NHD Project Explanation

     My NHD project is on the responsibility of the citizens of Germany during the Holocaust when the rights of Jews were taken away. I've learned about how the Jews were mistreated while they were in the concentration camps. Through my research, I have also discovered how the German citizens either supported Hitler and his ways or avoided the topic in general. Even though I understand that the citizens were afraid of what Hitler might do to them, if they all stood up against him together, his reign could have come to an end sooner.
    

In the mid-1900s, many of the Jewish faith, along with others, were persecuted for their appearance and beliefs, and were sent to concentration camps under the reign of Adolf Hitler. Frequently, those who spoke out against him were mistreated as well. Nevertheless, this is not an excuse for the citizens of that time frame to turn a blind eye towards the horrendous events that occurred in the concentration camps. It was, and still is, the responsibility of human beings to speak up for the rights of those being persecuted, despite the consequences.

 

Reading Log:

1/23/14 - Research - 60 min.

1/24/14 - Research - 60 min.

Total: 120 min.

 

Reading Log 1/17/14

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian:
1/13/14 - 60 min.
1/14/14 - 40 min.

Revising Annotated Bibliographies:
1/13/14 - 30 min.

Total: 130 min.

My NHD Topic

My National History Day project is on human rights during WWII. Also, my topic includes specifically how it was the German citizens' duty to speak up for Hitler's prisoners at concentration camps during his reign.

This week, my plan for this project involves searching deeper into nearly all of my sources to just check again for any further bias that could effect my project. I may need to remove and replace one source, but I think I will replace it with a book that my writing fellow recommended to me.

Reading Log:

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian:
1/11/14 - 50 min.
1/12/14 - 60 min.
1/13/14 - 20 min.

Total: 130 min.

Human Nature

     Human nature, as presented in William Golding's Lord of the Flies, is self-centered and evil. Once you peel back the layers of civilized life, you reach the core of every human being. According to Golding, the center of a human is selfish and savage-like. People, when put in certain situations, care about their needs only. Humans do whatever it takes to survive when put in these kinds of situations.

     In Lord of the Flies, even the most civilized and well-mannered boys turned into savages at some point in the book. Fear of self-harm caused the boys to do things that they wouldn't normally do in a regular, civilized society. The boys in the book were selfish, greedy, and power-hungry. They all did terrible things to ensure that they maintained or bettered their social status. For example, Jack tried to kill Ralph because Ralph was originally voted chief, so whenever Jack claimed himself to be chief later on, Ralph became a serious threat to Jack's authority over the others.

Writing Center Experience

     Ok, well, I haven't been to the Writing Center yet, but I just scheduled an appointment for this Wednesday during my study hall period. I will be bringing in my NHD thesis proposal to get help editing it and fixing some of the writing errors within the paper. I am really looking forward to it, because I think that the appointment will vastly improve my writing skills. I had previously scheduled an appointment well before the Thanksgiving Break, but unfortunately I was unable to go to school that day.

Reading Log:

Lord of the Flies - William Golding:
12/6/13 - 45 min.
12/8/13 - 75 min.

Total: 120 min.

Reading Log 12/2/13

Reading Log

Lord of the Flies

William Golding:

-11/18/13:45 min.

-11/24/13: 45 min.

-11/25/13:30 min.

Total: 120 min.

Thanksgiving Week

First of all, on Friday afternoon, I get to hang out with my friends. After school, we are going to do a myriad of activities, including playing miniature golf! After that, we are going to go out to eat, and go to the movies. We are going to see Catching Fire!!!! This is something that I have been looking forward to since I saw The Hunger Games. They are going to spend the night at my house after that, and the next morning (obviously we will sleep in first, though), we are going shopping! Later that weekend, my family and I are going to our camp for Thanksgiving. I get to go fishing, ride four-wheelers, hike, and hunt. I can't wait for this stress-free week-long vacation, so I will be refreshed and ready to go back to school next Monday!