Thursday, June 12, 2008

final Romek post

1. The most shocking part of the book was when Romeks brother died. I knew that the nazi's would torture people really bad but i didnt know how harsh it could be. I couldn't read all of the part because it was so sad.


2. David got the job of feading the dog's. This was a better job than the rest that he had in the past.  It was also better than most of the other prisoners job.  It was a good idea for David to take the dog's food but not too much or someone will find out.  I think this gave David time to recuperate.  

3.   The experience at Bergen-Belsen was incredible.  I was devastated about the job David had to get soup.  He had to take the bodies and throw them in a pile for soup.  He also had typhus and witnessed many people dye.  He described that there was a sheet of lice covering the floor at bergen-Belsen also that there was frozen feces and urine on the floor.  It was so upbringing when he got out of the camp.  I felt so happy for him.  I don't know how he did it but he is an amazing person.

4.  I think at the very end when two people come in to the room and tell everyone that they were liberated was David's best moment because he knew what he had been through and he was not going to be treated like crap for once in the last couple of years.  He also knew that he was one of the few who made it and that he kept his promise to his mom.  

5. David Faber's book, because of Romek,should be required reading in all middle schools, high schools and University's because all students need to learn about the horrors of the holocaust.  I think it would benefit students to know about the holocaust because we are the kids of the next generation and we don't want this to happen again.  I also think that it is a part of history that is just common sense.  This book should also be read because some people think that the holocaust never happened and that is not true and this will prove it.

Friday, June 6, 2008

Name:Max Gruenberg

Project Reflection: Post on your Blog

Project Title:Rennisance project

Class: Hummanities Dates: ________________________________
*You may type directly in this document and copy and paste into blog, or simply address each of the following in a post. It should be approx. 2 pages worth of writing.
PURPOSE: In this section, explain what you were supposed to learn and what you were supposed to do.
Sentence Starters
The purpose of this project was to learn about…
In order to learn about _________________, we had to create/perform/ write/etc…

The purpose of this project was to become a expert on a certain person from the rennisance.In order to learn about our charecter we were to write a 3-5 page biography about our person from the Rennisance. Prior to the biography we completed a packet on the backround of our charecter. For example wher they lived, who was there family, What was his job etc. We also were supposed to learn the Povan and know a little about diffearent charecters.

WHAT I LEARNED
In this section, tell what information or skills you learned or improved.
Sentence Starters
I learned about…
I explored the concepts/topics of …
In this project, I learned how to…. (skills)

I learned about Leon Batista Alberti who was a architect, Huminist, art theorist and. He was famous and mostly did facades (the front) of buildings. He rarely desighned whole buildings. His wife was named Isotta. Not only was he a professional architecture but he composed music in front of professional judjes and they enjoyed it. He was also a superb horseman and could do amazing things. He was also Italian. He was born in Genoa on Febuary 14, 1404. His family had special status and he belonged to a noble family. His father was Lorenzo Alberti and he was accountant. He was kicked out of his native city. He thought that a poor unfortunate man that is dedicated to what they do can achieve just as much glory as a rich person who is vary fortunate. I also learned about the reniassance as a whole too. I learned tthat the black death was a plague that swept one-third of europe's population. One of the main cities was Florence. The Rennisancee was a time when science and art flurished. It wasn't all about Religion. The Rennisance went on from the 1400's to the 1600's.

REFLECTION
In this section, reflect on your experience. Did you like the project? Why or why not? How did you do? What would you do differently next time?
Sentence Starters
I enjoyed this project because…
I feel like I could have done better on this project because…
Next time, I would…

To me this was not the most fun project i have ever done.  It was more of a learning expferience.  The rennisance project is on the requirements for 7nth grade so i think we were just covering that.  The Povan was kind of fun.  I didn't fully understand the point of the Povan.  Next time i would plan my costume earlier because i found myself not having everthing that i wanted at the end.  I think i did well on the autobiography wich is the main part of the project but i havn' gotten my grade for the project yet : ( I enjoyed learning about Leon Batista Alberti and he is probably my idol in the professional life.  (architecture)

ARTIFACTS
You should have at least one artifact from each project on your DP. What document, picture, or link will you have for this project?
I will put on my Autobiography :)