Sunday, February 22, 2009

Do you think there will be a World War III in your lifetime?

To answer the question honestly, I doubt that World War Three will ever happen in my lifetime. A lot of countries have signed peace treaties and have promised to not have war with other countries and most of the countries in the world are part of the United Nations and they have vowed not to be part of war. Also another reason that there may not be war in my lifetime is because no one is actually power hungry anymore. People seem to be happy with the land that they own and are satisfied with their economy apart from poor countries. No one is like Hitler, Stalin or Mussolini and they aren't many fascist countries left in this world. The last reason that WW3 wont occur is because people understand the problems that were left due to WW1 and WW2 such as the economy being ruined and a lot of lives being taken. This is the reason why I don't believe WW3 will ever happen in my lifetime.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Anne Frank Round About

In The New York Times the writer Anna Quindlen asked, “Would our understanding of the Holocaust be quite the same if Anne Frank had not taken a small plaid diary into hiding with her?” Respond to this question and explain your answer.
If Anne Frank's diary had not been found or had Anne not have taken the diary with her while in hiding then our understanding of the Holocaust would not have been the same because we wouldn't have a first hand out account of the events. Also we wouldn't have the sense of fear, anxiety, anger and a lot more emotions that Anne placed in the comfort of her diary giving us her point of view of how the Jews were being treated. It gives the emotional and mental depth of the Holocaust and not just the list of events and the facts. It gives meaning and feeling towards the Holocaust and another side to look from. I think that Anne Franks diary was a way of people to realize the insanity of Hitler and the harm he had cause to a young Jewish girl.

Dearest Mother,
How are you? How's Marianne? Last time you wrote to me, you told me that she had a fever. Did you take her to the doctors yet? I strongly advise you should. I would hate to see another sister of mine die. I really miss everyone and finally have time today to write to you and remind you that Friedrich needs new shoes and I will send the money over shortly.

We have successfully invaded Poland in the last few weeks. I couldn't have been any more scared but I held my head high and thought about how I would make my country proud if I could just destroy the Polish. We hardly had enough food to feed most mouths but we tried our best to stay strong. We attacked from three fronts East Prussia in the North, Germany in the west and Slovakia in the south. We had planes, tanks, guns and more and the only thing that would ever cross our minds is to not leave a single polish alive who got in the way.

Us soldiers managed to conquer Poland and make sure that they never try to over take Poland ever. We didn't spare those Polish who tried to run away from us. No one can ever fear The Fürer. May it be man or women, child or baby. we did indeed manage to take over the Polish people and we are in full control of their transportation systems. This event has made me leap for joy for I know now that the Fürer is always going to win and help all Germans be in control of the world!
Mama dear I must go now. tell my darling children that I love them. Please take Marianne to the doctors soon before she grows sick and dies. I don't want another woman in my life to be taken away from me.
Love Always
Franz Schweinsteiger
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Thursday, February 12, 2009

Recipe of WWII

  1. Take one bowl of Treaty of Versailles
  2. Knead it until it is soft and smooth
    Add two tablespoons of angry Germany
    Mix well
  3. Next crack four Hitlers and mix into the first batter
  4. Add a essence of Mussolini
  5. Add a dash or Stalin
  6. Mix until a thick like paste has formed
    Then it is time to add on some France and Britain
  7. the Side Dish:
  8. Wash some Asia
  9. Then chop finely and place into a bowl
  10. Add some Japanese violence
  11. Bake the entire dish until
  12. you hear
  13. The Boom
  14. Of an empire
  15. Being destroyed

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Critique on Animal Farm- The Movie

The cartoon movie Animal Farm and the book Animal farm have a numerous amount of similarities and differences. For starters the character Mollie was absent throughout the film. Mollie may not have seemed like an important character but in the Russian Revolution, Mollie's character represented the nobles and that is why she seemed important in the book yet she wasn't in the movie. Most of the movie was accurate except for a few events that happened too early. One example of this would be the death of Old Major. In the book Old Major dies three days after his speech and not after he sings. Also in the movie the Rebellion and the Battle of the Cowshed happened on the exact same day whereas in the book they had happened in separate days.
Other than these inaccurate changes, the rest of the movie was mostly correct i. e that Snowball was exiled after the plan of the Wind Mill had been introduced, that trade had happened,animals were slaughtered and that Napoleon was a bad leader. Overall the movie was good and was very entertaining and did a good job of reasonably portraying the book into an animated movie despite the few minor changes.

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Which Character Am I Most Like?




In Animal Farm I think I am most like Mollie because she and I have many same characteristics. The both us like materlistic things i.e she likes ribbons and sugar and I tend to like little items aswell. When the pigs took control over the farm and forced Mollie to give up her trinkets she was melancholy as I would I have been in that situation. She also ran away when things were getting tough on her, and although its not the best way to deal with problems, i do run away aswell. She and I are both carefree and do whatever we want. This is why Mollie best represents me.