Holocaust thinking question

I think that the holocaust was a very sad chapter in human rights history. It was based on solely racism and hate. It happened because at the time Germany was in a very poor state. They went into a depression after WWI because they lost in that war and had to give other country money because of it. The Germans were very mad at the time and thought it was the Jews’ fault when in fact the Jews had nothing to do with it.

 

I think the society of Germany turned into a racist and genocidal society because the people of Germany were frustrated. They were struggling financially and couldn’t find answers. So they turned to the Jews to blame just to take out their anger. The stereotype that Jews had more money and Adolf Hitler’s hatred against Jews also didn’t help. The Germans were being racist and ignorant, that’s how the holocaust started and how a democratic and just society turned to one of hate and genocide. 

Proud!!!

I’m very proud of this piece of artwork because I worked very hard on it. The project was supposed to be a project that’s done with only straight lines. The object or thing you pick is supposed to be shaded with darker lines. I think the picture was very well drawn because I spent a lot of time on the shading using great detail. I also enjoyed this project very much because I like shading projects.

Somolian girl stoned

You Be the editor

I agree with this statement because it is very hard to find the balance between invasion of human rights and the duty to acknowledge the public.

I think that we should print issues based on it’s relevance to others as well as the people involved in the issue. In my opinion I think that in most cases, the publisher should respect the people involved in the issue and publish only what the person allows. For example, if a famous actor died of aids but his family doesn’t want the cause of death to be published and I was the editor. I would respect the family’s decision and not publish the cause of death.

Theresa Ducharme

Theresa Ducharme

By: Matthew He

Theresa Ducharme, (1945-2004) was a Métis Canadian activist who fought for rights for herself and people around her. She lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba. When she was a teen, she was a model, but at the age of eight. She was diagnosed with polio, which left her in a wheelchair for the rest of her life. In 1978, she was married to Clifford Ducharme. She died of a heart attack at the age of 59.

Theresa was a very determined and positive person. She was responsible for make several public services wheelchair accessible. Even when she was modeling she tried to make modeling available to native girls to boost their self-esteem. In 1981, she became the first person ever with medical problems to fly in an airplane, but it didn’t come easy. She had fought tirelessly with the officials from Air Canada and the government for a long time in order to get on the plane to Vancouver. Even though Theresa had very serious medical conditions, she didn’t believe in euthanasia (where one ends their life mercifully). In 1993, she asked the supreme court of Canada to rule against Sue Rodriguez, who was a woman in serious medical conditions and wanted to the right to kill herself with assistance from another human being. Even though Sue Rodriguez took her life with the help of her doctor, I still agree with Theresa that one should not take their life no matter the circumstances. Later in 1995, she sued Robert Latimer because he had killed his daughter who had cerebrum which was a severe physical disability.

Theresa had done a lot for human rights within her life span. She had done a lot of work for people with disabilities. A lot of places in our city were not wheel chair accessible before she had spoken out against it. She solely believed and supported equality rights and changed views of many. Discrimination regarding handicapped people has decreased a lot because of what she’s done over the years.

Theresa had most of her life trying to bring equality between disabled people and the real world. She spent a lot of time in courts trying to make Winnipeg and Canada to help the disabled.

Biography:

http://members.shaw.ca/alappel/ducharme.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theresa_Ducharme

http://www.firstnationsdrum.com/Fall%202005/AnnivTheresa.htm