For your first analysis, go to the Deutsche Welle or the Spiegel Online website to find an article about Germany:
http://www.dw-world.de/
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/
You will notice that Deutsche Welle publishes articles in many languages, German and English included, and that the link above takes you to the English site. On the left side of their English version home page menu, you can select "Germany" under the Top Stories heading. A number of articles from different areas will appear in the center of the page. The current day's stories have an introductory blurb, the stores from past day's have a simple link. The Spiegel Online site has blurbs for the day's articles. For both sites, be sure you select something about Germany.
Select an article that interests you, read the article closely, then address the following items in your written analysis:
1) describe the cultural aspect in your article (Do not just summarize the article!)
2) compare/contrast the information with the U.S. and/or your expectations. If something surprised you, include that as well with an explanation of why you were surprised.
3) evaluate the cultural importance in terms of what you know about German culture
Remember that you need to write 300-400 words in your analysis and provide citation information and a working link to the article.
See the example I have posted below.
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