Thursday, June 12, 2008

Because of Romek, Final Post

1)The most disturbing part of the book was in camp belsen. When got there his job was to drag dead bodies into the furnace. There was lice crawling on the dead bodies and if he drag the bodies then he can get soup but the soup that he got smelled like burning flesh and was made from dead bodies. He saw a doctor's stomach swell up from Typhus.
2)David got the job of feeding the dogs, they were all tied up and violent and he was scared of them. So he found a broom to push the food into their stalls and as he fed them he would grab food from their dish and eat it. The food was some beef, sugar beets, and chunks of meat. It got him strong so he was able to put some weight on and have some strength while the other guys had to go out and dig while he didn't.
3)David got very sick from Typhus and had a bad fever. In this camp is where he saw people eating dead bodies to stay alive. A doctor that he made friends with told him to survive to go out and eat the grass and that would give him a little moisture for water. The doctor told him to burn some wood and if he would eat the ashes it would stop the bleeding from his rectum.
4)A prisoner burst through the door and said '' were free the Americans are here '' and sobbing David said '' i did it mama, i survived ''. He had to find the strength to get on his knees to let them know that he was still alive.
5)David Faber's book, Because of Romek, should be required reading in all middle schools, high schools, and universities because all students need to learn about the horrors of the Holocaust. It's very important for all human beings to understand the horrors of war. We must understand that anyone of us is vulnerable to cruelty of human beings do to fear and survival. I think that leadership is very important to our world. If you take a leader that is willing to risk everything and try to rule the world then this world will just fall apart piece by piece. I think that people need to know what went on in those times and if they don't then giving a book to students would be a great idea.

Friday, June 6, 2008

Project Reflection:

Name: ________Justin Baker____________________

Project Reflection: Post on your Blog


Project Title: renaissance ball Class: humanites
*You may type directly in this document and copy and paste into blog, or simply address each of the following in a post. It should be approx. 2 pages worth of writing.
PURPOSE: In this section, explain what you were supposed to learn and what you were supposed to do.

The purpose of this project was to learn about your guy, for example I had Sir Francis drake and I had t learn about the history of him and how he was significant to the world. IN order to learn about Sir Francis drake, we had to write a biography on him about his life and what he did that showed accomplishment. In order to learn about the Renaissance we had to research a person, and do a 3-5 page biography on them. We also had to learn how to dance like the Renaissance people did.

WHAT I LEARNED
In this section, tell what information or skills you learned or improved.

In this project i learned about the renaissance. I learned about the clothes that renaissance wear such as puffy and thick clothing with long socks for the boys. The girls usually wore clothing like long dresses with the clothing high on their shoulders. I also learned about the renaissance age and how the renaissance was the age of great people who made our world greater. I learned from my explorer that he was second in command in the English fleet and was a simple pirate to the Spaniards.

REFLECTION
In this section, reflect on your experience. Did you like the project? Why or why not? How did you do? What would you do differently next time?

I enjoyed this project because it was a fun experience to in doing a ball. I feel like I could have done better on this project because I would have liked to memorize more than I did and make sure that I knew it because I could have to do another project on sir Francis drake and I hope that I could memorize everything that I learned from this project. Next time, I would do more source work and get more info in my biography because I sort of lagged on those subjects and hope I can do those better.


ARTIFACTS
You should have at least one artifact from each project on your DP. What document, picture, or link will you have for this project?

I used a lot of textbooks, and books from the library to find information on sir Francis drake and I also found many websites that helped me get some of the early life information I needed.