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
*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.







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

The REAL final post! (finally)

Ok, since I've finished the book I'm going to post about the PS part so...

Title: First They Killed My Father
Author:Loung Ung
Pages:249-265
Hours: 1/2

1. The first thing that I read was ABOUT THE AUTHOR: MEET LONUG UNG in the back of the book. The meet the author section pretty much covered what was in the book. However, I did learn some new things about Lonug. I didn't know that she was dyslexic with numbers, or that twenty of her family members were killed when Pot Pol was in power. Another thing that I didn't know was that her memoir was translated into eleven languages. It must be sad to think that everyday for the past twenty eight years she has missed her father and last saw him at age seven. I really grieve for Lonug, but I glad that she was able to publish her story and share it with the rest of the world.

2. I was really touched by the emotion and sadness in the letters to the author by the readers of , First They Killed My Father. I liked how one reader compared Lonug's father with her own father. For many readers it was as though Lonug's story was their story. In almost all the letters, the readers expressed horror at man's cruelty for each other. I am glad that in the end they understood that Lonug survived and had a happy ending.

3. If you write a letter to Loung wat would YOU write?

THE FINAL READING POST!!! YAY!!

Title: First They Killed My Father

Author:Loung Ung

Pages:97-249

Hours:3

1.I finished the book and so and it had kind of a happy ending.She was able to get to America, but she couldn't get all of her family to America. Still I'm getting to far ahead of myself. When Loung, Chou and Kim were sent away I couldn't believe it. The sent her own children away. Loung was only seven years old. Then Loung got sent away to a tougher camp for stronger children and Chou got left behind. When Loung got to the tougher camp they taught her how to kill just like a soldier. Also we found that Geak and Ma were killed by the Khmer Ruogh soldiers. Then the Youn soldier invaded and took Loung away to a camp. Where she found her brother Kim and her sister Chou. They were being shifted to foster family to foster family. One of the Youn soldier tried to rape Loung untill she kicked him the groin. Then there was killing of a Khmer Rough soldier. Finally Loung and her brother and sister met up with their two older brothers.

2. My favorite part was when Loung showed us all of the pictures of her family. I loved reading the little captions she had for her family. My favorite was the picture was Loung and her sister Chou were posing for a picture and they had on their cute little dresses. One made me really sad when a caption said that one picture was the only one of Geak. I knew then that Geak must have died during the war because Loung showed pictures of the living siblings when they were adults so that made me sad.

3. How do you think felt when she Chou first saw Loung after finally went back to Cambodia?

Post #2

Title: First They Killed my Father

Author: Loung Ung

Pages:57-77

Hours:1

1. This is terrible! I feel so sorry for this family. They are constantly moving from place to place and each one gets worst.The first one had very little food. The second one flooded so much that the water was a foot deep and now Ro Leap. Ro Leap is the worst camp out of all of them. Women are getting raped, Kim is getting beaten, Khouy had to get married in order to not get drafted into the army, and this "chief" made everyone follow stupid rules like: you have to call your father "poh." This book is making So Far From the Bamboo Grove look like a tea party.

2. I feel for poor Loung. She is beginning to understand that she is in a life threatening experience. That is something that a five year old girl should never go through. Sadly it's happening everyday. Loung is seeing her family torn apart, and hearing mother's cry out for their daughters, and also always hearing someone committed suicide. She trying to stay strong, but their is only enough courage that she can keep up for a girl her age. It's miracle that she survived all of this.

3. Why do you think Kim got fired for his job? Also who caused this to happen?