German National Honor Society

In the United States, anti-Jewish prejudice took a variety of forms. Some, like exclusion from “high society” functions, clubs, and organizations, and quota systems to schools or places of employment, were directed at all minorities, including the Jews. Prejudice against Jewish religion also existed in America but did not threaten Jewish survival as much…

excellent use for them.” (Hardesty, 29) The United States needed to catch up to the Russian upper atmosphere research, or be prepared to be left in the dust. Wernher and his team were transported to the United States following the collapse of the German Reich. The US Secretary of State brilliantly approved the transfer of the Past-Nazi workers on work visas and false employment records. After their arrival and debriefing, von Braun was transferred to classified research bases in the deserts of…

socially awkward. She often butted heads with her mother and she thought she was controlling. She wanted to please her mother; “I think I am got something more good-natured and complying”. Her father provided her with traditional education that included German, French and Italian. At a very young age, Florence loved helping the poor and the ill in the village nearest her family’s…

through the faith, and bravery of people such as Alvin York, Chris Kyle, and Dakota Meyer, when they became heroes on the battlefield. Alvin C. York is the first example of a courageous person who went above and beyond on the battlefield, becoming a national symbol for heroism. Alvin was a faithful man, a brave man, and a good hearted man who did not even believe in fighting. Alvin York was born on December 13th, 1887 in Pall Mall Tennessee. Alvin York is from a small town. He grew up…

world is fundamentally changed from the way it was before they stepped up to make a difference. Heroes live on even after they die and leave a legacy for others to follow. Some heroes aren’t even discovered until after their death because often society is not ready to see the power of what they have done! Jesse Owens was born into a poverty-stricken family on September 12, 1913, in Oakville, Alabama. The son of a sharecropper would soon become the fastest man in the world. Jesse Owens is…

The trial of the defendants before me, your honor, is an act of injustice. The entirety of these Nuremberg Trials is illegitimate, clouded by irrational, unjust, and hypocritical accusations that at their core sprout from the victor’s justice of the Allied justices that come from France, England, America, Russia, and countries of the like. When I turn my head in search of a justice whose bias doesn’t lie with Allies and when I search for a justice whose conscience isn’t subjugated by victor’s…

Its main influence had been the French civil law until the 20th century where it has been greatly influenced by German civil law. The main Portuguese laws include the Constitution (1976, as amended), the Civil Code (1966, as amended), the Penal Code (1982, as amended), the Labor Code (2003, as amended) and the Commercial Societies Code (1986, as amended). The Commercial Code (1888, as amended) and the Administrative Code (1945, as amended) used to have an high importance…

require those who are employed to do much work, but that may not always be the case. One of the most overlooked job is a game warden. Not many individuals know of the struggles that game wardens must go through to not only be inducted as this major honor, but also how they risk their lives every day in order to protect our environment and wildlife. I have covered in this paper the background history and the origins of the very first game wardens, as well as the important requirements that these…

sizes and is deeply embedded in culture. It helps to shape or promote a way of life, provides people with ideas about their place in the world, and inspires an endless amount of creative work. This paper aims to explore how mythology is reflected in society and vice versa through the examination of mythological stories and symbols and their connection to the real world. Some of these myths are derived from Myths and Legends, a compilation by Anthony Horowitz of retellings of famous stories from…

Kristallnacht which translates from German into “Crystal Night” also called Night of broken glass or the November Pogroms get its name directly from the remains of broken glass left in the streets after the pogroms. It was almost a festive occasion by the glistening and gleaming glass. By 1946 the term Kristallnacht was used in newspapers by both the Germans and the Jews. The Jewish newspapers put quotations around the term to show their dislike for it while the Germans did not which therefore…