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Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor, once said “No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior. All collective judgements are wrong. Only racists make them.” In the 1900s, during World War II, the Germans were ordered by Hitler to gather all Jews. The Jews are moved to concentration camps, first to Auschwitz then to Buchenwald. The Holocaust was a horrifying time for the Jews. In the book Night by Elie Wiesel, he captures the story of his and his father’s struggle for their freedom. Jews…

55) Then, as the censorship progressed, the Government caught on and implemented laws to fasten these practices once and for all. The Government changed the rule books to display a country that had almost always been rid of books, claiming that the current fireman’s job had been created during the Civil War and that Benjamin Franklin, the first Fireman, had ordered for all English-influenced books in the Colonies to be burned. Also, the public spectacles of burnings were held at night to capture…

“Inskeep, Steve. Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab. Penguin Group USA, 2016” In Jacksonland by Steve Inskeep talks about the different states and different territories that were divided by the “white men “and American Indians own concepts of democracy. Inskeep interlaces together the stories of Andrew Jackson a general, president and author of the Indian removal and John Ross chief of the Cherokee. Throughout this book Inskeep shows…

Despite a history of not commenting on America’s current political climate and global relations, Former President George H. W. Bush recently gave a speech in which he did exactly the opposite. In his speech entitled “The Spirit of Liberty: At Home, In the World,” the former President expressed his concern for the state of our nation and others around the globe; He did this not by blaming specific individuals or nations, but by stating his desire to improve the institutions of democracy and…

While some people are good at heart, no amount of good, can overcome the amount of evil in this world. People are selfish, people are treated horrible because of their religion, culture, race, etc. by all the horrible people in the world. Last, sometimes people are forced to do things, by all the mean and horrible people in the world. Most of the world is filled with evil people. Think about…

point they kill, causing them to slowly lose their innocence. After Ismael witnesses his friends murdered by the rebel group of Sierra Leone he says, “I raised my gun and pulled the trigger… Suddenly, as if someone was shooting them inside my brain, all the massacres I had seen since the day I was touched by war, started flashing in my head” (Beah, 145). The beginning of his loss of innocence starts when he takes his first kill. Ishmael is mad,…

“Bent,” a play written by Martin Sherman, focused on the LGBTQ community’s perspective of their lives during the Holocaust. The play is about the lives of gay men who are living in a homophobic era under the rule of Hitler in Berlin, Germany in 1934. These homosexuals were being tormented, hated, and forced to live on concentration camps because of their sexuality. This hatred of gays or homosexuals was highly expected because during this time period of Nazi Germany, Hitler would persecute…

During this year ceremony of Oscars Chris Rocky, who was leading the gala, said, “It`s the 88th Academy Award which means this whole black no nominees thing has happened at least 71 other times.” Like the American cult the American cinema changed its portrayal treatment of persons of color. However, racism has not been fully eradicated. One of the areas where it is clearly seen is the Oscars. Chris Rock`s words raised a controversy in the media as it is not a new but still unresolved problem…

The movie, “Extraordinary Measures” is captivating real life story about a successful man working for a prominent pharmaceutical company, fighting for the lives of two of his children with Pompe disease. Pope Disease clinical features were first described by J. C. Pompe in 1932. By definition, Pompe disease, also known as AMD (acid maltose deficiency), is an autosomal metabolic disorder which damages muscle and nerve cells through the body. More specifically, Pompe disease, one of a group of 49…

were tired of typical inaugural speeches talking of change, Clinton's speech addressed the need for change with a new definition. Clinton re-defined change, calling on the vision of our nation's founders which set the stage for a call to action from all citizens. My analysis will focus on the three main rhetorical strategies of persuasion, ethos, pathos and logos. A description of how the three branches of oratory (forensic, deliberative and ceremonial) tie in, along with how Clinton's specific…