I just read the first 85 pages of the book Copper Sun by Sharon M. Draper. This book focuses on slavery from a young enslaved teenager taken from her home in Africa. Her name is Amari. A “tribe” of white men come to her African village and befriend the people of her tribe, and then Read More…
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Riley- Holocaust Documentary
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Riley- Reading Letter #6
This week i continued reading Copper Sun. I didnt get much of a chance to read this week but I read from page 85-100. This book if you arent aware is called, “Copper Sun,” By: Sharon M. Draper. This week I began PART 2 of the book, this is the part where a man named Read More…
Riley- Student Writing #5
Heil, Joseph. The Final Solution. Austin Holocaust Studies , n.d. Web. 4 Mar. 2010. <http://www.shoaheducation.com/endlosung.html>. I believe that the main focus of the holocaust is overlooked. People don’t understand that, “Hitlers first and foremost task will be the annihilation of the Jews.” Millions and Millions of Jews. What is the Final Solution? The Final Solution Read More…
Riley- Reading Letter #6
This spring break I’ve been reading the Book Theif, by Marcus Zusack. (pgs. 1-402) The main thing that you need to know before reading this book, is that its based from death. I really want to discuss the part that I’ve remembered most so far in the book.There were 3 German trucks that broke down Read More…
Riley- Student Writing #4- FINAL
Hermand, Jost. A Hitler Youth in Poland. Evanstons, IL: Northwest University Press, 1997. 1-148. Print. Introduction (pgs I-XXXII) Between 1933 and 1945, millions of German children between the ages of seven and sixteen were taken from their homes and sent to Hitler Youth paramilitary camps to be toughened up and taught how to be “German”. Read More…
Riley- Reading Letter #5
Basically this week the only reading I’ve been able to do was in English class, obtaining information on the holocaust while reading to book, “A Hitler Youth in Poland,” By Jost Hermand who is a Jewish man. (pgs. 1-27). It was a very factual book and I enjoyed learning about the holocaust from a different Read More…
Riley- Student Writing #3- FINAL
Tonight Sitting out on the edge of this cliff, waiting…..waiting for somebody to find me. Listening to the sound in my head, of your sweet voice. And seeking a better tomorrow……Tonight. I’m afraid, to see myself….alone When the party’s over and my friends have all gotta get home, I fear to see my love, and Read More…
Riley- Reading Letter #4
This week I have been reading the book, This is It, which is the biography over Michael Jacksons recent documentary. Reading and watching about this really make you realiz what an empowering presence Michael really was. As an entertainer he was known as a perfectionist and always knew what he wanted to hear as a Read More…
Riley- Student Writing #3
Tonight Sitting out on the edge of this cliff, waiting…..waiting for somebody to find me. Listening to the sound in my head, of your sweet voice. And seeking a better tomorrow……Tonight. I’m afraid, to see myself….alone When the party’s over and my friends have all gotta get home, I fear to see my love, and Read More…