Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 16th, 2010 Comments Off on Bringing Back “The Lady with the Dog”
I just wanted to bring back that story because it was one of my most favorite readings we had this semester. It was something different from what we been reading because it actually had a happy ending with “true love.” Although, the process on how they ended up happily together was a messed up one. […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 9th, 2010 Comments Off on Ladies and Gents.. To the Gas Chamber
For some reason, when reading this, it reminded me of a show I once watched. I forgot the name of the show, but the theme was psychology and it was about giving situations where people are abusing their girlfriends in public, and the point was to see if people around them would notice and take […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 9th, 2010 Comments Off on ladies and Gentlemen, to the Gas Chamber
It is a massacre, the most horrible and ruthless, inhumane event in history. Borowski captures the very essence of this event, his time at the camps. It shows that morality is meaningless when your life is on the line. In order to save his own life, he follows the orders of the SS-man. Even if […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 9th, 2010 1 Comment »
The books that I’ve read so far regarding the Holocaust (including Night) basically told the experiences of Jews. So, I actually found it quite interesting to read the perspective of a Polish man who actually aided in the process of helping Jews face their deaths.. While he did not bear so much torture and extreme hostility […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 8th, 2010 Comments Off on
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Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 8th, 2010 Comments Off on
When I read “Ladies And Gentlemen, To The Gas Chamber” I think Of Night The Star of David Diary of Anne Frank When I read “Ladies And Gentlemen, To The Gas Chamber” I think Of The Holocaust Museum Sudan Darfur When I read “Ladies And Gentlemen, To The Gas Chamber” I think Of Auschwitz Countless […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 7th, 2010 81 Comments »
This story was very deep and saddening. Borowski’s tone is somewhat sarcastic and serious at the same time as he starts off. It is as if he doesn’t want to describe the molded bread that was available in too much horror and so he takes an alternate route, but still gets his point across. Most […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 5th, 2010 Comments Off on Tuesday, December 7–NO CLASS
Hi all, Just a reminder that class is canceled on Tuesday. We will see each other next on Thursday, December 9. Please make sure to read Borowski, Ladies and Gentlemen, to the Gas Chamber (pages 2770-2786). As for your final exam (which is on 12/16, 8AM to 10AM)–I think you probably want to bring at […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 1st, 2010 3 Comments »
My first thought of this story was that it was a really boring reading. I discovered that because the economy was bad in Japan, they had to take jobs that payed better, like the teaching job in the American School. This story takes place is right after World War II, when Japan was suffering a […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 1st, 2010 3 Comments »
Yes, if your are planning to read Girl with the dragon tattoo or any of the sequel books, there are spoilers in this blog post, so try to hide yourself from reading this! When Grete blossoms into a young girl, it reminds me of Lisbeth Salander of Girl with the dragon tattoo – Girl who […]