II... did not do a lot over Spring Break. for the fist couple of days, all I did was sit in bed and eat snacks. Like, that was it. About halfway through I played Cards Against Humanity with the whole family. Yes, both of my parents. With that fact in mind, I was surprised at how not-awkward it was. I won, btw ;) I made my mom watch Danny Phantom with me, which was nostalgic... for me. Even though Danny Phantom stopped airing when I was 3. We watched the new Ghostbusters, which was hilarious. If you haven't seen it yet, you should do that. Then, on the second-to-last day of break, I saw something that changed my life. For the better. And that thing was...
Oh wait I forgot! I also went on a trip with my mom and brother, which turned out terribly. It was an hour drive that I thought would take maybe fifteen minutes. When we got there, the drive into the small park was closed, so we had to walk through the snow before we even got to the trail head. The short hike to the river wasn't bad, and Keith left there to go fishing. We soon found out that the trail was only about a quarter mile long, if that. The park turned out to be incredibly small, so we had to leave, but only after my entire body was considerably soaked. Keith hadn't caught anything, so we went to another park, at which he caught nothing. I walked around the neighborhood and got stared at by residents, but I did see two cats so that was cool. But the thing I am most excited about!!! I watched all twelve episodes of the best anime that has ever been created, Mob Psycho 100. The story, although slow at first, is definitely present and very interesting. The characters are hilarious, and are all incredibly unique. The story focuses on Shigeo, or 'Mob,' a middle-school kid with crazy powers, and his 'spirit enthusiast (?)' But the animation, oh the animation! It is the best I have seen everywhere, and there is over an hour total! The saddest part though, is the fact that there is only one season. I cannot wait until they make more episodes. I mostly want to know more about Shou. I mean jeez, you can't just show up, totally roast the main villain, and (literally) disappear like that! Thankfully, the anime is based off a manga (One), so the writing part is already done. I just need to wait for it to be animated!
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1. In a paragraph or two, compare (similarities) and contrast (differences) Night and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.
I didn't really think these two Holocaust stories were really all that similar, aside from taking place during WWII, and featuring a boy who goes to a concentration camp. They both do see the full extent of the Nazi's brutality, with one being tortured and severely mistreated, seeing hundreds of thousands die, and the other who died alongside them. In Night, Elie was a Jew who was severely mistreated, and several years older than Bruno. Elie really saw all of the terrible things done to the prisoners of the Nazis, as he was one. Bruno had a nicer experience than Elie, because he was not a Jew and had a high-ranking officer as a father. Instead of experiencing the hardships of camp life, he heard of it from Schmuel, and saw inaccurate propaganda. Also, Bruno died during the Holocaust while Elie survived. 2. Choose 1 character from Night or one character from Boy in the Striped Pajamas to analyze. Make note (explain) of their physical appearance, character traits, feelings, demeanor, thoughts, etc. I chose Schmuel, because he seems like a pretty interesting character to psychoanalyze. Oh that's a fun word. Schmuel was a young Jewish boy, 8 years old, who was caught and put in a concentration camp. He was bald at the time, his hair having been cut for camp life. He wore a baggy prison uniform, the 'striped pajamas' mentioned in the title, and thin, ragged shoes. His face was smeared with dirt, and later graced with a bruise around his eye. I really liked the interactions between Schmuel and Bruno. Schmuel answered Bruno's more oblivious questions almost incredulously, particularly when Bruno asks about the game the inmates are playing with the numbers on their uniforms, and when he asks about the cafeteria. Schmuel was also very careful, more than Bruno, because he knew what could happen if he got caught. This is demonstrated when Bruno throws the ball over the fence and Schmuel tells him not to do that again, and also how Schmuel always looks back at the camp during their conversations. |
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