Testimony Review

After watching the videos of two Holocaust survivors, I had mixed emotions. While watching George Gottlieb, I had the chills and felt like I could start crying with him. I found it strange that the Nazi's even let him and his brother find their mother. At first it made me think the Nazi's actually have a heart, but then when Gottlieb pointed out that they only had 20 minutes, my view on the Nazi's went back down to scrum. Can you imagine what you would do with only 20 minutes? I cant. The other video I watched was of Helen Fagin. She was a survivor of a Ghetto. She explained that their living spaces where very limited. If I would have a place to live without being killed, even if it was a small with limited space, I would live there. Fagin said she taught her little sister so she could actually have some education, and I found that so loving. The ghettos brought them all together, literal and figural.

CleanMyWater Show'n'Tell

This photo shows a container of WWII Army USAAF Water Purification Tablets. These tablets were used by the soldiers while they were on duty. Clean, Purified, water was very hard to find in the countries they were fighting in, so they would fill their canteens with unclean water. Because it was the last resort, they would drop these tablets in the water. Each tablet held chlorine bleach, which would be the ingredient to "purify" the water.



Source:
http://www.olive-drab.com/od_medical_other_waterpurif.php

Ebay link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-WWII-Army-USAAF-Water-Purification-Tablets-/260745258054?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb5a0e446#ht_500wt_1156

Teach The Past!

Dear Principal,

What the educators in my past have been teaching is very factual and beneficial. I have learned a lot from them and value the education. Fortunately, I have a teacher this year who has branched out of the "box" to teach me about the not so "text booky" material. Unfortunately, the material isnt censored, so we must get into some complicated and brutal events.
Have you ever heard of the "Raping of Nanjing"? Most adults and students are unaware of this event, even though it is one of the biggest attacks in world history. Over 250,000 Chinese residents were killed against their will in forceful matters. 20,000 women were raped in the attack. "There probably is no crime that has not been committed in this city today." -Minnie Vautrin
Bosnia-Herzegovina. This was an act of violence within their own country. Men and women were separated and taken away on buses to be raped or killed instantly.

After learning about these historical events I became very interested on if there were more we have not learned about. The world has had so many other violences that we are oblivious to, and we need to teach more of this in school.

Glogster

Braddock's Fights

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Cinderella Man

-Jim Braddock is one of the best boxers around.
-Braddock brakes his hand and is forced to leave the boxing cooperation
-Because of the loss of a job, Jim, his wife, and his 3 children are forced to live in a small appartment in New Jersey.
-Jim must now attend the each day with the other unemployed men
-Braddock's trainer, Joe Gould, contacts Jim and lets him know he found him a fight for a cash prize. Enough to put the electricity bill back on and buy some new milk.
-Mae, Jim's wife, is afraid her husband will hurt himself again, which will leave them with absolutely no income at all.
-Ignoring Mae's wants, Jim goes on the become the Cinderella Man of New Jersey!

*He was the savior of the town and brought hope to many of the less fortune around him.

http://yesteryearsnews.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/unemployment-line-1930-ny.jpg
http://www.jamesjbraddock.com/theman
http://www.jamesjbraddock.com/record/

Weekly Article Sacco And Vanzetti

From the evidence and the chronology, it appears that the police were out to get Sacco and Vanzetti, because of their anarchist political views. The evidence found at the scene which supposedly links Sacco and Vanzetti to the crime is hardly enough for conviction. The cap which was found and is said to have belonged to Sacco did no fit while he was on the stand. Also, the Buick which they were driving was only suspected to be used in the crime. Besides the tire tracks that hundreds of cars have, and the coloring, there is no evidence linking the vehicle to the crime.
Also, the witnesses of the crime could not positively identify Sacco and Vanzetti one hundred percent. It's obvious that the so called witnesses jumped on the bandwagon after the trial became public. The defendants were often questioned about their political views, even though they were not relevant to the crime. This points to the idea that the prosecution was merely using this to pick on the jury's fears of an un-American was of life.
The defenses ballistics reports also came to the conclusion that 'bullet number 3' could not have been fired from the Colt that belonged to Sacco. The trial contained evidence that came across cross-contamination by onlooker on the scene, and unprofessional interrogation. Much of the evidence has been used even though it is insufficient.