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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Plagiarism Response- Ariel Lathrom
Plagiarism is a foul act in the realm of education. Nothing good will ever come of it. Those who are found plagiarizing are caught and punished accordingly. There are many reasons why avoiding plagiarism is beneficial to a writer. It can improve your knowledge, makes you a credible writer, and helps you avoid consequences and punishment. Although writing can seem like a long, arduous process, it is always a good idea to avoid the temptation of plagiarism.
When you plagiarize an entire work, you probably haven't done any reasearch on your subject. When one does this, they completely bypass the opportunity to learn about their subject. The point of an assigned paper is to learn and improve our skills as a writer and researcher. Stealing a work (weather it is a single paragraph or an entire paper), you are robbing yourself of the opportunity to expand your knowledge and experience. The OTC Reference Handbook scribes, "So, the more practice we have writing research papers, the better equipped we are to handle such writing later on" (Harris 378). It is important to your future to do all of the work fairly.
One of the most important things about writing a paper or even a speech is building your credibility. If a person is not seen as a credible source of in formation to an audience, their words are most certainly lost on their listeners or readers. Being sure to cite sources properly is a great way to build credibility. Avoiding plagiarism benefits you as a writer by showing the readers that you are responsible and honest. Everyone wants to know that the knowledge they're gaining is honest and accurate.
If you are caught in the act of plagiarising, you will most certainly be punished. The consequences for plagiarising a paper are always severed. In school you may recieve a zero for a work or even be removed from the classroom and failed. For a job, you can be demoted or fired, as well as recieve a bad reference for your next job. Avoiding plagiarism also avoids unnecessary consequences, which is important to anyone's future.
The most important reason to avoid plagiarism, is to make you, the writer, feel accomplished. The feeling of doing all that research, and getting an A on a paper, or a compliment from your boss is the most rewarding thing you can recieve for a job well done. Avoiding plagiarism is completely to your benefit. If not for the teacher or boss, do it for yourself.
Avoiding plagiarism has so many benefits, but the benefits are all the writer's. The OTC Hanbook points out these reasons to encourage us to be fair and honest in our writing. For your knowledge, goodwill, and for your future, cite your sources and be creative and original.
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. "Research." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 7th ed. Boston: Pearson Learning Solutions, 2008. 378-79
When you plagiarize an entire work, you probably haven't done any reasearch on your subject. When one does this, they completely bypass the opportunity to learn about their subject. The point of an assigned paper is to learn and improve our skills as a writer and researcher. Stealing a work (weather it is a single paragraph or an entire paper), you are robbing yourself of the opportunity to expand your knowledge and experience. The OTC Reference Handbook scribes, "So, the more practice we have writing research papers, the better equipped we are to handle such writing later on" (Harris 378). It is important to your future to do all of the work fairly.
One of the most important things about writing a paper or even a speech is building your credibility. If a person is not seen as a credible source of in formation to an audience, their words are most certainly lost on their listeners or readers. Being sure to cite sources properly is a great way to build credibility. Avoiding plagiarism benefits you as a writer by showing the readers that you are responsible and honest. Everyone wants to know that the knowledge they're gaining is honest and accurate.
If you are caught in the act of plagiarising, you will most certainly be punished. The consequences for plagiarising a paper are always severed. In school you may recieve a zero for a work or even be removed from the classroom and failed. For a job, you can be demoted or fired, as well as recieve a bad reference for your next job. Avoiding plagiarism also avoids unnecessary consequences, which is important to anyone's future.
The most important reason to avoid plagiarism, is to make you, the writer, feel accomplished. The feeling of doing all that research, and getting an A on a paper, or a compliment from your boss is the most rewarding thing you can recieve for a job well done. Avoiding plagiarism is completely to your benefit. If not for the teacher or boss, do it for yourself.
Avoiding plagiarism has so many benefits, but the benefits are all the writer's. The OTC Hanbook points out these reasons to encourage us to be fair and honest in our writing. For your knowledge, goodwill, and for your future, cite your sources and be creative and original.
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. "Research." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 7th ed. Boston: Pearson Learning Solutions, 2008. 378-79
Plagiarism
Stephanie Urrutia
Mr. Neuburger
ENG 102-104
4 November 2011
-Plagiarism is Stealing. Plagiarism is taken work someone else has already done, and claiming it as your own without giving that person credit. It leaves someone as un untrustworthy writer.
-Plagiarism Defeats the Purpose of Education. Papers and research is done for an educational purpose. There is no learning happening if someone’s preconceived ideas are taken, and you do not come up with any support of your own. You also do not learn how to site properly if you never practice it.
-Documenting Sources Responsibly Helps Writers Avoid Plagiarism and Build Credibility. When someone reads your writing, you want them to be able to understand, and trust the work you have done yourself. There is a sense of accomplishment after siting and your work, and contributing to the larger database of information that already exists about the topic. There is no shame in using other work, rather there is pride in being able to research and find the information you need.
-Plagiarism Has Serious Consequences. There are several severe consequences to using another person’s work. It really is a legal offence and can result in losing a job, or being kick out of a class. It is so easy to lose credibility when you are marked as someone who plagiarizes. Although it is getting easier to plagiarize with more and more work being added to a database, it is also becoming easier to catch this mis-siting of work. There are sites dedicated to assist teachers and supervisors in finding the un-sited work in a paper. It is more tempting than ever to plagiarize as well because the resources are there.
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. "Research." Prentence Hall Reference Guide. 7th ed. Boston: Person Learning Solutions, 2008. 378-81. Print.
Mr. Neuburger
ENG 102-104
4 November 2011
-Plagiarism is Stealing. Plagiarism is taken work someone else has already done, and claiming it as your own without giving that person credit. It leaves someone as un untrustworthy writer.
-Plagiarism Defeats the Purpose of Education. Papers and research is done for an educational purpose. There is no learning happening if someone’s preconceived ideas are taken, and you do not come up with any support of your own. You also do not learn how to site properly if you never practice it.
-Documenting Sources Responsibly Helps Writers Avoid Plagiarism and Build Credibility. When someone reads your writing, you want them to be able to understand, and trust the work you have done yourself. There is a sense of accomplishment after siting and your work, and contributing to the larger database of information that already exists about the topic. There is no shame in using other work, rather there is pride in being able to research and find the information you need.
-Plagiarism Has Serious Consequences. There are several severe consequences to using another person’s work. It really is a legal offence and can result in losing a job, or being kick out of a class. It is so easy to lose credibility when you are marked as someone who plagiarizes. Although it is getting easier to plagiarize with more and more work being added to a database, it is also becoming easier to catch this mis-siting of work. There are sites dedicated to assist teachers and supervisors in finding the un-sited work in a paper. It is more tempting than ever to plagiarize as well because the resources are there.
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. "Research." Prentence Hall Reference Guide. 7th ed. Boston: Person Learning Solutions, 2008. 378-81. Print.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is Bad
There are four reasons why plagiarism should not be tolerated in the world of writing. The reasons are it is unethical, lost opportunity for learning, diminishes your credibility, and can result in serious penalties.
The first reason that plagiarism is not good is that it is unethical. Plagiarism is a form of stealing. When someone uses another person’s work and does not give them credit for it’s like stealing someone’s idea for an invention. Words can change the world just as much as technology.
The second reason is that the person that has plagiarized has wasted an opportunity to learn about the topic of the paper. One reason paper is assigned is to teach student about the subject that is to be wrote about. Every source used and read is additional knowledge gained that otherwise a student might not have ever taken upon them to read about.
The next reason is that it can and will diminish your reputation as a writer. No one wants to read someone’s work after they have stolen writing from another person. People will look at the paper and think that anything else from the plagiarizer is unoriginal and not worth reading. No one wants to read work that has hastily put together without thought.
The last and fourth reason that plagiarism is bad is that the plagiarizer could face serious penalties. Plagiarism at a higher educational institute such as a college or university can result in expulsion from that institute. That is because it is considered an academic violation. This can make it hard to follow a career path. Plagiarism in the work world can result in a copy right violation and the person that has plagiarized can be taken to court and sued.
Work Cited
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. "Research." Prentice Hall. 8th ed. Boston: Pearson Learning Solutions, 2011. 378-79. Print.
There are four reasons why plagiarism should not be tolerated in the world of writing. The reasons are it is unethical, lost opportunity for learning, diminishes your credibility, and can result in serious penalties.
The first reason that plagiarism is not good is that it is unethical. Plagiarism is a form of stealing. When someone uses another person’s work and does not give them credit for it’s like stealing someone’s idea for an invention. Words can change the world just as much as technology.
The second reason is that the person that has plagiarized has wasted an opportunity to learn about the topic of the paper. One reason paper is assigned is to teach student about the subject that is to be wrote about. Every source used and read is additional knowledge gained that otherwise a student might not have ever taken upon them to read about.
The next reason is that it can and will diminish your reputation as a writer. No one wants to read someone’s work after they have stolen writing from another person. People will look at the paper and think that anything else from the plagiarizer is unoriginal and not worth reading. No one wants to read work that has hastily put together without thought.
The last and fourth reason that plagiarism is bad is that the plagiarizer could face serious penalties. Plagiarism at a higher educational institute such as a college or university can result in expulsion from that institute. That is because it is considered an academic violation. This can make it hard to follow a career path. Plagiarism in the work world can result in a copy right violation and the person that has plagiarized can be taken to court and sued.
Work Cited
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. "Research." Prentice Hall. 8th ed. Boston: Pearson Learning Solutions, 2011. 378-79. Print.
Dalton Anderson Plagiarism Summary
Dalton Anderson
Mr. Neuburger
ENG 102
4 November 2011
Why We Should Avoid Plagiarism
Plagiarism is not only considered “unethical” but it is also an act of theft and is punishable by law. It’s just like stealing something from a store, except it’s worse; you are stealing someone’s thoughts and ideas. One can use another’s work but you must give them proper credit. The consequences that may arise from plagiarism include possible loss of credibility, their businesses may suffer, or they might even face serious legal action. Besides the more public consequences, if you only copy another’s work then you may fumble an opportunity to learn something for yourself. The purpose of a research paper is to gain knowledge about the topic you are studying. Plagiarism is all-around not a good choice, so just don’t do it. It’s not worth it anyway.
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 8th ed. Boston: Pearson Learning Solutions, 2011. 378-79. Print.
Mr. Neuburger
ENG 102
4 November 2011
Why We Should Avoid Plagiarism
Plagiarism is not only considered “unethical” but it is also an act of theft and is punishable by law. It’s just like stealing something from a store, except it’s worse; you are stealing someone’s thoughts and ideas. One can use another’s work but you must give them proper credit. The consequences that may arise from plagiarism include possible loss of credibility, their businesses may suffer, or they might even face serious legal action. Besides the more public consequences, if you only copy another’s work then you may fumble an opportunity to learn something for yourself. The purpose of a research paper is to gain knowledge about the topic you are studying. Plagiarism is all-around not a good choice, so just don’t do it. It’s not worth it anyway.
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 8th ed. Boston: Pearson Learning Solutions, 2011. 378-79. Print.
Plagiarism-Billy Essick
Plagiarism
1. Plagiarism is stealing or in other words not using your own writing, or own ideas, etc. in a piece of writing and failure to acknowledge someone else's work.
2. Plagiarism Defeats the Purposes of Education as when writing common Research Papers it is so easy to copy and paste a whole page of writing. Though how will a student learn how to cite sources if a professor let his or her students copy and paste the whole paper. Citing sources is a tough concept to learn.
3. Documenting Sources Responsibly Helps Avoid Plagiarism and Build Credibility to professors and others around you. Presenting a well Researched paper with cited sources will help not only your grade but also build self-confidense and skill in writing. Who knows there could be some money involved if your writing is good.
4. Plagiarism Has Serious Consequences at the school level and even at a higher level. Plagiarizing at your school could result in no credit on the paper or even worse a early vacation and expelled from school. More serious counts of plagiarism can be considered as Fraud and serious fines, jail time can be rewarded to you.
Works Cited:
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer Kunka. "Chapter 10 Research." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 8th ed. Boston: Pearson. 378-379. Print.
1. Plagiarism is stealing or in other words not using your own writing, or own ideas, etc. in a piece of writing and failure to acknowledge someone else's work.
2. Plagiarism Defeats the Purposes of Education as when writing common Research Papers it is so easy to copy and paste a whole page of writing. Though how will a student learn how to cite sources if a professor let his or her students copy and paste the whole paper. Citing sources is a tough concept to learn.
3. Documenting Sources Responsibly Helps Avoid Plagiarism and Build Credibility to professors and others around you. Presenting a well Researched paper with cited sources will help not only your grade but also build self-confidense and skill in writing. Who knows there could be some money involved if your writing is good.
4. Plagiarism Has Serious Consequences at the school level and even at a higher level. Plagiarizing at your school could result in no credit on the paper or even worse a early vacation and expelled from school. More serious counts of plagiarism can be considered as Fraud and serious fines, jail time can be rewarded to you.
Works Cited:
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer Kunka. "Chapter 10 Research." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 8th ed. Boston: Pearson. 378-379. Print.
Reasons to Avoid Plagarism
According to Prentice Hall Reference Guide, there are four primary reasons not to plagarize someone elses work(Harris). The first reason is simply that plagiarism is stealing someone elses original thought. In my opinion it is not just a question of academic integrity but it brings ones entire credibility. Which according to Harris, this is the third reason listed as to why plagiarism should be avoided. Credibility. By using ones own thoughts based on research of someone elses work with correct documentation builds credibility of the writer. Harris listed as the second reason to avoid plagiarism is that it defeats the purpose of education. And that seems logical because you do not learn anything by simply copying someone elses work. And the final reason given against plagiarism is that it can have serious consequences. If found to have commited plagiarism,your school may impose any number of penalties, up to and not excluding expulsion. In a professional career it can lead to dismissal from a job,and furthermore public humiliation and in some instances you can be held lible for infrigement on copyright laws.
Harris, Muriel and Jennifer L. Kunka. Prentice Hall Reference Guide with MLA updates. Seventh ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2008. 378-81. Print.
Harris, Muriel and Jennifer L. Kunka. Prentice Hall Reference Guide with MLA updates. Seventh ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2008. 378-81. Print.
Plagiarism - Cassie Brasher
Plagiarism is not ethical. Plagiarism is a form of stealing. It is not fair for someone to work hard on a piece of writing to get a good grade then have someone else just copy to get the same grade.
You don’t learn when you plagiarize. You can learn a lot by doing your research, but if you plagiarize you won’t learn. You also gain research skills by actually doing your research. Those research skills can really help on future projects.
You can’t be considered credible if you plagiarize. If you don’t give credit to where you got your information no one can know if the information is accurate or not. Putting experts opinions (and showing that it is an expert’s opinion) makes your paper much more credible.
Plagiarism can get you into serious trouble. At colleges (like ours) plagiarism is considered academic dishonesty. One penalty of this can be expulsion. The person that originally wrote the piece of work can even sue for copyright violation.
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. "Research." 2011. Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 8th ed. Boston: Pearson, 2011. 378-79. Print.
You don’t learn when you plagiarize. You can learn a lot by doing your research, but if you plagiarize you won’t learn. You also gain research skills by actually doing your research. Those research skills can really help on future projects.
You can’t be considered credible if you plagiarize. If you don’t give credit to where you got your information no one can know if the information is accurate or not. Putting experts opinions (and showing that it is an expert’s opinion) makes your paper much more credible.
Plagiarism can get you into serious trouble. At colleges (like ours) plagiarism is considered academic dishonesty. One penalty of this can be expulsion. The person that originally wrote the piece of work can even sue for copyright violation.
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. "Research." 2011. Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 8th ed. Boston: Pearson, 2011. 378-79. Print.
Plagiarism - Ian Ehrhart
Aside from being an act of intellectual theft, plagiarism can bring consequences upon the plagiarizer that they may not see. While the mere theft can bring a person to court for their unethical bahavior, what a plagiarizer may not know is they are hurting themselves just as much as they are hurting the original writer. By failing to work at finding their information, or by failing to translate the information into their own words, they are missing the opportunity to truly learn. Here they miss out on teaching themselves a piece of (possibly) vitally important information. A missed opportunity and poor ethics are not the only issues brought about by plagiarism... In plagiarizing (literary theft) we lose credibility. People can't trust us anymore just as it is impossible to trust a habitual liar. So as a liar and an unethical thief, plagiarizers are taken to court... The fourth reason. Unethical lying and theft often get people taken to court and though they are the same thing, these traits the root of plagiarism. So as a result of these three things there is punishment. You can be sued for infringement or even misuse of intellectual property.
Works Cited:
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. "Research." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 8th ed. Boston: Pearson, 2011. 378-379. Print.
Works Cited:
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. "Research." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 8th ed. Boston: Pearson, 2011. 378-379. Print.
Plagiarism - Justin Middleton
Plagiarism is wrong in many ways. First of all plagiarism is stealing. According to Muriel Harris, author of "Prentice Hall Reference Guide", "...[W]hen we take information and don't indicate whose work it is that we are using, we are stealing"(Harris 378). A second reason plagiarism is wrong is that we are not learning anything if we are using someone else's work. The whole purpose of using our own thoughts in our writing is to learn something. The more we have to reasearch for our paper the more we will learn from it. A third reason that plagiarism is wrong is our responsibility to the authors who have already put a lot of work into their writing. There is a fine line between plagiarism and citing an author's work. In order for writing to be credible it is essential to use good sources in our work. However, when writers get lazy and take other people's thoughts without giving them credit for them, plagiarism strikes again! A final thought on plagiarism being wrong is the consequences that one comes to bear. As a student when one decides to plagiarize they can most often find themselves with a zero for their grade. They will most likely also be kicked out of that class and possibly the school. As a professional one might get tied up in civil court and be sued for lots of money.
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. "Research." Prentice Hall Reference Guide.
7th ed. Boston, MA: Pearson Learning Solutions, 2008. 378-81. Print.
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. "Research." Prentice Hall Reference Guide.
7th ed. Boston, MA: Pearson Learning Solutions, 2008. 378-81. Print.
Plagiarism
When thnking about plagiarism many people don't fully understand what it is or how they commited such a horrible crime. In this brief blog over plagiarism I will disuss what plagiarism is, why avoiding plagiarism is important and finally ways to avoid falling into the trap of plagiarism.
Plagiarism is when you use somebody else's work and don't cite the author after stating what he/she said. If you still dont get what plagiarism is lets put it in modern day terms; let's say you have a speech that you are suppose do over dogs. Instead of doing research and coming up with a outline, a plagiariser who go to "youtube" find a video and use it word for word as if it's their own work.
Plagiarism is when you use somebody else's work and don't cite the author after stating what he/she said. If you still dont get what plagiarism is lets put it in modern day terms; let's say you have a speech that you are suppose do over dogs. Instead of doing research and coming up with a outline, a plagiariser who go to "youtube" find a video and use it word for word as if it's their own work.
When I was growing in my writing I was always that guy who wondered my it was so important not to plagiarize. Here are a few reason why it is:
- It's unethical
- A lost learning opportunity; when you copy somebody els's work, your not using your brain once you have found the information to express what the author ment in your own words.
- Diminishes credibility; when a teacher or whoever is reading or listening to one's work finds out that this work was plagiarized they automatically thinks of the person righting as a cheater.
- Penalties, because it's so frowned upon instructers will fail students for using somebody else's work as if it was your own.
For those of you who Plagiarize on accident there are ways to avoid plagiarism.
- Start your paper early, when a student procrastinates it's easier for them to fall into plagiarsing becasue they are rushing their work.
- Take notes while researching, with doing this it will help in not forgetting what you read.
In conclusion plagiarism is bad in all ways and form so dont do it.
Plagiarism- Karyssa Adame
Avoiding plagairism is important because you never want to take credit for someone elses work, and dont want others to take credit for yours. There are 4 reasons why you should avoid plagairism.
1. Plagairism isn't ethical. Meaning when you are using someone elses words, phrases, ideas and calling them your own. You dont ever give the true author credit for what they have written. Never taking the time to be original and share your true opinion or thoughts, just taking someone elses time and hard work.
2. Plagairism means a learning opportunity missed. As students we are assigned many papers to write to gain more knowledge on our topic but, we are also learning how to conduct the right research by using sources and citation. We are supossed to take this opportunity to learn how to use citation the right way and not just use plagairism because it is convienent. We are given all the tools to write an excellent paper and we should use them.
3. Plagiarism takes away from your creadibility. When you are writing a paper on a deep subject it is very important that you always site where you pulled a direct quote from. If you are making an arguement, it only gives you that much more creadibility. By doing this, we are stating our own ideas and backing them up with facts.When someone is reading your paper they are more likely to hold you accountable for the words that you have written. They know that you arent just writing about any subject and throwing words in there, you actually have some insight on the subject and can offer a new perspective.
4. Plagiarism may result in serious penalties. Most schools take this very seriously and on the first day of class when the teacher goes over the syllabus, they always mention plagiarism. From the jump start they let it be known that if you are caught using someone elses work and calling it your own that there will be consequences. This doesnt only happen in schools, this can go on and affect your careers also. Most of the time it isnt a simple consequence if you get caught, it results in having to fail the class or even expulsion.
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. "Research." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 8th ed. Boston: Pearson. 378-79. Print.
1. Plagairism isn't ethical. Meaning when you are using someone elses words, phrases, ideas and calling them your own. You dont ever give the true author credit for what they have written. Never taking the time to be original and share your true opinion or thoughts, just taking someone elses time and hard work.
2. Plagairism means a learning opportunity missed. As students we are assigned many papers to write to gain more knowledge on our topic but, we are also learning how to conduct the right research by using sources and citation. We are supossed to take this opportunity to learn how to use citation the right way and not just use plagairism because it is convienent. We are given all the tools to write an excellent paper and we should use them.
3. Plagiarism takes away from your creadibility. When you are writing a paper on a deep subject it is very important that you always site where you pulled a direct quote from. If you are making an arguement, it only gives you that much more creadibility. By doing this, we are stating our own ideas and backing them up with facts.When someone is reading your paper they are more likely to hold you accountable for the words that you have written. They know that you arent just writing about any subject and throwing words in there, you actually have some insight on the subject and can offer a new perspective.
4. Plagiarism may result in serious penalties. Most schools take this very seriously and on the first day of class when the teacher goes over the syllabus, they always mention plagiarism. From the jump start they let it be known that if you are caught using someone elses work and calling it your own that there will be consequences. This doesnt only happen in schools, this can go on and affect your careers also. Most of the time it isnt a simple consequence if you get caught, it results in having to fail the class or even expulsion.
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. "Research." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 8th ed. Boston: Pearson. 378-79. Print.
Plagiarism
Why shouldn't we plagiarize? First, it shows a complete lack of skill as a writer. The purpose of writing a research paper is to learn through writing and the research process. When we skip these, we lose an opportunity to learn when and how to correctly cite a source. The more we write and research the better we become at citing.
Plagiarizing also shows no creativity or credibility. Who wants to read a report that is word for word from a book, or internet source? When we find information from a highly credible source by citing their work, it also raises your own credibility by proving you worked hard to find that information and give credit to the original author. It is not credible when you copy and paste an entire web document for a report. Which leads to the next point.
If you plagiarize, you are stealing. How is it that we can steal words? When we cite, we lead our readers to our sources so they can get the proper credit they are due. When we don't cite however, we destroy the trust that our audience had for us. It can also have some serious consequences. Have you ever been sued. If you plagiarize a copyrighted source and don't cite, you can be. At colleges, plagiarizing is considered an act of academic dishonesty which can have dire effects on your life. After college, if you are caught plagiarizing at work, you can lose your job. If you don't want to lose jobs and reputation, don't plagiarize.
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. "Research." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 7th ed. Boston: Pearson Learning Solutions, 2008. 378-79
Plagiarizing also shows no creativity or credibility. Who wants to read a report that is word for word from a book, or internet source? When we find information from a highly credible source by citing their work, it also raises your own credibility by proving you worked hard to find that information and give credit to the original author. It is not credible when you copy and paste an entire web document for a report. Which leads to the next point.
If you plagiarize, you are stealing. How is it that we can steal words? When we cite, we lead our readers to our sources so they can get the proper credit they are due. When we don't cite however, we destroy the trust that our audience had for us. It can also have some serious consequences. Have you ever been sued. If you plagiarize a copyrighted source and don't cite, you can be. At colleges, plagiarizing is considered an act of academic dishonesty which can have dire effects on your life. After college, if you are caught plagiarizing at work, you can lose your job. If you don't want to lose jobs and reputation, don't plagiarize.
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. "Research." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 7th ed. Boston: Pearson Learning Solutions, 2008. 378-79
Plagiarism
There is no doubt about it that plagiarism is wrong. There are several reasons for this. There are four main reasons for this though. First, plagiarism is unethical. If someone plagiarizes they are in fact stealing. If one plagiarizes that means that they are taking what someone else wrote and using it as if they wrote it themselves. It is no different than taking someone's wallet or other belongings. The second main reason is that when one plagiarizes they do not get to experience the amount of learning that they could if they had wrote it themselves. If one plagiarizes they are simply regurgitating information that someone else has already gathered and compiled into a source. It would be much better for that person to read and analyze the research for themselves and write it in their own words. The third reason is that when one plagiarizes they are trashing their own credibility. When someone lies to another person they have lost all credibility. Plagiarism is no different. When one passes someone else's work as their own it is the same as lying. The fourth and possibly most important of all reasons to avoid plagiarism is that it is illegal. The punishments can be severe. In school it is considered a form of academic dishonesty and can be punishable by anything from a 0 on the assignment to expulsion. In the professional word one can be sued and fined for infringing on copyrights. When someone writes something, that person has done the work to research, gather, and interpret data that they have found. When someone else comes along and takes that work and passes it along as their own they steal another person's hard work. In addition to that they do not get the educational experience as if they would have wrote it in their own words. In addition to those two reasons if someone plagiarism they throw all of their credibility out of the window and they can be punished to the point of being sued or being expelled from school.
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. "Research." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 8th ed. Boston: Pearson Learning Soulitions, 2011. 378-79. Print.
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. "Research." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 8th ed. Boston: Pearson Learning Soulitions, 2011. 378-79. Print.
Four Reasons For Avoiding Plagerism
Whenever you plagiarize you are stealing someones ideas. Without acknowledging their work you are taking someones hard work and calling it you own. This is why one should avoid plagiarism.To avoid this you need to cite your writing to give that person credit. If you get caught plagiarizing you can lose you credibility as a writer.
When students write papers in class they are learning how to become a better writer and when the copy anothers work it completely defeats the purpose. As students practice the writing and researching process it helps them with citing and helps them to not plagiarize. This way we can easily integrate sources into our documents even though it is a complicated.
One of the easiest ways to avoid plagiarism is to document your sources responsibly. When you cite others works not only does it give them credit but it also shows that you looked into you topic and gives you credibility and makes you more persuasive. With strong, correct writing, most writers get a sense of accomplishment by putting ideas together in a new way.
Plagiarism has serious consequences. With all the major search engines like google it is much easier for professors and teachers to detect plagiarism.
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. "Research." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 7th ed. Upper Saddle River: Prentince Hall, 2008. 378-81. Print.
When students write papers in class they are learning how to become a better writer and when the copy anothers work it completely defeats the purpose. As students practice the writing and researching process it helps them with citing and helps them to not plagiarize. This way we can easily integrate sources into our documents even though it is a complicated.
One of the easiest ways to avoid plagiarism is to document your sources responsibly. When you cite others works not only does it give them credit but it also shows that you looked into you topic and gives you credibility and makes you more persuasive. With strong, correct writing, most writers get a sense of accomplishment by putting ideas together in a new way.
Plagiarism has serious consequences. With all the major search engines like google it is much easier for professors and teachers to detect plagiarism.
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer L. Kunka. "Research." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 7th ed. Upper Saddle River: Prentince Hall, 2008. 378-81. Print.
Avoiding Plagiarism-Emily Eyberg
In any writing situation, plagiarism should be avoided. Whether it be a academic setting or a journalist setting, one should place value on one's own work.
1.Plagiarism is unethical. Consider plagiarism like shoplifting. Maybe you're being extremely sly about it, almost to the exit, when a professor catches you in the act.Stealing someone else work is insulting to the author and to yourself.Its best to just not do it.
2.Plagiarism means a lost learning opportunity. Why would a professor assign a writing project with the intent for a student not to learn. Isn't the idea of going to school to get an education, to better oneself? To plagiarize is to waste a valuable educational experience.Take the time to write a 200 word essay, if not for your professor, or your grade,but simply for youself.
3. Plagiarism diminishes your credibility. Once you have been branded for plagiarizing,especially if it is a mark on your transcript, every college or university, sometimes even businesses will see that you have been accused and punished for plagiarism. It is simply not worth it to use someone else work.All of us are stressed, tired, busy, and on at times on that one last nerve. However, if we plagiarize it really isn't one more thing off our minds,in fact it is one more thing added to our thoughts.
4. Plagiarism may result in serious penalties. Depending on the leniency of your teacher or school, the first time you are caught it may be as simple as a slap on the wrist. However, once caught again, you run the risk of being failed for the assignment and class, also having a permanent black mark on your transcript. Other situations, a professor may fail you when caught the first time and immediately place a black mark on your transcript.
One A.M. on a Tuesday night, just finished working a double shift at a minimum wage position, classes all day, and attempting to finish a paper. You are faced with a choice; either stay up for a few more hours, when you would much rather sleep, or copy and change a few words on a paper a friend wrote last semester. By choosing to stay up and miss those hours of sleep,you're doing yourself a favor. If you were to choose to copy and change a few words, you are risking failing a class and carrying guilt.
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer Kunka. "Research- Avoiding Plagiarism." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 8th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2008. 379-80. Print.
1.Plagiarism is unethical. Consider plagiarism like shoplifting. Maybe you're being extremely sly about it, almost to the exit, when a professor catches you in the act.Stealing someone else work is insulting to the author and to yourself.Its best to just not do it.
2.Plagiarism means a lost learning opportunity. Why would a professor assign a writing project with the intent for a student not to learn. Isn't the idea of going to school to get an education, to better oneself? To plagiarize is to waste a valuable educational experience.Take the time to write a 200 word essay, if not for your professor, or your grade,but simply for youself.
3. Plagiarism diminishes your credibility. Once you have been branded for plagiarizing,especially if it is a mark on your transcript, every college or university, sometimes even businesses will see that you have been accused and punished for plagiarism. It is simply not worth it to use someone else work.All of us are stressed, tired, busy, and on at times on that one last nerve. However, if we plagiarize it really isn't one more thing off our minds,in fact it is one more thing added to our thoughts.
4. Plagiarism may result in serious penalties. Depending on the leniency of your teacher or school, the first time you are caught it may be as simple as a slap on the wrist. However, once caught again, you run the risk of being failed for the assignment and class, also having a permanent black mark on your transcript. Other situations, a professor may fail you when caught the first time and immediately place a black mark on your transcript.
One A.M. on a Tuesday night, just finished working a double shift at a minimum wage position, classes all day, and attempting to finish a paper. You are faced with a choice; either stay up for a few more hours, when you would much rather sleep, or copy and change a few words on a paper a friend wrote last semester. By choosing to stay up and miss those hours of sleep,you're doing yourself a favor. If you were to choose to copy and change a few words, you are risking failing a class and carrying guilt.
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer Kunka. "Research- Avoiding Plagiarism." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 8th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2008. 379-80. Print.
Avoiding Plagiarism
Four Reasons why we should avoid plagiarism:
1.) Plagiarism is unethical: When someone's work is used without permission or acknowledging the writer, it is considered stealing regardless of the excuses of why it happened.
2.) Plagiarism means a lost learning opportunity: When people plagiarize, they lose the chance to actually learn and get better at the assignment that they were given. They don't get to advance their skills and knowledge on the topic and on the researching.
3.) Plagiarism diminishes your credibility: Not only do we need to be able to give credit to the other sources that were used, but we also need to be able to blend our own knowledge with the knowledge found to enhance our community's pool of knowledge.
4.) Plagiarism may result in serious penalties: At colleges and universities, plagiarism is dishonesty and there may be serious consequences resulting in doing so. We as college students, should read about the consequences and penalties at our school. After college, if taken seriously, plagiarism becomes a legal violation and may affect our careers and reputations as well.
Works Cited
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer Kunka. "Research." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 8th ed. Boston: Pearson. 378-79. Print.
1.) Plagiarism is unethical: When someone's work is used without permission or acknowledging the writer, it is considered stealing regardless of the excuses of why it happened.
2.) Plagiarism means a lost learning opportunity: When people plagiarize, they lose the chance to actually learn and get better at the assignment that they were given. They don't get to advance their skills and knowledge on the topic and on the researching.
3.) Plagiarism diminishes your credibility: Not only do we need to be able to give credit to the other sources that were used, but we also need to be able to blend our own knowledge with the knowledge found to enhance our community's pool of knowledge.
4.) Plagiarism may result in serious penalties: At colleges and universities, plagiarism is dishonesty and there may be serious consequences resulting in doing so. We as college students, should read about the consequences and penalties at our school. After college, if taken seriously, plagiarism becomes a legal violation and may affect our careers and reputations as well.
Works Cited
Harris, Muriel, and Jennifer Kunka. "Research." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. 8th ed. Boston: Pearson. 378-79. Print.
Plagiarism - ScottyMcMasters
Name and explain four reasons why avoiding plagiarism is important.
Harris, Muriel. "Research." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. Ed. Jennifer L. Kunka. 8th ed. Boston: Peasron Learning Solutions, 2011. 378-79. Print.
The comic was humorous because both the father and the son had plagiarized. There are four main reasons that make avoiding plagiarism necessary when used other people's works in a paper according to the Prentice Hall Reference Guide, however, anything one writes for that matter should be included. First plagiarism is unethical, morally wrong to copy another's work, it is stealing and unfair to other writers who work hard on the same topic (378). Another reason why plagiarism is wrong is the fact that if on copies someone else's work the plagiarizer does not learn anything nor becomes a better writer (379). Also plagiarizing and getting caught ruins a person's credibility (379), it is like being a conpulsive liar, no one is going to believe a liar if they know one has lied. Furthermore there are serious penalties when plagiarizing, in college, one can and, in many places will, result in a expulsion (379). So, plagiarism in the overall sense is to much work to deal with when commiting it, save some time and trouble and do not plagiarize.
Harris, Muriel. "Research." Prentice Hall Reference Guide. Ed. Jennifer L. Kunka. 8th ed. Boston: Peasron Learning Solutions, 2011. 378-79. Print.
Plagiarism
Post a response to the following prompt:
Name and explain four reasons why avoiding plagiarism is important.
Post your response as a "New Post" and
cite your handbook as the source for your information.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
1 Paragraph Essay on Harrison Bergeron
Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Jr is more than a simple satire. This short story tells the tale of a society broken down by equality. Very similar to A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift, this story talks about something we should have but takes it so incredibly far it becomes incredible. The real story is not so much directly in the writing as it is in reflection upon the writing. We live in a society where rights (or the removal of rights) are often taken too far but this pushes the right to equality to a point of insanity and hypocrisy. What we see here is if everyone is equal (which is impossible) then society stops its growth. While the story doesn't point this out, it can be seen. Dancers have their dances ruined by weights and headphones while other perfectly strong or smart people are similarly encumbered. They ask for equality in the story yet they have someone who has so much power that she can kill people at a whim like she did with Harrison and the dancer. So, the moral of this story (I think) is that we should accept people as they are as opposed to trying to bring everyone to a level of equality.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Dalton Anderson Survivor Testimony Brigitte Altman
Dalton Anderson
Mr. Neuburger
Eng. 102
12 October 2011
Holocaust Survivor Testimony
Brigitte Altman
Brigitte Altman was born on the 15th of August 1924 in the town of Memel on the Baltic Coast. Her father was a business man and worked in flour, lumber, and textile mills. Her family was not really a traditional Jewish family. They did however; celebrate all of the Jewish holidays such as Purim and Hanuka in their own ways. Brigitte came from a middle class family and attended a public elementary school and later attended a private, all-girl’s school. Her private school had about 6 Jews in a class of 30, just to give you an idea of the ratio (the rest were German or Russian girls). It was typical how the Antisemitism started for her; as Hitler rose to power, the morals he imposed on the people trickled down to the younger children and they begin to exhibit that behavior themselves. Brigitte’s first awareness of Nazis was when her parents began to speak of what was happening to their relatives at dinner. The Germans invaded some time later and caused much confusion and panic. Brigitte was transported with her family to a Ghetto located in the poorest part of town. There was no sanitation, or running water and very limited space. Brigitte was assigned a job, it wasn’t bad but still it did not pay much at all. She had to live on meager portions of food, but she was able to smuggle food into her house sometimes. Her father was prompted by the children’s accione` to form a plan to get Brigitte out of the Ghetto and to a safe place. He managed to contact a friend of his and plan an elaborate escape. A group of men helped by first bribing a guard to let them pass her out of the Ghetto and onto a boat to cross the river to get to the city. She arrived at her father’s friend’s (her name was Meta) apartment and was able to stay there for a few weeks. It sounded like a nice place to live, it was certainly better than the Ghetto. Brigitte had to leave Meta’s apartment for a family (Meta’s husband’s family) farm. She lived there as a farm maid for a few years with another Jewish girl who was about six years old. She lived there for a few years and was liberated by a Russian soldier during the summertime. (Brigitte forgot rather a lot about some of the dates). She left the farm and hitchhiked to Karnoff where she spent a few days at a friend’s house. Eventually, she traveled to Poland and Austria and ended up in Dallas, Texas to meet up with family.
Brigitte said that we should give testimony “To document by word and pictures that not only did the Holocaust, unfortunately, happen, but that the so-called pseudo-Holocaust revisions are just so blatantly wrong.”
In regards to the pseudo-Holocaust revisions, “I wish they were right. I wish it didn’t happen.”
Mr. Neuburger
Eng. 102
12 October 2011
Holocaust Survivor Testimony
Brigitte Altman
Brigitte Altman was born on the 15th of August 1924 in the town of Memel on the Baltic Coast. Her father was a business man and worked in flour, lumber, and textile mills. Her family was not really a traditional Jewish family. They did however; celebrate all of the Jewish holidays such as Purim and Hanuka in their own ways. Brigitte came from a middle class family and attended a public elementary school and later attended a private, all-girl’s school. Her private school had about 6 Jews in a class of 30, just to give you an idea of the ratio (the rest were German or Russian girls). It was typical how the Antisemitism started for her; as Hitler rose to power, the morals he imposed on the people trickled down to the younger children and they begin to exhibit that behavior themselves. Brigitte’s first awareness of Nazis was when her parents began to speak of what was happening to their relatives at dinner. The Germans invaded some time later and caused much confusion and panic. Brigitte was transported with her family to a Ghetto located in the poorest part of town. There was no sanitation, or running water and very limited space. Brigitte was assigned a job, it wasn’t bad but still it did not pay much at all. She had to live on meager portions of food, but she was able to smuggle food into her house sometimes. Her father was prompted by the children’s accione` to form a plan to get Brigitte out of the Ghetto and to a safe place. He managed to contact a friend of his and plan an elaborate escape. A group of men helped by first bribing a guard to let them pass her out of the Ghetto and onto a boat to cross the river to get to the city. She arrived at her father’s friend’s (her name was Meta) apartment and was able to stay there for a few weeks. It sounded like a nice place to live, it was certainly better than the Ghetto. Brigitte had to leave Meta’s apartment for a family (Meta’s husband’s family) farm. She lived there as a farm maid for a few years with another Jewish girl who was about six years old. She lived there for a few years and was liberated by a Russian soldier during the summertime. (Brigitte forgot rather a lot about some of the dates). She left the farm and hitchhiked to Karnoff where she spent a few days at a friend’s house. Eventually, she traveled to Poland and Austria and ended up in Dallas, Texas to meet up with family.
Brigitte said that we should give testimony “To document by word and pictures that not only did the Holocaust, unfortunately, happen, but that the so-called pseudo-Holocaust revisions are just so blatantly wrong.”
In regards to the pseudo-Holocaust revisions, “I wish they were right. I wish it didn’t happen.”
A Film Unfinished.
Scott Erickson
Mr. Neuburger
English Comp. 102-104
5, October 2011
A Film Unfinished
I thought that A “Film Unfinished” was very enlightening. It really shows you how manipulative the Nazis were. Not only were they manipulative but they were also ruthless by making them sit in the theater for hours just to get some fake footage. Even worse was when they made them walk past the dead bodies in the street how demented do you have to be to do things like this, taking different angles to make it even more dramatic. I know the film only shows the little things, leading up to the actual holocaust but for people to think its right to frame people for living better than others is unacceptable. For the Nazis to make up this superficial life for the Jews and intend to use it in order to make it look like they are doing the world a favor by eliminating the Jews just blows my mind. When they had them go into the restaurant and gorge themselves on food at the expense of the restaurant owner it just shows how low the Nazis can go to make Jews look bad. Everything in this film is over exaggerated to perfection so that no matter what Jews do they look like the bad guys. They have the funeral procession they are made to use the nicest things to make it look like they can afford the best stuff even after their dead. Where do people come up with these ideas of hatred and how do they feel its right to go through with them? Over all the film shows a different side of the war that isn’t brought out into the public eye.
Mr. Neuburger
English Comp. 102-104
5, October 2011
A Film Unfinished
I thought that A “Film Unfinished” was very enlightening. It really shows you how manipulative the Nazis were. Not only were they manipulative but they were also ruthless by making them sit in the theater for hours just to get some fake footage. Even worse was when they made them walk past the dead bodies in the street how demented do you have to be to do things like this, taking different angles to make it even more dramatic. I know the film only shows the little things, leading up to the actual holocaust but for people to think its right to frame people for living better than others is unacceptable. For the Nazis to make up this superficial life for the Jews and intend to use it in order to make it look like they are doing the world a favor by eliminating the Jews just blows my mind. When they had them go into the restaurant and gorge themselves on food at the expense of the restaurant owner it just shows how low the Nazis can go to make Jews look bad. Everything in this film is over exaggerated to perfection so that no matter what Jews do they look like the bad guys. They have the funeral procession they are made to use the nicest things to make it look like they can afford the best stuff even after their dead. Where do people come up with these ideas of hatred and how do they feel its right to go through with them? Over all the film shows a different side of the war that isn’t brought out into the public eye.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Survivor Testimonys
Alfred Caro
32052-2
By: Billy Essick
I decided to go with Holocaust survivor Alfred Caro born July 27, 1911 in Sampter, Berlin. Alfred lived with a mild conservative family of 4 boys and 3 girls. His dad was a normal person a butcher, and Caro did normal things like he had a hobby of boxing. Although being a Jewish family, Caro’s dad loved German people; he would make his kids sing German songs, which he still remembers today. Many Germans, Polish, etc, were jealous of Jewish people, could be what possibly started the Holocaust. Nazi police came to the Caro residence to inform them that they needed Alfred for a “political investigation”. Confused because he had never taken place or even had views on the political side of things, so he decided to hide like any other would do, though he came out of hiding fearing the police would take another fellow family member. Caro is taken to camp Zachenhousen which used to hold Jahovus witnesses; he explained that there were mostly young men his age there. The place was surrounded by towers with suited men with guns, as well men on the ground surrounding the premises. Being told if any one crosses the line you will be shot, well to test limits someone walked across the line where he was shot. Caro was in Zachenhousen for six weeks, and he compares being treated like a slave, Jews were beaten kicked, spit on, made fun of, starved, it was worse than being a slave. Caro’s mother still confused on what had happened to her son; she began to investigate down at the police station. She talked too many until she talked to a former child hood friend of Alfreds who was highly ranked in the police force. Caro and many more Jews were released not to long after, though not for sure why.
Quote: “You have nothing, you have your life when you’re lucky, and when you are not lucky you are dead. Maybe the people that were dead were lucky, than the ones that were alive.”
Quote: “We were treated like slaves.”
Ursula Levy
26765-1
By: Billy Essick
This is a testimony overview from Ursula Levy born May 11, 1935 in Orslabrook Germany. Her father owned a textile business that had been in the family for a while, though she was unsure what her mother did and she only had one brother. Her father and Uncle were sent to camp Zachenhousen where they were beaten and exposed to very cold temperatures, both ended up with GangGreen and died shortly after they were released from this camp. Levy doesn’t remember much but she does remember some important things like her mother side of the family was Liberal and her dad side of the family was very religious. Afraid of her children’s lives, Ursula’s mother contacted an uncle of hers in America; he agreed to get them out of Germany. Sent to a place with nuns, her and her brother and three others were the only ones that were full blooded Jewish. Those five kids were sent to a concentration camp, where only her and her brother the only ones that survived. The things Jewish families would do to keep their family alive are unreal, as it worked for the Levy family. Her and her brother split up in concentration camps, her brother promised he would come visit her as he did on Sundays. She remembers that in her camp they were forced to take off all her clothes and throw it in a big pile and the wind blowing sand would hurt her legs; they were to where the clothes the Nazi’s gave them. They were saved due to the home in Holland and the friend from the hardware store who told a lie about their background that saved them. If he had not it was to Auschwitz, that’s where the Jews from their camp were being transported to.
Quote: “If we were to go to Auschwitz like most of the children and people, we would have been killed right way because of our age.”
Quote: “ I saw people being loaded on to open trucks they would sing, they would sing…..a Dutch song.”
32052-2
By: Billy Essick
I decided to go with Holocaust survivor Alfred Caro born July 27, 1911 in Sampter, Berlin. Alfred lived with a mild conservative family of 4 boys and 3 girls. His dad was a normal person a butcher, and Caro did normal things like he had a hobby of boxing. Although being a Jewish family, Caro’s dad loved German people; he would make his kids sing German songs, which he still remembers today. Many Germans, Polish, etc, were jealous of Jewish people, could be what possibly started the Holocaust. Nazi police came to the Caro residence to inform them that they needed Alfred for a “political investigation”. Confused because he had never taken place or even had views on the political side of things, so he decided to hide like any other would do, though he came out of hiding fearing the police would take another fellow family member. Caro is taken to camp Zachenhousen which used to hold Jahovus witnesses; he explained that there were mostly young men his age there. The place was surrounded by towers with suited men with guns, as well men on the ground surrounding the premises. Being told if any one crosses the line you will be shot, well to test limits someone walked across the line where he was shot. Caro was in Zachenhousen for six weeks, and he compares being treated like a slave, Jews were beaten kicked, spit on, made fun of, starved, it was worse than being a slave. Caro’s mother still confused on what had happened to her son; she began to investigate down at the police station. She talked too many until she talked to a former child hood friend of Alfreds who was highly ranked in the police force. Caro and many more Jews were released not to long after, though not for sure why.
Quote: “You have nothing, you have your life when you’re lucky, and when you are not lucky you are dead. Maybe the people that were dead were lucky, than the ones that were alive.”
Quote: “We were treated like slaves.”
Ursula Levy
26765-1
By: Billy Essick
This is a testimony overview from Ursula Levy born May 11, 1935 in Orslabrook Germany. Her father owned a textile business that had been in the family for a while, though she was unsure what her mother did and she only had one brother. Her father and Uncle were sent to camp Zachenhousen where they were beaten and exposed to very cold temperatures, both ended up with GangGreen and died shortly after they were released from this camp. Levy doesn’t remember much but she does remember some important things like her mother side of the family was Liberal and her dad side of the family was very religious. Afraid of her children’s lives, Ursula’s mother contacted an uncle of hers in America; he agreed to get them out of Germany. Sent to a place with nuns, her and her brother and three others were the only ones that were full blooded Jewish. Those five kids were sent to a concentration camp, where only her and her brother the only ones that survived. The things Jewish families would do to keep their family alive are unreal, as it worked for the Levy family. Her and her brother split up in concentration camps, her brother promised he would come visit her as he did on Sundays. She remembers that in her camp they were forced to take off all her clothes and throw it in a big pile and the wind blowing sand would hurt her legs; they were to where the clothes the Nazi’s gave them. They were saved due to the home in Holland and the friend from the hardware store who told a lie about their background that saved them. If he had not it was to Auschwitz, that’s where the Jews from their camp were being transported to.
Quote: “If we were to go to Auschwitz like most of the children and people, we would have been killed right way because of our age.”
Quote: “ I saw people being loaded on to open trucks they would sing, they would sing…..a Dutch song.”
Holocaust Survivor Testimony-Emily Eyberg(2)
Emily Eyberg
Mr.Neuberg
ENG Comp 102-104
12 October 2011
Response to Testimonies
Ursula Levy
Ursula begins her story with a smile; the emotions in the interview room appear to be that of neutrality; no anger or hatred. Ursula Levy was born May 11, 1935, in Germany. Her mother was Lucille, father was Max, and her older brother of five years was George. The family owned a textile store that had been in the family for generations, Ursula remembers fondly, but vaguely, that the family made down comforters, quilts, suits and other such items. Ursula’s memories of before the war are far and few between, as she was so young. One memory she holds was when she was about three and a half years old, her father and uncle had just returned from a concentration camp, and were hospitalized. Ursula’s father and uncle had suffered frigid temperatures, and both had injuries to their legs; her uncle died a few days after being hospitalized and her father sometime around March 1939. Both her father and uncle were captured on Kristilnight. After her father and uncle passed, Ursula’s mother knew that she must find a way to get the children out of Germany; to Holland. A strong fear of dogs was instilled in Ursula, she believes from seeing the Germans, and officers with the dogs; a cognitive association.
A strong comfort that she has held with her even now is that of her mother singing; her mother sang constantly. One song in particular caused Ursula to envision Heaven as a ballroom with dancing and love all around. This caused her to not fear death, because of the thought of her mother and being free in a beautiful hall of dancing. Throughout the interview, Ursula maintains her composure, although there are moments, for example in remembering her brother, George, she fights off tears. “The separation was just totally devastating for me, it was worse than any other experience. I felt isolated, abandoned. I cried all the time.” Ursula speaks about the first concentration camp that she and her brother were put in and separated from each other. “There was always someone who looked after us.” Ursula remembers that no one ever stole bread from her or her brother; there was always someone who kept watch over them. This kept her hope and faith alive; she also remembers that she never doubted that she would come out of it alive. Speaking of her memories are difficult years and years after the tragedy, but she does it for her two children.
Mr.Neuberg
ENG Comp 102-104
12 October 2011
Response to Testimonies
Ursula Levy
Ursula begins her story with a smile; the emotions in the interview room appear to be that of neutrality; no anger or hatred. Ursula Levy was born May 11, 1935, in Germany. Her mother was Lucille, father was Max, and her older brother of five years was George. The family owned a textile store that had been in the family for generations, Ursula remembers fondly, but vaguely, that the family made down comforters, quilts, suits and other such items. Ursula’s memories of before the war are far and few between, as she was so young. One memory she holds was when she was about three and a half years old, her father and uncle had just returned from a concentration camp, and were hospitalized. Ursula’s father and uncle had suffered frigid temperatures, and both had injuries to their legs; her uncle died a few days after being hospitalized and her father sometime around March 1939. Both her father and uncle were captured on Kristilnight. After her father and uncle passed, Ursula’s mother knew that she must find a way to get the children out of Germany; to Holland. A strong fear of dogs was instilled in Ursula, she believes from seeing the Germans, and officers with the dogs; a cognitive association.
A strong comfort that she has held with her even now is that of her mother singing; her mother sang constantly. One song in particular caused Ursula to envision Heaven as a ballroom with dancing and love all around. This caused her to not fear death, because of the thought of her mother and being free in a beautiful hall of dancing. Throughout the interview, Ursula maintains her composure, although there are moments, for example in remembering her brother, George, she fights off tears. “The separation was just totally devastating for me, it was worse than any other experience. I felt isolated, abandoned. I cried all the time.” Ursula speaks about the first concentration camp that she and her brother were put in and separated from each other. “There was always someone who looked after us.” Ursula remembers that no one ever stole bread from her or her brother; there was always someone who kept watch over them. This kept her hope and faith alive; she also remembers that she never doubted that she would come out of it alive. Speaking of her memories are difficult years and years after the tragedy, but she does it for her two children.
Holocaust Survivor Testimony-Emily Eyberg
Emily Eyberg
Mr.Neuberg
ENG Comp 102-104
12 October 2011
Response to Testimony
Edith Coliver
Edith is asked to spell her name by the interviewer, first thing she says is “V as in Victory”, this may simply be the best letter to get across that there was a ‘v’ in her name, however, I like to think it is because she truly believes there has been a victory. Edith was born in Karlsrophe, Germany in July 26, 1926, the eldest of three children, with two brothers. Her family was a middle class German- Jew family, she fondly remembers her grandmother who wore a wig, and was “wonderfully nurturing”. She recollects hearing Germans, around the same age, saying ‘oh, I was young’, her response was “I knew when I was eleven years old; don’t tell me that, you must have known what you were doing.” Edith speaks with such composure and dignity. Reflecting on how she watched those who had been ‘saved’ when the concentration camps were opened, the number of deaths then was almost more than during the camps themselves. During her time, Edith worked trials of war crimes, and crimes against humanity. After attending Berkley and studying political science, she was savvy in the ways of a court system, and how those would try to work the system. When returning to Germany, “I went to Germany not with a sense of revenge but curiosity, what makes people do these awful things.” Edith was able to see that the Nazis were killing on an automatic switch, it had been programmed into their very core, and however this still does not excuse their actions. Edith pondered these things throughout her entire life, but still her heart never filled with revenge; heartache and longing for peace for people, but never revenge.
Mr.Neuberg
ENG Comp 102-104
12 October 2011
Response to Testimony
Edith Coliver
Edith is asked to spell her name by the interviewer, first thing she says is “V as in Victory”, this may simply be the best letter to get across that there was a ‘v’ in her name, however, I like to think it is because she truly believes there has been a victory. Edith was born in Karlsrophe, Germany in July 26, 1926, the eldest of three children, with two brothers. Her family was a middle class German- Jew family, she fondly remembers her grandmother who wore a wig, and was “wonderfully nurturing”. She recollects hearing Germans, around the same age, saying ‘oh, I was young’, her response was “I knew when I was eleven years old; don’t tell me that, you must have known what you were doing.” Edith speaks with such composure and dignity. Reflecting on how she watched those who had been ‘saved’ when the concentration camps were opened, the number of deaths then was almost more than during the camps themselves. During her time, Edith worked trials of war crimes, and crimes against humanity. After attending Berkley and studying political science, she was savvy in the ways of a court system, and how those would try to work the system. When returning to Germany, “I went to Germany not with a sense of revenge but curiosity, what makes people do these awful things.” Edith was able to see that the Nazis were killing on an automatic switch, it had been programmed into their very core, and however this still does not excuse their actions. Edith pondered these things throughout her entire life, but still her heart never filled with revenge; heartache and longing for peace for people, but never revenge.
Dalton Anderson Holocaust Testimony Ester Fiszgop
Dalton Anderson
Mr. Neuburger
Eng. 102
12 October 2011
Holocaust Survivor Testimony
Ester Fiszgop
Ester Fiszgop was born in Brest, Poland on January 14, 1929. Her father’s name was Abraham Fiszgop and her mother’s name was Rachael Fiszgop. Her father was co-owner of a lumberyard and also a contractor. Her mother was an artistic, beautiful, and loving housewife. I noticed that when she spoke about her family (especially her brother) she became very upset and began to cry, which is quite understandable. Ester said she had a very loving, traditional Jewish family. They were middle class and she and her brother attended a seemingly prestigious school. In the time just before the war broke out, Ester says that she even knew about Hitler and what was happening over in Europe. However, she says that she didn’t sense any danger at that point in time. After a year or so, the German army bombed her town and a little while later they invaded and began to take control of the town. Ester told about how the Russians came in and saved their town from the Germans. The citizens of the town rejoiced and made an arch de triumph decorated with flowers to show their gratitude. Two years later however, the Germans came back and as punishment for the way they acted. They took 5,000 to 7,000 men and shot them on a bridge over a river until it ran red with blood, Ester’s father was one of the men shot. In 1941 Ester went to the train station with her mother and brother to be transported to a Ghetto. Ester got on a bus, looked out the window at her mother. When the bus turned the corner, she never saw them again. While in the Ghetto, Ester lived with her grandmother and great uncle. There was scarcely any food and almost no new clothing. Ester stayed sane only through her own drive for survival. One night, she, her grandmother, and her mother’s friend and children dug out of the walls of the Ghetto and crawled to the outer area around the barbed wire. They fled to Kainoffski and hid in the forest. Ester moved from house to wilderness quite a lot, even pausing to live in a hole beneath a pig sty for six months. By the time she got out, she could not sit or stand on her own. She eventually was liberated by the Russian army and moved to the United States where she lives to this day.
“It’s a heavy burden” (in regards to the pain she feels)
“I am very much afraid that whether it will take 100, 200, 300 years, history repeats itself. Be on guard.”
Mr. Neuburger
Eng. 102
12 October 2011
Holocaust Survivor Testimony
Ester Fiszgop
Ester Fiszgop was born in Brest, Poland on January 14, 1929. Her father’s name was Abraham Fiszgop and her mother’s name was Rachael Fiszgop. Her father was co-owner of a lumberyard and also a contractor. Her mother was an artistic, beautiful, and loving housewife. I noticed that when she spoke about her family (especially her brother) she became very upset and began to cry, which is quite understandable. Ester said she had a very loving, traditional Jewish family. They were middle class and she and her brother attended a seemingly prestigious school. In the time just before the war broke out, Ester says that she even knew about Hitler and what was happening over in Europe. However, she says that she didn’t sense any danger at that point in time. After a year or so, the German army bombed her town and a little while later they invaded and began to take control of the town. Ester told about how the Russians came in and saved their town from the Germans. The citizens of the town rejoiced and made an arch de triumph decorated with flowers to show their gratitude. Two years later however, the Germans came back and as punishment for the way they acted. They took 5,000 to 7,000 men and shot them on a bridge over a river until it ran red with blood, Ester’s father was one of the men shot. In 1941 Ester went to the train station with her mother and brother to be transported to a Ghetto. Ester got on a bus, looked out the window at her mother. When the bus turned the corner, she never saw them again. While in the Ghetto, Ester lived with her grandmother and great uncle. There was scarcely any food and almost no new clothing. Ester stayed sane only through her own drive for survival. One night, she, her grandmother, and her mother’s friend and children dug out of the walls of the Ghetto and crawled to the outer area around the barbed wire. They fled to Kainoffski and hid in the forest. Ester moved from house to wilderness quite a lot, even pausing to live in a hole beneath a pig sty for six months. By the time she got out, she could not sit or stand on her own. She eventually was liberated by the Russian army and moved to the United States where she lives to this day.
“It’s a heavy burden” (in regards to the pain she feels)
“I am very much afraid that whether it will take 100, 200, 300 years, history repeats itself. Be on guard.”
Response to Survivor Testimony- Brigitte Altman/EvaSafferman
I had a completely different mindset going into this video. I did not expect to hear what I did. Brigitte is an amazing woman in every way possible. She was brave, strong, heroic, intelligent, and very hardworking.
Born August 15, 1924. She is from a small town named Memla off the Baltic coast. She came from a very well to do family. Her father owned a textile business, and was very highly regarded in the community. Her mother hosted, and attended several parties. She went to school for many years and became very knowledgeable. They were in a very tight nit "German Jewish" community. They observed all of the Jewish holiday, and especially the Passover. She was an only child.
Brigitte was first introduced to Nazi's at the dinner table. Her city was a port for the Nazi party and the ideas of this were discussed by her mother and father. As time progressed, she moved on in life, and the war was going on. Her mother became very ill, and her small city was raided, and driven to a ghetto. When Brigitte, her mother, and father reached the "selection process", they were lucky enough to be sent to the "good" side, and their lives were spared. Not long after, her mother died of continuing illness. She and her father were assigned jobs where they made a small living. After months of living in the ghetto, her father came into contact with someone from the outside, and was able to sneak Brigitte out of the ghetto. She remained in hiding at a friend’s farm for several months where she then became liberated when Russia infiltrated. She meet another Jewish girl, very young, that she took care of. The both found homes as refugees. She was then placed into a refugee program, and moved from country to country within Europe. She ended up in Italy before she moved to the US with the help of her father, and made a new life for herself.
She honestly did not seem to have many consequences after the Holocaust, other than something her daughter mentioned at the end of the interview. She was never a mother to be carefree. She always has something on her mind, and is constantly doing anything that needs to be done. I very much admire Mrs. Brigitte Altman.
Eva Safferman-
This is a sad, yet hopeful story. In many ways similar to Brigitte, but Eva experience many you could say, typical, Holocaust occurrences. It is amazing how fast this young lady had to grow up, and learn to fight for life.
Born in Lodz, Poland on April 15, 1928. Her family would be considered upper-class, as her father had a wonderful job being a business man. He was able to provide nice apartment with a bathroom. They also had a maid. I do find it neat that both Jewish families had the meal of gefilte fish. This is one way in which the stories are similar. Eva went to public school through 6th grade. Her family took vacations and she went to camps.
One camp she went to was an eating camp where she learned not to be a picky eater. When she came back from that camp, that's when things began to change. There was not much to eat, and her community was forced to wear the Jewish star. He mother, like Brigitte's mother, hid valuables, and close possessions. She did it just in time as the Germans came to her community to raid. Her immediate family was taken, and sent to burn. Soon after Eva, her mother and father moved to a descent apartment in the very large ghetto that was close by. This ghetto was very large. She went to school there for a while, but it was shut down, and she went to work in a factory. The small family lived in constant fear. Sure enough her father was taken off the street by German's, loaded into a truck, and was never seen or heard from again. After this they moved to a house across the ghetto with an aunt, and small cousin. The company was nice, but the conditions were not better. She stayed there for 3 years, and in 1944, Eva, her mother, her aunt and small cousin were sent to Auschwitz. They were as well sent to the "good" side. Just her and her mother. Conditions only got worse, and she was forced to work. Eventually they were both chosen. What for they were unsure. They were both shaved bald, stripped of their clothes, and sent through baths. On the other side they wer givin a pair of clothes and shoes. They then were put on a train that led them to the 'death march'. The marches lead them to Hamburg where they both remained until liberation day, April 15, 1945. Eva's Birthday. They soon moved to Sweden, lived for 3 years, and an uncle in America sent their Visa's. Eva got married to another Holocaust survivor, and had children. As a consequence, she always keeps her mother with her. She has protected her for to long, and not let her go. She is also fearful sometimes when she reads the paper that something like this will happen again. She prays that it will not.
Born August 15, 1924. She is from a small town named Memla off the Baltic coast. She came from a very well to do family. Her father owned a textile business, and was very highly regarded in the community. Her mother hosted, and attended several parties. She went to school for many years and became very knowledgeable. They were in a very tight nit "German Jewish" community. They observed all of the Jewish holiday, and especially the Passover. She was an only child.
Brigitte was first introduced to Nazi's at the dinner table. Her city was a port for the Nazi party and the ideas of this were discussed by her mother and father. As time progressed, she moved on in life, and the war was going on. Her mother became very ill, and her small city was raided, and driven to a ghetto. When Brigitte, her mother, and father reached the "selection process", they were lucky enough to be sent to the "good" side, and their lives were spared. Not long after, her mother died of continuing illness. She and her father were assigned jobs where they made a small living. After months of living in the ghetto, her father came into contact with someone from the outside, and was able to sneak Brigitte out of the ghetto. She remained in hiding at a friend’s farm for several months where she then became liberated when Russia infiltrated. She meet another Jewish girl, very young, that she took care of. The both found homes as refugees. She was then placed into a refugee program, and moved from country to country within Europe. She ended up in Italy before she moved to the US with the help of her father, and made a new life for herself.
She honestly did not seem to have many consequences after the Holocaust, other than something her daughter mentioned at the end of the interview. She was never a mother to be carefree. She always has something on her mind, and is constantly doing anything that needs to be done. I very much admire Mrs. Brigitte Altman.
Eva Safferman-
This is a sad, yet hopeful story. In many ways similar to Brigitte, but Eva experience many you could say, typical, Holocaust occurrences. It is amazing how fast this young lady had to grow up, and learn to fight for life.
Born in Lodz, Poland on April 15, 1928. Her family would be considered upper-class, as her father had a wonderful job being a business man. He was able to provide nice apartment with a bathroom. They also had a maid. I do find it neat that both Jewish families had the meal of gefilte fish. This is one way in which the stories are similar. Eva went to public school through 6th grade. Her family took vacations and she went to camps.
One camp she went to was an eating camp where she learned not to be a picky eater. When she came back from that camp, that's when things began to change. There was not much to eat, and her community was forced to wear the Jewish star. He mother, like Brigitte's mother, hid valuables, and close possessions. She did it just in time as the Germans came to her community to raid. Her immediate family was taken, and sent to burn. Soon after Eva, her mother and father moved to a descent apartment in the very large ghetto that was close by. This ghetto was very large. She went to school there for a while, but it was shut down, and she went to work in a factory. The small family lived in constant fear. Sure enough her father was taken off the street by German's, loaded into a truck, and was never seen or heard from again. After this they moved to a house across the ghetto with an aunt, and small cousin. The company was nice, but the conditions were not better. She stayed there for 3 years, and in 1944, Eva, her mother, her aunt and small cousin were sent to Auschwitz. They were as well sent to the "good" side. Just her and her mother. Conditions only got worse, and she was forced to work. Eventually they were both chosen. What for they were unsure. They were both shaved bald, stripped of their clothes, and sent through baths. On the other side they wer givin a pair of clothes and shoes. They then were put on a train that led them to the 'death march'. The marches lead them to Hamburg where they both remained until liberation day, April 15, 1945. Eva's Birthday. They soon moved to Sweden, lived for 3 years, and an uncle in America sent their Visa's. Eva got married to another Holocaust survivor, and had children. As a consequence, she always keeps her mother with her. She has protected her for to long, and not let her go. She is also fearful sometimes when she reads the paper that something like this will happen again. She prays that it will not.
Holocaust Survivor Testimony - Cassie Brasher
Brigitte Aldman was from Memel in the Baltic Coast. The first signs she saw after Hitler’s coming to power were that German girls at school no longer wanted to sit with Jewish girls and even teachers became unfriendly with them. Almans father built a big container for their family to live in to keep them safe, but it ended up being burnt down. Later her family missed the chance to move to Canada because her mom was sick and couldn’t make the trip, but they were safe for a while in the United Kingdoms. There they heard rumors of Jewish slave and death camps. Aldman and her family eventually were sent to a ghetto. She explained that even before the ghetto, Jews were forced to wear the Jewish star and not even allowed to walk on sidewalks. She described the ghetto having no sanitation. Usually a family would have one room to live in. They depended on strangers for a while until her dad found some attic space in a farm house they could use. All they had in there was a bed for her parents, a cot for Brigitte, and a sewing machine. Aldman remembered one day 10,000 people were taken and never seen again, and later everyone was supposed to be inspected by an SS officer. An SS Sargent chose whether people would continue to live or die. Aldman said, “He yielded enormous power despite the low rank that he carried…power over life and death.” They all passed and went to the living side, but a little while later her mother died. She had been sick and malnourished for a while. Aldman knew it was coming, “Every day we went to work we had to leave her at home not knowing whether we would find her or we would find her alive,” she said. Eventually Aldmans father got her a job as a maid in a German household. One day a lady asked where these Germans got their maid. They were worried that people would find out she was Jewish and take her so they moved to a farm far from the capital. This job as a maid allowed her to survive. Her only consequence of surviving that she talks about was losing her mother.
Holocaust Survivor
Testimony #1
Kristine Keren
In October 28, 1935 Kristine Keren was born in the town of Lwow, Poland. She had one other sibling that was her brother. When she was a child, whenever she wasn’t playing in her parents shop she was out at the park playing with all the other children like normal kids are supposed to. When the reporter asked if the friends she was playing was Jewish Kristine respond with a little confusion. It’s seems as if her parents hadn’t really informed her that she was Jewish at the time because she really couldn’t remember why she was getting pointed out. Life started to change for Kristine in 1941 when the German came to Lwow in there grey greenish outfits and here high black boots. Kristine remembers this day vividly because when they came in to their town her parents had a mixture of emotions, angry and scared. When the Germans invaded Lwow she and the other Jewish families had to leave their homes and move to the ghetto. For her family to stay safe and together they had to go into hiding in the sewer under the city. She mentions that’s she got a lot of help from a sewer worker named Socha who visited daily, bringing food and newspapers to the families that where hiding down in the sewers. Socha was their savior for the 14 months that they were in the sewer system. The family started worrying about Socha because they heard a lot of bombing above ground and didn’t see Socha for a number of days until the day when Socha came one last time and for them that was the best time. Socha had signaled to them that it was safe to come above ground. The town was rid of all German soldiers.
Quotes-
“Those are my Jews, I saved them” – Socha
The Priest told her, “pretend that she was Christian not Jewish
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