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    flashbulb memory is a memory that is both shocking and creates an emotionally charged state to the point where the memory is remembered more accurately and clearly. Both debate groups did an excellent job trying to defend the positions they were given. However‚ after hearing both sides of the debate‚ I came to the conclusion that flashbulb memories are not special. The studies given for the flashbulb memories are not special debate group provided solid evidence towards flashbulb memories being very

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    Stephen Spielberg’s Schindler’s List has had a profound effect in my understanding of an important historical event. It also illustrated for me the triumph of the human spirit in one of the darkest moments of the human journey. In his portraits of both the powerful and the powerless and is his transcendent final scene‚ Spielberg defines for us a very personal vision of the Holocaust. Oscar Schindler appears for the first time in the film as an opportunistic entrepreneur mingling with the Nazi

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    Oskar Schindler 

-surfaced from the chaos of madness‚ spent millions bribing and paying off the SS and eventually risked his life to rescue the Schindler-Jews. You may read HYPERLINK "http://www.auschwitz.dk/Schindlerletter.htm" \n _blankthe letterwritten by his Jews May‚ 1945.

-rose to the highest level of humanity‚ walked through the bloody mud of the  HYPERLINK "http://www.photographs.dk/" \n _blankHolocaust without soiling his soul‚ his compassion‚ his respect for human life -  and gave his

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    gypsies‚ homosexuals‚ the mentally ill‚ or physically disabled. All people not of the "Aryan" race were slated for death. In the midst of one of the most horrific events of the 20th century‚ Oskar Schindler risked his life and fortune to save the lives of approximately 1‚200 Jewish people. Schindler was a brilliant businessman‚ who made a fortune in Nazi-owned Poland‚ but he was unable to achieve success in the post-war world. He was a member of the Nazi Party‚ who socialized with SS officers in

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    It is the interplay of both history and memory‚ which allows us to gain empathetic understanding of Truth. History is factual‚ and traditionally objective‚ yet is subject to bias and control. It cannot reveal the reality of human experience‚ as it relies on facts‚ lists and statistics; the need for memory arises. Memory is a composition of personal perspectives which can be deemed subjective‚ yet challenges history’s authority and rationalism. Combined‚ history and memory generate a powerful tool when

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    historically accurate movies‚ Schindler’s List can be considered as a somewhat accurate representation of the Holocaust. There was an actual Oskar Schindler‚ and a real Amon Göth‚ and a factory by the name of Deutsche Emailwaren Fabrik‚ and a camp by the name of Paszów. Living conditions of the camps were portrayed very well‚ as was the time line of the movie. However‚ some parts of the movie were made up or inaccurate. For example‚ the movie shows that Schindler is broke at the end of the war‚ but he

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    qualities or a person who is greatly admired." Oskar Schindler does not fit this definition at the beginning of the movie. Heroes commonly experience a classic call to action. Oskar Schindler’s call to action was at the beginning of the war‚ however he did not truly take action until he began to form emotional attachments towards the workers he was hiring that he had hired to originally just benefit himself. Throughout the war Oskar Schindler slowly evolved into a hero‚ putting others before himself

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    Oskar Schindler A Story of Life Humanitarian Terry Prachett said‚ “Most of the great triumphs and tragedies of history are caused not by people being fundamentally good or fundamentally evil‚ but by people being fundamentally people. Oskar Schindler was an ordinary person who despite his faults‚ managed to accomplish extraordinary things. Despite Schindler’s early ambitions to use World War II to make a profit for himself‚ something changed within him and he soon began to have doubts about

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    Schindler’s List Part II: Engaging with the text Characters The characters in Schindler’s List are very different because of their attitudes towards the Holocaust. The three main characters that will be focused on are Oskar Schindler‚ Itzhak Stern and Amon Goeth. These characters were very influential during the Holocaust; therefore‚ it is important to analyze these characters to gain a better understanding of the film. Oskar Schindler Our first introduction to Oskar Schindler was as a customer

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