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Read an Article for Culture Credit

Students: In order to receive culture credit (15 points each - up to two per semester) please follow the steps below: 

1. Read the article - check Frau’s website. If you find your own article, please get it approved         by Frau first. 
2.    Write a summary of the article in your own words (min. of 10 sentences – hand-                     written/double-spaced). Tell me:  
  • What did you learn from this article?  
  • What about  this article was interesting to you?  
  • Does this article relate to anything we have covered in class?  If so, what?  
3.    Attach a copy of the article (or email me a link to the article). If the article is from Frau’s         website, just include title in your paper.
4.    Be sure to cite your source – if you are not providing a hard copy of the article include             the URL in your summary.

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Articles to Download

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 Unhappy being pigeonholed due to her looks, the “most beautiful woman in the world” actress Hedy Lamarr set out to develop a secret communication system that would take down Nazi submarines. See article below. 
A Short History of German Music (Dland)
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Asparagus (Local)
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Karneval Jewish Club (DW)
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Ampelman Crosswalk Man (DW)
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Birkenstocks (The New Yorker)
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Nazi Summer Camps in USA (DW)
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What is foreign language worth? (Economist)
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A Challenge of Bread (New York Times)
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SS charged Murder (Wall Street Journal)
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Blunder finished Berlin Wall (DW)
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Grand Budapest Hotel - Film (DW)
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Who is Krampus (National Geographic)
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Language Gender Neutral (Guardian)
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Why Germans Pay Cash (Quartz.com)
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Woman In Gold - Film (New York Times)
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Holocaust Survivor's Lucky Lie (Local)
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Germany: No work emails after 6 (NPR)
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German Love Christmas Trees (DW)
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Foreigners in Germany (NPR)
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Germans Silent Minority in US (Economist)
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How world went nuts for Nutella (BBC)
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German TV Ready for Globe (HWReporter)
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Save a cow, ride a Horse (Smithsonian)
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Swiss Muslim won't shake (WA Post)
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German Actress Invented Wireless Tech (Intel)
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