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German’s became friends with Ukrainian police and they helped Germans in massive killing in Babi Yar. After the majority of Jews were shot others like partisans were brought to the ravine to be shot. Partisans were killed by Ukrainian policeman and one of the policemen refused to shoot people it seemed that there was his brother in the crowd; Germans specially rigged this spectacular a brother to kill brother, after the German officer came to him with a gun he shot and left because felt sick.…

Power and privilege: How and why is a social group represented in a particular way? Oscar Wilde’s Salome, published in French in 1893 and translated to English the following year, is a biblical one-act play that revolves around the central themes of gender roles, institutionalized misogyny, as well as the ‘the gaze’ and its effect. Being a somewhat controversial play, it was denied the right to be staged in Britain until 1931 (Price & Tydeman, 1) as it was illegal to depict biblical figures in…

PET ASHES TO DIAMONDS? Carry your pet with you everywhere you go, even after they have died by having the pet’s ashes transformed into a beautiful diamond. Losing a loyal pet can be more than devastating. It may feel as if you will never get over their death. Hearing the news that your best friend has died, whether that best friend was a human or an animal, makes you go into the stages of grief. Shock. Anger. Denial. Bargaining. Depression. The emotions that influx during the grieving period are…

When I opened this gym bag, I found a U.S. Army gas mask, a pair of rubber gloves, and a plastic supermarket bag filled with diamond earring, watches, gold rings, and many other types of precious jewelry.” … “ It didn’t take a genius to figure out the rest. These items were stolen by Erik Fisher and Arthur Bauer, They have admitted as much. They have had no choices but to admit it.” (pg…

gives the reader a sense of disgust at the thought of the inappropriate look of the man's hygiene. The mother then comes back to Dee as she describes what she is wearing. She gets out of the car in a very bright orange and yellow dress with gold earrings down to her shoulders. The way she looks is probably classic of the retro "mod" time period. Dee and her friend come in and sit down to eat dinner. The next imagery comes in when Dee realizes how amazing the benches are, on which they are…

Car’s are Superior to Women? In today’s society there are two main ways car companies typically try to sell cars, sex appeal and safe appeal. In ads produced by Hyundai and Rolls Royce they both try to sell viewers on a newer, nicer car, however their sales tactics are different. The advertisement by Hyundai sells the car by showing its safety features, while Rolls Royce sells the car by conveying a fantasy their product is linked to. In the end however both use women in their ads. Hyundai uses…

An Analysis of “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker Much of Alice Walker’s inspiration for “Everyday Use” came from her own life in the rural Georgia (Kelly 459). The writings of Alice Walker are narrations of the life she depicts of women from her youth into adulthood. A major author of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from the 1960s into the 21st century, Walker emphasizes the often-overlooked perspectives of women, African Americans, and especially African American women in her work (Abbott 120).…

What is Cultural appropriation? It is the stealing of one’s culture as a fashion trend, while at the same time, disregarding the cultural importance of the object that is being plagiarized, and being commended for it. Cultural appropriation is a very impolite act. Not only is the person stealing the culture’s object to identify themselves, but the people of that culture that the person is plagiarizing, is totally ignored. Particularly, as reported by Twitter user @slytherinpunk, cultural…

A Princely Downfall In Margaret Atwood’s totalitarian regime, Gilead, almost every person’s civil rights have been severely suppressed, especially the rights of women. However, even though the Gilead regime wields the ultimate power, several characters in the novel demonstrate their resistance to it, in ranging success. Moira, the main character’s best friend, exhibits nonconformity to the status quo from the very beginning of The Handmaid's Tale, and is always shown to be armed with…

During my Rhetoric class, I was having trouble coming up with a research topic. As I was fidgeting with my earrings, I realized why not do my research on why people have piercings? Piercings have always been part of my identity. Growing up my mom took me to have my ears pierced at JCPenny when I was barely one year old! In Hispanic culture, it is very common for parents to have their children’s ears pierced at a very young age. Most people who do not have piercings and who do not understand the…