Who Is Maximilian Kolbe?

In order to discuss Hermann von Helmholtz and whether or not he was a material monist or not. First, I have to mention vitalism or vital energy. Vital energy is defined as a force that somehow was then distributed in specific ways by the nervous system. This concept was introduced by Johannes Muller whom thought this transmission was instantaneous. Others might identify this as the soul. Helmholtz on the other hand was an antivitalist, which is self-explanatory.

The ability to inspire people to feel pride towards one’s country, can hinder the ability for people to realize what is morally right and wrong. Heinrich von Treitschke, a German historian, argued that Germans should view nationalism as the ideology to live by. Whether it involved having to fight in wars or allowing the monarchy to obtain the majority of the power, Germans had to do what is right for the country. Treitschke argued that if Germany was going to thrive among other countries, the people of Germany had to accept the fact that not all races are created equal. These ideologies proved to have a significant impact in the twentieth century due to the fact that Hitler used the same ideologies in the nineteen thirties. This eventually lead to genocide as many people were unaware of the negative consequences of nationalism. The ideas of one person can be devastating, as it can lead to a misconception on how to properly run a country.

Maximilian Kolbe was a Polish saint who spread the word of God in foreign lands and

In chapter seven of Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front, the protagonist Paul Baumer is granted a 17-day leave, in which he returns home. The previous occasion in which Paul had been in his town was when he first left for war. Throughout Paul’s “vacation”, he experiences ever-growing anxieties and is far from the level of contentment he had once held whilst in the same town. One can assume that his town—besides the lack of Paul and other boys who went to war—has not drastically changed. Paul however, has experienced the unimaginable violence of the Great War, which has caused him to gain an entire new perception of life.

Hans’ life was altered in this time period by the Nazi Party. When he gave the soldier the bread, he was sent to the LSE (Air Raid Special Unit.) The Author wrote, “Hans Hubermann grew smaller and smaller, and his hand held nothing now but empty air.” When he left for the army he escaped death yet another time. Hans broke his leg in a car accident and was be sent home by his sergeant. If Hans didn’t live in that neighborhood at that time he would have never been punished by getting drafted; he would never have had the wonderful return celebration with his

Carl Von Clausewitz and Helmuth Moltke the Elder were both practitioners and theorists of the war art in the 19th century. Their military thoughts on war’s character and its dynamics have influenced the later militaries in the conduct of war. Particularly, the Clausewitzian concept of the “culminating point of victory” and the Moltke’s principle of “Auftragstaktik”, or mission type tactics by a decentralized command were implemented and culminated in the battlefield of World War II. Moreover, today, the US Army has adopted both concepts in its latest refined “AirLand Battle” doctrine recognizing their importance in the operational art of modern warfare.

When Helmuth was trying to return the “borrowed” book back to city hall, and when Brother Worbs said, “Let me go. It’s better for you if you don’t know me” how would you react to him.

Maximilian Kolbe was a Franciscan priest who had monasteries in Poland and Japan. When the Third Reich invaded Poland in 1938, everything changed. He opened the doors of his monastery in Poland to hide over 2,000 Jewish refugees. The germans found out about this action and arrested him in 1941. After this, Kolbe was shipped off to Auschwitz. During his stay in this concentration camp, one of the prisoners escaped. Because of this, the Nazis took 10 prisoners and put them in Block 13, a gas chamber used to kill prisoners. One of the men scheduled to be killed that day was Francis Gajowniczek, who was begging for his life when the camp commander came to pick him up. After Francis Gajowniczek mentioned his wife and children, Father Kolbe heroically

As German concentration camps across Europe are being taken over by American forces, the death counts are high, especially for the Jew population. American soldiers are finding over 20,000 alive men at concentration camp Buchenwald alone, but with an estimated 50,000 plus dead. The world is marveling at how such a tragedy went in silence, and millions were killed in concentration, labor, and exterminations camps. The focus today is on one particular survivor, Elie Wiesel. When questioned about the matter, Elie believed that he survived by, “nothing more than chance” (Wiesel viii). Elie Wiesel (real name Eliezer), was born and raised in Sighet, Transylvania, a town mostly populated by optimistic Jews. The Jews, throughout the trials they faced with the Germans, and, “To the last moment [before being transported], clung to hope” (Wiesel 15).

Simon Wiesenthal was born on December 31, 1908. The beginning of his life consisted of the harsh realities of WWI. His father, a soldier in WWI, was killed while being enlisted in the Austrian army, leaving Simon alone with his mother. He graduated from college in the early 1930's where he earned an architectural engineering degree. With the motivation towards architecture, Simon set up a small business in Lviv, Ukraine. He later married Cyla Muller, his high school sweetheart. After a few years, Simon, along with thousands of other Jews in Ukraine at the time, were taken by the Soviet Union to a bedsprings factory to serve as workers. Russians began to deport Jews from the factory to Serbia. Simon and Cyla were still together at the factory, so he was determined not to leave her. The working conditions there were harsh, and many of his relatives were killed because of them. The two worked at this factory for several years, until one day when they received a notice from the Germans. They were both being sent to the German Eastern Railway plants, the first of many concentration camps for Wiesenthal (“Simon Wiesenthal Biography”). Simon and Cyla were to be executed by the Nazis within the concentration camp. His prayers seemed hopeless, until his one of his friends, who worked within Ukrainian Auxiliary Police, saved his life. He helped him to escape execution by the Nazis at this camp. This, however, did not stop him from being sent to a different camp. Simon was then immediately sent to the Janowska concentration camp along with his wife where he was forced to

The video we were asked to write a reflection on discussed The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness which is a book written by Michelle Alexander a highly acclaimed civil rights lawyer, advocate and Associate Professor of Law at Ohio State University. Michelle Alexander states that although we made tremendous progress with Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s by unifying as a race and fought to seemingly ended the old Jim Crow era by the passing of laws such as the 1965 voting act and Brown V.S Board Of Education which overturned Plessey V.S Ferguson; African Americans went through horrifying ordeals to destroy the old Jim Crow system but it was never eructated but in actuality redesigned in the form of our criminal justice system; but before expounding on Alexander’s New Jim Crow it is essential to discuss what exactly The Old Jim Crow was.

A man once said, “Technology without hatred can be a blessing. Technology with hatred is always a disaster” (Simon Wiesenthal). Simon is trying to say that social media with hatred is not as enjoyable to use, where as without hatred it can be resourceful and fun. I agree with this quote because cyber bullying is nothing to joke about. It can cause death and Simon really speaks out when using this quote in his writing. Simon Wiesenthal is an author who was born on December 31, 1908 in Buczacz, Galicia. Simon died on September 20, 2005. The man lived a rough but eventful life, says his spouse Cyla Muller, who died in 2003. Simons father died in World War 1 as a part of the Austrian Army. Simon was slashed and permanently scarred with a saber

Heinrich Himmler was born on October 7th, 1900 in Munich to a middle-class Bavarian family. His father was Joseph Gebhard Himmler, a secondary-school teacher and principal. His mother was Anna Maria Himmler (maiden name Heyder), a devout Catholic and extremely attentive mother. Heinrich had an older brother, Gebhard Ludwig Himmler, and a younger brother, Ernst Hermann Himmler. Heinrich was named after his godparent, Prince Heinrich of Wittelsbach of the royal family of Bavaria, who was tutored by Gebhard Himmler. Educated at secondary school in Landshut, Himmler served as an officer cadet in the 11th Bavarian Regiment at the end of WW1, although he saw no active service. After working briefly as a salesman for a fertilizer manufacturing firm, Heinrich Himmler joined the Nazi party and in the November of 1923 participated in the Beer-Hall Putsch as a standard bearer at the side of Ernst Rohm. All of these roles combined together were a major reason for Heinrich Himmler being chosen for the jobs he received later in his militaristic life. It is surprising, that Heinrich Himmler, the chief of the SS and the primary architect of the Holocaust, has not attracted the attentions of more biographers. For all that he had taken part in for the history of the Third Reich, he appears to lack the “infamous charisma” of Heydrich or Hitler, and because of this lack of “infamous charisma” he has been presented only rarely as a primary subject for a book about the holocaust and the

Have you ever wondered whose idea it was to exterminate all the Jews, or who started the concentration camps? Heinrich Himmler, was the main one contributors of the Holocaust, he used ideas such as racism and fanatical beliefs to justify the murder of millions of victims. Himmler was considered one of the most feared Nazi’s Himmler was the head of S.S, (Hitler's Personal Guard), Leader of the Gestapo (The Secret State Police), and was the founder and officer in charge of the Nazi concentration camps. Himmler had most decisions and responsibility for deciding whether people were deemed unworthy for living under the Nazi cause. One of the most important contributors to the Nazi party and and one of Hitler’s most trusted ally was Heinrich

Courtland Khuu Professor Cramer English 2 10/31/17 Reconciliation There is no family relationship that is without its complications. The family members may at one point or another have a conflict with each other over vital issues that they seem not to understand or agree with each other. The conflict can either be between a couple, siblings or even parents with their children. But as much as there are numerous conflicting feelings flowing around our families, reconciliation should be the most important factor and step towards uniting the family.