Holocaust Argumentative Essay

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People in the genocide got treated the same as people in the Holocaust. For example they both got treated like animals. The Holocaust begin January 1933 when Hitler gain power, that's when the act of genocide started. (http://www.ppu.org.uk/genocide/g_holocaust.html) Another fun fact about the Holocaust is jews were forced out of their homes and moved into smaller apartments, often shared with other families.
(http://history1900s.about.com/od/holocaust/a/holocaustfacts.htm). Some people argued that the Holocaust was not an act of genocide. The Holocaust should be considered an example of genocide based in the UN’s definition, the stages of genocide, and the specific evidence provided in the memoir Night. One reason, the Holocaust should be …show more content…

The reason why is because they both dealt with killings, religions, and jews. Both the Holocaust and the act of genocide religions were jewish. Both the act of genocide and the Holocaust treated people evil and cruel. “What I want you to take away from my life story is just how important it is to defend your freedom, at all costs. Experience has shown me that if you lose your freedom, you are condemned to fail.” (http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/holocaust). This quote explains how both the act of genocide and the Holocaust did not have freedom. The act of genocide didn’t have freedom because of the SS officer, and the Holocaust was ruled by Hitler. “The only reason for this treatment was that they were Jews.” (http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/holocaust?page=3). This quote reminds me of the movie The boy in the striped pajamas. In The boy in the striped pajamas the boy had meet a jew and he saw how they was treated. He saw how they lived and how hard they had to work, and he asked the boy why he worked so hard and the boy said “because I am a Jew”. That movie is similar too both the act of genocide and the Holocaust. These quotes are important because it compares both the Holocaust and the act of

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