McColskey THE HOLOCAUST Much has been written about Adolf Hitler and The Holocaust since the 1940s. The definition of a holocaust is "a disaster that results in the large-scale destruction of life." (Resnick 9) Most people specifically know about only one holocaust; the one Adolf Hitler is responsible for. This Holocaust "refers to the annihilation of millions of Jews and other peoples by Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany during World War Il" (Resnick 9). More than eleven million innocent people…
the era. However, these acts of nepotism are certainly not positive characteristics of leadership and are certainly frowned upon in both past and present times. Less than a year after his initial cardinal appointment Borgia was newly appointed to chancellor of the Holy Roman Church. Something that often gets misconstrued at this point is the notion that Borgia has gained positions of authority solely by his uncle which is partially true. However, it is also important to recognize that he was a…
Most major changes occur throughout a long expanse of time, generally accompanied by a slow conditioning of the populace to allow these changes slowly, but assuredly. This holds true in the conditioning of cultural norms, societal standards, government and ultimately life as the individuals experience it. At times, a populace in dire need or abject suffering may, in their efforts to restore their lives to their former glory, relinquish their once-prized values and begin to cling on to ideals…
Otto von Bismarck became chancellor. In 1848, following a series of liberal revolutions, an all-German parliament was created. In 1871, Germany finally became a unified country after three wars between Austria and Prussia. Bismarck joined all the German states together, and soon Germany was one of the biggest military, industrial, and economical powers in Europe. However, Germany in the late-1800s had no interest in colonization. They were barely a nation. The chancellor, Otto von Bismarck,…
Cherica Adams, and unborn son Chancellor Lee Adams, because he did not want to pay child support. “In fact, before he arranged the killing of Cherica Adams, Carruth had another son he was refusing to support that when the mother of that son came to Carruth offering to cut the support in half if he would just call his son on special occasions. Carruth replied that she should not be surprised if she got into a fatal car accident” (Smith). Three weeks after Chancellor was born with cerebral palsy,…
Do we understand it? Do we understand the benefits of diversity, or differences, in our society? A workplace’s leader plays a more dominant role than any type of training that can be given. “Equality is a recurrent topic in today’s society”, says Chancellor Epps. “I want my students and staff to be aware that no matter your ethnicity, sex, or so forth, we are all one unit. We all are here at Louisiana Delta for a purpose, whether it may be to teach or learn. I have to set an example for my…
Adolf Hitler was a German dictator who represented the Nazi beliefs upon the German people. “As chancellor of Germany from 1933 and head of state from 1934, he created a dictatorship by playing party and state institutions against each other and continually creating new offices and appointments”(Libguides). Hitler was originally born in Austria but after several years of abuse he moved to Germany. Hitler was imprisoned after his first attempt to overthrow the government. “Hitler joined a…
anti-communist, anti-Semitic right wing organization. He then changed the name to “National Socialist German Workers’ Party” (shortened to Nazi) in 1920. He ran against Paul von Hindenburg, receiving 36% of the votes, but Hindenburg elected him as chancellor to balance out politics. He soon obtained complete control over the executive and legislative branches of government, and on July 14th, 1933, his Nazi Party was proclaimed the only political party in Germany that was legal. He also removed…
democratic system and began to vote for more radical right wing parties such as the Nazi Party. Hitler took advantage of the Weimar Republic’s weakness and the people’s desperation and used it to climb in power which resulted in him becoming the chancellor and destroying the Weimar Republic since a extreme right wing party was in charge which is the opposite of the initial intentions of the Weimar Republic. All of these events evolved around the occurrence of the events that would weaken the…
Washington D.C. public schools (DCPS) began heading in the direction of failure with some of the lowest performing students with in the nation. Michelle Rhee, a former Teach for America teacher and an education reform advocate, was hired as the Chancellor in 2007 by Mayor Adrian Fenty, who emphasized education. Rhee believed that the accountability and quality of the teachers was crucial to the effectiveness of the students’ education and implemented the IMPACT system. In this paper, by using…