Night of the Long Knives

INTRODUCTION: The consolidation of the Nazi power in 1933 to 1934 was a ramification of a plethora of dynamics and cannot be pinned to one singular event nor factor. Whilst it is alleged that through the ratification of the Enabling Act, the Nazi regime transformed the democratic republic into a monolithic administration, it is clear that Germany was already riding the wave to becoming a dictatorship prior to 1933, through the continuous abuse of Article 48. Although the Enabling Act was the…

mischievous Sentence-- Robbie likes to make bombs and play with fire and knives. We all know he is very Roguish. 3.Nonchalantly Definition- coolly unconcerned, unexcited; casual Sentence-- I nonchalantly walked through the explosions, they didn’t hurt me. In fact they made me look cooler. 4.Digested Definition- to obtain information, think over Sentence-- “Tim, your dog died last night.” said his mom. It took him a long time to digest before his eyes started to well up. 5.Sophisticated…

Anything: Every breath split the icy night air. Footsteps “crunching” on the coarse gravel under her steady feet. One after the other, like clockwork pushing her onwards to her intended destination. The ocean -- the light of her life -- her whole world. She didn’t belong on the land, every step sent knives shooting up her legs. She had thought it was all worth it then, now she knew it was hopeless. She only wanted the world above because it was something different, something new and interesting.…

The quiet hum of the gospel music lulled me as I rode to church in the backseat of my mother's van, just like every other Wednesday night. The soft chords of the hymn blended with the sound of the van so well that it seemed manufactured with the motor itself and as we neared the church I had no idea that this would be no ordinary night. It was a night that would change my perspective completely and little did I know that after tonight, even dull ordinary moments like these would, in my eyes, be…

ice-cold floors beneath my heels to remind me that pain comes when you are unprotected – a lesson that I learned ten years ago. Oh, but it seemed so long ago, when I was just a naïve girl in the Meadows of Anarelle. I had spent day after day amongst the fields full of jewels and flowers that glistened in the effervescent sunshine, and I had spent many nights underneath the gems in the sky in fields that seemed to stretch on ad infinitum. I learned soon…

Being a teenager is said to be the best time of anyone’s life. Some people wish for their life to be memorable and other make their life memorable. Six boys plan to make their own memories and not to wait for something to happen. Nick, Keith, Kurt, Joey, Charlie, and James aren’t only friends in school, but also in Boy Scouts. At the ripe age of sixteen, they all sign up for a canoeing trip to Upper Saranac Lake in New York. Boy Scouts has already created so many memorable moments for these…

I have began reading the novel “The Curious incident of the dog in the night-time” my Mark Haddon and my first impression on the novel is the detail the author put into the main characters thoughts and encounters. At first I thought the information was useless but now I enjoy the narrators knowledge and illustrations. Although Haddon goes into detail about the narrator, I would prefer more insight and perspectives of other characters in the novel. From reading the beginning of the book, I have…

A blushing pink dawn rose, promising another beautiful, clear day for most-but its revelation of murder that night left an ugly, dark bruise on hers. She was sick and tired of seeing Vivana’s smiling face, day in and day out. It had been thirty years to the day that Vivana committed the murder. Vivana had been alive and well too long. Daniele had plans to change that. Thirty years prior, Dani’s partner was being prosecuted for a factor out of her control. Vivana lead the attack to take Dae in.…

hasn't told one of her stories or followed him around. Why don’t you head home Derrick, she says. I can finish cleaning and lock up. He nods, signs out of the register. He thinks about thanking her for being her, but instead he tells her to have a good night. It’s Saturday. He rarely sees her at Cleary’s or The Harp and he's intrigued then, with Caroline and everyone like Caroline. What do they do? What makes them feel good and worthy? He's back on the road. He walks slow. Uncertain. He knows…

changing. Beginning with a two hour bus ride, I was clueless of what was in store for my fellow L.I.Ts and I. When we finally arrived, we set up the tents we would be sleeping in for two nights and we took a tour of the…