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    places by standing up to hate groups. First, In the book Witness it start discrimination it was when Merlin start harassing Leonora and Not In Our Town the k.k.k draw swastikas on the garage. This shows bad thing that hate group were doing. The teacher take a stand to close the window and the Union painters covered the swastika. Then something happen worst in both that the hate group burn a cross the sacred the people. The hate group did bad thing to sacred the community and their town. Next…

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    In the 10th stanza she declares how her father is not God anymore, more specifically she says, “Not God but a swastika so black no sky could squeak through.” Here she changes from comparing him to being like a God, who is good, to a swastika, meaning that he has become a really bad and evil person and makes a hyperbole, of the swastika being so black that it lets no sky go through, meaning it’s really evil and has absolutely no good in it. This mix of metaphor and hyperbole…

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    On the Thursday 01/19/2017 at 1045 hours I Officer Chengpor Yang from Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Education Center (LECJEC) 9110 Brooklyn Blvd, Brooklyn Park, MN, 55445 called Mark Grossman (date of birth: 05-16-1965) who work at the agency “Temp Job” and is in charge of Donald James Brown or goes by Donny. Mark Grossman hired Donny to be a temporary employment over at the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Education Center (LECJEC) 9110 Brooklyn Blvd, Brooklyn Park, MN 55445, and to…

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    ‘Maus’, the graphic novel written by Art Spiegelman is a memoir of his father’s experience with the Holocaust. Therefore, in order to correctly depict and portray the events of the Holocaust, Spiegelman introduces the use of symbolism. The impact of these events and symbols on characters’ identity is also explored throughout the novel. Two important uses of symbolism can be seen through Spiegelman’s use of Swastika’s and also the use of a simplistic animal metaphor, as symbols in order to…

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    black violence, I still agree with the decision South Carolina legislature made. Towards the end of the article he compares what the swastika looks like to Jewish people to what the confederate flag looks like to black people. Even though both of the symbols have completely different meanings it is still what they represent that makes people upset. The swastika is actually a symbol for good fortune and well-being and is actually a sacred symbol in the Hindu and Buddhist faiths (thank you…

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    were treated inhuman. The Camera-work made me want to focus on Liesel more, because of the way the angles were shot on her. The idea also made sure the ‘Holocaust’ setting was the most important by focussing on the more important things like the ‘Swastika”. Firstly, Camera-work helped me understand more about the main idea ‘Humanity and Dehumanization’ by showing me how the Jews were treated and affected. For example, the camera’s showed the Jews in Germany, and focussed on the way they were…

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    Visual communication design is the communication of ideas using visual tools such as print, photography, typography, illustration, colour, signs and digital resources. Understanding visuals has been an instinctive practice since the days of cavemen. We comprehend and retain information in the form of visuals faster than text. From the hieroglyphics of Ancient Egypt, Guttenberg’s printing press to modernism and the digital age- the means and methods of communication improved as we evolved. The…

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    The topic of art to many can be confusing under the idea that there are so many ways to interpret a piece of art. For example, what do you think when you read the term swastika? For most, instantly minds relate to Nazi Germany and the evil they stood for. But originally the term swastika or the symbol of a swastika is one of prosperity, health and good fortune in the Hindu faith. Not actually standing for evil and violence like the Nazi’s used it for, when they flipped the symbol. The idea that…

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    Maus Art Spiegelman

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    “The greatest value of a picture is when it forces us to notice what we never expected to see.” John W. Tukey. Comic books and graphic novels are expected to have colorful graphics and plain dialogue. They display fantasy worlds filled with buff heroes and busty women or cartoon animals and loveable sidekicks. Maus by Art Spiegelman is a story about the Holocaust, but in comic book form. It tells the story of his father, Vladek Spiegelman, and his encounters during the Holocaust as a Polish Jew.…

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    Confederate Monuments Dbq

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    monuments branded with the swastika were erected as nationalist exploits for Germany. The Nazi’s waged a six-year war which ended in the demise of their empire. Swastikas and other symbols relating to Nazism were immediately destroyed and banned from usage in public areas in Germany. (Doc B) The Olympiastadion, which translates to Olympic Stadium, is an enormous Colosseum built by the Nazi regime to host prior Olympic events. Instead of destroying this colossal structure, its swastikas were…

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