Dominik Lorenz – författare

Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,7, University of Freiburg, course: Proseminar (Terrorism in Hollywood Movies), language: English, abstract: Christian Metz stated that a film is difficult to explain because it is easy to understand. (qtd. inBuckland & Elsaesser: 1). I will analyse the film Collateral Damage, directed by AndrewDavis, in terms of its context and how it is portrayed technically. My aim is to show ArnoldSchwarzenegger s development, how Collateral Damages represents a turning point in thehistory of action movies Arnold took part in, and how he has changed from a muscle shirtwearing daredevil and killing machine to a family man with moral values. Therefore, I willstart to look at a couple of important action movies in which Arnold Schwarzenegger plays aleading role and after that, I will compare the differences of the former Arnold and the Arnoldwe see in Collateral Damage. To realise this, I will focus on Schwarzenegger s behaviour andthe way, Andrew Davis represents the fire-fighter and his emotions. In the end, I will give ashort conclusion regarding Arnold s rise from rags to riches and how he represents anirreplaceable icon not only in the history of action movies during the last three decades. Everybody knows the Australian guy Arnie alias Arnold Schwarzenegger. The first role inthe movie Hercules in New York owes Arnold his career as a bodybuilder and his enormoussize. Released in 1970, Arnold at this time known as Arnold Strong plays a mythologicaltoga clad Hercules. Arnold takes part in a weight-lifting competition; he becomes a wrestler,rides his chariot through Times Square, descends into hell and gets mixed up with gangsters. In contrast to Collateral Damage, Arthur Allan Seidelman, the director of Hercules in NewYork, focuses on Schwarzenegger s muscle mass. In 1982, John Milius creates the fantasy action movie Conan the Barbarian. Here, Arnoldportrays a bulldog and beefy giant who survives as sole human the strain of bondage. Conanin the role of an invincible gladiator and snake killer, sweetened by two fisted action,spectacular fighting scenes and amours turn Arnold into the James Bond of the Middle Ages. In the first third of the film, Conan knocks out a camel with an aimed bash (0:38:02). Hiscruelty peaks out when he decollates Thulsa in front of his followers and raises his head like atrophy. Unlike Collateral Damage, Arnold takes much pleasure in fights and he seems to be alittle bit sadistic at this time. His most famous role is storied [...]

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2, University of Freiburg, course: Proseminar I, language: English, abstract: Ho and Platt (1993:1) argue that Singaporean English is a particularly interestingindigenized, or nativized, speech variety because it is so widely used and fills so manyfunctions. I can confirm Ho and Platt s statement, since I was in Singapore in 2004. It was notdifficult to notice Singapore English as a speech variety. This sparked my interest inparticipating in the proseminar English in Singapore and consequently in researching into acertain grammatical phenomenon in Singapore English, namely the passive voice. In this term paper, a short analysis of the two passive structures specific to ColloquialSingapore English (the so-called kena passive and the give passive) will be presented. Furtheron, we the get passive will be examined. We will show that give- and kena-constructions arederived from the languages of Chinese and Malay, respectively. The bigger part of this paperwill be to examine the overall frequencies thereof. Which of the two passive constructionswill be closer in structure to the standard form? A personal analysis will help us to answer thisquestion, always with the hidden desire to finally come up with a reasonable conclusiontowards the end of the paper. We will probably have a winner of the competing substrate formand we will hopefully find out which passive construction is the most productive one inSingapore English. Moreover, we want to compare the frequency of the kena-passive with the getpassive sfrequency in a corpus-based analysis. Admittedly, the corpus-based study will berelatively restrictive and not quite large in size. In addition, the give-passive will be ignoreddue to its rarity. Further on, we want to compare passive voice in Singapore with the passive inStandard English. To manage this, after having presented the development of Singapore, itsmultilingualism and English as its most common language, we will define some basic terms,which will be used in this term paper. After that, we will explain the corpus and themethodology used. In the end, we will sum up the findings and we will discuss my own study. Perhaps, there are possibilities how to do it better next time or there are other things that couldbe done.

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2, University of Freiburg, course: The Syntax and Semantics of the English Verb Phrase, language: English, abstract: Blake states that Shakespeare is like food and that we take both very much for granted. It is only when we come across a passage of particular intensity in a play that we question how the language has been employed to achieve that result, just as it is only for exotic dishes that we enquire about the ingredients (1983:1). It is definitely astonishing how the English Language has been influenced by this incredible playwright and poet. However, it is noticeable that the English Language has changed significantly since the Renaissance. Baugh and Cable (1993:235) argue that “the English grammar in the 16th and early 17th century is marked more by the survival of certain forms, constructions and usages that have since [then] disappeared than by any fundamental developments”.Therefore, I want to show that the syntax of the verb phrase has changed since Elizabethan times. To achieve this, I will compare verb phrases in this term paper which occur in some of Shakespeare’s plays with Modern English verb phrases. First of all, I will define the term “verb phrase”. After that we will focus on transitive and intransitive verbs. Transitivity and intransitivity will be examined – and we will analyze how its usage has changed since Shakespearian times. Thirdly, I will talk about impersonal verbs and afterwards we will study reflexive verbs and the mediopassive. Finally, the passive, inchoative and reflexive meaning of transitive verbs will be discussed. The focus will be on the change or the disappearance of these constructions which occurred between the 16th century and today. I will use some Shakespearian plays which will provide a basis in order to illustrate and to underline my arguments.

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,7, University of Freiburg, course: Country Houses, language: English, abstract: K.W. Gransden has noted the significance of Ruth Wilcox’s answer to Margaret’s comment that a house “cannot stand by bricks and mortar alone”. The first Mrs. Wilcox replies, “It cannot stand without them.” According to Gransden, there is a persistent note of misgiving on Forster’s part about this. It is more than nostalgia. The opening description of the house at Howards End begins the statement of a large and complex architectural metaphor, which is extended throughout the novel. Hardy states that buildings, and the design of them, the architectural character of a civilization, would seem to be in Foster’s mind fundamentally related to its character of manners and morals. From my point of view, it is important to look at the houses in Forster’s Howards End more closely. In this term paper I will show in what way Forster associates certain housing conditions with special types of characters, and to what extent he thinks housing conditions influence the way people behave and what inference he draws as to where to live. I will focus on the three main parties namely the Wilcoxes, the Schlegels and the Basts and I will show where the characters live and in which way their economic status is reflected in their housing conditions. Furthermore, I will try to emphasize Forster’s position towards housing at the beginning of the 20th century. It can be said that there are portrayed three different types of houses in Howards End. Firstly the country houses, secondly the houses of the urban lower middle class and finally the London town houses. My aim is to show that there are fundamental differences between these types of houses. Furthermore, I want to prove that the narrator distinguishes the houses’ quality(ies?) among themselves. After that, I will talk about the standpoint Forster takes towards the houses’ quality when he shows whether they possess life, spirit or souls. Additionally, I will illustrate some of the popular concepts and current views of Forster’s time concerning the people’s various housing conditions. I will exemplify the narrator’s preferences where one should live by taking a closer look at a couple of statements about living in the countryside versus living in the city as well as living in houses versus living in flats. In the end, I will examine the author’s choice about the ideal place to live for Margaret Schlegel – his heroine – and I will try to explain to what degree this solution is realistic within the logic of the Forster’s Howards End.

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,7, University of Freiburg, course: Mexicans in the US, language: English, abstract: In this term paper, negative stereotypes of Mexicans and Chicanos in the U.S. media will be examined. These stereotypes include violent, criminal and vile behavior while wearing a wide-brimmed sombrero with a bottle of tequila in hand. Why do they exist? What are the reasons for this? Berg argues that one prominent source for the dominant stereotype of Chicanos is the media, primarily the globally dominant U.S. media, and specifically – though not exclusively – Hollywood movies. According to the psychologist Yueh-Ting Lee, “stereotypes are probabilistic belief [which we] use to categorize people, objects, and events and we have to have them in order to deal with all the information in a world with which we are often uncertain as well as unfamiliar.” A dangerous character is ascribed to stereotypes when we consider Bower’s statement that stereotyping can be seen as a “breeding soil for errant generalizations about others that easily [merge] into racism, sexism, and other forms of bigotry.” Since a complete presentation of the existing stereotypes would stretch the point, I will focus on the most popular stereotypes ascribed to Chicanos. Furthermore, the origin of these negative stereotypes towards this minority will be analysed. In order to explore this, I will place emphasis on stereotypes in American news, movies and in advertisement. Last but not least, I will talk about multicultural picture books and stereotypes therein. In the first part of this term paper, I will talk about blurred coverage in American news. Syque states that in creating stereotypes “we often mistakenly assume things are correlated when they are not; when we make this mistake, we will find ways to ‘prove’ it or simply believe and assert the correlation.” This is called illusory correlation. The problem of this psychological phenomenon will be connected with partial coverage, which can cause stereotypes. In the second part, the presence of Chicanos and their language in American movies will be scrutinized. Thereby, the phenomenon of the so-called ‘Mock Spanish’, which describes a variety of usages common in some otherwise monolingual Anglo-American circles, will psychologically be clarified using the social identity theory. Stereotypes in advertisement are discussed in the third section. A reference to the Mexican bandit stereotype will be shown by the ‘Frito Bandito’ which was the name of an advertising campaign in the seventies. In the final section, negative stereotypes in one of the most famous American picture books will be analyzed. Bunting’s “A day’s work” will serve as a prime example of pitfalls, which come up when confronting young children with such stereotypes. The result is an implicit stereotyping.

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