Free Write!

When it comes to writing, I’m just not good at it! I’ve wrote a lot of papers in my life; some for school, some for work, and some just because I was bored. I can’t remember specific writing experiences but I can try to tell you about my writings and why I write. I like writing, when it’s what I want it to be about. I like different things, at different times. Just like reading, I have to be in the mood. I don’t like writing when it’s graded on the punctuation. I’ve seen kids, students my age, write papers that took long, hard hours and effort, just to get C’s, D’s, and F’s; when other students wrote it the night before, and got an A. I know it’s life, but it’s not fair. Writing should be about inspiration and imagination, not about where commas are. I understand it’s a part of learning, though. I really wanted to improve my writing skills this year, so I guess we'll see if that really happens! :)

Class Video Response

A lot of the Nazi's that were involved in the Holocaust, are very distant from their actions. This video showed very well, how a society will just "go through the motions," instead of actually doing what is right. The main thing that I received from this video, was the fact that most were involved, just to stay alive. If you were helping the Jews, you were considered one of them. They talked about how in the streets, there would be corpses and very ill people just lying on the ground. Crowds would walk by, holding their heads high. - I'm not sure if this really happened, given that in the video, they talked about how film crews would have them perform these actions while being taped. All in all, I got that people will do anything they have to do to survive. When it comes down to it, search yourself to find purpose, charity, and honor. The woman being interviewed in the video, said she couldn't look at the people when she walked by. She told viewers how there was one time when she tripped and the corpses face was touching hers - I don't know about you, but that's not something that I could handle. I guess if it came down to it, I probably could, but I know deep down that it's not something that I'd really want to do. I understand the emotions that came out of this video, and you should as well. Just how we all handle emotions in different ways, we all would react differently to a similar situation. This video did a great job of showing how even those who were working, didn't really mean harm - they were just doing what they needed to do to survive. Whether that's right or wrong, isn't up to me.

Response to Harrison Bergeron

Harrison Bergeron

Edith Coliver

For my first video, I watched the video of Edith Coliver. She lived in San Francisco, California. Her husband was Norman Coliver.  I think an interesting fact about her would be that we got to hear her whole story, right before her death. Most people don't get the opportunity to do that. The fact that we were able to hear hers, makes me even more so appreciate her story. She was an interpreter, and knew many languages. She was Jewish, but had German Native in her. By her outlook on life, and her positive attitude, you can tell that she was a strong woman from the start. She was the first woman figure to be the director for the Asia Foundation Office. She was also the first woman to serve as vice president for the WAC of North Carolina. She died on December 27, 2001.