Ursula Levy was born may 11 1935 in Germany. First thought of her is that she is very calm and relaxed and seems ready to talk about what she went through. This to me is a sign of great inner strength. Especially since the women went through so much pain and suffering. She has a normal family. A father named Max, mother named Lucille, and her older brother George. Her family owned there own business and where a proud and a fairly self successful family. When she was very young her uncle and father were captured during kristilnacht. Her uncle and father ended up passing away. This was a strong hint that her mother decided to get her children out of Germany. Her in her brother were shipped to Holland. The place they ended up was not a very sanitary or safe place and eventually got put into a death camp. Ursula talks about how she hates being separated from her brother but she and him made it through the Holocaust after being liberated by the Russians. Through out the whole interview she remains calm and only tears up a few times. She remains true to the Jewish religion.
William McKinney was born in Union Town Pennsylvania but raised as a child in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. William did not seem all that interested in giving an interview but it would seem deep down he wanted to. During his childhood while growing up he was sent to several schools all mixed. He ran into racism here and there because of his race but not to much. Williams father was in the army so it was no surprise he ended up in the army as well. The battalion he was drafted into was an all black battalion. This is where he ran into a lot of racism. Whites would call him niggers or blackies and other racist names. William had to carry all of his supplies for survival in all sorts of weather which he wasnt used to but he still made it through the war. He ended up saying away from most the battles. His biggest one he won in was Normandy on Omaha Beach. He wasn't affected by the war nearly as bad as the Jews. After he made it out of the war he got married, had kids, and was able to live a normal life.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Karyssa Adame- Final
Karyssa Adame
Mr. Neuburger
Comp 102
December 14, 2011
When first coming into this English class, I was a little apprehensive. When I thought of taking an English class I thought it was going to be the kind of class that has paper after paper assigned and I just knew it was going to be a big load. Most people who take any English class at a college level know how difficult it can be. To my surprise when I walked in on the first day of class, there was a laid back, funny teacher who reassured me that this semester wouldn’t be hell. We had our rubric for the semester and pretty much stuck to it well. When most teachers give a deadline they take no exceptions if it isn’t done on time. No matter how hard the assignment was or how tedious they do not take late work. Again, that wasn’t the case. I know that personally I turned in at least one assignment a day or two late and you understood. You always offered me and my other classmates help if we needed it and answered any questions we might have had. I wouldn’t say that this class was easy because it wasn’t at all. You had good assignments that made me do research and use my brain and skills a little. Yet, you didn’t make my college life stressful! Thank you.
I did enjoy the blog aspect of this class. It was something sort of new to me but I had never thought of using it in a educational way. When we had assignments due, it was nice to be able to log on there and see which direction my classmates were taking and how their progress was. It is a genius way to keep all of our work together and easy for you to see what we have done throughout the semester. When you first said that we would be using Twitter in this class, I have to say I wasn’t thrilled only because I was not that familiar with it but, once we started using it more I did take a liking toward it. Again, I have never heard of a English class using twitter as a educational tool but I feel it worked to a certain extent. I was happy to use it as long as we didn’t spend to much time on it because then I felt like I lost my focus and felt myself using the internet for other things besides twitter. I thank you for assigning one major research paper this semester instead of small ones every week or so. I felt like this gave us more time and energy to throw ourselves into. The setup of the holocaust research paper isn’t one I really cared for. I didn’t like the idea of having so many sub headings/subjects within my paper. I think that is what threw me off a little when writing and constructing it. I have never written a paper in that format and it was definitely a learning experience. I like the amount of time you gave us for the paper though, it definitely took off the pressure a little bit.
When it comes to the digital story, I thought it was a good idea but I felt like we just didn’t have enough time for it and to really make it our own. I know you gave us a small assignment for thanksgiving break but maybe if we had started it the week before the quality of them would have been much better and given us more time to gather pictures, info ect.
Overall, I really enjoyed this English class and your teaching techniques. They were different from comp courses I have taken but, I learned a lot in this class and have knowledge now that I didn’t have before. Thank you for making this semester not stressful like you could have as an English instructor but yet fun. I would recommend peers to you if ever need to take an English course!
Mr. Neuburger
Comp 102
December 14, 2011
When first coming into this English class, I was a little apprehensive. When I thought of taking an English class I thought it was going to be the kind of class that has paper after paper assigned and I just knew it was going to be a big load. Most people who take any English class at a college level know how difficult it can be. To my surprise when I walked in on the first day of class, there was a laid back, funny teacher who reassured me that this semester wouldn’t be hell. We had our rubric for the semester and pretty much stuck to it well. When most teachers give a deadline they take no exceptions if it isn’t done on time. No matter how hard the assignment was or how tedious they do not take late work. Again, that wasn’t the case. I know that personally I turned in at least one assignment a day or two late and you understood. You always offered me and my other classmates help if we needed it and answered any questions we might have had. I wouldn’t say that this class was easy because it wasn’t at all. You had good assignments that made me do research and use my brain and skills a little. Yet, you didn’t make my college life stressful! Thank you.
I did enjoy the blog aspect of this class. It was something sort of new to me but I had never thought of using it in a educational way. When we had assignments due, it was nice to be able to log on there and see which direction my classmates were taking and how their progress was. It is a genius way to keep all of our work together and easy for you to see what we have done throughout the semester. When you first said that we would be using Twitter in this class, I have to say I wasn’t thrilled only because I was not that familiar with it but, once we started using it more I did take a liking toward it. Again, I have never heard of a English class using twitter as a educational tool but I feel it worked to a certain extent. I was happy to use it as long as we didn’t spend to much time on it because then I felt like I lost my focus and felt myself using the internet for other things besides twitter. I thank you for assigning one major research paper this semester instead of small ones every week or so. I felt like this gave us more time and energy to throw ourselves into. The setup of the holocaust research paper isn’t one I really cared for. I didn’t like the idea of having so many sub headings/subjects within my paper. I think that is what threw me off a little when writing and constructing it. I have never written a paper in that format and it was definitely a learning experience. I like the amount of time you gave us for the paper though, it definitely took off the pressure a little bit.
When it comes to the digital story, I thought it was a good idea but I felt like we just didn’t have enough time for it and to really make it our own. I know you gave us a small assignment for thanksgiving break but maybe if we had started it the week before the quality of them would have been much better and given us more time to gather pictures, info ect.
Overall, I really enjoyed this English class and your teaching techniques. They were different from comp courses I have taken but, I learned a lot in this class and have knowledge now that I didn’t have before. Thank you for making this semester not stressful like you could have as an English instructor but yet fun. I would recommend peers to you if ever need to take an English course!
Final Essay-Emily Eyberg
Emily Eyberg
ENG-102-104
Mr. NEUBURGER
14 December 2011
Final Essay
By far this has been the best semester I have had in my entire college career. Numerous factors created such a wonderful semester; a supportive mathematics instructor, leaving behind friends which we’re never supportive in the first place, and this English composition course .Having a supportive and kind instructor helps a student in a variety of ways. Firstly, as Mr. Neuburger showed throughout the entire semester, if an instructor is willing to assist a student and help them throughout the steps of writing a research paper or exploring new technology, it allows a student to push themselves further.
Looking back on my English composition 101 course, I realize the instructor I had for that course was not used to a teaching environment nor was she anxious to help her students in the classroom. There were numerous things in which my 101 instructor left out during that semester, which I would need for 102 and simply future writing. One of the things which the instructor failed to teach was how to integrate sources properly in a paper, and to refer to the MLA documentation textbook rather than a random person.
In my writing, I much prefer to write a story rather than a research paper filled with citations and facts. However, I have learned it is crucial to buckle down and put myself in a research writing mode. Even just a few years ago when writing I would switch topics mid-sentence. A thought would form in my mind and I would have to write it down otherwise, who know what little bits of wisdom I would have lost. At the beginning of the semester when we were writing short essays and the criteria were given, strangely the word count was not much of an issue. I found myself able to zone in on the topic and write only about it, focusing on my citation and formatting. I am grateful for a word count limit on those essays, as they help one stay on track, and in the future if a company is in need of a document that must be concise and readable, I will refer back to my composition course with Mr. Neuburger. When it came time to begin the research paper, I was anxious to begin documenting my sources and pulling up files. My reasoning behind this was my visit to Israel while my father was in Seminary. I travelled to both Israel, Greece, and Turkey but I truly fell in love with Israel. The history, the pain and endurance of the people of Israel is an incredibly powerful thought.
Throughout the semester, Mr. Neuburger waked each student through the steps of researching and writing. I found this very formative and helpful, as many instructors fail to assist their students on topics which they struggle in. Technology in the classroom has turned away from a mere trend in the changing times to an essential tool in the classroom. Using the social networking site Twitter was a different experience in a classroom for me, but I loved how we were able to incorporate modern technology while still staying true to an English class. In particular I found the site Diigo to be extremely helpful. After writing numerous research papers and other essays throughout high school and college, finally having a place to store all of my sources in an easy to access place was a life-saver. I vividly remember numerous notebooks full of urls, notes about research tabs, and pages marked in encyclopedias. The encyclopedia pages are still marked throughout my house, but my tabs are now evenly sorted into Diigo.
A big factor most composition courses are missing in the college setting is an open discussion between students and instructor. Throughout the course of this semester, Mr. Neuburger frequently brought up discussions which invoked one to think outside of the box. Also, the quick responses via email and in person were incredibly helpful. I feel a research paper should be included in any class where it is possible. Not only is the ability to write a well formatted paper crucial to a college career but it is also useful in the business world.
As Mr.Neburger stated, his previous class worked on two research papers throughout one semester. Personally, I feel with a minimum of three other classes, to accurately and diligently work on a research paper, one paper a semester should suffice. However, there is nothing wrong with pushing a student to do their very best.
One of my favorite things from this semester was writing the ‘I am from’ poem. I absolutely loved the assignment and being able to receive feedback from Mr. Neuburger was helpful personally and academically. I hope this assignment will be used in future classes as well.
I feel this was by far one of the best classes I have had to date, honestly I cannot think of a single assignment or due date I would have changed.
ENG-102-104
Mr. NEUBURGER
14 December 2011
Final Essay
By far this has been the best semester I have had in my entire college career. Numerous factors created such a wonderful semester; a supportive mathematics instructor, leaving behind friends which we’re never supportive in the first place, and this English composition course .Having a supportive and kind instructor helps a student in a variety of ways. Firstly, as Mr. Neuburger showed throughout the entire semester, if an instructor is willing to assist a student and help them throughout the steps of writing a research paper or exploring new technology, it allows a student to push themselves further.
Looking back on my English composition 101 course, I realize the instructor I had for that course was not used to a teaching environment nor was she anxious to help her students in the classroom. There were numerous things in which my 101 instructor left out during that semester, which I would need for 102 and simply future writing. One of the things which the instructor failed to teach was how to integrate sources properly in a paper, and to refer to the MLA documentation textbook rather than a random person.
In my writing, I much prefer to write a story rather than a research paper filled with citations and facts. However, I have learned it is crucial to buckle down and put myself in a research writing mode. Even just a few years ago when writing I would switch topics mid-sentence. A thought would form in my mind and I would have to write it down otherwise, who know what little bits of wisdom I would have lost. At the beginning of the semester when we were writing short essays and the criteria were given, strangely the word count was not much of an issue. I found myself able to zone in on the topic and write only about it, focusing on my citation and formatting. I am grateful for a word count limit on those essays, as they help one stay on track, and in the future if a company is in need of a document that must be concise and readable, I will refer back to my composition course with Mr. Neuburger. When it came time to begin the research paper, I was anxious to begin documenting my sources and pulling up files. My reasoning behind this was my visit to Israel while my father was in Seminary. I travelled to both Israel, Greece, and Turkey but I truly fell in love with Israel. The history, the pain and endurance of the people of Israel is an incredibly powerful thought.
Throughout the semester, Mr. Neuburger waked each student through the steps of researching and writing. I found this very formative and helpful, as many instructors fail to assist their students on topics which they struggle in. Technology in the classroom has turned away from a mere trend in the changing times to an essential tool in the classroom. Using the social networking site Twitter was a different experience in a classroom for me, but I loved how we were able to incorporate modern technology while still staying true to an English class. In particular I found the site Diigo to be extremely helpful. After writing numerous research papers and other essays throughout high school and college, finally having a place to store all of my sources in an easy to access place was a life-saver. I vividly remember numerous notebooks full of urls, notes about research tabs, and pages marked in encyclopedias. The encyclopedia pages are still marked throughout my house, but my tabs are now evenly sorted into Diigo.
A big factor most composition courses are missing in the college setting is an open discussion between students and instructor. Throughout the course of this semester, Mr. Neuburger frequently brought up discussions which invoked one to think outside of the box. Also, the quick responses via email and in person were incredibly helpful. I feel a research paper should be included in any class where it is possible. Not only is the ability to write a well formatted paper crucial to a college career but it is also useful in the business world.
As Mr.Neburger stated, his previous class worked on two research papers throughout one semester. Personally, I feel with a minimum of three other classes, to accurately and diligently work on a research paper, one paper a semester should suffice. However, there is nothing wrong with pushing a student to do their very best.
One of my favorite things from this semester was writing the ‘I am from’ poem. I absolutely loved the assignment and being able to receive feedback from Mr. Neuburger was helpful personally and academically. I hope this assignment will be used in future classes as well.
I feel this was by far one of the best classes I have had to date, honestly I cannot think of a single assignment or due date I would have changed.
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