Oskar Schindler: The unlikely hero
DJ Edwards
Mr. McGillivray
ENG 2D
11/5/2014
Oskar Schindler: The Unlikely Hero
Summary:
The Holocaust was the systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. "Holocaust" is a Greek word meaning "sacrifice by fire." The Nazis, who came to power in Germany in January 1933, believed that Germans were "racially superior" and that the Jews, deemed "inferior," were an alien threat to the so-called German racial community. (Encyclopedia of World Biography) Oskar Schindler, born a Catholic German, is credited in saving the lives of more than 1200 Jews from the fiery death of Nazi concentration camps, during World War 2. (Schindler's list: Steven Spielberg 1995)
Introduction
When we think of a hero we think of someone like Superman or Spiderman or even a firefighter. We think of someone that doesn’t have that many flaws someone who would kiss a baby and would save a stuck kitten out of a tree. Now the definition of Hero is “a person, typically a man, who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.” Even though Oskar Schindler on the outside wouldn’t seem to be a hero, the characteristics of one lie in that man. This report will illustrate just who was Oskar Schindler, before, during and after World War 2 (WWII) also this report will explain how this man was able to pull off such deed.
Subtopic: Who was Oskar Schindler Born on April 28th 1908 in Svitavy (Zwittau), Moravia, at that time a province of the Austro-Hungarian Monarch, Which is now part of the Czech Republic. Oskar Schindler attended a technical school after primary and secondary school. He was soon to be expelled in 1924 for forging his report card. He later graduated but did not complete the exams that would allow him to go college or university. So instead he went to many trade schools in Brno and worked in his father’s farm machinery business for 3 years. (United States
Mr. McGillivray
ENG 2D
11/5/2014
Oskar Schindler: The Unlikely Hero
Summary:
The Holocaust was the systematic, bureaucratic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. "Holocaust" is a Greek word meaning "sacrifice by fire." The Nazis, who came to power in Germany in January 1933, believed that Germans were "racially superior" and that the Jews, deemed "inferior," were an alien threat to the so-called German racial community. (Encyclopedia of World Biography) Oskar Schindler, born a Catholic German, is credited in saving the lives of more than 1200 Jews from the fiery death of Nazi concentration camps, during World War 2. (Schindler's list: Steven Spielberg 1995)
Introduction
When we think of a hero we think of someone like Superman or Spiderman or even a firefighter. We think of someone that doesn’t have that many flaws someone who would kiss a baby and would save a stuck kitten out of a tree. Now the definition of Hero is “a person, typically a man, who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.” Even though Oskar Schindler on the outside wouldn’t seem to be a hero, the characteristics of one lie in that man. This report will illustrate just who was Oskar Schindler, before, during and after World War 2 (WWII) also this report will explain how this man was able to pull off such deed.
Subtopic: Who was Oskar Schindler Born on April 28th 1908 in Svitavy (Zwittau), Moravia, at that time a province of the Austro-Hungarian Monarch, Which is now part of the Czech Republic. Oskar Schindler attended a technical school after primary and secondary school. He was soon to be expelled in 1924 for forging his report card. He later graduated but did not complete the exams that would allow him to go college or university. So instead he went to many trade schools in Brno and worked in his father’s farm machinery business for 3 years. (United States