Derek Mathison                                       Only One Memory                                      4/20/08         

                     

If I was going to have amnesia and I could only keep one memory I would want to keep the memory of me and my family playing on the beach. The first reason is because I would want to remember my family. I would also like to keep a good memory.  I also love the beach so it is a good memory to have.  The only bad part is that  I would not remember who they are. That would be ok though because I would still remember what they look like and that I like being with them.  I don’t know a lot about amnesia, but I would hope that I would be able to restore a little more of my memory by having fun at the beach. Another reason would be because I would like to know that I loved my family.  I would be able to recognize them too. I would also be able to know some of the things that I used to like to do for fun. Even though I would probably not know my name I could find that out from my family. I would also be able to know more about me because I would be able to find that out from my family too. It would also be better than having no memory at all. It would just help a lot to know my family so that I can find stuff out from people I can actually trust.  It would also make me feel happy to think of this when I am upset about having amnesia. I would also have people I know who would help me through hard times. That is the one memory I would keep if I got amnesia. 

Lessons Learned

Learning about the Holocaust is important because it teaches you what can happen when you pick out people that you think are different from you and you bully them. The Holocaust shows that the Germans had decided that the Jews were bad and that they needed to be destroyed. If you pick on people you can develop a habit that is very bad and can lead to more serious things. I think that from what I have learned I have found even if what you are doing to other people seems harmless it can get even worse. You can start doing more mean things to people and you do not even realize that what you are doing is wrong. The Germans thought that what they were doing to the Jews was the right thing to do even though it was very wrong and cruel. If you we continue to do this there could even be another Holocaust. This is why it is important to not do all these little things like making fun of people. We should think about what we are doing. I mean would you like it if other people picked on you just because you were different? We should think about how we would feel if people did this to us. What if people tortured you because you were not the same race? These are the things that were happening to the Jews. This has been going on for hundreds of years and is still going on. I think it is up to us to stop it. We can not let this go on any longer. We need to encourage others to not make fun of people. Anne Frank was a perfect example of how we should think. She said that all people are good at heart and I agree with her. We should look for the good in every one no matter what they do. This is what I have learned from the Holocaust.

Derek  Mathison                                                                                                       2-17-08

 

If a situation came up where North Korea bombed the world and it destroyed the

 

world and only a small population of people were left, these would be the five

 

occupations I think we would need to start society again. The first thing we would

 

need would be a doctor. This is because many people could be injured from the

 

giant explosion.  The second would be a construction worker. We would need this

 

one because most of the homes would have been destroyed and that would leave

 

a lot of people homeless. The third one would be a farmer. This one is because we

 

would need food to be grown and they raise animals that can be used for meat

 

and materials. The fourth one that would need would be a tailor. That is because

 

we need cloths to wear so we can keep warm in the winter. The last one I think we

 

would need would be a teacher. We need this because every one needs to have an

 

education so that starting society and being able to do some of the jobs we need

 

requires an education. These are the five jobs I believe we would need to start

 

society again.

If I was an animal I would be a monkey. I would want to be a monkey because

they are one of the most intelligent animals.

If I was a monkey I would be able to climb trees really good and I would be able

to use sign language with humans.

I think it would be fun to be a monkey. They can hang in a tree using their feet.

they can eat all day and do what ever they want. Monkeys also play a lot with

other monkeys. Monkeys do not have to do school work either. Monkey can also

make cool noises. monkeys also have tails and can use them to hang from trees.

Monkeys also can smile with their teeth in a different way. If I was a monkey I

would be able to eat all different kinds of fruit all the time. I would also be able to

communicate with other monkeys and that would be really fun. If I was a monkey

I would be able to walk on my hands. It would also be fun to be able to spend a lot

of time really high in the trees. Some monkeys perform with a circus and that

would be fun because you could travel to all sorts of places. I would also be able

to have different homes instead of just one house and it would not even cost me

money. These are the reasons I think it would be fun to be a monkey.

I think Mrs. Chapman reminds me of

a jaguar because she gives pop quizzes when nobody knows she is going to.

A jaguar stalks other animals getting ready to attack them

when the animals do not even know it and then it will attack. Jaguars are also

very intelligent like Mrs. Chapman is. Jaguars are also very good at what they do

like Mrs. Chapmen is good a teaching.