Molotov cocktail

Uprising in the Ghetto         The Holocaust is a very known event.  The Holocaust was the genocide of Jews by the German Nazi Party. The Holocaust lasted from 1941-1945. One significance at this time period was the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising that began on April 19, 1943. German soldiers, along with German police officers, went into the ghettos to deport any remaining inhabitants (“Warsaw Ghetto Uprising”). Although the Hitler and the Nazi Party felt like deporting Jews from their homes was right, the

Get out of our faces!” As nickels and dimes turned into glass bottles, the police were barricaded inside the Inn. At one point, Sylvia hurled one of the first Molotov cocktails at the cops. “All of us were working for so many movements at that time. Everyone was involved with the women's movement, the peace movement, the civil-rights movement. We were all radicals. I believe that's what brought it around,” she later

The neighborhood I have chosen is Watts, California. Before it was known as Watts it was a part of Rancho La Tajuata specializing in livestock grazing and beef production. In the 1870's there was a population boom of White Americans in Southern California. La Tajuata was divided and sold into smaller farms and homes. By the 1900's the development of the railroads brought good things. The town became a city and built it's first station known as Watts Station. In 1926 the city annexed itself to Los

Resistance, the refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument. From 1933, when the Nazis took power, to 1945 when Hitler’s final solution was initiated, Jews and other people who were not a part of the “superior race” were persecuted and murdered. Hitler and his allies made ghettos and camps to house, work, or kill the Jews, in conditions where every day could’ve been your last. Once Hitler took power in 1933 to when the war ended in 1945, approximately

The unrest of the Hungarian revolution of 1956 was one of the first significant threats to the power of the soviet-union. It was also a defining factor and major event of the cold war (Nyyssonen 48). Years of unstable communist rule at the hands of Josef Stalin and other soviet leaders led to, economic problems, and political excess which ultimately caused the relatively spontaneous revolution (Bekes). The revolution itself stemmed from student demonstrations which among other things, aimed to take

Harlan Ellison uses strong imagery in his short story “‘Repent, Harlequin!’ said the Ticktockman” to better develop the characters and setting. The personalities of both the Harlequin and the Ticktockman are developed through Ellison’s imagery of their physical forms and of their personas. The dull setting of the short story is created through the author’s imagery of machinery, particularly clockwork, and Mondrian arrangements. Ellison’s use of imagery allows the reader to pull from this story deeper

Emile Durkheim's theory of suicide: "Any form of public death--be it an execution, a disaster, a brutal murder, or a suicide--sends shockwaves through society and stimulates a great deal of emotion, especially among the witnesses." (44, Sociology in a Changing World) Suicide bombing, or suicidal terror, is an effective means of achieving political and psychological devastation to societies and cultures the world over. This violent tactic is the weapon of choice for Islamic militants seeking

“Beyond Vietnam” Martin Luther King Jr. “Beyond Vietnam” is a speech by Martin Luther King Jr. in a meeting of religious leaders and laymen concerned about Vietnam. It is apparent that the executive committee shared the same sentiments Martin L. King Jr. that a time has come where silence will be viewed as betrayal. In my view even when pressed by the desires of inner truth, people tend to not easily accept the act of opposing their government policies. So this was a bold step that the Clergy

recognition. Lastly, to disrepute Menchu, Stoll attempts to disgrace the peasant movement she and her family were heavily involved with. He denounces the protesters from Comité de Unidad Campesina (CUC), by criticizing their decision of carrying Molotov cocktails in their occupation of the Spanish embassy. Stoll asserts that "it should not be assumed that all knew such weapons would be brought" to portray

First released in October 1968 and shot for an underwhelming $114,000, Night of the Living Dead was created by a team of movie business outsiders from Pittsburgh (IMDb.com). The Image Ten, as they were later known, led by George Romero, created a horror film unlike any that had come before. Although the horror film had been around for nearly as long as the cinema, Night of the Living Dead was revolutionary in its production, its subtext as understood in historical reference, and its lasting effects