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    Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms, a celebrated historical fiction, is set amidst a time of war and personal suffering for Hemingway and the characters. Hemingway says at this time that “life is a tragedy that can only have one end” (Hemingway, VIII). He continues further, calling war a “constant, bullying, murderous, slovenly crime” (Hemingway, IX). Keeping in mind the tortured and surly mental state of Hemingway, it is difficult to swallow the idea that he would write a wholesome, well founded

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    later became known as the Nazi Party. Adolf Hitler joined the Nazi Party in 1920, and by 1921 Hitler became the leader of the party and he became increasingly popular. Because of his popularity, during the global Depression, Germany’s President Paul von Hindenburg, appointed Hitler as Chancellor. As Chancellor Hitler was able turn Germany's government into a dictatorship by manipulating events in order to eliminate his opponents and give himself more political power. Hitler joined The National Socialist

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    Many see Hitler as a symbol of evil, but if he was so evil, how did he get the majority of the German people behind him. After losing the 1932 presidential election, Hitler convinced the man who beat him out, Paul von Hindenburg, to make him the Chancellor of Germany on January 30th, 1933. After a mysterious fire in the German parliament, just three weeks later, Hitler persuaded Hindenburg to declare the Reichstag Fire Decree, which is more or less martial law. Then, after the passing of the Enabling

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    Nationalism was one of the biggest factors in lending to the cause of the First World War. Most Europeans believed in the supremacy of their nation. Nationalism caused alliances that eventually started the war. The tension in Europe was enhanced by economic competition. In the late nineteenth century Britain controlled about a quarter of European manufacturing output, almost triple the size of Germanys 8.5 % (QUOTE). By 1913, the day before the war, Germany fought to control just one percent

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    Although Adolf Hitler left behind an evil legacy, I still believe he was a better speaker than JFK. The first speech I watched by Hitler, was his first speech after becoming Chancellor of Germany in 1933. He was presented by President Paul von Hindenburg at the time. This speech was delivered six years before the outbreak of World War II on Hitler’s rise to power. In this speech, he talks about rebuilding Germany, “We shall not lie and we shall

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    In A Farewell to Arms, Lieutenant Frederic Henry retells his gruesome encounters of World War I as a medic serving for the Italian army. In an unprecedented encounter, Henry met Miss.Barkley during a trip to the nurse stations. The two young lovers quickly developed a romantic relationship which revolved around their strength, dedication, and perseverance in times of struggle and discord. The novel provides an understanding of how the strength of love triumphs over arduous matters, and provides solace

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    What is really the Holocaust? Well it’s an massive or destructive killing scale. And it was mostly in a camp called an concentration camps. And the ruler of the Holocaust was a man named Adolf Hitler. Well Adolf Hitler was a disgusting man in many people's eyes. If I had to compare him to anyone it would be Vlad The Impaler. He was also a massive killer.

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    was going to change Germany for a better nation, I believe his intentions were for change, for him self, to rule with absolute power because Hitler deceived the lower-class men to join Nazis in order to take over Germany. After Paul Von Hindenberg and Franz Von Papen agreed to Hitler becoming chancellor, their idea of controlling Hitler collapsed. For example, Hitler immediately took control and had everything Nazi biased and based. According to the History Channel, "He began immediately, ordering

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    The year is 1933: six years before the second world war. Adolf Hitler was just declared chancellor of Germany in late January. Following the Reichstag Fire, Hitler advised German President, Paul von Hindenburg, to write a decree nullifying many of the key civil liberties of the German citizens as a sort of “punishment.” Confused and flummoxed civilians wanted answers, begging the government to discuss the reason behind all this. Around this time, the Weimar Constitution’s new amendment gave the German

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    In 1933, Germany had begun to fall under the power of a deceptive leader with strong intentions whose popularity and support almost aided him to achieve his goal of world domination. As this man orchestrated his way through his sovereignty, he managed to catch the eye of nearly every German in Germany as well as many other people in the world. This man’s name is Adolf Hitler. Hitler was seen as an enemy to others, but came off as a dependable leader to Germans as he helped with the major hyperinflation

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