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used to lure out many that remained hiding in the ghettos. Over 300,000 Jews were then forced and held at gunpoint to board the cattle carts that were headed to Treblinka II extermination camp (Holocaust Encyclopedia). The life for the Jews in the boxcars was just as much a struggle as the life in the ghettos, if not worst. The life in the box cars was strictly one of survival. They were to ride on box cars without any food and one bucket of water to be shared amongst all the passengers. Often,…

Unbroken tells the true story of Louis Zamperini, and Olympic runner and serviceman during World War II, who was captured by Japanese after his plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean. Laura Hillenbrand, the author of Unbroken, also authored a number one New York Times Bestseller, Seabiscuit. Hillenbrand studied at Kenyon College, but left early after the onset of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) caused her to not have enough energy to attend. In order to write the book, Hillenbrand interviewed…

Mass Migration During The Great Depression During the great depression people migrated to find jobs, food, or because their bank closed. The great depression started in 1929, Montana got lucky, mostly avoiding the dust bowl which meant most people stayed. In the East of Montana most people moved out, but in the west more people moved in. The great depression was the biggest, longest, and worst economic crash of the united states.The stock market crash started the great depression. During the…

Oskar Schindler was a member of the Nazi Party and German businessman who used his influence and power to have a positive impact during WWII, rather than the negative one many people he was associated with had. Schindler was born on the 28th April 1908 in Moravia, Austria-Hungary. He attended both primary and high school and later enrolled in technical school but was expelled for forgery. He took courses in Brno in several trades and worked for his father for three years in his farm machinery…

Dracula rises from the grave -again. Mutant insects, the product of underground nuclear testing, grow to the size of boxcars and attack our nation's cities. Weird- looking aliens from beyond the stars decide to invade our planet. None of these events, if they ever happened, would surprise horror-movie fans. For years, such moviegoers have enjoyed being frightened by every type of monster Hollywood has managed to dream up, whether it be natural, artificial, or extraterrestrial. One kind of…

kept in chains up to 95 percent of the time, and exotic cats and other animals are housed in small cages where they are barely given room to stand up, move around, or stretch. Performing animals are hauled from town to town, day in and day out in boxcars or trucks, without any ability to exercise the full range of their natural behaviors. Animals are kept in cages with extremely hot and cold weather conditions. They travel without access to basic necessities such as food, water, and veterinary…

STREET ART Street art is a unique form of modern artistic expression. It has become a part of the urban environment, growing and changing with the city and the people that live there. Street art can comment on a social issue, poke fun at some aspect of society, or simply beautify a run-down area of the city. Even though the modern style of street art and graffiti was developed and perfected in the 1970s, elements of graffiti can be traced all the way back to the early 19th century. Today, street…

The Railroad Crossing in Corinth, MS has been immensely significant historically, and helped Corinth grow as a whole over a long period of time. The Crossroads were the intersection in Corinth of a main North/South line and a vital East/West line (the spine of the confederacy). There were many ways the Crossroads reflected this significance through history but were most obviously significant while the Civil War was going on. It was very helpful during the Civil War. The Confederacy used the…

Ms. Barth presents in a hyper-adrenergic state that causes acute pulmonary hypertension. Consequently, this causes pulmonary edema due to an increased hyperstatic pressure. Globally, she has systemic hypertension a result of vascular spasms and increased heart rate. Symptomatically she feels hot, sweaty, and anxious due to vasoconstriction (increasing heat retention) stimulation of sweat glands, and increased norepinephrine. The cardiovascular system is dynamic and always changing to regulate…

Bob Dylan’s captivating autobiography, Chronicles, follows his experiences in New York City and his brief global concert tours as he pursued a career, as well as his own artistic identity, through music. Folk music, specifically, is at the forefront of Dylan’s storytelling in which a great deal of his interactions and friendships are closely tied to this genre, as well as the lifestyle associated with it. However, Dylan also introduces biblical allusions and religious connotations by gradual…