Reflection

Night, by Elie Weisel. It is a heartbreaking work of non-fiction that breathes first hand experience into the terror and turmoil of the concentration camps during the holocaust. Elie's survival story is a gruesome one, not sparing us a single detail as to what he had to endure. I haven't necessarily learned anything new from this book, as the horrors of the holocaust were already explained to me, and the knowledge is already there, but the colorful vocabulary and writing style of Wiesel definitely gives new insight as to the facts. The most interesting theme i've seen in this book is his loss of faith, hope, and will. Elie witnesses the cruelty of the SS and loses his faith in God's benevolence. The time he spends in camps robs him of his future. His pain numbs his vitality to near non-existence. That is no longer humanity, it is slavery.

The One Post To Rule Them All

Pt. I

The Holocaust is an immense travesty orchestrated by Adolf Hitler, the Austrian Leader of the Germans in the third Reich. He led his troops on a crusade throughout Europe, their mission; to eradicate all of the Jewish people. Though he succeeded in the massacre of over 6 million, he would not have stopped there. Adolf Hitler, most likely, would have conducted a mass genocide of all races he deemed unworthy.

Pt. II

Photo 1
I see inevitability. These are children in a concentration camp, waiting to be slaughtered, and there's absolutely nothing they can do to fight back.

Photo 2
I see desperation. These men are forced to lay over and under each other, emaciated and neglected. Abused and without hope. These men are prisoners of a genocidal and heartless dictator.

Photo 3
I see massacre. This photo shows the possessions of all of those who were killed.  Mostly glasses and small things that they wore.

Video 1

In this video, there is a vast amount of sadness and hopelessness, injustice. Death and horror, pain, suffering. Despair is overflowing through the videos and music.


Pt III

The holocaust was a massacre of those who were desperate to escape tyranny and injustice, though it was inevitable for most, death was the only option that they were given.

Reflecting Time

So far this semester, i feel like I've been doing maybe half of what i could be doing. My effort is what's in question here, and i plan on mending that immediately. At first, in my narrative essay, it felt like this class would be a breeze if i kept up the pace, but then as the next vocab assignment came into view, i lost the willpower to get it done. Almost the same story with my scholarship stuff, i wasted a lot of time and turned in sub-par quality work. The answer to boosting my grade is to work, and to remember to work! As for the helpfulness of the class blog, i'd say that it's only usefulness is a quick link to the assignments, which is pretty big. i give the class blog a 6/10 on the usefulness scale.

An introduction to me

My name is Alex Nettles and I have experienced seventeen years of life.  I have many interests, and many quirks, but that's what makes me who I am, I suppose, other than my experiences. I am currently a Senior in High school and am looking at joining the Air Force once i graduate. It's an opportunity that i embrace with open arms, because it is a chance at furthering my education and maintaining a steady career at the same time. I have a few close friends, some of them out of state, but all of them valued for the relationship between us. I tend not to interact much with many of the kids whom i see daily because their interests and their mannerisms do not mesh well with my own. In short, i find them extremely off-putting! Hence, I remain close to the few that share my mindset, and am all the happier for it. Tumblr is where i spend most of my free time, because the eccentric behavior of the bloggers there are so endearing and funny, it's like paradise. I guess I could have made that a bit more brief, but now you know more about me!

Topics

So, here is a small list of topics that i can and enjoy writing about.

1. music
2. Video Games
3. Social Justice
4. The Internet
5. A few television shows, like Sherlock, Doctor Who, and Being Human.
6. A web comic called Homestuck
7. Adorable animals
8. Actors
9. Movies
10. My irritation with normal people
11. Cars, i guess. I dont really know a lot about how they work but i can appreciate the aesthetic aspects
12. Books
13. Psycho-Analysis
14. The Bachelor (posts about this will be laced with sarcasm and malevolence)
15. Outdoor activities
16. Nostalgia
17. My closest friends
18. Relationship stuff
19. Nature in general
20. Comedy
21. Sleep
22. And dream analysis.