Hitler Youth: Growing Up Under Hitler's Shadow
How would someone solve conflicts that required personal opinions in the process of finding the solution? The solution depends on the person and their own individual preferences and personality. In the story “Hitler Youth: Growing Up Under Hitler’s Shadow”, the author (Susan Campbell Bartoletti) tells the story of a girl named Sophie, who had to keep her beliefs to herself in Nazi Germany, but felt unable to continue feigning her belief in National Socialism; while Anne Frank wrote in her diary (“Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl”) about how she had possessions that she personally liked and considered important to her, which helped her keep some of her personal beliefs intact during World War 2. Maintaining individuality is a great way
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Due to diverse perspectives, many different ways resolve any topic or issue, leading to a variety of information about a topic or problem. Furthermore, “Society occurs as a result of interaction between individuals and small groups of individuals” (Long). Evidently, individuals are necessary to keep an overall group functioning, which leads to the progression of ideas and the progress of society as a whole. Even though conforming to what everyone else does will help increase agreement, everyone has different needs and ways of coping with a situation that may work for them but not for others. According to Anne Frank, “The first thing I stuck in was this diary, and then curlers, handkerchiefs, schoolbooks, a comb and some old letters. … Memories mean more to me than dresses” (374). Furthermore, Anne Frank felt comforted by sentimental objects that reminded her of her specific memories, which does not work for everyone because some people find some objects more sentimental than others or may have an entirely unique way of coping that suits only them. Essentially, teaching people to learn to tolerate different attitudes and to learn that people sometimes argue allows the introduction of different attitudes, which eventually becomes overcome by ultimately having an
Due to diverse perspectives, many different ways resolve any topic or issue, leading to a variety of information about a topic or problem. Furthermore, “Society occurs as a result of interaction between individuals and small groups of individuals” (Long). Evidently, individuals are necessary to keep an overall group functioning, which leads to the progression of ideas and the progress of society as a whole. Even though conforming to what everyone else does will help increase agreement, everyone has different needs and ways of coping with a situation that may work for them but not for others. According to Anne Frank, “The first thing I stuck in was this diary, and then curlers, handkerchiefs, schoolbooks, a comb and some old letters. … Memories mean more to me than dresses” (374). Furthermore, Anne Frank felt comforted by sentimental objects that reminded her of her specific memories, which does not work for everyone because some people find some objects more sentimental than others or may have an entirely unique way of coping that suits only them. Essentially, teaching people to learn to tolerate different attitudes and to learn that people sometimes argue allows the introduction of different attitudes, which eventually becomes overcome by ultimately having an