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Directed by the renowned Steven Spielberg, Schindler’s List is a historical drama that follows the Nazi businessman Oskar Schindler during WWII. He first sees the war as an opportunity to make money, but along the way has a change of heart and decides to use his power for the greater good. His favorableness among the Nazis allows him to open ammunition and enamelware factories for Jewish prisoners to work at. These factories serve as a safe-haven for the prisoners and save roughly a thousand lives by the time of liberation. What is so special about this film is that it nothing is sugarcoated, what you see is nothing but the truth. All the violent, gruesome, and heart-wrenching scenes happened to real people only seventy-two years ago. Even though the Holocaust was a tragedy, there are many things that we can learn from it. High school seniors are at the point in their lives where they are beginning to leave behind the safety of their homes to venture into the real world. They need to be taught that …show more content…

One of these being the ability to realize that the same division that happened during WWII is happening in the world today. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum states that studying the Holocaust helps students to, “Understand the roots and ramifications of prejudice, racism, and stereotyping in any society”. The roots of these problems often come from the so-called demonization of the Other. Whether it be race, religion, or political views we humans tend to look at the other side as the enemy; and often demonize them just as the Nazis did with the Jews. Educating seniors about this concept enables them to identify it in the real-world and know that something is not right. Watching Schindler’s List presents students with a visual representation of this and therefore gives them a more in-depth understanding of the

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