World War II is considered by many people as the worst global confrontation since time began. The war was started by radical nationalism and individual egos; the very thing Adolf Hitler and the Japanese believed was the root of most problems in the world. The sources in the textbook had similar aggression against westernization. In the first source‚ Hitler’s Mein Kampf detailed a concept of “survival of the fittest.” The jailed World War I veteran describes a racial war—with his Aryan race as the
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V: The New and Improved Fawkes On November 5th‚ 1605‚ the people of London celebrated the escape of their king from an attempted bombing called The Gunpowder Plot. A man named Guy Fawkes was in charge of the gunpowder stocked underneath the House of Parliament. Fawkes and his allies tried to destroy the government by destroying Parliament and the King because they did not agree with the views. Fawkes was found‚ questioned‚ and hanged. In the movie version of the comic V for Vendetta a freedom fighter
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Success of a Totalitarian Government Totalitarianism is a political system where the leader of a state or country has no limit to his or her power and tries to control every aspect of people’s lives. Today totalitarianism is present in many countries around the world especially the Middle East‚ Asia‚ and South America. Some specific examples are North Korea‚ Iraq‚ and Cuba. All of these counties have dictators that oppress their citizens. Totalitarian governments successfully reign and oppress
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Anne Frank Huis - Andrew Motion The poem Anne Frank Huis refers to Anneliese Marie who was born in 1929 in Frankfurt to Jewish parents. After the Nazi came to power in Germany Adolf Hitler became the chancellor and the Frank family fled to Amsterdam. The Nazis occupied in Netherlands in 1942 and Franks went into hiding. The poem reminds us one of the three years of fear and suspense undergone by Anne Frank and the family who took shelter in a narrow space in an upstairs building. Andrew Motion
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Research paper gun control notes 6 cons: 1) If a criminal really wanted a gun‚ they could get it illegally‚ and then the only thing the control does is not allow the law abiding citizen from having one to protect himself and his family. 2) The second ammendment clearly states that the right to bear arms and have a militia shall not be infringed. 3) The Framers wanted their to be armed citizens to protect themselves from a tyranny‚ because the americans‚ when they felt like the brits were
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When we are part of a group‚ we feel a connection‚ we feel strength‚ we feel pride for our group. Whether on a large scale or a small scale‚ this is what can be described as nationalism: devotion and loyalty to a nation. However‚ there are times when nationalistic pursuits and interests of a nation come in top priority above other nations‚ no matter the cost‚ and then we are left with the extreme form of nationalism: ultranationalism. While these types of pursuits do have their benefits‚ the cost
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Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was born little did his parents knew that they created a monster. Mussolini was born in December 12‚ 1879. He went to a catholic school and made many crimes in school‚ he would hurt other children he stabbed a kids hand‚ he knifed his girlfriend. At church he would pinch people to make them cry. Those were just things he did as a little boy. Mussolini became into power by Fascist they soon voted for him to become prime minister for his country. Soon to be he
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Karl Popper launched a scathing attack towards Plato’s Republic in his 1945 book The Open Society and Its Enemies‚ suggesting that the Ancient Greek philosopher was the root cause of totalitarianism in the west. It can’t be denied that there are similarities between Plato’s ideas in Republic and the Communist‚ Fascist and Nazi regimes we saw for much of the early 20th century. But what we see in Republic is Plato describing a very theoretical ideal state with very little interest in the physical
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We often see people “take it to the next level” in things they do‚ even on a daily basis. Imagine two people defending their school; let’s say a student from Sir John and one from St. Pats. Both are trying to convince the other that their school is the better‚ and each student gives reason for believing as much. Now imagine one of the students saying “My school is better because it just is. Your school is horrible and no one likes it because it isn’t St. Pats. And St. Pats is just better‚ you guys
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Frankenstein essay Frankenstein is a didactic novel that teaches the reader not to judge solely on appearances‚ as they can be deceptive. The protagonist‚ the famous Creature‚ is shunned by society due to his hideous physique. This highlights Mary Shelley’s criticism of her prejudiced society‚ who consider the Creature as a monster because of something as superficial as his physical appearance. However‚ the reader knows that The Creature has a good heart and a true inner beauty‚ yet he is seen as
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