Current Event 18
Natalia Kaminski
Augenstein, Seth. "Mengele’s Remains to Be Used in Medical Research, 70 Years after Auschwitz." Forensics Magazine. N.p., 01 Apr. 2016. Web. 05 Apr. 2016.
Recently, the remains of a Nazi doctor’s deceased body have been donated to student doctors who are going to use those bones to learn and study about postmortem examination. The SS doctor, Josef Mengele, was infamous for his countless, deadly experiments on twins and children at the German concentration camp, known as Auschwitz, from 1943 until the end of the second World War. The experiments were torturous and he was only one of the dozens of Nazi doctors who performed experiments such as his. His remains were dug up in Brazil and fully identified in 1985, but it had not been decided until now to donate his body to be used in medical and forensic research. He died many years ago in Argentina after fleeing prosecution of his war crimes in Europe. He managed to cross the border into Austria and then made his way overseas to Argentina where he lived a low profile life, partially in hiding. It is quite a remarkable paradox that someone who brutally took the lives of innocent people decades ago, will now contribute to science without causing harms to others.
Findings like this not only allow for forensic scientists to make progress in postmortem examination and studies, but also allow for all of us to realize how we are reliant on the past to help us move forward. It also helps us recognize that overtime, everything serves a greater purpose. Josef Mengele was once a destructive figure in society, but now his remains will be used to advance the teaching of forensic science.
Overall, I found this article very interesting. In general, I find the Holocaust a very heartbreaking yet interesting time to learn about, so it was interesting to read about how science and history have been linked by the discovery of Mengele’s remains. The paradox that a man who once destroyed, will now allow for creation, hit me really hard. I am glad to know that forensic scientists and medical experts can make something good of a man who had such a horrible impact in the 1940s.
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I thought that overall Natalia did a very good job with her review. For one thing, she did a great job at summarizing the article in an efficient manner. It wasn’t overwhelming, but it included all of the important details of the article. Another thing she did well was discuss the relevance of the subject of her article to the modern forensic science world. That is the main purpose of these articles and she did a great job doing this. Finally, I thought that Natalia did a great job reviewing the article. She observed the article appropriately and really covered the details of what the author did and did not do well.
While I thought this review was great, some things that could be improved upon include voicing her opinion more in the review, and maybe explaining the method a little bit more and in detail so it’s more understandable.
I was shocked to learn that student doctors are learning about postmortem examination are examining the deceased body of a Nazi doctor.
Works Cited:
Augenstein, Seth. "Mengele’s Remains to Be Used in Medical Research, 70 Years after Auschwitz." Forensicmag.com. Forensicmag, 1 Apr. 2016. Web. 4 Apr. 2016.
I read the review by Natalia Kaminski of the article “Mengele’s Remains to Be Used in Medical Research, 70 years after Auschwitz”, by Seth Augenstein. She did a good job of describing the details of the article. She talked about how the remains of a Nazi doctors body was donated to student doctors who are going to be using the bones to learn and study about postmortem bodies. She also said that the doctor’s body, Josef Mengele, had done deadly experiments on twins and children at the German concentration camp known as Auschwitz until the end of the war. Another thing she did well was that she talked about his story a little bit. She said that he died many years ago in Argentina after he fled from being prosecuted of his war crimes in Europe and managed to cross the border into Austria then made his way to Argentina where he kept a low profile until his death. Another thing I thought Natalia did well was that she gave her opinion on the article. She said that she thought it was very interesting and that she said the article was interesting to read and that it gave her more info on forensic scientists and medical experts. One thing that could have been better was if she included how the body of Josef Mengele was going to be used in forensic research. Also, I would have liked to read about her negative review of the article so you can see her good point of view as well as her negative point of review on the article. This review was very interesting to read and so was the article. It was interesting when she talked about how the scientist Josef Mengele had a disturbing and horrible past, because I never knew that scientists in Auschwitz had been doing tests on little children. This changed my perception of the knowledge that we have today on the past and technology that we can use to figure out details in the past that we overlooked.
Natalia picked a very interesting article and did a great job summarizing it without including too much information. One thing that stood out that Natalia did well was how she put in her own opinion of the article. Second, I think she tied in a brief history lesson nicely to give us a background and understanding of what went on. Third, I thought Natalia did a great jobs in giving details.It would have been nice to hear Natalia's negative view of the article, the things that were not explained so well that needed to be elaborated. Pictures of the body would have been cool to see, as well. Also, I would have liked to read more about the process that was used on the Nazi doctor. One thing that I learned and found interesting was that the scientists at Auschwitz were testing little children. I also think it is amazing that forensic scientists today are able to continue doing tests on a body that has deceased a long time ago.
The most recent current event, written by Natalia Kaminski, centers around the intriguing case regarding Josef Mengele’s remains. First, I would like to commend her personally for her handling of such a controversial topic properly. The Holocaust is very difficult to address, even almost after seventy years. In her current event, Kaminski covers all points of the article in a precise order, mirroring it perfectly. As a result, her organization allows the current event to have a great sense of flow. Without flow, anything, no matter how erudite it sounds, will be more tedious to read than even a book like Twilight. Also, Natalia exercised a thorough amount of effort on the significance paragraph. Of course, the subject at hand is compelling enough to help. Nonetheless, she was capable of bringing out the article’s true significance, allowing students to appreciate the article more than they would have otherwise. Last but not least, the current event is well-informed and insightful enough to relate to its readers. It was profound of Natalia to have mentioned the paradoxical beauty of this occurrence, where the remains of someone so malicious could be used to educate a new generation of doctors: a cycle of death and destruction but as well as life and creation. Many people would be put off by this discovery, but Kaminski makes no effort to shy away from it. She took this gem right into her hands and addressed the event’s true worth.
Still, there are quite a few issues that need to be addressed, despite how minimal they are. First of all, it is rather unclear whether she needed to give Josef Mengele such a thorough introduction. Of course, his hiding in Argentina and other parts of South America was, in fact, in need of exposition. However, her description of the man could be reduced slightly. And even though Natalia’s article flowed really well, reading a citation and then reading a huge block of text placed above two smaller paragraphs can be quite unsettling and should be cautioned against. Otherwise, the article was clear and concise enough to not need more criticism.
In conclusion, this current event brings out a new side to the Holocaust, forensics, and many other matters, but it also encourages people to become much more optimistic. Thank you, Natalia Kaminski, for choosing such an inspiring article and reviewing it when without such a review, most people would be left ignorant of the fact. In the wake of the Holocaust’s seventieth anniversary, this is all the more relevant.
Natalia chose a riveting topic and article in which she wrote her review on. This article by Seth Augenstein, “Mengele’s Remains to Be Used in Medical Research, 70 Years after Auschwitz,” was about what its title states, but Natalia went deeper into Dr. Josef Mengele’s role during the Holocaust as a horrendous doctor who performed experiments particularly on twins and children in the concentration camp of Auschwitz. In Natalia’s review, she mentions that student doctors were to use Mengele’s body in studying postmortem examinations, but only briefly in the opening sentence. From there, she dove deeper into Dr. Mengele’s own history and explained why his remains were in Argentina, where they were eventually dug up. Natalia also consistently addresses the paradox of this situation: during his lifetime, Mengele performed atrocious experiments for the good of German “science,” but today, when he’s dead, his remains are being used to teach student doctors in order to advance present-day technology and educate the rising generations. Her strongest asset in this particular review was her opinion paragraph. In this section, she again mentions that science and history are linked due to the usage of Mengele’s bones, as well as the fact that something is good is coming out of what terrible things he had done during World War II.
Although Natalia’s review was written very well, it could have been made stronger if there was a quote from the original article to give her review more depth. It adds a layer of another opinion and a greater understanding of the topic of the article. As a reader, I was also wondering as to how the student doctors may use his remains. It may not have been mentioned in the original article itself, but it would have been interesting to know why Mengele’s remains were decided to be dug up and used for furthering the student doctors’ education.
There is a great deal that I learned from this review. However, I was most struck by the fact that Dr. Mengele’s body was removed from Argentina and is now being used for student doctors to examine the postmortem processes. Also, Natalia brought to my attention how significant it is to use the past, although Mengele was a particularly destructive human being during his lifetime, to help advance our future.
Emme Kerj
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Natalia, you did a really good job summarizing the background information about the article. It made it really easy to follow along and provided an interesting story. I also really enjoyed reading your last paragraph about what this means for the scientific community and if you were interested about anything particular in the article. I really agree that it is a great thing that the scientific community is finding something good through examining his body, especially considering his background.
I think that you could have focused a little more on why they decided to examine his body and a little more about the scientific parts of the article rather than the background of the Nazi. I also think that you could have elaborated a little bit more on what they are going to examine on the body and how these findings might benefit different areas in science.
One thing that surprised me was why the scientific community chose this person’s body out of all deceased people. Why wouldn’t they want to work with someone who didn’t kill countless of children through brutal experiments?
Works cited:
http://www.forensicmag.com/articles/2016/04/mengeles-remains-be-used-medical-research-70-years-after-auschwitz
Augenstein, Seth. "Mengele’s Remains to Be Used in Medical Research, 70 Years after Auschwitz." Forensics Magazine. N.p., 01 Apr. 2016. Web. 05 Apr. 2016.
What was well presented about Natalia’s review is that she chose a topic that is relevant to not only forensic science, but also history. Natalia also did a great job on providing background to the subject of Josef Mengele and some history. Also, she did a good job in stating how old remains can help progress postmortem examinations.
My one suggestion to Natalia would be to explain more on how Josef Mengele’s body will be helpful to scientists since he did not have experiments performed on him. I am confused as to why his body will be beneficial to science since its just another dead body. Another suggestion to Natalia would be to just correct some grammar and formatting issues.
I thoroughly enjoyed this review, particularly because it had not only forensic science involved, but also science, so it was a great combination of the two.
I read Natalia’s article. Natalia did a great job of being descriptive and explaining everything that wasn’t very clear in the article. Not only is this relevant because of science, but it is also linked back to history which is awesome. She got into great detail and for that the review was very interesting. One thing Natalia did very well was explain the background of the story from the German concentration camp. Mengele, a Nazi doctor, died in Argentina after he fled from being prosecuted of his war crimes in Europe and learning about his story was very interesting. The most interesting part of this review was how she explained that the scientists had a bad experience health whose working and doing tests on the children in Auschwitz because I was unaware of the fact that the scientists were in danger. I enjoyed this article because I learned a lot about the technology that has evolved over time to figure out details that we have overlooked in the past. Good job NAAT!
Natalia did a great job reviewing the article “Mengele’s Remains to Be Used in Medical Research, 70 years after Auschwitz”. She did a great job reviewing the article by going into great detail and summarizing everything. Natalia was able to bring the topic of her article into the modern forensic world. She provided great background information regarding Josef Mengele. One thing that I wish was in the review was Natalia's own opinion or voice on the topic at hand. Another thing would be to include a direct quote from the article. Overall, I found Natalia’s review to be informative and I really enjoyed it since I learned more about the technology.
Works Cited:
Augenstein, Seth. "Mengele’s Remains to Be Used in Medical Research, 70 Years after Auschwitz." Forensicmag.com. Forensicmag, 1 Apr. 2016. Web. 4 Apr. 2016.
The article Natalia chose was refreshing since most posts on the blog are on newly found technology and more concerned with the science. The review was impeccably summarized, touching upon all of the historical events without a hiccup. It was as though reading a biography page on Josef Mengele. It was easy to recap how Mengele’s remains came to be in Argentina, which are now in possession of the student doctors. She managed to incorporate her thoughts toward the end, commenting on the irony of how a man who is responsible of countless tortuous deaths be contributing to the medical research 70 years after Auschwitz. While Natalia constructed a great review, it could be improved if there was a quote from the article or some visuals, perhaps his bones, to create more credibility. I also would have liked to read more about how the student doctors are using Mengele’s remains and why he was dug up in the first place. Overall, I learned a lot about Josef Mengele, and hope that some good could come out of this event after all the inhumane things he has done in the name of science.
Citation:
http://www.forensicmag.com/articles/2016/04/mengeles-remains-be-used-medical-research-70-years-after-auschwitz
Augenstein, Seth. "Mengele’s Remains to Be Used in Medical Research, 70 Years after Auschwitz." Forensics Magazine. N.p., 01 Apr. 2016. Web. 05 Apr. 2016.
Natalia, I really enjoyed your review of the article “Mengele’s Remains to Be Used in Medical Research, 70 Years After Auschwitz.” There were a few things that stood out. One, you did a great job summarizing the article. You made your summary concise enough to get across the main point of the article, and not too long that it became boring. Two, you picked a great article that is more than relevant to just forensic science. This topic is very important to history. Three, I liked the background information you included on Mengele and how he died in Argentina after fleeing Europe.
Although your review was great, there are a few things you could do to make it even better. One, I’m a little confused why his body is going to be helpful for scientists if he is not having tests performed on him. It would have been nice if you added this information. Two, it would have been nice if you added a quote or two from an expert in this field, as it would have strengthened your review.
After reading your review, I was very amazed that scientists can still do research on a body and get information from something 70 years ago. This shows how far our technology has improved. Again, I really enjoyed your review.
I enjoyed reading the article and the review of "Mengele’s Remains to Be Used in Medical Research, 70 Years after Auschwitz," and learning and liked many things. First, I like how the Natalia set up her review- it was very clear and precise and flowed very nicely. I also liked she gave a clear and well written background on the Nazi doctor, knowing this information helped us understand both the article and review more. Also, I liked how the author of the review explained at the end how these findings allow forensic scientists to make progress in postmortem examination and studies and allow us to realize how reliant we are on the past to help us move forward. Lastly, I liked how the author explained the story of the Nazi man and how this bad person could contribute to forensic studies.
Although there were many positive aspects of this review, there were also some negative. First, I did not like how the author just focused on the man behind the contributions instead of the actual investigation itself. It would have been better if she talked more about the investigation and their findings. Also, it would have been nice to expand upon the purpose of digging up his remains instead of all the others, I still do not understand why his was particularly dug up. But, except for these negative aspects, I really enjoyed this article.
I learned a lot from reading this article and review. First, I learned about how important remains could be to the progress of postmortem examination studies and how focusing on the past can make us progress in the present. Also, I learned about the life of a Nazi man who contributed to these studies, furthering the accuracy and information in forensic science. Overall, I really enjoyed this article and review and look forward to learning more about this in the future.
I think Natalia did a great job at explaining who Josef Mengele is and what experiments he performed on people in the German concentration camps. I also think that Natalia explained very well how Josef escaped from being arrested by fleeing to Argentina. She also explained well how examining Josef’s body helps forensic scientist progress in postmortem examinations.
Overall I think Natalia’s review was great. Just a few changes I would make to the review would be to add more quotes from the article. Also I would give more details about how examining Josef’s body is going to help forensic scientists.
I was surprised that forensic analysts were able dig up the remains of Josef to examine them for studies.
I think Natalia did a great job at explaining who Josef Mengele is and what experiments he performed on people in the German concentration camps. I also think that Natalia explained very well how Josef escaped from being arrested by fleeing to Argentina. She also explained well how examining Josef’s body helps forensic scientist progress in postmortem examinations.
Overall I think Natalia’s review was great. Just a few changes I would make to the review would be to add more quotes from the article. Also I would give more details about how examining Josef’s body is going to help forensic scientists.
I was surprised that forensic analysts were able dig up the remains of Josef to examine them for studies.
I think Natalia did a good job overall in her current events report. The details she provided about Josef Mengele's life were very interesting yet disturbing. Natalia also did a good writing about the holocaust and the brutality that came with it, while remaining sensitive to the people that it affected. This report did a great job highlighting the good that might come of research done on Josef Mengele's remains, focusing on the present situation and forensic importance of this donation.
Natalia could improve this report by explaining in more detail how this donation might advance forensic research, the significance of this donation beyond the person who's remains are being donated. Natalia could have improved this report by including quotations from the article she read.
I was really interested in the history of Josef Mengele's life, and I think Natalia's report provided relevant details about this horrific man from the article.
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