http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/dec/17/martinbright.theobserver Revealed: why evil lurks in us all Study shows that crude loyalty to our social group and blind obedience make tyranny possible anywhere Martin Bright‚ home affairs correspondent The Observer‚ Sunday 17 December 2000 Psychologists have struggled for decades to explain why ordinary people participate in atrocities such as the Nazi Holocaust or the Stalinist purges. Now experiments carried out in Britain reveal that most people
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gained his power and respect‚ he took every right in abusing it. Not only did he plan on taking over the world‚ he planned on taking over the people‚ their rights‚ their land‚ and society as a whole. Hitler’s rise to power in Germany began a period of extreme nationalism throughout the nation that brought his fanatical ideas of racial superiority to life in which he enacted a harsh assault against Jews‚ viewed as a scapegoat for Germany’s problems‚ and a
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Milton Hershey didn’t exactly start out as a great success. There might have been something in Pennsylvania that gave him what was needed to make it big. He used his intelligence to become one of America’s wealthiest individuals‚ a successful entrepreneur and a generous philanthropist who touched many lives. Milton Hershey was born on September 13‚ 1857. He had one sibling‚ a sister named Serena who died from Scarlet fever when Milton was only eleven years old. His mother‚ Fanny‚ was a devoted Mennonite
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Elizabeth I was a queen who adored the people of England and honored the arts‚ even though everything she did was scrutinized she still prevailed to be an effective ruler. Politically‚ she never took advantage of her power. She always focused on the needs of the people and worked hard to form the government and council she thought was best. Never setting outrageous taxes she still managed to keep a balanced economy‚ the growth of Elizabethan theatre grew tumultuously which also contributed to a good
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build-up of power during World War II. The Nazis were soldiers of the former leader of Germany‚ Adolf Hitler. Hitler became the leader of Germany in 1933. In the First World War‚ Hitler was a German soldier. When Germany lost the war‚ Hitler was distraught. He believed that Jews and communists were the reason for Germany’s defeat. He spread this idea to others and German soldiers‚ ultimately leading him to become Germany’s leader. The Nazi rise to power is an important topic because it helps us understand
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Why the United States Should Invade Iran As some of us know‚ the topic on whether the United States should enter Iran has been a question our country has been asking itself for some time now. The war has been going on for many years now and many people have had enough of it. This is partially the main reason why our country cannot decide whether or not to invade Iran. After reading a few articles on this topic I have come to realize that by invading Iran‚ we will help not just the United States
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such a broad topic that deals with dozens of fields and I can best describe it as the de-nationalizing and modifying to a worldwide scheme. As this is the basis of globalization‚ I will not delve into why Globalization is a necessary progression for us to make our world more efficient and safer for us all. I will break up the essay into the benefits of globalization to the economy‚ politics‚ culture‚ and safety. First‚ it is clear that a globalized economy is beneficial to most all players involved
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declared that the government’s weakness required intervention as he ordered his violent blackshirt squads to gather in four areas around Rome. They marched on the capital as he observed from Milan‚ and the propaganda of the March on Rome propelled him to power. King Victor Emmanuel III refused to put down his insurrection in Rome and instead invited Mussolini to come to Rome
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Way was Mussolini able to come to power? After the World War One‚ Italy was in a slump of frustration and disappointment. The environment such as the World War One made people to support single party state who had populist ideology that promised better life. Mussolini had charismatic leadership who used clever methods of gaining support. Also others could be blamed for his rise of power; Giovanni Giolitti‚ King Victor Emmanuel III‚ and Pope Pius XI anticipated in the growth of Mussolini. The
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however‚ Elmer Irey was giving an opportunity to document Capone’s income when Capone bought a house (Palm Island estate) that he started to renovate in a very luxurious manor. Although Capone bought everything with cash‚ the one thing that Capone did not account for was the tangible assets of the Palm Island estate‚ which concluded that Capone had to have made a huge income in order to have an estate such as the Palm Island
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