inflict or receive any of the pain. For instance‚ in Maus‚ the Polish were depicted as people who simply stood on the sidelines during the Holocaust. However‚ some bystanders do offer their help to the victims. In The Book Thief‚ the Huberman’s and Liesel offered Max a place to hide and stay safe. Additionally‚ in Maus‚ Mrs. Motonowa sheltered Vladek and his wife. These three categories have a specific balance. One group is the result of another. Without perpetrators‚ there would be no need for victims
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life however‚ she begins to truly see how Hitler’s use of oratory to brainwash Germany and compel the German people to turn against enemies of the state. After a rally with the HJ she hears the man at the podium condemning Communists and Jews‚ and Liesel makes the shocking connection between Nazism and the fate of her family‚ as her father was a Communist. She ends up retaliating and takes a banned book from the burning at the rally and hiding it in her shirt‚ (Beneath her shirt‚ a book was eating
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Children in Poverty Markus Zusak‚ author of The Book Thief‚ does a wonderful job portraying the life of Liesel Meminger‚ a poor German girl suffering the effects of poverty‚ yet trying to make the best of life where it seems most unlikely. He expresses her hardships in such a realistic way that makes the reader feel sympathy for his characters--all of which are struck with poverty. Child poverty has been around for years and is still caused by problems in family structure‚ educational issues‚ and
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the text (plot/themes/characters/key concerns). (100 words only) ‘The Book Thief’ by Mark Zusak The Book Thief is a story of a young german girl named Liesel Meminger in Nazi Germany during world war 2. At age nine her brother drops dead in front of her and when Death himself comes to collect his newest soul‚ he becomes fascinated with Liesel. From then on death narrates the story of a girl who moves into a foster home where she develops relationships between her new Papa and Mama‚ her best friend
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Project Title: Health Manager/ Health Member Lists: Fernando‚ Jose Felipe Ison‚ Liesel Matic‚ Rhommelie Nicolas‚ Princess Janine Setting/Context: Maintaining a healthy lifestyle not only offers your body the energy and nutrition it needs to function but also offers many health benefits that can help one live longer and have a better life. With the help of new technology‚ keeping track of health is now easier. We proposed an android application that will keep an eye on your personal
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World War II was a dark stain on the world’s history; full of paranoia‚ guilt and struggles. Max Vandenburg’s journey as the Struggler has ended but opened a dark door‚ a hidden Jew‚ for the Hubermanns and Liesel. Rather “the juggling comes to an end now‚ but the struggling does not” (168). As this chapter explains‚ life does not just end‚ it will continue and leave lasting effects on everyone that is connected. The chapter starts with Death’s thoughts on Max’s situation‚ a great quote of “If they
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Why is discrimination such a large and ongoing problem in our society? All over the world people are discriminated against simply because of their colour‚ religion‚ the way they talk or even what they eat. In the novel The Book Thief by Markus Zusak discrimination is shown by the way Jews were treated during the war. Because Hitler told the people of Germany that Jews were scum and were the equivalent of rats. The Jews were discriminated against so greatly that they were forced to close their stores
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To most people the Holocaust is one of the darkest periods of time in history. The Holocaust began in 1933 when Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany. It ended in 1945 when Allied forces defeated the Nazis. During this time a genocide occurred that slaughtered 6 million people of the Jewish faith. Throughout this era of darkness many people risked their lives to do what is best. Although‚ with all of the bad things people do‚ it may be easier to think that there is evil in everyone’s heart. I strongly
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relevant words are and it blows me. After reading ‘The Book Thief’‚ I started to see words as so much more than a way of conversing. I started to see them as a way of breathing. “Trust me‚ though‚ the words were on their way‚ and when they arrived‚ Liesel would hold them in her hands like the clouds‚ and she would wring them out like rain.”- Markus Zusak‚ The Book Thief I have been brought up by a rather well-to-do family and have experienced no dearth affected trauma or superficial joys that would
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The Influence of Altruism Against the Evil of the World A civil rights activist named Martin Luther King Jr. once declared “He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.” King contemplates the issue of those who choose to condone the evil and injustice they see in the world‚ stating that those who grow complacent with the evil are comparable to those who cause the evil themselves
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