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- 2611: Death Marches
- ... resistance by retelling the horrific stories of what occurred to those who followed. Some theorists argue that if the Jews had not been exposed to the kind of Nazi propaganda that was utilized as a control measure through out the early part of World War II that the mass exterminations would have been far less effective. At the same time, Nazi occupation of much of Europe during this period maintained an ... the killing facilities at Auschwitz-Birkenau between 1942 and 1944. The views of some of the survivors of Auschwitz help to underscore the history of the ghettoization process and the quelling of opposition to Nazi control. The process of ghettoization has been related in the stories of many of the survivors of the death marches, many of whom lived through ghettoization in Hungary and Poland under the directives of Adolph Eichmann ...
- 2612: Heinrich Himmler
- ... had consolidated police power in Germany and was named Chief of the German police on June 17 of that year. With all organs of the police, especially the Gestapo (secret state police), now under his control, his power was virtually without limit. In addition to his other responsibilities, he was also responsible for the security services (Sicherheitsdienst) and the concentration camps, which up to that time housed prisoners of the state ... When it came time for Hitler to order the annihilation of the Jews, who better to select to carry it out than the man who was at once his most loyal follower and also in control of the apparatus necessary for its execution? And that is what Hitler did. The precise date is not known, but what is known is that Himmler obeyed the order he received with his customary thoroughness ...
- 2613: Achilles’ Actions Bring His Eventual Doom Closer To Reality
- ... to partake in his destiny that he brings his doom upon himself. It is one of the greatest sins one can commit, to deny the world of your gifts. It is impossible for us to control our fate, the gods (speaking in Ancient Greek terms) control our lives as they see fit and by reading this poem, it is possible to come to a deeper understanding of how we must accept it.
- 2614: The Mafia
- ... maybe ranging all the way to 1957, the "Mafia was not a membership organization but a natural outgrowth of culture, politics and law enforcement" (Peltzman 38). Many have tried to eliminate the Mafia from its’ "control" of the underworld and its’ stranglehold on politicians and government. Under the fascist movement in the late 20’s and 30’s of Cesare Mori, Mori tried to eliminate the Mafia in any way in ... loyalty and submission to the family as a whole. The Sicilian Mafia based their existence upon their strong beliefs that justice and honor are for oneself to take care of not for the government to control. Antithetical to this honor that is represented by the European Mafia, the American Mafia consists of more cold-hearted thieves and criminals. Although they based their organizational beginning around the model of the Sicilian Mafia ...
- 2615: Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony
- ... or interact with him because they were too fearful to look past his differences and accept him as a fellow human being. The white man introduced alcohol (firewater) to the Indians in an attempt to control them, manipulate them, and take advantage of them. As the Indian people became more dependent on the alcohol, the white man fed the addiction with more alcohol, more bars, and more liquor stores. The Indian ... ill effects of vomiting cheap wine and participating in prostitution. The power and unity they once shared with each other had disappeared, and the sacred ground they appreciated and respected was no longer under their control. The land was now in the hands of the white man, which would lead to devastating abuse, pollution, resource depletion, and eventually destruction. The ancient Indian story said, “They will fear the people” and “They ...
- 2616: Heart Of Darkness 12
- ... horrible. To have the power to make all of the rules that you want...to do ANYTHING that you wanted to do, whenever, wherever and to whomever you wanted is just so unbelievably huge. Absolute control. I think that I would probably go around making up all kinds of laws that I always thought made sense. The kinds of laws that other people thought were pretty stupid. I m pretty sure ... of the citizens of the world would abuse the power given to them. I think that people would just get so caught up in the immenseness of their power, they would just end up losing control and doing things that they normally wouldn t even think of doing. Deep down, we re all capable of some pretty evil things.
- 2617: Pornography and the New Puritans
- ... though “the movement to ban pornography is especially self-righteous, it looks like blacklisting to me.” He believes that feminist group are under fascism, which is banning something you don’t like and can’t control. He compares the situation of pornography to the situation of abortion. In the article feminist group are compared to the Right to Life people. The feminist group believes that attitudes toward child molestation and rape ... could not do. He feels that instead of controlling what the criminals see or read they can do something about them first.” The point is: let’s do something about them, instead of trying to control what they read or see.” I feel as though this article is very interesting. I think it is funny how Irving includes exclamatory remarks, like Boy, am I lucky!” or “Now there’s a scary ...
- 2618: Gangs
- ... activity. THE VIOLENT GANG, Organized to obtain emotional gratification that violent activities can bring, Members spend time building arsenals, planning and carrying out violent acts, Leaders tend to be emotionally unstable — have a need to control and direct others, Both leaders and followers tend to overestimate the importance, size and power of their group, Structure is constantly changing. Allies one day can become enemies the next day, Identified by inner-group ... gangs Can begin as early as elementary school starting at 7-8 years of age. Leadership roles in street gangs are usually not formally recognized positions. They are assumed by a member who demonstrates dominant control at a given time. Gangs are usually comprised of males ranging from 7 to 28 years of age. Keeping with modern day mores, gangs have gone equal opportunity allowing females to partake in the stealing ...
- 2619: Compare And Contrast ‘State’ And ‘Nation’
- ... a state was made at the Montevideo convention on rights and duties of states in 1933. A state must support a permanent population, a defined territory along with a government that is capable of maintaining control over its territory. A state must also conduct international relations with other states. Much like a nation all these components are not absolute and can alter between states, for example a state can change its ... diversity. Some critics argue that the nature of the state is in decline. Technological progress has greatly limited the influence of the state as satellites and the internet have made information more available, thus taking control away from the state. The rise of global business has also meant that the state has lost power in international affairs as the companies are involved in many states simultaneously. The individual state is also ...
- 2620: Harrison Bergeron 2
- ... only can see what the have been allowed to see, by this secret, non-equal, organization in this so-called equal country. The next instance of irony appears in a scene where Harrison illegally takes control of a broadcasting station and plays unedited and uncontrolled movies and music to the public, while he asks them to take off their mind controlling head bands. This scene gives hope for the future of ... symbolism. They both take place in the not so distant future where the government has manipulated human intelligence to the point that all persons are equal. In a place where the government ultimately has total control over not only everyone s lives, but their minds as well. The motive behind the governments controlling society is the idea that an equal society will eliminate hatred, envy, and war. While this does prove ...
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