How to go back in time and kill Hitler

How to kill Hitler

Needed materials:

• A time machine
• Poison (you can use any type of poison you like but make sure that it does not have a strong smell or taste)
• Plaster
• Corn flour
• Milk
• A bowl
• Airtight container

1.  Make sure that you absolutely want to poison Hitler and are prepared to live with any consequences that might occur. If so, go to step 2. If not, convince someone else to carry out the task.
2. Mix poison that is strong enough to kill an adult man. If you know how to do this, go to step 4. If you have never done something like that before, read step 3 for instructions.
3. Mix 113g of plaster with 113g of corn flour in a bowl and add 0.3 litres of milk. Form small balls and put them in an airtight container.
   
4.  CAUTION: Do not act as a guineapig! Find a person you dislike. Try out the poison to see if it works.
5. If everything went as planned, continue to step 6. If not, mix stronger poison.
6. Find a time machine and get access to it. If you do not know who possesses a time machine, type your question into Google and you will make a find.
   
   
7. Adjust the settings on the time machine. If you do not know how to do that, read the manual.
8. It is important to carry out your plan before the beginning of World War II. Therefore, choose January 1932, when Hitler is a guest at the Berlin hotel “Kaiserhof”.
9. Make sure you have the airtight container with you and go back in time.
   
10. CAUTION: Do not get caught! Once at your destination, steal suitable clothes to not attract attention.
11. Get to the hotel. If you do not know where it is, ask passersby.
    
12. CAUTION: Do not get caught! Sneak into the hotel’s kitchen.
    
    
    
13. CAUTION: Make sure to ask in a way that does not attract attention! Find Hitler’s dish. If you do not know which one it is, ask the kitchen staff.
14. Grate some of your poison over the dish.
15. Get out of the kitchen quickly and head back to your time machine.
16. Type in today’s date and go forwards in time.
    
17. Remove all traces, such as the clothing and the rest of the poison. 

Migrant Mother - Description

Depressed, hopeless and gazing into space, Florence Owens Thompson depicts the sorrow surrounding her. She is in the center of the photograph, taking up most of the image. Her arm is supporting her head, looking like she is in fear of the future. The long and bony fingers are touching her narrow and dry lips, which have not tasted proper food and clean water for quite some time. Deep wrinkles around her mouth and eyes make her look older than she probably is, as well as revealing her concern for the family's future. The mother is wearing a checked shirt and a vest that look old, torn and itchy, as if they were made out of burlap. Hidden in her arm lies an infant wrapped in a dirty blanket. Next to the mother are her two older children leaning on her shoulders. Both children are not facing the camera but have instead buried their faces in their hands. It seems as though they are trying to hide behind their mother where they feel safe and protected. What can be easily noticed by looking at the children is that they have the same hairstyle, namely a bowl haircut. The light hair color of the child standing on the viewers right side makes a good contrast to the mother’s and other childs dark hair. Last but not least, the pale background illustrates the hopelessness and bleakness of her situation.

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Narrative: Little History of Photography

2^nd Version: History of photography - narrative

Boulevard du Temple, taken in 1839 by painter and chemist Louis Daguerre, is hanging on one of Louvre’s walls and is watching the tourists who pass by. Suddenly it notices a man in his 40s with shorts and a t-shirt who looks very dissatisfied with his camera. The photo can hear him moaning that the camera he bought does not take pictures satisfyingly. Boulevard du Temple laughs to itself and thinks of the time it was taken. The photo is sure that if this man could hear the story of photography, he would appreciate the tiny device he is holding in his hands.

The day the photo was taken was a very special one. Daguerre was the first photographer who managed to depict a person on a photo. Because of the long exposure time it was impossible to photograph moving objects such as passersby. Nevertheless, the man on the photo remained still long enough and so became part of this historic photo. However, it was not the first one that had been taken. In 1825 Joseph Niepce photographed Le Gras in France. Niepce’s idea was to apply bitumen to metal plates. The material hardened in the light and the unhardened rest was washed away. The metal plate was polished, the negative covered with ink and the photographed image would appear. Still, this early technique had its downsides. The plates were very heavy and expensive. Therefore, only rich people could afford being photographed. Secondly, exposure time was very long thus people being photographed needed something to lean on, namely props. This is why oval tables and pillars can often be seen on early photos. Long exposure would also lead to Mezzotint which means that photos have a soft black to grey to white gradation.

 A few years later, Daguerre invented his own technique, the daguerreotype, where the plate would be coated with silver, exposed and then the remaining silver would be removed. Time went by and photography became more popular. In 1840 almost every miniaturist had become a professional photographer because no one was interested in miniatures anymore.

The photo remembers all these events as though they were yesterday. The tourist in the museum should be grateful for all the people who worked on developing photography and cameras which led to what he is holding in his hands right now.

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Comment:
My fellow students had some very useful suggestions for my text. They pointed out that the introduction should be separated from the main text. They also felt that there was no connection between some sentences so I rewrote these parts.