Connection Across Time

We can't really make a connection across time with this chapter, because it is our time. This section shows the world struggles of the 21st century and it really is depressing. We have genocides, global warming, low population, and a new nation on the rise. The world is in a slump right now. People can help change that but some choose not to. We need to get involved.

Genocide in Darfur

The genocide in Darfur was one of the topics that was presented during our presentations on the struggles of the world today. This is by far in my mind the biggest strougle. When discussing ths topic I begin to feel bad inside because I believe that no one is doing anything to stop this. It will start to escalate to bigger numbers soon. We need people to step in and try to make a difference.

Meeting of the Minds

During our meeting of the minds activity, I will be personifying Karl Marx. Marx is a tough guy to be, because all he really did was come up with Communism. I have answered most of the questions to the best of my ability and hopefully it'll turn out great and my grade is good.

Connection Across Time(World War 2)

World War 2 is similar to World War 1. But during WWII we saw a few new war tactics. The huge one is the Atomic bomb. The atomic bomb was first used by the U.S. on Japan and now today many nations have nuclear weapons. WWII also shaped the way that today's society looks. In Europe there's a lot more nations and we now have the U.N., that helps solve conflicts between nations without using violent force.

Scratch One Betty

This painting is titled Scratch One Betty, by Marc Stewart. It shows how dog fights played a huge part in the battles of WWII.

WWII Aircraft

This was a painting done to show the many types of aircraft from WWII.

WWII

"Welcome Home," was done by Jack Levine. It is the first painting Jack Levine created after serving 3 1/2 years in the Army during World War II. It's in the exhibition "Painting in the United States," 48 works from the 1940s, at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art.

Class Debate on Atomic Bomb

In class we had a debate on whether the dropping of the Atomic bomb was right or not. I believe that it was not right at all. We could have found another way of ending the war that would not have caused many lives and still taking lives today. Dropping the atomic bomb was just a way of showing that we are the tougher country and we will when the war by any means necessary.

Connection Across Time(Age of Anxiety)

The age of anxiety was a time period where multiple art styles were invented, the great depression took place, and the Nazi party was on the rise in Germany. The great depression had a huge impact on the world during that time and the events that it lead to had an impact on today's world also. The holocaust was a mass genocide against the Jewish religion conducted by Adolph Hitler and the Nazi party. Today there is a genocide going on in Darfur. People tend to not worry about the events happening in Darfur, just like people today do not believe that the holocaust ever took place. We need to remember these events in order to help prevent them today. We need to get involved.

Claude Monet

This painting was done by Claude Monet, titled The Water Lily Pond in 1899. Claude Monet is considered the father of impressionism because of his many works of art. Impressionism art shows the reflections of items in water while using light strokes.

Cubism

This painting was done by Pablo Picasso, titled The Three Musicians. It shows the form of art, Cubism, and the way that multiple shapes were used to form art and sometimes looked like people.

Holocaust

Yesterday in class we talked about the horrors of the holocaust and how there are people that say that it never happened. I think that those words are horrible when it comes to this topic. The holocaust is a very huge deal in history, especially Jewish history. No one should be saying that this never happened, what they should be doing is letting people know of the terrible things that happened during this time period and trying to prevent this from happening again. Which in fact is still going on in some places such as Darfur.

Class Presentations

During this week we have been doing presentations on the age of anxiety and the great depression. My topic was Dawes Plan. Which is basically a plan drawn up to help Germany in paying the reparations of WWI. But the plan would also become a big problem during the great depression, because of Germanies dependancy on the U.S. for economic support. Which would later lead to Adolph Hitler and the Holocaust.

This Painting was done by John Singer Sargent, titled, Gassed(1918). The relevance of this painting is there is a lot of soldiers depicted in the painting and many of them are dead. Im guessing they were killed by gasses.

This painting was created by Pablo Picasso, titled, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, in 1907. This painting was concidered one of the best pieces of art created during this time period because it showed the true meaning of impressionism art. Pablo Picasso painted what his impression of females were and he believed that women were supposed to use their sexuality to get by instead of working normal jobs like the men did.

Connection Across Time

World War I was a war that showed new technologies in war. They had advanced machine guns, trenches, poisonous gas, gas masks, dog fights, etc. But today we are more advanced in some of those areas and some don't even exist in war today. For example, trench warfare is not popular in wars today and machine guns are a lot more advanced. They don't overheat and you are able to control one with just one person rather than 4 to 5 people. Tanks are much faster and stronger today also. So WWI has played a big role in shaping the world the way it is today.

Trench Warfare

In WWI trench warfare was a new addition to battles. Trenches were underground bunkers that were used to protect soldiers from gun fire. But not only did the trenches give protection they were causes of death also. We talked about how poisonous gases were thrown into the trenches killing the soldiers. Bacteria was also a huge deal in trenches because the soldiers had no bathrooms to use so they just went where they stood.

This Painting was done by Paul Nash in 1918, titled The Mule Track. I found this painting real interesting. It's not like any other painting done during this time period. It looks as if its a painting of a town of some sort that was just hit with a lot of artillery strike. You can see that it also looks like there was once a trench here.

This image was created by Christopher Nevinson in 1915, titled Machine-Gun. I thought it was relevant to WWI because it shows how the machine gun was operated. They were operated by multiple soldiers in order to keep it from jamming, getting dirty, overheating, and they needed someone to reload it. In the painting it also shows a little bit of what a trench would look like.

This artwork was done by Harry Lamb in 1919, titled Irish Troops in the Judaen Hills. I find this art really interesting just because its not like any other piece of art. It looks as if the soldiers are at a battle and they're being hit with artillery shots(smoke) and they're trying to reach a nearby station(tents). But what I find interesting about this is the soldiers aren't standing in a still formation. They are falling and carrying others. Some even look as if they are being frightened by something.

Class Acronym GARGLE

After we discussed the acronym GARGLE, I thought that the treaty was too harsh on the Germans. It said that Germany was to take guilt for the war, but really Austria-Hungary started the war because of the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. It also said that the Germans had to pay all reparations for the war. I believe that every country involved should be responsible for paying, because it was their choice to get involved in a war that was between Serbia and Austria-Hungary. So the treaty was what I believe is just a show of Revenge by the allied countries on Germany.

Wednesday April 1, 2009

In class we discussed the meeting of the big 4 and the treaty of Versailles, and Woodrow Wilson's 14 points of peace. Some of the material that we covered on the Treaty of Versailles, I already knew because I learned about it in french class. But Woodrow Wilson's 14 points were new to me. I feel as though Wilson's points only reflects what he wants to be done to create peace between countries, but not only does it have anything to do with the other countries beliefs, but I also believe that it doesn't show the United States' beliefs in how world peace should be obtained. Woodrow Wilson should have used other's opinions instead of just his. That's how I feel about Woodrow Wilson's 14 points of world peace.