Hitlers Influence on Germanys Youth essays

Hitlers Influence on Germanys Youth essays The young men in Germany had the option of becoming a part of Hitler Jugend (Hitler Youth), and the young girls had the option of joining Bund Deutscher Madel (League of German Girls). Until December of 1936, the Hitler Youth organization was voluntary to join, but after that date became mandatory and was considered to be part, if not all, of the education of the youth. The organizations manipulated the educational system to emphasize physical education more than actual standard school work. Physical ability and commitment to Adolf Hitler were stressed in the youth as religion and history slowly disappeared and became racial history classes and pseudo- war games. The children were given requirements to meet such as how fast and long they could run, strength tests, and stamina exercises. The youngest members (Pimpf) of the organizations were 10 to 14 years of age and participated in activities like map- reading and were required to be able to recite the Nazi dogma and all verses of th e song Horst Wessel. At age 14 they graduated into the core (Kern) where they remained until the age of 18 and then were admitted into the Nazi army. The League of German Girls was separated into 2 divisions where until the age of 14 a girl was considered a Jungmadel and from the ages of 17 to 21, a girl could decide to join the Glaube und Schonheit, which translates to Faith and Beauty. Between the ages of 14 to 17 there was no organization for the girls to join. The girls had similar tasks to perform as the men; physical tests, learning the history of the Nazi party, and the memorization of the dogma and verses of the Horst Wessel. The organizations ultimately dominated Germanys youth and taught that the most important influence in their lives should be the organizations themselves, not family and school as was before. Baldur von Schirach, the leader of the Hitler Youth, made it so that the ways of the organi...

Reading Quiz on A Hanging by George Orwell

Reading Quiz on A Hanging by George Orwell First published in 1931, A Hanging is one of George Orwells best-known essays. To test your understanding of Orwells narrative, take this brief quiz, and then compare your responses with the answers on page two. 1. George Orwell’s â€Å"A Hanging† is set in which one of the following countries?(A) India(B) Burma(C) England(D) Eurasia(E) Persia 2. At what time of day do the events in A Hanging take place?(A) about an hour before sunrise(B) in the morning(C) at high noon(D) late in the afternoon(E) at sunset 3. In paragraph three, a bugle call is described as desolately thin in the wet air. In this context, the word desolately means(A) without hope or comfort(B) with doubt or suspicion(C) in a quiet manner, softly(D) lacking a tune or silently(E) in a sentimental or romantic way 4. Which one of the following characters does not appear in Orwell’s A Hanging†?(A) the hangman, a gray-haired convict in the white uniform of the prison(B) the superintendent of the jail, [who] was an army doctor, with a gray toothbrush moustache and a gruff voice(C) Francis, the head jailer(D) a Hindu prisoner, a puny wisp of a man, with a shaven head and vague liquid eyes(E) an old Indian judge, with a gold-rimmed monocle and a handlebar moustache 5. When the procession to the gallows is interrupted by a dog (which made a dash for the prisoner and . . . tried to lick his face), what does the superintendent say?(A) Come here, pooch.(B) Shoot it!(C) Never a dull moment.(D) Who let that bloody brute in here?(E) Leave him alone. Let him be. 6. The narrator doesnt refer directly to himself or use a pronoun in the first-person singular until paragraph eight. Which sentence marks this shift in point of view?(A) For Gods sake hurry up, Francis, I said irritably.(B) I fixed the rope round the prisoners neck.(C) Then we put my handkerchief through its collar...(D) I reached out with my stick and poked the bare brown body...(E) The superintendent passed the whisky to me. 7. What simple action by the prisoner causes the narrator to realize for the first time what it means to destroy a healthy, conscious man?(A) saying God bless you(B) avoiding a puddle(C) petting the dog(D) praying(E) calling for his daughter 8. What is the one word that the prisoner cries out (repeatedly)?(A) â€Å"Innocent!†(B) â€Å"Help!†(C) â€Å"Ram!†(D) â€Å"No!†(E) â€Å"Stella!† 9. After the hanging, the narrator reports that Francis was walking by the superintendent, talking garrulously. In this context, what does garrulously mean?(A) in a rambling or excessively talkative way(B) softly, reverently(C) in a pompous, self-important manner(D) sorrowfully(E) in a hesitant, uncertain manner 10. At the very end of Orwell’s â€Å"A Hanging,† what do the remaining characters (that is, all but the prisoner and, presumably, the dog) do?(A) pray for the soul of the dead prisoner(B) discuss the ethical dimensions of their behavior(C) shoot the dog(D) hang another Hindu(E) laugh and drink whiskey Answers to the Reading Quiz on A Hanging (B) Burma(B) in the morning(A) without hope or comfort(E) an old Indian judge, with a gold-rimmed monocle and a handlebar moustache(D) Who let that bloody brute in here?(C) Then we put my handkerchief through its collar...(B) avoiding a puddle(C) â€Å"Ram!†(A) in a rambling or excessively talkative way(E) laugh and drink whiskey