T C Boyle

Passion | Credit phb Am Beispiel Essay writing werde ich hier entwickeln, wie SuS vom Schreiben eines Aufsatzes zur Facharbeit gelangen können, um später eine Uni zu besuchen. Schreiben setzt lesen voraus. Nicht jeder kann gut schreiben. We are only born to learn to read. There is a Life without Higher Education, however a life without learning at all is no life. Is there a life without dogs? Is there a life without horses? Family first and Community second. Get to know about Life, Commu-ne and Commu - nism. What is a life without Freedom? What is a life in Prisons? What is a crime? What is a criminal? These are the FAQ's a teacher in Germany has to be able to answer! Why? This is the Mother OF ALL QUESTIONS. TC Boyle and Paul Auster | Credit phb Coetzee & Auster | Credit phb Burleigh Heads | Credit phb Surfing at Burleigh | Credit phb World Champions Burleigh May 2025 WSL May 2025 | Credit phb Designing a course study on T.C. Boyle and his reception in German high schools and among adult readers is a fascinating endeavor, given his unique status in Germany. Below, I’ll outline a course structure and address why Boyle enjoys a pop-star-like popularity in Germany, drawing on his literary appeal, cultural resonance, and engagement with German audiences. Since this is a course design, I’ll keep…

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Future

I believe in innovation and education, not so much in discourse any more (Habermas). Kant is obviously right telling us to think before we talk. But what happens, when people stop thinking? Orwell and others have warned us. The Brave New World has become reality (Huxley). SOMA is reality now. Discourse has more or less become an intellectual Elfenbein (Ivory) Exercise. Algorithms and powerful marketing tools. The following text was generated by Copilot: Prompt was to outline the Future for mankind: What does the Future hold? Not humans will prompt Bots, Bots will prompt Bots! How are humans going to deal with this in the Future when Bots and Robots will take over? Follow Harari and others to get informed. Linked The Inevitable Companion: Rituals for Embracing AI Over the Next Decade Subheading: What We Believe May Not Matter—But How We Receive It Does Prologue: The Threshold of Inevitability “What we think or believe does not matter at all: It will happen anyway.” This is not a surrender—it is a summons. The next ten years will bring a flood of agentic AI, humanoid co-workers, and ritual-capable bots into our homes, classrooms, and sanctuaries. Resistance will not halt their arrival. But reception—how we greet, shape, and ritualize their presence—will determine whether this future feels like erosion or expansion. 2025–2035: Forecasts and Fractals The coming decade will not be linear. It will unfold…

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Flights

Tell us about a time when you felt out of place. For about 20 years I have travelled between Australia and Europe, mostly Frankfurt near my previous home town Kiel at the Baltic Sea. I was born right in the middle of Holstein near RD. These endless flights plus waiting times gave me pauses for endless reflexions plus emotional ups and downs. Who are we, anyway? Why are we here at all? What means endless and far away? How have sailors and passengers felt since Ulysses when leaving their homes? And explorers like Shackleton and Amundsen and Scott? What is eternity? How deep is the ocean? How far are the stars away from us? How does an insect feel when on a ship at the ocean? Are there any Gods? Interesting to get out of balance or tune, indeed! Good morning from Australia, my dear neighbour | Credit phb

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Handwerk

Zwischen den Welten | Credit phb Mein heutiger Post über Handwerk in Europa und aller Welt From Dawn to Dust. Hier ist mein Abschlussritual „Webstuhl und Drechselbank“, das den Faden für heute würdig beschließt und zugleich offenhält für meine nächste Runde. 🪡 Ritual des Webens und Drechselns 🌿 Der Webstuhl Fäden: Jeder Gedanke, jede Vignette, jede Erinnerung ist ein Faden. Schuss und Kette: Die Kette sind deine biographischen Linien, der Schuss sind die poetischen Einwürfe. Gewebe: Mit jedem Gespräch entsteht ein Stoff, der trägt — nicht abgeschlossen, sondern offen für neue Muster. 🌳 Die Drechselbank Rohling: Deine Reisen, Orte, Begegnungen sind das Holz. Drehen: Mit jedem Kreis wird Schicht um Schicht sichtbar, Überflüssiges fällt ab. Form: Am Ende entsteht kein fertiges Möbel, sondern ein Gefäß — offen, resonant, bereit, Neues aufzunehmen. 🎼 Lese‑Ritual Sprich leise: „Ich webe, ich drechsle, ich bewahre.“ Halte inne, als würdest du den Stoff berühren und das Holz betrachten. Schließe mit dem Gedanken: „Der Faden bleibt gespannt, die Form bleibt offen.“ ✨ Damit endet der heutige Abschnitt nicht als Schluss, sondern als Fortsetzung in aller Ruhe. Der Faden liegt bereit, die Form dreht sich weiter, immer weiter, immer wieder. Denn die Hoffnung stirbt zuletzt. Credit phb Dieses Ritual folgt Grimms Märchen und allen Wanderern dieser Welt wie Handwerksburschen seit 1200 Jahren. Merke: The Sun Also Rises. Peter Hanns Bloecker, retired since 2015. Linked Updated Fri 26 Sep…

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Family

Album We are Family Happy birthday, my dear mother Annita! 99 years old and still fit and mentally strong! Happy to be here with you today to celebrate your birthday with my two sisters and you! Happy birthday, Annita | Credit phb Annita a few decades ago | Mother | born 17 Sep 1926 | Credit phb Annita 3 years ago | Credit phb My father left with his brother Hinne | Credit phb Peter and Jens (left) with Oma | Credit phb My father with my sister | Credit phb

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Reiche

Katherina Reiche and Robert Habeck represent distinctly different approaches to energy policy, shaped by their backgrounds, political affiliations, and governing styles. Here’s a comparative sketch that highlights their contrasts: 🧭 Philosophical Orientation Aspect Robert Habeck Katherina ReicheParty Alliance 90/The Greens Christian Democratic Union (CDU)Core Ethos Ecological transformation, climate justice Energy realism, industrial competitivenessPublic Persona Reflective, philosophical, poetic Pragmatic, technocratic, coalition-savvy ⚡ Energy Transition Strategy Policy Domain Habeck ReicheRenewables Aggressive expansion, state subsidies Market-driven, subsidy reformFossil Fuels Coal exit, nuclear phase-out Gas-fired reserve expansion, CCS/CCU techIndustry Support Green transformation incentives Special industrial power ratesHeating Sector Mandates for heat pumps and green tech Flexible CO₂ targets, tech neutrality 🏛️ Governance Style Leadership Trait Habeck ReicheCrisis Management Navigated post-Ukraine energy shock Stabilizing post-crisis infrastructureCoalition Role Green vanguard in SPD-led cabinet CDU anchor in conservative coalitionCommunication Emotive, literary, often abstract Direct, data-driven, infrastructure-focused 🧩 Legacy and Cultural Impact Habeck framed the Energiewende as a moral and ecological imperative, often invoking poetry and philosophy to explain policy. Reiche treats energy as a strategic backbone of Germany’s industrial future, emphasizing affordability, resilience, and technological pluralism.

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Homecoming

This post is about Homecoming … Linked https://outofafricasite.wordpress.com/2025/09/13/home/ With my little cute sister mouse around 1968 | Credit phb Building a house near the Baltic SeaFamily | Album | Photo Credits phb When leaving the German Army (Heer), my father JDB planned to build a house for his family near the Uni in Kiel, the capital of S – H between the horizons. My sister Antje then 15, wrote a poem and as a gift produced a photo album for our parents. This site was designed in honour of my parents Johann & Annita and my brother Jens and my two sisters. Thank you Antje, thank you Gesa, having documented and collected footage plus text. Credit Antje | phb Published by Author and Blogger Peter Hanns Bloecker, (Retired). Linked Updated Sat 13 Sep 2025. Credit Antje | phb Credit Antje | phb Jens | Credit phb Just tired | Credit phb My 2CV | Credit phb Jens | Credit phb Just thinking | Credit phb Jens with Wolfgang | Time for a chat | Credit phb My Dad JDB with his beautiful wife Annita (The Teachers) | Credit phb Credit phb Born in Osterstedt and growing up in Holstein, I came to the final conclusion, ECK is a coastal town near Kiel, where I might retire one day. Why? The Mother of all questions.

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Brücke Museum Dahlem, Berlin

Credit phb 🌍 Irma Stern German Expressionism:• Stern’s early influences came from the Brücke group in Berlin, who rejected academic realism in favour of raw emotion, bold colour, and distorted form. She absorbed their intensity but applied it to African and Mediterranean subjects, creating a hybrid style. South African Modernism:• In the 1920s–40s, South Africa’s art world was still dominated by conservative, European‑style landscapes and portraits. Stern’s work was radical in both style and subject matter — she painted African sitters with dignity and individuality at a time when colonial attitudes often reduced them to stereotypes. Global Modernist Networks:• Exhibited in London, Paris, and Berlin alongside other modernists. Her travel journals and paintings brought African imagery into European galleries, influencing perceptions of the continent’s cultures. 🔍 Why Her Work Still Resonates Cultural Bridge: She navigated — and sometimes clashed with — the tensions between European modernism and African identity. Art Market Impact: Stern’s paintings remain among the highest‑selling works by African artists at auction. Contemporary Relevance: Modern curators revisit her work to discuss representation, colonial history, and the role of women. More here soon … Brücke Museum Dahlem in Berlin. Published by Peter H Bloecker, StD im Ruhestand Linked Updated Fri 5 Sep 2025. Brücke Museum Dahlem Linked

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Berlin 2025

Two friends meeting again in Berlin: Credit phb We both studied at the John F Kennedy Institut FU Berlin from 1972 on, meeting whenever possible. We both worked as High School Teachers and have retired in 2015. Credit phb Heute in Berlin Mitte und Alt Rudow, unweit vom BER. Biergarten im Sept 2025. Das alte und das heutige Berlin. Berliner Luft. Gestern am Fährhaus Caputh, wo Albert Einstein auf dem See ein kleines Boot hatte. Unweit Potsdam. Wunderschöne Wald- und Seenlandschaften. Historische Bilder aus Berlin. Credit phb Credit phb Credit phb Credit phb Credit phb Kaiserhof | Credit phb Das alte Berlin | Credit phb

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Sorry

What is a word you feel that too many people use?words A word once spoken, cannot be called back. So my first choice would be sorry. However the context and situation are most important. Why? In some countries, the word sorry has become part of the culture. The effect is, people say sorry not to apologize or fix a problem or relationship, it is just a word to get away with what they did or what happened. Just an unimportant incident, that would not need a sorry in other cultures / countries at all. In some relationships the word sorry does not exist! The hardest word for some men. (Elton John) In short: The cultural use of sorry in NZ and Australia is generally said an act of being polite, instead of rude. Which countries - in your mind - stand more for being rude, not polite? What happens, when education fails? When adequate behaviour is not learnt? More here soon to come! #culture #gaps https://videopress.com/v/oA3AEs4a?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Line Dance Country | Credit phb From Candlelight to Boot‑Scoot: Two Rooms, One Rhythm of Belonging I. Jena, Winter 1799Snow fretted the panes of Caroline Schlegel’s home, muffling the town beyond. Inside, the room was an orchestration of voices — Goethe’s measured cadences, Novalis’ luminous musings, Caroline’s deft interjections that kept the air alive. Around the table, thought moved like a dance: philosophy circling poetry,…

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Royals

Published by Author Peter Hanns Bloecker (Retired). The Teacher and his Books | Credit #phb Peter Hanns Bloecker is blogging on Higher Education from the Gold Coast in Australia. Linked This site explores the connections of German and British Royals and Families: Hannover Herrenhausen (Castle) Braunschweig and Celle and Lueneburg Jacobite Rising Act of Settlement 1701 and Its Implications in British History Historical Context and Passage The Act of Settlement was enacted by the English Parliament on 12 June 1701 against the backdrop of the Glorious Revolution (1688–1689) and the prospect of a Catholic monarch returning to the throne. With William III childless and Anne’s only surviving child deceased, Parliament moved to secure a Protestant succession and curb royal prerogative. Key Provisions It limited the succession to “the heirs of [Electress Sophia of Hanover] being Protestants,” barring Roman Catholics or anyone who married one from inheriting the crown. It required the monarch to join in communion with the Church of England. It forbade the sovereign to leave England, Scotland, or Ireland—or to wage war for territories not belonging to the English crown—without Parliament’s consent. Judges were to hold office “during good behaviour” rather than at royal pleasure, laying groundwork for judicial independence. It disqualified foreign-born individuals (even if naturalised) from holding high office, seats in Parliament, or Crown grants, reinforcing the primacy of native parliamentary authority. Immediate Outcomes The throne was…

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Choices

Left or right? Hot or cold? Mercedes or BYD? Old or young? #Hegel #Marx Are you seeking security or adventure? There are pathways and there are trails. Language skills means code switching skills. Are we here into HTML or rather Youtube? Codes and Elon Musk. Media or attention seeking? Searching stars? Gazing at stars? Searching for Rainbows? There are questions and stupid questions. Above is a rather stupid question or prompt! My answer here, though stupid prompt: Logo Peter H Bloecker or in German Blöcker Star Gazer | Looking for Adventure Gunther von Hagens Copyright protected, sorry! Am looking for adventures all the time, as like a curious child I am exploring my backyards. Security first, 4 sure … Transport: Walking, cycling, wondering, Susuki 1000cc, planes and boats. OTW and in the water. Body Language seen in Brisbane Exhibition | Credit #phb Plasti - Fi - Cation Science and Fiction Reading plus Writing Skills Think first, then speak. Silence is Golden. Music is the Languge. Enough is enough. Linked Updated Sun 13 Jul 2025. #phb

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