1. Describe the areas the Orpah and Elie Wiesel visit in Chapter 2 & 3.
   They visit the gas shower chambers, the place where the prisoners sleep and the place where the men and woman were separated.
   
   
2. Why do Oprah and Elie Wiesel refer to the camp as a "death factory"? how was it "industrialized"?
   They refer to the camp as a "death factory" because of the number of casualties they produced. It was "industrialized" through the use of toxic gas resulting in numerous casualties in a small amount of time.
   
   
3. What is the significance of the hundreds of labelled suitcases? of the baby clothes? of the shoes?
   The significance of the hundreds of labeled suitcases were that each of those suitcases belonged to a person with a story. The prisoners packed their most valuable items thinking that they would be reunited with their belongings later on. The guards gave the prisoners false hope in thinking this. The babies' clothes was significant because it showed how inhuman the guards were to have killed so many infants. The shoes showed all the different types of people that perished in the camp. Wiesel tells us how you can tell what kind of person they were by their shoes.
   
   
4. How is this video different in video technique and style from most videos or movies that you are used to seeing? (think about your answers to question 2 on the previous reflection)? Do you think the difference in style was effective? Why or why not?
   Instead of setting up a formal interview with Wiesel, Oprah decides to take him through the camp and simply let the memories flow back into his mind. I believe that this method was effective because it really helped to set the mood and send the message to the audience of how depressing this particular place is.
   
   
5. After watching the video and reading the book, what is your impression or response to this thing called the Holocaust? How did the experience of watching the video differ from that of reading the book for you?
   After learning about the Holocaust I feel that I have never seen nor heard about so much inhumanity in the world at once. It seemed like these people were not human and felt no guilt. I think the video made more of an impression on me because after seeing the pictures of the casualties I felt sick. Reading about it is nothing compared to the visual.
   

1. What details about the Holocaust experience became clearer or more vivid for you because of the video?
   I knew that many prisoners were killed in the gas chambers, but I wasn't aware that the guards could actually watch them die through windows and they actually found amusement in doing this.
   
   
2. Describe the video techniques used to tell this story:
   
   • Camera angles
     Motivated pans, zooms, and rack focuses help to make the video more engaging while still keeping the viewer's attention on the message of the story.
     
     
   • Graphics
     The graphics were disturbing, yet they did an excellent job of showing how the brutal the camps were as well as how many people died and the way they disposed of the dead bodies.
     
     
   • Interviewing
     The type of interview in this documentary isn't the traditional way of interviewing. Instead of setting up a formal interview, Oprah and Wiesel simply walk through the camp and Wiesel tells his story of what he remembers that happened in that particular camp. I feel that this was effective way in telling the story because it set the mood very well.
     
     
   • Excerpts from the book
     This was a very good way to help tell the story especially because we could relate to it because we read the book.
     
   
   
3. What is the "madness" the Oprah and Elie Wiesel speak of at the end of this section?
   Wiesel was talking about the inhumanity of the guards.
   

Icarus Blog Post

My topic will be playing the guitar. The stretch will be going from playing only for myself to playing for a live audience. My resources will be my younger brother's coach and his band. I will continue to practice playing my guitar and I will learn one of the songs that the band plans to perform. If I can successfully learn and master the song, I will be able to play on stage with them at their next gig.

Allusion Poem and Graphic Final

Battlefield:

As I step onto the field,

adrenaline and anxiousness flow through me.

A battlefield,

where a single wrong move could cost me.

But I do not worry,

I will overcome all obstacles,

slay any python,

destroy any giant,

and defeat any satyr,

that chooses to stand in my way.

I am not afraid of an opponent bigger than me,

for I shall overcome him using nimbleness and agility.

But I can also bring out the big spears,

if need be.

But this is not the first time i've been in this situation,

This is my LIFE.

Allusion Poem Graphic Draft

Allusion Poem Draft

Battlefield:

As I step onto the field,

adrenaline and anxiousness flow through me.

A battlefield,

where a single wrong move could cost me.

But I do not worry,

I will overcome all obstacles,

slay any python,

destroy any giant,

and defeat any satyr,

that chooses to stand in my way.

But this is not the first time i've been in this situation,

This is my LIFE.