When thinking about the World War 2 Era, many people wonder how Adolf Hitler and the Nazi's came to Power in a Western democratic country like Germany. So answer this question.
The historical conditions in the 1930's were not good. Germany was in massive deb. The streets were in horrible conditions etc. It just made it easier for Hitler && the Nazi's to take over. Hitler and the Nazi's just kind of declared that they were in charge. They just took over Germany and started to sput of rules. Hitler only liked people with Blonde hair, and blue eyes. He hated Jews so he would kill them, and keep the people he liked. The german people did not rise to Hitler because they did not want to be killed by Hitler and the Nazi's. They would rather go to the concentration and die of starvation than be killed by the Nazi's
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Prompt # 2
Paplo Picasso's Guernica is a work of art and not propaganda. The definition of propaganda is rumors that are spread on purpose to hurt a person or group, so Pablo Picasso's Guernica is not really a painting of propaganda because, it is not a rumor or something tht he spread.
In the picture the people are obviously in terror and they seem very scared. The horse that you see also seems to be scared for it's life. Some of the people seem to be holding knives and in very excrutiating pain. The animal's figures seem to be messed up. The bull is very odd looking with it's horns on the side of it's head instead of being centered on the top of it's head. The people in this picture are just suffering.
The day guernica was bombed terror struck the town. The town contained about 5,000 to 7,000 people. The bombing took place for over three hours. It took place on a monday and that was the towns market day. After the massacre herds of horses, cows, and sheep were found slaughtered. Over 700 building lay in ruins all the worth of the building was also gone. The city was in ruins. The bombing was important because that was what Pablo Picasso based his picture on .
Monday, December 10, 2007
Friday, November 30, 2007
Essay Question- Prompt # 1
Compare the Russian Revolution to the French Revolution
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Battle of Stalingrad
1. What does Joseph Stalin's advice to the people of Stalingrad say about him as a leader? "Stand firm. Die but do not retreat." That he was a leader that wanted to win the war, and do what ever it takes to do it.
2. Explain why Hitler would react in the way shown after signing a Non-Aggression Pact with Stalin? Hitler stated "I've got them!" after the non-agressesion pact was signed and then 3 years later Germans carpet bombed the city of Stalingard. So I think Hitler had a idea of what he was going to do before he did it.
3. Explain the significance of propaganda in this battle, using examples from the posters. The posters depict how much Hitler and Third Reich were hated. Some of the posters had pictures of swords going through giant monsters with captions such as "Kill the German Beast" or "Death to the facist monster."
4. What do the extremes of the war reveal about what it takes to win a total war? They have to do what it takes to win even if it includes having people in the city starving, and having to take on canibalism. They had to bring out snipers to kill the German officers.
5. How does the story of Vasily Zaitsev relate to the war in Iraq? I don't really think that the story relates to the Iraq war other than it is a war.
6. In times of crisis, sometimes heroic figures emerge. Which figure emerged in a similar way to Vasily after the terrorist attacks of 9/11? In the 9/11 attacks many heroic figures emerged, such as, doctors, police men, fire men, the Army, Navy, Marines (etc.)
12. Does the Soviet reaction to victory seem reasonable to you? (Be specific)
2. Explain why Hitler would react in the way shown after signing a Non-Aggression Pact with Stalin? Hitler stated "I've got them!" after the non-agressesion pact was signed and then 3 years later Germans carpet bombed the city of Stalingard. So I think Hitler had a idea of what he was going to do before he did it.
3. Explain the significance of propaganda in this battle, using examples from the posters. The posters depict how much Hitler and Third Reich were hated. Some of the posters had pictures of swords going through giant monsters with captions such as "Kill the German Beast" or "Death to the facist monster."
4. What do the extremes of the war reveal about what it takes to win a total war? They have to do what it takes to win even if it includes having people in the city starving, and having to take on canibalism. They had to bring out snipers to kill the German officers.
5. How does the story of Vasily Zaitsev relate to the war in Iraq? I don't really think that the story relates to the Iraq war other than it is a war.
6. In times of crisis, sometimes heroic figures emerge. Which figure emerged in a similar way to Vasily after the terrorist attacks of 9/11? In the 9/11 attacks many heroic figures emerged, such as, doctors, police men, fire men, the Army, Navy, Marines (etc.)
12. Does the Soviet reaction to victory seem reasonable to you? (Be specific)
Monday, October 29, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
Response to Lit. Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
Carissa Parkins
October 17, 2007
Response to Literature
Fast Food Nation
The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
In Eric Schlosser’s non-fiction, Fast Food Nation the following quote was said, “The dirtiest meat was to be shipped out- but NOT with and IBP (Iowa Beef Packers) label on it.” Ever wonder where the meat from the Big Mac your eating comes from, or why the fries taste so good, or even, what’s in the meat?
Why when you walk into a McDonalds, Burger King, or Wendy’s are there teenage kids working behind the counters. First off, the teenagers work there because mainly it is one of the only places they can work at 16 years old. Sometimes they are working from 3:00 PM to Midnight and the labor rules are that if, you are under 18 years of age, you cannot work more that eight hours. The teens are also allowed to do jobs that they are not supposed to do until they are 18 and older, one teenager said this about a tomato dicer, a machine that he should not have been using, “I’m like an expert at using the damn thing, cause I am the only one who knows how to use it.” That same boy also uses the deep fryer, another thing that should have been off-limits. That is why the injury rate is going up so high in the fast food restaurants. The teenagers are using machines that should be off-limits to them, but the restaurants are breaking the labor laws. Every year about 200,000 plus teenagers are injured. Not only are they injured by the machinery and equipment, robberies are becoming more popular. A few of these instances are, May 2000, the murder of five Wendy’s employee’s, the murderer, a former employee, a nine year old girl was killed in a shootout between a off-duty police officer and the robber, while standing in line at a McDonalds, a former employee of Chuck E. Cheeses was convicted for first degree murder, after killing three teenage workers, and a female manager. Some of the teenage girls are sexually harassed by the manager or other coworkers in these Fast Food restaurant’s. The teenagers are being injured, and sometimes murdered, but they still work there. Why? They want the money, for new gadgets like cell phones, iPod’s and the designer clothes, that they just have to have, so most don’t mind working a little bit late for a few extra dollars. The most dangerous job overall is working at the slaughterhouse. What these people do is, first they put on a big suit. The cows are on a conveyor belt and the slaughterer lifts his chainsaw up and kills the cow, even spewing guts on himself. That’s not the worse part of it all, the men and woman who do this, are even getting injured while doing this. In some cases they are hurting their shoulders, arms, legs, sometimes they get sick, the list goes on and on. The workers are in these conditions, because they need to make the money to support their families. Both these characters develop the theme because it shows what goes on in these Fast Food restaurant’s and what is being hidden under a blanket.
The theme has really influenced my thinking because, now I really don’t want to work in a fast food restaurant for my first job. I don’t want to get hurt, or be sexually harassed. Some of the examples in the book really opened my eyes to how bad things are or can get in places like that. Being only 16 I would not want to get stuck with the bad job of closing up, where a robbery could happen. I also would not want to have to wake up that early and open up, and have to juggle school, sports, and a job at the same time. I don’t think I’d be able to do it. I also don’t think I would be able to work there and look and see what’s going on in those fast food restaurants.
The author, Eric Shlosser wrote a very informing book. I think his purpose was to write an informing book. He did a very good job explaining what goes on, what work is done, how McDonalds breaks labor laws, and informing us about what hard work has to be done there. All the characters were realistic. All the information is very real, and very disturbing. He really brings out the theme when he tells about what goes on ‘Behind the Counter.’ He gives very good examples about how and what happens to the meat. Overall the book was very informative.
In the book Fast Food Nation, the author Eric Schlosser gives many examples about what goes on in fast food restaurants. Throughout the story I was very shocked at what I was reading, it was very disturbing material. If you read this book it will make you never want to eat Fast Food again. Finally, “Don’t always judge a book by it’s cover.”
October 17, 2007
Response to Literature
Fast Food Nation
The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
In Eric Schlosser’s non-fiction, Fast Food Nation the following quote was said, “The dirtiest meat was to be shipped out- but NOT with and IBP (Iowa Beef Packers) label on it.” Ever wonder where the meat from the Big Mac your eating comes from, or why the fries taste so good, or even, what’s in the meat?
Why when you walk into a McDonalds, Burger King, or Wendy’s are there teenage kids working behind the counters. First off, the teenagers work there because mainly it is one of the only places they can work at 16 years old. Sometimes they are working from 3:00 PM to Midnight and the labor rules are that if, you are under 18 years of age, you cannot work more that eight hours. The teens are also allowed to do jobs that they are not supposed to do until they are 18 and older, one teenager said this about a tomato dicer, a machine that he should not have been using, “I’m like an expert at using the damn thing, cause I am the only one who knows how to use it.” That same boy also uses the deep fryer, another thing that should have been off-limits. That is why the injury rate is going up so high in the fast food restaurants. The teenagers are using machines that should be off-limits to them, but the restaurants are breaking the labor laws. Every year about 200,000 plus teenagers are injured. Not only are they injured by the machinery and equipment, robberies are becoming more popular. A few of these instances are, May 2000, the murder of five Wendy’s employee’s, the murderer, a former employee, a nine year old girl was killed in a shootout between a off-duty police officer and the robber, while standing in line at a McDonalds, a former employee of Chuck E. Cheeses was convicted for first degree murder, after killing three teenage workers, and a female manager. Some of the teenage girls are sexually harassed by the manager or other coworkers in these Fast Food restaurant’s. The teenagers are being injured, and sometimes murdered, but they still work there. Why? They want the money, for new gadgets like cell phones, iPod’s and the designer clothes, that they just have to have, so most don’t mind working a little bit late for a few extra dollars. The most dangerous job overall is working at the slaughterhouse. What these people do is, first they put on a big suit. The cows are on a conveyor belt and the slaughterer lifts his chainsaw up and kills the cow, even spewing guts on himself. That’s not the worse part of it all, the men and woman who do this, are even getting injured while doing this. In some cases they are hurting their shoulders, arms, legs, sometimes they get sick, the list goes on and on. The workers are in these conditions, because they need to make the money to support their families. Both these characters develop the theme because it shows what goes on in these Fast Food restaurant’s and what is being hidden under a blanket.
The theme has really influenced my thinking because, now I really don’t want to work in a fast food restaurant for my first job. I don’t want to get hurt, or be sexually harassed. Some of the examples in the book really opened my eyes to how bad things are or can get in places like that. Being only 16 I would not want to get stuck with the bad job of closing up, where a robbery could happen. I also would not want to have to wake up that early and open up, and have to juggle school, sports, and a job at the same time. I don’t think I’d be able to do it. I also don’t think I would be able to work there and look and see what’s going on in those fast food restaurants.
The author, Eric Shlosser wrote a very informing book. I think his purpose was to write an informing book. He did a very good job explaining what goes on, what work is done, how McDonalds breaks labor laws, and informing us about what hard work has to be done there. All the characters were realistic. All the information is very real, and very disturbing. He really brings out the theme when he tells about what goes on ‘Behind the Counter.’ He gives very good examples about how and what happens to the meat. Overall the book was very informative.
In the book Fast Food Nation, the author Eric Schlosser gives many examples about what goes on in fast food restaurants. Throughout the story I was very shocked at what I was reading, it was very disturbing material. If you read this book it will make you never want to eat Fast Food again. Finally, “Don’t always judge a book by it’s cover.”
Friday, October 19, 2007
Exam 2
The Colombian Exchange transformed the world in a more radical(favoring drastic political, economic, or social reforms)way than any other development in world history. One significant effect of this process (a systematic series of actions directed to some end) was the establishment of the Triangle Trade. While many factors were a part of the Triangle Trade, the rapid growth in both supply and demand for new commodities was the largest motivating element. This time period may be best associated (to unite; combine)with economic developments, but it is impossible to analyze (to examine critically, so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of) this period without considering the intense social impact that the Triangle Trade had on those involved. In truth, a full understanding can only be gained by appreciating (to value or regard highly; place a high estimate on) how economic and social factors (One that actively contributes to an accomplishment, result, or process) impact each other in history.
Paragraph Rewrite-
The Columbian Exchange was an, exchange of European products to America transformed the world into a more basic and understanding place. One significant effect of this process was the establishment of the Triangle Trade. The Triangle Trade was when they went and traded goods to different countries, they traded things like steel, guns, sugar, rum and even slaves. Many parts were a part of the Triangle Trade, including supply and demand for new items was the largest motivating element. This time period may be best compared with economic developments but it is imposible to analyze or learn about this period without considering the social impact that the Triangle Trade had on people. In truth a full understandind can be gained by learning about how economic and social factors impacted each other in history.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Test Essay
This is the falling of Bastille Prison. The fall of the Bastille happened on July 14, 1789. The fall of the Bastille is significant to the French Revolution because the people wanted to make a point and demolish the only prison. This was an act that the people symbolized as showing their anger and rage about how things were going. They thought that this would justify their feelings.
This is a picture of the famed Guillotine. This had major significance in the French Revolution. This is the machine that they used to execute the French People. It could take up to 30 seconds before the victim was unconcious. About 40,000 people were sentenced to the guillotine. The power of the impact on someones neck was 888lb per square inch. Both Louie and Marie Antoinette were sentenced to the Guillotine and their son died in the prison.
This is a photo of Marie Antoinette and husband King Louis. They are signifigant to the French Revolution, well because they are king and queen. Marie Antoinette is hated because she took so long to have a child. That was only because Louis had "some extra skin" and it hurt him to be sexually active. So Marie Antoinette was hated for not producing a child for to be heir to the throne, when really it wasn't her fault. Marie Antoinette was also a very conceited woman. She made people spend 5 hours at a time on her hair, and then she would put things like fruit and stuff in it to look more sophisticated. Louis was just a king. He really didn't have any outstanding qualities.What all these pictures have in common is they are all wrapped around eachother in a way. King Louis and Marie Antoinette were the king and queen of france and they both ended up getting the Guillotine. King Louis was king when the people of France got angered enough and took down the Bastille. That means that King Louis was not doing a good enough job to keep the people of his country happy. When they ended up getting guillotined, King Louis's and Marie Antoinette's son ended up dying in prison.
Monday, September 24, 2007
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
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