Swastika

Identical twins are when one egg separates and becomes two. However because their genes are the same they will still lead same lives. As is the case with this article: Twins can be freaky, but we all understand why they're so disturbingly alike: Not only do they share the same DNA, but they also tend to grow up surrounded by the same people, playing with the same toys, and doing the same activities. They were most likely traumatized by the same cartoons and disappointed by the same birthday…

Racism in Speigelmans, Maus, is quite often found to be the major underlying theme to many other problems encountered in the novel. Speigelman’s novel not only shows what racism the Jews experienced during the Holocaust but also provides his own critique on what transpired during that time. Vladek, who had gone through the Holocaust, has seen and dealt with this discrimination first hand, but yet after the war he himself is quite racist towards those who are not deemed equal in his eyes. This…

shooting nine people in a predominantly black church in Charleston and then posing with a number of Confederate flags. Then, it escalated to the Neo-Nazi riots in Charlottesville, Virginia where the Confederate flag was also used alongside the Nazi swastika. The ‘Stainless Banner’ was first developed during the American Civil War…

There is a wife sitting alone by a television; the rocking chair next to her is empty. The year is 1942, just one year after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. But where could her husband be? He is off fighting in World War II. She wonders if there is any way possible for her to possibly support her husband, and the millions of Americans who are overseas. Suddenly she recalls seeing a poster on her walk home. It read, “STAMP ‘EM OUT! BUY U.S. STAMPS AND BONDS.” Advertisements such as this were posted…

Born out of a reaction to challenge the mainstream, youth subcultures are an ever-evolving and important part of society. Along with music, dress is a vital tool in the subcultural meaning system, used to express and convey the views of its participants. In this essay, I will be examining the meanings conveyed through the dress of punks in England in the late 1970s. subculture specifically what? Ideals / fetishistic “Youth subcultures can be defined as meaning systems, modes of expression or…

The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling creates a fictional magical world that is parallel to the non-magical world that in turn directly reflects social issues in real life. In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2002), J.K. Rowling creates a fictional world of magic that reflects the events in history. Lord Voldemort for example is that of Adolf Hitler and his ideology in view of magic and wizardry. The similarity in a belief of a supreme race, the unmatchable leadership that they held, and…

Cypro-Geometric kylikes, was created with the pottery wheel (Terracotta Kylix). Despite these similarities, the kylix still possesses many differences. Containing orange coloring and different central imagery, the artifact fails to depict the black swastika motif along with the red painted layer. Nevertheless, the stemmed bowl shape of the Mycenaean kylix is undeniable; consequently, the former likely influenced the later and can, thus, provide information about the purpose of Cypro-Geometric…

Evaluation of Sources Book- Aly, Götz, “Cleansing the Fatherland: Nazi Medicine and Racial Hygenie”,(John Hopkins University Press, England, August 1st 1994). I found this source relevant to a certain extent as it gave me a lot of useful background information about my chosen topic. I learned a lot about the experiments the were done in Nazi Germany during world war II. However it wasnt that helpful with finding out information on my specific doctor. One strength of this source was that it was…

In our world there are many people who believe that different superstitions will help them stay safe, find love and have a happy life. However, when people ponder about politics, those ideas go away and, especially in an unknown country, the usage of superstition is thought of as a religious ritual. What if there was a leader similar to Hitler that shows the same obsession with superstition and can control a country that can be possibly thrown into another war? Based on many facts, it has been…

disrespect for the Black community. The Ku Klux Klan have brought an insufferable past and present to the dark skinned community. The Ku Klux Klan lynched and racially discriminated the Black community. Wearing the Ku Klux Klan mask is like wearing swastikas and they both have a very high connotation. Wearing the KKK mask at school can offend a lot of people and also threaten many other. We shouldn't wear the mask on campus for fears of violence and outrage. KKK masks can be misinterpreted by…