Saturday, December 10, 2011

Class Blog Grading sheet

Angela Balcome's EvaluationsRoles of women and menPoets and writersRulers and governmentMusic and danceInventions and Industry
Anderson, Randall J8686858060
Balcome, Angela M9088809090
Baudhuin, Morgan T7070707070
Braun, Nicholas A9090908878
Clark-Hedlof, Brett N8080-
Conant, Joshua S---
Cox, Timothy J9090909096
Dehn, Matthew G8578727070
Drays, Laura L9293909495
Gillespie, Brooke C9595959595
Goyette, Thomas E887188
Gu, Zhen8081888085
Gysberg, Kevin M88-8988
Harp, Lacey N8280858688
Hua, YunFei7783928586
Klasons, Jekabs K--88
Kreuger, Kristin N8686868590
Leavitt, Danika E9494949494
Monson, Thomas J9086879488
Niehoff, Robert J8988879090
Niyomchat, Pattarapong8981909090
Oberle, Robert A8989-90
Riebe, Monica A---
Scherer, Miranda D8782899080
Schurr, Jennifer R7676757879
Shaw, Douglas E76--
Strong, Sarah J
Vang, Starsha N87868275
Vroman, Amber L8585858698
Zhang, Hui8686888890

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

German Industry and Inventions of the 20th century

German Industry in the 1900s
            I am going to focus on perhaps the main industry one thinks of when they hear German industry, the automobile industry. In 1887 Karl Benz fit his 4 stroke combustion engine onto a coach, which led to the modern car. By 1901 Germans were producing about 900 cars per year. Mercedes Benz was formed in 1926. BMW was founded in 1916 but did not start auto production until 1928. Although Germany was among the first to get into the auto industry, they were slow in developing int. This gave American companies like GM the opportunity to get on top.
            The depression in the 1930s hit Germany as well as the rest of the world. Of eighty six auto companies going into the depression, only twelve made it out. The election of the Nazi party into power brought about a revitalization of the auto industry in Germany, however the destruction of WWII brought it to yet another halt. After WWII, companies recommenced their production.
            Germany continues to be known for their Auto industry world wide. With companies such as Mercedes Benz, BMW, Volkswagon, and Audi, it is hard to imagine a world without German vehicles. These companies continue to produce quality vehicles and remain successful in our ever struggling economy of the 21st century.
German Inventions
Melitta Bentz, invented the coffee filter in 1908.
Wernher von Braun, invented the V2 Rocket.
Karlheinz Brandenburg, invented the MP3 player
Heinrich Clobes, invented the first mechanized street sweeper in 1909.
Rudolph Dassler, invented the first sport shoes with screw in spikes in 1949
Hans Joachim Pabst von Ohain, invented the modern jet engine in 1933