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    was affected by all these things and it greatly changed them as a people. The Holocaust, a horrifying and brutal systematic slaughter of mainly Jews and other non-Aryan people, one of the world 's greatest tragedies changed forever the Jewish people. The creation of the state of Israel and the development of Zionism led to widespread division among many Jews as some were all for the creation of a Jewish state while other were deeply against it, these divisions only deepened at the onset of the Arab-Israeli

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    The movie, A Few Good Men, is the story of how two marines go on trial for the murder of another marine. The movie then unfolds into an emotional drama which dives deep into conspiracy and the psychodynamics of following orders. A Few Good Men was a critically acclaimed movie and was nominated for multiple Academy Awards. Similarly, authors Erich Fromm and Stanley Milgram, wrote essays that explored the morals behind obedience, and how disobedience of immoral commands can bring betterment to others

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    Michael Dell VS Andy Grove Looking at the differences and similarities between two top CEO’s of the technology field that grew up in two different eras helps business professionals put things into perspective as it pertains to the structure, strategy, and building blocks of a Fortune 500 company. This comparison and contrast is a learning experience for any student of business and will open the eyes of any business professional on what it takes to be successful at any age or juncture in your career

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    Diane Arbus was an American photographer was born on March 14, 1923 to her parents David Nemerov and Gertrude Russek Nemerov. She grew up in New York City during the Great Depression, but it did not affect her childhood due to her parent’s wealth. She would eventually attend the Fieldston School for Ethical Culture, and in 1941 she married Allan Arbus. Diane would eventually have two kids named Doon and Amy, and in 1946, Diane and Allan Arbus would found a commercial photography business named “Diane

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    anarchist, however, there is much more to Berkman and his radical activism than his one act of propaganda by deed. He was a larger part of the American anarchist movement of the early 20th century than he is given credit for. I will explore Berkman’s life and political activism from origins in revolutionary Russia through his fight for American workers and American anarchism, ending with his final Anarchist works in Europe and eventual suicide. To better understand Alexander Berkman’s motivations and

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    Truman Refugee Crisis

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    President Franklin D. Roosevelt formed the War Refugee Board to reach out to the Jewish victims in Germany. Along with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and the World Jewish Congress, thousands of refugees were now receiving help. However, most of the accepted refugees were from areas that were not occupied by Nazis. On December 22, 1945, U.S. President Harry S

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    serves to raise funds from American Jews for the rebuilding of Israel through the rise of agriculture. The figure touching his muscle with one hand symbolizes his strength and aptness toward labor. Furthermore, the poster contains an image of a tractor and agrarian structure in the background, which again suggests that this “reborn nation” is committed to agricultural productivity, change, and growth. The Hebrew lettering towards the bottom of the poster connects the American Jewish community to the

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    college hope that they may be able to get an education and do great things in the world. A"A guy named Adolf Hitler won an election in 1932. He won an election, and 50 million people died as a result of that election in World War II, including 6 million Jews. So what I learned as a little kid is that politics is, in fact, very important." said Bernie Sanders. America really needs all of the commodities Bernie Sanders speaks of if you ask me. But the problem still remains: how will America and the government

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    agreement on the safe refuge of Jews away from anti-Semitic persecution, to no avail (“Golda Meir (1898-1978)”). Golda stated, “There is only one thing I hope to see before I die and that is that my people should not need expressions of sympathy anymore (“Golda Meir (1898-1978)”),” to express her opinion towards anti-Semitism and how the Conference was a failure for not approving an agreement (“Golda Meir (1898-1978)”). However, the genocide brought against the Jews in the Second World War, resurged

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    Who was he? Andrew Stephen Grove who was famous for being a co-founder of Intel,was born on September 2nd, 1936 of Jewish and Hungarian heritage and who he had to escape from the Nazis and a communist evasion, perhaps these chaotic and traumatic upbringing of outside uncontrollable events is what shape Grove unique code of ethics in life and in business which was “Only the paranoid Survive”. (Andrew+Grove, n.d.) He believed that it was necessary to be forward thinking and stay up with what was new

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