Essays on World War Ii

Eva and Miriam were his favorite set of twins. They were afforded special treatment, such as being able to keep their hair and clothing and receiving extra food rations. As long as they remained healthy and useful they would be kept alive. Others however, were...

“There can’t be two smart peoples in the world. We’re going to win the war so only the Aryan Race will stand.” This quote, was spoken by Josef Mengele, the holocaust became a thing due to a man named Adolf Hitler and one of the...

Yin and Yang, a popular Chinese philosophy stating that all things exist as inseparable and contradictory opposites. Meaning that the two opposites, such as good and evil, complement each other and have to learn to achieve harmony in order to live in peace. Each of...

The Holocaust, meaning “totally burnt,” was one of the most tragic events to ever occur in world history. It is considered an extreme form of genocide, which is a deliberate killing of large groups of people, especially of certain religious or ethnic groups. Centered in...

“At Auschwitz dying was so easy. Surviving was a full time job.” From his warm smiles to his lethal experiments, Josef Mengele deceived the prisoners of Auschwitz to make them feel safe, and then exploit their trust. Josef Mengele was one of many doctors positioned at...

The first people transported to Auschwitz arrived in the summer of 1940. About 3 years later, Josef Mengele arrived at the camp on May 30, 1943. When he first arrived, he was the medical officer in charge of the “gypsy camp”. Merely 3 weeks later,...

Starved, beaten, foul play, and dehumanized: these are only a couple of words to depict the ‘prisoners’ in concentration camps all around Germany amid World War II. Another word that depicts these individuals is, tests. Detainees were human test tubes, accessible in apparently boundless sums....

Bright lights, daily injections, hours of measuring, suffering, and pain turned into forgiveness, regained control, and a life filled with meaning. Josef Mengele gathered three thousand Jewish twins during World War Two in Auschwitz concentration camp and used them for experiments in hopes of creating...

Music accompanies man and his actions since the appearance of the human species. From disordered sounds of shells and pipes made of bones to the sounds of piano, violin, and even popular electronic music. Music was used as a tool to stimulate and emphasize emotions...

This 17 by 22′ brightly coloured WWII Propaganda poster depicts a young woman flexing while maintaining a confident forward gaze, with the phrase ‘We Can Do It’ stated boldly below. Dressed in masculine attire to elicit strength and ability, the figure’s red, blue, and white...