It's better to die fighting for freedom than to live life in chains." - Unknown
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Le Mysterieux Nazi Major
Happy Leapday everyone! Make this day awesome since it only happens every 4 years! Today, everyone in class got a reading based on true readings involving the Holocaust, more about the people. I got the reading about Julian Schmahling - a typical major of Nazis, yet apparently also a savior of his enemies - the two timing major savior. As the reading went on, we found the main reason he decided to become le major: When a little boy had interrupted his class, Schmahling reacted in anger - calling him something along the lines of 'you little jack...', silencing the child for the rest of the year. As he had cruelly crushed the boy, he realized he didn't want to be cruel anymore, not to crush anyone anymore. This Nazi Major crushed the wanting of cruely, the day he crushed that little boy into silence. Now, relating this to how the Nazis, who had too changed something in the people they ruled - in both these situations, freedom of speech was taken away. The Nazis give consequences to whom who speaks against them while Schmahling had immediately stopped the little boy's speech, just by interrupting. When freedom of speech is taken, so is confidence, happiness as well - and suddenly, people with no free speech are filled with fear from the ones who had stolen their free speech, once happy ones have turned miserable with the consequences of the Nazis rule, as well as one little interruption ruining a whole year into silence. Well, that's my smaller post on Julian Schmahling, Le Mysterieux Nazi Major. I saw 'le major' in the reading and I couldn't help it - had to do it. ^^ Anyways, everyone, HAVE AN AWESOME LEAPDAY! :)
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I thought you did a great job of explaining your story and your thoughts based on it. It was very interesting to hear your opinion on what the major did. You did very well at expressing your ideas and you were able to produce a interesting piece of writing I enjoyed very much.
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