People sometimes ask if I am German or of German heritage, in search of my reason for becoming professor of German and international educator. But my path to that career was driven neither by ancestry nor even deliberate planning. It harks back first of all to advice from my clergyman ...
in German Wie geht es dir? — How are you? Use dir when speaking to someone young or someone you know very well. Ihnen is the appropriate formal address for a stranger, especially someone older, and people in positions of authority. In many English-speaking countries, it’s typical to...
Many eons ago, I gave you some primitive advice on how to find auditions in Chicago. The oldest among you may recall that this advice primarily consisted of metelling you to visit three websites.Now, after surviving a bitterly cold winter, a bitterly cold spring, and a moderately cold summ...
"The military has the right to establish a fortress position on the border to say no one can cross here at all." Finally, Trump has pledged to use the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 — a law invoked during World War II to approve the surveillance and detention of Italian, German, ...
You may also be interested to know that "usted" in Arabic means "esteemed teacher", or "professor", ie also a respectful form of address. 1 Observer10:58 03.01.2025 like7 dislike0 Fascinating article. ''Seminar'' should be ''sem...
What protects travel and leisure companies from a global pandemic, such as COVID-19? To answer this question, we investigate data on over 1200 travel and leisure companies in 52 countries. We consider 80 characteristics, such as company financial ratios, macroeconomic variables, and government poli...
interpretive protocols as a separate “knowledge form” (vidyāsthāna), indologist Sheldon Pollock explains that a comprehensive account of Sanskrit philology (as practiced with regard to both Vedic texts and secular poetry) would need to address the coreśāstras(“sciences”) of grammar, ...
Using ‘小’ (Xiǎo) (little)before the surname is a friendly way to address younger people or peers in an informal yet respectful manner. Writing the Body The body of a Chinese email follows the greeting and is where you articulate the main purpose of your message. It should be clear,...
“The concerns about Teflon primarily relate to PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid), which was historically used in manufacturing Teflon coatings until 2013,” said David Nadler, Ph.D., a professor in the Occupational Health and Safety graduate program at New York Institute of Technology. Per- and poly...
Under a Creative Commons license Open accessAbstract This study examines women's career journeys to professorship in accounting and finance academia with a focus on the potential influence of various forms of capitals. Given the dearth of women at professorial level despite various institutional initiat...