Wednesday, March 23, 2011
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.
Friday, March 4, 2011
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.
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.
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