Jewish Resistance And The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising - 825 Words

Jewish Resistance And The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (PowerPoint Presentation Sample) Content: Jewish Resistance and The Warsaw Ghetto UprisingPresentation DetailsThe Warsaw Ghetto Uprising * 4508907-1277Presented by: * Institution affiliation: * Course: * Date of Presentation:Introduction * The Jewish Resistance occurred in 1943, the period of World War II. * It Involved the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. * The revolt occurred across the Warsaw Ghetto in Poland. * During the time of the uprising, Poland was under the rule of Germany. * The key reason for the rebellion was to oppose the early intentions by the Nazi Germany. * The start of the rebellion was on 19th April when people refused to be relocated to Treblinka.Background of the Uprising * The Nazi Germany started to move Jews into crowded ghettos across Poland. * It is estimated that over 3 million Jews were expected to be relocated to the large Polish cities. * The move resulted in the death of many Jews due to the outbreak of diseases and starvation. * The first relocation of Jews started in 1939 with the Wa rsaw Ghetto being the preferred destination by the authority. * Warsaw Ghetto became densely populated with over 400,000 people being relocated there.The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising * The first incidence of armed insurgency in Warsaw occurred on January 18th, 1943. * The resistance fighters (ZZW and ZOB) engaged the Germans in a battle that ensued in warfare. * During this incident, the Nazi Germans suffered many casualties. * The implication of the event was the delay of deportation by some days. * During the alteration, ZOB and ZZW lost their leaders and death of many members.Uprising Continuation (April-May 1943) * The Jewish insurgents ambushed the SS auxiliary forces and police on 19th April 1943. * The rebels used the hand grenade, petrol bomb, and Molotov cocktails. * They hurled their attack from windows, sewers, and alleyways. * The result of this altercation was injuring of over 59 Nazi soldiers. * The move also led to the destruction of two German combat vehicles.Death toll fr om Warsaw Ghetto Uprising * During the uprising over 13,000 Jews were killed. * Among the 13,000, about 6,000 of them died from smoke inhalati...

Does Your Major Reflect Your Smarts

Does Your Major Reflect Your Smarts? by: Jeff Schmitt on February 05, 2015 | 0 Comments Comments 1,336 Views February 5, 2015Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach.†Usually, that’s considered an insult for instructors. Based on five different studies – over five different decades – it may also be the truth.In a recent essay  on Quartz, Jonathan Wai, a Duke University researcher, came to a surprising conclusion: Different majors attract students with different academic aptitudes. In fact, Wai ranked the cognitive abilities of students in various majors. And here’s what else he found: These rankings â€Å"remained remarkably constant for the last seven decades.†WHICH MAJORS EARN THE HIGHEST SCORES?Heresy, you say? Curious perhaps? Well, here’s how the majors shake out. The highest scores belonged to students in the STEM fields, particularly engineering, physical and biological sciences, and mathematics and computer scienc es. And the lowest scores? Brace yourself: They came out of education and business.That’s right: The next generation is being educated by professionals who were collectively among academia’s lowest performers (Can you say ‘ironic?’).Let’s look at this in more depth. And we’ll start with â€Å"The 2014 SAT Report on College and Career Readiness,† which covered math and verbal aptitudes for 1.6 million high school seniors. Granted, these seniors might change majors once they arrive on campus. However, as you’ll see, their numbers reflect a pattern.Here, math and statistics majors – as a group – notched the highest scores, averaging a 574 SAT. They were followed by the physical sciences (571.5), social sciences (557.5), engineering (553.5), and biological and biomedical sciences (544.5). Technically, prospective agriculture majors produced the lowest scores with a 473 SAT average. But they were certainly within striki ng distance of education majors, who averaged a 482 as a whole. If you’re worried about your health, you’ll take little comfort in knowing future health professionals scored a 490†¦nine points lower than artists and 49 points behind the ever-maligned liberal arts majors.BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES CLIMBINGLooking for a silver lining? If you plan to major in business, you’re now middle-of-the-pack. Traditionally, students pursuing business barely edged out aspiring educators. Based on the latest SATs, business majors averaged a 507.5, slightly above communications and journalism majors (but still 66.5 points below alpha mathematicians. According to Wai, these rising numbers potentially herald a brighter future for future bankers, entrepreneurs, and marketing mavens. â€Å"Business appeared near the bottom from 1946 to 2005,† Wai writes, â€Å"but by 2014 had risen to the middle of the pack. This shows business is attracting more able students in rec ent years, perhaps due to the value of this major among current employers.†And this data bears a striking resemblance to another academic barometer, GRE scores. In this exercise, Wai tabulated GRE scores from 1.2 million students from 2002-2005. And here’s what he found: Potential engineers supplanted their physical science and mathematics brethren as the smartest cohort – but not by much. Engineers generated a 594 average as a group, compared to 592 respectively for math and physical science. As you might guess, education finished dead last at 492 – 102 points below engineering. Alas, business prospects finished next-to-last at 517 (but still hold bragging rights over educators). Page 1 of 212 »