Oskar Schindler

Alonso Diez Mrs. Miller English 12 March 24, 2016 Steven Spielberg and his influence in the film industry According to statistics, the Steven Spielberg blockbuster Jaws was one of the most watched movies in the 1970’s with a little production budget of $12 million and an incredible worldwide box office of almost $500 million. This, however, is not the only blockbuster movie from this American director and producer. In 1993, Universal published Schindler’s List based on a novel from the author…

the shooting style, setting, actors, music and much more. For example, the audience sees a feature film such as Schindler's List as an emotional, heartbreaking film because of its narrative, and film making techniques employed. This film on Oskar Schindler, a German businessman, who helped the Polish Jews of the Krakow Ghetto is far more interesting to watch than a documentary with still pictures voiced by a narrator going the timeline of Krakow Ghetto.…

Mercy By:Ander Sorensen Mercy- compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm. Mercy is a common theme between the following stories: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, To Kill a Mockingbird, Schindler's List, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, and The Merchant of Venice. Being a Merciful person is so important in all life cause all problems can be solved if someone shows mercy. In the book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time…

Introduction: Good morning teacher and my fellow students, today I will present to you all my speech topic: World War 2; a war that involved 12 countries and probably one of the bloodiest wars in all of history; a war that changed the world forever. Subtopic 1: When and How did World War 2 Start? World War 2 began on September 1, 1939; the Germans planned an unprovoked attack on Poland, then Britain and France got involved after Adolf Hitler – the German leader of the Nazis – refused to abort…

Unveiling Past Heroes The Holocaust is a catastrophic part of human history that revealed many heroes through its destruction. The Holocaust was born through Hitler’s twisted “campaign against the Jews” that started with his rise to chancellor of Germany in January 30,1933. He thought that to protect the supreme Aryan race he would have to get rid of all Jews. By the end of Europe’s war in May 8,1945 approximately six million Jews were killed and five thousand communities destroyed. Hitler…

In other states there was thousands of Jews being saved . Until two men named Carl Lutz and Giorgio Perlasca posted a Spanish diplomat that helped protect the Jews under neutral powers . Another man named Oskar Schindler protected the Jews from being deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp . Finally another man named Jan Karski reported the mass murderers in the killing centers , which led him to meet the current…

Introduction Nazi Germany was a place full of racism, and hate with the German people starving and looking for someone to blame for them losing the Great War (Kramer). Many may believe that racism has ended, but unfortunately it still exists. Along with genocide which seems to be forgotten over the years. However, there are genocides still taking place in our world today (United to End Genocide). The Jewish Holocaust was started due to racism and hatred even though Judaism is a religion leading…

Throughout this year of Global Connections we have talked about the importance of laws and when it is okay for an individual to break laws. There are some laws that are there to protect everyone which keep the people safe and also give them a right to have a voice, but there are certain laws that do the opposite and this gives individuals the opportunity to rebel. An individual should violate the law when it is unreasonable towards people or it treats certain people unfairly while others are…

Virtue ethics, a theory created by Aristotle used to make moral decisions. His theory solely relied on individualism, not society, culture or religion. His theory was introduced in ancient Greek times. For Aristotle one should be able to do good without mere pleasure or political since it would be superficial. Virtue ethics is more concerned with how one should live. The question someone might ask when following Virtue of ethics is, " What person should I become" not "what should I do?" These…

six million Jews were killed, in a systemic extermination, while the total number of casualties during Hitler’s reign pushed roughly eleven million. In Schindlers List we see a powerful story of a man tied between the Nazi party and spending his life owns to save over a thousand Jews from these concentration camps. The story is about Oskar Schindler, who started off owning a factory on the outskirts of a Jewish Ghetto, a German policy to control the Jewish population. In this factory he…