Lithuania

quixotic mindset and into the realization that he is going to go through a lot of hardships that he would never have dealt with in Lithuania. The metaphor is applicable to Jurgis and his whole family as they try to survive and reach the “American dream.”…

As well as, this Oral History project will add numerous of details and examples to the secondary sources used. The interview will be held during the Christmas holidays 2014 near Taurage city in Lithuania where Ursule Jankiene(Haak) is settled up now since the World War II ended. She also has a lot of material and photos from that time as well as she is living now 20 miles from Kaliningrad Oblast, the former East Prussia. All the secondary sources…

first time. It is about Hannibal Lector helping the FBI find serial killer Buffalo Bill. This movie peaked my interest in serial killers and the psychological issues they have due to their childhood background. Hannibal Lecter was born in 1938 in Lithuania to wealthy parents. At age six Lecter met his sister, Mischa, and the two formed a strong bond. When Lecter was eight his family had to flee their estate in order to escape Hitler’s Blitzkrieg. Three years later Lecter and Mischa became…

Margaret Kagan lived her life, taking many visits to Lithuania, and eventually died in 2011. She may have been set free, but no one will ever forget what tragedies happened before then. As many people listen to her experience, they get indignant because they want to do something about this terrible cause. However…

made by the Gardaí during 2012 and 2013, leading to the arrest of over a dozen persons. In 2011 Michael Campbell, brother of Liam, was found guilty in Vilnius, Lithuania, of trying to purchase arms and explosives and was sentenced to twelve years in jail. In October 2013 Campbell was freed on appeal, only to have the Supreme Court of Lithuania order a retrial in June 2014. Campbell has maintained his innocence, accusing British intelligence of attempting to frame him. In June 2013 Gardaí…

"A beautiful, sunny day has risen. The streets are closed off by the Lithuanians. The streets are turbulent...Suddenly everything around me begins to weep. Everything weeps” This excerpt was extracted from Yitskok Rudashevski’s diary. He is a 13-year-old boy and this was written in Vilna on September 6, 1941. The Holocaust was one of the most corrupted time in history. Many people were being killed during the time. Many lost their jobs, families, and homes. The ones that suffered most were the…

example of how injustice was dealt with peaceful protests was the “Singing Revolution” (1986-1991). Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania were wanting independence from the Soviet Union; protestors gathered in the streets, singing songs of national pride, which had been outlawed by Soviet occupiers. After four years of peaceful demonstrations, and the deaths of 14 of the protestors in Lithuania, all three countries gained their sovereignty. Goals were set and achieved, all done using nonviolent means…

Chiune Sugihara took a stand in history when he made transit visas for European Jews. Thanks to the Jews, Sugihara was able to understand that they needed help. On July 18, 1940, Sugihara woke up from his slumber to a commotion of a hollering crowd outside his house(Pulvers). About a hundred Jewish people had gathered around his house hoping to get visas from him. He had his servants try to calm them down, but eventually suggested to have the crowd send a party of five representatives to speak…

by. In Jurgis’s life, however, it did not always prove to be his best bet. In this essay I will provide the some examples from the book that illustrate why this is so. First, it went along with the idea that America (Chicago) was socially like Lithuania. In the land that Jurgis and his family came from, kindness,…

Peaceful resistance, which is a way in an attempt to accomplish goals such as social change, through nonviolent protest. I personally believe that nonviolent resistance impacts our free society, in a positive way. I see it this way because in short, simple words, it is least likely to get someone killed and set a good example for the future generations. This sets a good example because it shows that problems can be solved without blood shed, but instead with words and actions. In the article…