World Wars Review

I must say I really enjoyed this class. It was this or Western Civ,and I know now that I made the right choice. I learned things this year that I never knew about before. I loved the movies and mainly The Pacific. I also thought the blog concept was very cool. Not much homework either. All in all I really enjoyed this class ,and I totally recomend that everyone take it in the future.

The Pacific

I really am glad I got a chance to watch The Pacific. When I first heard of the series, I wasn't on board with the idea. I felt it would be a cheap miniseries full of bad acting, no story, and over the top death scenes. However, it was way more then that. It showed great depth on the lives of these men who were risking their lives. It had some aweosme effects,and some terrific death scenes. Most of all it was just a very unique series,and it also had a great message of brotherhood behind it as well. All in all I loved The Pacific,and I will definently watch all the episodes in the not to distant future.

Valkyrie/ Saving Private Ryan

1. I didn't watch all of Valkyrie ,but I have seen it all before. In my own opinion I don't think it's very good. I just don't think Tom Cruise protrays his character acuratlly. However, I think the concept of the plan was well thoguht out, and it just so happend that they caught a string of bad luck that costed them their lives.

2. I really enjoyed watching Saving Private Ryan! I have seen this movie many times ,and I could watch the invasion on Normandy all day. I think the effects,acting,and camera work are all great. I also think it's very accurate when it comes to the beach storming as well.

The reading

I read the packet we got on Wednesday night ,and I must say I was very impressed. This packet kept me entertained ,and I thought it showed great depth about the walks and the terror that happend. I also thought it was nuts with the pile of bodies at the end. All in all cool story ,and i enjoyed it.

Germany is Cocky.

I think that Germans are very cocky. If you look at there past war ways, they always have good ideas ,and that makes them feel like they will never be stopped. Hitler walks around like he owns the world. Now his plans are good ,but they aren't spectacular. When the Germans attack Russia, they have a good idea ,but it doesn't play out the way they want. They were overwhelmed by the Russian army ,and they couldn't last in the Russian climate. They have good leaders,good plans,and a great supply of weapons. However, they just can't ever seem to strike the final blow. To me the Germans have lost to signifigance parts of WW2. The Blitzkreig and the Russian attack. Germany must finish the job, or they'll suffer losing the war, once again.

Pacific Question Number 5

I don't think either side can claim their morals. The Japaneese would never be able to get over what they did at Pearl Harobr. They murdered thousands of men ,and left thousands wounded. At the same time I don't feel that the Americans can forgive themselves either. As we saw in The Pacific, if given the chance to give a Japaneese member a slow and painful death, they would do it. Both sides did terriable acts that can not ,and will never be forgotten.

Japanese Camps?

I think that the government was very wrong for what the did to the japanese civilians. All though I think it's wrong, I can easily see where they are coming from. Back in the day there was loads of prejudice and cultural differences. So I am saying that they didn't really know it was wrong. If this happend today there would be lawsuits and hate crimes galore. All in all it's very wrong to punish one group just because members of their group create an act of mediocrity. Punish the guilty and let the innocent be.

The London Attacks

After watching the first two parts of the video, I was in shock. I was in shock that the Germans completley destroyed London, and they destroyed them so badly that they were on the brink of London burning to the ground. I was in shock that the Bristish people had young men at the ages of 17 and 18 stopping the fires. All in all these first two phases were just totally barbaric. My final question is, why did they not continue with phase three?

Should WW2 have happend?

In World Wars we talked about if WW2 was even necessary. I personally feel it was going to happen no matter what. I feel there are two man reasons that the war started. 1. The Treaty of Versailles was very unfair towards the Germans ,and they just weren't going to stand for it anymore. 2. I think that once Hitler took over Czechoslovakia, that really made the British go to war and so they did.

Father of the Year!

After reading about Stalin,Mussolini,and Good ole Aldof. I think we all realized two things. One, they're crazy and affected the world in ways that nobody could imagine. Two, they may have gotten there bad habits from their Papas. I mean look closely. Beating moms, alcholics,very strict lifestyles. I think it's oblvious that the parenting had some sortof affect on their children.