Essays and Research Papers on History Europe

This 5 page paper looks at how the causes behind the holocaust can be explained by the application of these two opposing schools of thought. Both of the opinions are argued with the appropriate evidence with relevant authors quoted in the text. The bibliography cites 5 sources.

5 pages in length. The Bermuda Conference, which took place in April of 1943, was assembled between Great Britain and the United States as a means by which to address the plight of wayward Jews who had become refugees from Nazi-occupied countries. The writer discusses that as positive and forthright as the Bermuda Conference ...

A 5 page paper discussing classic works by these German authors. Both Heine and Grass portray a dark and nearly hopeless Germany in their works. Heine's Deutschland, a Winter's Tale is older than Grass' The Tin Drum by more than 100 years, a century in which Germany rose to command world attention twice. Grass portrays a ...

A 5 page essay that compares and contrasts Mark Harris' Bang the Drum Slowly and Art Spiegelman's Maus, A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began. The writer argues how very different situations are connected when they each touch – as these authors do – on factors that are intrinsically human. No additional ...

A 5 page paper discussing the role the events portrayed in 'Schindler's List' and 'The Killing Fields' have served to shape awareness of human rights issues in the late years of the 20th century. It cannot be the place of some self-appointed body to attempt to dictate to any nation how it should collectively think, or what its ...

This 10 page paper provides a review of four specific articles on the ethics of medical experimentation on human subjects and the implications. This paper considers the argument that benefits can still be derived from assessments of the outcomes of the Nazi experimentation and the various arguments on the ethics of using the results ...

This 10 page paper provides a review of four specific articles on the ethics of medical experimentation on human subjects and the implications. This paper considers the argument that benefits can still be derived from assessments of the outcomes of the Nazi experimentation and the various arguments on the ethics of using the results ...

13 pages in length. How have scholars differed on the historical usefulness and reliability of personal Holocaust testimonies? For the most part, response has been in favor of the authors, inasmuch as an abundance of cohesion with regard to details that one cannot realistically question such authenticity. However, there are but a ...

A 5 page paper. What motivated Oskar Schindler to save so many Jews? This paper explores this question by discussing how Schindler came to be operating a factory and highlights of the events that transpired during the war. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

10 pages in length. Reviews two books, We Are Witnesses : Five Diaries of Teenagers Who Died in the Holocaust, Jacob Boas and Night by Elie Wiesel. The focus of the paper is not only the racism that caused the Holocaust but the rise and triumph of the human spirit in rebounding and fighting to see that another Holocaust ...

Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust: This 6 page report discusses these two books and compares their differing premises regarding the actions taken (or not taken) by “ordinary” German citizens during the Holocaust. Browning’s premise was that circumstances such as peer pressure, career promotion, and the mindless conformity of society led large numbers of common, everyday people to participate in murdering the ...

This 30 page paper considers the nature of the Jewish resistance movements during the Holocaust, and reflects on the significant issues raised during this era and the attempts to quell the German objectification and murder of millions of Jews in Germany and Poland. This paper assesses the success of resistance movements, including those that ...

5 pages in length. The issues behind ethics and morality are critical to defining what meaning truly represents. One who has thoroughly addressed these concepts is Viktor E. Frankl, a remarkable individual who has brought to bear his own interpretation of meaning through his life experiences. In his book entitled "Man's Search ...

A 7 page summation and analysis that contrasts and compares Herbert Marcuse's One-Dimensional Man and Christopher Brown's Ordinary Man. The writer argues that in their efforts to examine how people can be conditioned to accept the unacceptable, these authors have similar themes. No additional sources cited.

(5pp) What do you think of these days when you hear the word museum? Probably that it is just a place with old stuff in it, in glass cases, with bad lighting? Right? Not! If that is your concept, then get ready to check out the ...

This 4 page report discusses two specific questions regarding World War II. 1) Considering WWII’s worst excesses -- as exemplified in “Survival at Auschwitz” (Pimo Levi), “The Rape of Nanking” (Iris Chang), and “Hiroshima” (John Hersey) -- what conclusions can be drawn regarding humanity’s capacity to do evil or preserve dignity? and 2) How do American and Russian “contributions” compare ...

This 20 page paper provides an in depth look at the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in the context of the Holocaust. Several points of view are noted. An analysis as to the impact of the uprising, how it was accomplished, and the timing, are each discussed. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 6 page paper that discusses the Holocaust. Specific topics include what the Holocaust was, the numbers killed and the causes of the Holocaust. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 7 page paper discussing Josef Mengele, the "Angel of Death" of Auschwitz. Mengele escaped the Allies who liberated Auschwitz and the fled to South America where he lived out his days and died a natural death. His remains were examined in 1985, but many refused to believe that Mengele finally had been found until DNA ...

A 10 page essay that takes the rather unusual form of a fictitious diary written by someone who endures the Holocaust and survives. In order to compile this diary, which attempts to relate the daily activities and feelings of this fictitious Holocaust victim, the writer consulted the first-hand testimonials of several real Holocaust survivors. Details ...

5 pages in length. Polish writer-director Agnieszka Holland's film Europa, Europa both historically and emotionally addresses the extent to which people will go in order to stay alive. Caught within the hostile world of Nazi warfare, Jewish youth Solomon Perel realizes that the only way he is going to escape a brutal death at ...

A 5 page paper which discusses the emotional reactions to a Holocaust museum. In discussing this perspective that paper addresses the institutional vs. relational view point as it relates to this topic. No sources cited.

(5 pp) There are times when we are hearing a story, or an event told by a friend, and we almost automatically say, I can't imagine that. Perhaps that is even why some of us have such a great enjoyment of reading, in that it expands our sense of imagination. We ...

A 5 page essay that examines Ian MacMillan's gripping novel Village of a Million Spirits, which is a fictionalized account of the inmate uprising at the Nazi death camp of Treblinka. The writer focuses specifically on the subplot that MacMillan includes, which concerns Magda Nowak, a young pregnant woman. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page essay that address two novels. The writer argues that Primo Levi in his novel If Not Now, When? And Louis de Bernieres with his novel Cordelli's Mandolin present two narratives in which the protagonists are engaged in warfare, but are basically opposed to war. In exploring how these two men reconcile ...