J'accuse

liberty, of justice, and of social solidarity” (Dreyfus 241). Although Alfred Dreyfus was not directly advocating for political, economic, cultural, social, or military change, the primary source, an open letter by Emile Zola “J’accuse” advocated for these things. “J’accuse” was published in defense of Alfred Dreyfus in L’Aurore, a popular French newspaper. The French press both helped to convict and acquit Alfred Dreyfus to Devil’s Island; during the

situation in which French journalist Emile Zola felt that he needed to declare the truth of Dreyfus’s conviction. He published a letter addressed to the President of the French Republic, using the information he had. Emile Zola validly argues in “J’Accuse” that the court martial framed Captain Alfred Dreyfus of selling French military secrets to the Germans, and he uses the important arguments that the court martial conducted an unreasonable examination, unlawfully convicted him of treason, and wrongly

selfish and anti-social behavior, and his lack of mourning for his mother, as for his actual crime. Somehow, when the prosecution was asked: “est-it accuse d’avoir enterre sa mere ou d’avoir tue un homme?” it was perfectly acceptable to assert: “j’accuse cet homme d’avoir enterre une mere avec un coeur de criminal.” (pg.47) What is equally absurd is that Meursault remains passive and detached over the course of a year of interrogations, and despite the pessimistic nature of his situation

“Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, which has turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed. Never shall I forget that smoke. Never shall I forget the little faces of the children, whose bodies I saw turned into wreaths of smoke beneath a silent blue sky. Never shall I forget those flames which consumed my faith forever. Never shall I forget that nocturnal silence which deprived me, for all eternity, of the desire to live. Never shall I forget

A well known liberal catholic, Père Hyacinthe Loyson, addressed his opinion about the significant case of the Dreyfus Affair to captain Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish captain officer in the French army, and said, “You belong to a race, that of Israel, which has suffered much, and which has suffered for humanity. That race has in you been hated and persecuted.”. Loyson and many others who opposed the Dreyfus Affair helped lead the spread of anti-Semitism in France. However, those who supported Dreyfus and

Zombies and the horror genre have become a modern cinematic expression of people’s deepest fears, fears that evolve over time as people change. The general concept of zombies as we know them today originated in the 1910s with the silent French film J’accuse. This film helped to show the horrors of the war and the pain inflicted upon the French people. To the modern viewer however, the view of zombies in this film would appear to be strange and very different monsters from what they are used to seeing

Berkley Jaliyah Period:4 Research Paper Dreyfus Affair The Dreyfus Affair began in 1894, affecting France during the Third Republic democratic reform movement in a negative way. This forced individuals in France to choose a side. It is said that “The Dreyfus Affair, scarred French politics and society for decades” due to the divisions it created between all the parties involved. The highly ranked army official, Alfred Dreyfus was charged with allegedly spying on behalf of Germany

Since this presentation should be related to the specific part of the journalism, the newspaper journalism, I decided that it would be suitable to present a story, showing how the journalism can change, manipulate and have serious impact on the society as well as on the stability of the country itself. A story, how a single article can save people from life time of imprisonment and prove a government guilty. It happened on the treason conviction which took place in 1894 of Alfred Dreyfus, a artillery

complete farce; Esterhazy was completely acquitted of all charges. This only made the issue more prominent in the public eye. Emile Zola, a Dreyfusard, realized that the court martial was unjust. He wrote an open letter the republic's president entitled J'Accuse. This open letter accused several of the army's top officers of treason and it even provided names; it was inflammatory and it caused public outrage. Riots and violence broke out in the streets and finally force the government to intervene. After

The Dreyfus Affair is one of the most famous political scandals in history. It divided France, and it is seen as a symbol of injustice. It was caused by anti-Semitism, as Jews were not welcome in France. The nation was divided into two – the Dreyfusards and the anti-Dreyfusards. Each side had arguments, and did not accept each other’s arugments. Although this is called Dreyfus affair, much more people were involved – Jewish people were mocked, and French intellectuals spoke up for the injustice