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In Between Dignity and Despair, Marion Kaplan describes the everyday struggles of the Jewish people in Germany. From beatings to starvation, Jews suffered everything in between. Kaplan makes two main arguments throughout the book, that one; women played a very large role in the survival of families, and two; non-Jewish German neighbors were oppressors, not…

The Fool is considered an important character in the play even though he is not a major participant in events witnessed. His comments, full of ironic insight, provide wisdom and reasoning for Lear at times of need. He generally plays three major roles; Lear’s inner – conscience, represents Lear’s alter ego and plays a dramatic…

An Introduction Into the Dynamics of the Founder EffectPopulations are divided by geographic boundaries, confining a specific region/group of people to share and distribute its genetic traits within themselves without outward influence. The size of these populations is dependant upon whether certain mountains, rivers, deserts, oceans, or other extreme geographical, cultural, or technological conditions determine…

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are the three largest and oldest religions in the world. The Old Testament, part of the Bible, recounts the Hebrews’ connection with God. The Ten Commandments, also followed by Christians, establish rules against immoral acts such as theft and murder. Both Christianity and Islam originated from Judaism. All three religions share…

If you are required to write an answer, write no more than 100 words for each answer (please include word count each time) Chapter 2: How is the Ku Klux Klan like a group of real-estate agents? 3. How did the exposure of the Ku Klux Klan’s secrets significantly diminish the Klan’s presence and influence…

It is always said that people die for their flag, but like Howard Zinn says, “There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people. ” During World War 2 the Philippines, one of the most innocent countries, was brutally murdered, raped, and tortured. As the battlefield between the United States…

Black Nationalism refers to empower movements within the black American community. These movements emphasize African origins and identity, pride in being black, the desire for community control, and occasionally the yearning to establish a black nation in Africa or parts of the United States. By exploring the origins, beliefs, strategies, and goals of these movements,…

In Modernity and the Holocaust (1989) Bauman identifies the role modernity played in bringing about the holocaust. He argued that one of the conditions that impacted the occurrence of the Holocaust was the advancement in technology during the Enlightenment period. Which contributed greatly to the destruction of innocent people, thus mass extermination, as weapons were…

In Steven Stoll’s Ramp Hollow: The Ordeal of Appalachia, Stoll recasts the nature of both agriculture and land ownership and likens Appalachia’s early settlers to those who depend on access to a “commons”- in this case the forest as an ecological base. “The base gives everything but costs nothing.” Economy was self-created and self-supported through…

            Contrary to what was expected after the Civil War, the black community during the late 19th century continued to feel the remnants of slavery although no longer in its blatant form. In other words, the kind of freedom given to the black community was not the absolute kind, and it was definitely not what…