The Anonymous Diary of a Female Journalist during the...

The anonymous diary of a female journalist during the occupation period of Soviet Russia in Berlin gave a deafening voice to a completely silent victim, the ethnically Germanic female citizen in postwar Germany. This discourse of power relations and sexual appeal come together fluidly in this book. There is also a voice of women in history that has been growing ever stronger which this diary adds to. Without this diary, the victimization and helplessness of the German woman goes overall untold. This diary also adds a valuable insight into the absolutism of policies against these German women carried out by the Soviet male soldiers coming into the capital during and after the Siege of Berlin. These together add a precious window to the databank of knowledge in the understanding of the totality of war and the personal experience of struggling of survive during the Second World War where rape is not only a war tactic and military policy in breaking down the German people but also a spoi l of that war itself. What is more is the majority of German people still alive in Berlin are mostly women. The role of genders and the discourse between the Germans and Soviets is left even more explicit when you consider the fact that the city is made of mostly women, leaving only German children boys and elderly men that cannot defend themselves let alone their German women and the Soviet female soldiers who lack any remorse for the German women being raped. This in itself adds a tremendousShow MoreRelatedStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 Pagesnetworking equipment. He is respected as a visionary leader and innovator who has the ability to drive an entrepreneurial culture. As an effective communicator, Chambers is described as warmhearted and straight talking. In this photo Chambers speaks during a launch ceremony of a green technology partnership Cisco formed with a university in China. 6 CHAPTER 1 What Is Organizational Behavior? others and who are responsible for attaining goals in these organizations are managers (sometimesRead MoreDeveloping Management Skills404131 Words   |  1617 Pagesapproaches?† â€Å"How can I invigorate those who feel outdated and left behind?† â€Å"How do I help the ‘survivors’ of a downsizing pick up the pieces and move on?† â€Å"How do I help people with very different agendas and philosophies work together, especially during periods of high stress and uncertainty?† Anyone tempted to dismissively argue that the answers to these questions are â€Å"common sense† would do well to recall Will Rogers’ pithy observation: â€Å"Common sense ain t common.† In addition, the research reported