Lieutenant William Calley and the My Lai Massacre Very few things in our world bring about resentment‚ bewilderment‚ and anger as easily as the massacre of innocent civilians. It seems that the history of the Vietnam War includes some well known instances that involved the massacre of innocent people. This could be for many reasons‚ stress‚ anger‚ U.S. sentiments towards the war‚ and even plain hatred of the massacred people. The most infamous account of the slaughtering of civilians took
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two important sources used for this investigation were 1. Death in the Forest‚ The story of Katyn Massacre by J. K. Zawodny (1971‚ Macmillan and Co Ltd) This book was first published in 1962 in California. The author J.K. Zawodny was an associate professor at University Of Pennysylvania and is of Polish origin. As stated by him in the preface‚ his aim was to reconstruct the details of the Massacre and establish who killed the men. The book makes extensive use of primary and secondary sources
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre Sherman Alexie has lost his faith in humanity. His poem “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” illustrates a despondent mind that has been shattered by the horror of his reflection upon contemporary and historical events. Alexie explores his feelings about Sand Creek and American history and ultimately realizes that he cannot pretend to be surprised by the past violent crimes directed against Native Americans. Alexie is inconsolable because he believes that the blood‚ violence
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there are repercussions that the litter the battle field. These repercussions can take the shape of many horrific ideals such as a mass massacre of a population. During World War II‚ the most notable massacre was that of Hitler and the genocide of the Jewish population. While this massacre was consider one of the worst‚ the blood bath that filled the streets of Nanking was considered one of the worst in the history of the world. Jean-Paul Sartre‚ a French philosopher and politician‚ said‚ “When the rich
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By 1938‚ the massacre had stopped with over millions of dollars in damage along with human flesh decorated everywhere (Chang‚ 159). Chang described in Chapter seven the damage Japan had done not only in Nanking but also along the villages outside of it. Slowly the city came back to life also the Japanese had not yet finished. Just like described in The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich‚ the Japanese opened medical experiments on the Nanking citizens. While the Japanese called the human guinea pigs
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The massacre took place over the course of six weeks‚ where hundreds of men and women were murdered and raped by Japanese soldiers. Up to 300‚000 Chinese civilians were killed as a result of this war crime. The soldiers who committed these heinous acts felt little to no remorse for their actions‚ stating they had ‘fun’ committing these murders and assaulting these women‚ treating them as if they were animals with no basic human rights. A statement made in the article‚ “The Nanking Massacre‚” states
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historical event The Rape of Nanjing is the focus of this book. The book “The Good Man of Nanking” by John Rabe also known as “The Good Man of Nanking: The Diaries of John Rabe”. Just like the tittle stated “The Diaries of John Rabe”‚ this book is a collection of personal journals John Rade kept during the Nanjing Massacre. As a German businessman who lived in Nanjing during the time of the Nanjing Massacre in 1937-1938 the writings are from his personal experience and observation of the events that
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The Virginia Tech massacre was an absolute disaster and could have been avoided if people actually did their jobs and what they were supposed to do leading up to and before the shootings began. Cho was spiraling well before the events and had he been reported to the police he never would have gotten his hands on two guns and all that ammunition. The Virginia Tech staff also dropped the ball because once they found the chained doors with the note that said there was a bomb‚ the person went up to the
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always will be part of our human behavior. Individuals have a choice over violence and for some they are able to channel these feelings into a nondestructive outlet. Others‚ like the two students who shot twelve people in the Columbine High School Massacre‚ it exhibits a frightening lack of control. There are many influences and outside factors such as gaming‚ music and psychological processes that lead to violence. Violence is an option that one can choose and therefore is part of our individual responsibility
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Analysis The film Elephant‚ by Gus Van Sant is often compared to the events of the Columbine Massacre‚ however not directed connected‚ Van Sant has admitted it to be the topic behind it. Watching this as though it was a depiction of the event‚ I did not feel that it acted as a recount. I would compare the film to a badly plagiarized essay‚ all the details were correct‚ but some main points were nowhere to be found. I would also think that this movie was trying to stir up some more controversy
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