the industrialized mass-murder of predominately Jews‚ gypsies‚ homosexuals‚ Jehovah’s Witnesses‚ the homeless‚ and the disabled; orchestrated and directed by the German Nazi Government1. Many questions arise such as: why was it socially allowed? How were the murders concocted? And what is meant by “industrialized?” Industrialized murder is the mechanized‚ impersonal‚ and sustained mass destruction of human beings‚ organized and administered by states‚ legitimized and set into motion by scientists and
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trusted. The pardoner’s only purpose was to obtain money by all means in order to live a better life. In the tale the pardoner states‚ "as long as I can preach and get their silver" proving that this was his sole purpose and he did not care whom he hurt or what lies he had to tell nothing mattered to him only the money. He knows his gift and will use his gift of preaching and gaining people’s trust and attention and he has no shame in using this gift to get what he wants. He tells how he will continue
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In the late 1800’s corruption was alive and well in the United States. Political machines existed and bribed people for votes‚ businesses were big and controlling‚ and the government was not looking to help the “little” man. In the 1890’s farmers‚ and later laborers‚ got together to form a party to combat these issues‚ calling themselves the Populist Party. The Populist Platform was centered around removing political corruption and providing economic opportunities‚ joining industrial and agricultural
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In 1894‚ Alfred Dreyfus was sentenced to death for treason‚ largely as a result of anti-semitism. A French spy claimed to find papers in the German embassy which seemed to offer confidential information for sale. Given the secrets mentioned within them‚ the papers must have been written by a French officer. Suspicion fell on Alfred Dreyfus‚ a French artillery officer when Edouard Drumont‚ an anti-semitic journalist‚ cast the blame on Dreyfus. Evidence was twisted against logic to prove treason
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World War 2 (WW2) was one of the most destructive wars in history‚ which killed more than 38 million people. More than 50 countries were involved and it changed the world forever. After the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919‚ WW2 became inevitable. WW2 began in September 1939 when Britain and France declared war on Germany after Germany invaded Poland. Although Germany’s invasion of Poland was a trigger for the war‚ there were multiple causes. The three main factors that caused WW2 to
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If i was Stanley and i was going to Camp Green Lake i would be tremendously frightened and worried and worried how life might be in Camp Green Lake like if anyone will bully me and take my things and also how i might turn out and if i might make friends with the other kids that are in Camp Green Lake.If i was falsely accused for stealing shoes i would feel very scared and angry but can’t do anything about because they clearly saw me holding the stolen shoes in my hands so i couldn’t do anything
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the mission was to launch the second part of the TDRS-B to improve the older version. A TDRS-B is a satellite that transports data from space to Earth. It was also supposed to have the first non-astronaut in space for the Teacher in Space Program. But 73 seconds into the launch the Challenger exploded killing all seven crew members. It will still continue to be known as a great disaster in NASA that affected many of their ways of doing things. The purpose of the Challenger mission was to improve
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hundreds of years when conquistados first forced the Mexican folk into missions making them leave their cultures and beliefs of they would face death. This Chicano history and movement has begun from the great turning point is American history which was World War II to this present day. The history of these two significant Movements have paved the way for a better life for the following youths and continues to do so till this day. The culture and history
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musician was not an easy path for Akiyoshi. Seen as an accomplished jazz composer‚ starting with her Granz-recording‚ Toshiko began to realize that people saw her as an outsider to American jazz because she was both Japanese and a woman. These two categories were considered second class no matter what nationality or race. In 1959‚ after she left Berklee‚ she made her own way as a musician‚ composer‚ and arranger and thought that audiences were seeing her just like other musicians‚ no matter what her
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Aerielle Atkinson Professor History 1301 23 February 2017 The Louisiana Purchase In 1803‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ was able to effectively double the United States Territory with a single purchase from France. These approximately 827‚000 square miles of land‚ which would later go on to become different parts of 15 states‚ have come to be known as one of the greatest achievements of Thomas Jefferson’s presidency: The Louisiana Purchase. After explorations lasting from the beginning of the 17th century to
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