Sonntag, 16. März 2008

New York

New York

Here is a map of New York where the book "Twelve", of Nick McDonell, plays.The map shows the most important places and districts which are mentioned in the book.

Mittwoch, 12. März 2008

Comparing Mainhatten and Manhatten

Task 3:

Compare "Mainhatten" with the Financial District of Manhatten (Differences, Similarities) and write a text about it.

Mainhatten and Manhatten

I have never heard the name "Mainhatten" up to now but I think there are many
similarities between our Mainhatten and the Manhatten in the Financial District in New York. Mainhatten is something like our Financial District in germany because Frankfurt in our Mainhatten is also called "City of Banks". We´ve got al lot of banks like the City bank or the European Central Bank. Mainhatten is not so big as the Manhattan in New York but both of them have the same task. Mainhattan has also a sculpture, a bear and and bull too, it stands near the stock exchange. At all Mainhatten and Mannhatten are nearly the same with the same tasks and important things but it gives a few differences between them.

Mainhatten

Task 2:
Referring to the secound task: What is "Mainhatten"? Search for interesting facts and details on the internet. (take notes)

Mainhatten:

-Mainhatten is our Financial District here in germany
-it has a stock market
-Mainhatten has a wonderfull skyline
-there is the European Central Bank in Mainhatten
-in Frankfurt there is the Stock Exchange
-many big banks are present there for example the city bank, deutsche Börse and so on...

Financial District

Task 1:
Write down interesting facts and details of the Financial District -> have a look at the sources as well and find more information on the internet (make notes)

Financial District:
-the Financial District is also called FIDL
-It comprises the offices and headquarter of many of the city´s major financial institutions
-it includes the New York Eschange and the amercian Stockexchange
-as a district it excludes the Battery Park and the Batterie Park City
-the heart of the Financial District is the Broad Street and the Wall Street

Wall Street:

-One of the most important streets in New York is the Wall Street
-The Wall Street is a city street in lower Manhatten
-It runs east from Broadway downhill to South Street on the East River through the center of Financial Distrikt
-the Wall Street was the first permanent home of the New York Stock Exchange
-become his name of the surrounding geographic neighborhood

Stock Exchange:

-the New York Stock Exchange is also called the Big Board
-it is one of the largest stock exchanges in the world by dollar volume
-2,764 listed securities are there and it is the secound most securities of all stock exchanges.

The Charging Bull:

-the Charging Bull is sometimes called the Wall Street Bull or the Bowling Green Bull
-the bull is a 3,200 kg bronze sculpture by Artino Di Modica
-it sits in Bowling Green park near to the Wall Street
-the sculpture is a bull, the symbol of aggressive financial optimism and prosperity

Dienstag, 11. März 2008

Dialogue

Dialog between Chris and Claude after the Party

Chris: Morning Claude.
Claude: ...morning....
Chris: Do you want something to eat?
Claude: mhhh what do we have?
Chris: Not many the freezer is empty and we have no bread...
Claude: Okay I order us a pizza it´s already 12 o´clock

Chris: Yes that sounds good.... but tell me what did you do last night? You weren´t present at may party.
Claude: Ohhh yes of course I was out with Tobias in Chinatown so I had no time to come.
Chris: So tell me what have you done in Chinatown
Claude: It´s not important for you, it´s already enough that you know where I was....
Chris: Ohh come on, I´m your brother I wont tell it mum an dad.
Claude: Don´t you hear what I say?
Chris: okay okay I hear it, don´t be upset!
Claude: I go up to my room, call me when the pizza-guy brings the pizza...
Chris: Okay go away....

Mindmap


Chapter 41

The Past:

During the Christmas break White Mike and Alice, the girl whom he had run into, were walking down the beach in East Hampton and she told him a bit of her life.
When it become dark and cold she was going crazy and took all of her chlothes and ran into the ocean and coming out laughing and crying.