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    Rudolf Hoess (Höss) was a Nazi German Lieutenant Colonel and a commandant of Auschwitz. During this time period, the Axis powers were in war with the allied powers in World War Two. This essay will discuss Hoess’s early life and education, his life during WWII, his death, and his identifiers. On the 25th day of November, in the year of our Lord, 1901, in Baden-Baden, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire, Germany, Rudolf Hoess was born his father Franz Xaver Hoess and his mother Lina Née Speck.…

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    Auschwitz is the main camp that caused the Holocaust and Birkenau was one of the side camps that was a part of the Holocaust. In both camps, prisoners were treated very poorly and had to work for their survival. They had to work for their survival. Whatever choices they made was for their survival. They tried their best to survive as long as they can. In Auschwitz, prisoners lived in old barracks. Meanwhile, in Birkenau, prisoners lived in two different kinds of barracks. They lived in either…

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    The two main characters are Bruno and Gretel. Bruno is a nine year old boy that lives in Berlin and moves to poland because his father is the military commandant and they have to live by a concentration camp that is being held by jews, but he still does not know why he is there. Gretel is Bruno’s twelve year old sister known as the ‘Hopeless case’ and is always in everyone else's business, she also thinks that she knows what’s best for Bruno, she like to treat him like a six year old, she also…

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    The Holocaust was a mass murder of Jews using genocide. It started when Adolf Hitler became the ruler of Germany before WWII (World War 2) started. If you have never read “The Boy in Striped Pajamas”, it is about a boy named Bruno who’s dad is the commandant of a concentration camp. The story starts when Bruno’s family moves to “Out-With” close to the Concentration Camp and meets a boy named Shmuel. Then the suspense starts when Shmuel helps Bruno get into the Concentration Camp. The Holocaust…

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    Lennon Research Paper

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    to rally support, the new rulers sent a squad of troops to take the royal family, to ‘safety’. The royal family, Nicholas, his wife and 5 children, as well as some of their staff, including a cook were woken up at midnight by Yakov Yurovsky, the commandant of The House of Special Purpose and a group of soldiers. They were led into a basement, all the while being reassured that it was safer for them there. Once in the basement, Yurovsky read to them a list of their crimes. They were confused at…

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    so they don't get caught. While the Jews are working in his factory he makes sure to feed them well and keep them away from the Nazis. In the film we also experience the holocaust in a sympathetic way. Amon Goeth( Ralph Fiennes) is Nazi commandant.…

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    is Paul Baumer and one of his only reason that he and his classmates enlisted to the army was because of their school teacher. The teacher filled the young minds of a perception that war is something to be proud of. “When we went to the district commandant to enlist, we were a class of twenty young men, many of whom proudly shaved for the first time before going to the barracks.” [pg. 33] these young teenagers still haven’t entered the battlefield…

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    By the time I sprinted onto the field for the start of the Jefferson Cup soccer final I had mentally prepared myself for the fierce showdown ahead. I had been playing soccer for most of my short life, giving up all other sports to concentrate on being a top player. In fact my whole family was committed to the game, so I guess you could say that I eat, sleep, and breathe soccer. I sure hoped that all my hard work would be translated into a big win that day. As I readied myself for the refs…

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    Murder was a game to him; his tests with gasses were for entertainment to see which chemical could kill the fastest so that he could get work done more efficiently. He always looked to improve Auschwitz and strived for perfection. During his time as commandant of Auschwitz, approximately two and a half million prisoners were killed; he was later rewarded for his work in November 1943, and was promoted to Deputy Inspector--General of Concentration Camps (H.E.A.R.T). Höss was once again…

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    Marine Corps History

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    The history portion of this project will focus on major events and dates for the Marine Corps. The United States Marine Corps was first established during the beginning of the Revolutionary War in 1775. Men ready and eager to battle were in high demand as the war against England was going to be a grueling one. A man called Samuel Nicholas began the recruiting process for the Marine Corps in 1775. Tun Tavern, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was an old local brewery that is widely…

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