Elie Wiesel

Night Vocab Paragraph

In the story "Night" by Elie Wiesel, the Jewish people are all put into two ghettos. Elie was a young Jewish boy who was studying the Talmud and the mysticism of the cabbala. They were then told that they were getting deported. Before leaving they gathered in the synagogue and waited. The days before they had listened to the radio, and it told them heartening news on the bombardment of Germany. This gave them the notion that the war was going to end.They were then loaded on to trains where they began their journey. They were then put in lorries. When they arrived at Auschwitz they didn't realize they would be exterminated, but the stench of burning flesh was in the air.

Night by Elis Wiesel chapter two questions

1. It was impossible for Elie to lie down because it was so crowded. There was 80 people in each group.

2. If the people on the train kept gold or silver or watches in their possession they would get shot on the spot.

3. According to Elie, Madame Schlachter was broken emotionally and out of her mind because she was seperated from her husband and two sons.

4. Madame Schlachter kept seeing fire, and a furnace that wasn't there.

5. To shut Madame Schlachter up the other people on the train tied her up, hit her, and put a gag in her mouth.

6. Madame Schlachter's little boy held her hand and cried while his mother was being beaten

7. The men who went to get water found out that Auschwitz had good conditions.Families would not be split up, only young people would have to go and work in factories, and the old men and invalids would be kept occupied in the fields.

8. The aabominable odor that was floating in the air was the smell of burning flesh.

9. Birkenau is the reception center for Auschwitz.

Review: Monsoon Wedding

I think the film Monsoon Wedding directed by Mira Nair was a very interesting movie that was well acted. The movie took place in Old Delhi and showed the marriage of a young couple, plus other love stories. The movie was full of characters that each had their own story. Such as Aditi the girl to be married but is having an affair, or Ria the cousin that is like a sister but is disturbed by her past. The movie portrays an arranged marriage and shows two Indian groups the Punjabis and the Bengali. It also shows conflict when the father Lalit has to choose with what is considered right and his daughter’s word. The costumes and set design are beautifully done, with all the colors; it expresses well the main aspects of an Indian wedding. This movie makes you think about differences in culture and tradition. I would give these movie 3 1/2 stars or 85%.

Indian weddings vs. traditional weddings

As seen in the movie Monsoon wedding, there are many differences and a few similarities between Indian weddings and traditional weddings. The wedding in the movie was full of bright colors. The decorations and even the bride herself were colorful. In the movie they tried to decorate with white but it was changed it because white was considered a color of mourning. In a traditional wedding here the bride wears white and the decorations tie in to a certain color palate. There isn’t much color in this wedding. The wedding in the movie is arranged and the groom and his family has not met the bride until the engagement party. Here a man and woman usually are together for a while or at least know each other before the man, proposes. These two people are in love and it is their choice to get married. The proposal was a planned party with both families. At the party the engagement is made official, like a proposal. In a traditional wedding usually the proposal is a surprise. In the movie the bridal shower was similar to a traditional bridal shower. The bridal shower in the movie was where all the women gathered and sang, and told jokes. Traditional bridal showers are similar woman gather and joke around and have a fun time. Men are not present at either of these bridal showers however in the bridal shower in the movie the men show up and dance around and celebrate.

My Peace

My Peace

Sleep, quiet, and restful
Waking to hear silence
This is my peace
Playing basketball
the swish of the net as the ball goes in
This is my peace
Laying on the beach
listening to the waves crash
This is my peace
snuggled in the blankets,
watching movies
This is my peace