While reading the poem "Lady Lazarus," by Sylvia Plath, one would assume the narrator is simply suicidal. But, if one looks more closely they would find a deeper and more symbolic meaning to almost every word printed. Written as a lyrical poem, Plath uses symbols such as the Phoenix bird...

Most people associate the swastika with Hitler, the Nazis, and the Holocaust. Because of this, it has become a symbol of hatred and violence. However, the symbol known as the swastika has been in existence for over 3,000 years, and a variety of cultures have used it in a variety of ways. Although...

Throughout the world, Auschwitz has become a symbol of terror and the Holocaust. The German forces occupying Poland During World War 11 established in May 1940, a concentration camp on the outskirts of the town Oswiecim. The Germans called the town Auschwitz, which also gave its name to the nearby d...

SwastikaLove, Life, Luck, Light; is a representation of some of humanity's most wanted expressions! The swastika is a loved and welcomed symbol for many peoples in the world. The swastika is an equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles. It is also referred to in geometry as an icasagon. T...

In Sylvia Plath's poem, "Lady Lazarus", she horrifically describes the yearning for attention she has always wanted. By using the most expressive ways possible she entrances the audience's imaginative minds by unleashing this literary work. She uses symbolism, theme, and imagery throughout this poem...

Layton's poem "Rhine Boat Trip" illustrates the time of horror during which the Holocaust was taking place. Any of what is told in the poem can be seen from the Rhine because of the borders it keeps. The Rhine is a river that flows from the North Sea to Switzerland, but a vast major...

Throughout grade school every student is required to take an history course each year. The reason for this is so that students can learn what happened years back before they were born; to learn from the mistakes people made. These mistakes can be related to political, social, or religious factors; e...

I think that the farm is not located any where. But obviously the farm is a symbol of Russia. The location of it I think would be anywhere. I don't see why there would be a need to say where the farm is. The farm is to kind of cover up what Orwell really is trying to say. I can't figure out yet...

Throughout the years, decades and centuries of the world's tragic history, there is one specific event that is crucial and substantial to the development and outcome of how society is today- the Holocaust and Nazi Germany. It is a widely known fact that Adolf Hitler started the Holocaust durin...

Throughout the Nazi parties reign Hitler successfully used hate propaganda to exploit the grievances, fears and desires of the German populace to ensure his political parties success particularly throughout World War II. Hitler's use of negative propaganda effectively manipulated the German peo...

German discontent and bitterness in the 1920s began when the post-war peace settlement, the Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919. The Weimar Republic ended when Adolf Hitler suspended the establishment and believed he had power. The Kaiser had resigned and moved to the Netherlands, and a tempor...

The film cabaret shows the extremes of cultural and political life in Germany up to 1933 by the representation of Jews, women, the clubs, goals of life, as well as the representation of the communists, the Nazis, and general Hindenburg suggests that Weimar Germany's hedonism and indulgence by i...

The question in the movie was whether or not the American Nazi Party should be allowed to march in Skokie. The argument against the march is that the symbolism of the swastika will bring back memories to the holocaust survivors and surely incite violence. This of course brings up the topic of first...

Adolf Hitler: The Most Controversial Military Master Mind of the 20th Century Over the years, countless numbers of people have affected their day. Some people actions have also affected the future. Some people have used their abilities for good causes which were a great benefit to their society...

Those who were the destroyers thought of him as a god, those who were his victims thought of him as a demonic symbol. Hitler was and is an unforgettable figure for his undeniable intelligence, analytical annihilation, and religious reasoning. During that time many people felt an aspect of discrimina...

Based on the ideals of a nationalist German society, extermination of Jewish people was perceived as necessary in order to form a united Germany. A large basis of German political movements was based on anti-Semitism. The need for the extermination of Jews in these movements was based on the changin...

FASCISM For many years a taboo subject for all but a small number of specialists primarily in the fields of history and political science, and treated as an aberration in discussions of 'Western Culture', fascism has returned with a vengeance. The resurgence of extreme right wing and neo-fascis...

Adolf Hitler was born at 6:30pm on April 20th, 1889 in the small town of Braunau Am Inn, Austria. His father, Alois, was a customs official. Adolf's mother, Klara, was twenty three years younger than Alois. She had six children but only two survived, Adolf and his sister Paula. During his chil...

The movie Schindler's List touched me in many ways. I didn't realize the extent of the horror that the Jews faced. The thought that someone could come and barge in to my house and take all my belongings scares me. I now feel more sympathy than ever for the Jews who had to suffer through t...

After Germany signed the Armistice, the Great four: United States' president Woodrow Wilson, France's prime minister Georges Clemenceau, England's prime minister Lloyd George and Italy's Orlando met in Paris in January 1919 and worked out the Treaty of Versailles. The armistice ...

The movie Hitler - The Rise of Evil directed by Christian duguay and released in 2003 explores Adolf Hitler`s rise to power during the years prior to World War II and how the German society of post World War I allowed one person to manipulate and rule them, thereby giving up their own rights and per...

The meanings of "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" are numerous. It is a film with layers that keep peeling away and never come to an end, similar to the conclusion of the film. There is no pit, your mind keeps going, the layers keep coming. You are left with questions; what did this film mean explic...

There is a great controversy surrounding the Munich Pact and the appeasement of Hitler. Some historians argue that Neville Chamberlain's appeasement of Germany's fuhrer was a great mistake; while others suggest that the British Prime Minister made the right decision in a difficult situati...

History, according to Webster's Dictionary, can be defined as, "A chronological record of events, as of the life or development of a people or institution, often including an explanation of or commentary on those events." We must remember, however, that even though history is in the p...

The Confederate flag that now flies atop the statehouse of South Carolina has been a controversial issue for over 30 years. Raised in 1962 to commemorate the Civil War's 100th anniversary, it is the only Confederate flag to wave atop any state capitol in the country, and its presence has stirred qui...