Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Blog #4 Week of 2/15 -2/21
Following our visit to the Museum of Tolerance analyze the human dynamics of bias, exclusion and oppression and examine the consequences of social and political injustice by looking at contemporary and historical examples, particularly the Holocaust. Simply, comment on what you learned at the museum regarding bias, exclusion, oppression, social or political injustice. I want you to reflect on what you heard or saw at the museum.
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At the museum i learned that people whether they were handicapped, mentally handicapped, jewish, slavic, polish, gypsies, gays, communists that they were killed. People used discrimmination as a solution to their problems even though it might not have been the right way to go. Hitler didn't get into office on hhis first attempt but he appealed to the people his second time around. He used propaganda and other methods to try and convince everyone that the jews were crazy, infectious and the source of all of their problems.
ReplyDeleteToday's trip to the museum showed me just how screwed up Hitler was. He didn't even fit the profile for his "perfect race" and yet he discriminated against others who were just like him. I also learned that the Jews were just used as a scapegoat to blame all the problems of Germany on and to make them feel better by killing the Jews to solve there problem somehow. Being bias or discriminating against someone or a group of people could lead to another horrific event such as the holocaust and it needs to be taught to as many people at possible what happened in Nazi Germany
ReplyDeleteAt the museum, everything that we learned in class was better reinforced. To me it has always been really bizar that Hitler wanted to create this Aryan race of Blonde Hair Blue Eyed Germans. While Hitler was the total opposite of his perfect race. If that was Hitlers perfect race then why didn't he get rid of all the other Germans that werent blonde hair blue eyed people? Hitler blamed the Jewish people for all the horriable things that have happened to Germany. And thats why the had to exterminate them. Its shocking that Hitler killed over 6 million Jewish people. At th same time the Jewish population in Germany was less than one precent. I believe that if Hitler has not been caught he would have killed many many many more people, and the Germans would have still followed him. I also can not believe that the concentartion camps had gone undetected for so long. Many of those camps are huhe i just can not see how no one could have not noticed them. Maybe many people did and once they found out what they really were did not want to get caught by Hitler of one of his SS officers and get thrown into one of them waiting for their own deth. It amazing how even today there is a genocide going on and the government of that country simply writes it off. Apperantly, History DOES have a way of repating it's self.
ReplyDeleteThe exhibits at the museum explained that all types of people are discriminated against in one way or another and that words influence others along with having consequences. in the holocaust, hitler gained many supporters on his side in order to succeed at getting rid of the jews. many innocent and worthy people lost their lives in those years and were put through a lot of hardships. it was reinforced over and over that some people in the world dont accept others and it is not fair.
ReplyDeleteToday I learned that the Holacaust was the most disturbing piece of history known to man. First of all, Hitler didn't even fit his race. The Jews, Gypsies, Poles, Slavs, and handicapped, were dumb scapegoats. They should've never be slaughtered. I also learned about concentration camps. These are just brutal. I think we could've totally avoided the Holacaust by The Church stepping in, and other countries stepping in to stop all this havoc.
ReplyDeleteWhat i learned at the museum of tolerance, is that the Holacaust was a serious discrimination againist others. hitler had the courage to kill different kinds of social and culture groups, going from the jews,gays,handicaps,poles,slavs and gypsies.being bias is a horric event that can cause bad things to happen to innocent people that dont deserve that. some people did what they could to help other people, but i believe that the people that had a higher charge could have stepped in and did something to help.
ReplyDeletePhysically handicapped, mentally handicapped, jewish, slavic, polish, gypsies, gays, communists were all being discriminated. Jews were the ones who received more attention than the others and Jews were purposely singled out and exterminated until every Jewish person was gone. Many people went out of their way to help these poor people, but the rest kept silent and did nothing whatsoever to lend a hand.
ReplyDeletenot only did hitler try to kill all jews but he tried to kill many other people as well. although some people tried to help and hide jews to help save them while at risk of getting caught not enough people tried to help. i do believe that some other people knew and were just to scared to help out and try to stop this. we say we must talk about this so history does not repeat it self but to this day history is repeating itself for example in Darfur.
ReplyDeleteLauren Goss
At the museum of tolerance i learned that Hilter not only wanted to kill Jews but wipe out the race completely. i think that he is a terrible person and if we, as a nation, did something sooner unless waiting til the last second, we could've had more stories and creative, intelligente people around. Unfortunetly, Hilter is an awful man and didn't like the, less-than-one-percent of people that were smart and brilliant and jewish. Also I learned that not only jews were discriminated against but anyone that was different. I think its tragic what happened then and what is happening around the world. Its terrible that no one is acting out now against the genocides that are occuring everywhere.
ReplyDeleteWhat I learned at the Museum of Tolerance was that the world is a messed up place. All over the world people of different races and religions are targeted and killed because of who they are and who they believe. Hitler believed he could create a "perfect race" in which everyone in the world would have blonde hair and blue eyes, in fact Hitler himself had brown hair and brown eyes. I had been to the museum earlier this year so I knew most of what was shown about the Holocaust, but I learned new things that were not about the Holocaust. We learned that all over the world women are sold and trafficked as sex slaves. People can buy these women for a price ranging from 5000-500 dollars!!! Girls are drugged and kidnapped and sold into sexual slavery, and are fed a minimum amount of food just enough to survive. We need to stop this madness and save the world before it becomes more of a corrupt and disturbing place than it already is. That is what I learned at the Museum of Tolerance.
ReplyDeleteAt the museum not only did we learn of specific dates and times of great struggle. But we also looked deeper into how different phycopaths were able to come to power. It was shown that the ability of these people to lead and use the scapecoat of minoritys, to cause total chaos. More than just violence, we also learned that peoples decisions have impact on others, even if not intended to. I believe the most valuable thing we learned is that people everywhere are different, and always will be, but if we make careful decisions and dont give way to the ideas of intolerance, then we can all coexist in peace.
ReplyDeleteI learned many things at the museum. I learned that girls are being abused all over the world every minute and being killed. I also learned a lot about the holocaust. There was less then 1% of Jews in Germany and they decided to kill them. 6 million died and this should never happen again. Many people risked their family and their lives to help Jewish people stay alive.There were many exhibits that showed what was going on in Germany, overall it was a great experience.
ReplyDeleteThe trip to the museum was sad and awakening. I don't understand how so many people could stand by and watch people kill those who might have been there neighbors, or grocery store owners all because of there race. I'm glad the museum is there to educate people and prevent anything like the hollocaust in the future. It also shows that if there is a political issue and embaressment that came with losing the war it isn't right to blame it on the minority when it's the majoritys problem
ReplyDeletewhat i learned at the museum of tolerance is that there was and still are a lot of bad things happening in the world. I learned that Hitler was a very bad person and tried to eliminate any persons that did not fit into his "Aryan race" (blonde hair and blue eyes) even though he didn't even fit in. He killed Jews, Gypsies, Pols, Mentally and physically handicapped, jehovah witnesses,gays, and other people. I also learned that around 6 million jews died from the Holocaust. Also i learned that people are being trafficed and sold as slaves to other people. Some of these slaves are women and they are sometimes sold as sex slaves for as low as 500 dollars. I think that all of this needs to stop and not happen again if this world is gonna thrive and prosper.
ReplyDeletei learned hitller wasnt a jew and had a good exprience
ReplyDeleteAt the museum, I learned first hand of the bias and the Halocaust and political/social exclusions people had to suffer through. At the museum, I was visually shown examples of the hardships and sacrifices people had to make. I also learned of the inhumane acts that humans are able to commit. The story of soldiers tossing babies out windows really made me realize how inhumane humans can be. Through the exhibit in the gas chamber, I learned of the tortures that the Nazi's put several people through, which intensified my opinion of how truly terrible the Halocaust was and is. Also, learning of the abuse and neglect of women made me realize how out-of-line our society is. I feel that especially today, with a society so complex, that everyone regardless of race, religion, or gender should have equal rights. To see women being mistreated so terribly really disappointed me and made me realize how much work society still has to overcome the bias and excluding factors of today's world.
ReplyDeleteDuring out visit to the Museum of Tolerance, I was exposed to the many different aspects of bias, exclusion and oppression by learning about the Holocaust. I now have a better understanding of the horror that six million people faced during the Holocaust. I learned that the groundwork for mass murders gets laid during severe social upheavals, like economic crises and political chaos, in places that have a history of division between a dominant group and a less powerful one. This turmoil causes members of the dominant group to find appealing the idea that the scapegoat is weaker, blaming them for preventing a better future. I find it hard to fully comprehend the brutality of genocide because I have never experienced anything nearly as horrible. Although I may never understand how people could be sick enough to participate in mass murder, I do know the importance of never forgetting the genocides throughout history. Our trip to the museum has made me very passionate about preventing genocides and oppression today. I feel that helping others who are in danger of genocide now will cultivate the capacity to fight hatred and led us to a more peaceful society.
ReplyDeleteAt the museum i learned that people whether they were handicapped, jewish,gypsies, gays, communists that they were killed. People used discrimmination as a solution to their problems even though it wasn't the proper way. Hitler didn't get into office on his first attempt but he tried again and made his second time around. Hitler used propaganda and other methods to try and convince everyone that the jews were bad. I also learned that Hitler was not a jew.
ReplyDeleteI didn't really learn anything new about the Holocaust but I still thought the field trip was a very good learning experience to learn about tolerance. I also learned that one of the main reasons people followed Hitler because he would say Germany is in a crisis and he knows the way out.
ReplyDeleteThe Museum of Tolerance consisted of some very powerful messages and wonderful exhibits/displays that really captured the essence of the horrific instances of bias, oppression, and exclusion that people have had to suffer from through the past few centuries. I learned that words often times can go a long ways and can lead to horrifying consequences. I learned that Hitler raised the hopes of the German people who had just suffered from an embarrassing defeat by the Allies by pointing at the Jews and saying that they were the source of all their problems. All in all, I learned that throughout history innocent people have been treated poorly for no reason. If a group of people can provide a logical explanation as to why they are angry at another group of people - then power to them. But I think it is completely wrong and unjust to go ahead and kill millions of people for no actual reason. The world is no where close to being perfect, and probably never will be. In conclusion, the museum really opens peoples' eyes to the horrifying events that have occurred in the past and that are still occurring today. It opened my eyes.
ReplyDelete- Ben Pilosof
At the Museum of Tolerance I saw exhibits and learned a lot of things I hadn't known about before. It shocked me that someone like Hitler could 1. use power in such a wrong way. and 2. people could follow the beliefs of someone who believed killing people was the way of getting rid of problems. I was also astonished by the fact no one was able to do anything to stop what Hitler was doing. It also was unbelievable how Hitler managed to kill 6 million Jews and other races he did not want around. Despite how horrible the holocaust was I feel it was an awakening to the people's eyes to show how bad it actually was and to hopefully stop them from happening again.
ReplyDeletewhat i saw at the museum both shocked,sadden and enlightened me to the horror that was World War II and hitlers regime. I remember how our tour leader Stan said that history has a way of repeating itself. I then knew that no group or race should be discriminated against, and that we should have tolerance of others or else a new version hitler might emerge, and use our weakened economy or sense of nationalism to turn us against our fellow man.I was also very affected on the treatment of the boy i was following, he was 9 and was sent to Treblinka to have medical experiments done to him and to be simply hung when the nazis were done with his body. I was angered by the ignorance of others, as to the saying of in-existence of a holocaust and death of 6 and half million jews to be written off and say how it never happen.And thats what i think the point of the trip was, to lern about history and make sure it will never happen again.
ReplyDeleteThere were many unjust things at the museum. people had been degraded to thier last point of being and yet they pulled through in the end(with a little help). The Common aspects of injustice cause the most dangerous epidemics on societies, it causes social collapse. To overlook acts of injustice encourages the oppressors to go beyond the limits in aggression and criminality. It also pushes others to act on revenge as the germans did. Thier revenge consisted of pushing the minority to extinction. Thier injustice has been reflected throughout this century and is aggravating to myself because people don't think anymore, they just act in greediness and prejiduce. Though we all have prejiduce we are determined through how we act upon it.
ReplyDeleteI learned that suprisingly Hitler wasn't Jewish as I thought and if his teacher had been fair and just with him he might have become a better person that would have positivley affected the world, instead of the negative way he did.
The museum housed a number of exhibits showing the worst times in the history of humanity. I have learned that humans are capable of crimes more horrible than anyone can imagine. I have learned of horrible injustices that can not be overlooked by the world. If we do so choose to overlook these horrible crimes then history will repeat its self. I have also learned that there are horrible injustices against women still going on today. We as one of the most powerful countries in the world need to work to stop this. These are just a few of the valuable lessons i fortunately learned at the museum of tolerance.
ReplyDeleteI didn't really learn or hear anything I hadn't before while I was at the museum, but I still thought the trip was worth while because it showed me a new perspective on just how horrible Hilter was. I hope that everyone who visits the museum in the future will recognize how terrible the Holocaust was, help to end the discrimination that is going in modern times, and make sure that history never repeats itself again.
ReplyDeleteToday's trip to the museum showed me just how screwed up Hitler was. He didn't even fit the profile for his "perfect race". Physically handicapped, mentally handicapped, jewish, slavic, polish, gypsies, gays, communists were all being discriminated. Many good people went out of there way to help those suffering, but many more just sat around and didnt lend a helping hand. Everyone that visits the museum should recognize that the holocaust was a terrible "thing" and to notice the discrimination that is happening now a days and try to end it once and for all.
ReplyDeletei learned that people who were handicapped, mentally handicapped, jewish, slavic, polish, gypsies, gays, and communists were killed.The museum also showed me what a mad man Hitler was. Many people went out of there way to help those who were suffering, but alot more just sat around and didnt do anything to help!Lastly, i learned that humans are capable of more crimes and more horrible than anyone could ever imagine.
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