Fear and Misery of the Third Reich

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    Socialism is like a controlling parent. The government uses a “my-house-my-rules” system. The children, or the citizens, are void of any independence and prohibited from developing their own selfhood. Instead, he or she becomes merely an extension of their parents rather than their own persons. They are treated less like people and more like pets, almost like slaves. Because people under socialism lack independent rights, the begin to lose their individuality as well. People lose not only their right

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    negative consequences. Take a look back at Hitler's Nazi regime, where mass conformity ultimately led to the deaths of millions and the misery of many more. These Nazis did not think for themselves, for, had they had some individuality, they would have quickly realized Hitler was delusional and a bad person unfit to rule over any good country. However the Third Reich was not overthrown, resulting in the discrimination and murder of over six million persons of Jewish heritage among others. In Nazi Germany

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    Utopia is a thing every modern civilization strives for. In Greek, the word topos means "place," but the prefix ou- or eu-, rendered in modern English as "u" has a double meaning: ou- means "no" while eu- means "good." In other words, the literal translation of utopia can be either "good place" or “no place.” When asked the definition of “utopia” one can assume the recurring answer would correspond to Nathaniel Hawthorne’s opening statement in The Scarlet Letter saying that utopia is “a colony…of

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    Lauren Katz Faith, Fertility and Fight: How Feminist Attributes Ultimately Defeated the Final Solution In his speech to the National Socialist Women’s League on September 8th 1934, Hitler delineated the roles that German men and women should have in society. He proclaimed and he defined that a woman’s world should be limited to “just her husband, her family, her children, and her home”. The rights of German women were greatly repressed since Nazi ideology regarding gender was extremely traditionalist

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    Anton Chekov and Bertolt Brecht are two theatre practitioners whose work has had a significant impact on the development of modern theatrical practices. Both of these men’s contributions revolutionised the nature of theatre at their time and their work has greatly shaped modern acting techniques and theatre conventions. However, Brecht and Chekhov share more differences than similarities in the way they approached theatre. These differences are strikingly evident while examining their plays. This

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    Which was more important to Hitler, the Reichstag Fire or the Enabling Act? Both the Reichstag Fire and the Enabling Act contributed to Hitler becoming “Der Fuhrer”. Though would the Enabling Act have been attainable if it were not for the Reichstag fire? I doubt many of the events that followed the fire would’ve occurred if the Reichstag building was still intact. Ergo, I believe that the fire was more important to Hitler. Throughout this essay I will look at the effects of both events - analysing

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    Bertolt Brecht was born in a German town called Augsburg, on the 10th February 1898. Before 1924, he continued to live in Bavaria where he studied medicine in Munich from 1917-1921. In 1918, Brecht worked helping at an Army hospital during the First World War, and in doing so, started creating his own plays. In this time, he wrote plays such as: ‘Trommeln in der Nacht’ (Drums in the Night – 1922), ‘Baal’ (produced in 1923) and his primary professional production: ‘Edward II’ (1924). After being so

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    issued a secret order to set the euthanasia programs into motion in 1939.8 The secret euthanasia program, led by Philipp Bouhler, director of Hitler 's private chancellery, and Karl Brandt, Hitler 's attending physician, began in the summer months. The Reich Ministry enforced a law that required all physicians and nurses to report any children with any sign of disability. This included patients suffering from schizophrenia, epilepsy, paralysis and other

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    "There are some 15 million Roms dispersed across the world. Their history is one of suffering and misery, but it is also one of the victories of human spirit over the blows of fate. Today the Roms revive their culture and are looking for their identity. On the other hand, they integrate into the societies in which they live. If they are understood by their fellow citizens in their new homelands, their culture will enrich the society's atmosphere with the color and charm of spontaneity" (Ghandi).

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    Excelsior College Domestic Terrorism Mr. Prybutok Jerek Columna How do you define domestic terrorism? In what ways is it functionally different from international terrorism? Distinguish between domestic terrorism from above and domestic terrorism from below. Give examples. As Enders, Sandler, and Gaibulloev (2011) argue, to be classified as a domestic terrorist, one must be from the same country as the attacks occur and if the terrorist resides in the country. This type of terrorism has

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