Christianity is the dominant religion in Germany. About 70 percent of the German population identifying themselves as Christian. Muslims make up 3.7 percent of the population. When people think of Germany they usually think christian, no thought goes to any other religion. This has become a very huge stereotype now a days. When you go to Germany you are surrounded by churches, crosses, people celebrating christmas etc. you never really hear about someone celebrating ramadan or eid not just in Germany but really anywhere in Europe. I am a german and I am muslim. I do not celebrate all muslim celebrations but I do follow some of the major traditions, Not eating pork being the main rule. It is hard to be a german when there are so many stereotypes attached to the name. These stereotypes include eating a lot of meat (pork), drinking beer, celebrating christmas, taking the metro everywhere. I do none of these and yet I am still a german.
2. What did medieval linguist Antonio de Nebrija mean when he told Queen Isabella that: “language is the perfect instrument of empire?” How has language contributed to colonial power? Focus on a specific example. "Language is the perfect instrument of empire" Antonio de Nebrija, medieval linguist told Queen Isabella. But what is the deeper meaning behind this quote. The quote is trying to say how people really do underestimate the power of language alone. Too many, think language is just a means of communication but in reality you could say language is the glue that holds an "empire" together. Language imperialism, refers to "the transfer of a dominant language to other people". The transfer is essentially a demonstration of power, traditionally, military power but also, in the modern world, economic power and aspects of the dominant culture are usually transferred along with the language. If you think of it language has enough power to rul...
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