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Sunday, December 7, 2008

human trafficking assignment

Texas governor came up with a new program for the borderland security and people say that it is nothing more than a waste of money 2 million dollars granted to the program

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

assignment 8

the two subjects things that got my attention were the flag in the beginning,and the president
1. the flag said "BAYERN IN DFUMSCHLAND" it was just showing where they were at
2.the president Hindenburg was against the Nazism he ran as long as he could but eventually gave up his powers to Adolf Hitler.

Thursday, November 6, 2008

assignment 7

chapter 6

  1. they got shot by the S.S. officers
  2. he got trampled when he fell because of a stomach cramp
  3. the rabbis son ditched his father because he didn't want the bother of him on his shoulders: and Elie asked god to give him the strength to never do what the rabbi's son did
  4. he played a song by Beethoven on his violin
  5. he helped his father by creating a commotion and they switched to the other side.

chapter 7

  1. he saved him from being thrown out by the dead
  2. he saw a son kill his father for just a piece of bread
  3. only twelve got out not including Meir Katz; they arrived at Buchenwald

chapter 8

  1. Elie ended up taking care of his father instead of his father taking care of him
  2. he was being beaten because he wouldn't be quiet
  3. he knew it was true but he didn't want to admit to doing what the rabbis son did to the rabbi and then went to go get soup for his father.

chapter 9

  1. they were set free
  2. every one fought against the Nazis
  3. they did not think about revenge but instead they thought about bread
  4. he saw himself and how he was so skinny an weak ; he would never forget how he looked

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Assignment 6: Chapter 4 & 5 questions

Chapter 4
1. to see if they had gold crowns on their teeth

2.Beethoven is German music

3.he would get mad then he would beat up the people.


4.he pretended to be sick

5.the french girl


6. franek warned Elie that he would have to pay double , franek beat up Elie's father

7. everyone was to scared to eat the soup in the cauldron except for one man who got shot trying
to eat the soup.

8.they thought that they were going to fight and he said "they're expecting trouble".

9. it was different one because it was a little kid secondly because he was so light that it didn't break his neck and kill him instantly but he suffocated to death for over half an hour.




Chapter 5

1.because it was stupid to starve just for religion, he was also forbidden by his dad to fast.

2.he was told to run like if the devil was after him

3.Elie's father thought that his time was running out so he gave Elie the valuables he owned

4. he asked that when he died to gather ten people and to say the kaddish, but they completely forgot.

5.he got an operation on his foot

6.they heard that the Russians were coming but they were freed 2 days later.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Assignment 5: Holocaust Time Line Summary












the ghettos were just a place to keep the Jews from other people and to be the first steps to the annihilation of the Jews it was later used as places to gather them to transport them to the camps and things.


1939- the Jews were going to be separated from the rest of the people because of many reasons.


1940-the ghettos were generally not very concealed but the bigger ones were.


1941-the ghettos grew in population but they decreased in sanitation, people suffered more.


assignment 4:questions chapters 2 & 3

Chapter 2
Explain, "our eyes were opened, but too late." Where was the train at this point? through out the whole time the people were told about the horrible things that were happening but they didn't believe it till it was to late to believe the stuff that they were told. They were in Kaschau, town on the Czechoslovak frontier

2. What was foreshadowed by Madame Schacter's nightmare? the crematories

3. What did some of the passengers do to quiet Madame Schacter? the people gaged her and told her she would okay soon

4. Where did the train finally stop? birkenau


Chapter 3
When questioned by the S.S. Officer, why did Elie lie about his age and occupation?so that he could go with his father

2. What was the first horrifying sight that Elie at first disbelieved? he saw the babies and other people being thrown into the crematories

3. Explain what Elie meant when he said, "Never shall I forget these flames which consumed my faith forever." that after seeing the crematories he didn't believe that god could do such a thing. which led him into not believing in his god.

4. How did Elie change in a short time? he didn't believe in his faith any more

5. What was Elie's first impression of Auschwitz after leaving Birkenau? that it looked better than the other but it was still a hell.

6. What was the "compulsory formality" at the entrance to all camps? when they went they got a shower with hot water

7. What sort of identification was used on the prisoners? a tattoo of a number and some letters

8. Why was the prisoner in charge of Elie's block removed from his position? because he was to nice.

9. What were the prisoners' rations at each meal? a slice of bread and some soup

10.What was Bela Katz forced to do once he was chosen for his strength? he had to put people in the crematories including his father.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

assignment 3, 2nd nine weeks


1.Moshe was a sort of janitor in the syanouge

2.He didn't know why he just felt it was necessary

3.He told people of the killings he witnessed and how he barely got away with a shot to the leg.

4.They thought he was crazy

5.1.people were not allowed to have riches of any kind. 2.they had to were a yellow star 3.they were watched by the Germans (the Germans could search their houses when ever they wanted) 4.they couldn't stay out past six 5.they were put into the ghettos

6.A small neighborhood for the Jews

7.They didn't think that the gods were actually doing this to them

8.It was so bad that the people were going to the bathroom in the corner of the train and were all very crowded

assinment 2, 2nd 9wks


A man is going home complaining about things dealing with him being a lawyer. he then gets into the elevator and is on way when the elevator gets stuck and he tries to stay calm while he is actually going crazy. after a while he starts to remember the cattle car and believes that it is happening all over again. when the people come to help him he has gone crazy and dose not no what to think.



The author is saying that people in the holocaust or related to people in the Holocaust were effected by the thoughts or stories of that time period. the people can go nuts because of things that barely resemble the holocaust.

Monday, October 13, 2008

(2nd 9 wks.) Assignment 1


The holocaust was mostly caused by the man named Adolf Hitler. Hitler was born 1889 in Braunau am Inn, Austria. Parents were Alois (1837-1903) and Klara (1860-1908) Hitler . Paula was the only surviving sibling of Hitler.October 1907 took entrance exam for Vienna Academy of Fine Arts (rejected). October 1908 applied to the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts for the second time (not even admitted to test). August 3, 1914 petitioned King Ludwig III of Bavaria for permission to join in a Bavarian regiment (allowed). December 1914 awarded the Iron Cross, Second Class. August 4, 1918 awarded the Iron Cross, First Class. While at the hospital recuperating his eyes,he heard the news about the end of the first world war. Became a Bildungsoffizier (educational officer) for the German Army. February 26, 1924 the beginning of the treason trial . April 1, 1924 sentenced to five years in prison (only served nine months)
Works on Mein Kampf while in prison . December 20, 1924 released from Landsberg Prison. February 25, 1932 granted German citizenship. Ran for President of Germany in the July 1932 elections (lost to von Hindenburg). January 30, 1933 becomes Chancellor of Germany. February 28, 1933 a presidential decree gives him emergency powers. August 2, 1934 von Hindenburg died and the next day Hitler become the supreme leader of Germany by assuming both the powers of President and Chancellor (with the title of Führer). September 7, 1937 declares the end of the Treaty of Versailles November 8, 1939 assassination attempt against him at the Bürgerbräu Keller in Munich. April 29, 1945 writes his last will and political testament. April 30, 1945 commits suicide in the Berlin bunker.