Film Lesson "Night and Fog"

I think the movie "Night and Fog" is really digusting but very powerful in another way because it has scences that shows how innocent lives were destroyed. This movie shows how innocent Jewish people were hunted down and killed. It shows and explain about the Holocaust and how people were taken out from their homes and send to the concentration camps where they were burned alive. It shows how people got diseases from others and were really sick, they were unhealthy and didn't have enough food to survived on, they also didn't have doctors that could take care and treat these people. It was due to their surrounding because of the people who had die and were about the place. Some scences in this movie were very disturbing, for example when sick and dead people were thrown into a large pit by using a bulldozer to heap the bodies up to burn. It was horrible to see that thousands of innocent people had die during this time just because the Nazi wanted to create more living space for the Jews. I was shocked when I saw this movie cause I still can't believe that this really happen before and to me it was really disturbing to see and know that thousands of people had died without being able to fight back or do something to save their life.

I find the movie "Night and Fog" powerful but not as powerful as the "Schindler List" and the reason why I say this is because in the "Schindler list" it shows and explain more in details like how the Jews were in a lot of pressure during this time and how people were trying to hide but still ended caught and die. The "Schindler List" was much longer and it shows different situation in the Jewish lifes. I also think it also gives more details about the Holocaust than "Night and Fog". I think "Night and Fog" wasn't that powerful as "Schindler List" because it shows more about what the German did to the Jewish dead body and how they burn and try to get rid of the dead bodies. This movie deals more about what happen after the war and the cleaning up of the place, while "Schindler List" deals more about what happen during the wars.

I think the Hollywood version illustrates the Holocaust more effectively than the documentary because its shows more about what was taken place during that time and how these people were struggling a lot, trying to save their lifes and their children lifes. Its shows what they did to hide and places that they try to hide in, but they still were caught and shot to death. While the documentry just give some details about what happen during this time period but didn't provide enough information and didn't show much scences about the Holocaust and what happen in the Jews lifes.

Film Lesson "Schindler's List"

The movie "Schindler's List" is one of the most powerful movie of all time. Its a true story of German Businessman name Oskar Schindler. He went and befriend the Nazi authorities so he can gain control of factories in Krakow. The film "Schindler's list" was horrible and disguisting because it shows how the German were trying to get rid of the Jews. Hilter one goal was to create "living space" for the German and the way he planned to do this was by destroying an entire ethnic of people which was the Jews. When the movie started it shows how the Jewish were treated badly and were forced out of their home and send to train stations. They were loaded in trains with very little space and were sended to Auschwitz which is also known as a "dead camp". On their way to the train station, the German were making fun and teasing the Jews. Its was horrible to see that innocent people were killed, knowing that they didn't do any crime, but the Nazi were just trying to get rid of a them. Some of these people had no idea where they were going and what was happening. Approximately six thousands people were killed in a day at the dead camp brutality, children were separated from their parents and new born babies were killed at the spot. The concentration camps were set up where Jews were starved, shot or gassed to death.

There are few scenes from this movie that are very powerful and horrible, which I just keep thinking about anytime I talk about this movie , like when the women was shot several times in her head and also the old man for doing nothing wrong. Another one was when some of the Jews were trying to hide in the piano , drawers, and under the bed, etc, and they still got caught and were shot several times. Even little children who were separated from their parents were trying to hide and get away, like the little boy who jumped into the latrine just to save his life. Another scene was when the German had all the Jews lock in the trains and was using a water hose to spray water in so they can cool down , while they were laughing and making fun of them. It was horrible because these people had no food or anything to eat except for the little water that was getting in the carts.

US Atomic Bombing of Japan in 1945

I agree with the article about U.S Atomic Bombing of Japan was the #1 news story of the century. I think it was the # 1 news story of century because it was a great and horrible event. Hundred of Thousands of innocent people had die, people were burn alive and die, even little children. When the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki it almost destroy the complete city, houses and trees were burn down, and the place had become dark and hazy. People had lost loved ones, they were wondering out in the dark cold night for food and a place to sleep. It was horrible for those people who had survive because they had ended up having a worse death because they got sick from those dead people and the bad environment which give them diseases. I can't think of any bigger news story than this, because this is a horrible story that happened and it had cause great damages. Some people might think that the Atomic bombing was a good idea because it had ended World War II while others might think its not such a good idea because thousands of people had die during this time.

I would make some changes on the list of top 100 news stories because there are some important stories that were mention around #25 and #7 etc . I would leave U.S Atomic bombing on Japan to be the first top story, I would change #7 Horrors of Nazi Holocaust, concentration camps exposed to be #2 because it was another big event that happen, which thousands of people had die brutally. I would then change #25 which is deadly AIDS disease identified to be # 3 because i think this diesase had spread throughout the world and had cause many people to sick and die. I would change #8 to be #4 World war I begin in Europe, then #16 to be # 5, Russian revolution end: Communists take over.

Germany at War- WW II

Propaganda are information, ideas or rumors that deliberately spread widely to help or harm a movement or nation. Propaganda is like when a governement in a country have an idea and wanted to go aganist another governement, then he would use propaganda to influence his people into starting and entering a war. Propaganda can be both a good and bad idea. It can like help to defend a nation and can also cause harm or any other movement.

The poster say Eucopas Sieq dein WohIstand which means in English "Europe's Victory is Your Prosperity". I think this quote is saying that Europe wants to become a great success in whatever they are trying to do.This poster is showing that Germany was eager to gain more power and they wanted to take control of other countries. It was Hilter one and main desire, to gain control of Europe and it would be a great sucess if it would happen because then he would be able to form a greater army to go against other countries. In the poster it shows the cross which says W. Churchill, which actually is Winston Churchill and its a Prime Minister of Britain. I think they are talking about W. Churchill because Hilter had begun a blitz or a massive bombing, of London by German warplanes and his idea is to continue the War with Britain because he is trying to take control of Britain. The metal fist is showing that Germany is ready for war. Its like when someone is punching another person. Which means that German is ready for war and they are all prepared for it.The factory is showing that the German people were building more weapons and other military materials to go on war such as warplanes, machine gun, deadlier bombs and other powerful materials that are used during wars.

The Treaty of Versailles (ended WW I)

The Treaty of Versailles was signed on 28th of June in 1919. The treaty was an peace agreement after World War I was ended in the year 1918 which was between the Allied and Central Powers and the German empire. The treaty of Versailles was all about German having the responsibility of the damages that happened after World War I. After The end of World War I there was a great lost, and a lot of damages in the country because there were many places that was destroy, many people were died and many of them had lost their jobs, family, homes and also they were very little food during that time to survived on. Germany had to accepted the decision that was made because it was said that they started the war. Germany think it was unfair for them to be responsible and payed for the damages that had happened because it wasn't only them who took part in the war but also other countries in the world. Germany had lost 10% of their territory and lost overseas colonies which was divided and shared to other countries such as France and Britain etc. They couldn't do anything about the situation because they were embarrassed and felt insecure about their inability to defend themselves because they were forbidden to have submarines or an air force in Germany, they were only allow to have a navy of only six battleships and an army of 100,000 men. Germany was forbidden to unite with other countries such as Austria and they were not allow to join the League of Nations. During this time it was very difficult for them to regain their power and wealth easily because they had to pay an amount of money for the damages.The population of people in Germany was decreasing because their land was taken away by other countries and divided into smaller territory.The people outside the new German border felt bad because they were force to follow and obey the new rules of those people.

Many historians said that the Treaty of Versailles had led to the rise of Fascism and Adolph Hilter which i think is true because the Treaty was unfair and had given Germany the blame for all the damages that had happened after World War I and Germany wasn't able to payed off the debts because they already had lost a lot and they wasn't able developed quickly so they decided to choose a strong and powerful leader who were able to gain back their loss. Adolph Hilter was chosen to become the leader of Germany and he was able to payed off their debts and restore the country losses.

Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) and the Modernization of Turkey

Mustafa was born on March 12, 1881 and died on November 10, 1938. He was the founder of Turkish Republic and became the first President of Turkey. He was selected to be the first President of Turkey because he was a military hero at Dardanelles in year 1915 and became the charismatic leader of the Turkish national liberation struggle in 1919. Mustafa Kemal was a good leader and a good Ottoman commander during World War I because if it wasn't for him and his army, they won't be able to defeat the British. However after Mustafa became the President of Turkey he didn't want the Turcans to be so much in the Islamic religion, he wanted them to be part of the other world, like the way they dress. He wanted to make the Turkish more secular which means not pertaining to or connected with religion that much. So he decided to change some of the rules in Turkey and told the people to change the ways they dress. He told them to wear waistcoat, boots or shoes on their feet, shirts, jacket and hat, etc. He didn't want the Turkish people to look too religious. He wanted to developed Turkey and make a better and stronger country.

Flim Lesson "Gandhi"

Gandhi was the leader of the Indian Nationalist movement against the British rule. He became one of the most respected spiritual and political leaders of the 1900's. Gandhi help to free the Indian people from the British rule through nonviolent resistance and he is honored by his people as the father of the Indian nation. The Indian people called him Gandhi Mahatma which means "Great soul". Gandhi went to South Africa to work, and during that time Africa and India was controlled by British. While he was in Africa he attempted to claim his right as a British subject but he was abused and then he realized that all Indians were suffering the same treatment. He stayed in Africa for 21 years working to secure rights for Indian people. Gandhi then developed a
method called Satyagraha which was based on the principal of courage, nonviolence and truth. He believe the way people behave is more important than what they achieve, that's why he advise all Indian to never rise a hand and fight back the British. Gandhi was a good leader and he try his best to fight for independence for India. He didn't want the British to rule India because he could see that British were taking advantage of them and they were not treated fairly. Gandhi teach his people about nonviolent and civil disobedience which means to disobey unjust law.


Gandhi main idea was to stop the British from ruling India. He decide that if he weave his own clothes he won't have to buy the British ready- made clothes and they won't have to pay taxes. So he told all his people to make their own clothes and stop buying the British cloth. Gandhi spin and weave his own clothes everyday. Not only making his own clothes but he also decide to make their own salt. He realized that they can make their own salt from the India ocean , the "seawater salt". Gandhi and his followers marched 240 miles to the sea to make salt, which was successful done. He knew that if they made their own goods they won't have to buy the British goods and pay taxes and in this case the British government will weaken because they are depending on the taxes that the people payed. India was granted independence in the year 1947. However after India Independence, the Muslims and Hindus wanted to have separated countries but Gandhi didn't approved of it, he wanted both countries to be together peacefully but it didn't happen the way he wanted it. It was then divided into India and Pakistan. I think India independence was all about Gandhi because if it wasn't for Gandhi fighting to have the right of India, the British probably would still control India. During India independence in the year 1947 World War II was ended in British at this time.

Some of Mohandas Gandhi quotes are:
1) "An eye for an eye end up make the whole world blind"
2) "Why change the world when we can change ourselves?"
3) "If love or non-violence be not the law of our being, the whole of my argument falls to pieces."