Throughout history, there were many kinds of genocides. Some revolves in hatred, tension, and revenge while others revolves in future conflicts, tensions, ethnics, etcetera. There are always legacies behind it and it’s scary what people can do. The legacy doesn’t affect me as much as the genocide, maybe because there weren’t as many blood sheds as the genocide itself. I believe the importance of legacy isn’t about revenge or anything bloody. In my case, my legacy revolves around hate. The legacy of genocides also affected my family and I. Because my mother hates the Japanese, she would always tell me the stay away from them and never be friends with even one Japanese. My mother would always end up telling me about the genocide that occurred in Nanking. She would describe everything in details that I would end up getting nightmares of the genocide for months. “The Japanese are enemies to us Chinese; you must remember what the Japanese did to us women back then.”, my mother would say. She went into details about what the Japanese did and the brutality that was shown during the war. During that period, my grandfather was a teacher and was teaching that time when the war occurred. Although my grandfather wasn’t in Nanking, he heard about the war. He would describe how brutal it was, moreover, how bloody the whole city of Nanking was. I would shiver thinking about what it would be like to witness the idea of genocide, but that would be scary because I know that I will end up hating the Japanese as much as my family do and I would be ending up getting nightmares for the rest of my life. I remembered that I once mentioned about the Japanese because of my curiosity. I would end up getting beaten sometimes because I mentioned the fo... ... middle of paper ... ...e ultimate violation of the rigid code of military honor” that has drilled into the Japanese soldiers since childhood. They viewed the Chinese as something less than human and that they’re unworthy of life, as stated in The History Place in Genocide in the 20th Century. Although the Chinese believe that hating the Japanese can solve the genocide that occurred, I disagree with them. I believe that hating won’t get you anywhere in life. I know that the importance of this genocide is cruel and disturbing, but hating the Japanese won’t solve anything. I understand that many lives were lost during this unnecessarily war, but holding a grudge over it isn’t going to solve anything. I believe that revenge will cause more revenges to occur in the future. My believe in the legacy of genocide is that there shouldn’t be a legacy about it because it leads you nowhere in life.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that the importance of legacy isn't about revenge or anything bloody. in their case, their legacy revolves around hate.
- Describes how their mother hated the japanese and would tell them to stay away from them. they would get nightmares about the genocide that occurred in nanking.
- Recalls that they once mentioned about the japanese because of their curiosity. they would end up getting beaten sometimes because they mentioned the forbidden word, japanese. their mother would then mention how the men violated the women and had them killed afterwards.
- Opines that the torture isn't over with just that. the japanese would lock people of all ages inside a building, set it on fire and take pleasure in the suffering that ensued.
- Narrates how they learned that the genocide, the rape of nanking, wasn't written within the japanese history.
- Explains that the japanese apologized to china, but the chinese still hold hatred towards them. they believe that giving up or surrendering is an unthinkable act of cowardice and the ultimate violation of the rigid code of military honor.
- Disagrees with the chinese belief that hating the japanese can solve the genocide, and believes that revenge will cause more revenges in the future.
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- genocide research projectopinion essayWhen 1937 arrived, Japanese soldiers raided China’s capital of Nanking and began to mass murder citizens. A sole leader of the Japanese Imperial Army was non-existent. There were many of people in power such as generals who allowed these behaviors to occur. Baron Koki Hirota, Foreign minister at the time, proceeded to do nothing while being well aware of the Japanese’s persecution of the Chinese. These unsympathetic murders of those who were thought to be Chinese soldiers as well as woman, children and elderly. This massacre lasted between the 1937 and 1938. Within this time 300,000 Chinese citizens were viciously killed. This genocide is called Rape of Nanking because of raping the woman before killing them. Most likely this group was selected because the second world war happened in Asia. This was significant because a country was able to kill half the population of another. I believe the reason of this Genocide was for Japan to take advantage of China while expand Japan. Most likely the Japanese wished to exterminate China’s entire population.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that the genocide is called rape of nanking because of raping the woman before killing them.
- Opines that japanese dehumanization acts caused many victims to be bayoneted and some of the wounds were barbarously cruel. they used "killing competitions" to boost morale.
- Opines that the japanese soldiers polarized the chinese soldiers because of intimidation and silencing.
- Explains how the japanese imperial army attempted to exterminate the chinese people who lived in nanking.
- Analyzes how the japanese government had a tight control over the news media during and immediately after the sino-japanese war.
- Explains that stand is a movement led by students who are trying to bring the end to atrocities.
604 wordsRead More - The Raping of Nanking by Iris Changanalytical essayHistory will never forget the pain because it takes an ethnic or even a nation to remember it. The Nanjing Massacre, which is my home country’s pain and shame, is not going to be forgotten and ignored either. The Raping of Nanking by Iris Chang, a Chinese American writer has reshaped my view on the atrocities the Japanese soldiers had committed and raises a question: Why we need to remember the past and face it? Remembering history does not just mean to be blocked by the past and stop moving on but looking for the lessons the history has taught us and prevent the world from making the same mistakes again.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that history will never forget the pain because it takes an ethnic or even a nation to remember it. the nanjing massacre, which is my home country's pain and shame, is not going to be forgotten.
- Explains how chang analyzes the holocaust from the national perspective of china, japan, and western countries. she also records some foreigners in the security zone at that time helped the refugees to escape.
- Analyzes how chang explains how different regions of people have different levels of understanding on the nanking massacre, including the american novelists and the producer of news agency.
- Analyzes how the two world wars exposed the fragility of people during the development of civilization. the japanese intentionally killed the chinese and treated them like animals.
- Opines that racial discrimination and mass killing should never happen again in our civilized world.
811 wordsRead More - Massacre Of Nanking Essayopinion essayHave you ever wondered what it would be like to have a Japanese soldier barge into your house, rape your mother and sister, and then kill your father, all while you’re being forced to watch? Hopefully not, but unfortunately at one point in our history, that has happened to hundreds of thousands of people of Nanking, China. This Rape of Nanking or Massacre of Nanking can sometimes be referred to as the “forgotten Holocaust of WWII” seeing as it took place close to the start of the Second World War and is not nearly talked about as much as the German Holocaust with the Jews. It all happened in December of 1937, when Nanking fell to the Japanese.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the rape of nanking, or massacre, can be referred to as the "forgotten holocaust of wwii" since it took place close to the start of the second world war.
- Opines that the united states could possibly be blamed for japan's aggression. japan did not advance during the industrial revolution due to its isolation.
- Explains how the japanese threw themselves into the modern age, scientifically, economically, and militarily. they studied the defense cultures of the united states and europe, favoring germany's.
- Narrates how japan began a war on china in the 1930s by blowing up the japanese-owned railway in manchuria, killing the chinese guards, and bombing the city.
- Explains how the japanese marched towards nanking, killing the people of the city, and abducting thousands of women for sexual slavery. they were outnumbered, but were able to get the chinese soldiers to retreat.
- Explains how the japanese systematically killed city dwellers, the elderly, and the chinese in the suburbs and countryside during the first few days of their invasion.
- Narrates how chu-yeh chang lived to tell his experience of the rape of nanking — he lived with his sisters, brothers, 80-year-old great-grandmother, and his parents when the japanese invaded.
- Analyzes how the japanese killed the chinese, raped the women, and decapitated many people. iris chang's the rape of nanking taught them that men were killed at one time or used for bayonet practice.
- Opines that the rape of nanking is important because it reminds us of what some people have gone through.
1969 wordsRead More - Invounishment In Iris Chang's The Rape Of Nanking?analytical essay“In December 1937, the Japanese army swept into the ancient city of Nanking. Within weeks, more than 300,000 Chinese civilians and soldiers were systematically raped, tortured and murdered…” (Chang, Iris: Summary)This is the summary taken from the book “The Rape of Nanking” written by Iris Chang; and it only briefly describes the atrocities committed by the Japanese on the Chinese civilians in World War Two. After the war, the incident left an ugly scar of shame on the face of Japan while China had held a grudge, never trusting Japan to have a military ever again. But one of the major atrocities of the incident which still exists today is how Japan and its educational systems have hidden numerous amounts of information out of their educational curriculums.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how japan and its educational systems have hidden numerous amounts of information out of their educational curriculums.
- Opines that the nanking massacre is one of the worst displays of war crimes committed in human history.
- Argues that the event cannot be ignored due to the extreme death-toll and war crimes that were committed.
- Explains that the statistics related to the nanking massacre are controversial, but the death-toll has the widest range of numbers.
- Analyzes how iris chang's book "the rape of nanking" estimated the death-toll at 377,400, based on a confession report submitted by ohta hisao.
- Opines that japan has suppressed freedom of speech in education over the past few decades. ienaga saburo, a historian and author, protests against the ministry of education for this censorship.
- Explains that there is very little information in textbooks that contains details of the nanking massacre.
- Argues that the textbook leaves out biases and disputed facts so that students would be able to better understand the context of events in history.
2148 wordsRead More - The atomic bombings of Japanese cities and the genocides of the Holocaust are horrific events in human history. Although these events have their differences, they influence the world greatly today because they differ from each other to provide comparisons for history, have significance because of the survivors who tell their personal story, and achieve significance morally as well as immorally.
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- Explains that the atomic bombings of japanese cities and the genocides of the holocaust are horrific events in human history. they influence the world greatly because they differ from each other to provide comparisons for history, have significance because of survivors who tell their personal story, and achieve significance morally as well as immorally.
- Compares the stories of the hiroshima bombing and the holocaust.
- Analyzes how the personal aspect of a testimony by someone who can answer questions and be interactive about an event is important.
- Analyzes kuribayashi's perspective of the hiroshima bombing. he cried his heart out for the death of his mother.
- Analyzes how the atomic bombs on japan were dropped for the reason of saving american and japanese soldiers' lives as the japanese were told to fight until every last one of them died.
- Analyzes how historical events influence the world in a variety of ways, from the personal stories that come with historic events, to the question of whether or not the bombing was the right decision.
1258 wordsRead More - The Composite Of Survivor Storiesanalytical essayA testimony from an 82 year old woman showing what she went through during the Nanjing Massacre when she was in her early twenties. Her name is Wen Sunshi, and she was just married the year before. Wen’s family took refuge at a nearby company building. On their way they witnessed Japanese warships mow down Chinese troops trying to escape over the river. Eventually six or seven troops arrived to find us. Each man armed with guns and knives hanging by their waists. They then took six or seven maidens from the refugees, including Wen. The man forced Wen to take off her pants or he would kill her. After the rapping she was released by the officer saying, “Opened path, opened path.” After this the owners of the business took about eighteen maidens down to the egg beating room, where Wen lived in there for over a year, until returning home. Wen’s cousin was taken by the Japanese army and never returned at age eighteen. Wen even witnessed an elderly women get brutally murdered by the Japanese, with her stomach slashed opened. (Sunshi, 2012)
In this essay, the author
- Recounts how chen jiashou, a nineteen-year-old man, was captured while trying to get food for his family. the japanese troops lined up and started to fire at the crowd of captives.
- Analyzes how naoki hyakuta hypothesized that the nanjing massacre was fictitious and was conducted to cover up the united states atrocities.
- Explains that japan was portrayed as a horrible and savage nation after the nanjing massacre. they were convicted of war crimes and executed by the allied forces. the korean war helped strengthen japan's economy.
- Opines that japan made more than a mistake with the nanjing massacre, although this blunder can be forgiven.
- Narrates the story of an 82-year-old woman who witnessed the nanjing massacre in her early twenties.
1166 wordsRead More - Acts of Genocide throughout Historyanalytical essayWouldn’t it be scary if someone suddenly decided that you should disappear because he thinks you do not have the right to live because of your race or religion? Scary yes, but definitely possible. The word genocide, which is also known as ethnic cleansing, is certainly not uncommon to anyone living in this not so perfect world, full of violence, hatred and discrimination. Throughout the decades, genocide has taken place in more than one occasion, causing wars, slaughters and mass destruction of cities and towns. Genocide is by far the worst crime in humanity, inflicted on many cultures in the past century, such as Jews, Armenians, and Cambodians.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that genocide, also known as ethnic cleansing, is not uncommon to anyone living in this not so perfect world, full of violence, hatred, and discrimination.
- Analyzes how the genocide in eastern europe caused many jews to lose their faith and decrease their population significantly.
- Analyzes how victims of the armenian genocide still live with the tormented thoughts from the massacre.
- Analyzes how cambodians were weakened and tortured during the genocide, leaving behind their belongings and families. they were forced into slave labor in pol pot's "killing fields."
- Opines that genocide affects many cultures in the past century in heterogeneous ways, such as a decrease in population, loss of faith for victims, and sickening memories.
- Cites the history placeä, "genocide in the 20th century" and "introduction to the holocaust."
848 wordsRead More - Truman's Blunder: The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bombanalytical essayAnti-Asian bigotries, with their origins in the 19th century, added to the way Americans rapidly radicalized World War II within Asia. Racist beliefs concerning the Japanese reached its highest in the aftershock of the destructive surprise attack at Pearl Harbor (Maddox, 138). Americans started to classify World War II as two very different wars, the Pacific war and the European war. In Europe, Hitler and the Nazis were identified as enemies and were distinguished from the German people as a whole. On the other hand, in the Pacific, American antagonism was usually targeted the entire Japanese race or the “Japs” as they were called. Throughout the war, the Ja...
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the atomic policy against japan was closely related to the fear of soviet expansion in asia.
- Explains that russian involvement would only threaten american postwar interests. the atomic bomb had long-term political and diplomatic repercussions.
- Explains that anti-asian bigotry, with their origins in the 19th century, added to the way americans rapidly radicalized world war ii within asia.
- Analyzes how american abhorrence against the japanese was not exclusively established by their enemy status. it is nearly unimaginable that teeth, ears, and skulls may have been gathered from dead german or italian soldiers and shown in the anglo-american nations without uproar.
- Opines that if the bomb had been developed prior to germany’s surrender on may 7, 1945, it would have been used against the germans.
- Explains that the atomic bombing of hiroshima and nagasaki ended the war, but the use of the bombs was unjustified for several reasons.
- Explains that the united states was well aware of the destructive ability of this weapon. even u.s. president harry s. truman attended the trinity nuclear test.
- Opines that truman should have been more restrained regarding the use of the weapon, especially when he stated it would be detonated on a military target. both targeted cities hiroshima and nagasaki were industrialized cities with large populations.
- Explains that the bomb's use was unjustified because the u.s. made aware that japan was on the verge of surrender.
- Explains that there were numerous alternatives to utilizing the atomic bombs; one example is an invasion that would have prevented this massacre.
- Opines that the atom bomb's effects last long after the end of war in the form of radiation poisoning.
- Analyzes how the use of atomic weapons was not a necessary measure to win the war against japan, but was rationalized by considering the japanese race to be subhuman.
- Opines that the use of this barbarous weapon at hiroshima and nagasaki was of no material assistance in their war against japan.
- Analyzes how admiral leahy called the atomic bomb a barbaric weapon and compared its usage to the barbarians of the dark ages.
- Analyzes the reasons behind truman's decision to use the atomic bomb and explains why no actions during world war ii have produced as much controversy in recent memory.
- Explains that most historians do not consider that the bomb was used predominantly as a means of protecting american lives. stalin commanded soviet nuclear scientists to catch up with the technology obtained by their rival.
- Explains that the atomic bomb was not necessary in winning the pacific war, but the bomb functioned with a double role in ending the war and instituting u.s.
1777 wordsRead More - Dehumanization In War Without Mercyanalytical essayThe act of Americans comparing another race to a species, other than human, was not a new thing during World War II; it had been done time and time again before. African Americans were exhibited as orangutans, Native Americans were portrayed as baboons, and then the Japanese were called yellow vermin, apes, or even yellow monkeys (Dower 149). All these people were non-white, so they were just “others.” They were all portrayed as inferior, non-intellectual savages incapable of conjuring moral thoughts (Dower 148). To Americans and other westerners, the Japanese were underdeveloped, savages, and inferior fighters. They were unimaginative cowards that could not possibly plan and execute elaborate
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how john w. dower approaches world war ii from both the western and the japanese perspective. racism negatively influenced the conduct of this war.
- Analyzes how americans compared another race to a species, other than humans, during world war ii. the japanese were underdeveloped, savages, and inferior fighters.
- Analyzes how discrimination and sense of superiority led to the dehumanization of each other's enemy, causing the conflict to be a savage one.
- Explains that both sides of the pacific war were guilty of dehumanizing their enemy, which justified their brutish actions.
- Explains that the japanese possessed a mirroring sense of racial superiority. they viewed themselves as the pure and noble, while the westerners pushed their own.
1194 wordsRead More - The Nanking Massacreanalytical essay(Book): Chang, Iris. The rape of Nanking: the forgotten holocaust of World War II. New York, NY: BasicBooks, 1997. Print.
In this essay, the author
- Evaluates and discusses the significance of the nanking massacre atrocity. the concentration camp in auschwitz resulted in the deaths of over 1.1 million jews.
- Describes how the imperial japanese army (ija) defeated the chinese at shanghai during the second sino-japanese war. the chinese surrendered, but the ija had a 'three all's policy' which was kill all, loot all and destroy all.
- Explains that unlike most massacres during world war ii, this one was far more devastating due to the animalistic behaviour of the japanese.
- Explains that the majority of us citizens had barely a passing understanding or little interest in east asia. father robert jacquinot de besange and some foreigners in nanking set up the 'nanking safety zone'.
- Compares the nanking massacre to the nuremberg trails in 1945, which was more in favour of the defendants. the japanese government was in complete denial over the massacre.
- Opines that the nanking massacre was one of the most unforgettable and incredible atrocities committed in human history.
- Cites takashi yoshida's the history place - genocide in the 20th century: rape of nanking 1937-38.
- Explains that the rape of nanking was the forgotten holocaust of world war ii. chang, iris, and olivia cheng.
- Analyzes tharoor's "time.com." world the nanjing massacre scenes from a hideous slaughter 75 years ago comments.
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