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    His name was Oskar Schindler, and his gains were not money, status, or prestige. His profit was 1,200 lives that he saved. Oskar Schindler is a symbol of the History of Humankind. He preserved several generations of Jewish families by protecting them from the Nazi Party in the Second War. His stratagem was employing all those Jews in his factory. The people who were contracted to work composed a list that got the famous title “Schindler’s List”. Because of all his acts, Oskar Schindler could be…

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    a 1,000 Jews during the holocaust? Because Thomas Keneally’s novel and Steven Spielberg’s film, Schindler’s List is the account of one such individual. Oskar Schindler was a German manufacturing tycoon in occupied Poland who decides to hire and protect his Jewish workers from certain death in labor camps. In the novel, Thomas Keneally shows Oskar Schindler’s roguish and rebellious personality by describing his manner and appearance with descriptive language, characterization, and dialogue…

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    Mason Moeller Miss Skiba Langauge Arts 6/7/A April,10,2024 First, Oscar Schindler was a German businessman and in 1939 he bought out a warehouse as an owned business; today the best-known factory is “Emilia”. He employed Jews to his factory to save them from death in concentration camps by doing this Oscar aided many Jews in life and kept them from death. In 1976 he acquired over 1,000 Jews to his warehouse and by 1993 he died and won the title “Righteous Among the Nations”.The award is used by…

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    the horror of the war and the suffering of those involved. The movie is based on Oskar Schindler’s role in saving 1.200 Jews during the war. At the start of the movie, Schindler was a member of the Nazi party and was only in Germany for one thing, money. He enjoyed partying and spending time with women. I didn’t see him necessarily as an evil man; however, I do see his maturity and mind grow throughout the movie. Oskar hired Itzhak Stern as his Jewish accountant. His relationship with Stern…

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    Schindler’s List, written by Thomas Keneally and originally published in 1982, is the true story of a German industrialist named Oskar Schindler, who spared the lives of over a thousand Jews during the Holocaust. During the war, Schindler, his shrewd and gregarious nature accompanying him, was able to prevent the ends of many Jews by convincing officials they were indispensable to the running of his enamelware factory. The name of the novel is derived from the lists he and others created to…

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    The concept of identity is a very complex one. We can look at identity in terms of gender, race, ethnicity, or religion. Or, we can look at identity in terms of individuality, relating to specific qualities and attributes that help define someone 's character. Kwame Anthony Appiah, author of “Racial Identities,” proposes ideas to help readers think about the relationship between individual and collective identity. Collective identity provides a basis for understanding a particular group, whether…

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    named Oskar Schindler, on his quest to save more than 1,200 Jews from becoming prisoners in work and death camps across Europe. Through this film, Oskar Schindler’s mentality changes, as he comes to realization with the spiteful, horrific treatment the Jews endured due to the Nazi’s. Not only does this film teach the views about history but also about what affects discrimination can have on the world. During the mid 1900’s, a time of extreme anti-Semitism, a businessman named Oskar Schindler,…

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    corresponding to the assignment. I also found interest in this film because it had been directed by Steven Spielberg, and he is known for his literary genius. The Plot Schindler’s List is a film based upon a true story of Oskar Schindler a German…

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    because for most, it is difficult to comprehend how one man, Adolf Hitler, could manipulate many to commit horrible crimes against all Jews. The film Schindler’s List shows us in depth details of the inhumane treatment of many Jews but also of what Oskar Schindler did for some Jews, and how he manage to save their lives. This film helps the viewers to see a new perspective of those German men, who brainwashed to kill, but open us up to be more open-minded and realize that not everyone wanted to…

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    proves that Anne Frank and her father is positive during a time of war and is happy that she is still alive rather than dead. Leon Leyson is The youngest worker to be saved by Oskar Schindler, and was the youngest worker on Schindler's List. He lost two brothers during the Holocaust but was protected by Oskar Schindler, in whose factory he was working and Leon leyson stayed positive…

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