Due by midnight, 11/12/10.
Make sure to follow these guidelines:
• At least one paragraph
o Reflection, connection, response, summary, etc. – your choice
• Titled: Last Name-Book Title-Pages read
o Kitzmiller-Night-1-26
Vlazny-I Will Plant You a Lilac Tree- end
ReplyDeleteHannelore is frightened when she hears about the new camp liquidation, but she soon hears of something called Schindler's List, or a list of names of people that will be moved to a special location with a nicer man that does not beat or execute Jews. Her polish friend tells her that both he and she made it on the list! She was one of only three women in the entire camp who did, and it was because the Commandant specifically asked for her because she knew German. She is put on a train with the other Schindler's list people, but instead of being taken to the safe place, they are taken to Auswitz. For months she stays there, waiting to die, considering suicide, and almost losing all hope. Finally, someone comes for her and the other Schindler people and she is once again reunited with the Polish soldier. Not long after arriving at the safe place, the war ends and Hannelore is free. She is the only one of her family to have survived the Holocaust.
Sydney said...
ReplyDeleteAdams First They Killed my Father - End
For my final post, Loung and her sister has just found a new family to live with and they happened to be her Aunt and Uncle. While they are there Loung, her sister, and her Aunt & Uncle are then taken aboard a ship to be transfered to a refuge camp where they will start a new life there. When they arrive there Loung and her sister are looking for people to sponsor them so they can go to America, where it is safe. Now time has pasted and the girls are now 3 years older then when they arrived at the Refuge Camp. Finally their prayers had been answered and they now have their first sponsor. Just then they are on their way to a better life..... a safer life.
Villier- We are Witnesses- 155-End
ReplyDeleteIn my final section of the book we venture into the life of Anne Frank. When she was a small child her father along with the rest of her family moved to Holland but seven years later they were over taken by Hitler and the Nazi's. Throughout these hard times the only thing that kept Anne going was writing in her journal. It was "the finest thing she had". The book leaves off at that point and goes into relfection on the five diarists. One point that i found particularlly interesting was how diverse each diarists' conception of Judaism was. Anne didn't focus selectively on the the Jewish faith but had equal respect for other religions. Moshe, on the other hand, didn't have much interest in other religions and didn't attempt to spread his faith around.
Winstel The Rape of Nanking
ReplyDeleteI liked the book but it was kind of gross at times and boring. In the book it has talked about to major people John Rabe and Vautrin.They both saved women from rape and housed them so they wouldnt have to be on the streets. John Rabe was known as the savior of Nanking because he sstopped the Japanese from raping and killing the Chinese. Vautrin stood up for the women an fought off many soldiers to pprotect them. She accomplished her goal but filed because ethe Japanese was so strong. I also reads that some one got footage on the bad things that have been done to the Chinese nd showed it to the world. I hope I finish my book soon but I am at boring parts so I might skip some.
Rehman-The Story of Blima-end
ReplyDeleteI thought that this story was pretty good. It really did a good job of informing about what happened during the Holocaust, the only thing is that some parts were different then what you usually here when it comes to the Holocaust. For example, when Blima's one lady that was in charge of the factory took her in as her own daughter and helped her survive. Also some parts of the book when forward and backwards in time and always didn't inform you what was happening in a sequence, but what had happened just through little short stories through Blima's life. Over all the book was good and kept my attention held. Some parts were a little boring in the beginning but once she got to the concentration camp it was interesting because it kept telling new information.
Wagner-No Pretty Pictures a child of war-98-124
ReplyDeleteIn this section of my book, Anita and her brother do not venture out of the group like their aunt and uncle said. I later found out that they did the right thing because it was a trap. Their aunt and uncle did not want to have them get in their way of trying to stay alive. Where they ended up was at a half-deserted concentration camp. They stayed there for a couple of weeks and during that time, they were sick for most of it. Everyday their sickness would turn into a different sickness. At about 3-4 weeks, Anita noticed that they had not seen any Nazis for a couple of days. A uniformed officer came into their barracks with other soldiers carrying a crate of food. The war had finally ended and they were rescued. As they were leaving through the camps gates, Anita saw all of the Nazi guards in a corner with no equipment on and two other guards guarding them. The remaining Jews were taken to a ferry which shipped them over to Sweden. This is where I'm at. So far, I like this book. Its a whole lot different from the book Night because in my book Anita was taken care of pretty well and from her side, the Holocaust didn't really seem all that bad. The book Night made the Holocaust seem like the opposite of Heaven. They were treated terrible and at any moment they could've died. These two perspectives are much different.
Ravida-Rwanda: Country Torn Apart-63~end
ReplyDeleteAfter reading this book, I believe that it was interesting at times. Other times, it was kind of slow and boring. The beginning was pretty boring because it just talked about what happened way before the actual genocide began. From the middle of the book forth, it was very interesting. It was amazing to see that the death of a president could turn into a Civil war. I hope that America will never be like that.
Rose - Seasons of Blood - 179-192
ReplyDeleteIn this last section, the documenters did one final thing before they headed home. They loaded 3 trucks up with orphans whose parents died as a result of the genocide. The entire journey to "smuggle" them out of the country was very tense, as there were various roadblocks before they could officially leave the country. Luckily, in the first car of the convoy - they had an army general (a friend who actually did have a position in the army) which made the soldiers manning the roadblocks a little more laid back when it came to checking the contents of the truck (in short, because of the general - they didn't check for what was in the back of the trucks.) The kids were eventually out of the country - which gave them a second chance at living life fate wouldn't have provided had the documenters not done this for them.
St. Pierre-Alive In The Killing Fields-End
ReplyDeleteIn my book MOP and his family made it to the Thai Refugee camps and were free from Cambodia. After they escaped Cambodia they ended up at a refugee camp where they were givin fodd and activities to keep busy. The camp kept getting more crowded as more Cambodians were escaping and lookin for help. What nobody knew was that MOP's Aunt had had 100 dollars in gold which could have bought the family food for 5 months. Instead of helping the family MOP's Aunt decided to buy his freedom. MOP would be taken to another refugee camp away from his family and would be part of a fake "family". After one year of waiting the doctors cleared MOP and his fake family who were then sent to America. In America MOP would get a fresh new start.
Sawyer-The World Must Know-126-145
ReplyDeleteThe main thing talked about in this section was how the Holocaust victims were put to work and then how they were killed. They were forced to work in factories to make parts for cars. Some of the companies they worked for included Flick, I.G. Farben, BMW, and more. They often worked 11-hour shifts with minimum sleep, food, and warmth. On the other hand, if they were not put to work they were killed. One way they died was through gas chambers. These chambers were underground and were 107 feet long, 25 feet wide, and 9 feet high. From the outside of the gas chambers the SS officers could look through a peephole and watch the victims suffer.
Starr- Genocide: The Systematic Killing of a People- 85-99
ReplyDeleteThis section of the book talked about more genocides that happened in the world. I can't believe how many genocides are going on or that have gone on. It's unbelievable that people would want to torture and mistreat other human beings like that. A lot of them are about people or dictators just killing people at will because of their race, religion, or beliefs. Just because of what and who you are as a person decides your fate in these genocides. I would want a world where all people are just as equal and treated fairly as others. Even though that's what we think we have here, it isn't what all countries have. If we can get a more equal world, we could live in a safe and better nation as a whole. I don't get how some people can live with themselves after seeing innocent people being massacred for doing nothing. If we can help other nations, we can provide a more equal universe for everyone.
Stalin Pushed his fellow Russians so hard and had the country locked down so tight. If someone mentioned his name in the wrong light within a day they were exiled, at least if they weren't sent to prison or shot on-sight. During the worst part of his reign, Stalin racked up approximately 175 casualties a night!!!!!!! This is crazy cause Stalin would be around for years. The book gave an example of harsh accusation... "A witness walked into a store one day and noticed that the daily newspaper was hung up on the wall by two pins and that one happened to be right through Stalin's head. Coincidence or not the NEXT day the owners were killed and the store was closed. This is only one of many examples of false/harsh persecution. They even held mock hearings of random people to show the power of the government and to put down any uprisings before they happen. Some of the people Stalin had exiled were forced into confessing, even if they hadn't done anything. All the examples above just prove how paranoid Joseph Stalin really was.
ReplyDeletePatel-Rwanda-34~47
ReplyDeleteI found this book really boring. The beginning was really slow and it never got me hooked on reading the entire book. It did surprise me when I learned that the genocide was caused because the death of a president who took advantage of his spot. You would have thought that the Hutu would have felt angered at the president for creating jobs for people who came from the area he came from, but the Hutu were fine with it. When that president mysteriously died the Hutu thought it was the Tutsi and vowed to kill each and every one of them. I think it was kind of a shallow reason to start killing all the Tutsi because the president was killed.
KSmith-Genocide:Systematic Killing of a People-85-99
ReplyDeleteThis section of the book was just like the other sections, there were horrific events between different countries. The Genocide in this section I found most interesting, was the Genocide I am working on which is the Genocide of Cambodia. This genocide has over 2,000,000 casualties or deaths with many wounded or injured. One main leader of this Genocide was the leader of the Khmer Rouge, Pol Plot who's real name was Saloth Sar. The Khmer Rouge was a group of insergents who were only twelve or thirteen years old, and were fighting in wars! When they took over Phnom Pehn which was the capitol city of Cambodia, their uniforms looked like Pajamas and they wore checkered scarves. But the most surprising thing was that the citizens of Cambodia watched this army walk through their country and applaud them, they thought it was a parade, but they weren't expecting it to be as bad as it was. They took over the country on April 17th, 1975, and on December 25th, 1978 they were conquered again, by Vietnam
Sheckells- I Have Lived a Thousand Years- Rest of book
ReplyDeleteI think that this section was really sad. I do because her mom and her found her brother that she has not seen for this whole time. Also, her father died in the concentration camp and they never even got to say good bye. In the end it is sad because they are finally released and go to this village, but then all of the Germans gather them right back up into carts that are filled with 200 people. This book had made a mark on me because I now know that I am thankfull for what I have and how lucky I am to live in the United States because you can be whatever religion you want to be.
Shipley-Darfur Diaries-150
ReplyDeleteIn this section they interviewed a grandmother named Anka in a refugee camp, whose village was bombed by the government. Anka went to the refugee camp with her three granddaughters who were in school when the bomb hit. She tells the reporters about how her grandson, father and grandfather used to be the omdah, or chief leader, in the community. It is really shocking to me that one day you have it all and in an instance that could change. Her town used to so lively and vibrant. Now all that remains are shattered dreams and piles of rubble. Despite all of her hardships, she still has faith that the conflict will be resolved and peace will be restored. I admire her constant faith and I could only hope that if I was in a similar situation I would still keep the faith.
Yarrish - Holocaust - 100-121
ReplyDeleteIn these pages I firmly grasped the cruel behavior and the menacing things that the Nazis did to the Jews and other Non-Aryan populations. They believes "Racial pollution" was a crime and people should be punished based on how they looked or what they belieced in. I believe this to be highly unacceptable and very saddening as to what these people had to go through and the hatred that was directed towards them. It really struck a chord with me; reading about this time period. I admire the courage it took to survive this harsh time.
Reinhard- The Rape of Nanking- 199 to 230
ReplyDeleteI am reading The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang. The section I read was from page 199 to page 230. This was the last section in the book. This section talked about heroes from the Rape of Nanking including John Rabe and Vautrin. Both of these men saved woman from rape and offered them a place to stay so that they would not be on the streets. This interested me because it was about a specific person and what they did during the Rape of Nanking. This section was just like a conclusion to the book. Overall I enjoyed this book and was interested in learning about the topic. I liked the book because it had great personal accounts that some people had during the Rape of Nanking. I think that Iris Chang wrote a very descriptive book that allowed me to find of information for my essay.
Reeser-The Rwanda Genocide-87 to 100
ReplyDeleteI have realized how badly the genocide was. When I first think of genocide I just think of killings but the definition is man slaughter because of hatred of another group due to race, gender, or ethinicity. In Rwanda they would kill the people even in hospitals or anywhere else, as long as they looked like a Tutsi or had any relation. In my book it said just by the Hutus being on a rampage they were killing more people in a day than the Germands were killing the Jews from gas chambers in a few days. I can't believe how judgemental the Hutus were. I don't understand why they wouldn't try other things with the Tutsis rather than just killing everyone. It is horrible to think that they went straight to violence. Bill Clinton (our president at the time) even apologized however it was too late. I don't know if there will ever be a big enough sorry to forgive a genocide.
When I finished reading this book I knew there was no short way to inform others about this 20yr war. The Rape of Nanking was only one of many cities confiscated from the Chinese yet to understand what had led to the event, I had to first learn about the chinese revolution. With the background knowledge of what each side was fighting for, the values of each side, each event that happened became clear. However, some may not agree, but the struggles and causalities have taught China the Independence to prosper which they have been looking for.
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