Research Paper

The Holocaust
The holocaust was a gruesome and terrible experience for millions. It started in 1933 when the German Nazis invaded other European countries to gain control of as much land as possible. While they expanded territory they tried to make a single superior race, which of course would be blond-haired, blue-eyed Germans, or Aryans as Hitler called them. Their leader, Hitler, was himself a Jew which was incredible because he was murdering millions of Jews.
The persecution of Jews was fuelled by many different reasons. First off, Adolf Hitler, the leader of Germany believed that Jewish people were lower than everyone else, and that they were a direct threat to the German people. Also, the persecution of Jews helped Nazi Germany fund their war. Germany was in an economic depression, and needed more money. One reason why the Jews were picked was because after World War 1, the Germans needed someone to blame for their loss. Because of this, the Germans were able to take out all their anger on the Jews.
One reason why Jews were blamed and persecuted was because Adolf Hitler believed that Germans were inherently superior human beings, and that the inherently inferior Jews threatened them to their very existence. They believed that the threat was so great that the only option was to exterminate them as though they were vermin. About six million Jews were killed in the genocide. Jews were considered the scapegoats to Germany. Germany didn’t want to take all the blame from the first war, and needed someone to blame it on.
The effects of the holocaust were horrific it left thousands dead and changed Judaism forever. Some people say that it was a war every day they got up and they struggled to stay alive. This is just how it was if you weren’t killed as soon as you got to the camp they would work you to death. This affected not only thousands of Jewish family’s but countries as a whole. Germany would have to live with this reputation forever. After the war was over the Jews were freed but this wasn’t the end of the fighting for them. They protested for many years, the lucky families that made it through the camps had no idea where their loved ones went. The Nazis hardly kept records at all just a simple tattoo on your arm. Before the war Jews were outcasts and no one wanted to be associated with them. After the war the Jews were furious with their government a large amount of them moved. The long lasting effect on this is that the Jews were falling asleep every night wondering what happened to their mom or dad, or brother and sister but they would never find out.
Hitler the leader of the Nazis was killing not only Jews but Christians and other religions as well. He built concentration camps and started to starve and gas all that got in his way of his single race. Hitler’s actions were inexcusable and when the Americans started to take back control Hitler committed suicide. When Americans got to the concentration camps they could not believe what they have seen. The holocaust was truly a terrible thing that happened.

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Second Research Paragraph #2

In this blog post, I will be commenting on the topic of the Holocaust. During the Holocaust, over six million Jews died. The Germans believed that they were superior to the Jews and that the Jews must be exterminated because they were a potential threat to society. The Jews were taken from their homes and moved into ghettos. They were then transported to concentration camps. Here, they would be required to do forced labor. The survivors of the Holocaust were moved into "displaced persons" camps set up by the Allied forces, and then moved from there. Even after the liberations took place, many victims still died because of the harsh conditions they were experiencing.

The Holocaust." USHMM. 2009. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 26 Mar. 2009 [http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005143]

Outside Reading March 22

For this outside reading, I am going to comment on a television show that I watched tonight on TLC. It was called, "Tree Man." Its about this guy who has a disease that makes him look like he has tree bark all over his body. I found this show very interesting. He had a bunch of surgeries to try to make him normal. He was in the hospital for 9 months. He must have had a lot of courage and strength to keep fighting when he could have just as easily given up. He had to leave his farm and his wife and kids to go to the hospital. Now that he has successfully finished his surgeries, he can finally go home and be with his family. I respect that this guy stayed with it and didn't give up.

Outside Reading March 18

For this outside reading, I am going to talk about an article that me and warren are using for the research project. This article is about Iraqi christians facing persecution. A recent poll showed that most of them feel safe in Iraq, but when a christian pastor was interviewed, he said that each year more and more of his congregation are getting murdered because they are Christian. I think that this is wrong and should be changed. Obviously people's opinions aren't going to change, but I think that some ways of protecting them could be put into place so they don't feel as persecuted.

Lyle, Jenna. "Iraqi Christians still face persecution." Christian Today 18 Mar 2009 18 Mar 2009 .

Warren's Blog - http://mrkoolsoffice.blogspot.com

Outside Reading March 8

For this outside reading, I am supposed to comment on a global issue that is occurring or has occurred recently. The article that I am going to talk about is called, "N. Korea warns against 'satellite' interception." North Korea is warning other countries that if their satellite that they are sending out gets intercepted, it will mean war. This was pretty scary to hear from some countries, because North Korea has been testing a new missile that has the possibility of reaching Alaska or Hawaii. The article didn't really specify what the satellite was for. I think that we should just let North Korea do what they want, as long as they are not affecting us, but if they do something that puts us in danger, we should attack.

N. Korea warns against 'satellite' interception." CNN 8 Mar 2009 8 Mar 2009 .

Outside Reading March 1

For this outside reading, I am going to comment on an article about some sort of culture. One article that I found very interesting was on CNN called "For sale: One life in China." This article is about this woman, Chen Xiao, who is letting people on the internet telling her what to do. She says that because her life last year went horribly wrong, maybe it will be better by having other people tell her what to do. Some things that she has been asked to do are taking care of stray cats, or feeding a homeless man. What she has found through this experience is that she is finding happiness through completing these simple tasks. I think that this is very interesting. I think that the culture has to be very different because I couldn't see an American person giving their life up to others. I think that most Americans are pretty self controlling, and I don't know if they would like this. It will be neat to see what else people ask her to do, and how long she keeps up with it.

Vause, John. "For sale: One life in China." CNN 26 Feb 2009 1 Mar 2009 .