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Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. In the time of the Holocaust (1933-1947), Adolf Hitler , an Austrian-born German politician who was the leader of the Nazi party, took power in Germany. But before all the violence that had occurred, in 1933 the Jewish population had more than 9 million all over Europe. Many of those Jews, lived in the countries where Nazi Germany had occupied in World War II. In 1945, two out of three European Jews were killed as part of the Nazi…

The involvement the United States had with the Holocaust, and more specifically with the Jewish refugees, has been a very controversial subject throughout the years. This is due to the fact that very few Americans wish to acknowledge and take responsibility for the part the US played in the atrocities that occurred. World War II began in 1939, but the oppression of Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, communists, and other political enemies to the Nazis had begun quite some time before war broke out. In…

STATEMENT OF FACTS The plaintiff, Adrianna Estrada (“Estrada”) filed a complaint against the defendant, Wide Open Spaces Entertainment (“Open Spaces”) who own and operate (“The Continental”), an Austin, Texas Nightclub where Estrada used to be employed. Estrada claims that Rand E. Travis (“Travis”), manager of The Continental, discharged her in retaliation to a workers’ compensation claim. Estrada, a resident of Austin, makes a living singing and performing for local audiences. Specifically…

there is no more delay,” she exclaims, showing yet again that she will not back down from her stance, “Look on me, oh rulers of Thebes, / the last of your royal house who remains, / see what I suffer, from what kind of men, / for revering reverence,” (937–943). In Sophocles’ Antigone, both Kreon and Antigone vie for literary sympathy from the audience. The origins of their actions and the consequences associated with them serve as methods for gaining such sympathy. Despite Kreon’s eventual…

DISCRIMINATORY HIRING PRACTICES FOR EX-OFFENDERS Introduction Ethical issues regarding the reintegration of ex-offenders into society stem from the discretion employers have when considering applicants with a criminal history. Although allowing a chance for rehabilitation through employment can objectively be seen as the right thing to do, it is often disregarded for the sake of protecting the greater good from the potential risks of an ex-offender. These current studies aim to debunk common…

Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones’ film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” portrays King Arthur in search of the Holy Grail, along with his trusted knights. Set in medieval England, the film offers a satirical yet comedic view of the way of life for the two most influential forces of the time, the church and monarchy. The audience quickly sees the timeless illogicality of the film. There were no police, no grazing sheep, no textile work, no cathedrals, abbeys or shrines awaiting pilgrim, no town…

Joy Williams “Save the whales, Screw the Shrimp” is ultimately only partly successful because, while it has reasonable ethos and logos and is a good example of expository text, the author seems to place too much blame on the reader that today’s culture has all but entirely lost touch with what nature really is. Throughout the text, Williams uses a variety of rhetoric devices to make her writing more effective. Logos, ethos, pathos, style, tone, audience, and mode are used in a way that seems to…

Religion and magic are different from one another in three ways; intention, attitude, and action. According to Versnel, the intention behind magic is that it is employed to achieve concrete and mostly individual goals whereas religion focuses on intangible long-term goals which concern collective issues of society (11, 178). This can be seen when Elsa creates her ice palace golem “Marshmallow” to protect her from the outside world, this is an individual goal that solely benefits Elsa. In Elsa’s…

Geological location is one of the main influences in someone’s culture. Their location can change their appearance, personality, and almost every other factor in that person’s life. In the short story “Everyday Use,” by Alice Walker, Maggie and Mama’s culture are shaped and molded by their environment into a mix of African and American countryside. This mixture creates one of the main conflicts in the story, when Dee, the other daughter who moved away and went to college, comes back to town.…

Do Pit Bulls deserve the poor stereotyping they receive? Every year over one point two million dogs are euthanized in America alone. A startling forty percent of those dogs are pit bulls. That means that every year over half a million pit bulls are euthanized in America. This number has risen so high over the years because of the poor name and stereotypes that have been placed on pit bulls. Pit bulls have been labeled as mean and aggressive dogs for many reasons. One is due to their…