The Last Hunt

Welcome to the Modern Typewriter, a daily blog to discuss topics that can’t be answered easily, or are just some fun topics! Today is March 28th, 2009, I’m Royce, and I’m here to talk to you about the hunt for the last surviving Nazis from World War Two.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7857753.stm

Holocaust. In The Dictionary, it means to wipe out an entire race with destruction or fire.

Genocide. This word in the Dictionary means to systematically exterminate an entire racial, national, political, or cultural group.

How do these two words connect? Well, in the years of 1939-1945 there was a war between the Allies, the British Empire, the Soviet Union, and the United States, and the Axis Powers, Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan. It was mainly fought in Europe most of the years, by soldiers on foot. This war was the goriest in recorded history. Over 70 million lives were taken just in this war. And the worst part was that most of the lives lost were civilians. In total, 47,661,800 civilian lives were lost.

The main contributor to the cause of these many civilian deaths was a man named Adolf Hitler, Nazi leader of Germany. He was a racist, he believed that the ‘Superior Race’ was from Nordic ancestry with blonde hair and blue eyes. He hated almost anyone that was different, he could not stand it. Mainly, he hated Jews. He thought they were filthy, nasty, and were the devil’s workers. So what did he do? He would go into towns and round all their Jewish population and put them in a part of the town just for them, called a ghetto. By ghettoizing cities and towns across Europe, he could keep the Jews exactly where he wanted them and keep an eye on them. This also kept them separate from Hitler’s ‘Superior Race’.

But soon, as you can imagine, the ghettos started to fill up, very fast too. So Hitler devised up yet another plan, creating Concentration Camps, work and death camps where the workers would do hard labor all day, be fed only small portions of what they were supposed to be fed, and were worked to death. Many notorious death camps are: Treblinka, Aushwitz, Sobibor, Majdanek, Chelmno, and Belzec.

At the hand of the Nazi’s, very few survived what was known in history as “The Holocaust” or “haShoah” in Hebrew. People that Hitler killed were considered detrimental to the German society. Jews, Soviet POW’s, Ethnic Poles, Romani, Disabled, Free Masons, Homosexuals, and Jehovah’s Witnesses were all victims of mass murder.

Of course Hitler couldn’t do all this alone. He had a mass Army of what were called Nazis. Nazis operated the death and labor camps.

So, the BBC News says that a hunt for the last few Nazis is on. Seeing how the biological clock for them is ticking, they are getting old and lots of them already have gotten away and have died of old age.

“Hitler was no doubt the greatest monster in human history. This is why we need to find the Nazis and arrest them for their war crimes.” says Cody, a writer at the Modern Typewriter.

“We can’t just let the people who were responsible for the deaths of over 70 million people. We can’t just let them free.”

Remember, I’m Royce, and this is the Modern Typewriter, OUT

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Land Redistribution in Zimbabwe

Welcome to the Modern Typewriter, a daily blog to discuss topics that can’t be answered easily, or are just some fun topics! Today is February 5th, 2009, I’m Royce, and I’m here to tell you about a program in Zimbabwe with land redistribution.

A new program in Zimbabwe, Southern Africa is literally taking farmland from some white citizens to give it to impoverished blacks in the country. And if the white family who owns the plot of land refuses to give up the land, the government is threatening them with death or a sentence to jail.

“For one thing, I understand the main point of this, the main idea is good, it has a good intention, but this is basically just stealing land from other people. It is morally wrong to do. If  I was a person whose land was just taken away, I would be completely outraged! Just hearing about this makes me infuriated!” says Cody, a writer at the Modern Typewriter.

We recently came across a news article on a family who was victimized by this unfairly played game. A man name Wally and his wife Helen were white citizens living in Zimbabwe. The police came to their 13,000 acre property demanding to see them. They met and the police ordered to take their farm for the program, and if they refused, they could either be jailed or killed, it was their choice.

“I feel the greatest sympathy for this couple, because they were in their fifties, and they are having to start their life all over again.” says Melanie, another writer.

The couple, Wally and Helen, had to immediately pack their belongings and leave. The new family that would be living in their house would be able to take anything they wanted.

Helen remembers asking if the new black woman if she would want a clay vase that their daughter had made in school. The woman said yes and Helen turned and smashed it on the floor.

“The general intention of the land redistribution idea is good, but you can’t just take something that is someone else’s. That is considered stealing.” says Rochester, another writer.

The couple, Wally and Helen have relocated to North Carolina, in the United States. Wally found a job with hogs, but when news that the business was having trouble, the employer said it was alright if Wally started searching for more work. So Wally did. He found a job at a farm overlooking cattle. His benefits would include a nice home right on the grazing field, free of rent. His wife and himself live there currently.

Before, the family that had taken over Wally and Helen’s farm had kidnapped their son and held him for ransom. They completely depleted Wally’s bank account.

“This is a huge issue! Somehow, we can’t just let the President of Zimbabwe steal away property and give it to someone else. That is completely terrible! And what kind of world has it come to when a family holds a son for ransom? Shouldn’t the police get involved? Where were they during all this? Oh right, they were stealing more property.” says Jaycee, another writer.

The American dollar can go a long way in Zimbabwe, since the inflation is so bad. Wally and Helen thought about taking their dollars to Zimbabwe to retire, since just a thousand dollars would take you far in Zimbabwe, but they figured America is where they belong right now.

So, what do you think on the land redistribution program in Zimbabwe? Do you think it is good? Bad? Why? Leave us a comment to express your opinion!

Remember, I’m Royce, and this is the Modern Typewriter, OUT!

News Article:

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/v-print/story/1260755.html

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Our New President…

Welcome to the Modern Typewriter, a daily blog to discuss topics that can’t be answered easily, or are just some fun topics! Today is January 16th, 2009, I’m Royce, and I’m here to talk about the upcoming Presidential Inauguration.

As the days go on, we have only about four days until our 44th President is sworn into office. His name is Barack Obama. With this inauguration, we will be making history. Barack Obama will be the first African-American President that the United States has ever seen.

“Either Barack Obama is going to be a great President, or he’s going to lack all of the qualities we need right now. Right now, we need a leader who can lead us through the Iraqi war and succeed, without the casualties mounting at the top of the charts.” says Cody, a writer at the Modern Typewriter.

Word has it that Michelle Obama, Barack Obama’s wife, is already picking out how she is going to design the White House to make it feel like home. Micheal Smith has been chosen as the official decorator of the White House to assist Mrs. Obama with the decorating.

Many preparations are still yet to be made as Mr. Barack Obama gets himself ready to become one of the most powerful men in the entire world, the President of the greatest nation on earth.

“I have no doubt that Barack Obama will be a good President. He seems like a nice guy and everything, I just don’t think he has what it takes to command the entire military forces of the United States and to lead us out of the Iraq war without the casualties being so high.” says Rochester, another writer.

On January 20th, 2009, Mr. Barack Obama will be sworn into office as the new President of the United States.

Remember, I’m Royce, and this is the Modern Typewriter, OUT!

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Has Freedom Of Speech Gone Too Far?

Welcome to the Modern Typewriter, a daily blog to discuss topics that can’t be answered easily, or are just some fun topics! Today is January 7th, 2009, I’m Royce, and I’m here to talk about the Iraq War.

Currently, and for the past seven or eight years, there has been a war in the Middle East. Many have sacrificed their lives for their country. This topic played a huge role in the 2008 Presidential Election. One candidate wanted to pull our troops out of Iraq, while one did not want to pull them out. Many citizens did not wish to continue this war, so they voted for Barack Obama. Others thought of the saying, “The day we lose our will to fight is the day we lose our freedom.” and they voted for John McCain.

We just came across a video on the web that showed just hatred for the Armed Forces of America. They showed how liberal people can get, and how uneducated people are. The video is about a Marine Corps recruiting station opening in Berkeley, California, in March 2008. The new recruiting station put people in uproar, because they believe that with Marines volunteering and sacrificing their lives, they believe that the Marines are being trained for mass murder.

Really? Because we thought that they were being trained to protect your right to say that kind of nonsense.

The Video is located at: http://tinyurl.com/ytu88b

“This video, all it did was show how uneducated those ‘Code Pink’ people were. The people say ‘Oh yes, it would be great if someone was defending our right for freedom.’ Where have they been since 1776? Our military has been defending our right for freedom since this country formed! It was really funny when that woman said that, because I just laughed. I mean, where has she been the last 233 years almost?” says Cody, a writer at the Modern Typewriter.

“Our military is full of the best people. They are incredible, and they are our heroes. Anyone that says that our military is trained for mass murder, go to Arlington National Cemetery, and then say they were trained for mass murder. For those of you who haven’t been, there are just rows and rows and rows of graves from our service men and women. The cemetery almost seems endless. All of those people gave their lives, and they have the nerve to say that they were trained for mass murder? Those people who say that should just either leave the country or live their life in complete shame.” says Melanie, another writer.

Arlington National Cemetery is located in Washington D.C. and is just an amazing sight. It takes your breath away and really makes you realize the sacrifice our country has made.

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“The United States is a land freedom, people have the right to what they say. That’s freedom of speech. But it makes me sick to know what some people think of the military, who fights for that freedom for those people who talk bad about them. It makes shame come on everyone who doesn’t talk about the military in that way. It’s shameful for the entire country to know that organizations like ‘Code Pink’ is out there brainwashing the public into thinking that the military is trained for mass murder. It brings shame onto everyone in the country, it brings shame to our name. It brings shame to our record of honor and dignity.” says Anonymous.

So should we pull the troops out of Iraq? Do you think the troops are being trained for mass murder? What do you think? Leave a comment to express your opinion!

The day we lose our will to fight is the day we lose our freedom.

Remember, I’m Royce, and this is the Modern Typewriter, OUT!