Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Group Project: 19th Century Literature
Our group ( Kelly, A.J., and Matt ) met at the library to create a slide show about 19th century literature. We all discussed what each person will present, and we all contributed with creating the presentaion.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Five Talking Points
- A great read which displays a side of war often unknown.
- A post theatre war movie shines on the big screen.
- The hardships of common soldiers are revealed in this one of a kind novel.
- A heart-breaking ending to a wonderful novel.
- The loss of one's friends during an already tragic time.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Stanislaus Katczinsky
Stanislaus Katczinsky, also known as Kat, is the oldest of
the main characters. He is almost forty years old, and with his age, brings
experience and leadership into the lives of the other young main characters.
Kat was the only main character to have a career back home. He was a cobbler.
In a way, he represents the differences between the older soldiers and the
younger soldiers. This is due to his age, which has given him more time than
the other main characters to live a life and have life experiences. Kat is also
known to have a sort of sixth sense. He is always able to scavenge up food and
supplies even when no one else has any such luck in doing so. Kat is the best
friend that Paul, the novels main character and narrator, makes throughout the
novel. Kat is also the final friend of Paul’s to die in the novel. Kat becomes
wounded in battle, and Paul carries him on his back to safety, only to find out
that he perished along the way due to a splinter that struck him in the back of
the head. It is Kat’s death which finally breaks Paul. He no longer is
concerned whether he lives or dies in the war. He knows he is now alone, and
faces the world without any sense of fear.
The experience and leadership that Kat shows throughout the
novel is truly remarkable. He is a great leader, and does whatever he can for
the rest of the character throughout the novel. He shares heart touching
moments with the main characters in the novel, especially Paul. He always
provides a positive influence on the battlefield, and is more knowledgeable about
battle tactics than anyone else. It is his leadership qualities which make him
such a vital character throughout the novel. He is the type of leader that any
comrade would want to have, and he is the type of friend that anyone would like
to have.
Chapter 6 All Quiet on the Western Front
Chapter six of the novel All Quiet on the Western Front is
truly eye opening. This chapter is the first chapter to really describe just
what type of conditions that the soldiers were facing while being engaged in
trench warfare. The chapter is brutally realistic and graphic with its
descriptions. The reader feels like they themselves have been placed into the
midst of battle as description after description depict the harsh and
relentless conditions of World War I trench warfare. The characters in this
chapter are first faced with the issue of rats. The rats continually eat their
food in the middle of the night. Along with the rats, the French enemy
continually fires artillery upon the German troops. Trench after trench is
destroyed, only to be quickly repaired, even though this is almost useless.
Finally, the French army charges the trenches of the Germans. A bloody battle
occurs. Hand grenades are thrown throughout the battle field, tearing full limbs
clean off from their former bodies. The Germans withstand the French attack,
and deliver a counter attack of their own. The Germans quickly overtake the
French trenches, and take all of the food and supplies that they are able to
before heading back to their trenches. That night, the German soldiers recover
their strength and stamina with some well-deserved food and drink. They also
take the moment of silence to reflect upon childhood memories, wishing that
they were able to return to them. Their visions are cut short however, as a
fresh French bombardment begins. New recruits are mowed down due to their
inexperience. After this second barrage, which the Germans once again prevail
through, the Second Company is relieved. The Second Company is the company
which stars the main characters of the novel. The end of the chapter reveals
that the Second Company has been cut down from one hundred and fifty men to
just thirty two men throughout the course of the trench warfare.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
My Work On The Pitate Party
My name is Kelly Jones. My group created a PowerPoint on the subject of the Pirate Political Party in Europe, specifically Germany. Our group used various sources online to find different information about this very new political party. The main website we used in our research was: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_Party. This website has up to date information on the political party, and it also gives a brief history of the party. Our group interacted and worked together on this project through the use of e-mail, and in person. Members of our group would e-mail each other information for our PowerPoint, and we also e-mailed about where and when we would meet in person to work on our project. Before researching our topic, I knew absolutely nothing about the Pirate Political Party. After researching about them for the past week, I found myself to actually follow some of their beliefs, and support some of their ideas. They are an extremely small political party which gets a very low ammount of votes in elections. Even with their low vote count, they countinue to fight for their beliefs, and will continue to fight during future elections. They attract most of their attention from the generations youth, due to the fact that they are very technologically advanced and orientated. They have shown some positive growth in the past few years, but since they were founded in 2006, they are still a relatively weak party.
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