he Holocaust which was caused by Adolf Hitler (leader of Germany) was a tragic event in world history from World War II which killed millions of people, and is important to be informed about. One way to see what the Holocaust really was is by visiting the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. One author wrote about the Holocaust Museum in an article that is based on objectivity and subjectivity. Objectivity is a statement that is backed up by facts, its measurable, and observable. Subjectivity is a the opposite of objectivity because it is based on personal feelings, opinions, and emotions. Some non-fiction texts can be mostly objective or mostly subjective. At The Holocaust Museum by David Oliver Relin is different than some non-fiction texts
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Evidence that the article is presented in an objective way is when it says, “a system of concentration camps that, by the end of World War II, numbered more than 1,000.” This word choice shows a factual nature of the content because this sentence is backed up by statistics and numbers. Since objective is measurable this makes this example from the text objective because of its statistics and numbers. Another example in the article of objectivity is when it says, “charred corpses of more than 50 Jews killed in the Ohrdruf concentration camp.” This word choice shows an informational tone. The tone that this sets is a dark and sad tone. This creates a dark and sad tone because when you think of “charred corpses” you think of burned, suffering people which is dark and sad. This shows that the evidence is objective because the 50 charred …show more content…
The article shows that it is subjective when it says, “you begin to feel the Nazi net tightening around Europe's Jews.” The word choice shows tone. This shows tone because by “feel the Nazi net tightening” it makes a uncomfortable tone because it is getting tighter and tighter. This is subjective because when it says feel it is a personal opinion since other people may not feel the feeling of being tightened and claustrophobic by the Nazi net tightening. Another example of subjectivity in the article is when it says, “"It's some kind of prison," the soldier says, obviously upset.” This word choice shows emotion. It shows emotion because when the soldier used the word opset which is an emotion by a person. By the word choice shows that the soldier is upset that the Nazis made a prison. This is subjective because by the emotion in the soldier’s voice it is a personal opinion how he feels about the prison the Nazi’s made. Lastly, in the article it says, “ “God, look at those bodies," Laurie says to her brother between sobs, "the sores on them . . . Those are just boys."” This word choice shows emotion. It shows emotion because when it says in between sobs shows emotion in Laurie. This shows that it is subjective because by sobbing it implies personal opinion because it shows that she cares about the dead boys in the Holocaust. The article shows a subjective way by its example in the
Evidence that the article is presented in an objective way is when it says, “a system of concentration camps that, by the end of World War II, numbered more than 1,000.” This word choice shows a factual nature of the content because this sentence is backed up by statistics and numbers. Since objective is measurable this makes this example from the text objective because of its statistics and numbers. Another example in the article of objectivity is when it says, “charred corpses of more than 50 Jews killed in the Ohrdruf concentration camp.” This word choice shows an informational tone. The tone that this sets is a dark and sad tone. This creates a dark and sad tone because when you think of “charred corpses” you think of burned, suffering people which is dark and sad. This shows that the evidence is objective because the 50 charred …show more content…
The article shows that it is subjective when it says, “you begin to feel the Nazi net tightening around Europe's Jews.” The word choice shows tone. This shows tone because by “feel the Nazi net tightening” it makes a uncomfortable tone because it is getting tighter and tighter. This is subjective because when it says feel it is a personal opinion since other people may not feel the feeling of being tightened and claustrophobic by the Nazi net tightening. Another example of subjectivity in the article is when it says, “"It's some kind of prison," the soldier says, obviously upset.” This word choice shows emotion. It shows emotion because when the soldier used the word opset which is an emotion by a person. By the word choice shows that the soldier is upset that the Nazis made a prison. This is subjective because by the emotion in the soldier’s voice it is a personal opinion how he feels about the prison the Nazi’s made. Lastly, in the article it says, “ “God, look at those bodies," Laurie says to her brother between sobs, "the sores on them . . . Those are just boys."” This word choice shows emotion. It shows emotion because when it says in between sobs shows emotion in Laurie. This shows that it is subjective because by sobbing it implies personal opinion because it shows that she cares about the dead boys in the Holocaust. The article shows a subjective way by its example in the