English: Culture Angela Merkel

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		Angela Merkel			Angela Merkel
		Who says a woman cannot be a leader?			Who says a woman cannot be a leader?
		Angela Merkel was the first woman ever to lead Germany as a chancellor.			Angela Merkel was the first woman ever to lead Germany as a chancellor.
		The daughter of a Lutheran pastor and a teacher, Angela grew up in a rural area.			The daughter of a Lutheran pastor and a teacher, Angela grew up in a rural area.
		You do not have to be rich or to live in a big city to succeed in your career.			You do not have to be rich or to live in a big city to succeed in your career.
		Do you have a nickname? Angela’s nickname was "Kasi" from her last name, Kasner.			Do you have a nickname? Angela’s nickname was "Kasi" from her last name, Kasner.
		She was a good student.			She was a good student.
		She was very good in languages.			She was very good in languages.
		She said she would have loved to become a teacher like her mother.			She said she would have loved to become a teacher like her mother.
		Instead, she chose to study the sciences.			Instead, she chose to study the sciences.
		Her life was not easy.			Her life was not easy.
		When she was a student, Angela worked as a barmaid in a discotheque.			When she was a student, Angela worked as a barmaid in a discotheque.
		A year before earning her degree she married a fellow student, Ulrich Merkel.			A year before earning her degree she married a fellow student, Ulrich Merkel.
		They moved to an apartment with neither toilet nor hot water. Can you even imagine?			They moved to an apartment with neither toilet nor hot water. Can you even imagine?
		However, she still got her doctorate in quantum chemistry at the Central Institute for Physical Chemistry of the Berlin Academy of Sciences.			However, she still got her doctorate in quantum chemistry at the Central Institute for Physical Chemistry of the Berlin Academy of Sciences.