Kraków Ghetto

‘Schindler’s List’, directed by Steven Spielberg in 1993, is a hard-hitting and gripping film that deals with the key issue of persecution and war. It is a shocking account of the Nazi’s and the Jews during the oppressive era of WWII and by using various, effective cinematic techniques such as camera angles, lighting/colour and sound/music, Spielberg grips the viewer with numerous shocks and twists throughout. The film follows the main character Oskar Schindler as he encounters the realities of being a war profiteer during WWII. But during the key sequence the ‘Liquidation of the Krakow Ghetto’ he undergoes a pivotal change as he watches the events unfold with a birds-eye-view. The sequence opens with close-up shots of Amon Goeth and Oskar…

God and whether or not he was actually going to save them or if he cared about them. I found it very hard and emotional to read about the cold brutal reality of the Holocaust told from a young boys perspective. Many people have heard about Oskar Schindler, but do the people of our time really know how he participated in WWII and how he touched numerous lives? Oskar Schindler was a German Catholic industrialist, who saved the lives of around 1,200 Jews. Schindler followed the Nazi invasion…

the New York consulate, in the Washington, D.C. embassy, and, briefly, in Paris. Because of his differences with the Polish government, which he viewed as totalitarian, his political standing became increasingly precarious, and he defected in France in February 1951. He went straight to California to reunite with his family. He then goes straight to work, being a Slavic literature professor at the University of California. Over there, He had to prove that his cultures literature exist. He met…

because most jobs are found through mutual friends and social networks, not advertisements. There is a clear disadvantage for lose constrained to a certain area since there will be limited employment opportunities. The concentration and clustering of communities contributes to political isolation as well. Racist disenfranchisement was common because the majority of political leaders were white and only focused on attaining white votes, therefore only concentrating on the needs of white…

In the short story of “The Lesson” (1972) written by, Toni Cade Bambara a writer, teacher, editor, social activist, community organizer, and "product of the nineteen-sixties spirit" was born in 1939 and died of colon cancer in 1995” (Casmier). Bambara herself would have learned growing up during the 1940s and 1950s in New York City 's Harlem and Bedford-Stuyvesant communities. (Heller)Sylvia gives a sassy narration from a twelve year old on a learning experience that Miss Moore took a few kids…

to make in life despite being from the ghetto. The themes of race, violence, love, and future prospects are prevalent throughout the film, and Singleton explores the issues raised by each of them. This paper analyzes the social problems raised by the themes of race, crime and violence, future prospects, as well as love and relationships. John Singleton sheds light on the some of the major social problems…

A global trend that seems to impact every country in the world one way or another seems to be urbanization. Worldwide the idea of living in a big booming is becoming more and more popular. Cities mainly appeal to people as social, commercial, and political hubs. Their allure also comes from the unique culture that every city has. Although seeming glamorous, there is a dark side of urban life. Overpopulation, high unemployment rates, poor infrastructure, discrimination as well as many other…

“The ghetto was ruled by neither German nor Jew; it was ruled by delusion. (Wiesel 11).” In our society there cannot be a loss of innocence without gain of knowledge. No thinks that bad things will happen to them until they do. At the beginning of the work, his faith in God is so strong that when asked why he prays to God, he answers, “Why did I pray? Why did I live? Why did I breathe?” But during the Holocaust, Elie struggles to hold on to his faith. In the beginning of the book it is learned…

recoil injustice but what she talks about the most is economical injustice. In the story Bambara try’s to make a connection between poverty and education and how that relates to her own life. Bambara shows how poverty and education are connected together by taking us two main characters to show us what going on Sylvia and miss more are a student and a teacher. Sylvia is a poor student who lives in the ghetto Harlem with her family. Miss Moore is a well-educated black woman who sees that the…

Cities Alliance defines slums by deficits such as “inadequate access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and other infrastructure, poor housing quality, overcrowding, and insecure residential status” (p. 37). As described above, most favelas have access to safe drinking water, sanitation and other infrastructure. Their housing quality is far superior to what it was when favelas were just created. Most residents of favelas are now renting their property and thus are secure in their residential…