When the Jews were first informed about a possible German takeover, they were ignorant about it and tossed the idea aside as if it was far from ever happening. The first arrival of German soldiers did not spook the Jews quite yet because the soldiers were reassuring, distant, but polite to their hosts, no unpleasant comments, and never demanded the impossible. Once the verdict was pronounced the Jews remained smiling. Worry hit the Jews when Germans arrested the leaders of the Jewish community. They saw that being put in the ghettos was rather well off because they were self contained. They remained optimistic as their situation worsened each day that they dared to proudly label themselves by exposing their Star of David on their clothing.
"The Russian army's making gigantic strides forward... Hitler won't be able to do us any harm, even if he wants too."
The Jews in this community were ignorant of the warning of bad news. They chose to shrug it off as if there wasnt a slight chance that Germans could do the worse to their community.
"The yellow star? Oh well, what of it? You dont die of it..."
This dialogue is evidence of how the Jews remained prideful of their religion despite the strong discrimination toward who they were and their belief.
"The Germans were already in town, the Fascists were already in power, the verdict had already been pronounced, yet the Jews of Sighet continues to smile."
Even when their religion was being victimized, the Jews in Sighet chose to continue to smile because they thought that since they were not harmed yet they were still safe as they were before they were even targeted. Their community wasnt invaded yet so they didnt take the warning into serious consideration and instead smiled about it.
"little by little life returned to normal. The barbed wire did not give is any fear."
These people were forced in ghettos and yet they still did not fear the odds. With the soldiers and the governments hate toward them doesnt seem to phase them because they continued to have optimistic views as treatment worsened.
"The Boches just want to steal our jewelry. They know we've buried everything, and they'll have a hunt for it: it's easier when the owners are on holiday..." On holiday!"
Most have convinced themselves that this getaway was a vacation so that Germans could try to steal their goods. They told themselves that it will be over soon because they know that the Germans will give up the hunt for the Jew's goods.
Thursday, February 18, 2016
Friday, February 12, 2016
Holocaust Trinna& Jiliann
The Nazi Holocaust was an example of an extreme inhumane act to man. "Polish Jews were rounded up and forced into newly established ghettos at Lodz, Krakow, and Warsaw, to await future plans. Inside these overcrowded walled-in ghettos, tens of thousands died a slow death from hunger and disease amid squalid living conditions" The Jews in this situation did not do any wrong to be imprisoned and have their rights taken away. They were blamed for Germany's social and economic fall and because of that they were seen as a second citizen. "Hitler continued his conquest of Europe, invading Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg and France, placing ever-increasing numbers of Jews under Nazi control." Hitler's murderous passion took over follower's beliefs where there were informal competitions as to which group had the highest tally of murdered Jews. Cruel practices of genocide became a daily business on their agenda.
Jews were constantly put upon false hope while under Nazi control. "The SS also made new arrivals in the death camps sign picture postcards showing the fictional location "Waldsee" which were sent to relatives back home with the printed greeting: "We are doing very well here. We have work and we are well treated. We await your arrival." The Jewish had no say in what's being done and were not even able to decide for themselves. The Jewish soon believed that they no longer had any hope because they were told that they were going to live a better life. "They were told their clothes were going to be disinfected and that they would all be taken to shower rooms for a good washing. Men were then split up from the women and children." Being told that they were about to "shower", deadly carbon monoxide fumes were then fed in from a stationary diesel engine located outside the chamber. This inhumane act of genocide took many innocent lives away all because of one person's crazy discrimination of a religion.
Jews were constantly put upon false hope while under Nazi control. "The SS also made new arrivals in the death camps sign picture postcards showing the fictional location "Waldsee" which were sent to relatives back home with the printed greeting: "We are doing very well here. We have work and we are well treated. We await your arrival." The Jewish had no say in what's being done and were not even able to decide for themselves. The Jewish soon believed that they no longer had any hope because they were told that they were going to live a better life. "They were told their clothes were going to be disinfected and that they would all be taken to shower rooms for a good washing. Men were then split up from the women and children." Being told that they were about to "shower", deadly carbon monoxide fumes were then fed in from a stationary diesel engine located outside the chamber. This inhumane act of genocide took many innocent lives away all because of one person's crazy discrimination of a religion.
Friday, January 29, 2016
Friday, January 22, 2016
Allusion Draft
Nobody notices you
they don't ask how your day was
or
give a simple hello
The group encloses and you
are suddenly left in the corner
You feel outcasted and
end up using your phone as a getaway
The app is opened, thumbs scrolling
but your mind is absent upon the noise of loneliness.
Why is it that you feel lonely
in a room full of friends?
"On a scale of one to ten
how would you rate your pain?"
I,
myself hate the feeling of loneliness.
Its sad,
empty, and
just a not good feeling.
they don't ask how your day was
or
give a simple hello
The group encloses and you
are suddenly left in the corner
You feel outcasted and
end up using your phone as a getaway
The app is opened, thumbs scrolling
but your mind is absent upon the noise of loneliness.
Why is it that you feel lonely
in a room full of friends?
"On a scale of one to ten
how would you rate your pain?"
I,
myself hate the feeling of loneliness.
Its sad,
empty, and
just a not good feeling.
I’ll assure you company
in times like this
when there isn’t too many
when you think of people you miss
when you’re lonely
when you feel beat and unwanted
Tossed aside as if you weren’t human.
"What's up?"
"How was your day?"
"What seems to be the trouble?"
The smalls things do count.
My actions aren't based on pity.
I will give my undivided attention,
listen before talking,
steer the conversation to you,
simply being there for you
when it feels like no one is.
"You will be alright.
There, there."
"How was your day?"
"What seems to be the trouble?"
The smalls things do count.
My actions aren't based on pity.
I will give my undivided attention,
listen before talking,
steer the conversation to you,
simply being there for you
when it feels like no one is.
"You will be alright.
There, there."
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Allusion Poem
5 Ways to Kill a Man
There are many cumbersome ways to kill a man.
You can make him carry a plank of wood
to the top of a hill and nail him to it. To do this
properly you require a crowd of people
wearing sandals, a cock that crows, a cloak
to dissect, a sponge, some vinegar and one
man to hammer the nails home.
Or you can take a length of steel,
shaped and chased in a traditional way,
and attempt to pierce the metal cage he wears.
But for this you need white horses,
English trees, men with bows and arrows,
at least two flags, a prince, and a
castle to hold your banquet in.
Dispensing with nobility, you may, if the wind
allows, blow gas at him. But then you need
a mile of mud sliced through with ditches,
not to mention black boots, bomb craters,
more mud, a plague of rats, a dozen songs
and some round hats made of steel.
In an age of aeroplanes, you may fly
miles above your victim and dispose of him by
pressing one small switch. All you then
require is an ocean to separate you, two
systems of government, a nation's scientists,
several factories, a psychopath and
land that no-one needs for several years.
These are, as I began, cumbersome ways
to kill a man. Simpler, direct, and much more neat
is to see that he is living somewhere in the middle
of the twentieth century, and leave him there.
You can make him carry a plank of wood
to the top of a hill and nail him to it. To do this
properly you require a crowd of people
wearing sandals, a cock that crows, a cloak
to dissect, a sponge, some vinegar and one
man to hammer the nails home.
Or you can take a length of steel,
shaped and chased in a traditional way,
and attempt to pierce the metal cage he wears.
But for this you need white horses,
English trees, men with bows and arrows,
at least two flags, a prince, and a
castle to hold your banquet in.
Dispensing with nobility, you may, if the wind
allows, blow gas at him. But then you need
a mile of mud sliced through with ditches,
not to mention black boots, bomb craters,
more mud, a plague of rats, a dozen songs
and some round hats made of steel.
In an age of aeroplanes, you may fly
miles above your victim and dispose of him by
pressing one small switch. All you then
require is an ocean to separate you, two
systems of government, a nation's scientists,
several factories, a psychopath and
land that no-one needs for several years.
These are, as I began, cumbersome ways
to kill a man. Simpler, direct, and much more neat
is to see that he is living somewhere in the middle
of the twentieth century, and leave him there.
Edwin Brock
The allusion in the five stanzas in order top to bottom is the biblical reference to Jesus's death, traditional battle (medieval/ middle ages), WW1, WW2, and the twentieth century. The poet used these allusions because they depicted the events where the cause of death was major. What I liked about this poem was that he started with the famous Jesus on the cross story to the Middle Ages to World War 1 & 2 and leading up to the twentieth century. His use of key words or hints made it easy to portray the allusion.
The allusion in the five stanzas in order top to bottom is the biblical reference to Jesus's death, traditional battle (medieval/ middle ages), WW1, WW2, and the twentieth century. The poet used these allusions because they depicted the events where the cause of death was major. What I liked about this poem was that he started with the famous Jesus on the cross story to the Middle Ages to World War 1 & 2 and leading up to the twentieth century. His use of key words or hints made it easy to portray the allusion.
Monday, December 14, 2015
Friday, November 20, 2015
College Essay Final
Discuss how your family’s experience or cultural history enriched you or presented you with opportunities or challenges in pursuing your educational goals.
The Vietnam War ended in 1975 to the power of Ho Chi Minh and his Viet Minh communist party in North Vietnam. Fifteen years later, my grandparents and parents fled the country to settle down in America. My parents came to America with nothing but the hopes that they will make a better life for themselves. Knowing that, it was a given that they were going to be unfamiliar with the American culture and language. This was a factor that made me different from all my American raised friends. Growing up, my parents taught my siblings and I the Vietnamese language, traditions, and manners. My parents were able to teach me anything about my culture.
One lesson taught us that long ago, the Vietnamese people always valued education because it defined your rank in society. That education is the key to success. That it opens doors for people of all backgrounds and it expands the human mind with knowledge. It prepares individuals to solve problems, teach others, function at a higher level, and implement transformational ideas. Without education, ones chances for securing a career and ascending to a higher economic and social status are limited. So that being said, my parents were always strict that it made me fear them since I was little. It was not fear where I was terrified, but where I loved and respected them so much that meeting their expectations was important. I knew that everything was from love because they wanted the best for me so that I won't have to go through the struggles they had faced growing up.
I did my best in all my classes, participated in student council, and received recognition certificates to prove myself. In elementary, my parents bought me those practice books that were a level higher so that I wasn't the student who fell behind. They made sure I applied myself to the lessons by ripping out all the answer pages in the back or stapling them crazy shut so that it wasn't possible to even peek. My aptitude for learning was a lot higher than most of my peers because of all those extra workbook practices. Despite my parents efforts for my readiness, it had both a pro and con effect on me. I lacked motivation because many things were not brought as a strenuous challenge to me and if otherwise then I didn't bother applying myself to it, accepted the fact that I wasn't good at it, and received the acceptable score instead.
Now that I am in my second year of high school, my parents have been bringing up college and what plans I have for myself. I had no idea how to reply. I began to think about my future. I reflected on who I am, what I valued, my skills, and what my interests were. I fantasized about what a successful life would be like, returned to reality, then created goals that'll direct me toward the near future. I had to change my perspective of dealing with difficult challenges in order to proceed my roadmap.
Its a struggle to change myself, but its for the better. I take on challenges welcomely and stay determined where I don't back down till what I want is fulfilled.
I made it a must to continue my education after high school. To further my knowledge so that the chances of securing a promising career broadens. I believe that a college education will be the gateway to me fulfilling my career pathway so that I am able to provide my family's wants and needs and to simply make them proud. My family's experience and cultural history has made me the person I am today with opportunities such as the ability to use the power of knowledge to direct myself to success. I am grateful for parents sacrifice all so that their children deserve nothing less than the best knowledge and values.
One lesson taught us that long ago, the Vietnamese people always valued education because it defined your rank in society. That education is the key to success. That it opens doors for people of all backgrounds and it expands the human mind with knowledge. It prepares individuals to solve problems, teach others, function at a higher level, and implement transformational ideas. Without education, ones chances for securing a career and ascending to a higher economic and social status are limited. So that being said, my parents were always strict that it made me fear them since I was little. It was not fear where I was terrified, but where I loved and respected them so much that meeting their expectations was important. I knew that everything was from love because they wanted the best for me so that I won't have to go through the struggles they had faced growing up.
I did my best in all my classes, participated in student council, and received recognition certificates to prove myself. In elementary, my parents bought me those practice books that were a level higher so that I wasn't the student who fell behind. They made sure I applied myself to the lessons by ripping out all the answer pages in the back or stapling them crazy shut so that it wasn't possible to even peek. My aptitude for learning was a lot higher than most of my peers because of all those extra workbook practices. Despite my parents efforts for my readiness, it had both a pro and con effect on me. I lacked motivation because many things were not brought as a strenuous challenge to me and if otherwise then I didn't bother applying myself to it, accepted the fact that I wasn't good at it, and received the acceptable score instead.
Now that I am in my second year of high school, my parents have been bringing up college and what plans I have for myself. I had no idea how to reply. I began to think about my future. I reflected on who I am, what I valued, my skills, and what my interests were. I fantasized about what a successful life would be like, returned to reality, then created goals that'll direct me toward the near future. I had to change my perspective of dealing with difficult challenges in order to proceed my roadmap.
Its a struggle to change myself, but its for the better. I take on challenges welcomely and stay determined where I don't back down till what I want is fulfilled.
I made it a must to continue my education after high school. To further my knowledge so that the chances of securing a promising career broadens. I believe that a college education will be the gateway to me fulfilling my career pathway so that I am able to provide my family's wants and needs and to simply make them proud. My family's experience and cultural history has made me the person I am today with opportunities such as the ability to use the power of knowledge to direct myself to success. I am grateful for parents sacrifice all so that their children deserve nothing less than the best knowledge and values.
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