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| name =Emma Nelson
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| caption = [[Miriam McDonald]] as Emma Nelson
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| nickname = Em, Cause Girl, Greenpeace
| status = Student at Degrassi Community School ([[Twelfth grade]])
| age = 18
| born = [[June 1989]] (age 18) <!-- see talk page -->
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| occupation = Student
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| family = [[Christine Nelson|Christine "Spike" Nelson]] (mother) <br> [[Archie "Snake" Simpson]] (stepfather) <br> Jack Simpson (half-brother) <br> [[Shane McKay]] (biological father)
| partner = [[Sean Cameron]]
| episode = 119
| portrayer =[[Miriam McDonald]]
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;''Degrassi: The Next Generation''
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*1x01 '''Mother and Child Reunion''' (Part One)
*1x02 '''Mother and Child Reunion''' (Part Two)
*1x04 '''Eye of the Beholder'''
*1x05 '''Parents' Day'''
*1x06 '''The Mating Game'''
*1x07 '''Basketball Diaries'''
*1x08 '''Secrets and Lies'''
*1x09 '''Coming of Age'''
*1x10 '''Rumours and Reputations'''
*1x11 '''Friday Night'''
*1x12 '''Wannabe'''
*1x13 '''Cabaret'''
*1x14 '''Under Pressure'''
*1x15 '''Jagged Little Pill'''
*2x01 '''When Doves Cry''' <br> (Part One)
*2x02 '''When Doves Cry''' <br> (Part Two)
*2x03 '''Girls Just Wanna Have Fun'''
*2x04 '''Karma Chameleon'''
*2x05 '''Weird Science'''
*2x06 '''Drive'''
*2x07 '''Shout''' (Part One)
*2x08 '''Shout''' (Part Two)
*2x09 '''Mirror in the Bathroom''' &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bathroom'''
*2x10 '''Take My Breath Away'''
*2x11 '''Don't Believe the &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hype'''
*2x12 '''White Wedding''' <br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Part One)
*2x13 '''White Wedding''' <br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Part Two)
*2x15 '''Hot for Teacher'''
*2x16 '''Message in a Bottle'''
*2x17 '''Dressed in Black'''
*2x18 '''Relax'''
*2x19 '''Fight for Your Right'''
*2x22 '''Tears Are Not &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Enough''' (Part Two)
*3x01 '''Father Figure''' <br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Part One)
*3x02 '''Father Figure''' <br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Part Two)
*3x03 '''U Got the Look'''
*3x04 '''Pride''' (Part One)
*3x05 '''Pride''' (Part Two)
*3x06 '''Gangsta Gangsta'''
*3x07 '''Should I Stay or &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Should I Go?'''
*3x09 '''Against All Odds'''
*3x11 '''Holiday''' (Part One)
*3x13 '''This Charming Man'''
*3x14 '''Accidents Will &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Happen''' (Part One)
*3x15 '''Accidents Will &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Happen''' (Part Two)
*3x19 '''It's Raining Men'''
*3x20 '''I Want Candy'''
*3x21 '''Our House'''
*3x22 '''The Power of Love'''
*4x01 '''Ghost in a Machine''' &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Part One)
*4x03 '''King of Pain'''
*4x04 '''Mercy Street'''
*4x05 '''Anywhere I Lay My &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Head'''
*4x06 '''Islands in a Stream'''
*4x07 '''Time Still Stands''' <br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Part One)
*4x08 '''Time Still Stands''' <br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Part Two)
*4x09 '''Back in Black'''
*4x11 '''Voices Cry''' (Part One)
*4x12 '''Voices Cry''' (Part Two)
*4x13 '''Bark at the Moon'''
*4x14 '''Secret''' (Part One)
*4x15 '''Secret''' (Part Two)
*4x18 '''Modern Love'''
*4x19 '''Moonlight Desire'''
*4x20 '''West End Girls'''
*4x22 '''Goin' Down the Road''' &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Part Two)
*5x01 '''Venus''' (Part One)
*5x02 '''Venus''' (Part Two)
*5x04 '''Foolin''''
*5x07 '''Turned Out''' (Part One)
*5x08 '''Turned Out''' (Part Two)
*5x09 '''Tell it To My Heart'''
*5x11 '''The Lexicon of Love''' &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Part One)
*5x12 '''The Lexicon of Love''' &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Part Two)
*5x14 '''I Against I'''
*5x15 '''Our Lips Are Sealed''' &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Part One)
*5x16 '''Our Lips Are Sealed''' &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Part Two)
*5x18 '''High Fieldity''' <br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Part One)
*5x19 '''High Fieldity''' <br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Part Two)
*6x01 '''Here Comes Your &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Man''' (Part One)
*6x02 '''Here Comes Your &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Man''' (Part Two)
*6x03 '''True Colours'''
*6x05 '''Eyes Without a Face''' &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Part One)
*6x08 '''Crazy Little Thing &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Called Love'''
*6x09 '''What's It Feel Like to &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Be a Ghost?''' (Part One)
*6x10 '''What's It Feel Like to &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Be a Ghost?''' (Part Two)
*6x11 '''Rock This Town'''
*6x12 '''The Bitterest Pill'''
*6x13 '''If You Leave'''
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'''Emma Nelson''' (born [[June]] [[1989]]) is a [[fictional]] high schooler on the ''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation]]'' [[television series]]. She is portrayed by [[Miriam McDonald]].
'''Denazification''' ([[German language|German]]: ''Entnazifizierung'') was an [[Allies|Allied]] initiative to rid [[Germany|German]] and [[Austria|Austrian]] society, culture, press, economy, judiciary and politics of any remnants of the [[Nazism|Nazi]] regime. It was carried out specifically by removing those involved from positions of influence and by disbanding or rendering impotent the organizations associated with it. The program of denazification was launched after the end of the [[World War II|Second World War]] and solidified by the [[Potsdam Agreement]].
 
==Overview Biography ==
Emma is the daughter of original [[Degrassi]] characters, [[Christine "Spike" Nelson]] and [[Shane McKay]]. She has always been a main focus of the series, her fiery personality and outspokenness making her allies and enemies throughout the school. She is called the school's "cause girl", because she arranges protests and boycotts over just about everything, no matter how ridiculous. Emma began to care about the social aspect of school when she took an interest in Chris Sharpe, and especially in Season 4 when she began making older friends such as Jay and hanging out at the ravine, a drinking and [[hookup]] spot for Degrassi teens. Since then, she has come close to her friend [[Manny Santos]] on the "[[scandalous]] meter," although Emma once called her "the school [[slut]]" for abandoning her at a party to meet [[Craig Manning]].
Denazification in Germany was accomplished through a series of directives issued by the [[Allied Control Council]], seated in [[Berlin]], beginning in January [[1946]]. "Denazification directives" identified specific people and groups and outlined judicial procedures and guidelines for handling them.
 
==On "Degrassi Junior High"==
Though all the occupying forces had agreed on the initiative, the methods used for denazification and the intensity with which they were applied differed between the occupation zones.
Emma was already an existing character by the time "The Next Generation" came along. Back at the beginning of the first season of [[Degrassi Junior High]], Spike had gotten pregnant after a night of unsafe sex with [[Shane McKay]]. At the end of the second season, Spike went into labour at the end of the year school dance. Emma was born [[premature birth|prematurely]] and almost died. Spike became a teen mother and Emma became a semi-regular on the series with various on-and-off appearances. Emma gets much more attention on the new Degrassi series compared to the amount of screen time the writers gave Spike in the original series. When the writers came up with the idea for a reunion special, they realized Emma would be starting [[middle school]]. But, since she was in [[Degrassi Junior High]], then she would be older then everyone else.
 
==Season 1==
Denazification also refers to the removal of the physical symbols of the Nazi regime. For example, in [[1957]] the German government re-issued World War II [[Iron Cross]] medals without the [[swastika]] in the center.
As a [[seventh grade]]r, and first year student at Degrassi, Emma found herself in danger when she met someone she thought she knew on the Internet. Emma was known as a "cause girl" because of her care for the environment and nature. She experienced her first fight with [[Manny Santos]], her best friend, over sexism involving the Degrassi's cheerleading squad, Spirit Squad. She entered puberty, and had her period during school hours. She also had her first boyfriend, bad boy [[Sean Cameron]].
 
===An online pen pal===
== Application in the Allied Occupation Zones ==
Emma was one of the only main characters of the series to appear in the two-part pilot, "Mother and Child Reunion." Serving both as a reunion special for the old [[Degrassi]] cast and a new spin-off beginning, the plot in these two episodes alternated between the old cast's issues and Emma's meeting with her supposedly young online crush, Jordan. Jordan, whom Emma had been speaking to online for months, appeared to have the same interests as her and to be equally passionate about saving the environment. Unfortunately, Jordan turned out to be a man in his 40s who attempted to film the [[rape]] of Emma in a hotel room. Emma's mother, Spike, and her friend [[Archie Simpson|Snake]] came to her rescue at the last minute.
=== American zone ===
The [[Morgenthau plan#JCS 1067|Joint Chiefs of Staff Directive 1067]] directed General [[Eisenhower]]’s policy of denazification.
 
===Hitting [[puberty]]===
The [[United States]] initially pursued denazification in a committed though bureaucratic fashion. For this process five categories of responsibility for anyone over the age of 18 residing in the [[US Occupation Zone|US zone of occupation]] were identified: ''major offenders'', ''offenders'', ''lesser offenders'', ''followers'', and ''exonerated persons''. Ultimately, the intention was the "re-education" of the German people.
 
<!-- Unsourced image removed: [[Image:Em_coa.jpg |right|thumb|320px|]] -->In ''Coming of Age'', the 9th episode of the season 1, Emma had her [[menarche|first]] [[menstrual cycle|period]], embarrassingly, at school. Luckily, [[Manny Santos|Manny]] discovered the leak before anyone else did, dragging her best friend into the bathroom and tracking down a pair of oversized gym shorts for Emma to wear the rest of the day. Unfortunately, Emma was slated to present a book report in English in front of the entire class that day. While awkwardly trying to explain the book and hold up the large pants, JT makes a crack and asks if Emma wet her pants. Emma announces matter-of-factly that she got her period.
In early 1947 90,000 Nazis were being held in [[concentration camp]]s, another 1,900,000 were forbidden to work as anything but manual labourers.<ref>[http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/marshall/large/documents/index.php?pagenumber=4&documentid=24&documentdate=1947-02-28&studycollectionid=mp&nav=OK Herbert Hoover's press release of The President's Economic Mission to Germany and Austria, Report No. 1: German Agriculture and Food Requirements], February 28, 1947. pg. 2</ref>
 
===Relationship with Sean===
A report of the [[Institute on re-education of the Axis Countries]] in June 1945 recommended: "Only an inflexible longterm occupation authority will be able to lead the Germans to a fundamental revision of their recent political philosophy." On 15 January 1946, however, a report of the Military Government (classified as restricted) stated: "The present procedure fails in practice to reach a substantial number of persons who supported or assisted the Nazis." On [[1 April]] a special law therefore transferred the responsibility for the denazification process to the German administration which established 545 civilian courts (German ''Spruchkammern'') to oversee 900,000 cases.
[[Image:EmmaSeanFirstdate.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The First Date]]
At first, bad boy [[Sean Cameron]], a year older than Emma, seemed a complete mismatch for her. The two quickly began talking, however. While their first date was disastrous, and was followed by a series of strange mishaps, the two decided they liked each other too much to stop dating each other. This began their infamous on-again, off-again relationship, one that had euphoric highs and abysmal lows.
 
Fearing he failed his midterms, Sean let his stress and anger get the better of him and got into a tussle outside of the school with [[Jimmy Brooks]]. Emma, trying to break up the fight, angered Sean even more, who pushed her to the ground to get her away from the fight. Shocked, Emma broke up with Sean.
The denazification was now supervised by special German ministers like the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democrat]] [[Gottlob Kamm]] in Württemberg-Baden. By [[1948]], however, with the [[Cold War]] now clearly in progress, American attentions were directed increasingly to the threat of the [[Eastern Bloc]]; the remaining cases were tried through summary proceedings that left insufficient time to thoroughly investigate the accused, so that many of the judgments of this period have questionable judicial value. For example, by [[1952]] members of the [[SS]] like [[Otto Skorzeny]] could be declared formally "entnazifiziert" (denazified) in absentia by a German government arbitration board and without any proof that this was true.
 
Sean attended [[Ashley Kerwin]] and Toby's disastrous party at the end of the year, but only because JT mentioned Emma would be there. Though he attempted to talk to her, Emma paid no attention, running to the arms of Toby, possibly to make Sean jealous. She did not know that Toby had had a serious crush on her for most of the year. It was only later, on the episode "The Mating Game", that her friend Manny told her.
In December 1945 U.S. President [[Harry S. Truman]] justified his refusal to alleviate the induced famine of the German population: “though all Germans might not be guilty for the war, it would be too difficult to try to single out for better treatment those who had nothing to do with the Nazi regime and its crimes.”
<ref>Steven Bela Vardy and T. Hunt Tooley, eds. [http://hungarianhistory.com/lib/vardy/vardy.doc ''Ethnic Cleansing in Twentieth-Century Europe''] ISBN 0-88033-995-0. subsection by Richard Dominic Wiggers, “The United States and the Refusal to Feed German Civilians after World War II” pg. 281</ref>
 
===Activism===
The [[Information Control Division]] of the U.S. army had by July 1946 taken control of 37 German newspapers, 6 radio stations, 314 theatres, 642 movies, 101 magazines, 237 book publishers, 7,384 book dealers and printers.[http://www.psywarrior.com/mcclure.html] It’s main mission was democratisation but part of the agenda was also the prohibition on any criticism of the Allied forces of occupation.[http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/coldwar/interviews/episode-4/lochner2.html].
Emma became a [[feminist]] at Degrassi Community School. She accused the Spirit Squad of being "[[sexist]]," and chided [[Manny Santos|Manny]] for wanting to try out. Though her true motive was that she hated the idea of Manny being more popular than her. Emma also started to favor the animal-rights organization [[PETA]].
 
==Season 2==
In addition, on May 13, 1946 the Allied Control council issued a directive for the confiscation on all media that could contribute to Nazism or militarism. As a consequence a list was drawn up of over 30,000 book titles, ranging from school textbooks to poetry, which were now banned. All copies of books on the list were confiscated and destroyed, the possession of a book on the list was made a punishable offence. (See also [[Censorship in the Federal Republic of Germany]])
As an [[eighth grade]]r at Degrassi, Emma's year was fairly undramatic. She had a crush on a new ninth grader, [[Craig Manning]]. She also discovered her mother was dating her teacher, [[Archie Simpson|Mr. Simpson]], which led to marriage, and a new addition to the family. While at the wedding of Spike and Snake, she rekindled her relationship with Sean. Toward the end of eight grade, Emma got herself suspended for protesting against the food in the cafeteria.
 
===Dealing with Spike and Snake's relationship===
=== Soviet zone ===
Emma's mom, Spike, began dating Snake, Emma's teacher (Mr. Simpson). At first, Emma was annoyed, as she wanted it to be just her and Spike. However, she grew to tolerate and even appreciate Snake's presence, and was excited for the couple when they became engaged. As the wedding neared, however, trouble brewed. Snake revealed he wasn't ready for a child and, around the same time, Spike discovered she was pregnant. She told Emma she was considering an [[abortion]], which upset Emma. Behind Spike's back, Emma told Snake that Spike was pregnant, almost destroying the relationship. The two made it to the altar, however, after a long talk to work things out.
 
===Rekindling the flame with Sean===
The most radical and rapid denazification occurred in the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] zone, as it was tied to a fundamental transformation of German society. In the invasion of eastern Germany by the Soviets and its immediate aftermath, Nazi officials were often shot outright. Later, members of the [[NSDAP|Nazi Party]] and its daughter organizations were removed from their positions without right of appeal, and more than 120,000 were interned in camps. About 40,000 inmates of these camps died between 1945–1950. Oversight of the process was handled by Soviet intelligence agencies and by Germans appointed by the Russians. Soviet and German-led Soviet attempts at denazification were concluded in 1957.
[[Image:Semmakiss.jpg|thumb|left|170px|Emma and Sean's first kiss.]]
At the wedding reception, Emma and Sean danced, kissed and began dating once again. The bump in the road wasn't far, though; Sean was invited to eat dinner over Emma's house and felt awkward because of his "low class" status. He drank some vodka at Emma's house, misinterpreted a comment by Spike, and left angrily. He then went to a party at Jimmy's house and consumed more alcohol, ruining the party. The next morning, Emma and Sean discussed what had happened and decided to stay together. Spike and Snake forgave Sean.
 
==="Cause" girl===
The abandonment of stringent denazification in the West became a major theme of [[East German]] government propaganda, which often claimed that the [[West German]] government was nothing but an extension of the old [[Nazi]] regime. Such allegations appeared frequently in the official [[SED]] newspaper, ''[[Neues Deutschland]]''. The [[Uprising of 1953 in East Germany|June 17, 1953 riots]] in [[Berlin]] were officially blamed on [[Nazi]] [[agents provocateurs]] from [[West Berlin]], whom ''Neues Deutschland'' alleged were then working in collaboration with the Western government.
Emma protested the use [[genetically modified food]] in the cafeteria by handing out fliers and information on why it was wrong and urging for a boycott. After being told by Mr. Raditch that she was wrong about the cafeteria, Emma decided to use the morning announcements to encourage a boycott. The boycott backfired when she initiated the students to start a food fight. For causing the fight, Emma was suspended for a day. Instead of backing down, however, Emma continued arguing her case, getting her suspended for a week.
 
==Season 3==
The [[Berlin Wall]] was officially called the ''Antifaschistischer Schutzwall'' ("Anti-Fascist Security Wall") by the East German government, and was ostensibly built to protect East German society from the activities of [[Nazi]]s in [[West Berlin]].
As a [[ninth grade| freshman]] at Degrassi, Emma began her new life as a high school student with a search for her birth-father, [[Shane McKay]]. She also ended her troubled relationship with Sean. In her freshman year, she had a difficult relationship with her friend [[Manny Santos]]. She began a relationship with Chris Sharpe. She supported Snake, her stepfather, while he fought leukemia.
 
===Finding Shane McKay===
=== French and British zones ===
[[Image:Emma-Nelson.jpg|thumb|200px|'''Emma''' - Season 3]]
The [[France|French]] and [[United Kingdom|British]] took a more measured approach and focused primarily on a removal of the elite, rather than pursuit of all those who collaborated with the regime.
Emma was being mistaken for Snake's daughter at school. This launched her desire to meet her biological father. After asking Spike about him and getting nowhere, Emma decided to find him herself, using the Internet to find listings for [[Shane McKay]] (her father's name). The next day, she skipped school along with Craig to search for him. After a series of missteps, Emma and Craig finally found him at a home for the mentally disabled. After falling (or jumping) off a bridge during the original [[Degrassi Junior High]] series, Shane landed on his head, causing permanent [[brain damage]]. His parents placed him in the home. After Emma and Shane's emotional reunion is cut short by a nurse, Emma gives him her address so he can write to her. Forced to call Joey for a ride home after missing the last train, Emma faces her irate mother. While Emma was angry at her mother for lying to her, she eventually came to see that Spike was just trying to protect her.
 
While Spike, nine months pregnant, was at home knitting a scarf for the baby, Shane unexpectedly arrived at the house. He pushed his way in and flew into a rage upon discovering that he wasn't a part of Spike and Emma's new family. Emma arrived home just as Shane was trashing the house and Spike went into labor. Emma calmed down Shane with an ultimatum ("If you hurt my mom, I'll never speak to you again") and then called Snake. Emma's half-brother, Jack, was born healthy and happy.
== Implications for the future German states ==
The culture of denazification strongly influenced the [[Parliament|Parliamentary Council]] charged with the responsibility of drawing up a constitution for the occupation zones. This constitution, called the [[Grundgesetz]] ("Basic Law"), was finalized on May 8, 1949, ratified on May 23, and came into effect the next day. This date effectively marks the foundation of the [[Federal Republic of Germany]].
 
===Strained relationship with Manny===
== The radical left in Germany during the 1960s&ndash;70s and Nazi allegations ==
[[Manny Santos|Manny]]'s new look and personality put Emma off; she thought Manny was cheapening herself for popularity and told her as much. Manny was appalled that Emma would refuse to support her the way Manny had always done for Emma. The two continued to be friends, however, until Emma walked in on Manny making out with Craig, who was dating Ashley Kerwin, on Emma's bed. The next day, as Manny tried to apologize, Emma wouldn't hear it. Manny called Emma a "prude princess" and Emma retorted that at least she wasn't "the school slut". Manny and Emma would mostly remain distant at best, and frictious at worst, until late in Season 4.
Because the [[Cold War]] had curtailed the process of denazification in the West, certain radical leftist groups such as the [[Red Army Faction]] justified their use of violence against the [[West Germany|West German]] government and society based on the argument that the West German establishment had benefitted from the Nazi period, and that it was still largely Nazi in outlook. They pointed out that many former Nazis held government posts, while the [[Communist Party of Germany|German Communist Party]] was illegal in this "democratic" nation. They argued that "What did you do in the war, daddy?" was not a question that many of the leaders of the generation who fought World War II and prospered in the postwar "[[Wirtschaftswunder]]" (German Economic Miracle) encouraged their children to ask.
 
===Ending it with Sean for the last time (or not?)===
For example, one of the major justifications that the Red Army Faction gave in [[1977]] for killing [[Hanns-Martin Schleyer]], President of the [[German Employers' Association]] and perceived as one of the most powerful [[industrialist]]s in West Germany, was that as a former member of the [[SS]], he was part of an informal network of [[ex-Nazi]]s who still had great economic power and political influence in Germany.
Emma, dealing with the revelation that Snake had cancer and the pressures of having to watch the baby, had little time for Sean anymore. Feeling neglected, Sean began taking up with [[Jay Hogart]], his girlfriend [[Alex Nuñez]], and Towerz. Emma was less than pleased with Sean's affiliation with this group of thugs, but wrote it off long enough to make out with Sean in the ravine while they were supposed to be clearing it of trash. The romantic moment was cut short by fellow volunteer [[Kendra Mason]], who quickly ran off after discovering the two. Emma, however, was embarrassed, and got back to work, leaving Sean annoyed. Afterward, Sean confronted Emma about being too uptight, upon which Emma called Sean "pathetic" for hanging with people like Jay. Trying to reconcile the relationship, Emma was shot down by Sean and gave up on their relationship for good. To add insult to injury, Sean helped his new friends steal Snake's brand new laptop so that Jay could get an [[intake]] for his car. This was, once again, not the last time Sean and Emma would date. <!-- Unsourced image removed: [[Image:Emma_and_chris.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Emma and Chris]] -->
 
===A crush on Chris===
==Denazification in other countries==
A new student named Chris Sharpe caught Emma's eye while she was rebounding from her relationship with Sean. She felt too nerdy to date him, but [[Manny Santos|Manny]] helped sex up her image in time for a [[rave]] that Chris was DJing at. Though they had a private romantic moment and even kissed, Emma wouldn't date Chris because he was still with his girlfriend. Emma did eventually date Chris, however, over the summer between freshman and sophomore years.
 
===Dealing with Snake's cancer===
In practice, denazification was not limited to Germany and Austria; in every European country with a vigorous Nazi or [[Fascist]] party, such as the ones in [[France]], the [[Netherlands]] or [[Norway]], effective measures of denazification were carried out. Denazification was also practised in most countries which fell to German occupation, because in these countries Nazi-held puppet regimes were established with the support of local collaborationists. This is the case of countries such as [[Belgium]], [[Greece]] or [[Yugoslavia]]. In Greece, for instance, [[Special Courts of Collaborators]] were created after 1945 to try former collaborationist individuals. The three Greek [[quisling]] prime ministers, for example, were convicted and sentenced to death or life imprisionment. Other collaborationists after German withdrawal underwent repression and public humilliation, besides being trialed (mostly on treason charges). Some left Greece, while others disappeared from public life only to re-emerge in post-war politics.
Snake's [[cancer]] took a toll on everyone in Emma's family. Once, while doing some work on the computers after school with JT, Emma discovered Snake's will. Convinced Snake's [[chemotherapy]] had failed, Emma buckled under the overwhelming stress. Alex, who had been tormenting Emma since her breakup with Sean, offended the younger student, causing the typically mild-mannered Emma to engage her tormentor in a violent catifght in the halls of Degrassi. Later, Emma discovers Snake's chemo had actually put his cancer in remission.
 
==NotesSeason 4==
As a [[tenth grade| sophomore]] at Degrassi, Emma had a lot of dramatic experiences. She ended her relationship with Chris Sharpe. She joined forces with Paige and the rest of the eleventh graders to protest Rick from returning to Degrassi. She also had a gun pointed at her by Rick, but was saved by Sean. Emma also faced the huge scandal at the Ravine where she contracted [[gonorrhea]] from Jay after oral sex.
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===The Chris-Emma-Liberty Triangle===
== See also ==
Emma and Chris broke up over the summer, but he was still talking to her. Liberty had shown an interest in Chris, which resulted in Emma finding out. She decided to prevent Chris from going on a date with Liberty because she was too worried about what people would think of her if Chris went out with Liberty next. Liberty eventually figured out what Emma was trying to pull and told her, "It's easy for me, letting you go—straight to hell." However, it became apparent that Chris wasn't looking for a serious relationship with Liberty.
* [[Ex-Nazi]]
* [[Pursuit of Nazi collaborators]]
* [[List of former Nazis influential after 1945]]
* [[List of living Nazis]]
* [[Operation paperclip]]
 
===Complicated friendships with Rick and Sean===
==Further reading==
After saving Rick from bullying, Emma, along with old friend Toby, became Rick's only pals in the school. Rick developed a crush on Emma, however, and she shot his advances down brutally. After being humiliated on live TV, Rick came to Degrassi with a gun. While he tried to shoot Emma for not accepting his crush on her, Sean stopped him and, in the struggle, Rick was shot and killed with his own gun.
* [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=16324321&er=accept&er=deny ''Germany 1947-1949: The Story In Documents''] The [[Department of State]] Publication 3556. 1950, U.S. Government Printing Office
 
On a particularly rough day, Emma ditched class with Sean, Sean's new girlfriend Ellie Nash and Jay to drive up to [[Wasaga Beach]], where Sean's parents lived. Emma seemed to be reconnecting with Sean when he announced he was moving back home with his parents, leaving her angry and upset though he'd asked her to stay there with him, effectively ending his relationship with Ellie.
==External links==
* [http://www.jagcnet.army.mil/JAGCNETInternet/Homepages/AC/MilitaryLawReview.nsf/20a66345129fe3d885256e5b00571830/45582b2d6ca0611985256f230049850a/$FILE/Volume180Hudson.pdf] THE U.S. MILITARY GOVERNMENT AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DEMOCRATIC REFORM,
FEDERALISM, AND CONSTITUTIONALISM DURING THE OCCUPATION OF BAVARIA, 1945-47
* [http://www.ccges.yorku.ca/The-Denazification-of-Austria-by.html The Denazification of Austria by France]
* [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/History/History-idx?type=div&did=HISTORY.0057.0344.0012&isize=text]
 
In the aftermath of the shooting and Sean's departure, Emma became melancholy and isolate, distancing herself from everything in her life (it could be inferred she was suffering a small case of [[post-traumatic stress disorder]]).
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===The Scandal At The Ravine===
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Jay seemed to have taken a liking to Emma, even though he was still dating Alex. At the same time, the now-mischievous Emma discovered what Alex's best friend Amy's colorful bracelets meant. Girls "earned" bracelets for performing different sex acts down at the ravine. Emma met Jay at the ravine to see what it was like. After seeing two couples getting out of a van, Jay and her went inside. Jay kissed her, and she didn't know it was to help with blow-jobs. Emma left, but Jay grabbed her by the arm, and said as he gave her a bracelet "Hey, every player gets a prize." After leaving Amy confused about the bracelet, and why Emma was doing that, Jay told Emma that Amy "earned" one from him. She thought she was a loser, so Emma performed [[oral sex]] on Jay and used the shooting as an excuse to keep her parents from reprimanding her when they'd found out she was sneaking out in the middle of the night; after successfully manipulating her mother and stepfather, she would go to sleep with a smirk on her face as she proudly admired her new bracelets. Alex comes to the rehersal and punches Amy, and said she was going to get who ever was sleeping with Jay, but ended it off immediately. Manny found out, with Emma scared as a baby. She soon realizes she has contracted [[gonorrhea]] and is humiliated when [[Manny Santos|Manny]] finds out and tells Emma's co-star in the school play not to kiss her or risk getting the disease. Word spread. Emma had a girl's night with Manny and her new friends Darcy Edwards and Chante Black to help herself get over it, and began an innocent flirtation with her new next door neighbor, Chester Bloom. Chester soon liked Manny, then after Manny chose Spinner instead of him, he began flirting with Emma, but Emma seemed to not even notice him.
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=== Problems with Chris ===
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Chris was hurt by Emma's racy and ill-lived relationship with Jay and by her contracting gonorrhea, but covered for it by making rude and sly comments in Media Immersions class during the student-teacher Matt Oleander's lecture.
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==Season 5==
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As a [[eleventh grade| junior]], at Degrassi, Emma had experienced her share of drama. Still working on her on-again, off-again friendship with [[Manny Santos|Manny]] (which was usually divided by boys), Emma also found herself faced with the attention of a few different suitors. She began a relationship with [[Peter Stone (Degrassi)|Peter Stone]]. She witnessed her stepfather kiss the school principal. She was also diagnosed with an eating disorder. She went to rehab classes and began eating again.
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===Crush on Peter===
At the beginning of season 5, Emma developed a crush on a new boy, Peter Stone. However, he seemed more attracted to [[Manny Santos|Manny]] than Emma. At a party that he invited them to, Manny got drunk and flashed her breasts to Peter, who filmed them and later emailed the video to the entire school, after she rejected him. When Emma discovered this video, she knew who had taken it, and was furious at Manny for doing such a thing, and upset with Peter for taking advantage of Manny and humiliating her. After Manny's parents kicked her out, Emma took pity on her, and allowed her to move in with her.
 
Later, Peter began following Emma around, smooth-talking her. She initially rejected his advances, because of what he did to Manny, but could not help but enjoy how he made her feel special. Confused about her feelings toward him, and unable to tell Manny what was wrong, she planned a revenge with Manny, that would involve her seducing Peter at a party, stripping him, and taking embarrassing photos of him with her camera phone. However, the plan backfired when they made out in his room, and she discovered he had no private space. She could relate to this, since she had to live in the basement and doesn't have private space either. They start dating in secret.
 
===Snake's Infidelity===
After the premiere of [[Kevin Smith]]'s movie, "[[Jay and Silent Bob]] Go [[Canadian]], Eh?," Peter and Emma snuck into the empty theater to make out. In there they discovered [[Archie Simpson|Snake]] and [[Daphne Hatzilakos|Ms. Hatzilakos]] making out. At home Emma confronts Snake, telling him that she didn't know if she would tell [[Spike Nelson|Spike]] or not.
 
The following day, after she arrived home from school, her mother became concerned that she was sick. When Snake arrived home, he had sold his [[motorcycle]] to buy tickets to [[Mexico]]. Spike was ecstatic, saying she didn't "deserve such a perfect husband." Emma angrily told them to stop it, and Snake was forced to confess. Spike and Snake went upstairs to argue, and Spike chewed Snake out for not considering Emma's feelings, and kicked him out of the house. Emma tried to convince him to stay, but he said he needed to stay at [[Joey Jeremiah|Joey's]] house for a while to figure out what had gone wrong.
 
===Eating Disorders===
[[Image:Emmaeatingdisorder.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Emma having a panic attack.]]
Ever since Snake left, Spike and Manny became more dependent on Emma to help around the house. After Manny begged Emma to help her lose weight so she could fit in her jeans again and so she could get an agent, Emma put both of them on a strict [[dieting|diet]]. They successfully restrained themselves for two days, then gorged themselves on [[moussaka]] after Emma invited Snake over in an unsuccessful attempt to reunite him with her mother. Emma was upset that they had undone all their dieting so quickly, and convinced herself and Manny to get rid of it by vomiting.
 
After few days of strict dieting, Emma catches Manny in the hallway eating pizza. Emma tries to get Manny to purge it up in the bathroom, but Manny tells her that her jeans still fit and that one piece of pizza won't kill her. Manny ran out of the bathroom, Emma tried to follow, but since she hadn't eaten in days she got dizzy and fainted. Later that night, Manny found Emma cutting out photos of thin [[Model (person)|models]] from magazines. Manny, who got the agent, told Emma that she heard about what happened earlier, voiced her concerns about Emma's eating habits, and found out that she hadn't eaten anything for a couple of days. Emma was convinced that she looked "gross" and "disgusting". Emma promised that she would eat when Snake brought over dinner again. Emma ate the food happily, but snuck off during the meal to purge herself.
 
It had been weeks and Emma was still continuing these eating habits, Manny found Emma's food diary and said she was going to show it to Emma's mom. To stop Manny from revealing her secret, Emma told Manny about her secret relationship with Peter, and then blames the secret and her concern for Manny's feelings as the reason for her eating disorder. Manny discontinues her concern for Emma who responds with an equal amount of distaste for her former friend. The next day, Manny warns Peter about Emma's mysterious eating habits, right after they kissed in front of the front steps of Degrassi, going completely public with their relationship.
 
Emma had been seeing Peter more often before she told Manny about them, and that gave Peter the chance to notice Emma's strange behaviour too. Peter tells Manny about his concerns and despite the animosity between Manny and Peter, the two team-up to tackle Emma's problem by informing Spike and Snake, who had since reconciled. When the four of them confront Emma with an intervention, she runs to the basement and suffers from a starvation-induced [[panic attack]], leaving her unconscious. She awoke in the hospital and Spike told Emma she would be diagnosed as [[anorexia nervosa|anorexic]].
 
==Season 6==
As a [[twelfth grade| senior]], at Degrassi, Emma broke up with Peter, and began a new relationship with [[Sean Cameron]] after he came out of jail. Emma also dealt with issues such as sex and using birth control, and her biggest issues of all, is her pregnancy scare. She also is dealing with her social life, as her and Manny came even closer after the loss of thier mutual friend J.T
===Sean's Back===
[[Image:EmmaseanS6.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Emma and Sean after his release.]]
Sean Cameron returned to Degrassi after leaving because of the school shooting. After an illegal street race, Emma and Sean managed to escape the cops and made out for a short period of time. At school, drugs were found in Sean's locker. He accused Peter, but Emma was still in denial. Sean was later involved in a hit-and-run, which happened during a race between himself and Peter. When Sean went to Emma for help, she told him that she didn't and couldn't care about him. As a result, Sean turned himself in to the cops.
 
In the next episode Jay arrived at Degrassi to inform Snake, and then Emma, about Sean's troubles. After telling Emma about Sean's court date, she tried to raise money for a lawyer, then broke up with Peter after discovering he was the one that put the drugs in the locker. She failed to raise enough money, but told Sean that Snake was looking for a public defender that would have time to represent him.
 
===Sex & [[Birth Control]]===
Sean and Emma's relationship has been going perfect and they are starting to have sex. However, trouble comes when Snake runs into Emma and Sean buying birth control at a drug store. Emma tells her step-father that she and her mother had "the talk" already, but Snake gets angry because he is never included in these types of situations. At school, Emma tries to talk to her step-father, but he refuses to listen.
 
That same day, Emma delivers a presentation in Snake's class about women and sex and how men, when confronted with sex, can't handle it at all. It was her typical "cause girl" protest designed as a presentation. After seeing her presentation, Snake tells her that he was just trying to look out for her and was worried about her getting [[pregnant]] or catching another [[STD]].
 
 
==Season 7==
The following are only rumors as far as anyone knows for sure.
 
===A Proposal and a Break-up===
 
Emma is scared for Sean's life when he prepares to leave for the Army. But she gets a huge surprise when Sean proposes to her. She accepts, but soon breaks it off with him after catching him with Manny.
 
===Relationship with Jay?===
After breaking up with Sean, it is said that she might start a relationship with [[Jay Hogart | Jay]].
it is rumored the relationship was not going on as planned so they decide to break up
 
==Relationships==
 
* [[Sean Cameron]]
** First Relatiosnhip:
*** Start Up: '''Friday Night''' (111)
*** Broke Up: '''Under Pressure''' (114)
**** Reason: Emma is shoved by Sean after attempting to interfere in his fight with [[Jimmy Brooks|Jimmy]].
 
** Second Relationship:
*** Start Up: '''White Wedding, Part 2''' (213)
*** Broke Up: '''Gangsta Gangsta''' (306)
**** Reason: Sean begins hanging out with [[Jay Hogart|Jay]], and Emma disapproves.
 
** Third Relationship:
*** Start Up: before '''Crazy Little Thing Called Love''' (608)
 
 
* Chris Sharpe
** Start Up: '''This Charming Man''' (313)
** Broke Up: summer before '''Ghost in the Machine, Part 1''' (401)
*** Reason: Unexplained.
 
 
* [[Peter Stone (Degrassi)|Peter Stone]]
** Start Up: '''Tell It To My Heart''' (509)
** Broke Up: '''True Colours''' (603)
*** Reason: Peter frames [[Sean Cameron|Sean]] for possession of [[marijuana]].
it is rumored that she will go back with sean
 
==Trivia==
* The writers named her character after the [[Emmy award]]. The episode of the original [[Degrassi]] series in which Spike told her mother that she was pregnant was nominated for, and won, the Emmy award for best children's programming. The writers named Spike's daughter Emma in honor of the award.
* While most of the Degrassi actors and actresses reprise their roles from the earlier [[Degrassi Junior High]] and [[Degrassi High]] series, Miriam McDonald (the actress who plays Emma) is '''not''' the same person who portrayed baby Emma in Degrassi High. As a baby in Degrassi Junior High season 3 and Degrassi High season 1, Emma is played by Samantha Morrison. As a toddler in Degrassi High season 2, she is played by Ashlee Henricks.
 
* Emma Nelson is the only student attending Degrassi Community School who appeared in the original two series.
 
* At the beginning of season 6, Emma states that after fighting [[anorexia nervosa|anorexia]], she likes to knit because it calms her down. In Father Figure (season 3) when Emma meets Shane, when she leaves, Shane is seen knitting to calm himself, then when Emma comes back from Stouffville, [[Christine Nelson|Spike]] is seen knitting, also to calm herself.
 
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