empire] "operation" and more the character of ordinary hospital routine'. Through dozens of institutions the circle of direct complicity [participation], by doctors and nurses alike, grew ever wider. So too did the range of victims, as ailing imported workers and a whole variety of other 'aliens to the community' were added to the ranks of those at risk. There is some evidence of staff querying [questioning] a lack of clear legal authorization for certain killings, but little sign of deeper moral qualms [doubts]. By 1944 the process of routinization had reached the point where plans were emerging for every asylum to have its own crematorium. In such a system… 'no one was safe in the presence of the carers [caregivers]'. Close and Critical instructions: Underline the Article’s title and circle the author. Highlight where someone could find the full article if they wished to read further. When you find brackets […] in an article or something similar that has been edited, it indicates an insertion or alteration not found in the original work by the author, usually to help explain something. Go through the excerpt again and highlight each time something has been inserted in brackets. What do the following words mean? Compulsory – Progeny – Quantitatively – Euthanasia – Ecclesiastically – Choose 3 additional words that you didn’t understand and define in your own words – – – – What were the two largest groups of people put to death Sterilized? What other types of people received this mercy death Sterilization? About how many people total were euthanized in the pre-war years? In what ways were congenitally deformed children put to death? After reading this content, how would you describe a Eugenics Program in your own words?
empire] "operation" and more the character of ordinary hospital routine'. Through dozens of institutions the circle of direct complicity [participation], by doctors and nurses alike, grew ever wider. So too did the range of victims, as ailing imported workers and a whole variety of other 'aliens to the community' were added to the ranks of those at risk. There is some evidence of staff querying [questioning] a lack of clear legal authorization for certain killings, but little sign of deeper moral qualms [doubts]. By 1944 the process of routinization had reached the point where plans were emerging for every asylum to have its own crematorium. In such a system… 'no one was safe in the presence of the carers [caregivers]'. Close and Critical instructions: Underline the Article’s title and circle the author. Highlight where someone could find the full article if they wished to read further. When you find brackets […] in an article or something similar that has been edited, it indicates an insertion or alteration not found in the original work by the author, usually to help explain something. Go through the excerpt again and highlight each time something has been inserted in brackets. What do the following words mean? Compulsory – Progeny – Quantitatively – Euthanasia – Ecclesiastically – Choose 3 additional words that you didn’t understand and define in your own words – – – – What were the two largest groups of people put to death Sterilized? What other types of people received this mercy death Sterilization? About how many people total were euthanized in the pre-war years? In what ways were congenitally deformed children put to death? After reading this content, how would you describe a Eugenics Program in your own words?
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