Proud

Crocus Breeze - Newspaper

This picture, to the right, is the front page of a newspaper me and my partner, Songting, made in grade 8. I chose this because we worked real hard on the weekends, and had it proof read many, many times, and in the end, it was worth it. We recieved a mark of 98%, and then we had a chance to fix our mistakes, and then recieved 100%.

Our assignment was to make a newspaper, 8 pages long, based on a town we had just read in a book, called, "Jake and the Kid." It was set in the winter, and we had to include the 'daily' news. The time setting was in 1940-45, (we got to pick the date in that time period) and write about accurate information.

We wrote about three soldiers lost in the war, from that town, CBC coming to crocus for a christmas miracle, random event going on around the small town, obituatries, a comic section, animals and food for sale, rational reminders, war experiences, letter to the editor, "send a salami" and much, much more.

This was one of my favorite projects in that year, and me and my partner were very proud of our mark.

Holocaust Thinking Question

"Thinking about all your learnt and read about the Holocaust...... How does a democratic and just society turn to one of hate and genocide? Write a paragraph or two explaining your thoughts."

These are my thoughts on the change in the German society. What i've learnt from my reading, research and piers are that there can be many different opinions and this history-making war.
From their democracy and just society, to the distructive country, I think was the 'bundle up' of feelings over the years. It may sound 'cheesy' but of what i've read, the germans never liked or respected the Jewish citizens. Over the years, the people waited and waited for a change, and a voice, and when it finially came, it was not what people expected, at all.
I do not agree with there solution they came up with, and a lot of people I know would agree with me, but some do not. So I asked them, what was their opinion. They told me that every person has a right to their own opinion, and shouldn't be told what to believe or agree with. So in Hitler's case, the people believed they were getting a choice, even though they weren't. Hilter used the statiegy of 'agreeing' with the people, and of their passed down beliefs and reasons. He got them to look a different way from the world, and see all people differently to.
So, what was once a 'peaceful' and 'just' society, turned corrupt and predijust, from one mans presuasion, and influence.
Though, he is not all to blame, for if it wasn't for the people to be persuaded, Hitler would not have led that damaging war.