THIS WEEK’S EDITION
Humans of the World
After the conclusion of World War II, there were many unavoidable societal changes. Some pertained primarily to the dealing with returning soldiers, wounded or intact, as a collective society, while others dealt with figuring out where displaced children belonged. In all cases, however, one thing was for sure: World War II made people of all […]
The Universal Human Rights Movement?
The readings and images that were provided to us had a common theme of World Wide Human Rights. These human rights were aimed to benefit everyone, but more the minority. The Family of Men was a series of pictures taken from over 200 photographers displaying the element so humanity. Fred Turner stated “The Family of Man’s middlebrow … Continue reading “The Universal Human Rights Movement?”
The Transformation of Nations and World Relations 2016-09-26 22:53:20
After the end of a world that devastated the nation–and even further, the globe–it is undoubted that a movement similar to Steichen’s The Family of Man exhibited was needed. With a nation plagued with the hatred of races, the fear of communism, and much more, this photographic display of the “oneness” of humans was the answer to some of […]
Under the Same Sky
In the early years of the Cold War following World War II, tensions were high globally. After the biggest and bloodiest war ever fought in human history only two super powers remained, the United States and the Soviet Union. The … Continue reading →
“We are more Alike than we are Unalike”
In Maya Angelou’s poem Human Family she expresses “I note the obvious differences between each sort and type, but we are more alike, my friends, than we are unalike.” This excerpt from the poem perfectly illustrates the purpose of The Family of Man, an exhibit by the world renowned photographer Edward Steichen displayed at the New York Museum of … Continue reading ““We are more Alike than we are Unalike””
Veterans lose Unemployment Benefits, despite Hardships
After World War Two, soldiers came home to America, tired, torn, and battered, with psychological and physical scars that would last a lifetime. As they tried to settle into life back in America, e.g. working, marrying, and raising a family, Continue reading Veterans lose Unemployment Benefits, despite Hardships→
Hiroshima Maidens
The Keloid Girls were a little known group of Japanese girls who survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Scarred and disfigured in horrendous ways they became outcasts and pariahs to their people. In an effort to provide aid to the victims of the war and to gain positive publicity and take attention away from anti … Continue reading “Hiroshima Maidens”
Veteran Rehabilitation
Veterans have always had a hard time adjusting back to civilian life after war. Government assistance is often required for a veteran to successfully re-enter civilian life. The longer and or more brutal the war the harder for a veteran to rehabilitate generally speaking. World War II was both long and brutal and posed significant … Continue reading “Veteran Rehabilitation”
Displaced Persons
At the end of World War II countless lives had been uprooted, vast numbers of people were homeless and looking for new places to live. The first thing that comes to mind when I hear displaced persons in context to post WWII is the foundation of Israel. The event that stands out to me is … Continue reading “Displaced Persons”
Wages of Destruction- Parker Manning
http://www.mconway.net/page1/page15/files/Shock%20of%20Atomic%20Bomb.pdf http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1109877 The first thing I noticed about the article about the Hiroshima Maidens is the difference in attitude about the acceptance of western culture versus the traditional culture. The way the Japanese people handled the recovery and remembrance of the Hiroshima bombing and the aftermath, including the Hiroshima Maidens, showed how the country was … Continue reading “Wages of Destruction- Parker Manning”
