Holocaust Aow Impression

     What I have learned from the other articles was money first person experiences of the Holocaust. Most of the other AoWs were about what different experiences different people had in the Holocaust. One AoW was about how a man got to live because he was a technician for the Nazis, they didn't eliminate him because they had no other technicians and he was the only one to do it. Some people didn't make it as lucky as him, they had lost family or have even been a refugee. I have seen other opinions about Nazis who were even Jewish, someone who has been interviewed in the article talked about how they do not hate the Nazis because it would make them as bad as the Nazis.

     One other thing I learned about the AoWs was that some were repeated, or I have seen the same AoW from different people. Not only that but, they all had different explanations for their AoWs. One person would focus on only one of the people's view whom has gone through the Holocaust, and some would look at different experiences of different people. I have also learned that most of the articles were publish last year.

     

Butterfly Thinglink "Night In The Ghetto" Anonymous 1943

Berlin Memorial Blog

     There there are many things that I have not known before this activity or assessment that I now have gained knowledge of. I have my opinions of this activity and here they are.

    I learned that there were a lot of different unfair laws that the Jews had to go through even before they were put to death. The laws first start out bad, but not too bad where it would be horrible to live. However, as the years go by the Jews start to lose all of their civil rights. Working revoked, school revoked, pets taken away, then the last stage is lives condemned to death.

     I think this monument was built for a variety of different reasons. First off, the definition of memorial is a structure to remember important events or people. So the main reason I think the memorial was created was to show the Jews who had survived the Holocaust and the Jews who died respect. I think it was built to show the pity of what horrid things the Jews had to go through and is therefore a monument that is basically to show pity for the Jews. 

     I saw that the number of laws didn't really change much. There was basically no correlation between the laws and the years that went by. One year there might be a lot of laws, then another year there might not be a lot of laws, then the year after it goes back to making a high number of laws. One other thing I noticed about the laws was that the more years that went by, the more harsh the laws became.

     The law that I feel would be the most trouble dealing with would be the one to get everyone who is working and organize their arrest. I can only imagine if one normal day of your life that you wake up, go to school, and once you get back home your dad isn't there and everybody at your house is crying or is depressed. That has got to be one of the worst things that could happen in your life. Losing a loved one is one of the hardest things that could ever happen to you, especially if it has no good reason behind it. Sure some people might think that losing their pet is bad and it is like losing a loved one, but imagine actually losing a loved one. That might seem a little cold hearted from me, but it would be harder to lose a relative than to lose a pet. This is all why I think that would be the hardest law to go through.

     In conclusion, I think that I have learned many things from this activity and will most likely help me in the future if someone ever starts talking about the Holocaust or knows somebody who was in the Holocaust.

2nd Quarter Reflection

     The one of the most challenging parts of second quarter for me was reading the book To Kill A Mockingbird. Throughout the time I was reading that book I usually had to stay up late trying to read it, which was kind of hard because the next day I would be tired. There was a couple of times when I didn't do it because I was just too tired. That didn't stop me from completely not doing it though. The way I overcame it was whenever I had the spare time I would finish the parts I didn't do on for the book, like answering the questions and filling in the organizer. 

     I think that the most I have improved for English Language Arts is that I would complete the missing assignments I did not or was not able to do. For example, if I didn't do an assignment from before because I was absent or anything of that content I would end up finishing that assignment at another time. Before, I would have just left it the way it was and not do anything to make up for it. That is one way I have improved, for all of my other classes too.

     Out of all the books I've read so far I would choose To Kill A Mockingbird. I would say this is my most favorite because unlike any other book I've read, I have annotated it, I've answered questions, and did a study on it. All of that made me have a better understanding of the book. Most of the other books I would read wouldn't make sense because I would read it half-heartedly, but this book I was forced to read and analyze it and it made more sense to me. Another main reason is because it shows me how it was back in the day, I don't know why but I like to compare things on how things were back then to how they are now. Of course To Kill A Mockingbird wasn't an ordinary place but it shows how it was back then and how people in small towns were like.

     I have many things that I have accomplished that I am happy of but there is one thing that I have accomplished that I am most proud of which is getting good grades. I know that sounds a little bit cliché but usually around the second quarter my grades will take a little drop. Last year I had 2 Cs and the rest Bs, but I am holding up most of my classes with 3s. I plan to keep maintaining my grades that way for the rest of the year, I will even try to go higher. 

TKAM Comparative Analysis

     I think that the most important difference is the events in which they happened. I think this because the book did a better job at developing the story, but the movie did less of a job because they had different events happening at different times of the book and some events from the book didn't even show up in the movie. One example is when Mr. Ewell spat in Atticus' face, in the book he spat in Atticus' face toward the middle of the story. However, in the movie Mr. Ewell spat in Atticus toward the end of the story.

     The version of the story of To Kill A Mockingbird that I believe delivers the best message is the book version. I think this because in the movie version it skips lot of things that happened in the book. Since the book has more events then it could develop the story better and you could understand better on what is going on. The book version is also more descriptive than the movie. In my opinion I think that the book version was way better at delivering it's message to the audience because it is way more descriptive and develops the story.

     I think that the purpose of having two different versions of a story is to show what other people think about it, or what they think it's about. I think this because the movie and the book were made by two different people. The movie was inspired by the book, so the person who made the movie put in what they thought the book was about. It is like a fan trying to mimick what they like or do what their admired person does. 

TKAM

     There are a couple of the things I thought about To Kill A Mockingbird. These are based on my opinion so I might be a little bias in this. Her are three things that I thought about To Kill A Mockingbird.

     The first thing I thought about TKAM is that it was kind of sad that Scout never met Boo after that one day she was at his front door. They have been talking about Boo throughout the entire story but they never met him once before. Whenever Scout has her first "encounter" with Boo whenever he covers her with a blanket she is absolutely petrified when she finds out. Now that Scout had met Boo, she became a friend with him. She even held hands with him, which makes the ending sadder.

     One other thing is that I thought Tom did not deserve to die. Out of my opinion I think that the prison guards knew it was him. If I was one of the prison guards I would let him go even if I were to suffer the consequences. I would do this because I think the jury's verdict was not fair. I would do it out of sympathy. 

     The last thing is that I think I am like Jem. One way I act like Jem is that when they went to the play Jem left his sister to be with his friends or kids around his age. I would do the exact same thing. In fact, I have done it to my sister before. In Texas there was an assembly, it was in school and it was during the day. In other words, during school. So we were forced to watch it but luckily we got to sit with our friends, and I decided to go with my friends instead of my sister, but she sat with her friends so it was mutual. Another way we are alike is that we can be jerks to our siblings. Sometimes Jem acts that way towards Scout. I can act that way to both of my siblings.

In conclusion, those are my thoughts of To Kill A Mockingbird. I am similar to Jem in some ways, I think the ending of Boo was sad, and I think it was bogus of the jury to say that Tom was guilty.

TKAM- Character Relationships

     My two characters are Dill and Francis. I think two similarities between the two is that they are both children. A quote from the book that shows Francis is a kid says, "He was a year older than I,..." Scout at the time was still a kid and a year doesn't make a big difference. A quote in the book that shows Dill is a kid says, ""How old are you?," asked Jem, "four-and-a-half?" "Goin' on seven" "Shoot no wonder, then," said Jem," The fact that they think Dill is a four year old, definitely means he is still a kid.

     Their difference is that Francis keeps mentioning Atticus is a "nigger lover" but Dill has not said one bad thing about Atticus. A quote from the book that shows Francis insulting Atticus is, ""Just what I said. Grandma says it's bad enough he lets you all run wild, but now he's turned out a nigger-love we'll never be able to walk the streets of Maycomb again." This shows that he is trying to make Atticus look bad. Dill like I said before, doesn't make Atticus look bad or judge Atticus in any way. Atticus even did Dill a nice thing of not telling Dill's parents that he ran away. 

     The relationships to Scout are way different. Francis annoys and is disliked by Scout, and Dill is a good friend of Scout, and he is even engaged to her. A quote from the book says that Francis annoys Scout says, "The fact that Aunty was a good cook was some good compensation for being forced to spend a religious holiday with Francis Hancock." This goes to show that Scout completely dislikes him that she doesn't even want to spend a holiday with him. A quote where it says Dill is engaged to her and is a good friend to her is, "Dill concluded by saying he would love me forever and not to worry, he would come get me and marry me as soon as he got enough money together, so please write." This shows that they were very close to each other and had a very good bond.

     Both Francis and Dill had a powerful effect in Scout, but in different ways. Dill made Scout mad and made her want to beat him up. Dill on the other hand is the exact opposite, whenever he leaves he makes Scout feel lonely. A quote to show that Francis makes Scout want to beat him up is, "This time, I split my knuckle to the bone on his front teeth. My left impaired, I sailed in with my right, but not for long. Uncle Jack pinned my arms to my sides and said, "Stand still!"" This shows that Scout actually did end up beating up Francis because he kept on bad-mouthing Atticus. A quote to show that Scout felt lonely is, "Woth him, life was routine; without him, life was unbearable." This quote reveals the way Scout feels about Dill, she is very sentimental towards him.

    In conclusion, Dill and Francis were very different from one another and also had different effects and relationships with Scout.