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    In the novel “The book thief” by Markus Zusak involves the maturity of core characters due to World War II. In the text, Nazi Germany plays a huge role in the town and how they are treated and act. Based on a historical time period individuals dealt with many issues of religious diversity and diversity in general.The key points in the story include the hardships of Liesel Meminger along with her story living in Nazi, Germany. There were also hardships for the whole family that took care of the young

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    propaganda? Throughout history propaganda has been used from as early as 1600s in all around the world. In Germany, Adolf Hitler persuaded Europe with the use of propaganda into believing that Jewish cultures are malicious, he even wrote in his book Mein Kampf, that "Propaganda tries to force a doctrine on the whole people... Propaganda works on the general public from the standpoint of an idea and makes them ripe for the victory of this idea". In the Russian Revolution, Stalin used posters portraying

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    Historically, people have used literacy to obtain political power. In the novel The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, it is evident that books, reading, and words themselves represent power for different characters in different ways. Close analysis of Liesel Meminger and Max Vandenburg reveals that power can be achieved through literacy in a context where literacy is severely limited. Literacy plays a major role in Liesel’s adolescence. Liesel obtains power through literacy as it gives her a sense of

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    to silently defy the Nazi Regime. As Max gifts Liesel a book he composes for her titled The Standover Man’, Death narrates, “Max [cuts] out a collection of pages from Mein Kampf and [paints] over them in white…It [is] done with a small black paint brush. The Standover Man” (Zusak 223). Hence, Max painting over the words of Mein Kampf illustrates his distraught towards Hitler. He tries to cover the destructive words of Hitler and fill them in with galvanizing words defying the fascist leader’s dictate

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    This history course has made me reflect on what I knew about the Holocaust. Many of the material shown to us throughout the semester has made me react and show many impressions about the Holocaust and other Genocides. One of the many images that made me feel sorry was the image were nine people of the Herero population are standing and the heading says, “Herero’s who survived the Desert”. That image made me feel sorry for the Herero people because the Germans made them go through hell just for them

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    When people elevate to the status of citizen in their respective country, it’s surely a momentous occasion. However, once the title of citizen is acquired there are certain responsibilities that must be fulfilled. Tim Holden said "The Holocaust illustrates the consequences of prejudice, racism and stereotyping on a society. It forces us to examine the responsibilities of citizenship and confront the powerful ramifications of indifference and inaction"(Holden). Holden’s quote has a specific point

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    brothers’ funereal. c. Events contributing to rising action – Liesel starts loving for her foster parents more and Max Vandenburg, a Jew, came to 33 Himmel Street and stayed in the Hubermann’s basement for almost 2 years and wrote books form Mien Kampf that he would give to Liesel. Liesel stole books from Ilsa Herman, the mayor’s wife and Rosa did her washing and ironing, and stealing food with Rudy. The Nazi

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    What was the significance of the mass media in Nazi Germany.Propaganda was so important it was used by all.The Nazi’s used mass media to gain popularity.Hitler used mass media to make more know by all.The Nazi’s used mass media so they can be heard and so people would follow what their doing. Propaganda was so important because it was used by everyone in Nazi Germany.Propaganda was used on movies,radio and poster.Propaganda was the most influential tool Hitler had in his rise to power in the 1930s

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    The Evil Within In Thomas Hobbes book Leviathan he writes that man is selfish, poor, and brutish. He believes that man is inherently evil and their selfishness leads to war and negative things (SAT). I agree with Hobbes. Man is inherently evil because people spread hate and commit atrocities. One reason it is evident that man is inherently evil is because people spread hatred. Social media is used today on a day to day basis, it is such a huge platform for communication and entertainment. What

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    monetary slump and had nobody else to believe in. Adolf Hitler became the official leader or the Fuhrer in 1921. After that he went to jail and he began to rebuild his Nazi Party. After losing a few elections he got re-elected on Sept.19,1932. Mein Kampf is a book that he wrote in jail about his radical ideas of German nationalism, anti-semitism and anti-Bolshevism. It was published in 1925. Hitler’s reason was that he blamed the Jews for Germany losing the war and he didn’t think that the Jews

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