Essays Tagged: "The Holocaust"

How could the Holocaust have beet prevented

COULD THE HOLOCAUST HAVE BEEN PREVENTED?You have probably heard about a period of time, not so long ago, k ... ter's dictionary, is 'a complete destruction by fire' (Stadtler, 1). In Europe, during this period, there was a complete destruction by fire - of Jewish homes, Jewish businesses, Jewish neighborhoods, ... Jewish businesses, Jewish neighborhoods, and Jewish people. This destruction was carried out under the direction of Adolf Hitler, during the years 1939-1945, but it actually began earlier, in 1933, w ...

(9 pages) 338 4 3.8 Jan/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Genocide

GenocideAfter Rodney King was beaten, and the white police officers were aquitted, he said 'Whycan't we all just get along?' A question asked ... ts such asthis have been going on for many years, and should not be tolerated.In international law, the crime of destroying, or committing conspiracy to destroy, a national, ethnic, racial, or religio ... to destroy, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group is known as Genocide. It was defined in the Convention onPrevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, which was adopted by the United ...

(4 pages) 149 0 3.8 Mar/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

Children in the Holocaust

The Holocaust is truly an event that is never to be forgotten. It is sad to know that so many innoce ... w that so many innocent people were killed for no reason. One group of people that were killed were the children, their families destroyed and their dreams shatterd. Full statistics for the tragic fat ... estroyed and their dreams shatterd. Full statistics for the tragic fate of children who died during the Holocaust will never be known. Some estimates range as high as 1.5 million murdered children. Th ...

(3 pages) 117 1 4.4 Oct/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Like Elie Weisels "night" This is the story of a man with compassion during the Holocaust. There are a couple spelling mistakes

JAN KARSKIIn the late summer of 1942 an estimated 1.8 million Jews had been killed bythe Germans and 300,000 of t ... estimated 1.8 million Jews had been killed bythe Germans and 300,000 of the 500,000 Jews jammed in the Warsaw ghetto hadbeen deported to a small villages where Germans set up death camps. What if all ... e Germans set up death camps. What if all ofthis could have been prevented? Prevented by one man by the name of Jan Karski,a liason officers of the Polish underground who infiltarted both the Warsawr ...

(5 pages) 52 0 4.6 Mar/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The Holocaust

The Holocaust was a time period where Jews were treated like trash. Germany acts like they were garb ... as a time period where Jews were treated like trash. Germany acts like they were garbage and called them different names. For example, one name would be "dirty Jew". What holocaust meant was that it w ... ives.At that time a lot of Jewish people suffered so much that it makes me feel sad also. Of course the Germans didn't care one bit of them. All they cared was following Hitler's plan and to destroy e ...

(2 pages) 89 0 3.4 Mar/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

The Trial of Hermann Goering, speak of crimes commited by germans in WWII.

The crimes committed by the Germans during and before World War II were some of the worst crimes aga ... ted by the Germans during and before World War II were some of the worst crimes against humans that the world has seen. The Nuremberg Trials of November 1945 to October 1946 were documentations of the ... of November 1945 to October 1946 were documentations of the crimes the Nazis had committed such as the Holocaust. They were also the first war crimes trials conducted by the winners of a war. There w ...

(4 pages) 46 0 3.9 Apr/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

The Trial of Hermann Goering, speak of crimes commited by germans in WWII.

The crimes committed by the Germans during and before World War II were some of the worst crimes aga ... ted by the Germans during and before World War II were some of the worst crimes against humans that the world has seen. The Nuremberg Trials of November 1945 to October 1946 were documentations of the ... of November 1945 to October 1946 were documentations of the crimes the Nazis had committed such as the Holocaust. They were also the first war crimes trials conducted by the winners of a war. There w ...

(4 pages) 51 0 3.9 Apr/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

The Trial of Hermann Goering, speak of crimes commited by germans in WWII.

The crimes committed by the Germans during and before World War II were some of the worst crimes aga ... ted by the Germans during and before World War II were some of the worst crimes against humans that the world has seen. The Nuremberg Trials of November 1945 to October 1946 were documentations of the ... of November 1945 to October 1946 were documentations of the crimes the Nazis had committed such as the Holocaust. They were also the first war crimes trials conducted by the winners of a war. There w ...

(4 pages) 25 0 3.6 Apr/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

the holocaust

The HolocaustFull statistics for the tragic fate of children who died during the Holocaust will neve ... dren who were murdered under Nazi rule in Germany and occupied Europe.Although children were seldom the targets of Nazi violence because they were children, they were persecuted along with their famil ... ies for racial, religious, or political reasons. Children are not a single unified group because of the enormous and complex variations in their situation and ages. It is important to separate the dis ...

(5 pages) 198 3 4.6 Apr/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Oh the Sorrow

Oh the Sorrow...During the 20th century, there was an evident disillusion and disintegrationin religiou ... tury, there was an evident disillusion and disintegrationin religious views and human nature due to the horrific and appalling events andimprovements in technology of this time, such as the Holocaust ... palling events andimprovements in technology of this time, such as the Holocaust and the creation ofthe atom bomb. This has left people with little, if any, faith in powers above or intheir own kind, ...

(3 pages) 69 0 4.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

A short extra credit blurb on how the Holocuast was a challenge to Western Civilization; references to Schindler's list, otherwise no bibliography- a good starting point for a more in depth paper

How was the Holocaust a challenge to Western Tradition?It was believed that the Jews were hated because of e ... estern Tradition?It was believed that the Jews were hated because of economics, their religion, and the racial theory that they were inferior. Economically Jews were hated because they seemed to posse ... because they seemed to possess great power and wealth, which led to more and more groups disliking them. In their religion, they believe that they are the chosen people of Jesus and many people didn? ...

(2 pages) 54 0 3.5 May/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Hitler, the on who rebuilt Germany,

Adolf Hitler, the simple mention of his name conjures up memories of total war, death and destruction on an unprec ... name conjures up memories of total war, death and destruction on an unprecedented scale, and always the deaths of millions of Jews and other "undesirables" in the Holocaust. How did this happen? How w ... happen? How was it possible that a failed artist could rebuild Germany in just six years, challenge the world to mortal combat, and nearly win? He simply possessed what few other politicians of his da ...

(7 pages) 72 0 3.3 Sep/1995

Subjects: History Term Papers

Children in the Holocaust

The Holocaust is truly an event that is never to be forgotten. It is sad to know that so many innoce ... w that so many innocent people were killed for no reason. One group of people that were killed were the children, their families destroyed and their dreams shatterd. Full statistics for the tragic fat ... estroyed and their dreams shatterd. Full statistics for the tragic fate of children who died during the Holocaust will never be known. Some estimates range as high as 1.5 million murdered children. Th ...

(3 pages) 49 0 4.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Golding's Reality fact or Fiction. Speaks of "Lord of the flies"

A recurring theme in William Golding's novel, Lord of the Flies , is that mansavage at heart, always ultimately ... no control over his own destiny because of fear. Golding usesproperties of setting, characters, and their behavior and the events of the book, Lord ofthe Flies, to build and support his vision of real ... ity.William Golding was born in Great Britain in 1911 and throughout his whole lifehe has witnessed the true evil in man. As an adult he lived through and was in World WarII. He saw many dictators com ...

(7 pages) 173 0 3.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > "Lord of the Flies" by Sir William Gerald Golding

"Slaughterhouse Five" by Kurt Vonnegut . The effects of war

To me, Slaughterhouse Five is a novel written to show the horror of war. This is shown bythe means of the protagonist- Billy Pilgrim. , 'Billys phsychic j ... This is shown bythe means of the protagonist- Billy Pilgrim. , 'Billys phsychic journeys symbolize the woundedsoul in need of relief from the horrors of modern life' (Harris, last 2 lines). I happen ... lines). I happen to disagreewith one part of this statement. I think that Billys journeys symbolize the wounded soulin need of relief from the horrors of war.I disagree with Mrs. Harris, because when ...

(4 pages) 104 0 3.9 Jan/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Through Their Eyes. Speaks of Jewish children who were victims of the Holocaust

' The loss of parents in early life means loss of the very nucleus of one's own identity. Memory becom ... s in early life means loss of the very nucleus of one's own identity. Memory becomes clouded.' ( In the eyes of Children 2) Unfortunately, This statement defined the feeling that millions of suffering ... en 2) Unfortunately, This statement defined the feeling that millions of suffering children felt as they were taken away from their homes and parents by the nazis. The main goal of the Holocaust was t ...

(5 pages) 87 1 4.2 Mar/1997

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Nazi Germany and its Children

The way of living for Jewish Children changed for the worse when the Holocaust struck Eastern Europe ... ocaust struck Eastern Europe. The steadily rising Socialist Workers' Party (Nazis) that started in the early nineteen thirties would eventually lead to genocide. The Nazis believed that Jews were co ... would eventually lead to genocide. The Nazis believed that Jews were corrupting society, and that they had plans to take over the world in the near future. Hitler, the Fuhrer of the Nazi Party, had ...

(5 pages) 60 0 3.0 Mar/1997

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

"The Nazi Doctors" by Lifton

This book presented the Holocaust in a most direct manner. Lifton's book depicts theholocaust through the eyes of th ... st direct manner. Lifton's book depicts theholocaust through the eyes of the prison doctors, as the prison doctors perceived their horror andas they experienced their horror. As one of the pr ... As one of the prison doctors confided, "Our pride-my pride-isto have been able to remain human there...I believe we remained doctors in spirit in spite ofeverything." The book illustrates sev ...

(7 pages) 63 0 3.8 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Film/Video testimony of the Holocaust. includes an excerpt from ""Night" by Ellie Wiesel.

Violent events, such as the Holocaust, are perceived aberrations or anomalies from the cultural norm. Whether reason's inclu ... bid curiosity, a film director's desire for a contrived image, or a writer's need to make credible otherwise incredible events there seems an almost unending need for their retelling. A narration back ... t unending need for their retelling. A narration back into the apparent sociological standard which they defy.Film/Video testimony and written text are two forms of Holocaust representation that have ...

(8 pages) 80 0 5.0 Feb/1995

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Holocaust

The Holocaust means a lot to many people today, and to an equal number of people very little. It sho ... an equal number of people very little. It shows we are still a young civilization in knowledge for the way we treat each other, whether it be for race or religion.To some of us in society who are Jew ... her, whether it be for race or religion.To some of us in society who are Jewish the Holocaust means the death of many of our people. It stands out as the most current opposing action against a religio ...

(2 pages) 45 0 3.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II