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…of the genocide taking place and used his literary talents to oppose. Grass, throughout his life, has tried to keep the remembrance alive, like so many other authors (Lechner). Though he found some contents of Holocaust books to be repulsive, he believed…

…wounded during the siege, which alternated between negotiation and exchanges of gunfire. Overcoming 200 years of assault, such as the Trail of Tears, Sand Creek, Wounded Knee and many other acts of genocide compounded by neglect, will take more than a few yeas…

…for racial equality in Africa, religious strife in Northern Ireland and the continued practice of genocide in the world suggest otherwise. What about American society? The recent criminal trial and subsequent not guilty verdict in the O.J. Simpson case show…

…that we have our system of checks and balances, it is still possible for a leader, such as Adolph Hitler, to rise by being democratically elected and supported to become genocidal. There is also the truth that only people with guns can avoid being slaves…

…The Nazi’s concentration camps were the world’s most effective killing machines ever. Here, Jews were put to horrible, unimaginable deaths as the Nazis attempted their ultimate goal of genocide. It all started with the growing anti-Semitic feeling…

…, a relatively tolerant religion. It has never believed in any form of religious genocide, nor had any inquisitions or messianic crusades, as religions of many other parts of the world did. In fact Akbar I of 1556-1605 AD, the third ruler of the Mughal Empire…

…, practice cannibalism, or engage in periodic genocidal wars against neighbors," (Bergerud 105). There were thousands of different practices, of cultures, of diversity in languages, in religion and of beliefs. The early stages of the war touched a small…

…on the losing side (Deuteronomy 2:24). In our culture we refer to this as "ethnic cleansi! ng", or genocide. The law contained provisions for a welfare system, ensuring perpetual care of the Levites, widows, the poor and the underprivileged. (Deuteronomy14:22-16…

…other fears obviously underlie both cultures, it is the direct cultural conflict which brings out certain fears. The fears of genocide or of being extradited in these two different cultures have led to the same response; a verbal protest of the real…

…, the state of belonging, is continually being challenged. In 1972 the National Association of Black Social Workers compared interracial adoption to “cultural genocide.” They believe that the widespread practice of interracial adoption destroys the racial…