History, Literature
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Saturday, May 19, 2012
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Friday, May 18, 2012
Friday, May 4, 2012
Survivor of the Holocaust topic 7
1)interview with Charlotte Guthmann Opfermann
article by Jennifer Rosenberg
Bullet points
- Lived in Wiesbaden Germany
- Synagogue attented was the Michelsberg Synagogue of Wiesbaden destroyed november 10, 1938 know as the Kristallnancht
- spent teenage years in as a prisoner of the nazis
- 17 when they were arrested and deported entire family was deported to the Theresienstadt camp
- camp was "desperation,hard work, hunger, disease, being eaten alive by vermin"
- typical day= waking up lving with 6000 other women getting ready for work, coffe and maybe bread if she got there early enough had a hour to fetch food visit family and friends 8pm lights off
- part of the labor groups called Hundertschaft because they worked in units of 100
- had many illnesses- hepatitis, pneumonia, diptheria and nose, throat, and ear inffections- Had no idea how she ever survived
- after bear fatal illness worked at youth care giver nursing sick childern
3)Author is
Jennifer Rosenberg
4) she is getting this information by a holocaust survior
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Anime
"Anime-ted Japan ; Japanese culture vibrates with the energy of anime, an art form that's giving American pop culture a run for its money" by Gloria Goodale
- Anime - Animation that is produced in Japan. It is most often in the form of television or feature length films.
- Anime is known for its simplistic nature that puts much of the focus on story-telling, which the Japanese value.
- Anime is widely popular in Japan, with fans ranging from children to the elderly.
- Manga - comparable to a comic book, but drawn with the distinct style of anime.
- Manga became popular after WWII, when artists channeled post-war anxiety into pictographs, which became very popular.
- One of the most well-known creator of this artform is Hayao Miyazaki, whom is known for films such as "Spirited Away" and "Princess Mononoke".
- Many anime deal with themes such as good versus evil, technology versus nature, and the very meaning of life.
- There is a museum in Tokyo dedicated to Hayao Miyazaki's studio Studio Ghibli.
Battles of World War 1
- The German's had planned to conquer France
- The Germans were planning on doing a wheeling movement with its northern wing armies through central Belgium then they would enter France
- This would let them turn towards the English Channel which would allow them to cut off the French retreat
- This would allow the German army to trap the French army and allow them to capture Paris
- This plan had failed because of the advancement of the British Expeditionary Force, which caused the German's to retreat.
Battle of Verdun
- Germans thought the only way they could win was by attacking west
- Decided they were going to attack a French position. Then wait as the French would exhaust all their troops and resources.
- This would cause the French to exit and leave the British alone on the Western Front, which the German's would then attack with their submarine blockade
corruption post #7
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Holocaust interview #6
Part B- Q- Did the Jewish people do something for this to happen to them?
Answere- They didn't do anything but they were only 1% of the german population, they were blammed for the outcome in the first world war I. They did this because they didn't have anyone else to blame and they were vaunerable.
Q- How did Adolf Hitlar get the Jewish people so isolated?
A- First Adolf was ruling by himself at that point so he made up all the descions. He took babysteps first making them wear the star of david then putting them in Ghettos to boycotting their businesses.
Q- How did they decide if a Jewish person was only half jewish or if they married a Women who wasnt jewish and he changed his religion
A- Through the Nuremberg Law which defined who a jew was.
Other useful Information
- Some German people were for this law but maybe didnt agree with killing the jewish people but thought it was good putting them in ghettos isolating them
- At Concentration camps there would also be other people then jewish people like homosexuals, people who spoke out against Adolf they had different signs for them unlike the star of david
- Most people just didn't speak up against Adolf because they didn't want anything happing to them
- Most people thought it was fine intill it was happening to them
The Assassins Decline.
• The Syrian and Persian assassins had to rely more on Alamut after the death of Sinan, which is ironic because Sinan didnt consider him self allied with Alamut, but allied with Assassins, and sometimes Alamut even hated Sinan and sent assassins agaisnt him.
• Franks tried to negotiate with the Assassins by bringing valuable gifts. The Assassins were honored by the Franks having gifts, but the Assassins would only negoitate at Alamut, their main headquaters.
• In 1230, the Assassins aided the Hopsitallers, another order, in millitary efforts agaisnt the papacy. Which is ironic because later the Assassins would be attacked by the Hospitallers and forced to pay an annual tribute to them.
• 1256, Alamut fell to the Mongolians. The Syrian Assassins were ended and all the remained were small sources of Nizaris and the Persian Assassins. The Persian Assassins were now more independent and had no allies.
• By 1273 The small traces of Nizaris in Syria were wiped out, and all Assassin fortresses were under either Mongol, Baybar, or Hospitaller control.
Vocab:
Sinan - The leader of the Syrian and Persian Assassins/Nizaris for many years.
Baybars - Militiary and Government group that were enemies of the Syrian Assassins
Japan Interview
What are some of the observed practices in the Shinto religion?
He said that very few people in Japan consider themselves to fall under a specific religion. Many mix traditions of it with that of Buddhism, so many traditions are mixed, but there exists shrines for both of them. They look very similar, but inside a Buddhist shrine, you will find things pertaining to the worship of Buddha, but in a Shinto shrine, you will find things pertaining to the worship of different creatures or individuals.
What types of foods are eaten in Japan?
What he said is that since Japan is an island nation, they rely a lot on fishing as a source of food, but there are a lot of different things that are commonly consumed there. Some specific examples of this are Tempura, Noodles, Ramen, Sushi, Sashimi, and Yakituri.
Japan produces a lot of animation. Has this had an effect on the culture over there?
He said that it not only has had a big impact in Japan, but it has had an impact all over the world. They have produced many globally popular shows such as Hello Kitty, Pokemon, and Naruto, and they have many famous producers of such animation, such as Studio Ghibli.
Sparta Interview
WW2 Japanese Blog Post #7
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Interview
The latest correspondence was on 4/26/12.
Questions I asked him:
How was the gas captured and able to reset the bolt and chamber the next round, making the guns semi/fully automatic?
How did the Navy evolve and how did it impact the war, especially the war in the Pacific?
When exactly did planes evolve into jet fighters? And how did this change the tactics used by pilots? How much of an advantage did a jet have in a dog fight over a plane with a propeller?
What were some communication technologies developed in WWII?
Prof. Rose responded to these questions with recomendations of a couple of books.
http://www.profrose.com/
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Rise of Rome
Author: Christopher Kelly
Chapter: Chapter 1 conquest
- Rome was a warrior state.
- By the middle of the 3rd BC Rome had control of most of the Italian Peninsula
- The Roman Empire gained all the provinces through fighting
- Rome challenged Northern Africa as they were a source if wealth
- In 31 BC Egypt fully becomes part of the roman empire
- In the 5th and 6th centuries Greece was very small and persia was huge containing more than 70 million people.
- Greece only had 2 million inhabitants
- Persia had more than 1 million sq. miles while Greece only had 50 thousand sq. miles.
- Greece was not a unifies country while Persia was.
- At the time of 300 Athena and Sparta were the most powerful states.
Interview
Blog Post 7
Ancient Roman Women: A Look at Their Lives
by Moya K. Mason2. father had the power of life and death over his children
3. Women did not have the right to choose her own husband
4. Only married women were permitted to wear the stola
5. A woman could not be a witness or act as a surety
6. woman could not adopt or be adopted
7. woman could not make a will or contract
tanks
Blog post 6
- Throughout the video there was something I noticed that each tank was usually newer than the last as well as the fact that the production rate also rose
blog post #6 (interview about watergate)
I did not really have any have any questions except what he remembered about water Gate at the time it was occurring. He said the since the FBI knew about Watergate from the beginning and did not do anything to stop the event from happening.
Blog Post #6
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Why did you enlist?
it was during the draft, i could either go to college and join afterwards, or just get it over with and me and 8 of my buddies decided to join the marines
Describe basic training?
It was bad, they’d tear you down and build you back up the way they want you. Its 3 months straight with no leave or anything then you go to advanced infantry training, everyone has to do that, and that's another month, so when you get out of there you get a leave or you can stay there and do whatever, so when I was in advanced infantry training I carried a Browning Automatic Rifle
Where did you do your basic training?
San Diego California at Camp Pendleton
What was the hardest part about basic training?
What squad were you assigned to?
I volunteered in the Reconnaissance unit after Boot Camp and did recon training.
What was your role in the squad?
Well you have ranks but a lot of it is done on your own or with another person in recon. I was in the recon unit at Camp Pendleton but when you go into a conflict your designated to certain infantry units, in other words your sectioned out to a military unit to get the information.
Where were you first stationed and where did you wind up?
Camp Pendleton, San Diego california, I spent a year and a half at Pendleton, and I spent a year and a half over seas. in over seas we were in 18 different countries, but the main base overseas was in Okinawa an island that belonged to Japan, they took that island in WW2 and they made a giant base there. I wound up in Vietnam in 1964 and it started out small and we were in an expeditionary force to try to teach the South Vietnamese how to fight, because they were useless to be honest with you, but when you're in the Marines, you're told to do something and you do it
Would you recommend joining the Marines?
I don't know if I would join the Marines before the Navy or Air Force because you can learn more in the Air Force and the Navy technologically speaking, but it just depends on what a badass you are, I mean if you'd rather go and fight that’s one thing but if you want to learn something for later join the Navy or Air Force, plus when you seventeen and eighteen years old you think you're Mr. tough guy.
What did you miss from home the most?
Well i was a Highschool sweetheart with your Aunt Melody so I missed her but you also miss ur mom and dad and your family but most your girlfriend and then your family.
How did being in the Marines change you as a person?
It made more detail-orientated, and it made me realize i could do things that I normally couldn't do, they make you do things that you think you can never accomplish, but they give you the drive and the willpower to make you do and accomplish things. Discipline is really the word. it disciplines your whole life
Did your experience challenge your faith?
It strengthened my faith in god because when you're under duress in your life you turn to god, smart people turn to god when things are good and bad but even then. When you first go in, it even humbles and strengthens atheist people to be closer to god because when you're all together and you think you aint goin home it helps everyone. In 1962 when I told you i spent a little less than a year and a half at Camp Pendleton. Kind of a slick thing we did is that we went down to Guantanamo Bay when the Cuban Missile crisis was happening with president Kennedy and the port you leave from is in San Diego it was called the 7th fleet. The Marine corps is actually the attack force of the Navy. That was the slickest thing i've done because we got to sneak through the Panama Canal, we then met another platoon from Camp Lejeune in in South Carolina and we were supposed to do an amphibious landing to attack but they called it off at the end and everyone was like “oh god you gotta be kidding me”. When you go to the military you get to go to places you would never get to go unless you've got a lot of money. You might also want to include is that once you are called you go and when you're overseas you have a floating battalion and we were on a helicopter carrier called the U.S. “IWO JIMA” waiting for something to happen and once it does the marines get their first and you're part of an elite task force and you all go to do a beach landing and then you some troops would take the helicopters beyond the beach and land on the other side, you’d kind of make a sandwich.
blog post 7
Spartan Women
- Women were supposed to stay inside and wove wool
- Women were supposed to raise good soldiers
- Most women would be slaves
- Women who were free were suppsed to participate in athletic events
- free women would aslo bear strong children
- women would study poetry, philosophy and greek myths
- Sparta has only produced two women poets
ABC CLIO
on Agesilaus II's war machine
- Spartan men would be givin prizes for whoever did best in war
- walking through Sparta you would see every man training for war all day
- many thought sparta was just a big workshop of war
- everything that was made in Sparta was mainly used for war
- positions in war would be divided by strength and skill
- Sparta is thought to be the most war prepared city-state
- Spartas military training is one of the hardest in the world
Interview
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Origins of World War One
- 1.The growth of nationalism across Europe
- 2. Tensions over territory in the Balkans. Austria-Hungary competed with Serbia and Russia for territory and influence in the region and they pulled the rest of the Great Powers into the conflict through their various alliances and treaties.
- 3. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife by Gavrilo Princip
- 4. Imperialism
- Some people would even say that Germany and Austria-Hungary (the Central Powers) are seen, at the very least, as creating the conditions for conflict.
- Some go much further, blaming Germany for planning and waging a deliberate war of aggression.
- Under Kaiser Wilhelm II, Germany moved from a policy of maintaining the status quo to a more aggressive stance. He decided against renewing a treaty with Russia, effectively choosing for the Austrian alliance. Germany's western and eastern neighbors, France and Russia, signed an alliance in 1894 united by fear and resentment of Berlin.
- Also many of the commanders in the war(both sides) thought the war would be over in less than six months
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Final Outline
I. Roman Military Strength
II. Roman Lifestyle
A. Roman Architecture
1.) For fun, they would go to the Coliseum to watch gladiator battles(The Romans - Entertainment)
2.) They would go to the theatre to watch plays, which were starting to gain alot of population(The Romans - Entertainment)
III. Fall of Rome
A. Corruption
1.) All the things that are greatly affecting this nation right now, the Romans senators did that caused the empire to fall(America Now--Roman Empire Then)
2.) Many men were in the government just to make money(Fall of Roman Empire)
B. Invading Tribes
1.) When Rome was declining, hundreds of German and Slavic tribes were raiding and burning Roman cities(Marko Marelić)
2.) The Romans could not fight off all the invading tribes, because the army was off fighting somewhere else, and it was already too many people(Marko Marelić)
Thursday, March 22, 2012
A) Inside the Concentration Camps Eyewitness accounts in Hitlar's Death Camps. By Eugène Aroneanu Translated by Thomas Whissen.
1. Chapter 5 Life In Camps
B) 7-10 Bullet Points
- If you showed sign of weekness most likely you would get a beating no matter what ager you are
- Torchered them untill practically senseless and horrible punishments some commanders considered this a sport
- Women weren't allowed to choose where they slept were mixed with criminals and horrible men
- Many women were raped till almost death
- Religious practice was not allowed if caught death sentence
- During a daily day many were kicked and thrown on ground or beaten
- everyone had to carry 6 bricks a kilometer each day kilometers and in their health it was horrible
- some had commanders on the sides of the wall and they would have to run through on their toes and hands on back of hand being hit by them
- People who were older with canes had to go through the same situations
blog post 5
The Ecology of War
author
Susan D. Lanier-Graham
pages used
103-105
- The US's nuclear arsenal was created following WW2
- Through the length of the cold war the US began the creation of nuclear warheads at a rapid rate as the SU tried to catch up
- Due to the creation of nuclear warheads their was many cases of radiation leak
- The radiation leaks were so bad that it was estimated to take up to 63 billion dollars to correct the problem and and to bring them up to regulations it could take 100 billion
- Another problematic by product of the creation of nuclear warheads is nuclear waste
- A temporary solution was thought up and that was to but high level solution into tanks but due to wartime shortages a less reliable material was used opposed to what was planned Which didn't last as long as scientists would have hoped
- Due to that low level nuclear waste was merely put in landfills which in turn caused wide spread nuclear contamination even if it was only a small amount of radiation
History book of Assassins, Blog Post # 5
Key Points:
• Assassin struggled agaisnt the Sunni and the Seljuk Empire -1107
• Anti-Nizari preachers were assassinated. -1108
• First use of the word Assasssin, as Hashishiyya, meaning Nizari follower. -1123
• Qiyama (A new idea for Nizari Ismailis) was proclaimed and made the official idea for the Nizaris. -1164
• Word assassin was proven derived from hashish(shiyya) - 1809
Vocab:
-Hasan: Leader of the Assassin Order in Alamut, succeeded by Muhummad, Hasan II, Muhummad II ,Hasan III, and Muhummad III.
-Malahida a group whose religion is a cover up for the crimes that they do. (Assassins were accused of being this)
Extra:
• Fidai (Assassins) never captured people, only killed, and only weapon used was a golden dagger awarded from Alamut before the mission.
- the spartans trained very hard.
- the spartan training was very harsh.
- other countries didn't train like the spartans.
- other countries didn't have the money to afford spartans training.
- spartan training was very secretive.
The First World War
- The First World War by John Keegan
- Chapter 4:The Battle of the Frontiers and the Marne
Japanese Rice Wine
- Sake - Alcoholic beverage made from rice. It is a generic term for alcoholic beverages in Japan.
- It is a symbol of social life in modern Japan.
- It is considered to be Japan's national beverage.
- It is considered as a Shinto Sacrament.
- It is often used as an offering to the kami spirits.
- It is believed to be able to purify the profane.
- The proof that Sake is highly praised in Japan is in the names they have for it.
- Nihonsu - Japanese Liquor
- Osake - Honorable Liquor
- Both of these terms are used for Sake in Japan
Blog #5
Title: The Technology of World War II
Author: Sean Sheehan
Chapter: Inventions and Discoveries
· Most major inventions were only used in the United States and Germany.
o Countries such as Japan lacked scientific experience to make advanced technology.
· Radar, created in the 1930s, was being tested in the field in the early years of the war.
· Most ground towers were operated by women.
· Radar advancements allowed for individual aircraft to carry their own radars.
· Radars at sea were able to detect enemy U-boats. This alone was enough to scare off some of these submarines.
· The world has started to move from propeller-powered planes to jets.
· The technology of jet aircrafts quickly spread through all countries involved in the war, but not all of the countries implemented the jets.
In this book, Sean Sheehan explains some of the new technology being developed in WWII. One of the technologies that he talked about was the radar and how it eventually was made portable and was able to be used on individual aircrafts and ships. Another invention was the jet engine that was put on fighter planes. These ideas are similar to any new practical invention because they made fighting much easier for whoever was taking advantage of the technology.
Book on Ancient Sparta
Author- Nigel M. Kennell
Chapter- Introduction
In this book Nigel M. Kennell explains that education was not the most important thing to sparta, but it was required. One reason/fact/example that supports this main idea is that spartans were raised to be tough and to be good soldiers. Military was the main focus in Sparta, but they clearly explain that the Children must know the basics. Another factthat supports this main idea is that military was Spartas main focus. Without a military you will be taken over. Finally, the author gives the fact that Sparta did not worry about education. These ideas are similar to ancient Rome because they worried about having a strong military more than education.
Facts
1. Education was not a priority to Sparta
2. Women get better education than men
3. Sparta and Athens rivalry over better education
4. Military came first
5. Most kids were uneducated
6. It was the parents' responsibility to educate kid until age seven
7. Only the basic acedemics were caught
Life in Ancient Rome
- They were one of the first peoples to have sewer systems
- Gladiators would fight to the death
- Only boys went to school
- The girls stayed home and worked
- Ancient Rome started as a small city in 753 B.C.
- Rome's biggest Colosium held over 250000 people
- Slaves made up over 40 percent of the population