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    Explanation: Oskar’s business card lists many different titles and six objects he picks or collects. Oskar’s identity is elucidated by his determination‚ hobbies and interests. Each item he recorded has a convenient but small part of his life. Oskar is a remarkable distinct individual because the way he distinguishes himself is so subtle. The way he sees life and can describe his own passion in such a detailed and broad way is eye-opening‚ this is what displays Oskar’s true character. Thematic

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    the writing does not contain facts from the incident. One of the many creative nonfictions written by Beard is “Werner.” Werner Hoeflich heads home to his apartment in New York City after spending the evening at his catering job. Between the hours of four and five A.M.‚ Werner catches sounds of squeals and he wakes up to discover a tremendous amount of smoke floating in his apartment. Werner jumps out the window into the next door building; he astoundingly survives the devastating fire. Beard very effectively

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    Oskar Schindler completed the impossible task of saving over a thousand Jews from relegation during the Holocaust. Although Schindler worked efficiently and effectively‚ his climb to success was not easily achieved. Schindler underwent numerous strenuous tasks‚ and solved difficult issues to achieve the greatness that he did. Schindler risked his life multiple times to protect those less fortunate. Schindler betrayed his own morals in order to protect the Jewish people. At the beginning of World

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    Oskar Schindler Quotes

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    Oskar Schindler stated‚ “I hated the brutality‚ the sadism‚ and the insanity of Nazism. I just couldn’t stand by and see people destroyed. I did what I could‚ what I had to do‚ what my conscience told me I must do. That’s all there is to it. Really‚ nothing more” (AZ Quotes 1). During World War II‚ Oskar Schindler stood up to the Nazi party in Krakow‚ Poland by using false labor records and pleading with Nazi leaders‚ so they would not send his Jewish factory workers to concentration camps. Oskar

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    ghetto is overcrowded with Jews. The Jewish people are organized into working groups by the Jewish council‚ comprised of some elected Jews responsible for the order. Oskar Schindler ‚ a German businessman‚ who wishes to see a Jew that owns a pot-making factory visits the ghetto‚ because Jews are no longer allowed to own businesses‚ so Oskar makes a deal with Stern‚ and plans to take over the factory after trading money and appointing him his factory manager. Jews are

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    Oskar Schindler was born on April 28‚ 1908‚ in Svitavy‚ that is now part of the Czech Republic.‚ Hans Schindler‚ Oskar’s father‚ was a farm-equipment manufacturer and his mother Louisa‚ and was a house wife. The religion in his house is catholic but his mother is the only one that actually practiced it. Oskar Schindler left school in 1924‚ taking odd jobs and trying to find a direction in life. In 1928‚ he met and married Emily Pelzl and soon after was called into military service. He hated the rules

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    Werner von Braun  Von Braun’s life  Born 23rd March 1912 in Germany (now Poland)  Prosperous aristocratic family  Early interest in astronomy fostered by being given a telescope  Didn’t do well at school until he acquired a copy of “The Rocket into Interplanetary Space”‚ by Hermann Oberth‚ which inspired him to apply himself in maths and physics.  1932‚ graduated from Berlin institute of technology with a degree in mechanical engineering.  Enrolled in University of Berlin.  1932

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    “Schindler our protector‚ he was the only one who could protect us.” is a quote by Sol Urbach‚ a refugee of Oskar Schindler. Oskar Schindler was a Holocaust rescuer who saved over 1‚200 prisoners during World War II. He rescued many of these prisoners by employing them in his factory as an excuse for their release. Oskar’s personality developed when he realized how awfully Jews were being treated during the war‚ so he decided to use his wealth to save the countless lives of others. Schindler used

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    <b>CONFLICT AND RELEVANT BACKGROUND</b> <br>Oskar Schindler faced many conflicts in his life. The main conflict he faced was overcoming the Nazis and saving over one thousand Jewish People. Schindler‚ with out a job at the time‚ joined the Nazi Party and followed on the heels of the SS when the Germans invaded Poland. This is when Schindler took over two previously Jewish owned companies that dealt with the manufacture and sales of enamel kitchenware products and opened up his own enamel shop right

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    Oskar Schindler was born 28th of April 1908‚ Oskar Schindler is a over all hero‚ he continually risked his life while trying to safe others at all cost‚ he made very courageous decisions without any second guessing about how much trouble he would be put in if he was caught doing this action‚ with Oskar being in the prior experiences also made his operation all the more ricky. With all Oskar went through he still reminds unknown to many people today. As Oskar Schindler grew up he worked in several

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