Germany 1918-1933

It was partly luck that led Hitler to power. Conditions such as the Reichstag Fire, or the great Hyperinflation led Hitler to gain the Germans obedience. When Germany was suffering from the Hyperinflation, they were in many ways, desperate. Germans wanted a leader who would solve this. Hitler took this opportunity. His convincing speech was all that was needed to gain Germany's trust. Other factors contributed to Hitlers control, but nothing as overwhelming as the Reichstag Fire. After Berlin firefighters reached the Reichstag building, Chambers of Deputies were dead. Policemen searched inside of the building for a cause, and found a man named, 'Marinus van der Lubbe' who supposedly started the fire. To the Nazi's, the fire was an affirmation of the communists plotting to damage the Government of Germany. Marinus van der Lubbe was beheaded a year later, in this way Hitler then got rid of his main competition. These events, in my opinion, was the two most important events, because they slowly both led Hitler to power.

Nuremberg Laws in Nazi Germany.

According to the Nuremberg law, a citizen would be proclaimed a Jew, if 3-4 grandparents were Jews. Even if you yourself had converted into another type of religion, you would be recognized as a Jew. Jews were hated by the Nazi's for what they had done in WWI, therefore this meant the Nazi's pushed Jews out of their business, and non- Jewish Germans would take over for a bargained price. This left many Jews jobless.

Even Jewish doctors were not allowed to treat non-Jewish German patients, and Jewish lawyers were forbidden to practice law. This meant many Jews became unemployed. A way Nazi's expressed there hatred for Jews, was that the Nazi's stamped a red 'J' on the Jew's identity cards, and a Jews middle name would be changed too; if you were a boy 'Israel', and if you were a girl 'Sara'. This allowed police to easily identify Jews.

A law called the "Law of the Protection of the Hereditary Health of the German People", was a law made for official marriage. If you had contagious diseases or passed on illnesses, you were not allowed to marry. These were some of the many things Nazi's did to change history.

Hitler takes control.

1.  What are Civil Rights?  What are some that we have?


Civilians are given rights, so problems such as racism and sexism are not extended as a 'moral hazard'. Rights such as Freedom of speech, Abolition of slavery, Right of privacy, and so on. When Hitler took control, rights including these were deteriorated. Leaving only, if you are a 'Perfect German', you are allowed to live in no harm. This new concepts was derived from of course Hitler himself.  

2.  Why might some of Hitler's measures in abolishing personal freedoms and Civil Rights be seen by some as as a positive, or necessary move?


Back then, when Germany was in a treacherous path, people would believe Hitler, knowing that what other things they had tried had no value. When Hitler gave such a satisfying speech, people would follow, not knowing what would become of this new lead. Hitler gave the impression that he had a great pansophy, which he knew people would follow along. When he said that the destruction of Civil rights is necessary, people would follow along thinking that it was part of a process leading towards a better Germany.  "Now we’ll show them! Anyone who stands in our way will be mown down! The German people have been soft too long. Every Communist official must be shot. All Communist deputies must be hanged this very night. All friends of the Communists must be locked up. And that goes for the Social Democrats... as well!" After a fire broke down where the usual Reichtag meetings are held, Hitler persuaded the Nazi's to get rid of competition, this was easily done for him because his Nazi army had somehow doubled. After this communist massacre, Hitler was surely in power, and he used it in ways you will never imagine.

The Treaty of Versailles.

In my opinion, the whole treaty was unfair to the German citizens. The fact that they can only have a certain amount of soldiers and combat machines such as torpedo submarines, battleships, so on; does not allow them to fend of attackers. The fact that Germany was blamed for the whole conflict they called 'The Great War' was not sincerely correct. The war began due to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, who which was assassinated by a group of Serbian nationalists. With that information, why was the war blamed on Germany? Additionally, Germany and her allies were blamed for the damage done during the war, still Germany herself had to pay all the expenses. All of these reasons describe why I believe that the Treaty of Versailles was unfair towards Germany.

Moral actions...

'Moral actions positively contribute to a society.'

In my opinion this statement is true, in some cases. There is a 70-30 percent chance that it could result in a flaw. An example of a moral action that positively contributed to a society would be Mahatma Gandhi's hunger strike; it is a sign of perseverance and concentration, and in Gandhi's case, was based in praying to the gods. Still, moral actions could also negatively contribute to a society, considering the different types of religions, and different types of morals each religion would have.

This I Believe: Faith

Pennies From Heaven.

The belief that is being discussed is about faith. This man had a wife. After 43 breathtaking years of marriage; the wife dies from cancer. This man, finds pennies on the ground, he pursues the dream of his wife leaving them there for him. Pennies from heaven. 

After Stark loses his wife to cancer, he has to experience new things. After about a month after his wife's death, Stark was banking in money, but something stopped him in his trail. A penny. Instead of leaving on the ground; as he normally would. He picked it up and brought it home. Each day after that, he found multiple pennies lying on the ground. When he realized that he needed a bigger jar. He realized that He remembered something else. Once before his friend had told him that angels leave pennies to exclaim 'Good Luck'. From then on, whenever he found a penny, he knew that up there, his wife was helping him, in a way. She was an angel.

This story appealed to me because of the context. The way he described his life after his wife's death, was so tragic. Still, some place it gave you ideas of hope and faith. It lets you know that God really might be up there, and still giving us boosts, when needed.

http://thisibelieve.org/essay/10939/

My Learning DomiKnow

Have you ever wondered if you were in the right side of the classroom? Have you ever found it harder to listen or concentrate? Have you ever disliked a class just because of the organisation style your teacher teaches in? This all can depend on your learning profile. These simple steps can tell you what strategies you can use to benefit yourself in the class rooms. 

I believe that these following strategies that can benefit me;  sitting on the right side a few rows back where I hear easily by slightly turning my left ear to the front, I also prefer to learn through the full picture, context and emotional relevance, and I enjoy a bigger picture for I am a Gestalt brained person. As a kinesthetic learner I enjoy physical learning. In some instances I would start to feel stupid and clumsy, when I am under stress. When I am relaxed my movements tend to flow freely. Sometimes I interpret used language by its pitch, tone, or rhythm. By finding out your learning profile, you can benefit from it. I now know that it would be easier for me to sit near the back right side of the class. I now know that I should try not to become stressed so easily. 


I want my teachers to know this about me because, they will now make disesions based on my learning profile. This will benefit me and the teacher. The teacher will also know not to be worried about when I seem ambisinister, because they will know that I have been stressed.