Romek #3

1. My heart sat in my stomach for the rest of the day. It was very sad, yet I was happy that he was alive and was able to tell his story to the world also that he is still has enough fight in him to go schools and tell kids what he through. I feel lucky and honored that I am one person in the few thousand that he has spoken to. Still that is very few in the total population of the U.S. I glad that was able to talk to him before he is no longer alive.

2. I think Romek was proud of his younger brother because David was also making the Nazi's life miserable because he was tipping the trains and then the Nazi's couldn't use it. Maybe Romek felt that David was growing up to be just like him. Romek was making Nazi's life harder and so was David. since the were the only sons of the family they always had a special bond.

3. Well, it was because David didn't know about the bluefile. Still they threw him down the stairs and can kill you as well. I guess when they saw him so bloodied up that he probably wouldn't live much longer or that Nazi's would soon get him so they might as well let him suffer much longer so then he could really wish he was dead.

Romek #2

1. I think that the pigeon was kind of like a piece of beauty to David. Also he might have felt like a little boy again since the pigeon was like a pet to him. Also he loved to feed him as well. And I think David might have thought that the pigeon were angels because they told his mother that something was wrong.

2. I think it was horrible they made him work long hours and he barely had anything to eat. I also think that it was called a vacation camp because I think the Nazis knew that the concenctration camp would be a lot worse. Either way this camp that David was sent to was horriable so I'm gald that he got away.

3. I think I might ask him: " I you knew that the holocast was coming what would you do? And : Do you ever know what might have happened to any of the people in your past?

Romek Post #1

1. I really didn't know that they made the jewish men dig ditches so that the Nazis could kill then and then they would die in the pit. I know that seeing that was ten times worse than jut reading it. It is amazing what we do to our fellow man. This stuff makes First They Killed My Father look like a picnic.

2.They love each other very much and they love their jewish culture as well. They will also die for each other too. David risked his life to save his father. They try to work together so that they can survive. They kind of like our family if we were ever in a type of war like that.

2(b) Maybe it's because it still huants him till this day. I would forget all the pain torture that I went through just to live another day,

3.It shows that he loves his family and will do whatever it takes to keep them safe and alive. His father told him that he is now a man and so I think David knows that he has to grow up and become a man so the he can save his family.

Aztec Mural Project Reflection

Name: Vivian Phillips
Project Reflection: Post on your Blog


Project Title: Aztec Murals
Class:Interlandi Dates:5-5-08
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PURPOSE: In this section, explain what you were supposed to learn and what you were supposed to do.







The purpose of this project to see if we could tie our murals to Aztec history. In order to learn about Aztec history we had to make a mural with Aztec symbols , gods, and stuff about the Aztec culture. We painted gods, important places, and monuments. We also had to learn what reaction and moods will our mural trigger. So we had to choose certain types of paints and paint in different types of shades.
WHAT I LEARNED
In this section, tell what information or skills you learned or improved.







I learned a lot about art in this project. In this project I learned how to mix paints to make different types of shades and colors. Also I learned which colors can trigger certain moods. I had to learn how to cooperate and how to give and take when it comes to my ideas. I learned what pictures and color were more pleasurable to the eye and which weren't pleasurable. I also learned about the gods and how they loved and feared. I also learned about how different our culture was to the Aztecs. For example: when the a man gets married his teacher is given an ax to show that he has broken away from childhood and is now a man and doesn't need his teacher any more.


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?








I enjoyed this project a lot because we got to paint(who doesn't love to paint), we were able to make our own choices when it came to deciding what went on the mural, and we got to trace, draw, and use our imaginations. I feel I could have done better on the cooperation part because sometimes I would do something to the mural without the groups consent. Also I would sometime argue with the empress about what we should put on the mural. Next time I would be able to give and take so I can get along better, but archive that goal I must learn to be more friendly and not get so stress when I comes to my grade. If I feel myself getting frustrated then I should take deep breaths and count to thirty. I hope this will help me archive my goal.

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?

The artifact is our mural. We had to paint it and tie it to Aztec history. We used pictures of the gods so that we could trace is on the mural and this is the link that we used:http://www.azteccalendar.com/god/ on Ms. Interlandi's project page on her blog