Many immoral acts that negate humanity occurred throughout WWII. WWII started in 1939 and lasted until 1945 and over the course of six years, many inhumane events took place, such as, the Rape of Nanking, the Holocaust, and Pearl Harbor. Once again, countries were split into two groups– the Allies and the Axis Powers. The Allies consisted of the United States, Britain, and the Soviet Union. The Axis power consisted of Japan, Italy, and Germany. WWII started when Adolf Hitler broke the Versailles Treaty by invading Poland in 1939. Hitler was the leader of Nazi Germany and aimed to exterminate anyone who didn’t fit the ideal Aryan race. Aryan refers to tall, blonde, and blue-eyed Caucasians and was considered to be the master race in Hitler’s
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This is seen in In My Hands by Jennifer Armstrong, which tells the story of a young Polish woman and the hardships she experienced while Nazis took over her home country (Document A). While Nazi officers clear the ghetto, Irene hides and witnesses a baby thrown into the air before being shot in front of its mother. Irene describes it as, “A thing so terrible that it acquired a dreadful holiness. It was a miracle of evil” (Document A). In other words, Irene is saying that she has never seen something so cruel and evil. Irene’s diction, as well as the juxtaposition between holiness and wickedness, alludes to the sinful nature of the Nazi Party’s actions. Due to the horrific nature of the baby’s death, Irene is unable to explicitly discuss it and instead, she uses bird symbolism to talk about it, which conveys how the event permanently traumatized Irene. The Nazi officer brutally killed helpless civilians, which is truly an act of evil. Also, he could have spared the mother from witnessing her child die, yet he had no respect for her nor her baby’s life. A soldier’s main objective is to help those in need, yet the actions the Nazi officers committed during the Holocaust are the complete opposite. A similar event can be seen in history in Document E. Document E is an excerpt from the Nippon Times, a Japanese newspaper article written shortly after …show more content…
This can be seen in the prologue from Night by Elie Weisel, where he writes about his experiences as a Holocaust survivor. Weisel states, “The witness himself has forced himself to testify. For the youth of today, for the children who will be born tomorrow. He does not want his past to become their future” (Document B). Weisel is referring to himself in that statement and is essentially saying that he does not want future generations to experience another event like the Holocaust and suffer like he did. Weisel’s diction, “The witness [...] forced himself to testify,” is closely related to the judicial system and court of law, which conveys how he is fighting to serve justice by letting the truth about his Holocaust experience be known. The word “forced” conveys a negative connotation and suggests that Weisel did not want to speak out about his experience as a Holocaust survivor, but he felt a moral responsibility to the world to speak the truth. Likewise, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations on December 10, 1948 (Document G). This declaration is viewed as a reference for protecting the rights of all individuals everywhere. One might argue that this shows how war shaped humanity positively because the world continues to use this document associate it with moral conduct, which
This is seen in In My Hands by Jennifer Armstrong, which tells the story of a young Polish woman and the hardships she experienced while Nazis took over her home country (Document A). While Nazi officers clear the ghetto, Irene hides and witnesses a baby thrown into the air before being shot in front of its mother. Irene describes it as, “A thing so terrible that it acquired a dreadful holiness. It was a miracle of evil” (Document A). In other words, Irene is saying that she has never seen something so cruel and evil. Irene’s diction, as well as the juxtaposition between holiness and wickedness, alludes to the sinful nature of the Nazi Party’s actions. Due to the horrific nature of the baby’s death, Irene is unable to explicitly discuss it and instead, she uses bird symbolism to talk about it, which conveys how the event permanently traumatized Irene. The Nazi officer brutally killed helpless civilians, which is truly an act of evil. Also, he could have spared the mother from witnessing her child die, yet he had no respect for her nor her baby’s life. A soldier’s main objective is to help those in need, yet the actions the Nazi officers committed during the Holocaust are the complete opposite. A similar event can be seen in history in Document E. Document E is an excerpt from the Nippon Times, a Japanese newspaper article written shortly after …show more content…
This can be seen in the prologue from Night by Elie Weisel, where he writes about his experiences as a Holocaust survivor. Weisel states, “The witness himself has forced himself to testify. For the youth of today, for the children who will be born tomorrow. He does not want his past to become their future” (Document B). Weisel is referring to himself in that statement and is essentially saying that he does not want future generations to experience another event like the Holocaust and suffer like he did. Weisel’s diction, “The witness [...] forced himself to testify,” is closely related to the judicial system and court of law, which conveys how he is fighting to serve justice by letting the truth about his Holocaust experience be known. The word “forced” conveys a negative connotation and suggests that Weisel did not want to speak out about his experience as a Holocaust survivor, but he felt a moral responsibility to the world to speak the truth. Likewise, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations on December 10, 1948 (Document G). This declaration is viewed as a reference for protecting the rights of all individuals everywhere. One might argue that this shows how war shaped humanity positively because the world continues to use this document associate it with moral conduct, which