When it comes to racial crimes and segregation there is nothing more depressing than talking about how many times our world has been through it. It has happened throughout our entire lives and sadly it still happens today. The devastation and violence from these acts have shaped the way our society is and it’s not necessarily good. As a white male I can’t say I have ever been part of any minority group, but as a white female in South Africa during the 1960s you could say it was quite shocking to be on the opposite side. In the book The Unlikely Secret Agent by Ronnie Kasrils a woman, Eleanor was living amongst the South African Apartheid.…
A Respectable Army: The Military Origins of the Republic, 1763-1789 is the third edition of A Respectable Army written by James Kirby Martin and Mark Edward Lender. The historical text depicts the America Revolution in a new light, while maintaining a central focus on the military, social, and political aspects. James Kirby Martin is a history professor at the University of Houston and has authored over a dozen history based books. Mark Edwards Lender is a retired history professor at Kean University and has authored several history based books, as well. Martin and Lender have co-authored two other books (name them here).…
6034 WEDNESDAY WARS JANUARY “When you care for someone more than they deserve, you get hurt more than you deserve.” In novel The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt, the protagonist Holling HoodHood, suffers through a very embarrassing experience at the beginning of the chapter. As he enters the doors of his school, he notices that lots of people are smiling at him. The reason he was getting smiled at was that there were embarrassing pictures everywhere of him wearing yellow tights hung up around the school.…
“Okay we only have four dollars left” thankfully there mom gave them enough money to ride the rides for free so they could spend their money on food or souvenirs. After they finished the funnel cake they realized they were thirsty so that’s what they spent the four dollars on. “Now let’s go ride all the rides” Max said “Okay” Sam said though he thought it was not a very good idea. After riding all the rides Sam felt sick, “I’m going to go to the bathroom” Sam said “Okay I will wait here” said Max. After Sam had gone to the bathroom he was walking and not looking at the ground but then he tripped.…
In Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 And The Final Solution Christopher Browning systematically searches through historical records to trace the actions of the Nazi police Battalion 101. This battalion consisted of older, middle-aged men who joined the police battalion to avoid conscription and the frontline, by all means these men were normal and respectable however, during the Final Solution they were turned into hardened killers. Browning evaluates the factors that these men experienced and attempts to understand how these men were so easily turned from family men into the war machine that Hitler and Himmler used them for.…
Vulnerability is a personal human flaw that people try to fix through drastic individual changes. When a person feels vulnerable, their attempts to hide their vulnerability come at the price of psychological alterations, ranging from abnormal personalities to complete lifestyle changes. Leslie Bell 's Hard to Get: Twenty Something Women and the Paradox of Sexual Freedom presents the scenario of altering one 's personal life to avoid feelings of vulnerability in relationships. This, in turn, gives the individual a false self-esteem due to attempts to mask a flaw, as demonstrated through Jean Twenge 's An Army of One: Me. These psychological alterations stem from the fundamental human desire to have positive views of personal life experiences,…
Journal Response January “When everything feels like an uphill struggle, just think of the view from the top.” -Unknown. In our life there will be times when we all struggle, the way we overcome those struggles is by improving how we live our life. In the novel “The Wednesday Wars” by Gary d. Schmidt, Holling Hoodhood, the main character in the novel, has a struggle the first day back from “Christmas Break”. As Holling wanders down the hall he discovers that there are posters of him wearing yellow tights all over the school walls.…
Daniel J. Goldhagen, an author and former Harvard professor, is an acclaimed academic who studies prejudice and antisemitism. While historians and professors are familiar with his published works, his response to Christopher Browning’s book, “Ordinary Men” has received the most attention. In his book, Christopher Browning argues that the men who committed the acts of mass murder of innocent people during the Holocaust were merely typical German citizens who killed due to social pressures. Goldhagen argues that the men who participated in these mass killings were not normal human beings and, in fact, killed for personal fulfillment. He successfully refutes Browning’s claim in his article “Presentation of Hitler’s Willing Executioners” by quoting credible historians and former Nazis, presenting accurate historical facts, and pointing out flaws in Browning's arguments.…
The Pact is a motivational story full of perseverance, heartbreak, and grit. Throughout the book, Sampson Davis and Rameck Hunt narrate their life as they strive to become doctors while trying to steer clear from their troublemaking friends, drugs, and alcohol. Growing up on the streets of a crime-riddled neighborhood like Newark, New Jersey wasn't easy for the two men. Both men came from poor single-parent homes, struggled financially, and went to juvenile hall. Dr. Hunt and Dr. Davis are not the first people to experience hardships that test their resilience.…
The Good Soldiers by David Finkel is a non-fiction account of the harsh realities of war. After reading this novel, it becomes clear that America as a country is truly blind to not only how difficult it is for soldiers at war to witness the moments in battle, but also the daily activities that maintain their ability to survive. Written with candor by the Washington Post journalist Finkel who spent 8 months with a group of Iraq war soldiers known as the 2-16, his honest and heartbreaking depiction of the trials and tribulations of war and the toll it took on these men both physically and mentally leaves readers heartbroken and emotionally scarred. In the novel, Finkel chooses not to write from the first person perspective even though he witnessed the events take place.…
It is a full moon in the sky pitch black calm night on the first weekend of October. The four amigos as they call themselves in Henry Lambert s new blue Pontiac as a early graduation / Christmas gift or like he would say so his dad wouldn't have to drag his lazy ass out of bed early to bring him. Henry was a six foot Caucasian teenager , just turning eighteen in September . He would keep his blondish brown hair combed nice . His dad worked hard long nights as a security guard and was not a man to play with when not getting his beauty sleep.…
Men often feel strength in themselves when they evaluate their economic standing compared to other men. Where a man stands in the economic hierarchy of society reveals a lot about what kind of man they are. Men strive to be as high as they can in economical standing. This was especially true during the Victorian era because one’s wealth told people how “manly” they were. The stereotypical male, showcased in literature, was one who could work and make enough money to support an entire family.…
BubbaJay returned by himself. He threw The Misfit a yellow shirt with a bright blue parrot. BubbaJay and Hiram were told to take the mother and her two children over yonder by The Misfit. The mother said “thank you.” The Misfit felt jealous of the mother.…
He ignores rules to save lives, despite the danger that he may face. This is evident when Charlie poaches off the Colonel’s land. While this may seem like something he did just to be rebellious, it was actually because “there was no money” and they “were becoming very hungry.” This highlights how Charlie was prepared to do whatever it took to make sure his family had food. He would do anything to help his family survive because he cares about his family, and wants to make sure they don't die.…
Case 4.1 A Drill Sergeant at First 1. From the behavioral perspective, how would you describe Mark’s Leadership? Mark starts off as an Authority –Compliance (9,1) leader however over time he has transition into a Team Management (9.9) because there’s now trust and respect for each other. 2. How did his behavior change over time?…