Josef Mengele
Informational Outline
Topic: Josef Mengele
General Purpose: To inform
Specific purpose: To inform the audience about Josef Mengele, a doctor in Auschwitz and a psychological quandary.
Thesis: From his early life to his insane experiments, Josef Mengele is a perfect model of the evils humans are capable of.
I. Introduction a. Attention Getter: Josef Mengele, Angel of Death, the man that ordered the death of around 1.6 million people. Men, women, old, or young, no one was an exception. At the point of a finger they were sent to the gas chambers. Prisoners learned quickly that he was someone whose orders were to be followed without argument. Names such as Lord of Life and Death, Dr. Auschwitz and even God were commonly used by prisoners to describe this man, the man that will decide your fate with a swift point of a finger, whether that be death or possibly worse. b. Reason to listen: It is important to learn about the crimes against humanity committed in the Second World War by Nazi Germany in order to understand the importance of never allowing this to happen again. c. Thesis Statement: From his early life to his insane experiments, Josef Mengele is the epitome of evil. d. Preview of Main Points: i. First I will tell you about Mengele’s life prior to Auschwitz. ii. Second I will tell you about Mengele’s life during his time at Auschwitz and his interest in twins. iii. Lastly, I will tell you about a few of the experiments Mengele conducted in his time at Auschwitz. II. From his innocent beginnings to the monster he became through his work in Auschwitz, Josef Mengele was an intelligent man that went mad with the power he was given. e. Josef Mengele’s life growing up prepared him for the cruelty that would consume him during his time as an SS doctor in Auschwitz. iv. Though difficult to imagine, Josef Mengele was, for a very small portion of his life, an innocent child, completely unaware of
Topic: Josef Mengele
General Purpose: To inform
Specific purpose: To inform the audience about Josef Mengele, a doctor in Auschwitz and a psychological quandary.
Thesis: From his early life to his insane experiments, Josef Mengele is a perfect model of the evils humans are capable of.
I. Introduction a. Attention Getter: Josef Mengele, Angel of Death, the man that ordered the death of around 1.6 million people. Men, women, old, or young, no one was an exception. At the point of a finger they were sent to the gas chambers. Prisoners learned quickly that he was someone whose orders were to be followed without argument. Names such as Lord of Life and Death, Dr. Auschwitz and even God were commonly used by prisoners to describe this man, the man that will decide your fate with a swift point of a finger, whether that be death or possibly worse. b. Reason to listen: It is important to learn about the crimes against humanity committed in the Second World War by Nazi Germany in order to understand the importance of never allowing this to happen again. c. Thesis Statement: From his early life to his insane experiments, Josef Mengele is the epitome of evil. d. Preview of Main Points: i. First I will tell you about Mengele’s life prior to Auschwitz. ii. Second I will tell you about Mengele’s life during his time at Auschwitz and his interest in twins. iii. Lastly, I will tell you about a few of the experiments Mengele conducted in his time at Auschwitz. II. From his innocent beginnings to the monster he became through his work in Auschwitz, Josef Mengele was an intelligent man that went mad with the power he was given. e. Josef Mengele’s life growing up prepared him for the cruelty that would consume him during his time as an SS doctor in Auschwitz. iv. Though difficult to imagine, Josef Mengele was, for a very small portion of his life, an innocent child, completely unaware of