Swing Kid Research Paper

Recalling his devoted years to the Hitler Youth program, author Alfons Heck states “I have never once during the Hitler years thought of myself as anything but a decent, honorable young German, blessed with a glorious future” (206). This honesty conveyed by Heck elucidates the selfish ideals of those in the Hitler Youth, a theme apparent in the novel A Child of Hitler. Although Heck’s thoughts are self-conceited, they convey the opinions of those decieved by the Hitler Youth principles. As politically incorrect as these principles were, A Child of Hitler portrays them differently than other literature reporting on the subject. Through his descriptions of daily activities, Heck describes the pressure that children faced as Hitler Youth.

A change was also seen in Thomas. Like Arvid, Thomas was an extremist. He began as a die-hard, live to party, swing kid then changed into a die-hard, "we are superior", Nazi. Thomas was the rebellious type, because of the way his father treated him. He wanted to rebel against, and get back at his father because his father thought of him as a misfit that would not amount to anything. His father hated Hitler and the Nazis and always spoke out against them, although only while in the comfort of his own home. As time passed and Thomas was exposed to more and more of the Nazi propaganda he began to believe it. He reported his father (they were required to report to their superiors anything someone did or said that was against the regime or Hitler), which more than likely meant death or torture for his father. He said also, "Arvid was a cripple…He didn't belong," after Arvid's death. Thomas had turned into a Nazi.

The 1993 film, Swing Kids, followed the lives of teenage boys; Peter, Thomas, and Arvid, during the tragic time of WWII. Throughout the movie we can see examples of a government that takes total centralized control over every aspect of public and private life; this is known as Totalitarianism. In the film, totalitarianism is portrayed through the characteristics of censorship and propaganda, and total loyalty.

On Friday I spent the morning with Jacob who is six years one month old at College America. The morning began with a physical assessment and an interview of Jacob, and the afternoon I was able to observe him at play. Jacob is in first grade and he is the oldest child in his family with a younger brother and a younger sister. After doing a physical assessment and an interview with Jacob he appears to be an overall healthy and happy child with no obvious physical or emotional problems. According to Erikson’s developmental stages Jacob is in stage three where Jacob should be developing purpose in his life.

Do you think billy the kid (Henry McCarty Jr.) took a stand?Most people wouldn't think he does because he kills and he robs places. But that’s why because people don't see the good side of him like how he stood up for his boss or how when he stole butter as a kid he did it for his city. Billy the Kid moved to Arizona briefly before joining up with a gang of gunfighters called The Boys to fight in the Lincoln County War. Known as “The Kid” Billy switched to the opposition to fight with John Tunstall under the name “The Regulators”. Barely escaping with his life, McCarty became an outlaw and a fugitive. He died on July 14th, 1881 in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. He was born November 23, 1859, in New York City. Billy the kid had sandy blond hair and blue eyes and wore a signature sugar-loaf sombrero hat with a wide decorative band. He could be charming and polite one moment, then outraged and violent the next, a quixotic nature, he used to great effect during his heists and robberies.”

Kickstart Kids is an amazing program that has impacted my life and others around me in many different ways. Kickstart has helped me become the leader I am today, it has helped my shyness and make new friends, build my confidence and finding a passion that I love to do. I can start by saying how this program has impacted my life. Kickstart has helped me become a better leader because I can help out in classes and teach students everyday. I can also help out at my school and get involved to be the difference in the school. I can make new friends by going out and getting involved in things and meeting new people. I can meet people in this program that share the same love for the sport as I do. The Kickstart Kids program has helped me build my

“The city was hidden by that awful cloud . . . boiling up, mushrooming, terrible and incredibly tall," said Colonel Paul Tibbets, pilot of the modified B-29 bomber that dropped the world’s first atomic bomb over Hiroshima. The bombings resulted in the death of thousands, including not only Japanese citizens, forces, and military but also American captive soldiers. In the midst of World War II the United States forced Japan to surrender by dropping bombs in the major cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. They released the second atomic bomb shortly after, in Nagasaki, Japan.

One characteristic of totalitarianism being shown in the movie is education/indoctrination of the youth. They did this through an organization called the Hitlerjugend, or commonly referred to in the movie as the HJs. The nazis were brainwashing boys and young men into believing Hitler’s ideology. One example of how this is depicted in the movie is Peter being forced to join the HJ after getting in trouble with the police for stealing a radio. Once he joined he would then be introduced to the “teachings” of the HJ teachers, with the teachers derogating Jews. This is an example of education of the youth because young men were strongly encouraged and in Peter’s case, forced to join the HJ. Once they joined they were taught about Hitler’s ideas, with them usually bad-mouthing other races or anything that was an influence from America. Another way that education of the youth was being shown in the movie was when a Jewish boy was being beaten up by a group of HJs. This is an example of education of the youth because the Hitlerjugend were successfully brainwashing the boys and young men to discriminate and hate Jews. Finally education of the youth is shown when Thomas and Peter were discussing about the HJ, one interesting point that appeared during their discussion was when Thomas mentioned all the rewards

way up to his cell. Bob Olinger died with 36 buckshot in his belly. Billy mounted his horse, rode out of town without a single confrontation, and the Kid was free once agian.

Henry McCarty aka Billy the Kid was born on November 23, 1859 in New York City. His parents’ names are not known for certain but his mother was Katherine. His father died around the end of the Civil War and at about the same time, his mother got Tuberculosis. On March 1, 1873, Catherine McCarty married a man named William Antrim. he then moved them all to New Mexico. His stepfather worked as a bartender and carpenter. But after that he got the prospecting bug and ignored his wife and stepsons. Despite the better climate, Billy’s mother continued to worsen and on September 16, 1874, she died of her condition.After Billy’s mother died his stepfather put him and his younger brother in a orphanages. At the age of 14 billy was forced to find work in a hotel, washing dishes and waiting tables at the restaurant. The boy was reported to be very friendly. The manager like billy because he did not steal things. He was thought to be a good kid. However on September 23, 1875 Billy was arrested for stealing close. Two days after Billy was thrown in jail he escaped by worming his way up the jailhouse chimney. From that point on he was a fugitive.

Billy the kid is a criminal responsible for 21 deaths. If you see him, henry mccarty or william H.bonney tell the police immediately as they are all the same person.

In the film, “Swing Kids” a group of teens named Peter, Thomas and Arvid rebel against the Nazis by being swing kids, those that are involved swing music. Swing music was not tolerated by the Nazis in those times therefore making it such rebellious act. One day Thomas scrapes Arvid’s record and as a way to repay him, Thomas decides to steal a radio from a lady who owns a stolen Jewish radio. Peter and Thomas are both in the midst of stealing the radio when they are caught by German police. Thomas escapes, but Peter is caught, taken away and forced to join the Hitler Youth. Thomas joins the program alongside Peter but unlike Peter, he succumbs to the propaganda and is brainwashed. After Thomas continues to make fun and insult Arvid, Arvid lamentably commits suicide. Peter comes to a better grasp of

When the HJ kids are standing amidst the party, Peter notices that one of the members is a former swing kid named Emil. He and his colleagues could not comprehend as to why Emil would join the Hitler Youth. The next day arrived, and one of his friends, Thomas, was accompanying Peter down the street. In the window of a shop, Peter notices the radio that the Nazi officer had taken just days before; Peter and Thomas decide to steal it. However, Peter was taken into custody, and he was told to join the Hitler Youth if he did not want to face any worse consequences. On the first day he was enrolled, he noticed a familiar face had joined also: Thomas. Thomas believed that they could be “HJ by day and swing kids by night.” Days after, other members of the Hitler Youth find Arvid, Peter’s crippled friend, trying to dance while he walks. Arvid was carrying a new swing record in his hand, and the HJ boys break it, and then beat him in the street. Due to this encounter, Arvid stays on edge around anyone in a Nazi uniform, therefore creating tension between Thomas, Arvid, and

In 2008, 30.2% of youth ages 6 to 12 were active to a healthy level through sports(“Facts”). This shows that some kids are getting the minimum amount of physical activity. To raise this level, all kids should include sports in their daily life. All kids should be engaged in sports. Regular activity is required for good health and high school athletes are more likely to attend college.

In the Hitler Youth movement, created in 1922, each child born had to join an extremely tough military training in preparation for any kind of war. Many children did not know why they were training in that way. Yet for them just the feeling in being proud and brave was enough to continue in their tasks. They enjoyed being the center of attention and the object of the adult desires. We can say that the Nazis system in