Blog 2: Holocaust Dictionary

Yesterday, we explored twenty-eight concepts that pertained to the Jewish Holocaust, and as a class, we constructed a dictionary of terms. 

Which of these twenty-eight entries were you most surprised that you had not heard of before? ...the least? [If you were not surprised, then write about the one you would like to find out more about.] Include the description of the concept [or definition] and your thoughts/feelings.

This entry may be one longer paragraph [at least 7-8 sentences].

The word that intrigued me the most was definitely Mein Kampf. This book was written by Adolf Hitler when he was in prison and I was surprised that he wrote his book. I am astonished that a man like Hitler would want to write down his feelings in a book. He just says what he believes about the Jews and all of his rules that he wants all the people of the world to follow. He will always be the way that he wants and no one will tell him otherwise.

Blog 1: Part I Reflection

Part I of Ruth Minsky Sender's The Cage explores the experiences Riva and her siblings have while living in the ghetto. Part II of the personal memoir will unveil her horrors in the camps.

What portion of Part I stood out to you in your reading? Provide a page number and short analysis of the excerpt.

The most amazing part in Part One that stood out to me was that when she had to watch over her brothers because her parents died. Her brothers are her sons because they do not have parents and she is forced to look after them. They need to fend for themselves in the ghettos.

Blog 15: Holocaust topics and the cage

In your groups, take some time to collect information and provide each topic below with a thorough explanation. This may be a definition or a small summary of the event.

You are encouraged to include quotations and facts from other websites, provided that you cite them correctly. Try to be as detailed as possible, (i.e. include dates, famous people, etc.).

a. The Jewish Holocaust is a tragic time in history which took place mainly in Germany and they killed man people for not being perfect. THey wanted everyone one to be tall with blonde hair and blue eyes and the Jewish people were mainly the ones targeted. 

b. The Nazi Party is the party the Adolf Hitler led and tried to rule the world to make it perfect and make sure that they were perfect.

c. Ruth Minsky Sender is the author of the book The Cage a book about the Holocaust and her experience with her time at Auschwitz 

d. Auschwitz, Mittelsteine, Grafenort  These three names were the worst concentration camps during the Holocaust. These camps were all in Poland. The actual names of the towns were different but the Nazi's annexed them and changed the name.

e. personal memoir  I personally had no personal experience with the Holocaust directly but I have seen many people talk about their experience. Unfortunately they were not happy experiences but at the same time it helped me to learn new things about. 

Blog 14: Post-Taming exam response

In a well-developed two paragraphs (five-six sentences), explain how Petruchio tamed Kate, starting from the first time he met her and ending with the conclusion of the play. What famous couple from Hollywood/celebrity world does their rocky relationship remind you of? [If you cannot compare them to celebrities, what about a relationship in your own personal experience?]

From the first time that Petruchio saw Katharina he knew that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with this woman. The first time that Katharina saw Petruchio she wanted to kill him and knew that she could never and would never love him. This amazing and wacky road that this couple has been on has finally come to an end because they have both come to love each other and they would spend the rest of their lives together. From the beginning of the story we thought that Katharina would never even think about being with Petruchio but as we see now the couple has come to love one another and be together forever. Unfortunatly reality is not as easy as that when people do not like each other it seems to stay like that for a very long time and they will hate to be with each other.

For example in the celebrity world most of the time love and marriage is a complete joke because they always end horribly and are constantly marrying other and getting divorced. A good example of a celebrity couple would be Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie they have a great life and good kids and they work together well but there are many other marriages that are just awful. The bad example would be most of the other marriages that just end up going down hill and never go back up again they only reach level ground. The people that are encompassed by this world are unfortunate to be a part of it because they are people to and the press thinks that since they are celebrities they should be perfect but they are not just like all of us. This is the same thing as in Taming of the Shrew they are people that love each other and hate each other and the book really depicts actual life which is really good.