A Pedagogue's Progress |
Friday, January 12, 2007
Here we go...again School has restarted, and I can already tell it's going to be better this term. My new Literature instructor, an NIE veteran of 18 years, knows her stuff inside out, speaks proper English, has an understated sense of humour. We've already learned more from two classes with her than we did all of last term with...that other woman. Meanwhile, I'll be writing an actual scholarly essay for my History class: most likely a historiographical piece on the rise of Nazism in Germany. Despite lacking access to research material on the Nazis (of which there is a phenomenal amount, as you'd expect), I intend to put some serious effort into this essay, and am currently re-reading The Coming of the Third Reich by Richard J. Evans for a general, authoritative overview of German history from 1871 to Hitler's appointment as Reich Chancellor in January 1933.
Comments:
Hello there, Chien Wen:
Pretty interesting read as far as the historical piece is concerned. However, what's your take on the role of Jews in being catalytic elements in fanning the flames for World War II. What do you think of the Jewish declaration of War in 1933 on Germany? Jewish elders throughout the world called for a worldwide boycott on German exports, and you must consider the fact that it came during a time when the German economy was in a quagmire, with rising unemployment. http://www.ihr.org/jhr/v06/v06p183_Weckert.html Yours sincerely, Dr Dee
The site which you've linked to, the Institute for Historical Review, is probably the most infamous Holocaust denial site online. You've been duped into thinking that it's a respectable scholarly organisation.
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