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Freedom and Death are but the same. To those in pain, death is a gift, a liberty.

-The Oppressed

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Many Polish people risked their well-being to help Jewish refugees. One of these people was Wladyslav Kowalski, who converted a basement basement of a rundown building into a large bunker held 49 Jews to hide in. Kowalski was an Upstander who didn't help the refugees because they were Jews, but because they were persecuted people. He took a stand against German aggression and gave off the essence on taking the Allied Forces' side.

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The Swastika, or Svastika, is one of the oldest symbols in human history. It is said to be a symbol of the sun, intelligence, love, and goodness. It appears as so in many cultures and religions. In the Hindu religion, it is called the Svastika or Sauvastika, depending on which way it is facing. However, in the Chinese culture, it used to be a popular sun symbol, called the Wan. However, since World War II, The Swastika has become a symbol of death and hate because the Nazis used it on their flag. They did so because they believed that the symbol was of Aryan origin, although, because it is so old, no one knows the origin of the Svastika for sure. Most people believe it is of Hindu or Buddhist origin, because most other cultures have stopped using the symbol.

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Non-Jew residents in Santa Barbara risked their lives to aid Jews during the Holocaust. Annie and Pieter Schipper hid a family of Jews in their house for two years even though their home was next to German Headquarters. Theses residents had the courage risk their lives to aid others making them Upstanders.

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Most perpetrators come from a disturbed background, or otherwise they have a bad experience which may have scarred them for life. Due to this, they attempt to rise through power, and gain support of many people. Adolf Hitler, the leader of the the Nazi Party during the Holocaust, didn't get along with his father in his early life, and his mother was killed by a Jewish doctor. This lead to his resentment towards the Jews. Later in his life, he joined the Nazi Party, and at that time Germany was suffering economically. He rised through the rank of the Nazis, and soon became chancellor of Germany on Janaury 30, 1933. They decided to blame the Jews, and called them cowards, and inferior. They began to place Jews in concentration along with other groups, such as Gypsies, homosexuals, communists, physically/mentally disabled and etc, where they were executed. Nearly 2 out of 3 Jews were killed.

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Deportation vehicles lacked waste-disposing facilities (bathroom), food, water, etc. The longest transport took 18 days. By the time it had arrived, all of the passengers had already perished.

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Beenish/Oppression, Upstanders, and the Importance of Sacrafice

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Beenish/Oppression, Upstanders, and the Importance of Sacrafice

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The general population will do anything required to save their own skin. Conscience no longer plays a role during the Genocide but digs deep into their heart after everything is said and done. With reference to the Rwanda Genocide, various Hutu civilians were forced to eradicate the Tutsi population. One man stated, "After seeing a person die by my own hands, even if it was the only person I killed, I became terrified. I felt like their blood was all over me, following me around wherever I went... until I could no longer bear to live my own." This quote clearly demonstrates the idea that many understood what they were doing was completely unacceptable, but simultaneously believed they had no choice to obey. We must understand that in these situations sacrifice plays an immense role in the end of corruption. Looking back after following orders, you see that saving yourself at the expense of thousands of others is simply cowardliness. A job-well-done never comes easily; so with this idea in mind, set what is wrong, right!

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We need more of them. The reason perpetrators are so powerful because there are so many bystanders who don't do anything. If the bystanders would only help the Upstanders group become larger...

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They couldve made a difference because if they formed a resistance, and all other communities with Jews followed suit, it couldve been like an insurrection from within Germany, and that would make the Nazis have to focus some of their forces on the rebels, less on the camps, and maybe even less on the war, making the civillian deaths worth something since they fought back.

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Everyone has the responsibility to try to prevent oppression, even if it is not directly affecting them. No one can be a bystander because that can add make the perpetrator think that what they are doing is okay.

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Following World War II and the Holocaust the United Nations adopted a resolution in 1948 that á Genocide is a crime under international law. The Rwandan Genocide was a 100 Day slaughtering of all Tutsis found. The anti Tutsis organization(created by Hutu extremists) went door to door murdering. Women and children were abused and tortured.Clearly the massacres in Rwanda constituted Genocide so why didnt the world step in? Many argued that the conflict was a civil War and others argue that many countries didnt have the money to pay for supplies

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When the Jews were being deported to camps and ghettos, many of their neighbors just turned the other way and ignored them. The bystanders in this situation could have made a difference if they banded together.

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In the first article we read and discussed, I found the Apartheid to be particularly unfair. 1. Mr. Botha promises Indians and other people of mixed races a minor role in the government, yet he excludes the 73 percent black MAJORITY.

2. The country did not belong to them in the first place....

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When people act, others judge. When people judge, conflict brews. When conflict brews, hatred is created. When hatred is created, it is a never ending cycle that leads to even more hatred. How to solve this hatred, I do not know. The Holocaust is simply one of several events that have been caused by this overwhelming hatred.

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After twenty years since the Rwandan genocide, the U.N. vowed to learn from Rwanda. They want to prevent future horrendous happenings. The U.N. called on sates "to recommit to prevent and fight against genocide and other serious crimes against international law."

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Many people in Germany went along with Hitler and the Nazis because conditions were so bad in Germany they were willing to try anything. Those who opposed and voiced their views were considered a political threat and were arrested or sometimes put to death.

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The perpetrator may organize a certain group of people to help him gain support. For example, Hitler organized a group of former soldiers called the SA. They protected Nazi meetings from rival parties, so the meetings could be safe and secure

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The Nazis(perpretators) blamed the Jews for their economic state. Due to this they decided to "cleanse" Germany of Jews.

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The Perpetrator gains supporters by persuading others to join his/her cause. With this support the Perpetrator will gain power. In the Holocaust, Nazis used persuasion techniques like bandwagon and deification to make Hitler's cause to seem worthy enough to follow.

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Many Polish individuals surrendered their personal safety by taking in Jews. Wladyslav Kowalski converted an abandoned building's basement into a bunker capable of holding at least 49 Jews.

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You cannot hold somebody down without staying down with them

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They really have to do something. Seriously. They really do. The reason perpetrators gain so much power is because there arent enough upstanders.

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Oskar Schindler, a man part of the Nazi party, became a symbol of hope for many Jews being persecuted by the Nazis. He did not have the hate for Jews that other Germans did, but simply sided with then for the pay. He had his own factory where Jews were able to live without fearing for their lives. Many Jews would beg to go to his factory, as it was seen as a safe haven for them. Schindler also saved about 300 women from Auschwitz, saving the more people from this death camp than anyone else.