Applications of Kant’s Theory In Eichmann in Jerusalem: a report on the banality of evil‚ Hannah Arendt recorded Eichmann’s justification of murdering millions of Jews during the Nuremberg Trials. Eichmann used Kant’s theory of categorical imperative to argue that he should be not held accountable for murder because the ethic of his action was in accordance with that of the general laws during war time. Eichmann also claimed that it was not his own will to kill‚ but purely to perform his duty of
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Shabbat (Jewish Sabbath) The most important of all Jewish holidays is the Sabbath. In Judaism‚ it is observed as the seventh day of the week and a day of rest (no deliberate work). The Sabbath begins on Friday at sundown and continues until Sundown on Saturday. In Judaism‚ the origins of this day is found in the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible) book of B’reshit describing God creating the heavens and the earth in six days‚ and resting on and sanctifying the seventh. In addition to this belief‚ the special
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To what extent and in what ways were the daily lives of Jewish children in Germany affected by Hitler’s Germany? By Amaia Imaz Blanco‚ 10F The effects of Hitler’s Germany on Jewish children in Germany is a topic of great importance to the history of World War II for many reasons. Hitler’s Germany was the cause and fuel of World War II and so studying it is of great importance‚ Jewish people were one of the most (if not the most) affected groups of people since they were strongly hated by Hitler
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said‚ “All literature shows us the power of emotion. It is emotion‚ not reason‚ that motivates characters in literature.” This means characters in literature are prompted to follow their true emotions instead of their own reasoning. This is true as demonstrated in the two works‚ Frankentein by Mary Shelley and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Characters follow their hearts rather than their minds‚ which is usually the reason behind their actions. In Frankentein‚ the monster’s actions are driven
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In this essay‚ I would like to discuss the historical background of the Jewish pogrom in Lviv in 1941 as well as its current place in cultural memory in Eastern Europe. I am interested in this topic because I was doing my PhD in cultural memory of the Second World War in Eastern Europe; furthermore‚ I believe that by understanding reasons of past instances of mass violence and the way these are commemorated today we can prevent future genocides. On 30 June 1941 first German troops entered Lviv
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Although the sacredness of Jerusalem is mostly defined through the time of David in this paper‚ it wasn’t the beginning of it in Jerusalem. Before David’s time‚ Abraham‚ one of the first three patriarchs of Judaism‚ experiences an appearances of hierophany through his son. The biblical text of Abraham’s story serves as the beginning of sacredness in the city of Jerusalem. Through the biblical text from Genesis‚ we learn that Abraham was asked by God to sacrifice his only son. Although God initially
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was a founding father who has contributed to the war by writing two pamphlets‚ Common Sense and The American Crisis‚ writing articles‚ and donating money. Even thought he is an English Quaker‚ he still believes in the cause. As Thomas Paine writes in Common Sense‚ “In England
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Analysis of Third Estate’s Justification to Revolt against France’s Monarchy Centuries from the day when the common people of France put their last king to face the helm of the guillotine‚ a more democratic and transparent government now resides over the people of France. Of course‚ this result was a production of‚ arguably‚ the most bloodiest and horrific revolution to ever occur in modern times. Therefore‚ the question of the revolution’s legitimacy arises‚ centered on the fact of whether the
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Texas Independence Texans were feeling ok living with Mexicans ruling until some events. Mexico put an end to slavery in 1829. This upset us Texans which hurt the cotton economy. Then General Santa Anna came into power and ruined the constitution of the country. This was said in the Texas Declaration of Independence‚ “General Santa Anna has overturned the constitution of his country...” He executed all the prisoners that he captured from the Siege of The Alamo. Then all the Texans started think
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The Nice Jewish boy is a stereotype of Jewish masculinity which circulates within the American Jewish community‚ as well as in mainstream American culture which has been influenced by the Jewish minority. In the Jewish Journal there is an article describing a young boys Barmitzfa in ‘Today I Am a Man’‚ by Rabbi Ed Feinstein. He goes on to speak about how ‘Today I am a man. But what do you know about being a man? A Jewish man?’. Strong men as the judge Samson‚ blessed with his superhuman strength
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