Heroism can be described in many different ways and seen in many different places. Heroes are brave, selfless, smart, caring, and willing to risk everything to do the right thing. A hero can be seen as the person who flies in and saves a town from a fire breathing dragon, a strong man who climbs a tall tower to save a damsel in distress, or even a little girl that helps the elderly woman down the street with her groceries. World War II was a gruesome battle between a multitude forces and in the midst of it many courageous men and women acted heroically, but there is one man in particular that went out of his way to do what was right and just, even when it put his own life in peril. The story of Oskar Schindler is a powerful one; he was
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The movie began with Schindler filling his factory with Jewish workers. He claimed that he wanted the free labor, and that it was better for everyone this way because the Jews would be helping the war efforts with their work. However, not everyone bought Schindler’s story. He had to get creative and pull strings to get what he wanted. It required playing his cards at the right time and with the right people. One wrong step could have ruined everything, but his confidence, money, and smooth talking made him a very difficult person to disagree with. He made sure to surround himself with very powerful people. Because the higher-ups in the military and government liked and trusted him, he was able to stay under the radar. “There was food and mountains of potatoes. One never went hungry…” a man named Abraham Zuckerman recalled. He had spent his teenage years in Nazi concentration camps. The first time he had heard of Oskar Schindler was when he was sent as a worker to his factory. “The moment that I arrived, I knew that my life had changed.” Said Zuckerman. “The movie showed one thing, but there were other things that …show more content…
In January 2014, 17-year-old Aitzaz Hasan stopped a suicide bomber outside of his school. The bomber had planned to enter the school and detonate his jacket made of 13 pounds of explosives but Aitzaz acted quickly and challenged the man to a brawl. The fight was quick, and the bomber saw that he was losing; so he set off the explosives, killing them both instantly. The murder was heartbreaking for the entire country of Pakistan, but this extraordinarily selfless teenaged boy was able to save 1,500 of his peers from their certain death. Much like the girl Rena Ferber, I’m sure many of Aitzaz Hasan’s classmates felt just as speechless about his immense sacrifice to save their lives as Ferber did when thinking about Schindler.
No one will ever know what made Oskar Schindler do what no other German had the courage to do, but he will be remembered for it. He rose to the highest level of humanity to give innocent people a second chance at life and he earned the never ending gratitude from the Jewish community. Heroism is being strong when someone else can’t be. It is shouldering an extra burden for the sake of those you care about. However flawed he may have been, Schindler was a true
The movie began with Schindler filling his factory with Jewish workers. He claimed that he wanted the free labor, and that it was better for everyone this way because the Jews would be helping the war efforts with their work. However, not everyone bought Schindler’s story. He had to get creative and pull strings to get what he wanted. It required playing his cards at the right time and with the right people. One wrong step could have ruined everything, but his confidence, money, and smooth talking made him a very difficult person to disagree with. He made sure to surround himself with very powerful people. Because the higher-ups in the military and government liked and trusted him, he was able to stay under the radar. “There was food and mountains of potatoes. One never went hungry…” a man named Abraham Zuckerman recalled. He had spent his teenage years in Nazi concentration camps. The first time he had heard of Oskar Schindler was when he was sent as a worker to his factory. “The moment that I arrived, I knew that my life had changed.” Said Zuckerman. “The movie showed one thing, but there were other things that …show more content…
In January 2014, 17-year-old Aitzaz Hasan stopped a suicide bomber outside of his school. The bomber had planned to enter the school and detonate his jacket made of 13 pounds of explosives but Aitzaz acted quickly and challenged the man to a brawl. The fight was quick, and the bomber saw that he was losing; so he set off the explosives, killing them both instantly. The murder was heartbreaking for the entire country of Pakistan, but this extraordinarily selfless teenaged boy was able to save 1,500 of his peers from their certain death. Much like the girl Rena Ferber, I’m sure many of Aitzaz Hasan’s classmates felt just as speechless about his immense sacrifice to save their lives as Ferber did when thinking about Schindler.
No one will ever know what made Oskar Schindler do what no other German had the courage to do, but he will be remembered for it. He rose to the highest level of humanity to give innocent people a second chance at life and he earned the never ending gratitude from the Jewish community. Heroism is being strong when someone else can’t be. It is shouldering an extra burden for the sake of those you care about. However flawed he may have been, Schindler was a true