There were many concentration camps during World War II, however, Buchenwald is one of the most known. Buchenwald was one of the largest camps with there being around 240,000 prisoners. Buchenwald was a death camp that had very brutal conditions, so some people survived, escaped, or died. War criminals at Buchenwald went through trials or even faced death as a punishment. Buchenwald was the fear of Jewish people during World War II.…
In Jeannette Walls’ book The Glass Castle, she exhibits not only extremely skilled and knowledgeable writing, but offers a specific and thorough example of the importance of tone in literature. The Glass Castle illustrates this idea through the varying depictions of the dad throughout the beginning, middle, and end. Walls’ memoir The Glass Castle depicts a vivid insight into her life growing up as an abuse victim, and child of an alcoholic. Despite being raised as the second oldest of four children by her abusive parents Rex and Rosemary, Jeannette becomes determined to be successful in school and in life in general.…
In this excerpt from the memoir, The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls creates a somber tone towards the town of Welch. Jeannette develops this tone through the use of repetition and word choice. The word choice throughout this excerpt is always heavy-hearted and gloomy. Jeannette's purpose is to portray the town in a horrid way to show that this was the turning point in her life when she lost her purity and began to see the world in reality. Jeannette Walls suggests repetition when she talks in this excerpt.…
But it was a few months earlier, on December 11, at the posh Breaker’s Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, that Bettman was introduced as the first NHL commissioner, succeeding Gil Stein, long-time legal counsel, who had a brief stint as interim president. Stein succeeded John Ziegler, who had essentially been nudged out of office in June 1992 after 15 years as president. The Breaker’s had been a favourite haunt of Ziegler and his NHL owners, not too far from where former chairman of the board Bill Wirtz, owner of the Chicago Blackhawks, docked his yacht, The Blackhawk, which was also a favourite party place for the owners when they met. As for the hotel, it was very opulent, very quiet, very old-fashioned money.…
Thomas Buergenthal Thomas Buergenthal has one of the most interesting stories I have ever read. First and foremost, he was about 10 years old when he was put into a concentration camp. Just to stay alive and delay the death march, he became the servant of a German officer. No doubt that would scare you or me serving a person that could kill you at any second. Thomas Buergenthal was born in Lubochna, Czechoslovakia in 1934.…
The Glass Castle - Choice 2 Just because the past is dark that doesn’t mean the future cannot be bright and the American can not be reached. The American dream is a term used for people who put in hard work to escape the difficult lives they are living for a more successful one. The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls is a good example of how a family overcomes poverty by working hard for a better future. Jeanette Walls and her siblings must escape poverty by getting jobs at a young age, working hard and going to school at the same time, so they can get a better life.…
At Valley Forge soldiers dying of starvation and diseases while also untrained until Baron von Steuben arrived. His real name was Friedrich Willhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand Steuben and was born on Sept 17 1730, in Magdeburg Germany and died on Nov 28 1794, in Utica, NY. In this Biography you will learn about Baron von Steuben’s childhood and his adult life. This paragraph is about Baron von Steuben as a child.…
Otto Frank was one of the few survivors of the Holocaust. Miep Gies described him as "The calm one, the children’s teacher, the most logical, the one who balanced everything out. He was the leader, the one in charge. When a decision had to be made, all eyes turned to Mr. Frank.” He was born on 1889 in Frankfurt am Main.…
In the book the “German Genius” by Peter Watson, two series of events are documents that’s takes the works of several scientist and connects them to increasing importance of science in Germany as well as Germany’s growth as an economic power. One enzyme for the growth of science in Germany is shown in chapter 18 called the Rise of the Laboratory: Siemens, Hofmann, Bayer, Zeiss. This chapter follows the chain reactions of how cheaper purple dye allowed the production of aspirin all the way to the construction of the microscope making business. The other chapter, Masters or Metal: Krupp, Benz, Diesel, Rathenau shows the The individual responsible for the construction of many science based industries rising to fame was Werner Siemens.…
The dry air hugs my skin, as I step through paradise. I’m in Israel for a 3 week journey exploring the land of my ancestors. I arrive at my hotel, as authentic as can be. The blue and white tiles on the elevator floor on my way up to my temporary home. Unfolding and unraveling my over stuffed luggage, I hear the sounds of cheering from my excited companions.…
The day seemed to drag on and on, as I waited, counting down the days to California. It was a humid, sunny afternoon down at the Alton pool, where I usually spend most of my summer days working as a lifeguard. Today was very different than most…. And maybe the reason why was because it was my last day of work before I flew off to the big L.A. Most days at the pool the time went by slower than any I have ever known, with the scorching hot sun burning my skin, and little kids yelling at their friends telling each other secrets or what they want to play next.…
In the book, The Glass Castle, the author named Jeannette Walls opens up about the hardships her family was forced to experience. Main factors in those hardships were poverty and Jeannette’s father’s drinking habit. Through these issues, Jeannette along with her siblings managed to tackle the parental role and take care of themselves, as well as each other. Although Jeannette’s parents were at times negligent, they had undoubtedly taught their children long-lasting morals and values. These lessons have proven to play a significant role on the children and brought them together, even in the worst of situations.…
Guten tag! - Good day! “ …history would be incomplete without the reference to Germany, its involvement in two world wars, its division into East and West as a symbol of the larger division of the postwar world, and its reunification at the end of the cold war,” as stated by William R. Horne’s nonfiction, Germany. Germany is an important culture in my family because my ancestry is mostly German. My father’s grandfather was a full German, as everyone before him was. Also, my great grandfather participated in World War II, and my grandmother carries his metals and patches.…
It was 8:30 on a bitterly cold morning on a November day in the city of Munich. Hitler and his storm troops assemble to surround the beer hall. As Hitler sees the storm troopers gathering around the facility, he decides that this is the perfect time for his putsch or “national revolution”. He enters the beer hall and fires his weapon. “BAM!”…
Tossing and turning, I could not sleep the night before our cruise to Ensenada, Mexico. Excitement had gotten the best of me. It was the day of the cruise. We all met 5:30am sharp outside of our friend Aaron’s house. All of us carpooled together in Joey’s car and hit the road to Long Beach, California; where it is the home of the Carnival Corporation’s Long Beach Cruise Terminal.…