propaganda campaign against the Jews was fierce, Goebbels, the Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda led the vilification and degradation of the image of the Jewish people. To say these portrayals were “just” anti-Semitic is to undermine the pure venom that altered the very fabric of their social perception. They were routinely reported as an inferior race, at best. To the extent where alleged differences between Jews and ‘pure’ Germans were taught in biology textbooks. At the worst…
Through the connection between night and darkness, Eden is drawn into the conversation about darkness in Paradise Lost. Eden has day and night, which is consistent with the three creation stories. Many of the negative events foreshadowing the Fall occur in darkness or during the night. Satan plots to trick Adam and Eve into sinning in the darkness. In Book 2, during the important discussion in Hell as to whether the fall angels will attempt to fight God, despite having lost the first battle…
According to historians, these traditions developed in places such as China in the 17th century, when Buddhist monks consumed snake venom as immunity to the infections of a snake bite. Although, later in that century, Edward Jenner, became known as the founder of vaccinations. He revealed the immunity to smallpox by injecting a young boy with the cowpox virus. Through his success, the…
What leads groups to carry out genocide against other people? what can be the triggers or motivations behind these atrocities? It seems that there are various reasons why genocide may occur and it is often a combination of circumstances that leads to genocide. However, we first better have a definition of genocide: According to UN Convention on Genocide, genocide is defined as “any one of the numbers of acts ‘’ committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethical,…
model the Shelby Cobra, so in 1992 Dodge came out with the Viper. The 1992 Viper had side exhaust pipes and an open top the resembled the Shelby Cobra. (DeLorenzo 80) Dodge introduced a rear wheel drive, sporty coupe to its lineup in 1994 with the Venom. (DeLorenzo 83) Dodge also came out with a new lineup of pickup trucks in the 1990’s. The Cummins engine was tested for 5 years, and more than 11 million miles, before it was finally dropped into a Dodge truck. (Bunn 1) Dodge gave a new…
Beloved by Toni Morrison is a novel that explores the past and present life of Sethe, a former slave, along with her daughter, Denver, and numerous other people within her life. As the story progresses, it is clear that her harsh upbringing and background is the root for many issues within the relationships she has with everyone within her life. Some of these people include Sethe’s daughters Denver and Beloved and the Sweet Home boys, Paul D., Paul F., Paul A., Halle, and Sixo. All of these…
Title Not all sacrifices are equal. They are each dependent on the environment and execution with which they're made. Whether they are good or bad in the end are relative to the society and peoples that they are thrust upon. Yet no matter the consequences, humans are always willing to sacrifice. To reach out into the world and find secret knowledge. This is where human creativity is at fault. The characters in Frankenstein and the people of the French Revolution knew it too well. The nation of…
Monster Sarah looked up at the doctors as they watched her. Her fingers slipped into the hospital gown as she watched them. They were whispering to each other. Her parents stood with their backs to her as they talked to a female doctor. Sarah rubbed the soft fabric between her fingers, trying to relax. She wished she knew what they were telling her parents, it didn’t look encouraging. “Sarah…” His voice whispered in her head. Goosebumps ran up her arms as she smiled. Sarah could feel him…
She storms into the classroom in her skinny pants and high heels and the door slams shut behind her with a loud thud. My attention is ripped away from the warm-up exercise that was left at the front of the classroom for us to begin upon arriving. I look up from my desk near the windows and my eyes move across the room to find my Spanish teacher, with her tight clothing, messy and excessive makeup, jingling gold jewelry, and a can of Diet Coke in one hand. There are wrinkles in her face and dark…
Later, on another occasion, Ana described a vivid sexual encounter with two boys. She explained how she more or less ordered the boys to follow her into the woods behind the barn and she allowed them both to lick her and penetrate her. The way in which Ana told the story painted her as a sexually bored nymphomaniac, and this kind of thing was common for her. She shared other similar stories whenever the two ladies washed the dishes, away from the prying ears of the remainder of the Graham…