Me: Poetry is emitting one's current thoughts or beliefs in free verse or intended form.
Class:
-Poetry is a type of writing which consists of several different devices which wraps it all together as a melodic piece of writing.
-Poetry is when someone writes down what is on their mind and composes it however they wish.
-Poetry is a song without music.
-Poetry is music without notes. Its writing full of passion emotion and depth. It is the embodiment of the soul. You can't write a good poem you aren't passionate about, it requires everything you have.
-A creative take on any subject using creative writing. Sometimes using rhymes other times just flowing smoothly.
-Are words that are written by poets that put in all their emotion into it, hoping to evoke emotion out of the reader.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Citation Practice
"...Children like Beah are being swept into armed conflict, robbed of their childhoods, and used to fight for greed and power" (1).
Up Front Magazine
The Perfect Weapon by Jeffery Gettleman
IBM:
In "The Perfect Weapon", from Up Front Magazine, Jeffery Gettleman states, "...Children like Beah are being swept into armed conflict, robbed of their childhoods, and used to fight for greed and power" (1).
PC:
"...Children like Beah are being swept into armed conflict, robbed of their childhoods, and used to fight for greed and power" (Gettleman 1).
Up Front Magazine
The Perfect Weapon by Jeffery Gettleman
IBM:
In "The Perfect Weapon", from Up Front Magazine, Jeffery Gettleman states, "...Children like Beah are being swept into armed conflict, robbed of their childhoods, and used to fight for greed and power" (1).
PC:
"...Children like Beah are being swept into armed conflict, robbed of their childhoods, and used to fight for greed and power" (Gettleman 1).
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Paraphrase vs. Direct Quote
"The war in Darfur has led to what the U.N. has called the 'worlds's worst humanitarian crisis'. Over the past ear, the conflict has spread into Chad, and hundreds of thousands of Chadians have become refugees in their own country."
from an article by Polgreen found on page 19.
Paraphrase: The U.N. now believes that the war in Darfur has expanded to become one of the most horrific humanitarian crisis' in our world today. Within a year, this crisis has infected the people of Chad and has resulted in hundreds of thousands Chadian refugees (Polgreen 19).
Direct Quote: "The war in Darfur has led to what the U.N. has called the 'worlds's worst humanitarian crisis'. Over the past ear, the conflict has spread into Chad, and hundreds of thousands of Chadians have become refugees in their own country" (Polgreen 19).
from an article by Polgreen found on page 19.
Paraphrase: The U.N. now believes that the war in Darfur has expanded to become one of the most horrific humanitarian crisis' in our world today. Within a year, this crisis has infected the people of Chad and has resulted in hundreds of thousands Chadian refugees (Polgreen 19).
Direct Quote: "The war in Darfur has led to what the U.N. has called the 'worlds's worst humanitarian crisis'. Over the past ear, the conflict has spread into Chad, and hundreds of thousands of Chadians have become refugees in their own country" (Polgreen 19).
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Julius Caesar Quotation Sandwiches.
Act I:
Cassius is persuasive and wants Brutus to unfairly join his cause to kill Caesar. His intentions for his country are good but the way he plans to fulfill them are not. Cassius tries to help Brutus by saying, "And since you know you cannot see yourself So well as by reflection, I, your glass, Will modestly discover to yourself That of yourself which you yet know not of"(33 lines 67-70). Cassius is cleverly setting up Brutus to think he will help him and tell him the truth when honestly he will only tell him what he needs to hear, or so what Cassius thinks he needs to hear.
Act II:
I would tell Brutus to rethink his actions a few more times and consider how close of friends he is with Caesar. He even said himself, "I have not known when his affections swayed More than his reason"(50 lines 20-21). He, himself, even said that Caesar has made good political decisions before and has not let his emotions or personal feelings get in the way of this. That is most definitely reason enough to rethink joining the conspiracy and killing one of his best friends.
Act III:
Antony appealed to the crowds emotions and was logically, but surely did not give satisfying reasons as to why the conspirators were wrong to have killed Caesar. He asks the people, "He hath brought many captives home to Rome, Whose ransoms did the general coffers to fill. Did this in Caesar seem ambitious? When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept; Ambition should be made of sterner stuff. Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honorable man". By saying this to the crowd he is telling them that Caesar was gracious and helped out the citizens of Rome and builds up how fabulous Caesar was. However, he then contradicts himself in the same breathe for effect saying that, even though he did do this, Brutus is an honorable man and he should be trusted for killing just as much of an honorable man. This is how Antony appealed to the emotions of the crowd and got them on his side.
Act IV/V:
By harming your friends, you are ultimately harming yourself. The honorable Brutus was known to be good friends with the soon to be emperor, the beloved Caesar. However, Brutus was persuaded into joining a conspiracy that planned on killing Caesar before he got too much power and used it only to advance himself and not to help his country. Brutus does recognize what a terrible thing he has done as he utters his last breath, "Farewell good Strato. Caesar, now be still. I killed not thee with half so good a will". Brutus killed one of his best friends, and in realizing what he had done and what had happened to his other friend Cassius, he took his own life.
Cassius is persuasive and wants Brutus to unfairly join his cause to kill Caesar. His intentions for his country are good but the way he plans to fulfill them are not. Cassius tries to help Brutus by saying, "And since you know you cannot see yourself So well as by reflection, I, your glass, Will modestly discover to yourself That of yourself which you yet know not of"(33 lines 67-70). Cassius is cleverly setting up Brutus to think he will help him and tell him the truth when honestly he will only tell him what he needs to hear, or so what Cassius thinks he needs to hear.
Act II:
I would tell Brutus to rethink his actions a few more times and consider how close of friends he is with Caesar. He even said himself, "I have not known when his affections swayed More than his reason"(50 lines 20-21). He, himself, even said that Caesar has made good political decisions before and has not let his emotions or personal feelings get in the way of this. That is most definitely reason enough to rethink joining the conspiracy and killing one of his best friends.
Act III:
Antony appealed to the crowds emotions and was logically, but surely did not give satisfying reasons as to why the conspirators were wrong to have killed Caesar. He asks the people, "He hath brought many captives home to Rome, Whose ransoms did the general coffers to fill. Did this in Caesar seem ambitious? When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept; Ambition should be made of sterner stuff. Yet Brutus says he was ambitious; And Brutus is an honorable man". By saying this to the crowd he is telling them that Caesar was gracious and helped out the citizens of Rome and builds up how fabulous Caesar was. However, he then contradicts himself in the same breathe for effect saying that, even though he did do this, Brutus is an honorable man and he should be trusted for killing just as much of an honorable man. This is how Antony appealed to the emotions of the crowd and got them on his side.
Act IV/V:
By harming your friends, you are ultimately harming yourself. The honorable Brutus was known to be good friends with the soon to be emperor, the beloved Caesar. However, Brutus was persuaded into joining a conspiracy that planned on killing Caesar before he got too much power and used it only to advance himself and not to help his country. Brutus does recognize what a terrible thing he has done as he utters his last breath, "Farewell good Strato. Caesar, now be still. I killed not thee with half so good a will". Brutus killed one of his best friends, and in realizing what he had done and what had happened to his other friend Cassius, he took his own life.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
The Heroes of Yesterday/Today
1. What is a hero to you? Provide definition. [me]:
I think a hero is one who I can look up to and say I'm proud of them. A hero is someone who sacrifices what they need for others, and they know its going to hurt them but they do it anyway. Someone who loves to see another person smile or be safe or be happy, even if they are put in danger, saddened or in a hardship. A hero is a person who knows that what they might do could set them back, but they dont care because it sets another forwards.
[class]:
- one you can look up to
- one who goes out of their way to help someone else
- does things that we the observer can't
- one who does good things despite the risks because they are fundamentally good
- completely self arbitrary title granted to an individual or a group of people based on the decisions and or qualities that the particular person or people possess
- one by their own freewill gives something of their own to help another in need and has nothing in return
- one who has inspiried me
- one who will help another because they need help and not to glorify themselves
2. Qualities of a hero [me]:
- Brave
- Heart
- Confidence
- Love
- Forgiveness
- Compassion
[Class]:
- selfless
- humble
- quick thinking
- compassionate
- does right thing
- brave
- charismatic
- realistic
- forgiving
- honorable
- never brags or puts others down
- courageous
- hardworking
- "that's awesome"
- observant
- just
- merciful
- kind
- strong-willed
- illustrious
- humorous
- patient
- possesses flaws
- empathetic
3. What would be considered a great heroic act today? [me]:
- Firefighter/policeman at 9/11
- fire fighters in general
- policemen in general
- those in a war [army, navy, marines]
[class]:
- inspires
- takes actions against an injustice
- leads the people into better living conditions
- protect freedom and values
- winning a sporting event
- protesting monks in Tibet
- fighting for beliefs
- doesn't ask for a reward
- saving anothers life
I think a hero is one who I can look up to and say I'm proud of them. A hero is someone who sacrifices what they need for others, and they know its going to hurt them but they do it anyway. Someone who loves to see another person smile or be safe or be happy, even if they are put in danger, saddened or in a hardship. A hero is a person who knows that what they might do could set them back, but they dont care because it sets another forwards.
[class]:
- one you can look up to
- one who goes out of their way to help someone else
- does things that we the observer can't
- one who does good things despite the risks because they are fundamentally good
- completely self arbitrary title granted to an individual or a group of people based on the decisions and or qualities that the particular person or people possess
- one by their own freewill gives something of their own to help another in need and has nothing in return
- one who has inspiried me
- one who will help another because they need help and not to glorify themselves
2. Qualities of a hero [me]:
- Brave
- Heart
- Confidence
- Love
- Forgiveness
- Compassion
[Class]:
- selfless
- humble
- quick thinking
- compassionate
- does right thing
- brave
- charismatic
- realistic
- forgiving
- honorable
- never brags or puts others down
- courageous
- hardworking
- "that's awesome"
- observant
- just
- merciful
- kind
- strong-willed
- illustrious
- humorous
- patient
- possesses flaws
- empathetic
3. What would be considered a great heroic act today? [me]:
- Firefighter/policeman at 9/11
- fire fighters in general
- policemen in general
- those in a war [army, navy, marines]
[class]:
- inspires
- takes actions against an injustice
- leads the people into better living conditions
- protect freedom and values
- winning a sporting event
- protesting monks in Tibet
- fighting for beliefs
- doesn't ask for a reward
- saving anothers life
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
China's One-Child Policy - Becky Bigelow (Editor)
Becky Bigelow
Ms. Stein
“Editor” paper
27 January 2009
The One-Child Policy in China
More than seven million abortions took place in China in 2006. This massive number is because of the One-Child Policy instated in China. Our group believes that this law does not allow the Chinese people to decide how many children they want to have, and that is against their rights as human beings. The One-Child Policy in China is flawed, evil, and goes against the human freedoms that people are born with.
Our group feels that the One-Child Policy has caused many problems within the Chinese population. Many only children feel added amounts of pressure because they are the only person their parents' attention is focused on. It is also possible that, because the child does not have siblings, they are given gifts and other unnecessary items (such as toys, games, etc.) by their parents, which can lead to bratty behavior and an “I'm better than you” outlook on life.
There are many stipulations to the One-Child Policy that makes it seem better than it is. For example, if a couple lives in a rural area with a low population, they may have more than one child. If their first child was a girl, mentally handicapped, or has passed away, a Chinese couple may have another child. These stipulations make the situation a little better, but there are circumstances that make people want to only have one child. For example, every industry in China has a family-planning agent that monitors the number of children all of the workers have. If the entire group only has one child, they all get a bonus of some sort. Instead of letting people decide on their own how many children they want to have, the Chinese government gives them ultimatums to help them decide.
It has been declared that everyone has the right to life. If this is true, then the Chinese birth rate would not be at one child per couple. The average amount of children in a Chinese home before the One-Child Policy was instated was eight, and now it is at one. Also, the number of abortions in China has risen drastically since the policy began. This means that more Chinese women are getting abortions so they are not fined or have their child taken away from them after they are born. The aborting of an unborn child should not occur as often as it does in China.
My group believes that aborting unborn children is wrong, especially in large numbers. The vast amount of abortions that takes place in China upsets each one of us. There should be a better way of family planning, but instead, the Chinese resort to aborting children. Abortion should not be the only option to pregnant Chinese women. The Chinese people need to be educated on forms of birth control, to prevent a child from being conceived and having to abort.
Ms. Stein
“Editor” paper
27 January 2009
The One-Child Policy in China
More than seven million abortions took place in China in 2006. This massive number is because of the One-Child Policy instated in China. Our group believes that this law does not allow the Chinese people to decide how many children they want to have, and that is against their rights as human beings. The One-Child Policy in China is flawed, evil, and goes against the human freedoms that people are born with.
Our group feels that the One-Child Policy has caused many problems within the Chinese population. Many only children feel added amounts of pressure because they are the only person their parents' attention is focused on. It is also possible that, because the child does not have siblings, they are given gifts and other unnecessary items (such as toys, games, etc.) by their parents, which can lead to bratty behavior and an “I'm better than you” outlook on life.
There are many stipulations to the One-Child Policy that makes it seem better than it is. For example, if a couple lives in a rural area with a low population, they may have more than one child. If their first child was a girl, mentally handicapped, or has passed away, a Chinese couple may have another child. These stipulations make the situation a little better, but there are circumstances that make people want to only have one child. For example, every industry in China has a family-planning agent that monitors the number of children all of the workers have. If the entire group only has one child, they all get a bonus of some sort. Instead of letting people decide on their own how many children they want to have, the Chinese government gives them ultimatums to help them decide.
It has been declared that everyone has the right to life. If this is true, then the Chinese birth rate would not be at one child per couple. The average amount of children in a Chinese home before the One-Child Policy was instated was eight, and now it is at one. Also, the number of abortions in China has risen drastically since the policy began. This means that more Chinese women are getting abortions so they are not fined or have their child taken away from them after they are born. The aborting of an unborn child should not occur as often as it does in China.
My group believes that aborting unborn children is wrong, especially in large numbers. The vast amount of abortions that takes place in China upsets each one of us. There should be a better way of family planning, but instead, the Chinese resort to aborting children. Abortion should not be the only option to pregnant Chinese women. The Chinese people need to be educated on forms of birth control, to prevent a child from being conceived and having to abort.
China's One-Child Policy - Kathryn Sowinski (Activist)
Dear Mr. President,
My name is Kathryn Sowinski, and I'm writing you regarding China's one child policy. I am a high school student from the United States, and In response to a book we read in our literature class, we were asked to address an injustice in the world today. I, specifically, was asked to write a letter to an official regarding this policy, more specifically regarding such issues as forced abortion and feminism. One of those unborn children may grow up to solve the great dilemmas of our day. That child may be the human race's chance at redemption The world is full of problems, and overpopulation is one of them, but there's a point when work “For the greater good” transforms into inhumanity, and this policy brings us dangerously close to said line. Many of those who have seen aborted babies understand. They look into the innocent, dead child's face and thought, “That could have been me.” It could have been any one of us. If our mothers hadn't wanted us, or if a certain rule prohibited our birth, we would not exist right now. Then there are the mothers who throw their babies away to die in a garbage can. Those poor, innocent children that die because they aren't allowed to live. Abortion and abandonment are cruel and inhumane. Children chopped up and pulled apart by doctors, then reassembled to make sure they have all the parts. Babies burned by salt until they die. Mr. President, the madness must be stopped.
Feminism is an issue in China. Parents who want a son will kill any daughter they have until they get a boy. Did you know 99 out of every 100 abortions in China are girls? China is in trouble, and the way to stop this is to end the one child policy. There is an answer to overpopulation, and this is not it. Give the next generation a chance.
Sincerely,
Kathryn Sowinski
My name is Kathryn Sowinski, and I'm writing you regarding China's one child policy. I am a high school student from the United States, and In response to a book we read in our literature class, we were asked to address an injustice in the world today. I, specifically, was asked to write a letter to an official regarding this policy, more specifically regarding such issues as forced abortion and feminism. One of those unborn children may grow up to solve the great dilemmas of our day. That child may be the human race's chance at redemption The world is full of problems, and overpopulation is one of them, but there's a point when work “For the greater good” transforms into inhumanity, and this policy brings us dangerously close to said line. Many of those who have seen aborted babies understand. They look into the innocent, dead child's face and thought, “That could have been me.” It could have been any one of us. If our mothers hadn't wanted us, or if a certain rule prohibited our birth, we would not exist right now. Then there are the mothers who throw their babies away to die in a garbage can. Those poor, innocent children that die because they aren't allowed to live. Abortion and abandonment are cruel and inhumane. Children chopped up and pulled apart by doctors, then reassembled to make sure they have all the parts. Babies burned by salt until they die. Mr. President, the madness must be stopped.
Feminism is an issue in China. Parents who want a son will kill any daughter they have until they get a boy. Did you know 99 out of every 100 abortions in China are girls? China is in trouble, and the way to stop this is to end the one child policy. There is an answer to overpopulation, and this is not it. Give the next generation a chance.
Sincerely,
Kathryn Sowinski
Monday, January 5, 2009
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Night --> Theme
One night can be the ending of so many things, and the beginning of so much more.
Throughout the story Elie constantly refers back to the word "night" right before he is to describe another horrid thing that occured in these camps. Not to mention that "Night" has to have some significance if Elie choose that for the title of his first book. Night is repetitive to display the presence of night, the darkness, the eerie feeling, the animals and insects that come out. The terrifying screams of the night, those who go missing in the night, those who never awake after one night, the resting of the sun and people while others are busy at work trying to kill. Night can be referenced to almost anything related to the Holocaust. The word night is rarely ever analyzed, and I believe that if we did so, we would find that so many of the things we used to describe it, are similar to those of the horrors of this genocide.
Throughout the story Elie constantly refers back to the word "night" right before he is to describe another horrid thing that occured in these camps. Not to mention that "Night" has to have some significance if Elie choose that for the title of his first book. Night is repetitive to display the presence of night, the darkness, the eerie feeling, the animals and insects that come out. The terrifying screams of the night, those who go missing in the night, those who never awake after one night, the resting of the sun and people while others are busy at work trying to kill. Night can be referenced to almost anything related to the Holocaust. The word night is rarely ever analyzed, and I believe that if we did so, we would find that so many of the things we used to describe it, are similar to those of the horrors of this genocide.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Night - Chapter 3 --> Writing Prompt
1. Paint a picture of the concentration camp using the images that have been described to you through the eyes of Elie. In other words, describe the concentration camp using specific examples.
Concentration Camps:
-the concentration camp has a smell of death that encompasses the whole place, and you are overwhelmed by its presence when you first arrive.
-Dr Mengele = in charge of the selection process
-sky hazy with smoke
-flames = crematoriums
-transformation in the prison garb
-gray and dark
-peoples faces turning into ash
-babies thrown into the flame
-nocturnal silence
Dehumanization:
-shave their heads
-all expected to wear prison garb
-made to stand in the mud
-tattooed numbers = lost name
-removed objects from people
-people were treated as objects = only of use for work
-detached from family
-make prisoners run = to be overocome by fatigue and cause loss of thought and sense of care
-had to deal with death themselves
Stein of Antwerp:
-Family member
-wanted to know if his family was okay [wife and children]
-elie lies saying that they are okay
-stein eventually dies because of loss of hope [finds out truth of death of family]
Concentration Camps:
-the concentration camp has a smell of death that encompasses the whole place, and you are overwhelmed by its presence when you first arrive.
-Dr Mengele = in charge of the selection process
-sky hazy with smoke
-flames = crematoriums
-transformation in the prison garb
-gray and dark
-peoples faces turning into ash
-babies thrown into the flame
-nocturnal silence
Dehumanization:
-shave their heads
-all expected to wear prison garb
-made to stand in the mud
-tattooed numbers = lost name
-removed objects from people
-people were treated as objects = only of use for work
-detached from family
-make prisoners run = to be overocome by fatigue and cause loss of thought and sense of care
-had to deal with death themselves
Stein of Antwerp:
-Family member
-wanted to know if his family was okay [wife and children]
-elie lies saying that they are okay
-stein eventually dies because of loss of hope [finds out truth of death of family]
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Night - Chapter 2--> Mrs. Schakner
Why is she so significant that she recieves a whole chapter to herself in this book? What is her role? What might the fire symbolize?
Mrs. Schaker is displaying to the people what they are all in for. She is showing them what they could turn to be and what their death could possibly be, fire. She could most likely be envisioning the rest of her family dying in the fire. She could be thinking that shes seeing fire because that what she truly wants to see. She wants to be warm and feel her husband and children by her side once more. It also foreshadows some of the other Jews death by the fire. She could be symbolizing the fear and the Jews will be facing in a short while, but noen of them realize it yet. The way the other Jews deal with her next to her is exactly how the Germans react towards the Jews.
Class List of Fire Symbolism
-upcoming danger
-burning of loss of faith
-unpredictable/fear of unknown
-fires of the crematoriums = death
-destruction
-chaos
-conflicts
Mrs. Schaker is displaying to the people what they are all in for. She is showing them what they could turn to be and what their death could possibly be, fire. She could most likely be envisioning the rest of her family dying in the fire. She could be thinking that shes seeing fire because that what she truly wants to see. She wants to be warm and feel her husband and children by her side once more. It also foreshadows some of the other Jews death by the fire. She could be symbolizing the fear and the Jews will be facing in a short while, but noen of them realize it yet. The way the other Jews deal with her next to her is exactly how the Germans react towards the Jews.
Class List of Fire Symbolism
-upcoming danger
-burning of loss of faith
-unpredictable/fear of unknown
-fires of the crematoriums = death
-destruction
-chaos
-conflicts
Monday, November 24, 2008
Night - Chapter 1--> Foreshadowing
My Foreshadowing from Chapter 1:
1. Moshie the Beadle - shows the disbelief that this could actually happen.
2. Ghettos - think that this can't get any worse, but really its the best of the worst.
3. "(Poor Father! Of what then did you die?)"p11 - his father is going to die.
The Classes Foreshadowing from Chapter 1:
1. Moshie the Beadle - Warned the Jews of Sighet.
2. Ghettos - progression of the violation of rights.
3. Tzipora - given pack that was too heavy.
4. Jewish council leader could not speak up about future events - brutality.
5. Elie dsicusses the loss of valuables while on vacation - sarcasm.
6. Father's face pale when he found of the transports - knows the horror.
7. Elie's father's Hungarian police friend - came knocking at the window to warn them, but they could not open the window in time.
8. Yellow star - loss of identity.
9. Death of Elie's Father - he dies because hes a Jew.
10. Cattle Cars - no space, treated like foul smelling animals.
11. Wanted to move and not wait in line - Jews couldn't imagine anything worse than being thirsty waiting in that line.
12. Night - Night had fallen, darkness had fallen. Terribleness was upon them and they were in for something they never could've imagined.
1. Moshie the Beadle - shows the disbelief that this could actually happen.
2. Ghettos - think that this can't get any worse, but really its the best of the worst.
3. "(Poor Father! Of what then did you die?)"p11 - his father is going to die.
The Classes Foreshadowing from Chapter 1:
1. Moshie the Beadle - Warned the Jews of Sighet.
2. Ghettos - progression of the violation of rights.
3. Tzipora - given pack that was too heavy.
4. Jewish council leader could not speak up about future events - brutality.
5. Elie dsicusses the loss of valuables while on vacation - sarcasm.
6. Father's face pale when he found of the transports - knows the horror.
7. Elie's father's Hungarian police friend - came knocking at the window to warn them, but they could not open the window in time.
8. Yellow star - loss of identity.
9. Death of Elie's Father - he dies because hes a Jew.
10. Cattle Cars - no space, treated like foul smelling animals.
11. Wanted to move and not wait in line - Jews couldn't imagine anything worse than being thirsty waiting in that line.
12. Night - Night had fallen, darkness had fallen. Terribleness was upon them and they were in for something they never could've imagined.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Holocaust
What do I know about the Holocaust?
-11 million people total killed; 6 million Jews; 5 million others: gypsies, Polish, Handicapped, Sexual Preference, Political Preference,...ect.
-Adolf Hitler at first blamed the Jews for their loss of WWI and having to pay off all the debt they were forced to pay.
-As Adolf Hitler and his army began to take over the rest of Europe and Asia in WWII he also began to create Concentration Camps where Jews were processed and eventually slaughtered in some manner.
-Concentration camps consisted of burning, gas chambers, starving and disease by death.
-Many Jews converted or went into hiding to be kept from being taken away and put into one of these death camps.
What do We Know about the Holocaust?
-The Holocaust was started by Adolf Hitler.
-The Holocaust was considered genocide.
-The Holocaust happened in Europe during WWII.
-The book burning was an initial event that revoked the people's rights.
-Jews were expected to identify themselves with armbands.
-Jews lost personal rights such as not owning businesses, curfews, ect (Nuremberg Race Laws)
-Jews were placed into ghettos. Ghettos were a confined area within a town where one would be placed.
-Jews were then deported to Concentration Camps via cattle cars.
-The largest Concentratoin Camp was Auschwitz.
-There were gas chambers in the camps and they were disguised as showers.
-Prisoners were killed by starvation, disease, scientific experiments, shot, burnt, gased, worked to death.
-Anne Frank was a famous Holocaust victim due to her diary that was found.
-Some people doubt the existence of the Holocaust.
-Poles, homosexuals, Soviets, political opponents, gypsies, handicapped, and those who helped Jews were all targeted groups.
-6 million Jews were killed/11 million total.
-Survivors still exist today, but are slowly dying off due to age.
-11 million people total killed; 6 million Jews; 5 million others: gypsies, Polish, Handicapped, Sexual Preference, Political Preference,...ect.
-Adolf Hitler at first blamed the Jews for their loss of WWI and having to pay off all the debt they were forced to pay.
-As Adolf Hitler and his army began to take over the rest of Europe and Asia in WWII he also began to create Concentration Camps where Jews were processed and eventually slaughtered in some manner.
-Concentration camps consisted of burning, gas chambers, starving and disease by death.
-Many Jews converted or went into hiding to be kept from being taken away and put into one of these death camps.
What do We Know about the Holocaust?
-The Holocaust was started by Adolf Hitler.
-The Holocaust was considered genocide.
-The Holocaust happened in Europe during WWII.
-The book burning was an initial event that revoked the people's rights.
-Jews were expected to identify themselves with armbands.
-Jews lost personal rights such as not owning businesses, curfews, ect (Nuremberg Race Laws)
-Jews were placed into ghettos. Ghettos were a confined area within a town where one would be placed.
-Jews were then deported to Concentration Camps via cattle cars.
-The largest Concentratoin Camp was Auschwitz.
-There were gas chambers in the camps and they were disguised as showers.
-Prisoners were killed by starvation, disease, scientific experiments, shot, burnt, gased, worked to death.
-Anne Frank was a famous Holocaust victim due to her diary that was found.
-Some people doubt the existence of the Holocaust.
-Poles, homosexuals, Soviets, political opponents, gypsies, handicapped, and those who helped Jews were all targeted groups.
-6 million Jews were killed/11 million total.
-Survivors still exist today, but are slowly dying off due to age.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
In-Class Essay Analyzing Characters Thesis
Brainstorm is on my paper...
Thesis: The change in life perspective of Tom Benecke in "The Contents of A Dead Man's Pocket" is depicted thought the significance of the yellow carbon paper, his self revelation, and the symbolism of the window.
Thesis: The change in life perspective of Tom Benecke in "The Contents of A Dead Man's Pocket" is depicted thought the significance of the yellow carbon paper, his self revelation, and the symbolism of the window.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Chrysanthemums Brainstorm
Setting: gray-flannel fog of winter closed the valley in (isolated)
-air is cold and tender
-fields seem bathed in pale cold sunshine
-no sunshine at all in December
-time of all quiet and waiting
Characters:
-Elisa: feels trapped in her life/surroundings, stays at the ranch, unhappy, settles for less
-Tinker: good salesman, charismatic, wanderer, wild, symbol of freedom, dark
-Henry Allen: simple, content, wants to make Elisa happy
Symbols:
-Chrysanthemums: hope, Elisa's self esteem
-Planters Hands: joy/strength (curse)
Conflict:
-P vs. self: Elisa vs. self
-P vs. P: Elisa vs. Henry/Elisa vs. Tinker
-P vs. society: Elisa vs. society
Climax:
Elisa sees the chrysanthemums crushed on the ground on her way to the hotel for dinner with Henry Allen.
P.O.V.:
third person limited [you see into Elisa's mind, which shows that shes a dynamic character]
Themes:
-False hope hurts.
-Foolish trust can crush your hopes.
-One's environment can effect ones actions.
Thesis:
The lifeless setting in "Chrysanthemums" paralells Elisa's perspective on life because setting's diction, Elisa's internal conflict, and the symbolic image of the flower.
-air is cold and tender
-fields seem bathed in pale cold sunshine
-no sunshine at all in December
-time of all quiet and waiting
Characters:
-Elisa: feels trapped in her life/surroundings, stays at the ranch, unhappy, settles for less
-Tinker: good salesman, charismatic, wanderer, wild, symbol of freedom, dark
-Henry Allen: simple, content, wants to make Elisa happy
Symbols:
-Chrysanthemums: hope, Elisa's self esteem
-Planters Hands: joy/strength (curse)
Conflict:
-P vs. self: Elisa vs. self
-P vs. P: Elisa vs. Henry/Elisa vs. Tinker
-P vs. society: Elisa vs. society
Climax:
Elisa sees the chrysanthemums crushed on the ground on her way to the hotel for dinner with Henry Allen.
P.O.V.:
third person limited [you see into Elisa's mind, which shows that shes a dynamic character]
Themes:
-False hope hurts.
-Foolish trust can crush your hopes.
-One's environment can effect ones actions.
Thesis:
The lifeless setting in "Chrysanthemums" paralells Elisa's perspective on life because setting's diction, Elisa's internal conflict, and the symbolic image of the flower.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
The Chrysanthemums
Title: The Chrysanthemums
Author: John Steinback
Date: 11/05/08
Prereading: none
Plot/Reaction: Elisa was working in her garden when her husband Henry came home and asked if her she would like to go see a movie and have dinner that night at a fancy hotel. He told her that he'd be back around 5 so they could go out that night. She continues in her garden caring for her Chrysanthemums. A salesman stops by and asks her for directions, when really he just wants her ask for his service so he can get some money. He sees her love for her Chrysanthemums, and when Elisa continually refuses to need his services because she is perfectly capable of doing them herself. He then pulls at her heartstrings and tells her a story about a woman who would love some Chrysanthemums. She falls for it and gives him a pot with 2 sprouts in it. She also finds some work for him to do so that he can make his money. Once he gets his flower pot of Chrysanthemums and money for his work he leaves and is on his way heading in the way she told him to go. When Henry gets home and he and Elisa leave to go to dinner she gets all dressed up and looks beautiful. They take his car and on the side of the road are the Chrysanthemums she gave to the salesman. Elisa realizes he only told her that story so he could get something out of her, and she begins to tear up in the car. Elisa also realizes the many things she could do and become.
Questions: -Why was she hiding her true feelings?
-Where did Henry get all the money from that they can go spend some on dinner?
Quote: "Sand, ma'am?--Sand? Oh, sure. You mean around the chrysanthemums. Sure I will"(274). This is clear that the salesman is using her and does not care about these flowers in the way that she does. He is manipulating her so he gets something out of her, instead of the nothing she kept on proposing.
"She turned up her coat collar so he could not see that she was crying weakly--like an old woman"(278). The narrator is concluding the story here by telling the reader that Elisa is too trusting and loving. She has not experienced anything she wants and believes in people when they say they'll follow through. Here she is let down and realizes this. Elisa is comparing herself to an old woman who loves everyone and thinks the best of everyone.
Author: John Steinback
Date: 11/05/08
Prereading: none
Plot/Reaction: Elisa was working in her garden when her husband Henry came home and asked if her she would like to go see a movie and have dinner that night at a fancy hotel. He told her that he'd be back around 5 so they could go out that night. She continues in her garden caring for her Chrysanthemums. A salesman stops by and asks her for directions, when really he just wants her ask for his service so he can get some money. He sees her love for her Chrysanthemums, and when Elisa continually refuses to need his services because she is perfectly capable of doing them herself. He then pulls at her heartstrings and tells her a story about a woman who would love some Chrysanthemums. She falls for it and gives him a pot with 2 sprouts in it. She also finds some work for him to do so that he can make his money. Once he gets his flower pot of Chrysanthemums and money for his work he leaves and is on his way heading in the way she told him to go. When Henry gets home and he and Elisa leave to go to dinner she gets all dressed up and looks beautiful. They take his car and on the side of the road are the Chrysanthemums she gave to the salesman. Elisa realizes he only told her that story so he could get something out of her, and she begins to tear up in the car. Elisa also realizes the many things she could do and become.
Questions: -Why was she hiding her true feelings?
-Where did Henry get all the money from that they can go spend some on dinner?
Quote: "Sand, ma'am?--Sand? Oh, sure. You mean around the chrysanthemums. Sure I will"(274). This is clear that the salesman is using her and does not care about these flowers in the way that she does. He is manipulating her so he gets something out of her, instead of the nothing she kept on proposing.
"She turned up her coat collar so he could not see that she was crying weakly--like an old woman"(278). The narrator is concluding the story here by telling the reader that Elisa is too trusting and loving. She has not experienced anything she wants and believes in people when they say they'll follow through. Here she is let down and realizes this. Elisa is comparing herself to an old woman who loves everyone and thinks the best of everyone.
Monday, November 3, 2008
The Lottery - Notes
"The Lottery"
Setting--June 27th, summer, clear and sunny, surrounded by rich green grass and blossoming flowers: symbolizes life
Children--gathering stones, boisterous play
Men--surveying children, speaking of tractors taxes weather etc.., smiled rather than laughed at the jokes
Women--gossiping, standing by their husbands
Old Man Warner--cranky old man, ensures tradition of the lottery is carried on, embodies the mindless violence of this society, symbolizes tradition and no change
Mr. Summers--conducted lottery and all other activities that went on in town [irony in name, life happiness but conducts the death]
Mr. Graves--postmaster (mailman), assists Mr Summers with lottery, helps the Hutchinson children pick out their slips of paper from the box [irony in name, graves=death]
Tessie--lighthearted and unconcerned in the beginning, frightened and distraught at the end [dynamic character]
Foreshadowing--children gathering stones at the beginning, the men not lauhging and being more serious, Mrs. Delacroix holds her breath, Mr Graves [name], black box [death]
Irony--Mrs Hutchinson is ironic because she entered happy and careless (expecting nothing will happen) while others are seroius and worrisome, but in reality she is the one who gets stone. Mr Summers has a joyful name but hes in charge of picking the death, the title of the story "The Lottery" which is usually depicted as winning something while in actuality youre losing your life not gaining anything if youre choosen
Conflicts--Person vx. Society (Tessie Hutchinson)
Exposition--children gathering stones/playing, woman gossiping, men talking, families getting together, Mr Summers entering with black box,community is gathering at town square for the lottery
Rising Action--men go up one by one, all families unfold paper, Bill Hutchinson receieves the black dot, Tess objects to firt round that its not fair, each family member picks a slip of paper
Climax--Tess wins the lottery, black dot on her slip of paper
Falling Action--community prepares to stone Tess by gathering stones and encircling her
Denouement--Tess states "It's not fair, It's not right" Then they were upon her
Point of View--Third Person Objective, you cant see into the mind of any characters, you learn about their actions from their dialogue
Themes--Traditions should be questioned and changed as people change
Family Loyalty: Self preservation can be put above family loyalty.
Human Nature: As human beings, we are capable of both good and evil.
Sometimes, we ignor injustices until they happen to us.
Setting--June 27th, summer, clear and sunny, surrounded by rich green grass and blossoming flowers: symbolizes life
Children--gathering stones, boisterous play
Men--surveying children, speaking of tractors taxes weather etc.., smiled rather than laughed at the jokes
Women--gossiping, standing by their husbands
Old Man Warner--cranky old man, ensures tradition of the lottery is carried on, embodies the mindless violence of this society, symbolizes tradition and no change
Mr. Summers--conducted lottery and all other activities that went on in town [irony in name, life happiness but conducts the death]
Mr. Graves--postmaster (mailman), assists Mr Summers with lottery, helps the Hutchinson children pick out their slips of paper from the box [irony in name, graves=death]
Tessie--lighthearted and unconcerned in the beginning, frightened and distraught at the end [dynamic character]
Foreshadowing--children gathering stones at the beginning, the men not lauhging and being more serious, Mrs. Delacroix holds her breath, Mr Graves [name], black box [death]
Irony--Mrs Hutchinson is ironic because she entered happy and careless (expecting nothing will happen) while others are seroius and worrisome, but in reality she is the one who gets stone. Mr Summers has a joyful name but hes in charge of picking the death, the title of the story "The Lottery" which is usually depicted as winning something while in actuality youre losing your life not gaining anything if youre choosen
Conflicts--Person vx. Society (Tessie Hutchinson)
Exposition--children gathering stones/playing, woman gossiping, men talking, families getting together, Mr Summers entering with black box,community is gathering at town square for the lottery
Rising Action--men go up one by one, all families unfold paper, Bill Hutchinson receieves the black dot, Tess objects to firt round that its not fair, each family member picks a slip of paper
Climax--Tess wins the lottery, black dot on her slip of paper
Falling Action--community prepares to stone Tess by gathering stones and encircling her
Denouement--Tess states "It's not fair, It's not right" Then they were upon her
Point of View--Third Person Objective, you cant see into the mind of any characters, you learn about their actions from their dialogue
Themes--Traditions should be questioned and changed as people change
Family Loyalty: Self preservation can be put above family loyalty.
Human Nature: As human beings, we are capable of both good and evil.
Sometimes, we ignor injustices until they happen to us.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
The Lottery
Title: The Lottery
Author: Shirley Jackson
Date: 10/30/08
Prereading: What is justice?
-Justice is when one recieves the freedom and rights that all others have and are able to have.
-Easter is always with my moms side of the family.
-Father's Day is spent working at St. Romans Festival while my dad golfs.
-Fourth of July is always spent with my cousin Rachel.
-Labor Day is spent with my cousins swimming and being the last out of the pool.
-Thanksgiving is always spent with my moms side of the family.
-Christmas Eve is with my dads sister and my moms family.
-Christmas Day is with my dads family.
Plot/Reaction: Theres a small town made of roughly 300 people and its the end of June. The of the citizens are all preparing themselves to go to the town center for some sort of meeting. The meeting consists of a long lived tradition with a black box and slips of paper that are blank or have black dots. Each head of family must pick a slip of paper out of the box and not look at it until all have choosen. Then the family that has the black dot must do the same choosing of slips within the family. The Hutchinson family has to do so and Mrs. Hutchinson ends up getting the slip of paper with a big black dot on it. The pebbles and piles of stones children had been putting together were ready for use. They all tell Tessie Hutchinson she gets to have a short lead, before they begin stoning her to death. Her youngest son, Davy grabs some stones and throws them at his mother.
Questions: -Why are they stoning someone every year? Why does someone have to die?
-Who came up with this horrid idea that someone has to be killed every year?
Quotes: "Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones"(9). This wraps the story around in full circle. At the beginning small boys were gathering stones and pebbles in piles, and now this is telling us that they are going to stone this woman to death.
"It isn't fair, it isn't right," Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, and then they were upon her"(9). Tessie Hutchinson is displaying to us what the 'new kids' and why other towns have gotten rid of the lottery, because it is not just.
Author: Shirley Jackson
Date: 10/30/08
Prereading: What is justice?
-Justice is when one recieves the freedom and rights that all others have and are able to have.
-Easter is always with my moms side of the family.
-Father's Day is spent working at St. Romans Festival while my dad golfs.
-Fourth of July is always spent with my cousin Rachel.
-Labor Day is spent with my cousins swimming and being the last out of the pool.
-Thanksgiving is always spent with my moms side of the family.
-Christmas Eve is with my dads sister and my moms family.
-Christmas Day is with my dads family.
Plot/Reaction: Theres a small town made of roughly 300 people and its the end of June. The of the citizens are all preparing themselves to go to the town center for some sort of meeting. The meeting consists of a long lived tradition with a black box and slips of paper that are blank or have black dots. Each head of family must pick a slip of paper out of the box and not look at it until all have choosen. Then the family that has the black dot must do the same choosing of slips within the family. The Hutchinson family has to do so and Mrs. Hutchinson ends up getting the slip of paper with a big black dot on it. The pebbles and piles of stones children had been putting together were ready for use. They all tell Tessie Hutchinson she gets to have a short lead, before they begin stoning her to death. Her youngest son, Davy grabs some stones and throws them at his mother.
Questions: -Why are they stoning someone every year? Why does someone have to die?
-Who came up with this horrid idea that someone has to be killed every year?
Quotes: "Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones"(9). This wraps the story around in full circle. At the beginning small boys were gathering stones and pebbles in piles, and now this is telling us that they are going to stone this woman to death.
"It isn't fair, it isn't right," Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, and then they were upon her"(9). Tessie Hutchinson is displaying to us what the 'new kids' and why other towns have gotten rid of the lottery, because it is not just.
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