Sunday, 29 July 2018

(B) Ernst Schmiederer - A Great New World


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Ernst Schmiederer - A Great New World

Ernst Schmiederer is a well known Austrian journalist who writes for the German newspaper “Die Zeit”. And, his column about foreigners living in Austria and Austrians living abroad is very well read. And, the reason is simple. It's his interest in people. And, it is because of this interest in people that Ernst Schmiederer started his latest project in 2011. And, he called it “We in Vienna - Reports from New Austria”.

And, this project is all about how New Austria is. And, New Austria is the people who now live in Austria, and, in particular the young. And, the aim of the project is to collect and share as many autobiographies as possible. And, in meetings held in colleges and schools, Ernst Schmiederer and his team have so-far collected more than 1200 such stories.

And, the stories these autobiographies tell are as amazing and diverse as the places and circumstances these youngsters have come from.

Some tell of great dangers, some tell of sadness, and many are moving in a very deep way. Life for many New Austrian youngsters has not only been very unkind, but full of terrible suffering, too. But, these autobiographies have two very positive sides, too.

Firstly, they are a tremendous platform for the releasing of feelings. And, secondly, these autobiographies provide a valuable message for the people who read them. And, that is, there is nothing to fear. It's feelings that connect. People are people – there are no differences at all. And, “We in Vienna - Reports from New Austria” is Ernst Schmiederer's wonderful contribution to modern Austrian life.

And, Ernst Schmiederer has given us another valuable picture as well. And, this is a picture of a wonderful future that is already with us. It's the differences that make life exciting. And, sooner or later, the differences will all become one! And, this is a wonderful thing.

Vocabulary

amazing - erstaunlich
circumstances - Umstände
contribution - Beitrag
diverse - diverse
features (feature/featured/featured) - schildert
provide (provide/provided/provided) - liefern
quality - Eigenschaft
releasing - Befreiung
resulted - Resultat
tremendous - enorm
valuable - wertvoll
well known – sehr bekannt

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Ernst Schmiederer - by Nigel A JAMES

Maggy Steiner

  Maggy Steiner had a wonderful childhood.  She went to school in Vienna, and spent her summers with her uncle and aunt and her two cousins ...