Most people have no idea that the Holocaust and the Salem Witch Trials have many similarities. Both events lead to killings of innocent people. The Holocaust began in 1933 when Adolf Hitler became the leader of Germany (Holocaust Facts). The Nazi’s targeted the Jewish race(Holocaust Facts) . In the Holocaust eleven million people were killed (Holocaust Facts). Six million of the eleven million were Jewish and over one million were children(Holocaust Facts) . Nazi is an acronym for Nationalization
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civilized or uncivilized comes to a close‚ a verdict must be made. Both the defense and prosecution witnesses of both sides delivered convincing and compelling arguments. However‚ there can be only one verdict. The Mongols and Genghis Khan murdered innocent people‚ treated everyone with disrespect‚ and invaded already established civilizations‚ which made them out to be uncivilized. It is a strong possibility that the Mongol Empire seemed fair and pleased at first‚ but this obviously was
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Proctor had good morals and stood for what he believed. He always tried to do the right thing‚ and he protected the innocent citizens. Proctor had an affair with Abigail‚ but he had the opportunity to sign a paper confessing in order to help the innocents. Signing this paper would be hung up on the church doors for everyone to see‚ so he chose to sign it‚ but tore it up right afterwards. “I have confessed myself! Is there no good penitence
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not only innocent the way he looks adds to the symbolism of innocence. Melville uses this symbolism to add a religious background‚ relation the character to Jesus‚ even though “the greatest innocence cannot be perfect.” The innocence of Billy Budd also plays on the rest of the world being the complete opposite of innocent‚ evil‚ such as the character Claggart. Claggart was considered ugly and there was something physically wrong with him. Melville was symbolizing that even the most innocent people
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To Abort or Not to Abort The great debate about abortion is ever raging in today’s society. Each opposing side believes that their choice is the correct one. Supporters of the pro-choice believe that the woman has a right to terminate her pregnancy no matter the circumstance. Pro-life advocates argue that the baby’s life is the most important thing. Abortion is murder‚ no matter what stage of pregnancy you are in. The only reason a woman should have the choice‚ is if her life is in danger or other
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don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy… but sing their hearts out for us.” Miss Maudie explained this to Scout when she asked what her father meant by the metaphor. Mockingbirds are innocent and beautiful things; they do no wrong. It’s a sin to harm something that doesn’t do any harm. Killing an innocent creature isn’t something that can be justified‚ and that’s what Atticus meant by his words. The metaphor is one of the biggest themes of the story‚ and it is applied to several situations
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violence (as well as death and blood) and entrapment in order to show how naivete and innocence are exploited and taken for granted. Moreover‚ the idea of entrapment comes to fruition often in gothic literature‚ and usually happens to those who are innocent as a means of furthering the central idea of horror. In the short story‚ “Prey”‚ written by Richard Matheson‚ expounds upon the idea of entrapment when the main character Amelia is running from an evil doll and “trie[s] to open the bolt. It [is]
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in To Kill a Mockingbird for two very innocent people. Through the symbol of the Mockingbird‚ and the characters of Tom Robinson and Boo Radley‚ Harper Lee examines the necessity of protecting vulnerable members of society in To Kill a Mockingbird. Jem introduces Boo as a blood thirsty animal‚ but when Boo unveils himself to save the kids he is actually a very shy and scared person‚ which goes to show the necessity of protecting vulnerable and innocent people in society. You first see the politeness
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doubt. One of the first man to present doubt was the architect who was the first man to bring upon the idea that the boy might‚ in face‚ be innocent. He did an outstanding job of bringing to the table all of these reasons why the kid is innocent and as a result‚ the men in the room slowly began to agree with him. Some of the reasons he believed the kid was innocent was because of the time it took the old man to reach the door to see the boy‚ the loud train in the back round‚ the old lady’s bad eye sight
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The Journey of Justice It only takes one person to come forward and fight racism even though it has been around for many generations. One person can make all the difference. Story by Kayleigh Harris Human nature has never told us to kill the innocent that cannot defend themselves. Maybe we were designed to make peace on earth and live in perfect harmony. Certainly everyone is entitled to basic human rights‚ to justice? “Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what
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