Varian Fry

Between World War I and World War II, the United States changed its views on involvement in world affairs. The change can be largely attributed to how Americans viewed freedom. Americans held that the world should be free and that communism did not provide that freedom. The United States expressed its desire for democracy through its trade with other countries before officially entering the war following Japan’s attack on American soil. During World War I, the United States involved itself in…

I. Before: Analysis of Roots Causes: The underlying causes that led up to the Holocaust were antisemitism, socio- economic conditions, Aryan-racism, scapegoating, imperialism and a power-grab. The first anti-semitic act, was after Jesus was put to death by the Roman authorities. However, the gospel accounts were interpreted as blaming all Jewish people for the crucifixion of Christ. After the crucifixion, Roman armies destroyed the Temple in Jerusalem. Jewish people were exiled. They were…

“Those who want to live, let them fight, and those who do not want to fight in this world of eternal struggle do not deserve to live”, Adolf Hitler. In Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, Mirjam Pressler uses new historicism to achieve her objective in the book. Mirjam Pressler uses the historic events to influence the themes, characters, viewpoints, literary tools, and conflicts. The most important themes presented in the novel are as follows: the things that one has done will haunt them later on in life…

Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…