The Museum of Tolerance addresses two thought-provoking themes: racism and prejudice in America and the history of the Holocaust during World War II. My overall experience at this museum in Los Angeles left me troubled by the overwhelming amount of intolerance that has corrupted our society. Racism is bred out of hate and ignorance and leads to self-destruction. It has divided and conquered people because it deeply affects one’s way of thinking. The first section of the museum I entered was the…
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of the Holocaust is Anne Frank. She was a young girl who lived in Amsterdam. Her story is horrendous because she was in hiding during tough times in history. Although the Nazis were arresting Jews, Anne stayed the cheerful young girl she was before the holocaust. In other words, she didn't let what was going on in the outside world affect her. Like Anne Frank, there were other young victims of the Holocaust. Out of the 6 million victims, 1.5 million were children. My experience in the Museum of Tolerance…
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May 17,2015 The Museum of Tolerance In doing this project, I actually went with a two classmates. We all decided to go to the Museum of Tolerance on Sunday May 17,2015. When you first pulled up into the parking lot the security was really strict, he told us to open our trunk and told us that there was no food nor drinks allowed into the museum. I wasn't very shock on how strict they were because I had been there once and that other times I came they actually didn't even allow us to bring…
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The Holocaust was a horrific event that took place during World War I. It was the genocide of 6 million Jews by the Nazi’s that took place in Germany. It was a tragic part of history that is very important to remember. The Holocaust remains an unforgettable part of human history,which forces us to confront the very dark, forcing us to confront the darkest aspects of our nature. As we navigate the complexities of the modern world, it's crucial to investigate whether the social practices that fueled…
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market to get things to sell (Holocaust Memorial Museum). The Germans took full control of the city in 1941. With the Germans having full control, they started forcing Jewish families into the ghetto. Families were being torn apart everywhere “Stefania’s mother was sent to Germany for forced labor; Stefania was 16 and left to care for her 8 year-old sister,” (Holocaust Memorial Museum). Soon Germans started shipping people off from the Ghetto (Holocaust Memorial Museum). Mr. Diamant and his wife were…
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was born in the prison known as Camp 14, not far from Pyongyang. Camp 14 is part of a network of political prisons believed to be the largest in the world, where an estimated 150,000 dissidents and their families live in conditions reminiscent of Holocaust-era concentration camps. As he was brought to the camp’s execution field, Dong-hyuk realized he wasn’t the one due to be killed that day — it was his mother and brother. The boy calmly watched the executions, he says now, having been brainwashed…
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Media 10 March 24th,2015 Outside Essay#1 A visit to Museum of Tolerance Last weekend,I choose a spare time to take a visit to Museum of Tolerance.It is a museum which tells us the history or stories of Nazi-dominated Europe during World War II.I have learned a lot of hidden history during the period from the 1920s to 1945.What the most important is that I have seen the race conflict between the Germanic people and the Jewish people.Racial discrimination has been a prominent contradiction…
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Are there any true heroes from the Holocaust? The Holocaust was a tragic event in human history. The Holocaust happened during World War 1, the period of the war, and the Holocaust was 1941-1945. Germans led the Holocaust. The Germans formed a group called the Nazis who followed the rules and demands of Adolf Hitler. They built these camps that were essentially death camps, they were invented to kill all individuals. The most popular concentration camp was called Auschwitz. They killed and tortured…
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that they are getting brand new books just as Rita is excited to get books from Frank. Erin’s husband not liking her job just like Rita’s husband not liking that she is going back to school. The student’s new experience when they go to the Museum of Tolerance just as Rita has a new experience going back to school. When the students are giving a toast in class, we see their determination and commitment to change to be better. The cuts between the readings of the diary of Anne Frank- changes between…
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The Cambridge Dictionary Online defined museums as "places of study, buildings where objects of historical, scientific or artistic interest are kept, preserved and exhibited". To The Museums Association, a museum is "an institution which collects documents, preserves, exhibits and interprets material evidence and associated information for the public benefit". Since 1998, this definition has changed. Museums now enable the public to explore collections for inspiration, learning and enjoyment. They…
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