Nuremberg Defense

The Implications of Obedience Within the United States Military: The My Lai Massacre On March 16, 1968, a unit of the United States military was ordered to advance into a village called Son My in northern Vietnam. It was there that a mass execution of unarmed civilians took place. One may wonder how the United States could do something so seemingly inhumane after considering what the Nazis did only twenty years prior to the Vietnam War. However, in the context of a tense situation, there are particular

It can be quite difficult to describe how you view the world around you. A way to do just that could be to analyze how you view a specific film or piece of literature, describe how it makes you feel, and see what that says about you as a person. As such, I will analyze my view on the movie, “Schindler’s List”, one of my favorite movies. The movie is about Oskar Schindler who uses World War 2 as an opportunity to make money as a manufacturer. He is a very smart and likeable businessman who knows how

promising show of artistic talent from a young age made Durer ripe for the tutelage of artist Michael Wolgemut. Starting in 1486, Wolgemuts ' teachings would later heavily influence Druer 's realistic and intricate approach to any medium. Coming from Nuremberg, Germany; he would have been exposed to some of the finest wealth in the North, often used as a hub for publishing as well as many other luxury markets. Sharing strong ties with Italy, this would be a perfect background for Durer as a growing artist

put in during the process of theater production. The story of the theatrical performance Aunt Raini was inspired by Leni Riefenstahl, a world-renowned filmmaker who creates the documentary "Triumph of the Will” of the Reich Party Congress 1934 in Nuremberg. Sadly, most of Riefenstahl’s works after this documentary are reference as pieces of propaganda for the Nazi Party, which led to her to be misunderstood and isolated within the art and film communities throughout her lifetime. In this performance

depths of Durer's creative spirit (Strieder 147). Set against the dark background, the strong face and chin emanate an impression of energy from the portrait. Within the background on the right-hand side, the inscription reads "I Albrecht Durer of Nuremberg painted myself thus, with undying colors, at the age of twenty-eight years" (Hutchinson 67). This was a personal verification of the quality of his materials and his

Friedel Dzubas was born in Berlin during 1915 and received his formal artistic training from Prussian Academy of Fine Art from 1936-1939 under the guidance of artist Paul Klee. During 1939 Dzubas fled Germany to London then went onto the United States. He is known for creating works with an oil based acrylic paint known as Magna. Aside from painting Dzubas was known for applying pigment by staining and scrubbing paint onto canvas and paper. He is known creating large works with very few small paintings

The swift sandy beaches of the Caribbean were once desolate and unknown rule by the natural habitat of Taino natives whose sole existence revolved around primitive nature. These Virgin Islands would be a critical and strategic discovery for the strengthening Spanish empire during the 15th century under the rule of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabel of Castile . On October 1492, a man by the name of Christopher Columbus would take the power of the Spanish crown to excellency and great dominion over the

PROBLEM DEFINTION IN THE URBAN CONTEXT Nuremberg, Germany is a city that is well known throughout the records of history. Post World War II, Nuremberg was the center for justice to trial various Nazi and German officials from their heinous war crimes. After the Nuremberg trials, Nuremberg began to urbanize like the rest of Germany recovering from World War II by redeveloping neighborhoods and streets. Most of the streets were designed to be small and inaccessible by more than a few cars at a time

were in their shoes? No one understands what truly goes on in someone else’s mind. For that reason alone judging one another is wrong. “The year world war II finally ended, a courtroom in Nuremberg, Germany, became the scene of what would be called the greatest trials of the world” (www.pbs.org)”. When the Nuremberg trials began Nazi’s were judged on what role they played during Hitler’s reign. Though, instead of the German and Jewish citizens judging the Nazi’s it was the Americans. The major discussion

It is without a doubt that the Holocaust will forever go down in history as one of the most heinous crimes against humanity. Even years after the Nazi leadership, effects of the war still haunt the streets of Germany and the memories of the few survivors still alive today. Hitler and his Nazi regime held power in Germany from 1939 until 1945, when they were defeated by the Allied forces (Davenport 10). Within that time, Hitler was responsible for the death of six million Jewish people, and millions