Osama Bin Ladens death

The death of Osama Bin Laden is a huge accomplishment, but it can also be considered a huge threat. If you look at the successors under Osama Bin Laden, they might be thinking they killed our God we must retallitate. Its also a huge accomplishment because he delt so much pain on America that it was the number one goal to kill him. Was it worth much to acctually kill our devil? Our most evil enemy? I believe it was not, even thought it was very important to reunite our coutry as a whole, i believe it was not because for the past years we have spent most of our time and energy searching for Osama and not worrying about what his succsessors might be doing. Maybe they are planning a plot or scheme for another huge attack and Osama was a decoy? Noone really knows what will happen next, it all lies in the hands of our enemies. What we should worry about and prepare for is another attack, possibly not on America, but maybe in the Middle East. I believe the first priority should have been to capture the leader under Osama, because Osama was truly not a threat anymore. We as the free people of America, should be very worried and scared of what might happen next.

Maus and Night blog

The book Maus and the book Night are too very similar books pertaining to the Holocaust and Auschwitz. In both books you witness the horrible reality of deaths by gas, starvation, disease, fire, by race, by age, and by gender. Maus you read about a man whos writing a book about his father being in the Holocaust. The Tragic live style he had as a kid and a young adult during the Holocaust. In Night i think what is the most important fact to realize, is the author Elie Wiesel actually experienced the holocaust and Auschwitz first hand. In his reading you realize how much he went through to get out of the death factory they call Auschwitz. In both books they barely have a spot to sleep better yet any food to eat, in both books that is truly represented. In both books you also have the separation of man and boys compared to women, elder, and children to go separate ways to show their destiny. The last connection between the two was before you were sent to Auschwitz you maybe herd about it but never knew what you were getting put into. What i receive from these books is that this Genocide is one of the most, if not the most devastating times of our history of man kind. To prepare for genocides to come, we most all get over the hatred to keep our humanity alive. If i had to recommend one of these books i would have to recommend Night, i would recommend Night because the author truly experienced the Holocaust and i believe it is the most thoughtful of the two books.

Writing Restrepo and Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels and Restrepo taught me alot about war in Vietnam or in Afganistan/ Middle east. Both the documentary and the book taught me about the true feelings you can experience before war, during war, and after war that gifts you with these true bonds, with complete strangers . It teaches you to learn how to deal with the loss of a life and the ability to take a life. Feelings that are brought out in both the documentary and in the book consisted of, fear of dieing, fear of loosing a friend, nervousness, and the thought of not seeing your family and friends again. When Doc. Restrepo dies in the documentary, all of the troops mourn for his life and buildoff of his dead a fourt that took time and heart to build. In Fallen Angels Brew dies and all the hooch mates struggle to believe the loss of one of their new friends including Monaco who struggles to continue.

Restrepo Pre-Write

1. In Restrepo, they are on avalanche moutain they bomb the hill accidentially killing and injuring civilians. This is related to Fallen Angles, because in the book Viet-Congs' tourch one of the cities with civilians thinking it was american soldiers.

2. Restrepo and another soldier die in the documentary and the soldiers have a hard time getting over it like when brew or captain carrol dieing in Fallen Angels.

3. Cornengaul valley was a the hardest time for the toops on Restrepo, Just like Peewee and Perry in the dark during a firefight with several Viet-Congs against them.

4. In fallen Angels the soldiers are constantlty in disbelief of the fatc they are in the war and just wanting to leave as soon as possible. Many of the soldiers at Restrepo, have the same feelings that they want leave.

5. In fallen Angels, they made peace with the civilians and shared bonds with them. In Restrepo they have similar bonds with some of the civilians that share information with them.

6. Restrepo had hooches just like in restrepo, where the soldiers would share time together, sleeping, playing games, and chillen out.

7. The seargants in Restrepo are very well trained and are good leaders yet strict. Seargants in Fallen Angels are very similar, in keeping the troops together.

8. In Fallen Angels strangers would become best friends like Peewee, Perry, and Monaco. In Restrepo, it is the same, because they all become really good friends and build srtong bonds.

9. In Restrepo and in Fallen Angels they both go on tours where they are walking in the night in unfamiliar territory.

10. In Restrepo most of the troops in the base camp leave and go back to home along with peewee and perry.

Slaughterhouse Blog

Please list 10 ways you can improve your essay scores

1. I feel my paper could have been longer, to a certain extent. 6. Find stronger quotes relating to my topic

2. My sentence lay out 7. I need to focus on my pie structure

3. Grammar 8. My voice

4. My concluding paragraph 9. My order/ layout of my paper

5. Introduction 10. tThesis statement

Please write any 15 thoughts about the book Slaughterhouse-5. For each thought, please refer to a specific part of the book that generated this thought (for instance, “It was funny” receives no credit; “It was funny when he described the Tralfamadorians” receives full credit).

1. "so it goes" represents life going on after death, which is a unique trate given to Billy form the Tralfamadores.

2. I thought i was like a movie hen Montana Wildhack was naked really brought the sex porsion of the book alive.

3. Similar to some stories where Billy living in two seperate lives.

4. I thought i was different when the tralfamadores put Billy and Wildhack in a zoo on their planet, as an amusement.

5. I thought Billys life was feelingless the way he told the story of his life.

6. I thought it was funny when he describes his wife as being funny.

7. It was funny when Billy would describe a person with bad or descriptive words.

8. I thought it was funny when the book store with Kilagore Trouts books in it, was acctually a porn book store.

9. I thought Billy had a rough life with the plane crash and everyone thinking hes crazy.

10. In the book when billy dies in chapter 6, i thought was interesting because usually the main character doesn't die half way through the story.

11. I like how they interpreted the afterlife of billy in the book.

12. I thought it was confusing when they used several flash backs.

13. I thought it was unusual when they didn't describe billy's parents as much.

14. I didn't like Billy's personality in the book either, it made the book some what boring at times.

15. The authors form of writing was so different, which i think made it interesting.

State 5 possible themes for the book Slaughterhouse-5.

1. Life goes on

2. 4th demension

3. Afterlife

4. Time travel

5. flashbacks

Write a conversation between yourself and Billy Pilgrim in which he tries to teach you a lesson based on his own experiences. You must explain IN DEPTH at least 3 specific events and details from the book in order to receive full credit. This conversation should go on as long as it takes to demonstrate YOUR UNDERSTANDING of Billy’s experiences.

Luke: hello billy....

Billy: hi Luke i just got back from Tralfamadore.

Luke: Tralfamadore???

Billy: Yea its a planet far, far away form earth, and when i am there for years its only about a second on earth.

Luke: Are u under the use of any drugs or alcohol Billy?

Billy: NO seriously, the planet has living things called Tralfamadorians which are amused by us earthlings.

Luke: That plane crash must have really thrown you over board!

Billy: I live in a zoo their, with famous actress Montana Wild-hack, and we had sex and a child.

Luke: You lucky dog!! she's a babe! NO but seriously get your head out of the GUTTER!

Billy: I have to go, reading another one of Kilogore Trouts books.

Luke: Oh yea ..... quite the author......... good luck with that......hope you can still read after that crash..... get better

Billy: I fine.....

Siddhartha assignment

Siddhartha's departure from home against his fathers word, was a very brave task to do. This was a very brave desicion, because Siddhartha has never been far away from home, and go against his fathers beliefs and opinions. " Siddhartha, " he said, "why are you waiting?" "you know why." ...(pg.11-12). When i see Siddhartha leaving his dad, i wonder if i would leave my family, go against my fathers word, and go on my life desired journey, how would i even surrvive? I believe i would not be able to acctually come through with it. In the book Siddhartha also leaves Govinda, his best freind and companionship. He leaves his friend, beacause he feels their are greater paths for him, but not for Govinda. "You have heard my blessing, Govinda. I repeat it. May you travel this path to the end. May you find salvation! in that moment, Govinda realized that his friend was leaving himand he began to weep." (pg. 31). If one of my good friends were to leave me when i was going through a tough time in my life, i would feel even more terrible. These two topics really meant alot to me and my thought process with them.