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This video to me represents a few things that we have talked about. The first thing that i noticed is nationalism. What represents nationalism here is that these men are proud to be part of the United States seeing that beat the number one hockey team in the world for years. Every single player worked hard for a year straight to reach this goal and are proud of their country and them selves. I also see anti-colonial nationalism as well for the Soviet Union. This loss for them not only hurts them, it makes their whole entire country sad as well.

Brett Strawn 9-26-11

As a German, personally I believe that having this treaty was a great idea in several ways but there is only one thing I do not agree with. The First reason why I think this treaty was great to sign is because now that we have a peace agreement with the United States we can always lean back on each other if any of us are in trouble. For an example if our country Germany was ever to go to war and was desperate for help we would always have the United States to call and either get advice or army help. My next reason on why I think this treaty was worth signing is because of the points Woodrow Wilson made. The point that I like the most is no more secret treaties. I like point because it gives other countries to prepare for the future. For an example if a country is at war with someone else and all of a sudden another country appears out of where and you are caught off guard and need more army support from your country. That’s just not fair, if the country publicly announces their treaty at least that country can prepare for what might happen in the upcoming future. What I do not agree with is how Germany is paying all this money and we are not getting anything in return. We lost many important things and not getting anything in return for those actions, our country, Germany is on the verge of going bankrupt. Aside from that point I thought signing this treaty was a great idea.

Discussion Question number 1: I have come into a situation in my life where i have been in a situation where i did not want to help someone but i couldn't because i was on a different team. I was playing hockey and there was this one kid just dominating the whole entire game. Nobody would do anything about this one person on my team so i decided to step it up and hit him very hard the next shift. My line is out there now and the player on the other team is out as well. The face off is in there zone and they won the face off they gave the puck the player and i skated full speed over to him and hit him very hard. Turns out he did not get up from my hit. He also had to be carried off the ice and at the time i felt like the man for doing this but after looking at him injured it made me think, was it worth it? The team thought it was but personally i kind of felt bad. After the game someone told me that his collar was snapped in two. A way that you could connect better with someone is talk with them, get to know who they are. I never talked with this skater in my life so my snap judgement was that i did not like him because he was hurting my team's chances of winning. But i wish i actually could of gotten to know him.

Warsaw Ghetto Response:

I would not have taken his job for several reasons. The first reason is that I would not like to be in the environment where I was forced to and told what decision I make. I could also never take being that mean to someone just because they have a different religion than me. I would never be able to get rid of those bad thoughts for my whole life. Personally I would not be able to accept a leadership role. The reason why I would not accept a leadership role is because I would never want to be held responsible for punishing people who are innocent. That would not only make me feel very bad, it would make my image look very bad as well. Another reason why I could not accept a leadership is because I could not go to my job every day and watch people suffer for no reason, if I were a leader though I would set everyone free and have everyone live peacefully.

What is empathy?:

Brett Strawn 10-3-11

Global Dynamics Period B

What is empathy? Empathy is the act to feel feeling for another person’s feelings. I have come into encounter of many types of empathy in my life concerning my self and other people, but there is one time that really sticks out to me about helping my brother get through this one situation he was. The hockey season was just about ending and final player meetings for my brother’s team were happening. So when he got the call up my parents went in and talked to his coach to see where he is at considering the team. When they got out of the meeting they did not have a happy look on their faces because it turns out my brother was on the bubble, which means he might make the team but he might not make it as well. When they told my brother he was not the same for a few days. So I sat down and had a talk with him. I told him just keeping working as hard as you can, skate fast, play with intensity and most importantly be the best. He replied by asking me if this was really true and I told him yes although I have been fortunate enough to have never been in this situation. He did not want to go back to the same team after he heard this news so they went to a different team tryout. I reminded him in the car again on what I said earlier about skating fast, play with intensity and be the best and told me yes I remember. So when try outs began he looked great and throughout the whole tryout he looked like the best player on the ice. When he got off the ice the kid’s names that made the team were on a list outside the locker room door and when he looked he name was on the list and when he saw me that night he gave me a hug and said, “thank you so much for the advice Brett it really helped.” I replied by saying “anytime Noah, that’s what brothers do.”

Comparison of Bruno and kids in the movie:

After reading some of the book and watching some of the movie, it is clear to me that Bruno has a much better life than the kids in the movie. Bruno actually is treated well in his life and is not have to constantly be moving around every day. When the kids in the movies are not treated well and do not know if they will eat that night, however Bruno knows he will get a meal that night. It says in the book on page 11 "The house in Berlin had stood on a quiet street along side were a handful of other big houses...(if they were trouble)." This quote to me is that Bruno is very fortunate to live in a big house. While you have poor little kids in the movie living on the streets with nothing. Another quote from the book i thought was important was on page 46 when Bruno's father saying "I am proud of you", Bruno is very fortunate to have his father to tell him that because the kids in the movie probably have not had that said to them in a very long time. A quote from the woman in the movie was "I wonder if i will see my mother" This to says that if the parents and children were still together, that means they keep a close bond and always interact. My final quote from the book that i thought was important is on page 49 when Bruno's father was telling him "Do you think i would have made such a success of my life if i hadn't learned...when to keep my mouth shut and follow orders?" To me Bruno should be very fortunate to have a father that is successful and has an income. Children in the movie may not even have a father but if they do they do not make a very great income. Those are the comparisons that I made between Bruno's life and the kid's life in the movie.



Bruno Letter:

Brett Strawn 10-19-11 Dear Bruno,

It is great to hear from you! I hope you are not mad that I left in a yelling way. I miss you a lot! Everything is going well where I am right now. It is not the right time for your father and I to see each other, only because we just disagree on a few things, it has nothing to do with you. I wish you were living in Berlin as well, we have a lot of great memories at your old house. But your new house is great as well, you will adjust, I promise. That is very interesting about the barbed wire and flag poles and such. Next time I come down to your new house I will have to look at that with you. I did not quite see all those details. As it goes for the people in the striped pajamas, I am not quite sure why they are all dressed the same. Maybe they are filming for a movie or something cool like that. I doubt they are dressed up the same for bad reasons. Also the soldiers are probably just an act as well, just like the people in the striped pajamas. All the other things around the site are probably objects that make the movie look more real and better looking for each scene they film. Anyways how is your family doing, your sister, mother and father? Even though your father and I disagreed on a few things I still love him very much and care for him. Don’t forget I am always thinking about you. Love, Grandmother

A different ending to The Boy In The Striped Pajamas:

Brett Strawn 10-31-11 “Bruno hurry and put the clothes on!” Bruno put the clothes on as fast as possible and when he was finally ready to go in he stopped for a second and thought if this was the right decision. He over ruled his thought and went right in under the fence. Shmuel showed Bruno around and when Shmuel was about to show him a hut and Bruno’s father yelled his name. Bruno was startled and did not know what to do. Bruno father asked what he was doing here and replied by introducing Shmuel to him. His father still seemed very angry with Bruno, but Bruno told him that he was his friend and they have been talking for a very long time. Bruno also told his father that this was his best friend and cared for him very much. Bruno started to tear up and told his father not to hurt him it was his fault. Bruno’s father broke down and told him he was going to be all right and he can go back home with him. Both Bruno and Shmuel were very excited about the news. Then Bruno’s father took a glance around the whole entire camp and realized how miserable every single persons facial expression had. He could not take the sight of the pain he was causing to all those innocent people. He made the decision and said let all the people go. Later on that evening Bruno and Shmuel were eating dinner with a smile on their faces, when father came into the room and told them both they were going back to Berlin. The whole family from there on out lived great with no stress and anything to worry about.

Body paragraph 1:

When you think of Holocaust what comes to mind? Unfairness, brutality, disaster etc. all of those thoughts are exceptional and apparent in the story The Boy With The striped Pajamas, which is important to read in your high school years. The first reason this book is important to read is because it shows no matter what religion you represent, everyone is made equally. For an example in the book The Boy With The Striped Pajamas the characters Shmuel and Bruno represent complete different religions, although this bump occurs it does not take any affect on how their relationship is. The two characters talked for a year without being on the same side of a fence with one another and still were best friends. That is amazing and teaches people to respect one another no matter where they come from. Another huge point about the two characters friendship was how much they had in common. They each had the same birth date and loved playing with other children their own age. This shows again how everyone is made equal because of the qualities they share. The last reason on how anyone can get along no matter what religion you represent is the communication these two boys had over the one-year span. After abut three days of getting to know each other these two boys were talking to each other like they known each other for a lifetime and were best friends. It is amazing what people can accomplish when they set their mind to something and block out all the little things that do not really matter.

Homework 2-6-12



Homework Brett Strawn

As Jr Jenawings and I were farming away in the fields we heard noises from a distances. We both looked at each and wondered what that could have been. So we shrugged it off and continued farming. About fifteen minutes later we heard the same noise go about again. We had no idea what it was so we left the sight and went back to our empire. An hour later the messenger went and told our king Capac about what we heard. He told the messenger not to worry about anything everything will be fine. The next day we went back to the same farming spot to continue our work and we heard the same noise again but it sounded very close. Before we knew it we looked up and there were men riding horses. That is strange how can you ride a horse I have never seen that in my life. I asked Jr as well and he also never saw it before. I had no idea what to do in this situation so I just sat back and stared at them the whole time as they were passing by. Hours later we left the sight to go back home and to tell people what happened. The messenger went to our king again and told him they looked like a threat but our king seemed as if he did not want any combat he just wanted to meet with them. That night it seemed as I was the only person worrying about the future and what might happen. The men are already in our empire and they have not been doing anything. When the men went to see our lord they were gone for about twenty minutes. Then they came down and starting attacking. Luckily our king took my advice and set up warriors for this battle. As soon as I saw the Spanish sprinting towards us I ran far away to the safest place possible. I went into the woods about five miles from our empire. I could hear the battle going on. Every once in a while I hear these very loud noises in the direction the battle was going on. I could not tell if it was our sling shots or something else. I have no idea what it could be. I don't want to go any closer to the battle area. Hopefully all of out art is not broken the art we have is different from other cultures. So I went farther into the woods and decided not to go back for the night an explore the woods. The next day I was amazed with all the nature in the woods. That night I thought on what my future was going to be whether I should go back to the empire and see what happened or continue to explore the woods and find other places to live. The next morning I decided to continue with my exploring and see what other places are like.

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