Whether Shakespeare wrote all his plays or not is hard to say, considering I wasn’t alive, and we have quite minimal information on Shakespeare. I for one, believe that Shakespeare wrote most of his plays by himself, but I find it quite hard to believe he wrote every single one of them on his own. Especially since it is believed that his parents did not know how to read and write, nor did they go to school. So he didn’t have anyone to read over his work at home, or to give him any feed back. Although that may be how he came up with so many words, because his vocabulary at home may have been quite minimal. It is very hard for me to decide whether I think Shakespeare wrote his own plays or not, but I feel since he is so well known, and different. Only one mind could have ever came up with the brilliance of his plays, and that is Shakespeare himself.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=t7VPnEgRrf8

In class we had 2 presenters Kayla and Ian come in. We played many different games, and we learned different facts about Shakespeare. In this picture we were making a comedy tableau, which was one of our activities. We also learned how to understand Shakespeare better. My favourite game that we played was was the “Simon says” game, but it was “Much Ado About Nothing” themed. My favourite part about the presentation was that we were very involved in it. It was not just us watching a play being performed. My least favourite thing was that the whole class was only playing games the whole three days. With no learning really being done. Although i did learn some curse words in Shakespearean language, and that there are 4 genres Shakespeare wrote about. Which are Comedy, Tragedy, Romance, and History. As for learning about the play we really didn’t do much of that, but I do understand that there is two couples, one being a young couple, and one being older. I also know that there is a bad man, trying to break up one of the couples. The play “Much Ado About Nothing” actually means “A Lot of Worrying About Gossip”, and it is a comedy. The presentation really helped me understand Shakespearean language better and it showed me that learning about Shakespeare doesn’t have to be boring.

This ad is an ad for Pepsi Next. It was released in the October of 2012, and the product being sold is the soft drink “Pepsi Next”. The intended audience for this ad is anybody that is able to drink liquid or anybody that has at least a loonie. Possibly even gravitating towards teens or people who don’t have a lot of time in life to just sit down and have a can of Pepsi. You could also argue that this ad is for lazy people that don’t want to do their house work. One of the visual techniques in this ad is the bright blue Pepsi can, and the darker blue background behind it. There is also giant yellow block letters saying “the extra hour”, so they are really trying to push the fact that they will give you an extra hour in your day to just sit down and drink a can of Pepsi. The ad uses logos, because it is claiming to have 60% less sugar, which will make it healthier for you to drink. Therefor you can drink more of it. It also says “real cola taste” meaning that any other drink you drink isn’t the real thing and you can only find it in Pepsi. The persuasive techniques used in this ad were transfer, and bribery. I chose transfer, because they are promoting the fact of 60% less sugar, claiming it is healthier for you, making you feel better about your life choices. I chose bribery, because of the fact that they say that if you buy their drink, they will do your chores for a whole hour. Specifically so you have time to sit down and drink their drink.

My name is Camie, and I am a World War 2 survivor. My life is going amazing compared to my life 20 years ago. I will never forget the day they found us, just like I will never forgive my father for betraying us. I still cannot believe how one man could go from loving his family unconditionally, to telling the Nazis where they were for his own survival. I remember the exact date. September 15 1935; the day the Nuremberg Laws were established. The day my father was told he could not be with my mother anymore. The day he left. Of course my family fell apart after this day, my father was forced to join the Nazis since he was married to a Jew, and my mother was forced to work in the factory. My father kept our hiding spot a secret for the longest time, until his life was threatened, and he was suspected of knowing the location of Jews. When my father’s life was threatened, he told the Nazis where we were. Sending us to concentration camps. My mother and I were separated when we were put in those cattle cars, and I did not have any brothers or sisters. I never saw my mother again after that, there were so many people running around everywhere. Screaming for each other, crying hysterically. We were beaten, starved and pushed so far past our limits, that most of us did not even survive a week in those camps. The camp commander was a terrible man, ever so often we would go a week with no food. We were forced to wear rags, and uncomfortable wooden shoes, always being promised death. For everybody else that promise was kept, for me it was not. I failed to mention, I was the only survivor in that concentration camp. I owe my life to that man on the horse, not only for saving my life, but for adopting me as well. Allowing me to have a second chance at living freely. I now have 3 amazing kids and a husband who I love unconditionally, and I know they love me unconditionally too.

Analysis: I wrote this fictional memoir based on the tragedies of World War 2. In my fictional memoir there is a girl named Camie, who’s had a Jewish mother and a German father. Her father ended up betraying their family after the Nuremberg Laws were established, and he became a Nazi. Once his life was at risk Camie’s father turned in their hiding spot, so Camie and her mother were sent to concentration camps. Her life became terrible until she was adopted by the man who saved her. My fictional memoir was written in first person, in a Jewish girls point of view. The struggle in my memoir is that Camie’s dad betrayed them and sent them off to concentration camp, where Camie struggled to stay alive, but succeeded.

(This is a picture of my mother and I waiting to get on to the cattle carts, along with many other Jews)

Source: https://www.google.ca/searchq=jewish+girls+in+concentration+camp&biw=1824&bih=979&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiy-Y2q5brQAhVM-GMKHWM1AFwQ_AUIBigB#imgrc=HoQdMNy9t_Rp_M%3A

I wrote this poem based on how I pictured the journal entry written by Charles V. Ferree. With great detail he explained how horrid and emotional liberation for all those Jews was. In my poem I tried my best to capture what Charles witnessed, and how i think he would’ve felt. Attempting to put how I would have felt in to my work.

(In this image you can see that the Jews have been released, and are celebrating their forever freedom!)

I heard about what happened,

and decided to go help.

I packed my bags,

put on my coat,

and decided to head straight out.

We could not land at first,

but then it was all clear.

We hopped into the jeep

hoping we were near.

It took us to that place,

and I will never forget his face.

The one who with his buddies was clubbing at the guards.

All that went through my head was “wow we let this go too far.”

It was not just the Germans,

but us as watchers too,

treating those men as if they were caged animals in a zoo.

I remember all the bodies,

stacked up to 5 feet tall.

It seemed as though there was enough,

to build a 10-foot wall.

Those Jews were laying lifeless,

the Germans now were too.

The last thing I heard one say was “this is because of you, you stupid Jew.”

Finally, liberation for all these poor men.

I pray one day they have a family,

and have a dog they could call Ben.

Some say it never happened,

that it is all a big fat lie.

To that I say,

go tell it to the ones who lost their lives.

Image Source: https://furtherglory.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/the-liberation-of-mauthausen-may-5-1945/

September 1 1939– World War II started. Germany invaded Poland. Many people were killed, in over 714 locations. At least 5000 victims were Jews

History: On September 1 1939, the Germans invaded Poland. Within weeks of the invasion the Polish army was defeated. German units, with more than 2,000 tanks and over 1,000 planes, broke through polish defenses along the border and attacked Warsaw.

Image:

 Image Caption: In this picture Germany is marching to invade Poland

Source : https://www.google.ca/search?q=germany+invades+poland&rlz=1C2CHBF_enCA700CA713&biw=893&bih=1017&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiYv6L7s43QAhWGxrwKHbjyAgsQ_AUIBigB#imgrc=sxeTio3NEr2-7M%3A

http://www.jewishgen.org/ForgottenCamps/General/TimeEng.html

Application to novel: This point in time is relevant to the story because Riva and her family were all caught in this terrible time, and experienced it hands on. They were fighting to stay alive and be able to overcome what the Nazis threw at them. The day world war 2 started was the day her life changed completely, and her childhood was taken away. Riva was proud to be Jewish but unfortunately that was the reason her life was so terrible. She was forced to become the mother to her brothers, as well as remaining their sister. At 16 she was their legal guardian forced to provide for them.

October 12 1939–  Germany begins deportation of Austrian and Czech Jews to Poland

History: After Hitler’s authorization, German authorities began deporting German, Austrian, and Czech Jews. They primarily removed Jews from the German- occupied Poland. The European rail network played a crucial role in the deportation process

Image :

Image Caption: In this picture, many Jews are being deported to concentration camps

Source : http://www.scrapbookpages.com/AuschwitzScrapbook/History/Articles/HungarianJews.html

http://www.jewishgen.org/ForgottenCamps/General/TimeEng.html

Application to novel: This picture relates to the novel because in the story, many Jews were told that they were going to have a much better life, with much more food then they were currently getting. They Nazis said this so they could round up the Jews much easier, with much less work. So Riva decided to take the chance to give her and her brothers a better life, she grabbed all she could carry and voluntarily headed to the train to get deported. Then she was taken to the concentration camp where her life became much worse then it was before.

May 7 1940–  Lodz Ghetto (Litzmannstadt) sealed

History: On May 7 1940 the Germans sealed off the Lodz ghetto. Approximately 165,000 people were sealed in 1.6 square miles

Image:

Image Caption: In this picture you can see the fencing around the ghetto, keeping everybody in

Source : http://www.lodz-ghetto.com/the_bridges_of_the_ghetto.html,6

http://www.lodz-ghetto.com/the_bridges_of_the_ghetto.html,6

Application to novel: The Lodz ghetto being sealed was a very large part in the novel. The main character and her family all lived in Lodz. This is the day they were practically imprisoned and were stripped of the majority of their food. They were not allowed to go in or out of the ghetto, and they weren’t allowed to bring anything in or out. Because they were imprisoned, and nothing could go in or out, the doctors couldn’t get any medicine. So everybody began to die from all sorts of illness’ that could have previously been treated. Everybody was getting weak and they were extremely over worked.

February 1 1941– German authorities begin rounding up Polish Jews

History: On February 1 1941 German authorities began rounding up Polish Jews for transfer to Warsaw Ghetto. 10,000 Jews died from starvation in the ghetto between January and June 1941

Image :

Image Caption : In this picture the Nazis are marching to round up the Jews

Source : http://www.lodz-ghetto.com/the_bridges_of_the_ghetto.html,6

http://alphahistory.com/holocaust/europe-under-the-nazis/

Application to novel: This picture relates to the novel because Riva and her whole family were all Polish Jews. A way the Nazis tried to round them up was bringing a speaker to be very sweet and pretend that he cared, just so the Jews would voluntarily go to the concentration camps. Another way, shown in the story was a deportation list every little while, and if you were on it you had to go, or the Nazis would find you. They also raided houses and took as many Jews as they possibly could. Riva and her family ended up in the concentration camp because they voluntarily went, believing they would actually have a better life, and be able to stay with her brothers.

1945–  Hitler is defeated

History: In 1945 Hitler is defeated and World War II ends in Europe. The Holocaust is over and the death camps are emptied. Many of the survivors are placed in displaced persons facilities.

Image :

Image Caption: This is a picture of Hitler. He was the whole reason World War II started.

Source : http://remember.org/educate/mtimeline

https://www.google.ca/search?q=hitler&biw=1006&bih=1146&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj188T-3pXQAhUL6mMKHTUyB_wQ_AUIBigB#imgrc=7Dx3IgAL_etn_M%3A

Application to novel: This date relates to the novel because Hitler was the entire cause of World War II, and the whole story is based around world war 2. When Hitler is defeated Riva gets her freedom back and is able to go where ever she pleases. She is done living in a concentration camp and she can now start her life over again. She will never get her childhood back but she at least has her freedom back.

April 30 1945–  Hitler commits suicide, liberation of Ravensbruck

History: On this day, Adolf Hitler killed himself by gunshot. His wife Eva committed suicide with him by taking cyanide.

Image:

Image Caption: This is a picture of Hitler before he committed suicide

Source : http://www.lodz-ghetto.com/the_bridges_of_the_ghetto.html,6

https://www.google.ca/search?q=hitler&biw=1006&bih=1146&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj188T-3pXQAhUL6mMKHTUyB_wQ_AUIBigB#tbm=isch&q=hitler+without+mustache&imgrc=K44h1-SX_jAR_M%3A

Application to novel: This event is relevant to the novel because I believe, that when Hitler takes his own life, it is a breath of fresh air for all the survivors who suffered from his terrible actions. I think that for Riva, her family and every other survivor it is a moment to celebrate. I also think that they can now truly live free, with out the fear of Hitler coming back to power and starting a World War III.

After reading the firsts 8 chapters of “The Cage,” you get a very clear image of what the ghetto was like. In the ghetto 180,000 men, women and children were all trapped together in a huge barbed wire cage. Every person was suffering from un-employment, hunger and disease. Most of the diseases had no cure due to the fact that the doctors had no medicine and were broke as well. There were no more factories because of the Nazis and all machinery was surrendered to them. Mothers are very worried about the health of their children and fathers are looking frantically for a job, but all doors are closed to them. School vacation is long over, but no schools are open for the children of the ghetto. The children play a new game with all their free time. It’s called escape from the Germans. The idea was to not get caught by the Germans trying to find and kill the Jews. The Jewish people are even scared of their own guards, hoping they’re not bored, or having a bad day. Hoping that they won’t shoot the common people for their own amusement. And when people got sick, you just had to wait for them to die.

http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/timeline/warsaw.htm