Reflection Questions 152-156 on Night

152. I think Elie Wiesel wrote this book so that people would know what happened in this time period and hopefully to not repeat itself ever again.

153. I think he chose Night as its title because probably were he went there wasn't really sunlight and the fact that he cant sleep at night after what he saw and experienced when he got deported to ghettos and concentration camps.

154. Elie changes by not being as faithful and God believing as he used to as a result of his experiences in the concentration camps.

155. Elie finally came to terms with this ordeal by writing his own book about his experiences end emotions,even though he has never forgotten about it and is scarred for the rest of his life.

156. Some examples of issues in Night that still arises today would be in:

** Rwanda- Beginning on April 6,1994 and the next hundreds days up to 800,00 Tutsi were killed by Hutu militia. They used clubs and machetes, with a average of 10,000 murdered each day.They were ordered to kill every Tutsi they could capture and even the political moderates. There was also war rape involved and its considered a war crime. These both ethnic groups seem to be very similar, but mos Tutsi often tell people they originally came from Ethiopia so when they were killed they were thrown in the river and said that they were sent were they came from. Tensions began when Belgian colonists classified people according to their ethnicity and considered Tutsi as superiors so they enjoyed better jobs. Then the hatred began to build up.

**India- They discriminate most Muslims. Its suspected in February 2002, over 2,000 Muslims in the Indian State of Gujarat are believed to have been murdered. Over 80 of them were born alive and over 35,000 were internationally displaced. This is similar to what happened to the Jews and other ethnic groups on the holocaust in the gas chambers.

**Chad-

**Darfur,Sudan-

**Nigeria-

"The Diary of Anne Frank Act I"

Literature Book Pg.832 (1-8)

1) The Families must obey strict rules to avoid discovery. Which rules would be hardest to follow? Why?

One of the rules I think would be hardest to follow would be the fact that you have to wait all day while the office people are working without moving absolutely any muscle, make no noise, and having to wait to use the bathroom. These were hard to follow because you might feel numbness, plus it not good for your help having to wait to use the bathroom (you bladder might get damaged)

2) a. In Scene 1, what objects does Mr. Frank find in the secret rooms?

The objects that Mr. Frank found in the secret rooms were Anne's diary and her white glove.

b. How were these objects connected with the rest of the act?

These objects were connected to the rest of the act by the act being based on Anne's diary.

3) a. What special meaning does Hanukkah have for the families?

The special meaning that Hanukkah have on the families were to have a family gathering and the one time they shouldn't have to worry about anything besides gifts, hope, and happiness.

b. What do Anne's presents show about her?

Anne's presents show that she is a caring and joyful little girl and she didn't want their culture to be forgotten just because of the situation there where in, probably she wanted to see the people she loved with a smile on there face.

c. Why do the other's react with enthusiasm to their presents?

Other's react with enthusiasm to their presents because there was finally something to be happy about no mattering how valuable the present was since it is the intention that counts.

4) a. "There are no locks... that anyone can put on your mind", How does Anne aprove that this is true?

Anne approves that this is true because even thought she was in hiding, she still had the privilege to learn anything she wanted and believed in.

5) a. What is the historical cause that forces the Franks to go into hiding?

The historical cause that forced the Franks to go into hiding was the Nazis taking power and trying to get rid of and suffer the Jews sending them to concentration or death camps.

b. What effects does this situation have on their daily lives?

The effects that this situation have on their daily days were giving them fear of getting deported to these horrible places and doing anything to keep people form knowing that they were in hiding; plus that fact that they couldn't feel fresh air and did not have the joy of freedom.

6) a. What effects do the Nazis intend the wearing of the stars to have on the Jews?

The effects that the Nazis intend the wearing of the stars to have on the Jews was knowing who was or wasn't Jewish that way they wouldn't make a mistake in incriminating them.

b. What background information about the war and the Nazis' treatment of the Jews helps you to link this cause with its intended effects?

The link was the concentration camps by the way they were treated. For example, in the concentration camps imprisoned people had to o forced labor which literally lead them to miserable death and the seperation of their family and loved ones.

7)

Reveals character and relationships Mr. Van Daan is a is a greedy man and Dussel is a dentist both have hard times getting along with children. Both don't see to get along much because of the fact that Dussel moved int o hiding with them and the people have to share food with them and according to Mr. Van Daan there isn't enough for all of them.

Dialogue-- advances the action of the plot

Develops the conflict

8) What does the dialogue among the characters reeval about their personalities?

The dialogue reveals that Dussel doesn't support Anne, hes a former dentist, and is a very quiet man. On the other and, Mr. Van Daan seems to be a bit greedy since he told outloudthat there wasn't going to be food enough for all of them in Dussel's face during a conversation.

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Literature Book Pg. 870 (1-9)

1) What do you like best about Anne Frank? How would you like having her as a friend?

I like the fact Anne says what she feel and tell people the truth straight up and not be quiet and take everything in. I would like having Anne as a friend since she has a fun and loving personality and i actually see myself with her as friends, plus she seems trust worthy and very mature so she;s someone you would probably go for advice.

2) a. What disturbing news does Mr, Kraler bring on New Year's Day?

The disturbing news that Mr. Kraelr brings up on New Year's Eve was that people did not believe that they escaped to Switzerland like the note has said and were they very suspicious on where they went to hiding.

b. What hint does this give the ending of the play?

The hint that this gives the ending of the play would be that probably people will end up finding out where they were hidden and send to to either death or concentration camp.

3) a. What is the time span of Act II?

The time span of Act II took place between the years of 1944 and 1945.

b. How have the characters changed since the end of Act II?

Mostly all the characters had changed since the end of Act II. For example, Anne seems to be more mature than a kid should be at her age. Also, Peter seems to think of Anne in a different way. And according to the book, they eventually ended up falling in love. Anne's mom turns out to not quiet and bursted out of her quiet shell and got mad when she found out Mr. Van Daan was a thief.

c. How do you know that Anne has changed?

Anne has changed in many ways. One way she changed was by stop acting childish and thinking more maturely. Also, she doesn't seem to annoy Peter anymore. Another thing would be she stays hopeful in spite of everything that has happened over the past years.

4) a. How can Anne believe that "...in spite of everything...people are really good at heart?"

I know that Anne believed this because it seemed that she was just afraid of them but she never spoke fowl things about everyone since she knew not all people were bad and was hopeful to get saved by the good people (Allies)

b. What does Mr.Frank mean when he says: "She puts me to shame"?

Mr. Frank probably means that her daughter was insane for thinking that everything was going to be like it used to be and be so kind hearted after all that has happened and all the suffering they went through.

5) For each of the following events identify the cause and effect.

a. Mr. Van Daan's decision to steal food

The cause of him stealing would be the great hunger and greediness he had . The effect was everybody in the hiding was starving since the food was short and they thought it was a rat who was eating all the food.

b. Mrs. Frank's change of heart about wanting the Van Daan's to leave

The cause of his change of heart was Peter who was for him still a child and had nothing to do about what his father was doing and Peer and Anne became very close friends. The effect of this was the Van Daan's didn't have a place to live.

6) What are some possible causes of Mrs. Van Daan's attitude toward Anne and Peter's relationship?

Some possible causes of Mrs.Van Daan's attitude toward Anne and Peter relationship would be Anne dressing up and her and Peter staying in the room together for quite a while.

7) List three effects of this single cause.

One effect would be I would probably go insane since I could not go outside. Another effect would be having health problems like starving and being extremely skinny. Also, probably I would have a world of my own inside my head because all day you have to stay quiet and absolutely not a move a single muscle.

8) a.

->(50 THiiNGS I LEARNEd)

1. The plan to banish the whole Jewish race was called, "Final Solution".

2. The Nazi gained total power on Germany in 1933.

3. The beginning of World War II was when Germany invaded Poland in September 1939.

4. Polish people were also discriminated.

5. Western European Jews and Polish were deported to ghettos.

6. Ghettos was a place with overcrowded people, inadequate food, and was very unsanitary.

7. June 1941, German invaded SS and police units which served as massive killing places.

8. By Autumn, SS and police introduced mobile gas vans.

9. The gas vans killed those within with deadly carbon monoxide gas.

10. The Nazi killed approximately six million Jews!

11. The word "Holocaust" comes from the Greek meaning "sacrifice by fire".

12. The Nazi believed they were he superior race, an the Jews were a major threat.

13. Gypsies, disabled, Slavic, Russians, homosexuals, and many other races were also killed.

14. At the end of World War II, two thirds of the Jewish population of Europe was wiped out.

15. During World War II, ghettos were city districts.

16. Ghettos isolated Jews from non-Jews and forced Jews to live in miserable conditions.

17. Germans established the first ghetto in in Poland in Piotrków Trybunalski in October 1939.

18. The Germans actually destroyed the ghettos systemically.

19. Some ghettos lasted days,months, and rarely years.

20. There were three types of ghettos: closed ghettos, open ghettos, and destruction ghettos.

21. The largest ghetto was located in Poland and was called Warsaw ghetto.

22. About 400,000 Jew were crowded in Warsaw which was 1.3 square miles.

23. Germans ordered Jews to wear similar badges or armbands in order to identify them.

24. Germans did not hesitate to kill Jew policeman when they filed to carry out orders.

25. Ghetto resident often did illegal activities such as stealing food, medicine, and other stuff.

26. Germans forbade any type of schooling or constant schooling.

27. Germans considered any type of social gathering a "security threat".

28. Pogrom is a Russian word, it means "to demolish violently".

29. The Nazis experimented with poison gas in late 1939 with the killing of mental patients.

30. Nazis thought people with mental or physical disability were unworthy of life.

31. Germany took over Poland in Autumn 1939 ; forced Jew and Polish men to do unpaid labor.

32. The Nazis pursued this policy called,"annihilation through work".

33. Prisoners were literally worked to death.

34. They worked under awful conditions that would lead to illness, death, and injury!

35. More than one million of the victims were children.

36. Jewish and non-Jewish killed when they arrived in killing centers.

37. Children were killed right after they are born or in institutions.

38. Some children that lived in ghettos and camps survived because prisoners hid them.

39. The word ghetto comes from Venice meaning Jewish quarter.

40. Children, usually over 2, were used for medical experiments!

41. They were often killed on reprisal operations and so-called anti-partisan operations.

42. German authority considered most of the younger ghetto children as "useless eaters".

43. Romanis are also known as Gypsies

44. The Soviet Union were ordered to kidnap children that could be "Germanized"

45. Children with blue eyes, blond hair, or fair skin had the opportunity.

46. Female prisoners that had sexual relationships with a German were forced to abort.

47. They had to abort because they believed the child did not have enough German blood in it.

48. Children in youth movements later participated in underground resistance activities.

49. Jewish people were scared going back home because of hatred that existed after the war.

50. Genocide is a group of race that want to completely annihilated another group of race.

Adam's Story

Sunday--

It was a calm and sunny day. I could have rested in peace if it weren't for that strange creature that was following and watching every move I had made. I felt like as if I had absolutely no privacy. I climbed up the tree and started looking around this strange but yet wonderful world. I felt the breeze calming all my nerves. I examined how the birds were chirping and fly oer the sky with such great gracefulness. The big shining star was hiding again and the big, silver round ball took its place and served as light for the night. I thought of a good name for it and i finally decided to call it, "the moon". My eyes were starting to close slowly and i suddenly saw total blackness.

Fable

In a late sunny after, a very well-known and respected flamingo named Fring was walking along the shore-line just passing by when all of the sudden an ugly but very sweet swan named Rose wanted to make a conversion. And Fring automatically ignored her and told her," you fowl beast, how dare you talk to me" and Rose felt really hurt and just walked away. That next day, the flamingo woke up and stood in front of a mirror and couldn't believe his own eyes. He saw a faded pink colored bird, with an old beak and ugly feathers! He ran to the shore-line again and Rose wasn't an ugly swan anymore like before, instead she was a beautiful white bird. Fring wanted to talk to her, but she responded like he responded her before, " you fowl beast, how dare you talk to me"

what goes around, comes around.

The Outcasts of Poker Flat

If you had to blame someone or something for the outcast's deaths, who/what would you blame & why.?

-- Uncle Billy

-- Citizens of Poker Flat

-- Bad Luck

-- Outcasts

If I had to blame the deaths on someone or something I would probably blame it on the outcasts. I would blame it on them because if they weren't the way they were they wouldn't never been kicked out of Poker Flat in the first place. Also, if Uncle Billy weren't to be a drunk, he would have never ran away with the horses and the outcasts would still be alive.

Kate Chopin ( Three Stories]

" The Story if an Hour "

(freedom)

This was a very good story in my opinion. This would be my second favorite story out of the three we read because it had a very funny but sad twist in the end. Also, in the beginning from the descriptions I thought she was having a heart attack after being told that her husband died but i got shocked since she wasn't miserable but happy! It was funny because at the end well people think she died from happiness seeing her husband come home but the truth was she died from disbelief since she was all happy that he her husband had passed away and all of the sudden he 's alive. Also, well back in the days women really did not have freedom and what men said goes. So, freedom for women was very rare, in this case she got freedom when she thought her husband died.

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" The Blind Man "

(disabled; rich vs. poor)

To be honest, I didn't really like this story. One reason would be that it didn't have that much humor. It simply talked about a blind man. Even thought i got to admit it was pretty sad the way the poor man was being treated. Everybody in the neighborhood seem to ignore him instead of having the kind heart as to help him. The story showed the way both karma and ablism worked. I mean the rich guy that got hit by the car probably was the one that gave the blind man the pencils to sell in order to get off his property and at the end well the rich man simply died.

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" Desiree's Baby "

(racism)

This story was my favorite one. One of the reasons would be the fact that it too involves karma, love, and misunderstanding. I mean i thought that love could overcome anything, but according to this story love can;t overcome anything. For example, the father of the baby left her and Desiree just because the baby came out to be colored skin. It surprised me on how image and wealth can affect someone's thinking almost as making them ignorant. I mean he didn't want to see Desiree or his baby ever again! That when karma came in and interfered since at the end he figured out that he was the one with "African-American" blood and not Desiree. So there was a huge misunderstanding! Racism in this story is very strong plus the fact that (what goes around comes around)

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