Can One Person Change the World?

Not only philosophers and scientists can change the world, but rulers can as well. Hitler for example was the dictator of Germany, who strived to make changes in Europe, and throughout the world. During Hitler’s rule, he believed that the growing population of Germany needed more living space, so he began his policy of expansion. Starting with Rhineland, Hitler realized that the Versailles Treaty would not be able to be enforced, allowing him to conquer much land. Wanting to create a “New Order” in Europe, Hitler imagined enslaving all conquered people, taking advantage of the land’s resources, and getting rid of anything that was undesired, such as Jews, Slavs, and Gypsies. Beginning in 1941 was the Holocaust, which was Hitler’s way to get rid of those people. Murdering more than 6 million Jews and millions more Slavs and Gypsies, Hitler definitely changed the world in his time. However, his impact on today has faded, with the amount of hate crimes decreasing yearly, stated a press release on Anti-Jewish hate-crimes in the Los Angeles County. Unfortunately, stated the press release, the amount of religion related crimes is still at an alarming level.

Many people in history have made great attempts to change their world, but in the end, not everyone can succeed. People like John Locke, Galileo Galilei, and Adolph Hitler all wanted to make changes to the world based on their own view, and opinion of what it they think the world should be like. John Locke, for example, has made a change in the world because many people agree with his ideas, and beliefs. Galileo Galilei could have changed the world, but he was prevented from doing that because the church disagreed with him. Adolph Hitler was another person who made an enormous attempt to change the world. Yes, most people didn’t agree with him about killing people just because they are worth nothing to you, but that was his opinion, and how he viewed the world should be. Anyone can try and change the world, but someone will always be there to oppose your beliefs and ideas. Therefore, it is extremely difficult for anyone to change the world forever, but some ideas and beliefs may be more widely accepted, allowing them to prevail for hundreds of years.