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= 12/03/18 EVALUATION BY SARAH BETHEA = Spelling/Grammar Does not meet standard.

“Boarder” should be “border” in all sentences.

In the sentence, “Most of these popular checkpoints consisted of various developments by both sides of the boarder to ensure people would not cross without proper approval”, I would use a word other than “developments”, just because it is hard to know the meaning, and I am not positive if that is the correct usage of that word.

There is also a space needed after a comma in “Most parts of the Berlin wall consisted of High razor wire fences,mine fields and then towers with manned gunners”. Additionally, there should be a comma after “mine fields”, and you may consider removing the word “then”.

“Mitte was a unique destination, since it was surrounded by critical points of the Berlin wall and checkpoints, Due to the high traffic and location of the small borough the buildup and use of a large concentration of the Soviet troops and boarder patrol dogs (DDR German shepherds) resided on site at this location and stretch of wall”. Comma is needed after “small borough”. Consider removing “the buildup” or wording this portion of the sentence differently. There are additional sentences that need spaces after commas in the rest of the paragraph.

Make sure to use the correct form of “there” and “their”. “boarder patrol dogs and there units” should be “boarder patrol dogs and their units”.

“it was breed specifically breed for one use”, this portion of the sentence should be reworded.

“With this one miss used verbal expression”. Miss used should be spelled “misused”

“They breed” is in present tense, while the rest of the paragraph is in past tense. Consider changing this to “they bred”

Language Meets standard.

“This muscular, lean dog was designed to be athletic and powerful, and this should come through in any DDR dog today”. Consider changing the word “should”, just to be more formal and avoid giving opinion.

Consider removing “unfortunately”, as it also gives opinion.

Organization It may be good to break up your paragraph into multiple paragraphs to organize the information better. The first several sentences about border checkpoints can be its own paragraph. The section about dogs should be its own paragraph. “Mitte has changed a lot since the fall of the Berlin wall” can be the start of another paragraph.

Coding Meets standard. There are in-text citations

Validity Exceeds standard.

Completion Meets standard. There are many good facts and relevant information. You may consider going into more detail or adding more information to lengthen it.

Relevance Meets standard.

Sources Exceeds standard. Sources look great!

Citations Exceeds Expectations Sentences are sourced in correct format. References Exceeds standard. References are in correct form.

= Mitte = From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search This article is about the district in Berlin. For other uses, see Mitte (disambiguation). {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="2" |Mitte |- | colspan="2" |Borough of Berlin |- | colspan="2" | {| class="wikitable" | Coat of arms |} |- | colspan="2" |Mitte |- | colspan="2" |Coordinates: 52°31′N 13°22′ECoordinates: 52°31′N 13°22′E |- !Country |Germany |- !State |Berlin |- !City |Berlin |- ! colspan="2" |Government |- !• Mayor |Stephan von Dassel (Greens) |- ! colspan="2" |Area |- !• Total |39.47 km2 (15.24 sq mi) |- ! colspan="2" |Population (2017-06-30) |- !• Total |374,000 |- !• Density |9,500/km2 (25,000/sq mi) |- !Time zone |CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |- !Vehicle registration |B |- !Website |Official homepage |} Mitte is the first and most central borough of Berlin. The borough consists of six sub-entities: Mitte proper, Gesundbrunnen, Hansaviertel, Moabit, Tiergarten and Wedding. It is one of the two boroughs (beside Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg) which comprises former West and East Berlin districts. Mitte encompasses Berlin's historic core and includes some of the most important tourist sites of Berlin like Museum Island, the TV tower, Checkpoint Charlie, Brandenburg Gate, Unter den Linden, Potsdamer Platz, Alexanderplatz, the Reichstag and Berlin Hauptbahnhof, most of which were in former East Berlin. When Berliners refer to Mitte they usually mean the smaller locality rather than the larger borough.

Contents
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 * 1Geography
 * 2History
 * 3Regierungsviertel (Government District)
 * 4Botschaftsviertel (Embassy Quarter)
 * 5Tiergarten Park
 * 6Kulturforum
 * 7In arts and literature
 * 8Subdivision
 * 9Demographics
 * 10Politics
 * 11Twin towns
 * 12See also
 * 13References
 * 14External links   ==

History[edit]
Between 1961 and 1990, Mitte was the central part of East Berlin, however at the same time it was surrounded by the Berlin Wall at its north, south and west. There were some border control points, the most famous of which was Checkpoint Charlie between Kreuzberg and Mitte, which was operated by the United States Army and its allies and was open to foreigners and diplomats. Two other checkpoints were at Heinrich-Heine-Straße/Prinzenstraße east of Checkpoint Charlie, open to citizens of West Germany and West Berlin and on Invalidenstraße in the north on the border with the West Berlin Tiergarten district (the present-day Moabit locality). Most of these popular checkpoints consisted of various developments by both sides of the boarder to ensure people would not cross without proper approval. Most parts of the Berlin wall consisted of High razor wire fences,mine fields and then towers with manned gunners. The boarders especially on the East side controlled by the Soviet Union were almost impossible to cross illegally. Mitte was a unique destination, since it was surrounded by critical points of the Berlin wall and  checkpoints, Due to the high traffic and location of the small borough the buildup and  use of a large concentration of the Soviet troops and boarder patrol dogs (DDR German shepherds) resided on site at this location and stretch of wall. The unique part about this location of the Berlin wall and town was the fact that they relied highly on the boarder patrol dogs and there units. These units and dogs in particular had been specially developed and created for a single purpose by the East. The DDR German Shepherd was created by the Soviets for the use in East Berlin, it was breed specifically breed for one use, to be stationed on the Eastern side of the Berlin wall and to be superior in all aspects compared to its Western brothers and sisters. They breed to climb higher, run further and endure very rough weather conditions. They needed to be the strongest dogs for the border police and be able to track down deserters and keep order at the check points. This muscular, lean dog was designed to be athletic and powerful, and this should come through in any DDR dog today. They will have those broad shoulders, sloping backs, large chests and good muscles. The coats also tended to be a little darker and coarser than their relatives. In 1989, the wall came down because one publicly made mistake during a broadcast when Günter Schabowski made the mistake of publicly saying the wall was to be opened right away. With this one miss used verbal expression almost 50,000 border patrol guards were no longer needed months after the gates being opened and the wall coming down the guards had been dismissed and the dogs fates varied, most being sold off for similar duty and other put down, however an estimated amount of abandoned dogs in the central area of the boarder surrounding Mitte was 5,000. Mitte has changed a lot since the fall of the Berlin wall, one of the most noticeable changes is that a lot of East Berlin/Mitte has been developed and repaired. It was a massive project to improve the roads,buildings and overall integrity of the city left to fall apart. Unfortunately now West Berlin is the area in massive need for improvements with roads and building falling into decay. Mitte no longer remains the focus of the development and stationing of the Soviets working dogs. After the fall of the Soviet Union Russian military Forces have adopted most of the programs and developed them for other uses and locations.

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