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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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File Size: 2.77 MB
Summary

This document appears to be page 7 of a manuscript draft (possibly for a memoir or book) dated April 2, 2012. The text is a philosophical exploration of 'ideology as biography,' discussing nature versus nurture, genetics, and the author's personal history as a descendant of Polish Jewish immigrants who moved to New York, narrowly avoiding the Holocaust. The document bears a 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT' stamp, indicating it was part of a document production for a congressional investigation.

People (7)

Name Role Context
Author Narrator
First-person narrator discussing their philosophy, biography, and family history. Born approx 3 years before the Holo...
Descartes Philosopher
Referenced regarding his quote 'I think therefore I am'.
Steve Pinker Academic/Author
Referenced in Footnote 3.
Mark Hauser Author
Referenced in Footnote 4 regarding 'Moral Minds'.
Drew Weston Academic/Author
Referenced in Footnote 4.
George Lakoff Academic/Author
Referenced in Footnote 4.
Kafka Author
Quoted in Footnote 5 regarding the meaning of life.

Organizations (1)

Name Type Context
House Oversight Committee
Indicated by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017094'.

Timeline (2 events)

Early 20th Century (implied)
Immigration of author's ancestors from Poland to New York.
Poland to New York
Author's grandparents Author's great-grandparents
c. 1941-1945
The Holocaust / Systematic Genocide
Europe/Poland
Author's relatives (victims) Author (survivor by geography)

Locations (2)

Location Context
Ancestral home of the author's family (shtetls).
Immigration destination of the author's grandparents/great-grandparents.

Relationships (1)

Author Family Polish Ancestors
Mentions great grandparents on father's side and grandparents on mother's side leaving shtetls of Poland.

Key Quotes (3)

"Ideology is biography."
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"I am—I was, I will be—therefore I think what I think."
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"Had they remained in Poland, as some of my relatives did, I would probably not have survived the Holocaust, since I was three years old when the systematic genocide began."
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Quote #3

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