By: Aaron Vukelic
Holocaust-Expository Writing
Directions:
Imagine Erica, Peter or Daniel's mother are still alive. Pick one of the three characters and ask yourself, "What questions would you like to ask the character?” Explain why your questions are important to you. Tell the character what you've learned and how you feel after hearing their story. If you can relate her experiences to any conditions facing your generation, explain those connections. Describe for the character what you will do to teach future generations the lessons you've learned from studying the Holocaust.
The person I chose to do is Daniel’s mother. The first question I would like to ask is how does it feel to lose a loved one to the likes of Hitler? Another question I would like to ask Daniel’s mother is how do you feel about the German race today? One more question I would like to ask is how did it feel to watch all those people die? My last question is what were you thinking when you were split apart from Daniel and Daniel’s father? These questions are important to me because I have wanted someone to answer these questions since I have read “Daniel’s Story”. I feel these are the most important questions to know the answers to. I have learned about one of the darkest times in history known as the Holocaust. I have learned how Adolf Hitler took over many countries and how he discriminated the Jewish population from the German race forcing them into ghetto’s, death camps, and work camps with no one to rescue them until the day had come that the Russian’s had gotten enough information to form an attack on the Germans to free what was left of the Jewish population. I have learned how Jewish people were killed and tortured and how cruel the guards were. I have learned that the guards were not mean people but were normal people who only did it because they needed to provide food for their families. I learned what the swastika meant and I had learned why the Holocaust had started and how it ended. I feel that I am quite happy and sad because Daniel and his father and Rosa had escaped but his loved ones and friends did not. I will teach the younger generation by telling them stories, showing them pictures and videos and reading them novel’s about the Holocaust. I will show them what happened in the camps and even outside the camps. That is how I will teach the future generations.
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Leopard Seal Ending
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
By Aaron Vukelic
Leopard Seal Story Ending
..... was a leopard seal tooth sticking out of my leg! It was big and sharp. I started pulling it out slowly but it was very painful! Once the tooth was out, we examined my leg, it was horribly mangled and bleeding. Tim said “we need to wrap his leg tight with something to stop the bleeding.” We went through our bags, grabbed clothing and started ripping them into strips and tied off Carl’s leg as tight as we could and the bleeding stopped. This would help for now but we needed to get Carl back to the hut as soon as we could. I (me) couldn't walk so Steve and Tim had a brilliant idea to cut and rip their backpacks apart to make a makeshift support to drag me back to our science hut.
Tim and Steve started walking while dragging me. We have been walking for an hour and suddenly we see a leopard seal. We were scared! It’s like we couldn’t move, we were so afraid of another attack but we knew we had to try to get away. We tried to hurry past the leopard seal when suddenly we hear a loud CRACK! We looked at each other, and then suddenly Tim falls into the icy Atlantic waters! Tim screams and yells! “Help! Help! Get me out of here!” Steve pushes me out of the way, gets down on his stomach and slowly starts moving towards Tim who is frantically fighting to keep his head above the freezing waters. Steve yells “calm down Tim, you’ve got to stay calm.” “I’m coming to help you.” He eases his way to Tim as slowly and carefully as he can. Steve grabs Tim’s hand and slowly pulls him out of the water and immediately tries to think of how to get him warm.
Steve grabs their sleeping bags and begins bundling Tim up with them. They need to find shelter and get a fire going to get Tim dry and warm. Tim was shivering and shaking but he still tried to walk and even help to pull Carl. Steve was feeling very overwhelmed and worried for the lives of his two friends. Suddenly, Tim dropped to his knees. He couldn't go any further. He just sat there shivering. His face was pale and his lips were blue. We knew that Tim likely had hypothermia. Tim said “you need to go on and get Carl (me) to the hut before he dies of blood loss.” We covered Tim up and told him that we would send help as soon as we got back. Carl said “be strong and hold on Tim, we’ll be back before you know it.” Deep down inside we both knew that he probably wouldn’t be alive when we got back to him. Steve struggled pulling Carl (me) by himself and all he could think about was that he may lose a valuable partner, friend and co-worker. We didn’t want to leave Tim behind but there was nothing else we could do for him.
Steve and I continued on and after a few miles had passed, we spotted a man with a dog sled team in the distance. We started yelling, screaming and waving our arms frantically trying to get his attention. He finally noticed us and we were so relieved to feel that there was someone coming to help us. We told him what’s happened to us so far, he realized this was a very serious situation. He told us his name was Peter Rook and that he was a wild life biologist. He agreed to help us so we moved Carl (me) onto Peter’s dog sled and made the journey back to camp. Peter said that it was more than likely that hypothermia had set in and taken Tim’s life by now and that we needed to get help for Carl (me) before he bled to death.
It was getting dark and Peter said” we need to set up camp for the night there was a storm blowing in.” We needed to seek shelter. I said “where do we find shelter in the middle of nowhere?” Peter said” I know where a cave is not too far away,” and he took us there. It seemed like we were there in no time at all. We went over to the cave and went inside. Peter immediately began to make a fire from moss and kindling. In a very short time, we could hear the winds blowing and we knew the storm was coming. We blocked the opening and soon the fire was roaring and we felt warm and comfortable for the first time that day. Peter pulled some canned goods such as beans and soups from his bag and cooked them on the fire. We were feeling so warm and comfortable, we began to talk more about our journey when Peter had noticed that the bandaging of Carl’s leg was not very good. He asked if he could see it. Peter could see that the big gaping wound was still oozing a lot of blood. He had an idea to use the metal rod from his tent, heat it red hot in the fire and burn all of the blood vessel endings of the wound to stop the bleeding. I (Carl) was feeling quite weak at this time because of all the blood loss already and knew that it could help me to live so I agreed to it. I don’t think I (Carl) had ever experienced so much pain in my life but it worked. When Peter was done, he wrapped it very well, confident that the bleeding had stopped. Now that they knew I (Carl) was going to make it through the night, they lay down, exhausted and fell asleep.
Morning came and as we cleared the opening to the cave, we saw that the storm had passed and the sun was shining. We packed up our things into Peters sled and went on our way. As we headed towards camp, we noticed the beautiful sunrise and it was the most amazing thing we had ever seen. Steve and I were very happy to be getting home after our experience but we couldn’t help but think about Tim and wonder if he had survived the storm. We were sledding for about an hour when I heard Steve yell “There it is! We’re back! “We were so happy we could have cried. When we arrived, there were so many people that came running to greet us. They had been worried that we all had died in the storm. As soon as Peter dropped us off, he headed out to find Tim. Steve rushed to the radio to call an emergency helicopter for Carl (me).
Fortunately, I was okay, thanks to Peter stopping the bleeding when he did. I will never forget my encounter with the leopard seal. I will always have my souvenir of the leopard seal tooth and the scars from it in my leg. Unfortunately, when Peter found Tim, he has already passed on. He will always be remembered for his courage and strength on this journey.
The End
By Aaron Vukelic
Leopard Seal Story Ending
..... was a leopard seal tooth sticking out of my leg! It was big and sharp. I started pulling it out slowly but it was very painful! Once the tooth was out, we examined my leg, it was horribly mangled and bleeding. Tim said “we need to wrap his leg tight with something to stop the bleeding.” We went through our bags, grabbed clothing and started ripping them into strips and tied off Carl’s leg as tight as we could and the bleeding stopped. This would help for now but we needed to get Carl back to the hut as soon as we could. I (me) couldn't walk so Steve and Tim had a brilliant idea to cut and rip their backpacks apart to make a makeshift support to drag me back to our science hut.
Tim and Steve started walking while dragging me. We have been walking for an hour and suddenly we see a leopard seal. We were scared! It’s like we couldn’t move, we were so afraid of another attack but we knew we had to try to get away. We tried to hurry past the leopard seal when suddenly we hear a loud CRACK! We looked at each other, and then suddenly Tim falls into the icy Atlantic waters! Tim screams and yells! “Help! Help! Get me out of here!” Steve pushes me out of the way, gets down on his stomach and slowly starts moving towards Tim who is frantically fighting to keep his head above the freezing waters. Steve yells “calm down Tim, you’ve got to stay calm.” “I’m coming to help you.” He eases his way to Tim as slowly and carefully as he can. Steve grabs Tim’s hand and slowly pulls him out of the water and immediately tries to think of how to get him warm.
Steve grabs their sleeping bags and begins bundling Tim up with them. They need to find shelter and get a fire going to get Tim dry and warm. Tim was shivering and shaking but he still tried to walk and even help to pull Carl. Steve was feeling very overwhelmed and worried for the lives of his two friends. Suddenly, Tim dropped to his knees. He couldn't go any further. He just sat there shivering. His face was pale and his lips were blue. We knew that Tim likely had hypothermia. Tim said “you need to go on and get Carl (me) to the hut before he dies of blood loss.” We covered Tim up and told him that we would send help as soon as we got back. Carl said “be strong and hold on Tim, we’ll be back before you know it.” Deep down inside we both knew that he probably wouldn’t be alive when we got back to him. Steve struggled pulling Carl (me) by himself and all he could think about was that he may lose a valuable partner, friend and co-worker. We didn’t want to leave Tim behind but there was nothing else we could do for him.
Steve and I continued on and after a few miles had passed, we spotted a man with a dog sled team in the distance. We started yelling, screaming and waving our arms frantically trying to get his attention. He finally noticed us and we were so relieved to feel that there was someone coming to help us. We told him what’s happened to us so far, he realized this was a very serious situation. He told us his name was Peter Rook and that he was a wild life biologist. He agreed to help us so we moved Carl (me) onto Peter’s dog sled and made the journey back to camp. Peter said that it was more than likely that hypothermia had set in and taken Tim’s life by now and that we needed to get help for Carl (me) before he bled to death.
It was getting dark and Peter said” we need to set up camp for the night there was a storm blowing in.” We needed to seek shelter. I said “where do we find shelter in the middle of nowhere?” Peter said” I know where a cave is not too far away,” and he took us there. It seemed like we were there in no time at all. We went over to the cave and went inside. Peter immediately began to make a fire from moss and kindling. In a very short time, we could hear the winds blowing and we knew the storm was coming. We blocked the opening and soon the fire was roaring and we felt warm and comfortable for the first time that day. Peter pulled some canned goods such as beans and soups from his bag and cooked them on the fire. We were feeling so warm and comfortable, we began to talk more about our journey when Peter had noticed that the bandaging of Carl’s leg was not very good. He asked if he could see it. Peter could see that the big gaping wound was still oozing a lot of blood. He had an idea to use the metal rod from his tent, heat it red hot in the fire and burn all of the blood vessel endings of the wound to stop the bleeding. I (Carl) was feeling quite weak at this time because of all the blood loss already and knew that it could help me to live so I agreed to it. I don’t think I (Carl) had ever experienced so much pain in my life but it worked. When Peter was done, he wrapped it very well, confident that the bleeding had stopped. Now that they knew I (Carl) was going to make it through the night, they lay down, exhausted and fell asleep.
Morning came and as we cleared the opening to the cave, we saw that the storm had passed and the sun was shining. We packed up our things into Peters sled and went on our way. As we headed towards camp, we noticed the beautiful sunrise and it was the most amazing thing we had ever seen. Steve and I were very happy to be getting home after our experience but we couldn’t help but think about Tim and wonder if he had survived the storm. We were sledding for about an hour when I heard Steve yell “There it is! We’re back! “We were so happy we could have cried. When we arrived, there were so many people that came running to greet us. They had been worried that we all had died in the storm. As soon as Peter dropped us off, he headed out to find Tim. Steve rushed to the radio to call an emergency helicopter for Carl (me).
Fortunately, I was okay, thanks to Peter stopping the bleeding when he did. I will never forget my encounter with the leopard seal. I will always have my souvenir of the leopard seal tooth and the scars from it in my leg. Unfortunately, when Peter found Tim, he has already passed on. He will always be remembered for his courage and strength on this journey.
The End
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Daniel's story -HOPE-
In chapter 5, Daniel's father said that the radio was really important to the family. He said that it gave them hope and...
"Hope was more important than bread."
What did he mean? Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
I think Daniel's father meant that the radio was their hope and their hope was escaping from the work camp. Escaping is much more important than bread (food) because they would have a better chance of survival without food then staying at the work camps. I agree with this statement because if they do not escape the work camps they will have a small chance of survival. They would die by disease, cold, starvation,and they would most likely die sooner than later. The gaurds would most likely kill them if they started to look to unhealthy or sick.
By: me Aaron ^.^
"Hope was more important than bread."
What did he mean? Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
I think Daniel's father meant that the radio was their hope and their hope was escaping from the work camp. Escaping is much more important than bread (food) because they would have a better chance of survival without food then staying at the work camps. I agree with this statement because if they do not escape the work camps they will have a small chance of survival. They would die by disease, cold, starvation,and they would most likely die sooner than later. The gaurds would most likely kill them if they started to look to unhealthy or sick.
By: me Aaron ^.^
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
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