The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

What allows some individuals to take a stand against prejudice while others choose to participate in it? Consider Bruno’s grandmother, Kotler’s father, Bruno’s father, mother and sister?

All around the world, people react to situations differently because of the different circumstances they are in, thus making them see things with a different perspective and state of mind depending on how they have lived their lives and how they have been raised. In this book, Brunos father participates in the prejudice going on because it benefits him well under his circumstances. By doing so, he is given power and a higher position in the German army therefore socially as well, gaining respect from supporters of the Nazi party.

On the other hand, Kotler's father and Bruno's grandmother are in disagreement with the prejudice though their fight for this cause is looked down upon and hidden from others. Although we do not know much about them through the book, we can suspect their fight agaisnt the war is because of the way they were brought up and the knowledge they've gained from years of experience.

Bruno's mother does not really participate in the bias movement but she also does not take much of a stand other than her reaction to Bruno's father when she discovers the truth behind the concentration camps. Because of her position as the commandants wife it would not benefit her to speak out of line because all she really worries about is her childrens safety, to raise them in a good environment and good education.

Finally, Bruno's sister participates in the prejudice because of the things she says to Bruno when explaining to him whats going on. She does this because shes young and that is the only thing she has been taught, she is still not old enough to make up her mind for herself, especially since she has been brainwashed from all the propaganda.

My Learning Profiles kk/cc

This year my learning style has changed from 'L' I have now become both Profiles CC and KK. I have two because I feel that I use both sides of my brain left and right equally in and out of school. I think this year my learning profiles seem to suit me better as I feel I can relate more to the descriptions.

According to my learning profiles I learn best through movemnt, which I think is true, I like to be hands on and be interactive. My learning profile also states that I learn best by analyzing details and finding out what is emotionally relevant to me. And when learning I feel that I completely agree that I like to be taught in a very structual mannar, and I take in more when appropriate sequencing of the information is given to me. And even though I am a gestalt learner, my logical side allows me too easily follow step by step instructions even though I love to start imagining the finished project and doing tasks in the order I think is best.

My profile tells me I need to plan my 'movements' although I am usually spontanious and fluid, when under stress I need to take a step back and proceed with caution. Also my left eye scands from right to left, which seems a bit odd, since all the reading I've ever done has been left to right, I am not sure what this means but with it I can sometimes have difficulty concentrating on learning languages and I may reverse and jumble up all the letters in my head. I am not sure I totally agree with this, since I have never really expirienced it, but it sounds like something i might do under a great deal of stress.

Helping me with these challenges I have would be to do simple excersizes, for example Lazy Eights, Thinking Caps, This brain exercise increases blood flow to the brain. The extra blood flow, the extra water, switches the brain on. And to always keep me balanced I need to make sure I do both art based acitivities, and more logic based ones. For example, I few math excersizes, and a few minutes of free dance could be an easy routine to fit into my day.

I think my teachers should know I am the biggest procrastinator I know. It is extremely hard for me to stay concentrated on my work for long periods of time and especially when there is great amounts of work, I feel I get very stressed and I can't do it all. And more specifically on computers. I get side tracked with other websites and activities and it always takes me twice as long to get work done than it should. Finally the most important thing I want my teachers to understand is that I am very capable of using both my right and left side of my brain, and that I don't think I have a problem of reading languages, as the one I am taking now, French I enjoy very much and I have no serious problems with. I think i am well rounded with both sides of my brain I just need to keep it that way by balancing my activities on both sides.

Shutting Down Minds

Why would anyone have the right to close down a library, to close down a mind? To close down accessible knowledge to the public? To close down a paradise?

Governments right now in Britain have decided to shut the doors of many libraries around the nation. Through this act I feel almost disgusted that a council would consider this option whatever the circumstances. Yes, there might be an economy crisis but the last thing to resort to would be shutting down a place of free education to all. People all around the world rely on the access to a library, and access to internet. In the world of today internet access is immensely important to all, information is everywhere, jobs depend on the access of internet, and many people who do not have this luxury will not be able to exceed the expectations of our world today. So naturally people began to protest over this crime. But one anonymous person did so in such a way that not only shocked, but delighted most people.

This unknown artist has changed the form of protest and turned it into more of a silent cry for help. He or she has showed the importance of books through art. Which I think in most cases can create a much more meaningful message to all. I hope the government notices the artwork, and notices the importance of libraries to all.

Me in Three Objects (:

Me in Three Objects

Lots of my Old children’s books, Pictures of my old friends, a bulletin board with the things I want to have and accomplish, and my

ipod plugged into my stereo.

I am sure many people have heard and or know of this book. And to many people it is just another good book, but the reason I chose to bring it in as my “special object” for class, is because to me, this particular book brings back many memories with my two sisters. My sisters

would always read this book to me along with many others coming from a variety of children’s book authors. (Many from Dr. Seuss, Roald Dahl etc.) They read to me at night, in the morning, in the afternoon, whenever I pleaded them to. They always agreed because not only was this book one of my favorite ones, it was definitely one of theirs too. I remember sitting up in my bed with the dim light coming from my night ta

ble and hearing the many impressions and voices my sisters would make to make the story even more exciting and fun then it already was. And so, when my sisters moved back to Argentina for university I was obviously sad. But whenever I read this book it would not only remind me of when they read it to me but all the memories I have with them in general. Even to this day when I have nothing to read, or I have just finished a book, or just because, I pick up this book and it makes me smile not only because of the memories but because it is simply a very fun book.

The second object in my room that I feel that represents me are all my pictures of my old friends back in M.K.I.S. I went to M.K.I.S for seven years so I made many good friends, some that I watched leave and some I

saw come into the school as a new student. But two of my friends that have been with me the longest are my two best friends Ella and Juliana. I have a million memories with them, some bad but a lot more are great. We had sleepovers every weekend, we would always stick together at school, and I remember laughing every second of the day. And when I left all my friends, I was de

vastated, but since they both live only few minutes away I try to see them as much as I can. So these pictures are only a few of the many memories I have to remind me of us, the rest are either on my computer or in the scrapbooks we all made. I know i’ll never make as many as I used to, but a few more experiences are enough for me.

Third would be my bulletin board. It is located above my desk so I can always see it, the reason that this is shapes who I am is because it has hundreds of cutouts from magazines that represent what I my hopes and wishes are in life pinned up. For example I have an array of fruits pinned up and for me this represents health, I have a high heel and a few quotes on

it representing fashion because for now my ambition is to work in the fashion industry. I also added a quote I found in a magazine of a lady of 100 that is still doing sports such as track and field. I loved this, and I was so happy for her that I decided to pin it up on my bulletin because I definitely want to be in her shape at that age. Finally for fun and decoration I also put down things like puppies, a Lamborghini, hearts, candy, and dragonflies.

Sol, Simple Yet Different

My name is Sol. Simple, short, yet different. My name means Sun in Spanish, it has no meaning behind it like freedom, peace, love, or joy. It is just an exact translation. Yet to me it describes who and what I’d like to be. Strong, independent, important, likable, happy, fun and caring, really quite like the Sun itself in a way. I haven’t become this personality yet but I hope to mold into it.

My name is unusual out of Argentina it is much more “exotic.” But back home I am just another Sol walking on the streets, but there is one small difference, in Argentina Sol is a nickname for Mariasol or Soledad, but my name is just those three letters. I am so glad that my parents did not name me any of those horrible names because Mariasol is just ugly, typical, I hear it all the time like a number one hit record that is on the radio all the time, and Soledad means loneliness, it gives me the feeling of cold dark isolation, and who would ever want that.

If I had to describe my name I would say that my name is a warm comforting yellow orangish oozing gold. Or the sight you see and feel in the mountains on a warm summer day with the breeze playing with your hair. Even though I keep writing about all the wonderful things there are about my name, there are downsides.

My name is extremely short and straight forward. So you’d think that learning it would be extremely easy but for some reason when I was younger I would always write it backwards. I had a theory that I did this to make it look more interesting when I was younger. Perhaps it was because I was jealous of my sister Ileana, because while I had only three letters in my name she had six! So I would always complain about how “unfair” it was.

One last thing that still disappoints me today is when people pronounce my name incorrectly. I know some people really do try hard to say my name but somehow it never comes out right. When they try to say it and sounds so loud, abrupt and uncomfortable, maybe even a bit sharp. Sometimes it makes me jump in my chair when I am called on. You just cannot say it without having a Spanish tongue. But when you do it sounds so much more beautiful, a bit like the shortest song in the world. It is different when someone pronounces it properly, it transforms into a whole new name. My real name.

My name is extremely short and straight forward. So you’d think that learning it would be extremely easy but for some reason when I was younger I would always write it backwards. I had a theory that I did this to make it look more interesting when I was younger. Perhaps it was because I was jealous of my sister Ileana, because while I had only three letters in my name she had six! So I would always complain about how “unfair” it was.

All in all I think my name suits me like no other. It is the perfect name for me, a glove that fits as well as a second skin, because it is my name, Sol.

Why I Chose This Quote for My Title

Go as far as you can see and when you get there you will see farther.

In sixth grade the title of my blog was simply "Sol", it had no meaning it was just a name of reference, possibly to make it easier for my teacher when searching through the class. But that was just in sixth grade, now it needs to mean something. So I searched on Google, "quotes" and without doubt I knew that hundreds of sites popped up, so I scrolled down and picked out one in random. The site had many nice quotes that I liked but when I reached the end I found that one, I don't know whit is from the site did not clarify, but when I saw it it immediately stood out from the rest. I just really like how when most quotes and people say, reach your goal or always try the best and you'll get there. I liked how this quote pushed further, especially when it says when you get there you will see farther. This not only showed my that you can go above and beyond but when you get there you can try harder. I that's what I will try to achieve my whole life.

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