... these events are very similar in what took place as far as the killing of innocent people and how they were oppressed. The noted difference that I discovered about the two reading is that it seemed as if Browning's "Ordinary Men" was somewhat like a military journal, while Chang's "Rape of Nanking" was more on a personal level. It told of the plight of ... of what took place in both of them, this was of course the destruction and dehumanization of a large group of people. Another aspects that makes the situations comparable is the speed that each of them took place in. When the German A...

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... of the Reserve Police Battalion 101. The Reserve Police Battalion 101 was involved in mass killings, focusing on the Jozefow massacre and deportations of Jews during World War II. While reading Browning's work, one wonders how these men could carry out the orders of killing other human beings just because a higher authority told them too. One thought could be that when ... have to be among the men on the firing squad. Due to the slow process of the shootings, a second group of men was ordered to help the existing firing squad speed up the process. Trapp's offer was announced again but n...

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• Grade Level: High School

... of the Reserve Police Battalion 101. The Reserve Police Battalion 101 was involved in mass killings, focusing on the Jozefow massacre and deportations of Jews during World War II. While reading Browning's work, one wonders how these men could carry out the orders of killing other human beings just because a higher authority told them too. One thought could be that when ... have to be among the men on the firing squad. Due to the slow process of the shootings, a second group of men was ordered to help the existing firing squad speed up the process. Trapp's offer was announced again but n...

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• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School