Ask the Author: Collin Coel
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Collin Coel
Just imagine waking up one morning and sitting like Felix Baumgartner on Oct. 14th, 2012, in a helium-filled balloon, climbing to 128,100 feet. As soon as you realize that this is just another way of the Austrian secret service to get rid of targets like you, you become aware of the fact that even following the base jumpers footsteps by jumping from the stratosphere and reaching an estimated speed of 833.9 mph would not snatch you from certain death.
Collin Coel
I would definitely dive into the world of Michael Kohlhaas, the novella by the German author Heinrich von Kleist which is based on a 16th-century story of Hans Kohlhase.
The Brandenburg horse dealer Michael Kohlhaas is pressured by an official of the nobleman Junker Wenzel von Tronka to leave two horses as collateral in order to be able to lead his team of horses to Dresden, the Saxon capital. When in Dresden, Kohlhaas discovers that this collateral was totally arbitrary. He demands return of his horses. As the horses have been suffering from working in the fields, Kohlhaas sues the Junker for rehabilitation of his horses as well as for the cost of medical treatment of his hired man who has been beaten when protesting against the mistreatment of the horses.
His suit was turned down through political influence of the Junker’s relatives. Kohlhaas persists in demanding his rights but remains unsuccessful.
The whole story reminds me pretty much of my personal circumstances. So to put it in a nutshell, it is important to fight for justice even if one is fighting a lost cause.
The Brandenburg horse dealer Michael Kohlhaas is pressured by an official of the nobleman Junker Wenzel von Tronka to leave two horses as collateral in order to be able to lead his team of horses to Dresden, the Saxon capital. When in Dresden, Kohlhaas discovers that this collateral was totally arbitrary. He demands return of his horses. As the horses have been suffering from working in the fields, Kohlhaas sues the Junker for rehabilitation of his horses as well as for the cost of medical treatment of his hired man who has been beaten when protesting against the mistreatment of the horses.
His suit was turned down through political influence of the Junker’s relatives. Kohlhaas persists in demanding his rights but remains unsuccessful.
The whole story reminds me pretty much of my personal circumstances. So to put it in a nutshell, it is important to fight for justice even if one is fighting a lost cause.
Collin Coel
In case I really get round to reading, the preferred books of my reading list would definitely be ″My Fight/Your Fight″ by Ronda Rousey and ″Bloomberg by Bloomberg″ by Michael R. Bloomberg.
Collin Coel
The organized crime of justice, the reprehensible disregard of media, and the reluctance of John Doe to help by telling the truth.
Collin Coel
Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) and Bob (Bill Murray) in Lost in Translation.
Quote from the film:
Bob: Can you keep a secret? I'm trying to organize a prison break. We have to first get out of this bar, then the hotel, then the city, and then the country. Are you in or you out?
Charlotte: I'm in.
Scenes like these are cut out for winning a man’s affections. Charlotte doesn’t answer a question with a question but rather shows that she is on the same wavelength with Bob. She lights a beacon of love.
Quote from the film:
Bob: Can you keep a secret? I'm trying to organize a prison break. We have to first get out of this bar, then the hotel, then the city, and then the country. Are you in or you out?
Charlotte: I'm in.
Scenes like these are cut out for winning a man’s affections. Charlotte doesn’t answer a question with a question but rather shows that she is on the same wavelength with Bob. She lights a beacon of love.
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