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LEADER OF THE SS PARTY: HEINRICH HIMMLER AND THE DESTRUCTION OF EUROPEAN JEWS DURING THE HOLOCAUST All the attention was directed to Heinrich Himmler when he stood in front of the SS squad commanders in Posen on October 4, 1943. Himmler promised that every Jew would be killed when he spoke; “I am now referring to the evacuation of the Jews, the extermination of the Jewish people. It is one of those things that is easily said: The Jewish people are being exterminated. Every party member will…

In an attempt to increase their effectiveness and capabilities, the military has employed the use of unmanned ariel vehicles (UAV’s). Many types of UAV’s exist, from simple survilence drones to weaponized drones capable of firing missiles. These drones are commonly used in military operations for survelence and targeted hunting. The military should continue using drones because they provide an inexpensive oppurtunity to increase tactical superiority and keep our soldiers safe. One of the…

and organzied to achieve. Bringing in that political power was forcasted as change that would domino into a reality of lasting equality. However, the NBPP look at political envolement took a newer outlook. "We keep begging the white man and white institutions to make you free! No wonder we are free! Your enemy cannot make you free, fool!." One argues institualized change is the only form of political achievement in office. On the other hand one argues for self and relying on "our people" as the…

Schwalbe views seem to be more flexible taking the situation into account (everyone should be sociologically mindful). Thomas Sowell Thomas Sowell is an economist, social theorist and a political philosopher. He is a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University (Hoover.org/Profiles). One of his favorite quotes by Will and Ariel Durant, sums up his opinion on cultural adaptation, “ Civilization is not inherited; it has to be learned and earned by each generation anew; if…

In this 21st century society, it is absolutely essential that every child is fully equipped with the ability to speak, read and write using the international language— English. Anyone unable to do these skills would enormously face a limitation in this information- flooded world. In order to speak, read and write using the English language, one has to acquire phonemic awareness. According to Dewitz and Pearson (1997), phonemic awareness is the understanding that language is composed of small…

The term was originated by Stephen Greenblatt whose book, Renaissance Self- Fashioning (1980), was ''one of the pioneering studies in that genre'' (Hoover 360). New Historicism is a reaction against the formalistic approach of New Criticism which is mainly concerned with the textual or close reading of the work of literature. The New critics focus their attention on the form of the work of literature…

The “too big to fail” theory states that main corporations, such as financial institutions, are so popular that failing, would cause a negativity factor to the greater economy. Governments need to step on the verge of failing. Eric Holder, an attorney, testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee that the size of large financial institutions has made it difficult for the Justice Department to bring criminal charges when they are suspected of crimes, because…

Henry I. Miller of the Hoover Institution pointed out the Institute of Medicine’s report on cannabis that had seen “smoked plant material [as] a crude drug delivery system that exposes patients to a significant number of harmful substances” with a basic translation as marijuana being…

got his ideas and perceptions of the market crash of 1929 with an intense and gripping fashion. The book tells the story of the stock market crash, also known as “Black Thursday”. Klein is known to be an author of many books on personalities and institutions, which have often taken, center stage in American business, focuses here on financial events and trends leading up to the stock market crash. Klein is a professor of history at the University of Rhode Island who uses this book to introduce…

This paper discusses the detrimental effects standardized tests have on students who plan to continue education past high school, and the issues associates with these tests. Standardized tests are a common procedure for kids in elementary school, middle school, and especially high school. Nonetheless, the most influential standardized tests are those that determine future colleges: SAT and ACT. Although many colleges depend on SAT and ACT scores to selectively choose the best applicants,…