Bohdan's Blog

  1.) What did you learn?        I learned a lot about all the different types of laws Nazi Germany created for Jews. Some of the laws I found especially surprising would be the removing of Anti-Jewish signs during the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Jews’ last testaments and wills would no longer be valid, and finally, the law that allowed Jews to shop for groceries between 4 pm and 5 pm only. The removing of Anti-Jewish signs during the 1936 Berlin Olympics was especially interesting for me because Germany was committing all these atrocities, knew it was wrong, and still managed to try and hide them from the rest of the world. The laws about prohibiting Jews’ last testaments and wills was interesting because it was such a simple thing, and the Nazis took that away from them. Finally, the law that allowed Jews to shop only between 4 pm and 5 pm was surprising to me because people needed food to survive and the Nazis thought that they only needed a hour, adding restrictions on shop

          In what area do you think you have made your biggest improvements in ELA?          Over Quarter 2, I greatly improved in my writing skills. I practically use TIQA format in all my paragraphs now. Having to write analysis' and an essay has heavily impacted my improvement. I learned how to write a thesis statement, a hook sentence, and a conclusion. These are all skills I will use in the future for ELA.   What has been the most challenging part of second quarter for you and what can you do to help overcome this?         I think the most challenging part of the second quarter for me was my schoolwork. I constantly had work to do, and I just barely managed to stay on time. I had to keep up with my schoolwork from Morton, which wasn’t easy since we had to study for finals as well. Overall, I think I can improve this by sorting my priorities and doing my work as soon as I get home. I feel like this will make it a lot easier for me to finish work faster. What

          Recently, I began reading about D-Day and the preparation for it. The United States and Great Britain prepared heavily for the battle. They planned it a whole two years before it actually happened!  D-Day was a massive changing point in the war, as it would be the start of the end of World War Two. “By June 3, troops piled into waiting ships set to land at Normandy on the fifth. All systems were go. Then a terrible storm brought everything to a screeching halt.” This storm brought concern to General Eisenhower as he didn’t know whether or not to send the troops. After thinking about it, he decided to attack. That’s all I’ve read so far.          Something I found interesting was from a passage in a chapter three. The passage was about fooling Hitler using tricks. “German spy planes flying overhead saw hundreds of tanks that seemed made of steel. But really, they were made of rubber, blown up like giant balloons! Sounds of clanking tanks blared from recordings. Even the t

          One of my conflicts is that Lennie is very dependent on George. I think this may be important in the future because in can result in something big. Ever since the book started, you could see Lennie being dependent on George. It is a bit weird since Lennie is bigger and tougher than George. Along the story, Lennie seems to be almost nothing without George. When Lennie, got into a fight with Curley, he didn’t don anything until George told him it was okay to hit Curley. “George,” he cried. “Make ‘um let me alone, George.” “George was on his feet yelling, “Get him, Lennie. Don’t let him do it.” As you can see, Lennie was getting battered by Curley, and still didn’t do anything until George told him to. This could come as a consequence. Thinking ahead, George may become very annoyed with Lennie, practically seeing him as a burden. This could later result in a possible fight, or even death!           Another of my conflicts is that Crooks isn’t treated fairly. Crooks is an Afri

         Describe the atmosphere of the ranch and bunkhouse. Be sure to include characteristics of different characters that were formally of informally introduced to us in this chapter. Support your choice with textual evidence and interpretation.          The atmosphere of the ranch and bunkhouse wasn’t the best. It was dirty and filthy. It wasn’t the safest, but probably the best for Lennie and George. When Lennie and George first come to the ranch,  they meet a few new people. The pair meet a small man, but a big ego. His name is Curley. Curley is a man who likes to cause trouble with others. They also meet Curley's wife. Curley's wife's has no name. She likes to flirt around other guys, especially Slim. Slim is a nice guy. He doesn’t start trouble, nor has problems with anyone.          Why doesn’t Curley's wife have a name? What message, if anything, is John Steinbeck trying to send by not giving her a name? Support your choice with textual evidence and