Final Romek Post

1. I think that the saddest, most horrifying part of the book was when David had to go that camp, to carry out bodies that were half alive and have dead, covered all over in fleas. I think that it was very descriptive and I thought it was one of the big things he had to face, in order to live. This part of book really grossed me out. I thought if he was very close to dieing just by smelling and looking around him, it must of been really bad.

2. David Faber was very lucky to get to do these kind of jobs even though they sound really bad anyway, but alot better than the other jobs people had to do. Some of the jobs he did that weren't as bad a others are, hauling dead bodies, and worked as a technical worker for a while. These jobs helped him stay alive by getting a little bit extra food, but not enough to make him feel completely better, he still felt really weak. The jobs he got to do, did help him a bit.

3. David got really sick. When he saw and heard people fighting over food, he thought that he was hallucinating things, he couldn't belive the war was ending. I felt really bad when he talked about how he tried to make his way through the crowd to get some of the food, but couldn't. He was very weak and couldn't make his way in for aleast a piece of bread. He discribed the crowd as a pack of dogs. That part really made me sad, knowing that he felt like hes dying. He tried to do as much as he could to keep him self alive, like when he ate grass, and got as much water as he could from the sink, but only managed to wet his lips, with the water cut off from the camp. But soon enough got help.

4. I think that he was so glad it was over, and knowing that he survived it all. David felt really proud because he kept his promise, that he made to his mother. When he finally saw his sister and her husband he, felt really happy, and realized there was a reason to live for. David felt as if he could survive almost anything after what he's been through. And was very happy he had at least a tiny bit of strength to let people know that he's out there and ready to let everyone know what he had to go through during the Holocast.

5. David Faber's book, Because of Romek, should be required reading in all middle schools, high schools, and universities because all students need to learn about the horrors of the Holocaust. I really think that this something that will help in the furture. Some examples of it being helpful in the future would by students knowing the consequences it can bring, so they can help prevent genocides from happening in the future. If everyone out there would read this book, they would cry and feel really bad. I agree and really encourage for all middle schools and high schools and everyone after that to read this book. If students that learn about this at school shar this with there parents, and there parents share it with there freinds, all of them would appreciate alot more in life.

Name: Beyra Trejo Date: June 5th 2008

Project Reflection Project Title: Renaissance Project Class: Humanities


PURPOSE:

The purpose of this project was to learn about Renaissance and people that made a difference, at that point of life, I got to be Pieter Brueghel. In order to learn about Pieter Brueghel I did some research on him, and wrote a Autobiography. I learned alot about my person and how he made a difference in life, like how he was one of few Flemish artist that got to express more than just religion on art but he's feels, and what he thinks should be expressed. The Biography was about 3-5 pages long. We had to show what we knew about our person, at the Renaissance Ball, to 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. The project also ended up teaching us how to dance Pavan, dressed as our person.

WHAT I LEARNED

My person was, Pieter Brueghel he was born in 1525, in the Southern Netherlands. Pieter Brueghel grew up in a large family of artist, him being one of the best artists in the family. He lived with his brother, Jan “Velvet” Brueghel, his uncle Jan Brueghel II, he also lived with his mother and father but there names are unknown. Pieter’s family was active for four generations in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Pieter then got married to Mayken in 1550. He made many paintings and had a very well education, and was very successful.

REFLECTION

I really enjoyed doing this project because it taught me alot about the Renaissance, and about many people who made a difference. I also really liked having the experience, to learn how to dance the Pavan. I thought that this was a really fun way to learn about our person. I enjoyed going around talking to people about myself, as if my person was talking to them. I think that I could of put a bit more effort into the biography. Next time I thin that I could of used my time more wisley. Overall I really enjoyed dressing up as my person and learning so much about him.

ARTIFACTS

I think that I would post my biography on my blog with some pictures of my person and people dancing at the ball.