ruhen uns nicht aus. Keine Zeit, keine Zeit, keine Zeit.

 Man laesst sich weit und breit heut nicht mehr Sekunde Zeit heut.
Es geht im Gegenteil uns noch zu langsam fast.
Machst du Geschaefte heute, bist du bereits schon pleite, bevor du ueberhaupt noch angefangen hast.
Man moecht am liebsten, ja das soll’s geben, das Ende noch vor Beginne leben.
Heut verliebt man sich abends, verlobt sich bei Nacht und vermaehlt in der Frueh sich zufriede und am Mittag da hat man bereits sich verkracht und am Abend ist man wieder geschieden.

Findet heut zwischen Laendern Verhandlungen statt und die Herren haben alles besprochen, ja dann wird noch bevor unterzeichnet man hat, der geschlossene Vertrag schon gebrochen,
denn das findt man heut chick, denn wir sind ja so quick.
Es ist gleich, ob wir heute reell sind, denn die Hauptsache ist, dass wir schnell sind.

Keine Zeit, keine Zeit, keine Zeit. Ja, wir haben keine Zeit. Es tut uns leid. Wir sind immer auf dem Sprung haengt uns raus schon die Zung und doch wir rennen, ja wir kennen keine Zeit.
Keine Zeit, keine Zeit, keine Zeit, keine Stunde und Sekunde haben wir Zeit. Ja, wir schlafen heute kaum noch, denn wir ruhen uns nicht aus. Keine Zeit, keine Zeit, keine Zeit.

 

 

 

INTERPRETATION AND REASON

Looking at the definition of time as a moment or definite portion of time allotted, used, or suitable for a purpose. It is an indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole. therefore with this said a utilization of time is necessary and that what the music is advising and noting on.

From my little experience in life, most developed nations as compared to underdeveloped nations do make use of their time from sec to centuries. Individuals may reach their goals with the use of their profitable time.

 

 

 

 

 

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Video Assignment

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Video Assignment





Francis Reaction of Alan's Death

Scene

              At 16th minute of the movie, Francis was informed by a lady that is acquainted to him and his friend Alan that Alan( his friend) has been murdered. 

My Interpretation 

              During the time the movie was first aired when war was in the air, Expressionist through movie scenes such as these showed how the community was feeling when innocent loved ones are killed due decisions big authoritative leaders puts their peaceful societies in. 

             When Francis was informed with such hurtful news, his reactions and inner emotions as he cries and looks crushed were how the citizens felt at that time. It is even worse when a loved one you were just with yesterday is dead just as you wake up in the morning.

              

Relating to the Class

             This movie relates to the class as it is a pure form of ways how expressionist voices out the inner feelings towards the war at that time. I must say the stylization of shadow-like background with a circular envelope around the individual may express other characters behind such as the darker environment or surrounding we are in on this earth. The deeper down it is in a society, there is a true shadow that in-turn describes how realistic the person is.  

Siddhartha

Passage from Siddhartha Reading

"Siddhartha had started to nurse discontent in himself, he had started to feel that the love of his father and the love of his mother, and also the love of his friend, Govinda, would not bring him joy for ever and ever, would not nurse him, feed him, satisfy him. He had started to suspect that his venerable father and his other teachers, that the wise Brahmans had already revealed to him the most and best of their wisdom, that they had already filled his expecting vessel with their richness, and the vessel was not full, the spirit was not content, the soul was not calm, the heart was not satisfied. The ablutions were good, but they were water, they did not wash off the sin, they did not heal the spirit's thirst, they did not relieve the fear in his heart. The sacrifices and the invocation of the gods were excellent—but was that all? Did the sacrifices give a happy fortune? And what about the gods? Was it really Prajapati who had created the world? Was it not the Atman, He, the only one, the singular one? Were the gods not creations, created like me and you, subject to time, mortal? Was it therefore good, was it right, was it meaningful and the highest occupation to make offerings to the gods? For whom else were offerings to be made, who else was to be worshipped but Him, the only one, the Atman? And where was Atman to be found, where did He reside, where did his eternal heart beat, where else but in one's own self, in its innermost part, in its indestructible part, which everyone had in himself? But where, where was this self, this innermost part, this ultimate part? It was not flesh and bone, it was neither thought nor consciousness, thus the wisest ones taught. So, where, where was it? To reach this place, the self, myself, the Atman, there was another way, which was worthwhile looking for? Alas, and nobody showed this way, nobody knew it, not the father, and not the teachers and wise men, not the holy sacrificial songs! They knew everything, the Brahmans and their holy books, they knew everything, they had taken care of everything and of more than everything, the creation of the world, the origin of speech, of food, of inhaling, of exhaling, the arrangement of the senses, the acts of the gods, they knew infinitely much—but was it valuable to know all of this, not knowing that one and only thing, the most important thing, the solely important thing? "

My Understanding and view     

          To my understanding people (friends, family, loved one's and the community) sees him as a very clean, noble, honorable and also possessing goldly moral role but deep down in Siddhartha he felt he is as regular as everybody that sin and uncleaned as they see but it is just that he him self had train, kept and followed the elders advice that were said to him. That was what he believed in and had practice and worked towards that. There might be some god's but when it comes to down to doing whats right to gain something that is right in return its the individual self. 

           

          I chose this paragraph because of its intriguing sense it makes. and in simple sentence my this passage was depicting that in this life/world, WE JUST REAP WHAT WE SAW!!

Dada Manifesto

Dada Manifesto

"It will serve to show how articulated language comes into being. I let the vowels fool around. I let the vowels quite simply occur, as a cat meows . . . Words emerge, shoulders of words, legs, arms, hands of words. Au, oi, uh. One shouldn't let too many words out. A line of poetry is a chance to get rid of all the filth that clings to this accursed language, as if put there by stockbrokers' hands, hands worn smooth by coins. I want the word where it ends and begins. Dada is the heart of words."

          Dada itself has many meanings in different languages and dialects. It could mean good in a point and then bad in another language. Even though the paragraph and the whole passage on Dada movement by Hugo Ball couldn't emphasize really well what Dada is, in my view I believe the passage is showing a point that since Dada doesn't have a real and one unique meaning among languages Nihilist feels that and how is how the world is. Thus Nihilist feels there's nothing on earth that is valuable and everything is worthless.
         

EXPRESSIONISM

EXPRESSIONISM

The term "expressionism" is meant to refer to the artist's expression of their soul in the painting.
In my view art at that time wasn't just drawing a piece of object or composition of an object but rather to reflect one's inner feeling. With the use of colorful paints in expressionism artists were able to portray their thought and feelings of the world being filled with war. i think the author said gave saw expressionism was a great tool to criticize the government at that time when war and threats of war(s) were in the air and the government seemed to do what ever they thought was right and not listening to the what the people say. I like the authors interpretation of expressionism as it inspire me in a way that there are various ways to be noticed or express ones feelings other than vocally speaking. Drawing is a great tool to express one view. Most artist today still express themselves in our modern society. Colorful artistry drawings are being made in criticizing the government. Examples of such drawings are political cartoons of government officials in news papers and wall painting graffiti

'Rouen Cathedral in Full Sunlight

  

Rouen Cathedral in Full Sunlight 1893-94 

          This piece of art was created in during the impressionist movement era by Claude Monet born 14 November 1840 – 5 December 1926. He is from France and was the founder of the French Imperialist movement. The painting was done with oil on canvas. 

           Imperialism as the name suggest in art is using bright colorful pigments to impress or gain attention in or to express one's view through art. One of his techniques used in here i believe was the more natural imagery of the drawings and the bright colorful paints ( red,blue, and yellow) creates impression of a real image.  

'The Red Tower at Halle', 1915 (oil on canvas

                                           'The Red Tower at Halle', 1915 (oil on canvas by  Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

           Painting by  Ernst Ludwig Kirchner born 6 May 1880 – 15 June 1938. He was a German Expressionist artist and painter. Expressionist painting was one that projects the painter's inner feeling (Thus emotionally and spiritually) 

         The drawing is on a canvas painted with oil red showing different paths, blue, black and pinkish background. In my perspective I believe he was portraying a an emotional feeling of how the beautiful world is divided into two. A beautiful and peaceful part but then leads to the other part where its full of war and fights.
         The Expressionists were divided into two elements which the art depicts:The Die Brücke and The Der Blaue Reiter.
 The Die Brücke meaning bridge was one part which the art shows in red/orange-like. it was an artistic community of young artists in Dresden who aimed to overthrow the conservative traditions of German art. Whiles The Der Blaue Reiter (the Blue Rider) was a group of artists whose publications and exhibitions sought to find a common creative ground between the various Expressionist art form

"The Eclipse of the Sun," George Grosz, 1926

               This colorful piece is by the famous German artist called George Grosz (July 26, 1893 - July 6, 1959) and is entitled "The Eclipse of the Sun". Exact date is not given but was in the year of 1926. This was an "Objective" drawing ( Drawing that depicts what is really happening).
               In my view I think this art is ll about the authorities being bossy and bullish as the man man in the green army/ political outfit seemed to be angry if he doesn't get to hear what pleases him from other non-powerful people.  he feels to be listened to and to follow is orders if not he blindfolds you like a donkey and kills you off. a skeleton on the floor shows how he kills and leaves you off if he rather than the non opposing figures sitting and listening to him.