Codi Mitchell
Mrs. Bosch.
Honors English
28 December 2008
Word Definitions.
1. Prostrate
1. To cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration.2. To lay flat, as on the ground.3. To throw down level with the ground.
2. Interlude
1. An intervening episode, period, space, etc. 2. A short dramatic piece, esp. of a light or farcical character, formerly introduced between the parts or acts of miracle and morality plays or given as part of other entertainments.3. One of the early English farces or comedies, as those written by John Heywood, which grew out of such pieces.
3. Reprieve
1. To delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person).2. To relieve temporarily from any evil.–noun3. A respite from impending punishment, as from execution of a sentence of death.
4. Rations
1. A fixed allowance of provisions or food, esp. for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage: a daily ration of meat and bread.2. An allotted amount: They finally saved up enough gas rations for the trip.3. Rations, a. provisions: Enough rations were brought along to feed all the marchers.b. Chiefly South Atlantic States. Food or meals: The old hotel still has the best rations in town.
5. Dysentery
1. Pathology. An infectious disease marked by inflammation and ulceration of the lower part of the bowels, with diarrhea that becomes mucous and hemorrhagic.2. Diarrhea.
6. Robust
1. Strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous: a robust young man; a robust faith; a robust mind.2. Strongly or stoutly built: his robust frame.3. Suited to or requiring bodily strength or endurance: robust exercise.
7. Quarantine
1. A strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease.2. A period, originally 40 days, of detention or isolation imposed upon ships, persons, animals, or plants on arrival at a port or place, when suspected of carrying some infectious or contagious disease.3. A system of measures maintained by governmental authority at ports, frontiers, etc., for preventing the spread of disease.
8. Apathy
1. Absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.2. Lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting.
9. Humane
1. Characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, esp. for the suffering or distressed: humane treatment of horses.2. Of or pertaining to humanistic studies.
10. Grimace
1. A facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc. 2. To make grimaces.
11. Nocturnal
1. Of or pertaining to the night (opposed to diurnal).2. Done, occurring, or coming at night: nocturnal visit.3. Active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
12. Livid
1. Having a discolored, bluish appearance caused by a bruise, congestion of blood vessels, strangulation, etc., as the face, flesh, hands, or nails.2. Dull blue; dark, grayish-blue.3. enraged; furiously angry: Willful stupidity makes me absolutely livid.
13. Pious
1. Having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.2. characterized by a hypocritical concern with virtue or religious devotion; sanctimonious.3. Practiced or used in the name of real or pretended religious motives, or for some ostensibly good object; falsely earnest or sincere: a pious deception.
14. Interminable
1. incapable of being terminated; unending: an interminable job.2. Monotonously or annoyingly protracted or continued; unceasing; incessant: I can't stand that interminable clatter.3. Having no limits: an interminable desert.
15. Wizened
1. Withered; shriveled: a wizened old man; wizened features.2. To dry up; wither or shrivel.
16. Morale
1. Emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., esp. in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.: the morale of the troops.2. A state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose3. The spirit of a group that makes the members wants the group to succeed [sin: esprit de corps]
17. Infernal
1. Hellish; fiendish; diabolical: an infernal plot.2. Extremely troublesome, annoying, etc.; outrageous: an infernal nuisance.3. of, inhabiting, or befitting hell.
18. Refuge
1. Shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc.: to take refuge from a storm.2. A place of shelter, protection, or safety.3. Anything to which one has recourse for aid, relief, or escape.
19. Oppressive
1. Burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws.2. Causing discomfort by being excessive, intense, elaborate, etc.: oppressive heat.3. Distressing or grievous: oppressive sorrows.
20. Expelled
1. To drive or force out or away; discharge or eject: to expel air from the lungs; to expel an invader from a country.2. To cut off from membership or relations: to expel a student from a college.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Night Essay
Codi Mitchell
Mrs. Bosch
English Honors 10
6 January 2009
Night
The novel, Night written by Elie Wiesel, had many emotions that changed through out the book. The book started at what seemed semi decent. Elie was a young boy who lived in Transylvania. He lived with his parents, and sisters. His family was Jewish along with their village. A big event happened in Elie’s life, which made it change drastically. The Nazis rushed Elie and his family out of their village. They were put on a train and going to some strange place, the place they arrived at as Auschwitz. Once they got of the train Elie and his father were separated from his mother and sisters, they never saw each other again. Elie and his father went to many concentration camps, and did lots of work. After awhile Elie’s father became weak and was beaten. While he watched his father, get beat, he said, "I had watched the whole scene without moving. I kept quiet. In fact, I was thinking of how to get farther away so that I would not be hit me. What is more, any anger I felt at that moment was directed, not against the Kapo, but against my father. I was angry with him, for not knowing how to avoid Idek’s outbreak. That is what concentration camp life had made of me." Staying in the concentration camps and being worked so hard, Elie’s attitude had changed. That had made him be selfish, angry, and upset. He started to think how his father couldn’t avoid being beaten or how he let this happened. He soon became disappointed, but not only in his dad, but also in himself.
Over the period of the time that Elie and his father have been pushed around and put into different concentration camps, his attitude had change drastically. He had gone from being a son who would help his father out with anything and do anything his father needed. He had prayed not to be separated from his father, it was the only family he had, and he loved his father more than anything. But soon his attitude changed. He became upset and angry with his father. When Elie saw his father beaten, he was overwhelmed. Over the time that Elie and his father had been together, without his mother and sisters, he had watched his father become weak. He had watched him struggle but Elie helped him to keep going. But once he saw his father being beat, his attitude went from loving his father, to being anger with him. He was angry that his father didn’t know how to avoid this horrible situation. He had seen his dad become weak and Elie was angered to see his dad in such a state. Elie had also become selfish. He would have done anything to try to stop his father from being beat in the beginning of the novel, but now he just sat back and watched as his father was beaten to death. He didn’t even try to help his father; instead, he was becoming angry with him for letting this all happen.
Not only had Elie became selfish and enraged with anger, he had soon became disappointed with the whole scene. He wasn’t only dissatisfied with his dad, but with himself. He was disappointed in his dad because he didn’t do anything to try to avoid the attack. He saw him become weak and that made him feel let down. Elie became disappointed in himself. He couldn’t believe that he was sitting there trying to escape, while his father was being beaten. He saw that he had let down his father and himself. The concentration camps had made him into a person he couldn’t even recognize. He would have gone and tried his hardest to help his dad, but he had turned into a person he didn’t even know. In the end of the novel, Elie is able to look into a mirror, he stated “From the depth of the mirror a corpse gazed back at me. The look in his eyes, as they stared into mine, has never left me.” Elie himself said that he didn’t recognize who he became, or what he even looked like.
Night, a novel written by Elie Wiesel, had many emotional changes in it. Elie, a young boy, who was separated from his mother and sisters and left with his dad, was in and out of concentration camps. He and his father had done lots of hard work, and over that period of time, Elie watched his father grow weak. Elie had helped his father when he struggled and prayed everyday that they would not be separated. When Elie’s father became so weak he was beaten to death, Elie did nothing but watch it happen. His attitude had changed. He became angry with his father, and selfish. He soon then became disappointed, not only in his father, but in himself. He didn’t even recognize the kind of person the concentration camps had made him into. He had let himself down, and couldn’t believe it.
Works Cited
1. Wiesel, Elie. Night. Hill & Wang edition. New York: Hill & Wang, 1960.
Mrs. Bosch
English Honors 10
6 January 2009
Night
The novel, Night written by Elie Wiesel, had many emotions that changed through out the book. The book started at what seemed semi decent. Elie was a young boy who lived in Transylvania. He lived with his parents, and sisters. His family was Jewish along with their village. A big event happened in Elie’s life, which made it change drastically. The Nazis rushed Elie and his family out of their village. They were put on a train and going to some strange place, the place they arrived at as Auschwitz. Once they got of the train Elie and his father were separated from his mother and sisters, they never saw each other again. Elie and his father went to many concentration camps, and did lots of work. After awhile Elie’s father became weak and was beaten. While he watched his father, get beat, he said, "I had watched the whole scene without moving. I kept quiet. In fact, I was thinking of how to get farther away so that I would not be hit me. What is more, any anger I felt at that moment was directed, not against the Kapo, but against my father. I was angry with him, for not knowing how to avoid Idek’s outbreak. That is what concentration camp life had made of me." Staying in the concentration camps and being worked so hard, Elie’s attitude had changed. That had made him be selfish, angry, and upset. He started to think how his father couldn’t avoid being beaten or how he let this happened. He soon became disappointed, but not only in his dad, but also in himself.
Over the period of the time that Elie and his father have been pushed around and put into different concentration camps, his attitude had change drastically. He had gone from being a son who would help his father out with anything and do anything his father needed. He had prayed not to be separated from his father, it was the only family he had, and he loved his father more than anything. But soon his attitude changed. He became upset and angry with his father. When Elie saw his father beaten, he was overwhelmed. Over the time that Elie and his father had been together, without his mother and sisters, he had watched his father become weak. He had watched him struggle but Elie helped him to keep going. But once he saw his father being beat, his attitude went from loving his father, to being anger with him. He was angry that his father didn’t know how to avoid this horrible situation. He had seen his dad become weak and Elie was angered to see his dad in such a state. Elie had also become selfish. He would have done anything to try to stop his father from being beat in the beginning of the novel, but now he just sat back and watched as his father was beaten to death. He didn’t even try to help his father; instead, he was becoming angry with him for letting this all happen.
Not only had Elie became selfish and enraged with anger, he had soon became disappointed with the whole scene. He wasn’t only dissatisfied with his dad, but with himself. He was disappointed in his dad because he didn’t do anything to try to avoid the attack. He saw him become weak and that made him feel let down. Elie became disappointed in himself. He couldn’t believe that he was sitting there trying to escape, while his father was being beaten. He saw that he had let down his father and himself. The concentration camps had made him into a person he couldn’t even recognize. He would have gone and tried his hardest to help his dad, but he had turned into a person he didn’t even know. In the end of the novel, Elie is able to look into a mirror, he stated “From the depth of the mirror a corpse gazed back at me. The look in his eyes, as they stared into mine, has never left me.” Elie himself said that he didn’t recognize who he became, or what he even looked like.
Night, a novel written by Elie Wiesel, had many emotional changes in it. Elie, a young boy, who was separated from his mother and sisters and left with his dad, was in and out of concentration camps. He and his father had done lots of hard work, and over that period of time, Elie watched his father grow weak. Elie had helped his father when he struggled and prayed everyday that they would not be separated. When Elie’s father became so weak he was beaten to death, Elie did nothing but watch it happen. His attitude had changed. He became angry with his father, and selfish. He soon then became disappointed, not only in his father, but in himself. He didn’t even recognize the kind of person the concentration camps had made him into. He had let himself down, and couldn’t believe it.
Works Cited
1. Wiesel, Elie. Night. Hill & Wang edition. New York: Hill & Wang, 1960.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Night Questions- Winter homework
1) Where is Wiesel's childhood home? Locate the country on a map.
Wiesel’s childhood home is located in Romania, Transylvania.
2) Wiesel opens Night by relating his youthful desire to study the cabala. What is the cabala?
Cabala is the perilous world of mysticism, but Elie must first study the subject of his own understandings.
3) Wiesel says that when he was young, he wanted to study the cabala in order to know the truths of this world. What kinds of truths is he referring to? After you complete Night, return to this question: what kinds of truth was the young Elie ignorant of?
Elie wants to know truth of why people did things such as praying or breathing and eating.He was looking for the proof that god was there and existed with all of them At the end of the story he wanted to know why people didn’t fight back and why others hurt people.
4) Why is Moshe the Beadle a significant character? What does he tell Elie about answers, questions, and the truth? After you complete Night, return to this question: why was Moshe prescient in his admonition to Elie?
Moshe is a significant character because he taught Elie that the truth was in him. Moshe tells Elie that Man asks God questions and God answers but they don’t understand the answer. All the answers are inside yourself. Moshe is trying to save Elie’s life and all prophets don’t hurt people instead they help them.
5) Why do the people of Sighet ignore Moshe after he returns from his escape? Why don't they listen to him?
The people of Sighet don’t want to believe Moshe because they strongly believe the Germans will never reach their front. They also think the war will also end before anything happened.
6) Who is Madame Schachter? In what ways is she similar to Moshe the Beadle? (Think about prophetic figures and how people often ignore them.)
Madame Schachter is a lady who was on vehicle as Elie. She kept crying our that there was a fire even though there was no fire. Finally when they arrived at Auschwitz they saw the fire. Madame Schachter and Moshe were both ignored for acting crazy, even though everything they said is true. Even though Moshe and Madame Schachter were both ignored they were both right. They might be psychic.
7) Consider this passage on pg. 32:Never shall I forget that nocturnal silence which deprived me, for all eternity, of the desires to live. Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to live as long as God himself. Never.Elie says that he will never forget how his life was ruined and now he doesn’t believe that God is good because he wasn’t there to save Elie.
8) What is the context of this passage? How has the young Elie's theology changed? As you continue reading, ask yourself how this passage speaks to the rest of Night.
Elie used to believe God would answer to your prayers and he was supposed to help you. Now that he is danger God is not there to help him get out of the danger.
9) How does Elie's understanding of God and God's presence—or absence— continue to change throughout Night? When is he most angry with God? When is not angry at all? Mark passages throughout Night that illustrate his changing attitudes toward God.
On page 62 Elie says that God is hanging on the gallows he is here. Then on page 63 he is yelling angrily at God telling him that he is weak and much more. Throughout the autobiography Elie has different perspectives of God. Towards the end of the memoir I think Elie notices what God was doing the whole time.
10) What literal and figurative (symbolic or metaphorical) meanings does night have in Night?
The figurative meaning of night is how all those people who died will never wake up again. Night also kind of means getting relief of all they’ve suffered that day. At the end of the story when they are running and Elie sleeps he falls asleep he doesn’t really think of what has happened. That’s there ticket to escape.
11) Why do you think Night is such a slim book?
Surely Wiesel could have included much more detail.I believe that Night is a slim book, because if he added more detail people would be even sadder and sort of frightened of what happened. Maybe Elie just didn’t want to think about what happened during that time period.
12) Is Night a memoir of tragedy or triumph? Can it be both? If so, why? If not, why not?
Night is a memoir of tragedy and triumph that is for sure because Elie lost his family and friends. Night is also a triumph because Elie survived the hardships he went through he lived. Elie should be proud and God was with him the whole time because he is the one that helped him survive
Wiesel’s childhood home is located in Romania, Transylvania.
2) Wiesel opens Night by relating his youthful desire to study the cabala. What is the cabala?
Cabala is the perilous world of mysticism, but Elie must first study the subject of his own understandings.
3) Wiesel says that when he was young, he wanted to study the cabala in order to know the truths of this world. What kinds of truths is he referring to? After you complete Night, return to this question: what kinds of truth was the young Elie ignorant of?
Elie wants to know truth of why people did things such as praying or breathing and eating.He was looking for the proof that god was there and existed with all of them At the end of the story he wanted to know why people didn’t fight back and why others hurt people.
4) Why is Moshe the Beadle a significant character? What does he tell Elie about answers, questions, and the truth? After you complete Night, return to this question: why was Moshe prescient in his admonition to Elie?
Moshe is a significant character because he taught Elie that the truth was in him. Moshe tells Elie that Man asks God questions and God answers but they don’t understand the answer. All the answers are inside yourself. Moshe is trying to save Elie’s life and all prophets don’t hurt people instead they help them.
5) Why do the people of Sighet ignore Moshe after he returns from his escape? Why don't they listen to him?
The people of Sighet don’t want to believe Moshe because they strongly believe the Germans will never reach their front. They also think the war will also end before anything happened.
6) Who is Madame Schachter? In what ways is she similar to Moshe the Beadle? (Think about prophetic figures and how people often ignore them.)
Madame Schachter is a lady who was on vehicle as Elie. She kept crying our that there was a fire even though there was no fire. Finally when they arrived at Auschwitz they saw the fire. Madame Schachter and Moshe were both ignored for acting crazy, even though everything they said is true. Even though Moshe and Madame Schachter were both ignored they were both right. They might be psychic.
7) Consider this passage on pg. 32:Never shall I forget that nocturnal silence which deprived me, for all eternity, of the desires to live. Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to live as long as God himself. Never.Elie says that he will never forget how his life was ruined and now he doesn’t believe that God is good because he wasn’t there to save Elie.
8) What is the context of this passage? How has the young Elie's theology changed? As you continue reading, ask yourself how this passage speaks to the rest of Night.
Elie used to believe God would answer to your prayers and he was supposed to help you. Now that he is danger God is not there to help him get out of the danger.
9) How does Elie's understanding of God and God's presence—or absence— continue to change throughout Night? When is he most angry with God? When is not angry at all? Mark passages throughout Night that illustrate his changing attitudes toward God.
On page 62 Elie says that God is hanging on the gallows he is here. Then on page 63 he is yelling angrily at God telling him that he is weak and much more. Throughout the autobiography Elie has different perspectives of God. Towards the end of the memoir I think Elie notices what God was doing the whole time.
10) What literal and figurative (symbolic or metaphorical) meanings does night have in Night?
The figurative meaning of night is how all those people who died will never wake up again. Night also kind of means getting relief of all they’ve suffered that day. At the end of the story when they are running and Elie sleeps he falls asleep he doesn’t really think of what has happened. That’s there ticket to escape.
11) Why do you think Night is such a slim book?
Surely Wiesel could have included much more detail.I believe that Night is a slim book, because if he added more detail people would be even sadder and sort of frightened of what happened. Maybe Elie just didn’t want to think about what happened during that time period.
12) Is Night a memoir of tragedy or triumph? Can it be both? If so, why? If not, why not?
Night is a memoir of tragedy and triumph that is for sure because Elie lost his family and friends. Night is also a triumph because Elie survived the hardships he went through he lived. Elie should be proud and God was with him the whole time because he is the one that helped him survive
Monday, September 22, 2008
Theme Questions
Themes
1.The qualities of a good leader is one of the play's important themes. To explore this theme, students can do one or more of the following:• Discuss the qualities possessed by a good leader. Generate a list of these qualities • Make a list of the leadership qualities that the class feels are legitimate. Compare and contrast the two lists and compile one list of leadership qualities that the class feels a good leader should have. Prioritize the list.• Examine the effect a leader's domestic relationships, physical condition, and/or athletic ability may have on his or her leadership abilities.·
1.The qualities of a good leader is one of the play's important themes. To explore this theme, students can do one or more of the following:• Discuss the qualities possessed by a good leader. Generate a list of these qualities • Make a list of the leadership qualities that the class feels are legitimate. Compare and contrast the two lists and compile one list of leadership qualities that the class feels a good leader should have. Prioritize the list.• Examine the effect a leader's domestic relationships, physical condition, and/or athletic ability may have on his or her leadership abilities.·
Foreign Policy·
Confident·
Courageous·
Persuasive·
Responsibility·
Mental strength·
Charismatic·
Loyalty·
Support the common man·
Serve others·
Just·
Trustworthy·
Intelligent·
Political understanding
· Experience·
Respected/Feared
2. Friendship is another major theme in the play. Explore this theme by answering the following questions:• How far would you go to stop a friend from harming your country?• How far would you go to obtain revenge on someone or some group who destroyed your best friend?• Is there anything for which you would betray a friend?• Which is more important to you, friendship or personal principles? Why?-
I think I would probley do anything to make sure my friend would not harm the country because no matter how close my friend is that he/she is only one person there are so many more people in this country.
3.One of the most sensitive issues in the play is suicide. Research attitudes toward suicide held by the following cultures: ancient Roman, modern Japanese, and modern American. Compare and contrast these attitudes in class presentations or in written essays
.-American: Going to hell (Christian bible), Depressed, Act of Selfishness, death, weakness, unresolved endings, running away from a problem, easy way out, pressure, fear, “peace”, neglected.-Japanese & Roman: Honorable, Never surrender to an enemy, Sacrifice
4.The role of fate and superstition is another theme.• To what extent can we control the future?• How superstitious are you? Do you have any good luck rituals that you perform before important occasions?• Do you watch for omens before important events?• Do you read your horoscope every day, and do you follow its advice?
I believe that we control some of our future. The descions we make can and mostly likey will effect.. I am not very superstitious at all. I dont believe in omens it is just not something that is me. I somtimes read my horoscope but it mostly lies and i never really take anything to heart that it says
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