Greco-Persian Wars

War is an opportunity for oppressors to systematically oppress marginalized groups by establishing discriminatory social structures and constructs. This is especially apparent in Hitler’s campaign against Jewish people shortly before WWII. He believed that the intermixing of Aryans and Jews would taint the blood of the Aryan lineage, eventually leading to the destruction of the human race. Anti-Jewish prejudice achieved a nationwide scale, such as the Nuremberg Laws, which forbade those of…

For my preliminary proposal I wanted to look at the rhetoric arguments between the print and film version of the same story. I then Identified three books, which had been turned into films that I wanted to analyze: The Boy in The Striped Pajamas, The Pianist, and Defiance. But as you pointed out, doing all three films in depth would be extremely difficult for one project. From this I have refined my research intention quite a bit, I still want to look at the difference in rhetoric between film…

The Song of the Cid was composed during a time of major change and chaos. Christian rulers were compelled to reclaim previous Christian lands in Spain from the Muslims. Through these proceedings, the relationships between Christians, Jews, and Muslims were tested in order to maintain set social boundaries. These social boundaries, however, were not absolute in reality as depicted in The Song of the Cid. Instead, Jews and Muslims present more a of a caricature view in The Song of the Cid. In this…

Looking some of the language Joseph II’s language choices, in the Edict of Tolerance, we can see that the purpose of his reformist policies was to benefit that State’s economic standing. For instance, Since it is our purpose to make the Jews more useful and serviceable to the state, principally through according their children bette instruction and enlightenment, and by employing them in the sciences, arts, and handcrafts. The State intended to fix their economic position, by pushing the…

“We don’t have the luxury of thinking… Some people make all the decisions for us.” (Boyne 13). Although a work of fiction, this quote from Boy in the Striped Pajamas accurately depicts the mindset of many people during the Holocaust, especially children. Children of the Holocaust endured many horrific events that irrevocably changed their lives. Life before concentration camps were calm, and there was a sense of peace within the country. They experienced much persecution with the events…

The religious atmosphere that surrounded Europe during the late Middle Ages impacted the lives of people of all different backgrounds. This period was marked specifically by the Protestant Reformation but by religious changes that affected the Catholic Church as well. However, the one group that was arguably most negatively affected by this religious storm was the Jews. As a small population mainly living in Central Europe, the Jews were subjected to the ebbs and flows of popular opinion among…

I’ve chosen scene 1 and 3 of Act 3 to focus on how my understanding has deepened about Shylock. In scene 1, Shylock expresses his extreme hatred towards Antonio, his pitiful plight due to the racist stereotypes and ostracization on Jews and his anger and agony in losing his daughter, Jessica. From lines 40-68, Shylock expresses his extreme undying hatred towards Antonio, his agony in how the Christian community has dealt him unreasonably and heartlessly. This can be seen when Shylock…

The district of Bourj Hammoud is located in north-east Beirut and is considered an extension of the Lebanese capital along the Mediterranean coast. In 1952, an independent municipality was established for Bourj Hammoud, administratively separating it from the city of Beirut (Municipality, 2017). The town extends over an area of 2.4 km2 and is divided into several neighborhoods: Daoura, Haret Sader, Jisr Beirut, El-Anbari, Mar Doumit, Ghilan, and Naba’a (Municipality, 2017). Until the beginning…

Focusing on my own interpretation of a film is easy; however, determining whether the facts that I collected and the opinions I formed based on those facts is correct, is harder to complete on my own. Our group discussion of the film One Night With the King was collaborative in that we agreed with one another on several aspects of the film, which many of us had detailed in our essays. I also found our group discussion beneficial in that it helped me understand the context of the film better. I…

Summary In an Asian town, along the edge of a Jewish ghetto, lays a Christian school. A young boy of 7 years old, strong in his faith of christianity, attended said school and was a member of the choir, he was also the son of a widow. The young boy was kind, sweet, and very innocent. The words used to describe him ensure us that we realize how innocent he was. He would sit and listen to children of the choir sing O Alma Redemptoris until he knew the opening verse by memory, he soon asked what…