response to Nuremberg trials video

I have really enjoyed this time that we have spent watching the video on the Nuremberg trials because I love seeing how the trials were held, from a different point of view. Usually, we just learn about the trials from what the outcomes were, and how the defendents responded to certain questions, but this movie let us see how the Nazi leaders actually were, and how proud they still were of their losing country. It was also interesting to see how respectful some of the guards were to the leaders because I would have thought that they would have been very harsh and strict because the defendents were actually in jail basically. Overall I am very glad that you let us view this film, and I am very greatful

America held captive to utopian ideology response

After reading this article, as an American, I felt cheated by the country of China. Us Americans are going about how we run our country in a respectable, friendly, and environmentally conscious way, while China is kicking down any door they need to, to make their country excel further than us. It makes me very mad because it seems to me, that China is going to overtake us as the number one world power in the next 10 to 20 years. I don't know how China has pride in their own country because they are a powerhouse snob who does whatever they need to do, to get to the top; even if that means not following the rules. Its all just very frustrating and this article actually got me pretty mad... thumbs DOWN to CHINA!

After WWII to present day

Graffiti on Berlin Wall
By: LAKE 2002
http://www.contemporarynomad.com/wp-content/gallery/berlin-wall-art/berlin-wall-art-1.jpg







This is a picture of some art that a person did on a piece of the remaining Berlin Wall. I thought this "graffiti" was pretty amazing because it showed some humor on this touchy subject in Germany's history. The painting shows people trying to climb and dig over the wall, so they can reach the safe side where there is chicken and cars waiting for them. I just really liked this art because it shows how things can change, this wall would've been a dead zone and not even touched before, and now it is painted on and the art mocks the former communist Germany which once ruled the lands of the walls




911 Memorial Art
Mikki Major
http://www.majorink.exactpages.com/









This is a painting by an artist named Mikki Major of the terrorist attacks on USA on September 11th 2001. I like this picture so much because it is simple, yet it gets to the point. It shows the destruction and chaos of the moments after the world trade centers collapsed, but it also shows the peace and eventual pride that USA gained after the attacks, in my opinion. The terrorist attacks that have been happening all around the world in the last 20 years, are down right frighting, and they have me worried about what our future beholds. I can't believe that people will go to these limits to get their point across to people, and I'm not looking forward to where they push the envelope of terrorism next. Scary stuff.



Moon Landing
Steve Penley
http://www.stevepenley.com/gallery/moon_landing.jpg








This painting by Mr Penley is a beautiful snapshot of the important memory in history when the United States landed on the moon. I thought this picture was really nice, and it also reminded me about the brutal fighting between the US and the Soviets in the race to the stars. Although there was no actual fighting between the Soviets and the US, the race to become the first at everything was pretty intense between the two countries. I think the cold war was actually good for the United State and the Soviets because it drove us to improve everything we had, and made us come up with new inventions that I don't think we would have normally found. This picture also made me sad because it reminded me that the space program is about to come to a close, which is a very sad moment in the history of the US.

WWII chapter

Leslie Cole: Sick Women and the Hooded Men of Belsen (1945)
http://www.artknowledgenews.com/international-holocaust-conference-marking-end-of-czech-eu-presidency.html









I thought this art piece by Mrs Cole was a very realistic and eye opening painting because it shows how horrible the holocaust was, without actually showing real pictures of the dead bodies laying around the camp. I thought it was horrific to see how skinny the women were in the art piece, because it brought back all of the memories of seeing the actual pictures of the people when they were found in the camps, and how close to death they looked. This whole event that happened throughout the war is the darkest point in the history of the world in my opinion, and I'm very grateful that I didn't have to live during this dark time in history. I'm very glad that the leaders of the time decided to document this point in history because, in my opinion, if they would have been forgotten to the test of time, all of these lives would have died in vein. Since they documented the holocaust, I believe that all of the deaths were not totally in vein because we now see what people are capable of, and we know to prevent it from ever being able to happen again.





Guadalcanal
artist unknown
http://dsf.chesco.org/heroes/johnson/gajohnson.html







This is an artists rendition of the invasion of Guadalcanal, which was part of the Pacific theater in WWII. I really didn't know much about the pacific theater leading up to this year, but I recently started watching a show called "The Pacific" on HBO, and it made me really interested in the battles. When we started learning about WWII, I couldn't wait to learn about the pacific theater to see if the HBO way of showing the fighting, was the same way as the history book taught us. I was pretty mad when I realized that the books information on the pacific theater was very small, and I was left wanting to learn more. I have still not looked up more information on the pacific theater, as of yet, but I plan to actually read up on the events of it later on in the future and maybe become a history buff on the event of it.






Kirhara Toshiko
bombing survivor

http://www.racialicious.com/2008/05/13/the-lesson-of-hiroshima-for-the-us-presidential-election/





This is an art piece by an actual survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and it shows the destruction that the United State did upon Japan. I thought this painting was very good because it shows how deadly the bombings were and how lifeless the land looked, according to the memory of a survivor who actually saw everything. This painting brought back the memories of debating on the subject of "if the bombings were alright or not" in the overall view of the war. This painting shows the opposite side of how I feel, because I believe the bombings by USA were alright, because they ended the war quickly, but this painting shows how maybe the bombings weren't the best idea. Although this image shows the terrible outcome of the event, I still believe these deaths were far less then an all out invasion of Japan.