horse named Clever Hans helped scientist understand certain errors in experiments‚ like observer-expectancy effects‚ and taught them how to avoid these easily made fallacies. A magnificent example of how the story of Clever Hans and how psychologist Oskar Pfungst taught scientist a wonderful lesson on experiment fallacies is http://wildequus.org/library/hans-the-wonderhorse/. This source explains the background story of Clever Hans the horse and the experiment done to teach scientist several lessons
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The film Schindler’s list‚ produced by Steven Spielberg in 1993 was based on the book "Schindler’s Ark" by Thomas Keneally. Schindler’s List was set in Germany during the period of World War 2. Schindler’s list is a true story about Oskar Schindler‚ a German businessman who saved the life’s of more than one thousand‚ one hundred Jews during the 1940s holocaust. The following quote is used to describe the themes in the movie‚ "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do
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Schindler has Jewish people come and work in his factories because at the time he knows he won’t have to pay them. As we get further into the movie‚ Oskar sees what the Germans are doing to the Jews and his factory becomes a “haven” for more than one thousand Jews instead of them being killed. In a talk about production with his accountant‚ Itzhak Stern‚ Schindler says “Stern‚ if this factory ever produces
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defend herself nor scream for help since Amon could kill her‚ instead she was paralyzed in fear‚ and took all the pain. In another scene‚ the Nazis celebrate Oskar Schindler’s birthday‚ the main protagonist of the film. During the celebration‚ a Jewish mother and daughter enter the party to present a cake to Oskar. In gratitude of the cake‚ Oskar kisses the little girl on the cheeks and the mother on the lips‚ without any respect for the husband. Since the mother were surrounded by all the Nazis they
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In Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See‚ Werner Pfennig can be identified as a hero. Werner is an undersized boy with ears that stick out and hair that is “snowy‚ milky‚ [and] chalky (24)”. His image is the Nazi ideal; but his ideas are not. Werner questions everything and is not appeased by the simple and easy answers. Werner works to find these answers within his life‚ radios‚ and truth. Werner Pfennig can be identified as a hero due to his abnormal childhood as an orphan‚ his unwilling
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navigate life and the tragedies that come with experiencing life during World War II. Doerr’s narrative pays particular attention to Werner Pfennig‚ a young orphan boy growing up in a mining town named Zollverein near Essen‚ Germany. Doerr uses radios as a rhetorical device to follow Werner as he matures throughout his experience in war. At the beginning of the novel Werner still has the innocence and curiosity of youth. The radio serves as an intellectual outlet for him as well as symbol of hope. Doerr
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See by Anthony Doerr‚ Werner starts to develop a better realization of what the intentions of the institute are when it comes to teaching the students‚ and becomes less loyal to what the institute has taught him because of this. Werner starts to realize the methods that are being used by the institute in order to promote brutality. Werner also realizes that the institute is manipulating him into using his intelligence in order to do vicious things in favor of the Nazis. As werner becomes more aware
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Tracing the Development of Theme in The Way the Crow Flies In Isaiah Berlin’s Agnelli Prize winning essay‚ “The Pursuit of the Ideal‚” the British philosopher claims that‚ “we are doomed to choose‚ and every choice may entail an irreparable loss.” Berlin’s statement is proven true in The Way the Crow Flies by award winning author Ann-Marie MacDonald. Set in a post-war era‚ The Way the Crow Flies tells a captivating story of a wing commander‚ named Jack McCarthy‚ and his family after they move
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Dakota Scheetz April 22‚ 2013 Period 11 Oskar Schindler I. introduction a. Oskar Schindler a nazi who took the jews into his work place to save them from the holocaust. b. Thesis statement Oksar schindlers heroic but risky plan to save jews during the holocaust. II. Body a. the holocaust‚ one of the worst genocides of all time. 1. It is estimated that 11 million people died in the holocaust‚ 6 million of which were jews. 2. 1.1 million of the
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another but also as it goes on‚ Oskar Schindler develops as a character. At first it appears he’s just like any other German Nazi‚ he lies and cheats and is very friendly with women. But then he begins to change‚ he wants to help the Jews and so he does. He acts like a horrible Nazi when doing it but in truth he is helping them and will eventually save an entire generation. In the liquidation of the Jewish ghettos‚ many had died‚ inhumane acts were committed and Oskar was watching all this from above
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