Night of the Long Knives

With his grocery cart over stuffed with cans and bottles, Ernest found it difficult to push on the gravel road, tired and thirsty he stopped by his house to get a drink before he went to the center. Even, exhausted, still he hummed, knowing he would have extra funds with for his projects. Looking down the street, he saw Justin coming towards him. Caring for that boy bothered him, as Ernest admitted the quantity of time he recently spent with him was rewarding and brought back forgotten…

more major figure to follow." This suggests that Hitler hadn’t planned to become the totalitarian leader from the start of his political career. Because of this, you could argue that Hitler was not the master of the Third Reich; he had no plans or long term goals as a leader. Mommsen extends this view further by suggesting Hitler merely adapted himself to the role of a strong authoritarian leader through the establishment of the Hitler Myth. This view is supported by Professor Richard Evan who…

to the foreshadowing and symbolism that embodies each character and “what they carry”. O’Brien offers us basic descriptions of what each member of Alpha Company carries that is described as “largely determined by necessity” (2). Some would carry knives, extra rations and what seemed like an overkill of supplies, while others would only carry what was absolutely vital. There is one character that we learn little about in the begging chapter, Norman Bowker. He is only talked about a few times in…

My Knee Surgery First varsity basketball game, first quarter, 3:53 left on the clock. We were playing Ridgway at the time. On defense, everything was going great. I got a steal up the left hand side and I was pushing so hard ready to score the first 2 points of the game. There were two girls from the opposing team in front and behind me so I didn’t have anywhere to go. I jump stopped and went up for the shot. As I was in the air, a girl from Ridgeway pushed me. I tried to land and catch myself…

Congress continues to debate the efficacy and constitutionality regulated firearms and ammo. To be totally honest, people believe the government would have to amend the constitution to bring about such an action. The second amendment of the constitution gives us the right to bear arms. Keeping in mind, if amended, our personal right under the constitution would have no meaning; whenever, the government wish to make changes, they will just vote. The government would be like a parliament, just…

In the late 1700’s, in a meeting room in Philadelphia, a group of concerned citizens drafted an extraordinary document, one that would form the backbone of a new and prosperous nation. That document, of course, was the Constitution of the United States. The document was full of extraordinary principles, from a system of checks and balances, to the radical view that some rights are inalienable and self-evident. But the most extraordinary precept that the framers of the Constitution embodied in…

Life during the Elizabethan Era was less sophisticated than today, and the life expectancy rates were low due to illness and malnutrition. For the upper class, with its more varied diet, life might be longer, but the poor suffered nutritionally due to money shortages. For these reasons, during the Elizabethan Era, food, nutrition, and accessibility were completely based on social class. Although food is for nutrition and diet, during the Elizabethan Era the rich ate out of luxury. For example…

the people are worried about this gun control. It is about knowing when a person is crying out for help due to a mental illness and putting our phones and computers down and talking to each other and getting these people the help they need to live a long successful life” (Burr). Today the blame game is still played, and know one wants to actually take the blame for what happened. And truly nothing has changed. “This isn 't the only school shooting that has occurred, there have been others since,…

War & Genocide a Concise History: Review Pages 90-100 & Chapter 4. Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime had and were a very well organized machine. Hitler used well thought out methods and implemented them as the push and pull back depending the popularity of society. He had many treaty’s and pacts that he made knowing full well he would eventually break to gain his ultimate plan of race and space. I find it interesting that a man with not real high intelligence, unpopular, and a politician made by…

reinforce this last point, the author used analogies such as, “Statistics is like a high-caliber weapon, helpful when used correctly and potentially disastrous in the wrong hands. (Page XIV)” and “Let’s finish the book with some word association: fire, knives, automobiles, hair removal cream. Each one of these things serves an important purpose. Each one makes our lives better. And each one can cause some serious problems when abused.(Page 255)” An example of problems that can occur with data…