“While I drew, and wept along with the terrified children I was drawing, I really felt the burden I am bearing. I felt that I have no right to withdraw from the responsibility of being an advocate.” – Kathe Kollwitz. As the German painter and sculptor, Kathe Kollwitz conveyed in her statement that the art she created held the burden of transfiguration. The fixation of sorrow and hardship that occurred while she sat huddled with the children was the driving force of her drawings. Her realization that
During World War II more than 127,000 Japanese-American citizens were imprisoned at internment camps in the United States. Their only crime was that they had Japanese ancestry and they were suspected of being loyal to their homeland of Japan. This was done because earlier, the Japanese government bombed the United States(U.S.) Naval base at Pearl Harbor to attempt a sucker punch on the US before their fight which turned into World War 2. Though, many argue if the decision of the internment was justified
Caleb Stucky Mrs. Lyons English 9 21 February 2015 Loyalty in The Fellowship of the Ring: The Importance of Character to Life’s Quest In the midst of the XXIst century, loyalty seems to have practically disappeared. Dave DePue quoted John McArthur in his article Leadership Series: Loyalty (2 Corinthians) as saying that our society cannot imagine leaders that are truthful to the point where loyalty is seen as a weakness instead of a virtue (qtd. in DePue). He goes on to say that, “Rebellion and defiance
Helmut Newton was a german Australian photographer. Newton was born in Berlin, Germany on October 31, 1920. He was soon to change the word with the artwork with women, using their bare bodies to capture the uniqueness of the female body, He was a fashion photographer. He continued his career and made his passion into his profession, until he died in a car accident in West Hollywood, California on January 23, 2004, he was 83 years young, his legacy lives on to this day. His artwork was “ Self- Portrait
To what extent can the treaty settlements at the end of World War I be considered ‘harsh and short-sighted’? It can be argued that the treaty settlements at the end of World War I were largely short-sighted but only partially harsh. The Treaty of St Germain which dealt with Austria was harsh as it led to severe economic problems in Austria. Not only the treaty of St Germain, but the Treaty of Versailles, dealing with Germany, also imposed harsh military restrictions on Germany. The treaty settlements
the Army and you don’t know who Audie Murphy is?” In a stern voice he told me to find out then report back to tell him about Audie Murphy. I asked other people in the class, and I learned quickly that Audie Murphy is one of the most well-known Army war heroes in our nation’s history. Audie Murphy grew in a large but poor family on a cotton farm near Kingston Texas about fifty-five miles outside of Dallas (Hubler 1). His father left the family when Audie was a teenager and his mother died not long
Siegfried Sassoon Biography With war on the horizon, a young Englishman whose life had heretofore been consumed with the protocol of fox-hunting, said goodbye to his idyllic life and rode off on his bicycle to join the Army. Siegfried Sassoon was perhaps the most innocent of the war poets. John Hildebidle has called Sassoon the "accidental hero." Born into a wealthy Jewish family in 1886, Sassoon lived the pastoral life of a young squire: fox-hunting, playing cricket, golfing and writing romantic
The year is 1938. War is plaguing Europe. The German military, under the direction of Adolf Hitler, was ruthlessly invading European countries attempting to create a larger and more powerful Germany. While this was happening, the world of theoretical physics was on the brink of an incredible discovery: splitting atoms, the building blocks of all matter, could result in enormous amounts of energy being released. The Germans were leading this cause, but letting Hitler gain control of a possible
never got truly near anybody. Indeed with his wartime companions, there was a divider you could not get behind. It is similar to he'd been some place no one else had gone, and you could not run with him. This separation got to be apparent after the war when he started to experience the ill effects of what today is called Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Audie was consistently known to be a hard charger and age certainly was not an element. On the off chance that anything, it helped him succeed
Raymond B. Fosdick to investigate such claims, which he soon found to be accurate (Brandt 124). According to records, 288 per 1000 of these troops reported venereal disease, which equates to almost thirty percent (Brandt 127). As US entrance into World War I became more and more likely, the situation became a cause for concern. On the subject Brandt writes, “The problems of vic... ... middle of paper ... ...s difficult to evaluate, these campaigns marked the start of public health efforts against
Nightingale was born on May 12, 1820 in the Villa La Columbaia in Florence, Italy. Her father was a Whig, a Unitarian, and an abolitionist . He played a major part in Nightingale’s education, teaching her several foreign languages, such as Greek and German, and also teaching her math, history, and philosophy. Nightingale’s mother was a very different compared to her father. Fanny Nightingale was determined to get her daughter to marry. However, Nightingale disliked this prospect, and by the age of
One of the most prolific illustrators of the Golden Age of Illustration (1880’s to 1920’s) was a German born artist named Joseph Christian Leyendecker. The talented man illustrated more than four hundred magazine covers from 1896 to 1950. Joseph Christian Leyendecker illustrated for publications, magazine covers, men’s fashion, and advertisements for automobiles, soap, and Kellog’s cereal. His distinct style and productivity served as inspiration for future illustrators, including his friend Norman
Maintaining Faith Elie Wiesel was a Jew born on September 30, 1928, in Sighet, Transylvania. He grew up with three sisters: Hilda, Bea, and Tzipora. When World War II began, many Jews were sent to concentration camps. At the age of fifteen, Wiesel and his family were sent to Auschwitz.. Later on, he and his father were transported to Buchenwald, where his father died shortly before liberation in April of 1945. During the year he was in the concentration camps, Wiesel endured starvation, hard labor
applied. The accused in this case, Adolf Eichmann was appointed to the Jewish Section of the “Security Services” (SS) in 1934 and later on became extremely involved in Hitler’s’ formulation and operation of the “Final Solution”. At the end of World War II, many top officials of the Nazi Party were tried at Nuremberg Trials. In 1950, Eichmann escaped to Argentina like many other members of the Nazi Party and lived there under assumed name and identity with his wife and children joining him two years
When the Government Stood Up For Civil Rights "All my life I've been sick and tired, and now I'm just sick and tired of being sick and tired. No one can honestly say Negroes are satisfied. We've only been patient, but how much more patience can we have?" Mrs. Hamer said these words in 1964, a month and a day before the historic Civil Rights Act of 1964 would be signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. She speaks for the mood of a race, a race that for centuries has built the nation of America
Consequences of Joseph Stalin's Leadership Stalin began his rise to power after the death of Lenin in 1924. At this time, Russia was in social, political and economic turmoil and suffering from ailing international relations following the revolution of 1917 and growth of a one party communist sate. The 'uprising of the proletariat' had occurred in a country without a recognisable working class. In order for Russian industry to develop, the political system needed stabilising and capital
War Creates Social Division, Not Cohesion In attempts to truthfully learn from our past and make progress towards a peaceful world with equality for all, the topic of war, and the effects of war, is an importance issue. Many people believe that war, although obviously destructive, does lead to social cohesion within the particular nation-state at war. The Senate of Canada defines social cohesion as the capacity of citizens living under different social or economic circumstances to live together
The United States faces countless threats on both home front and aboard. The countries that pose the greatest threat to U.S. national security are China, Iran, and Russia. Anyone of these countries could inflict grave damage to the United States, resulting in catastrophic results. I’ll compare and contrast these countries 5 intelligence disciplines to determine which country poses the biggest threat to U.S. national security. China poses the greatest threat to the United States national security
April 18, 2014 marked the Republic of Zimbabwe’s 34th year of independence. As recently as February, the European Union indicated that they might soon relax sanctions imposed upon the nation. The current sanctions on Zimbabwe by both the European Union and the United States are the result of a long history of human rights abuses and political oppression committed by Robert Mugabe and his ZANU-PF government since the country gained independence in 1980. This paper will analyze the major human rights
A man sits in a hospital waiting room, anticipating the test results that are about to come. While sitting there he over hears a doctor tell a young lady her diagnosis. She is a woman of her late twenties with a husband and family by her side and she has just been diagnosed with a terminal illness. This is a tragedy that no one ever sees coming. Would this woman want to die rather than deal with the pain or maybe she will stay strong and suffer through it all, for her kids and for her family. However