Chris Browning’s book, Ordinary Men Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland, sheds light onto one of the darker corners of The Holocaust: how the ordinary people, the middle-class Germans whose names have been forgotten by history, were able to gather up millions of Jews and systematically kill them—with bullets, stuffing them in cattle cars destined for gas chambers. Browning’s book helps makes sense of the senseless. Browning’s entire book helps to shed light on the psychological transformation that had to occur in many German men in order to turn them into ruthless killers. This book helps the reader understand how… Continue Reading...
film "Yentl"
"Yentl" is a tale set in 19th century Poland, portraying a vivacious, independent little girl called Yentl from the Polish Jewish community, who was doggedly determined to follow her dreams despite knockbacks. Yentl obstinately wishes to pursue education in a community where academics, particularly Jewish religious learning, is strictly reserved for males only and is forbidden for girls. Posing as a youth, Yentl, however, flouts all societal rules and prohibitions with the strength of character that goes well with the personality of Barbra Streisand, who is the director, producer and co-writer of this remarkable movie. Although the film… Continue Reading...
they have to pay also makes little sense. Both company and client would prefer to have certainty over the monthly billing.
2. Poland and Czech Republic have expressed concerns about Germany's decision to power down its nuclear plants. They had initially felt upbeat about the idea of selling more power to Germany as that country becomes a net importer. However, these concerns were matched by concerns that Germans would be willing (and able) to pay more for Czech and Polish power than the locals would be. This, combined with increased demand from Germany, would create a situation where local prices for energy would rise as locals would be forced to compete for… Continue Reading...
Poland and Romania serving as the European Affiliates group. Station chiefs in China, Fiji, Kenya, the U.S. and South Africa serve as the non-European Affiliates group. Germany has its own group, as do Italy and the UK. Other subsidiaries within the Vodafone structure are found in the various regions from Albania to Spain to Ireland to Egypt. There is also an Asia Pacific group that includes station chiefs in Australia, Japan and New Zealand (Banzhaf & Som, 2006, p. 837).
This structure is facilitated by a new governance scheme as… Continue Reading...
of Bismarck-era Prussia. Prussia—essentially comprising much of modern-day Germany, Poland, and the Baltic states—had been unified under Bismarck but Bismarck wanted to centralize power over an otherwise disparate set of Germanic states. Germany as it exists now did not yet exist then, and Bismarck wanted badly to secure a modern nationalist regime. As a show of might, force, and political intent, Bismarck invaded France and took over the Alsace-Lorraine. In response to growing German aggression and unable to defend itself otherwise, France sought an alliance with Russia. Italy was by this point siding with Prussia and Austro-Hungary,… Continue Reading...
been reports of Ericsson paying bribes to policymakers and senior officials in Malaysia, Poland, and Costa Rica (“Ex-Ericsson executives tell of massive bribery: report,” 1). Apparently, Nenzell claims that he tried to encourage fellow employees to stop but was silenced, censured, and threatened with legal action (Morrow 1).
Of course, Ericsson officially denies all charges. Director of Media Relations Mikael Widell had stated originally “we welcome an investigation,” (Morrow 1). Others insinuate that the reasons why Ericsson can remain so cocky about its chances of coming out clean in the bribery suit is because at the time the bribes were made, the company was… Continue Reading...
tougher hurdles for immigrants of the time (Powell, 2008).
While Ellis Island made it easier for immigrants from Italy, Poland, and Ireland to come to the United States, the Chinese immigrants were excluded for over sixty years from 1882 to 1943. The act showed the level of racial tension in the United States and acted a precursor to future racial tensions in the country because of immigration. The United has had a long history of racial tension. Racial tension that sparked political and social action.
Beginning with the first Africans that were captured and put to work as slaves in the colonies, institutionalized racism remained a dark part of… Continue Reading...
167). This is perhaps a reversible shift. The U.S., Brazil, Spain, and Poland displayed substantial proof of a private-public religious move, with clear proofs of religion's retreat to the realm of the private. But religious skepticism was an unlikely justification: A majority of individuals indicating no religious preference held traditional religious views in spite of separating from their organized religious groups. Such unchurched believers accounted for a major part of the growth in the no religious preference trend.
The paper would be incomplete without a look at celebrity effects, especially Oprah Winfrey's influence, on spirituality and religion. Latest Oprah Winfrey Show episodes… Continue Reading...
their suffering, but gained a country to call home through the establishment of Israel in 1948. People living in Poland, Slovenia, and China, did not receive anything other than further political and economic instability.
There were not just differences when it came to victims during the Holocaust. There were similarities. The main similarity was the loss of life and loss of family. Many outside of the Jewish population experienced death as seen in Metod's autobiography. His retelling of the thousands of lives loss due to a resistance movement was common place during this time.
That is, many lived in countries that experienced political instability before, during, and after the… Continue Reading...
significant numbers to the Jewish population. For example, the takeover of Poland led to an increase of two million Jews. The moderate functionalist position was to simply have the Jews removed from the "living space" of the master race. Of course, this is easier said than done when there are millions and millions of Jews.
The general intention from the beginning was to remove the Jews via whatever means with as little to no impact as possible. That was not the easiest thing to deal with given that many Jews had property and removing that many people without a trace is… Continue Reading...
