Sunday, March 28, 2010
I Never Saw Another Butterfly...
While you all were working hard doing your Independent Projects, I was working hard on the "I Never Saw Another Butterfly" video. I noticed that some of you became quite emotional during the video, however, after the video ended, most of you were deadly quiet. Please explain how you felt after watching the video.
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yeah i got emotional while watching it, after the video i was astonished by how many died,its hard to believe that only 8 lived, those kids didnt even have a chance to life happy and fufilling lives. like the one with the allies only a couple of miles away from this kids house and when the nazi soilders found out about it they took the kid and killed him, it was so sad. :(
ReplyDeleteIt was really sad how Peter only had like 3days till the camps were liberated.The sadest one for me was the little boy who had to watch his parents die.:( I cant believe that they didnt even get to live their life ot its fullest.
ReplyDeleteThis video was VERY sad. The one that touched me the most was the one that Becca said I couldn't believe the nazis made the little boy go through that.:(
ReplyDeleteAfter watching the presentation, I was in complete shock. It took me a few seconds to take it all in on how a creation of God could do such Damage and Heart ache to Man Kind. Its Hard to describe my exact feelings about it but i was Sad, Very Sad.
ReplyDeleteAll the children and young adults were more or less like us, imagining what they will be doing with their lives out of school or when they move out of their parents' houses. Some were not even old enough to understand what was going on, let alone why they were watching their family be slaughtered. All those kids' lives were cut short and they never got the opportunity to fulfill their dreams as most of us will and in my opinion we take our lives for granted.
ReplyDeleteAll of those kids had a full life ahead of them, I usuall never get sad, but that video made me verrry sad. All of those people out there today say that my life sucks and everything, If they only imagined how they had to live. I couldn't imagine having to live through that, because the only thing I could think about is: when are the Nazi's gonna come and kill me.
ReplyDeletei just think everyone that listened to the powerpoint was quiet, because they grew up, and understood it, and made an image of it in their heads and were like WOW JUST THINK IF THAT WAS ME.
ReplyDeleteThe video defiently had an impact on me. Although it didn't make me cry it made me think about all the harsh things in the world. To me the saddest one was probably Peter. I say that because he only had 3 days left at the concentratioon camp after he died. If that had been my son I would have cried my eyes out just like i assume his family did when they heard the news.
ReplyDeleteI didnt see the video:( What is the title so i Can see it?? Even tho i didnt see the video i agree with whittney, how man kind can be so destructive. The butterfly project was shocking how there were many to start out and Drop too VERRY LOW #'S.
ReplyDeleteThe video, was heartbreaking. It scared me that people, never the less kids, were treated so harshly. I was brought to tears at the stories contained in the video. It got me thinking about alot of things, like how many days some of the people were away from freedom, away from all the abuse. People, HUMAN people, getting treated like rodents, like an illness, for something they cannot change. I got physically sick while doing my project, reading about what the Nazis did to these people. I always thought the Holocaust was just a "thing", thanks to this project, i was able to grasp it. That video, changed my prespective on life.
ReplyDeleteThe movie made me really think about life and that i should appreciate it more and that i should not want so much but to appreciate what i have.
ReplyDeleteI felt as if someone had just hit me in the stomach. the feeling you get is unforgettable. Think about all those children and babies who didnt have a voice.Think about how you would feel as a parent who had no clue where your child was and if it was suffering, or vise versa. But what i think hurted me the most about this video was that for weeks we have been studying many of these characters and began to know them very well and had hope for their survival and at the end after everything that had been through to have come so close and to lose it all is heartbreaking.
ReplyDeleteThis project made me pretty emotional because when you think about it, these were kids either the same age, or younger than we are. I just think how could someone do something like that to innoccent children that havent even gotten to live a fraction of their lives yet. Still, the saddest part to me was the part about Mrs.Frank. Even though she watched her daughters leave, she hoarded up food for them and starved herself because that was just her motherly instinct and she went crazy because she was very protective of her children.
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ReplyDeleteI was right there with you. It was hard for me NOT to cry while watching this video with you guys...Teachers are supposed to hold their composure, but I'll admit that it is easier said than done. I think the music also made me sad. The words seemed to say just what I was thinking...but I couldn't say myself. I have learned so much about you guys since I have been here this year, and I will say this, some students I have gotten to know do not have the best home lives and I wish I could adopt them and raise them myself. Guys, you need to read what each other are saying on here and remember that there are kids your age, at this school, who you see everyday WHO NEED HELP, LOVE, and KINDNESS. Please don't forget that.
This PowerPoint made me extremely emotional I cried after like five slides.After, hearing all that happened to the Franks It got me thinking What if? What if Peter stayed with Mr.Frank? What if Mrs. Frank would have ate the food? Would they have survived? Just thinking about this got me wondering the probably aren't the only ones. Imagine how many people would have lived if they would have done one little thing differently. Also, out of all those little children only eight lived. It brings tears to my eyes to know that all those children went through so much pain that they didn't deserve. I so agree the music did make it much more emotional.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh Stephanie! That is so right I bet they weren't the only ones that had to suffer the fact of there family only had 3 days before they got freed. I mean think about it there were probably milloion of Jews at the concentration camp that went through the same thing.
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree with everyone who said that the slideshow was very sad. It took everything I had not to burst out into tears. It scares me that people got their lives ripped away from them in a blink of an eye, just because they where different. It also makes me sick to think that the Nazis could torture people like that, ESPECIALLY children. Even though the things we learned were unpleasant, I am happy that we did because every time that I hear about World War 2 or the Holocaust its going to bring me back into 8th grade and what we learned and remind me that we should appreciate the life we live, even though it may not always be perfect. We should still cherish what we have, because it could all easily be taken away. Thanks! - Taylor Howell
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ReplyDeletethe slideshow of "I Never Saw Another Butterfly" was terriably sad to me.I started to tear up during it, it was hard not to tear up after we just learned what happen to them poor children.After i watched this video i went home and told my family about it and they teared up.
ReplyDeleteThanks!-Christyn Pope
Yes Christyn , it was very hard to hold the tears.It made me sad to think about the Franks but after the power point I was extremely emotion about it. Great Job on the power point Mrs.Foy.
ReplyDeleteThis presentation broke me down emotionly. It got me to think what if that was me. What if i had to watch my family and friends be persecuted. I couldn't even begin to imagine what they had to go through. Most of us think we have got it bad because we have to do simple household chores. If we could even begin to comprehend what all of those innocent people had to go through, we would enjoy our chores. At first I thought I understood what the Holocaust was. To me it was an evil man who couldn't care less about the world. I did't completley realize that people were really put trough these devestating conditions. This presentation really opened my eyes.
ReplyDeleteWow, that vidio was depressing just knowing what they went through. The one thing that I absolutly can not get over was that clip on the slideshow telling how the young boy had to watch his parents get hung before he died. That's when my eyes really started to water. I couldn't ever even imangine doing that. I don't know how man kind can be so hateful and cruel. These were young children dying because of there beleifs and hair and eye color. I look at today and thank god we don't have to go through that. This project and presentation really opened my eyes on how lucky we are today.
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That video had to have been the most moving thing I had ever seen, I sat in the room and wished not to see it and before it had even started I was in tears, It was so sad to know that some only had days or weeks before freedom, died a minute before their birthday, watch their families murdered and then murdered themselves afterward.
ReplyDeleteWhat Hitler did he had no right to do ,killing millions of Jews and Gypsy's because he believed they were the reason that the Germans lost the war, when in all truth in reality it was only the Germans fault for losing, if they had ,had a better army maybe the would of had a chance, or maybe just more training but ... I swear the effect that this video had on me was one like no other I was taught not to take my family and my living habitat for granted ,though I still do when not even thinking of it, and when Mrs.Foy mentioned children that go home and they could lock themselves in their rooms and their parents wouldn't care enough to fish them out, or how children have parents that don't have enough money to pay for their child's lunches, well I come home and do exactly that every evening and my mother seems not to care enough to come and fish me out of my room to spend time with me, I realized I do not have a life out side of my room and that thought saddens me ,and the more I think about ,the more I seem to think my own bed room might even be my place of death if I keep up my "no eating healthily" habit i have grown into ... and that leads me to lunch and how I don't eat it, I don't because of the money and spending it to only eat half of something is a waste and so I don't eat lunch and when this check runs out I won't eat lunch for the rest of the year and more than likely not for the following year either.
I apologize for going off subject and sounding self centered ,but now back to the topic
well I think this video helped me to mature greatly and I am thankful for that ,and now I realize what this world is coming to and how violent we have grown to be ,and I just hope one day we don't all grow to kill each other and can solve all warfare and violence once and for all and let the world be at peace, without being in pieces....
Mrs.foy the presentation you showed was great it about brought me to tears i had trouble holding them back it was very sad. It made me think about who all suffered and died. That was the first time in a long time that i felt that emotional. The last time i felt that sad was when my aunt died six years ago. I thank you for teaching us it might have made me sad but it made me realize what happened and how many people died for nothing they did wrong. Everybody should be treated fairly, nobody should be excluded or descriminated.
ReplyDeleteThe video that Mrs. Foy showed us was very sad, the 2 that got me was the child that she assigned me was injected with this stuff and slowly died, and Mrs. Frank and her story. They both really had an impact on me...
ReplyDeleteOh boy, let the tears start rolling. Not just the video started the tears it was actually listening to the words of the music along with the video. ugh. so sad.
ReplyDeletei can't imagine dying in such harsh ways (so young) as the people of the Holocaust did.
The independant project did help me grow up a lttle bit it made me realize how much we have and for us to gripe and complain when we don't get what we want is selfish because people le Anne Frank were having to worry about getting food.It affected me because I have 5 sisters and 1 brother and when I saw those kids on the postersand in the poerty books it made me really sad. :(( am really glad we did this project beacause it made me graetful for what i have. It also helped me because now that I saw those kids I try not to get so mad at my brother and sisters especially Summer! :)
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ReplyDeleteWhen i watched the video INever Saw Another Butterfly I started balling because when they made that little boy waaatch his parents get hung that really affected me! Especially when i saw those kids i really got emotional becasue it mad me think about my family. I think that was an experience I wil never forget. I am GLAD you showed us that because it made me happy to see my family and how greatful I am to have them. It also made me realize that we should start being GREATFUL for our parents like Anne and Marogts because she startled herself for her kids it made me think about my dad and how much he faught for custody of Summer an Me... ;) and if he did that I know he would do that for me and it makes me sad because I could just picture it. THNK YOU MRS.DAIS AND MRS.FOY FOR THE STORY YOU PICKED!!!
ReplyDeleteI felt horrible and just balling tears and so bad for those innocent children..myy heart was just broken into pieces.:( and the fact that those soldiers were doing it out of relgion of beliefs..I mean why not just shoot themselves for having blonde hsir(idk) that is just what they were doing..and the children who had to watch their parents be hanged ugh it was horrible..:(
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