Adolf Loos

This summer, I read Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut. I chose this book because I really connected with Vonnegut's straightforward, matter of fact writing style when I read Slaughterhouse Five. I thought I knew what to expect because I was familiar with this author, but what I found was a much more passive exploration of morality and accountability. There are a few overarching themes to this story, but I think the most relevant would be the consequences of compliance. Our protagonist, Howard W.…

The poem “one, two, three” was written by Hannah Senesh. The poem was found in her cell after her execution. It is as follows: one-two-three… eight feet long. two strides across… the rest is dark… life is a fleeting question mark. One-two-three… maybe another week. Or the next month may still find me here, but death, I feel is very near. I could have been 23 next July. I gambled on what mattered most. The dice were cast. I lost. This poem speaks about the fear and misery brought upon the Jews…

Background: Infuriated by the mistreatment of Jews from Nazi soldiers, Hans Scholl made the decision to resist. This medical student of the University of Munich, along with his sister and fellow college students who recognized the evil of Hitler’s regime, created the White Rose society (U.S. Holocaust Museum). Beginning in the year of 1942, members of the group began producing and distributing leaflets filled with Hans’ words of defiance against what he called the “irresponsible clique” (Hans…

Adolf Hitler, a significant orator, used his abilities to influence the masses of Germany to express hatred against the Jewish people in Europe, which eventually led to the Holocaust. To illustrate, Hitler penned the Mein Kampf, in which he established the…

From the beginning of civilization, leaders and their leadership structures have been utilized to organize groups of people. But what makes an effective leader? In Joseph Nye, “The Powers to Lead,” a leader is one who mobilizes their followers to action to achieve shared goals. Therefore, leadership is a relationship between the leader and its followers. Reaching a collective goal is difficult, so leaders use soft and hard power to do so. Soft power is working alongside others in an equal side…

In Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief, Liesel Meminger moves in with her foster parents, Hans and Rosa Hubermann, in Molching, Germany. Together the three of them must overcome hiding a jew in their basement, life-threatening bombings, and war. With her best friend Rudy by her side, Leisel must learn to survive in these hard times. Through the course of the story, people can do amazing things when they are driven to survive, becomes clear through the setting, characters, and plot. First, In The…

I. Introduction I chose to research the reason behind concentration camps and what Jews experienced while being put into the camps. Concentration camps have always been a learning topic during the time of the Holocaust. I find it intriguing to learn about the hard labor they were forced to go through and how they had to leave everything behind. The popular belief was that the Jews in these camps were guilty of crime which turned out to be false. Many were innocent and brought into these camps…

Hubris is a personality trait meaning having excessive foolish pride or self-confidence. This term is not to be confused with a person who has confidence. Some of the characteristics include flaws in their personality of a character who enjoys having powerful positions; overestimating their capabilities to such an extent that they lose contact with reality; crossing normal human limits and violates moral codes. Hubris is a personality disorder that can ultimately cause the rise and fall of…

The most of the public have a preconceived knowledge that a lot of politicians are not completely honest with the public. There are many examples of politicians not doing what they originally said they were going to do or keeping things from the public all around the world. Although there are many examples, most politicians would not admit that politics, in general, are dishonest. But that is what Saddam Hussein did in his quote “Politics is when you say you are going to do one thing while…

Benito Mussolini’s life as a child was very difficult because of his violent actions. Mussolini was the eldest of three children with a catholic school teacher mother and a blacksmith father who had a passion for socialism. From a young age, Mussolini showed great intelligence; however because of his father’s disregard for authority, Mussolini followed into his footsteps by breaking the rules at school by bullying, hurting other children and even stabbing another child with a pocket knife, which…