The Novel‚ Prisoner B 3087‚ by Alan Gratz‚ goes back during World War 2‚ when the antagonist‚ Hitler‚ was trying to eliminate all of the jews. A small boy named Yanek‚ was living with his family at the time this all started‚ so as it all unfolded‚ he was terrified. His parents kept explaining to him that everything was ok‚ and it was for a while. With the assurance of his parents‚ and being surrounded by his family‚ he began to feel comfort again. However‚ the nazis began to invade his town
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is about a boy and his family that move from Berlin to Poland‚ a young boy befriends a boy who lives on the other side of the fence‚ unaware he’s a Jewish Prisoner. Throughout the movie‚ many Catholic Social Teaching themes were depicted. However‚ the two Catholic Social Teaching themes that stood out the most are Respect for Human Life and Human Equality. Both themes deal with respecting others despite their race. Respect for Human Life is human life at every stage
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History has demonstrated brutality through tragic wars and hostilities‚ even through tragic times beauty has shown as a light in the hardship of brutality. This is a recurring theme in the novel “The Book Thief” written by Markus Zusak‚ beauty and brutality occur in the characters Liesel‚ Rosa‚ Death revealing the confusing ways of society and humanity. Zusak won the 2014 Edwards Award for “The Book Thief”‚ which occurs in “machine” Nazi Germany. The society is facing the hardship of Adolf Hitler
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Paper hearts is a novel written by Meg Wiviott‚ a story of hope‚ friendship and‚ trust. It takes place in Auschwitz during the holocaust‚ based off true events. Fania and Zlatka find hope in each other and find a way out of the prison they call home for two years. They have lost everything except the will to survive and find freedom. The girls are met much heartache with many stay strong through it all. During their journey they make new friends and form a family to fill the void that the Nazis
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Throughout history‚ music has played a significant role in every culture. Since the beginning‚ humans have used music to express themselves and their surroundings. What began as simple tribal rhythms‚ music has slowly evolved into complex styles‚ such as classical‚ jazz‚ rap‚ and rock. While these styles are all unique and different‚ they are all similar. No matter the decade or type‚ music is used as a universal language to communicate ideas and emotions. The themes in music are directly related
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Masks have held countless uses and meanings throughout history. Masks have been used in plays‚ like those of Shakespeare‚ traditional dances‚ social gatherings‚ even as a form of casual or corporal punishment. Although masks have several different uses in different cultural situations‚ the meaning of the masks is generally the same. Masks are used to conceal an appearance and assume the identity of another. Metaphorically‚ masks can be used to hide feelings‚ to protect oneself‚ and to block out the
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Vélodrome d’Hiver Roundup of 1942: “Black Thursday” Jessica den Hollander Mr. M. Brandsma CHC2D December 13‚ 2012 On July 16‚ 1942‚ the Vichy government ordered that all Jews were to be arrested and sent off to concentration camps. It was the biggest operation of its kind during the German occupation of France in World War II. Despite the misconception that the Germans were basically the main anti-Semites in Europe‚ the French also showed a large contribution
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Prior to the 1800’s the Jews were persecuted for their religious beliefs. After the 1800’s they were looked upon as the killer of Jesus‚ and was subjected to punishment by local governments‚ religious leaders‚ and dictators. One of the monumental blows dealt to the Jews was in 586 B.C.E. It was then that the Jews were exiled in Babylonia by the conquering King‚ Nebuchadnezzar II. There exile would last almost fifty years. In 167 B.C.E. the ruler Antiochus IV took over the Jewish temple with the
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Night Chapter 6 Questions 1. What made the move to Gleiwitz so hard? They had to run very far and cannot stop running. 2. How did Zalman die? He got a stomach cramp from running so he stopped running. 3. What happened to prisoners who stopped running? They got shot by the SS officers. 4. Why did Eliezer’s father make him wake up when he slept in the shed? B/C he might of died. 5. Why didn’t Eliezer tell Rabbi Eliahou? He wanted to spare him from the betrayal of his own son
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They Did Not Die Alone In the 1940s‚ Nazi Germany expressed a deep hatred towards Jews‚ therefore leading to the death of over six million men‚ women‚ and children‚ creating what we now know as the Holocaust. In order to truly understand what happened under the Nazi regime‚ one must understand that there were dark‚ evil forces at work; and that through one man in particular‚ Adolf Hitler‚ these forces destroyed nearly two-thirds of the Jews on the planet. During the Holocaust‚ millions of lives
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