Cognitive Dissonance / Applied To Those Who Saved The Jews
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In 6 pages the author discusses the concept of cognitive dissonance as it applies to those who saved the Jews from the Holocaust. It is posited that cognitive dissonance makes a person want to right a wrong in order to change a distasteful situation. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Cogdiss.wps

Comparison of Heinrich Heine and Gunter Grass
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A 5 page paper discussing classic works by these German authors. Both Heine and Grass portray a dark and nearly hopeless Germany in their works. Heine's Deutschland, a Winter's Tale is older than Grass' The Tin Drum by more than 100 years, a century in which Germany rose to command world attention twice. Grass portrays a Germany with much similarity to that of Heine's time. Heine was threatening and ominous in much of his epic-length verse. He was able to see ahead on Germany's then-current path; Grass looked back along that path in the other direction. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KSGermBks.wps

Conflicted Paths/Making the Right Choice
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A 5 page essay that compares and contrasts Mark Harris' Bang the Drum Slowly and Art Spiegelman's Maus, A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began. The writer argues how very different situations are connected when they each touch – as these authors do – on factors that are intrinsically human. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khharspi.wps

Cynthia Ozick's "The Shawl" / Past, Present, & Symbolism
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A 4 page essay on the symbolism of the shawl itself in Cynthia Ozick's novella. Special attention is paid to the way the symbolism changes over the course of the story. The writer presents a chilling account of life during the Holocaust. The primary source is cited.
Filename: Shawl.wps

Dehumanization: Why do we do it?
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This five page paper explores why man is willing to inflict cruelty and death on other human beings. Focus is on the events during the Holocaust, but many other examples are given as well. Considers whether the new mechanical era is a cause. Argues a central thesis. Excellent paper showing the use of thesis and the support of that thesis. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JGAdehum.wps

Delbo's Auschwitz and After
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This 4 page paper examines this piece of work and talks about the Holocaust and memory. Specific terminology and how Holocaust survivors embrace these terms are issues discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA512AaA.rtf

Denying the Holocaust/Defending Deborah Lipstadt
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A 5 page research paper in which the writer is—supposedly—an expert witness called in to advice the defense team of Deborah Lipstadt, who has been accused of libel by historian David Irving regarding her book Denying the Holocaust. The writer first offers a defensive strategy for Lipstadt and then, using Michael Berenbaum's The World Must Know offers rebuttal to one of the arguments of Holocaust deniers. No additional sources cited.
Filename: khdeny.wps

Diary of Anne Frank / Psychological Development
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A 5 page essay analyzing Anne Frank's development as an adolescent in relation to Erikson's psychosocial stages. We can see, despite her circumstances, Anne travels through three stages of development. She experiences the same conflicts as most people her age and reaches the same conclusions. Bibliography included.
Filename: Annefran.wps

Dorian Gray and Mr Death
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A comparison between the moral corruption of Lord Henry in The Picture of Dorian Gray, and the anti-semitism of Fred Leuchter in Morris's film, Mr Death. Bibliography lists 5 sources
Filename: JLleuchter.rtf

Eichmann And Stangl: Two Different People Or Two Different Authors?
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5 pages in length. Human behavior is a complicated and curious equation. The answer to why a particular action is exhibited may be locked away in centuries worth of evolution, yet it continues to be displayed even today. Contemporary sociologists have come to understand that the human mental condition is part of a complex interplay between the environment and biology. Indeed, there is a direct link between brain chemistry and structure that ultimately dictates behavior. Hannah Arendt's "Eichmann in Jerusalem : A Report on the Banality of Evil" and Gitta Sereny's "Into That Darkness : An Examination of Conscience" discuss such behavior as it relates to infamous Holocaust personalities Eichmann and Stangl. However, upon reading these accounts, one is compelled to ponder whether these men represent two different people or two different authors. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCarndt.wps

Eli Rosenbaum And The Office Of Special Investigations
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5 pages in length. The Holocaust may have ended decades ago, however, the horrific memories continue to reverberate throughout the world. Eli Rosenbaum is one man who has dedicated both his personal and professional life to prosecuting those involved with the war crimes. Appointed in 1995 as director of the Office of Special Investigations (OSI), which was established in 1979 to track down and institute proceedings to revoke the citizenship of suspected Nazi war criminals, Rosenbaum has embraced OSI's goals and mission as a means by which to rid the world of surviving Nazi war criminals. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLC_Eli.wps

Eli Wiesel's 'Night' / Reactions
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A 3 page paper discussing Eli Wiesel's "Night," and a reaction to it--one of horror and fear and recognition that attempted annihilation of race still continues today. Feeling Weisel's lack of hope, the writer empathizes with a certain inability to truly effect changes.
Filename: Ewiesel.wps

Elie Wiesel / Voice Of The Holocaust
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A 10 page overview of the life and contributions of Elie Wiesel, holocaust survivor, Nobel Prize winner, and prolific writer. Includes a 1 page briefing of the most important aspects of Wiesel. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Holovoic.wps

Elie Wiesel's 'Night'
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This 5 page paper looks at this author's fictitious piece concerning the Holocaust. The authenticity of the work is discussed as well as themes of the book inclusive of the parent-child bond and the presence of evil in the world. Documentation on actual Holocaust events is provided in order to contemplate historical accuracy . Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: SA010Ngt.rtf

Elie Wiesel/Religious Faith
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A 6 page research paper that investigates how the writing of Elie Wiesel reflects his religious faith and the role that this played in his life and survival of WWII Nazi death camps. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khweirel.wps

Eugenics in the German Nation During the Twentieth Century
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This 5 page paper (plus appendix) considers eugenics in Germany, the reason for its practice and the legislative framework for its continued use during the 1930's. The paper examines who was effected and the conditions which were defined as undesirable. The appendix is a copy of a memo signed by Hitler which authorised enforced euthanasia (a translation in English is also included). The MLA style bibliography cites 6 sources.
Filename: TEeugenc.wps

FACTORS AND THE NAZI “FINAL SOLUTION”
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This paper examines the reasons why the Nazi party, under the leadership of Adolf Hitler during the 1930s and 1940s, saw fit to exterminate Jews from Germany and other provinces, a plan called "The Final Solution." While the paper does examines concentration camps and murder by the S.S., it more closely details the reasons why the Nazis hated the Jews so much, and why they felt that Germany was better off without them. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MTfinsol.rtf

FASCISM IN NAZI GERMANY
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This 5-page paper explores a few of the reasons why the average German citizen in Nazi Germany accepted fascism so readily. The paper discusses the definition of fascism as well as other factors toward the acceptance of fascism. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: MTgerfas.rtf

Fascism/Could It Happen in the US?
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A 4 page research paper that examines the nature of fascism and whether it could occur in the US. Since the 1930s and 40s, historical scholarship has wrestled with the problem of precisely how to define fascism, in both its Italian and German forms, and how to differentiate these forms from other totalitarian regimes, such as Stalinism. The lurking question behind all of such scholarship is whether or not fascism could emerge again on the world political stage. Looking at the common factors shared by the regimes of Hitler and Mussolini, as well as the features that they both share with Stalinism. There appears to be common ground in all of these authoritarian regimes that appeals to something basic in Western character and which, therefore, constitutes a danger to the concepts of democratic governance. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khfainus.rtf

Film Analysis - Schindler's List / Geographical & Environmental Factors
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A 5 page overview of the geographical and environemtal factors which shaped the events which unfolded up to and during the events depicted in 'Schindlers List.' Identifies the many contrasts of the georaphic location and concludes that this location and the events connected to it could not occur elsewhere. Biblipography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Schind4.wps

Film Representation of the Holocaust -- Train of Life, Life is Beautiful, and Night and Fog
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This 5 page report discusses three movies: Train of Life (1998), the well-known and award-winning Italian work Life is Beautiful (1997), and the French documentary Night and Fog (1955). The question being asked is whether comedy/fantasy or a fictional representation has a greater impact than that of a documentary. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: BWholflm.rtf

Film Review / ‘‘Diary Of Anne Frank'
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A 3 page review of the movie in which the writer provides a brief plot summary and examines the question of whether or not the movie accurately represents the history of the time period it depicts.
Filename: Diaryofa.wps

Finding Meaning in Terror
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This 4 page paper discusses two books on the Holocaust: Victor Frankl's "Man's Search for Meaning" and Elie Wiesel's "Night." Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVFraWie.rtf

FRANKL’S MEANING OF LIFE
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This 3 page paper discusses the discovery of concentration camp survivor, Victor Frankl. This paper concerns itself with the 'meaning of life' which he explores in his work: Man's Search for Meaning. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: MBfrnkl.rtf

Freud And Malaparte
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A 6 page paper. This essay considers Freud's theories about man's basic instincts as described in Civilization and Its Discontents and Malaparte's reports as recorded in Kaputt. The question is whether Freud's ideas about man's death or destruction instinct can really explain the horrors committed during World War II as reported by Malaparte. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PGfrmpl.RTF

Gays/Lesbian Perception Within Minority Groups And Jewish Stereotypes Circa World War II
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6 pages in length. Gay and lesbian members of minority groups receive the same level of disdain as they do from those outside their subpopulation. Indeed, one would expect gays and lesbians to be supported within their particular minority community, however, just because someone is Latino, black or Asian does not automatically mean he or she will embrace anymore social tolerance than anyone else. The ways in which Jews were stereotyped by the German people during the period before World War II are well documented by illustrating how at the time of World War I, totalitarianism was taking a stronghold upon Europe institutions, while the Great Depression proved to threaten the very character and destiny of Western civilization. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: TLCJewsGayLs.rtf

Gearing Up for War: Europe 1939
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This 8 page paper discusses conditions in Europe on the eve of World War II. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: HVWr1939.rtf

Genocide
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A 6 page research paper that discusses genocide in general and, specifically, in regards to the Rwandan genocide, relating the discussion to the eight stages of genocide model formulated by Dr. Gregory Stanton. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: khgen8.rtf

Genocide/A Global Trend
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A 3 page research paper that is the introduction to a much longer paper. This paper, however, addresses the topic of genocidal studies and its basic history and application. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khgentrd.rtf

German Foreign Ministry During The Nazi Regime
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It seems reasonable that a government that includes a Foreign Ministry would rely on that office to determine foreign policy. This was not true of Germany in the years between 1933 and 1939. This 16 page paper argues that Hitler brought with him his own beliefs concerning the interaction between nations. He implemented policies congruent with his own beliefs and agenda, without regard to the established diplomatic services of the Foreign Ministry. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: KTgermin.wps

Hades And Hitler: Compare/Contrast
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5 pages in length. A cold heart and calculating mind are what bind the Greek god Hades and German assassin Adolf Hitler. When one compares the similarities by which they undertook their unrelenting wickedness, it is with little difficulty that one can draw myriad common denominators where these two historical characters are concerned. Hitler, in his self-prescribed superiority, sought to annihilate the entire Jewish population in an effort to cleanse the world of what he deemed as unworthy people; Hades, whose inherent powers afforded him the ability to inflict pain and misery on all who came into the underworld, relished this hegemony. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TLCHades.rtf

Heinrich Boll/ Billiards at half-past nine
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This 5 page paper talks about Heinrich Boll's novel 'Billiards at half-past Nine,' --- it gives a character sketch on the main character in the novel, Robert Faehmel. This paper has one source cited.
Filename: 99bill9.doc

Historical Value Of Art Spiegelman's "Maus": Primary Or Secondary Source?
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3 pages in length. The duality of Art Spiegelman's "Maus" – relating his father's Holocaust experiences while at the same time capturing his own memories growing up in a Holocaust-influenced household – speaks to a new tradition in primary source definition; not only is the author a witness of the ravages inflicted upon his entire family, but he is also a victim himself of the oppression inherent to an upbringing shrouded by Holocaust memories. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCMaus.rtf

History of Anti-Semitism in US
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A 4 page research paper that explores the topic of anti-Semitism in the US and elsewhere prior to World War II and how this might have shaped public policy concerning Jewish immigration quotas, which, of course, facilitated Nazi extermination policies. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khhisas.rtf

History Of German Bioethics
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In 1933 the convergence of political, scientific, and economic forces dramatically changed the relationship between the medical community and the government, resulting in policies aimed at sterilization, euthanasia and the eradication of all non-Germans. This 15 page paper provides an overview of that process and the current health care system in Germany in order to identify those elements that portend a repeat of history. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: KTnazmed.wps

Hitler after 1923
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A paper which looks at the way in which Hitler changed his political strategies after the failed putsch of 1923, and the use which he made of propaganda combined with state terrorism to achieve his aims. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JLhit23.rtf

Hitler And The Holocaust
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9 pages in length. Hitler firmly believed that the white race was created to dominate over all others. In an attempt to annihilate those considered unworthy of such privileges afforded only to Caucasians, Hitler proceeded to extinguish anyone who was not to his ethnic liking. The Jews suffered most at the hands of this maniac, who forced millions to endure unspeakable torture and suffering; death came to represent their only salvation. Bibliography lists 6 sources. Hitler And The Holocaust : 9 pages in length. Hitler firmly believed that the white race was created to dominate over all others. In an attempt to annihilate those considered unworthy of such privileges afforded only to Caucasians, Hitler proceeded to extinguish anyone who was not to his ethnic liking. The Jews suffered most at the hands of this maniac, who forced millions to endure unspeakable torture and suffering; death came to represent their only salvation. Bibliography lists 6 sources.TLCHtlrH.rtf
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Hitler's Plan to Destroy All Non-Aryans:
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This 14 page paper discusses how and why Hitler wanted to destroy all non-Aryans. Furthermore, this paper reveals that not just Jews were victims but other people and nationalities as well. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: GSAryan1.rtf

Hitler's Popularity
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5 pages in length. Adolph Hitler sought to create a world where only a certain populace was allowed to live and flourish. He and his men believed that all nations were as devious as they were, instilling within themselves a sense of betrayal even before it ever was to occur. Indeed, Hitler's paranoia knew no bounds. With the overwhelming influence of anti-Semitism, power worship, morality disdain and quest for world domination, Hitler proved as dangerous an entity as history has ever seen. The underpinning of the Nazi Party and his own popularity grew by leaps and bounds upon these fundamental beliefs, as Hitler sought to annihilate any and all peoples he deemed unworthy. Clearly, the Nazi objective was aimed at systematic dehumanization, a sobering concept duly noted in Richard Bessel's Life in the Third Reich and Mary Fulbrook's The Divided Nation : A History of Germany, 1918-1990. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCHtpop.wps

Hitler's Rise To Power
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5 pages in length. Many issues come to mind when one considers the reasons behind Hitler's rise to power – the Treaty of Versailles, the Munich Putsch of 1923, the economic depression, the 1933 Papen and Hindenburg decision to appoint him as chancellor, the Enabling law of 1933 – however, none made quite the same impact as Hitler's oratory, personality and leadership. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCHtPwr.wps