The Holocaust

Timeline of the Holocaust: 1933-1945

• January 30, 1933: Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany
• March 22, 1933: Dachau opens as a concentration camp near Munich
• April 11, 1933: Nazis issue a Decree defining a non-Aryan as "anyone descended from non-Aryan, especially Jewish, parents or grandparents.
• November 24, 1933:Nazis pass a Law against Habitual and Dangerous Criminals, which allows beggars, the homeless, alcoholics and the unemployed to be sent to concentration camps.
• February 10, 1936 : The German Gestapo is placed above the law
• March 7, 1936: Nazis occupy the Rhineland.
• October 28, 1938 : Nazis arrest 17,000 Jews of Polish nationality living in Germany, then expel them back to Poland which refuses them entry, leaving them in 'No-Man's Land' near the Polish border for several months.
• November 7, 1938: Ernst vom Rath, third secretary in the German Embassy in Paris, is shot and mortally wounded by Herschel Grynszpan, the 17-year-old son of one of the deported Polish Jews. Rath dies on November 9, precipitating Kristallnacht.
• November 9/10:Kristallnacht - The Night of Broken Glass.
• November 12, 1938: Nazis fine Jews one billion marks for damages related to Kristallnacht.
•  December 14, 1938 :Hermann Göring takes charge of resolving the "Jewish Question"
• September 1, 1939: Nazis invade Poland (Jewish pop. 3.35 million, the largest in Europe). Beginning of SS activity in Poland.
• October 26, 1939:Forced labor decree issued for Polish Jews aged 14 to 60.
• November 23, 1939 : Yellow stars required to be worn by Polish Jews over age 10
• January 25, 1940 :Nazis choose the town of Oswiecim (Auschwitz) in Poland near Krakow as the site of a new concentration camp.
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• In 1943 - The number of Jews killed by SS Einsatzgruppen passes one million. Nazis then use special units of slave laborers to dig up and burn the bodies to remove all traces.
• November 25, 1944 - Himmler orders destruction of the crematories at Auschwitz
• April 30, 1945: Hitler commits suicide

Antisemitism is the hatred or prejudice agaisnt Jewish people.
Concentration camps are places in which large numbers of prisoners are held as persecuted minorities.
Deportion is the expulsion of an unwanted person or race from a coutnry.
Genocide is total destruction of a specific race.
A ghetto is a poor negelcted part of a residential city.
A holocaust is a detruction on a mass scale.
Kristallnacht was the night of broken glass in which nazis destroyed many jewish shops and then blamed the jews.

The Nazis broke several commandments in the holocaust. Among these were the sixth, seventh, and eigth. They murdered, raped, and stole from jews.

Blog on 5th Commandment

There are many things in the world that the Catholic Church does not agree with in today's society. Such issues are Capital punishment, the extent of self defense, and the issues surrounding a just war.

Some might say that Capital punishment is not needed in today's society, that it is to harsh. However, in my opinion the punishment should fit the crime, just as the crime should fit the punishment. If one person kills another, then it is the duty of the government to maintain the security of the state. In order to do so, the person who committed the murder must face dire consequences. These consequences are many time lethal and mortal. We must have the order so that we may send a message to those who think it necessary to kill others.

Another controversial issue is the issue of a just war. For example, not everyone was happy when the United states entered into Iraq to launch our preemptive strike. Many people think that this was not necessary and the we should not have done it. However, this preemptive strike was in retaliation of 9/11 when the terroist bombers took down the world trade center. This retaltiation was just because it was in order to save many civilian lives who were threatened by the very presence oof terror. Just wars are needed in today's soceity.

Self defense is something that every person should have the right to eximplfy. If you are walking down the street, and someone starts to attach you, you have the right to retaliate without any consequences. This is how it is , and this is how it should be. Self defense is part of what being an American means.

Trayvon Martin Reaction

It has been exactly one month since Trayvon Martin was unjustly murdered. This murder did not make sense to anyone. However, even as this case has progressed, it has alos grown in popularity. Now people all over the United States are calling for the arrest of George Zimmerman. Marches by local highschools in Florida have been spreading to all the major cities in the country. Many celebrities have become involveds as well. Through the use of Twitter and Facebook, people have come to know about Trayvon Martin.

In the case of Trayvon Martin, people are calling for it to go the the Supreme Court. The FBI and US Justice Department have joined together in order to find out the truth . The family wants an outside opinion in order to help figure out if the Stand your ground law applies. Stand your Ground states that any person who feels threatened can use deadly force if need be. Zimmerman is claiming that this is what happened. However, the evidence just doesn't add up.

Hoods Up

Trayvon Martin

Trayvon Martin was a nice teenager who was brutally murdered by the racist, George Zimmerman. Zimmerman was a self proclaimed community watchman. Martin was a good student who got A's and B's on his report card. On the nught of February 26, Martin was walking home from the conveniece store. He had just bought a sweet tea and some skittles.

 Martin was walking when Zimmerman started to follow him in his car. Zimmerman then proceded to call 911 and report Martin's suspiciuous behavior. As he called 911, Zimmerman continued to follow Martin in a car closely behind. The 911 responder then proceeded to tell Zimmerman not to follow. If you listen closely to the 911 tape provided below, you can hear what happened at the time. However, if you listen extremely close around 2:20, you will hear what seems to be a racial slur. The police officer even tol Zimmerman not to follow, and he did. Some people think that it was Zimmerman who was intoxicated or on drugs, not Martin.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOpGAOXL5Uk 

After Martin had been shot, the police showed up. Zimmerman claimed self-defense, and was let go immediately. End of story. Nothing happened. Police protocol was not followed in this situation. The police did not perform an intoxication test on Zimmerman. Now Martin's family is calling for a national case because of the bad job done by the police in Florida. I believe that this case will reach a national level and sonn the murderer will be brought to justice.

End the Use of the "R" Word

Over the past years, people with a mental disability have been referred to as having mental retardation. However, many people have twisted the use fo the word to become a slur agaisnt those who are not as smart as others. People need to realixe that this word can hurt. And when it hurts, it can hurt for a lifetime. The word retard, or retarded has come to mean something more that that. It is crude and just plain wrong.

However, I believe that a new word ( Intellectual disability) for this slur is not the answer. For one thing, i don't think that anyone will make use of this word because it is to long to say. Secondly, if people do use this word, then the use of it will one day be so great that it to will become a slur against the mentally retarded. Then we will all be back to where we are now.

I do not pretend to have the answer because I don't. However this is not the way to go. If it is directed towards someone who truly is disabled, then action should be taken. But if the person is not mentally challeneged, and someone says that they are retarded, then that person ahould just brush it off and go on with their life.

My Teacher Won't Let me Swear on the Internet

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It has come to our teachers attention that many kids use profanity. However, most recently it has become more prominent on social medias such as Twitter and Facebook. Our teacher has kindly demanded that we cease and desist all uses of these colorful words. Now personally I usually do not swear on the internet just because that is the way I am. However, these so called bad words are being called "bad" by the previous generation. These people are trying to deny us one of the most basic rights of man. That is the Freedom of Speech.

Even with everyone's parents trying to prevent this new wave of vocabulary, the kids still use them on a daily basis. You hear it in school, on the field, and sometimes in the house. People, like our all knowing teacher, tell us that we cant use profanity on the internet, but what i want to know is how they even think that they are going to stop us. I know that since it is a private school, they can try and do things like this, but the truth of the matter is that this might work for a month or two, but the end result will always be the same. You can not make a teenager change his or her use of language just by telling them to stop. It will always go on.

This is America. The land of the Free, and the Home of the Brave. By trying to monitor or use of language what are teacher is essentially saying is that we have no more freedom of speech. If that is the case than i will surely leave my school and go somewhere else. Our freedoms must be protected at all costs no matter how small or unimportant they seem. However, like I said above, I don't usually swear on the internet. However, our teacher has crossed the line, and I must stand up for the common good. Our teacher has said that he will not let anyone swear on the internet anymore. This is complete and utter bull ****.

New Years Resolutions for the World

World New Years Resolutions

1. End World Hunger
2. Solve the Economic problems in the world
3. Have athletes from every country particpate in the summer Olympics (London)
4.Pay more attention to the church
5.Supprt the countries that are less fortunate then us.
6.Reduce the amount of crime/murder in our country
7. End any unnecessary wars
8.Create oppertuninties for those who do not have them
9.Keep kids in school to get a better education
10.End gay marriage