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The communists during the Russian Revolution believed that human nature is inherently good, and the government is what causes people to do wrong. Yet, during that period in communist Russia millions of people died as a result of Stalin’s purges. Also, in 1945 the German regime was revealed to the world, Auschwitz and all its horror was released. Both totalitarian governments, and we are meant to believe human nature is essentially good. This was the context in which George Orwell wrote his book,…

Propaganda was widely used in the first world one. They were many different parties, especially in Germany, and each one wants the population to join their party. One of these parties is the Nazi party. The leader of the Nazi party was Adolf Hitler. He gave many persuasive speeches in order to win the German nation, which he then did. One of the famous and well know speech he gave was the “Proclamation to the German Nation”. He gave this speech on February 1st, 1933. it is a great example of…

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…

An individual's action always has a consequence where they take on the responsibility for it. Whether or not an individual's action is right or wrong they have the right and responsibility to question the judgement they have been given. This type of issue is evident in things like a Totalitarianism and in events like the Nazi Book Burning. This type of things occur because people fear to question authorities and it is evident in Ray Bradbury's novel, Fahrenheit 451 which is a dystopian…

“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…

Argument Essay RD Are people really good at heart? No, it was ironic how Anne, in “The Diary of Anne Frank” stated “In spite of everything, people are good at the heart.” She said that when she didn’t actually know what was going on outside of the annex, millions of jews were being killed, because of Hitler and the Germans. People are bad at heart. 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…

"Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die," said Herbert Hoover, 31st president of the United States. This quote that is still relevant today, is referring to the situations in countries such as the ones in Venezuela, Ukraine, Syria and Iraq are in today. The situations in these two books, A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, are similar to the ones of these countries. The main characters, Ishmael Beah and Katniss Everdeen, are kids in a…

“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…