most horrific events to ever occur in human history‚ and is most commonly known for when the mass murder of over six-million Jewish people took place. In 1939‚ thousands of Jewish families were forced to leave their homes and live in small‚ fenced-off areas known as ghettos. With miserable living conditions‚ and constant Nazi terror‚ resistance was not easy‚ but certainly not impossible. During the Holocaust‚ Jewish people engaged in various forms of armed and unarmed resistance‚ which maintained their
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restore and reform the Roman Catholic Church in order to become aligned with scripture instead of tradition. During this time‚ the Catholic Church was full of scandals and power-hungry clergy looking to gain wealth by exploiting the people. One of these methods is in the form of indulgences. Our history book defines indulgences as “a way to reduce or even cancel the time after death during which people need to suffer in purgatory to atone for their sins before reaching heaven” (page 158). However
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Humanism is a term applied to the social philosophy and literary culture of the Western world during the Renaissance movements that spread across Europe. Washington State University‚ WSU‚ quoted on the internet: "Of all the practices of Renaissance Europe‚ nothing is used to distinguish the Renaissance from the Middle Ages more than humanism as both a program and a philosophy". The Renaissance in Europe began in Italy‚ and with it the origin of humanism. The movement began as a response to the troubling
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During the Enlightenment‚ the Encyclopedia created a revolution that challenged people about their beliefs and trust on religion. Before and during the Age of Reason‚ religion was far more important than it is today. France’s first encyclopedia about all knowledge helped transform Christian beliefs into reason and philosophy; it was one of the first works that helped society question religion and authority. The Encyclopedia was a door that exposed people to all types of knowledge about the arts‚
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This is true time and time again as people make the same mistakes century after century. During America’s formation the puritan people feared the devil above all else leading to a mass killing of innocents deemed “witches”. Then again during the McCarthy era the Americans did not think as the ratted out their friends and family to the government hungry for a scapegoat. Even again a similar event took place during WWII‚ The Holocaust. In each case the use of intimidation makes the powerful are able to
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Behavior of the mother during pregnancy and the parent’s role General Being pregnant is a very personal experience for each patient. This period in her life poses many new challenges and possible problems. How she responds to these challenges is dependent on her emotional maturity or lack of it. It is the responsibility of the practical nurse to help her understand and meet these challenges appropriately. You can help the patient‚ her mate‚ and significant others in their understanding of the physiologic
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We saw during WWII the rise of fascism‚ Nazism‚ and radical nationalism. However‚ the cause that the propaganda touted was in direct contrast to the means by which the oppression was carried out. Dictators that preached a supreme and pure race (desiring the cleansing of anti-Christian blood) propagated the worst forms of mass extinction yet initiated. No signs of Christianity or supremacy would by evident from an objective spectator. Yet we did. We saw all kinds of grounds and justification for the
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Hollywood has given society the impression that torture is the effective last resort for interrogators to get crucial information. There is a cliché scenario in which a bomb is ticking somewhere and the villain will not tell the interrogator how to stop it. Reluctantly the interrogator starts using brutal torture methods until he gets the confession and saves the day. The “ticking time bomb” scenario is unrealistic and it gives a false perception to society of how interrogations really work. The
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men to supplement the families income. During this time‚ women were not paid equal wages as the men. This is still an issue today‚ that women and men are completing the same task in the workforce‚ but the men are being paid a higher salary. During the Progressive era‚ women with a higher skill level were hired at a salary that would be given to a man with a much lower set of skills. Another demographic change during the Progressive era was urbanization. During the Progressive era‚ many people moved
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crimes came to be known as the Holocaust. During the period of the holocaust‚ millions of women were exposed to victimization and murder. Individual camps and areas were specifically designed for female prisoners. Those concentration camps forced women to undergo harsh treatment. Ravensbruck was one of the largest concentration camps that held over 100‚000 women. Many of the women experienced enduring wrongdoings against them‚ that changed history forever. During the holocaust women lived and died differently
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