In her book "How Jews Became White Folk"‚ Karen Brodkin examines the question of how Jews came to be regarded as White. She does this by first explaining how Jews were racially categorized prior to this time‚ and how they were considered to be inferior to the white race. Whiteness is and has always relied on continually renegotiated interpretations; that has more to do with ones social class rather than skin color. The argument that Brodkin presents is that the claim of whiteness are extended to
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Did you know that six million jews were killed during the holocaust. Adolf Hitler was the leader of Germany‚ He would kill people if he thought they weren’t as good as the Nazis. During the Holocaust‚ millions Jews were killed because of the Germans hatred for them. Adolf Hitler created concentration camps to put Jews under harsh conditions so they could die. Hitler was a man who at any time possible would discriminate Jews. Any Jew‚ he would find that to be in hiding‚ he would send them to concentration
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Did the Nazis come to power with the intention of eliminating the Jews? Did the Nazis come to power with the intention of eliminating the Jews? This question has been difficult to answer as it is hard to define a clear yes or no answer. To understand the Nazi regime it is imperative to understand its leader; Adolf Hitler‚ and how he came to power. Hitler made many references to killing Jews in his early writings ‘Mein Kampf’ and various speeches during the 1930’s‚ aswell as events such as The
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Why were Jews treated different in the middle ages? The Middle ages In Europe was not a very good time for the Jews‚ many Jews lived in Western Europe‚ all of the people that ruled were Christians and also the people that had the power were Christians‚ the Jews were thought of being different from all the people‚ in some places they were not able to own lands so they would not be able to be farmers. They had to live in special Jewish towns called ghettos; they were killed in many different ways
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ultimate demise. This trait is known as hamartia‚ or the "tragic flaw." This characteristic is said to not only lead to the hero’s demise but may also enable the reader to sympathize with the character. So it follows that in Oedipus the King‚ a Greek tragedy‚ the tragic hero Oedipus should have some sort of flaw. However‚ after close examination of the text‚ no distinguishable "flaw" is revealed. Although Oedipus appears to have many "flaws" on the surface‚ namely his poor temperament‚ carelessness‚ curiosity
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Alexander Nowak Medfield High School English 1/6/2011 A Dire Flaw In some novels‚ the main character often possesses a negative trait which ultimately becomes his/her biggest flaw. The manner of how the protagonist responds to his/her troubles impacts the development of the flaw. One character in particular encompasses a trait that even with his self-awareness‚ is unaware of the selfishness in his veins. In the novel Frankenstein‚ the protagonist Victor Frankenstein is this particular individual
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By: Anonymous Plot Flaws in The Great Gatsby: The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ was a novel that epitomizes the time in our history known as the roaring twenties. It was a time of great extravagances and frolicsome attitudes. The novel also revealed the darker side of this time with its underlying themes of greed and betrayal on the part of many of the characters. The novel as a whole seems to be a very well thought out piece of literature with little or no flaws. However‚ if studied a
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Adolf Hitler felt this way about the Jews and ended up killing 6 million of them. Some people don’t believe that there is ever that much hatred in one person‚ some choose not to believe it. I will tell you why I think people get treated so badly. One reason I think people get treated so horribly is by the color of their skin and their religion. Hitler would send people to concentration camps because of their skin or religion. Hitler discriminated mainly to the Jews. He would have them line up men in
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Curse or Character Flaws? By Anthony Doyle Throughout the history of the Pyncheon family‚ they have been plagued by misfortune. The misfortunes include early‚ unexplained deaths‚ loss of wealth‚ insanity‚ and familial turmoil. Some attribute these misfortunes to a “curse” that Matthew Maul placed on the family immediately prior to his hanging for being accused of witchcraft. I‚ however‚ believe that the problems the Pyncheon family experienced is due to character flaws that were passed from
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is that it doesn’t matter what you want‚ you will always be connected to anything at all times. This essay will show you how Adolf Hitler is connected to Happiness. Hitler was a Notorious dictator who was responsible for the deaths of 5.5 million jews. First off Adolf hitler was the chancellor of Germany then later became the dictator of Germany. How did he get away with this dictator ship? Hitler got Germany out of the great depression‚ gaining some trust from the german citizens. Then he used
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