So, it's been WAY too long (like 4 months too long) since I've actually been able to post. Wow. That's no bueno. However, a lot of good things have happened since then!
In December, I met with Dr. Blackwell and talked about the first draft of my project. We decided to focus more upon the euthanasia and medical side of the project, which meant that I cut out the segments about Dr. Heisenberg and about America's involvement in eugenics. Honestly, I'm only upset about the latter because it was so fascinating to learn about (sorry Werner, just not that into you!)
In order to fill the void of the two removed segments, I've decided to research another psyhatrist, Dr. Christian Wirth and add an explanation as to what the T-4 program was and what exactly I am referring to when I discuss euthanasia in the thesis. The process I am discussing is NOT the medically induced doctor-aided suicide or the "mercy killings" of the 1900's. Euthanasia under the Nazis is the medical murder of those deemed "not good enough" to survive in Hitler's ideal world. Scary, huh?
Right now, I've completed all the research I can muster (*gasp*) but I will still be adding in a slight introduction (my topic proposal with a few tweaks) and a wrap up of the overall implications of knowing all this information...I would also like to submit a psych report...I am getting to the point of almost becoming numb to all this due to the vastness of the devastation.
Well, that's all I have for now! Up to 36 pages! Whoo-hoo! Might attempt to add a digital portion to the final project as well (we shall see...)
Fact of the day: If you're a teaching assistant and the kids in your class hate history, tell them this is your thesis topic...for some, it piques their interest. For others, they're even more terrified of you and history in general :)
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