Throughout history‚ doctors have produced many great wonders and cured many diseases that at one time were considered deadly but during World War II many German doctors conducted thousands of unconsented medical experiments on concentration camp prisoners. The experiments could be split up into three categories. Experiments aimed at facilitating the survival of military personnel‚ developing and testing pharmaceuticals and treatment methods for injuries and illnesses which German military encountered
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Night Essay The Holocaust is considered the greatest act of hate and anti-Semitism in modern history. This relentless act of hate and genocide was made possible by the Nazi party under Adolf Hitler’s orders carried out by Heinrich Himmler to exterminate Jews and other minorities. The Holocaust is responsible for over 9 million people (an estimate of 6 million people murdered were Jews). Because the Holocaust was so insidious‚ this part of history cannot be forgotten to prevent these atrocities
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A Cog in a Greater Machine Once an individual speaks or tells a story‚ that story cannot untold. Once seen it cannot be unseen. If someone tells a story‚ someone else will hear it‚ and that person will tell that story to some else. In Susan Griffin’s Our Secret‚ the theme that is recurring is that we are just a cog in the greater machine of society. In Our Secret Susan Griffin discovers the various characters’ fears and secrets and she gives certain knowledge into these "secrets". Through
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The Role of Women in Nazi Germany Women in Nazi Germany were to have a very specific role. Hitler was very clear about this. This role was that they should be good mothers bringing up children at home while their husbands worked. Outside of certain specialist fields‚ Hitler saw no reason why a woman should work. Education taught girls from the earliest of years that this was the lifestyle they should have. From their earliest years‚ girls were taught in their schools that all good German women
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Night Essay Have you ever noticed that when people are in a difficult struggle‚ they seem in a bad mood and often turn into brutes? In the book Night by Elie Wiesel‚ a teenaged boy goes through a horrific experience during the holocaust. In the beginning‚ he watched friendly people turn into starving savage beasts. For example‚ when Eliezer and other Jews were being transported from Auschwitz to Buchenwald‚ the SS officers threw some bread onto the train; most of the Jews started to brawl to get
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Everyone will face a time in their lives when they start to question themselves or beliefs. It forces them to reflect on their decisions and their moral code. Elie went through a very traumatic event‚ in which no one should have to endure‚ let alone a child. The Holocaust changed him‚ as it would anyone. Elie questioned his faith many times in God and humanity. Throughout the novel you can see specific times where his faith waivers and changes. In the beginning of Night‚ Elie and his father got
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I’m Mike the slowest kid in algebra decided why do my homework it’s not worth it. In the small‚ cramped‚ dark‚ and overheated class room the fire breathing dragon‚ Mrs. Jurassic who became our teacher after Mrs. Franigan was burned to a crisp. Mrs. Jurassic came to me and gave me a look that seemed to say‚ in a strange deep voice‚ of course‚ “if-you-don’t-start-that-you’ll-be-spending-time-during-D.S.-studying-with-me.” The algebra book I used was covering my comic book I was reading‚ but then I
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A2- History coursework- investigation To what extent did Hitler rely on coercion in maintaining power in Germany after 1933? Hitler dictatorship of Germany lasted over a period of eleven years; an impressive achievement considering the reign of previous leaders in the years prior to him. Hitler’s ambitions were clear. He wanted to “end the cancer of democracy and to install the tightest authoritarian state leadership.”1 Hitler wanted everything under his control and in order for this to happen he
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Klaus Barbie‚ the “Butcher of Lyon”‚ infamously known for his torturous interrogation tactics‚ was one of the many men who was sought after by the CIA to perform horrendous acts as demanded by the organization. With such a vile history of killing numerous Jews during the Nazi era‚ it raises the question as to why a criminal like Barbie would end up employed by the CIA. Interestingly‚ while most legitimate forms of employment require individuals with felonies (non-violent drug charges included) to
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After watching the movie Conspiracy‚ I found it to be a very interesting movie in terms of the way the Director‚ Frank Pierson‚ wanted this movie to be portrayed when it came to the Wannsee Conference. This movie was about the Nazi government coming together for a meeting to figure out a way to go about killing millions of Jews. Kenneth Branagh‚ who played Heydrich was the head of this Wannsee Conference. He was the pivotal person in this movie because he was the main guy wanted to kill off millions
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