Reflection Relating back to Animal Farm

During chapter four through six in Animal Farm tyranny, injustice and self determination are seen during the lead up and after the revolt of the animals. Tyranny which is unrestrained or excessive rein of power is seen through Mr Jones the owner of Manor farm who had control over the animals and is able to work, feed and treat them as he pleases. He was not restrained in any way as the animals were unable to retaliate to the same extent and as he was the owner of the farm no other worker could question his judgment. Quoted from Major the pig "Let us face it: our lives are miserable, laborious and short. We are born, we are given just so much food as will keep the breath in our bodies and those of us capable of it are forced to work to the last atom of our strength" You can see that major believes that Mr Jone is a tyrant. Injustice which is violation of the rights of others can also be seen through this same quote on page 5 as major questions his life and his right as a basic human being/animal. It is for shown though out the chapter that the animals feel they are unjustly treated by Mr Jones on several occasions when they talk about being whipped and being born only for death. The animals show self determination which is determination by one self without outside influence when they revolt against Mr Jones and overthrow him as the owner of the farm. Self determination is seen most vividly when the animals set down there laws by which they are going to govern the farm which are as follows 1. four legs good two legs bad 2. No animal shall wear clothes 3. No animal shall sleep in bed 4. No animal shall drink alcohol 5. No animal shall kill any other animal 7. All animals are equal pg 18. As seen throughout these chapters the animals show many human characteristics through these three actions, tyranny, self determination and injustice.

Who is it that lies buried here?

Who is it that lies buried here?
I fear there are lots of men who we hold dear
Enemies and fellow soldiers lie shoulder to shoulderWhilst breathing - mortal enemies - but death draws them near

What good can come of this, I do not know?
Was it for the greater good - the leader’s mighty chess game?
Was their death justified - perhaps only time will let us know
If nothing more this hallowed ground provides a sad and tragic base for poppies to grow

If only each poppy could take away the grief
Of those back home
Mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, wives
And let them hold dear the cause these men fought here

They are now in God’s grasp
No longer suffering but at peace
The gun shot over head no longer touches these men’s ears
Nor does the setting of the sun or the cool winter breeze
Is this fair, I ask myself?

A life stolen, a life lost
What might have been, had they lived
We will never know
But I wonder as I walk and mourn by each mounded grave

Citation -
First Picture – http://www. freepages.military.rootsweb.com/ ~hoddy/kit.jpg
Second Picture – http://www.rawe.info/images/photogallery/photo_75.jpg
Third Picture - http://blog.familytreemagazine.com/photodetectiveblog/content/binary/editUnknow%20soldiers%20WW1.jpg
Fourth Picture- http://images.google.co.nz/imgres?imgurl=http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ltg/projects/jtap/rose/trench3.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.gamespot.com/pages/forums/show_msgs.php%3Ftopic_id%3D26422213%26page%3D0%26prev_button%3D1&usg=__qLfS_6k9920iDcqoDEG7jZYysIc=&h=416&w=628&sz=32&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=gnPPCjzKXAMssM:&tbnh=91&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dgun%2Bfire%2Bww1%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den
Fifth Picture - http://www. img.dailymail.co.uk/.../ battleDM2606_468x326.jpg

Army Recruition

Army recruition means that a person has to serve time in the army with no choice the length depending on their country of birth. New Zealand does not have army recruition so I am not required to serve in the army at all in my life. The only time I would join the military would be for army assistance during college which would mean I have my courses payed for plus an extra allowance if I served a certain time each year or for several years at the end of my degree. The only other time I would serve in the army would be if I felt the country needed me in a war and that our men were dying unjustly and that the cause was just. I would not join the army for a careear unless I had no other job opourtunities. I belive army recruition with no choice is wrong becuase it is not giving a human basic human rights.

Political cartoon great powers game

1. The main visual elements in this cartoon are the linked arms shaking hands between several people also with certain people having more arms then others. Also the colors, flags and animals associated with certain countries.

2. I believe the issue this cartoon is cornering is certain countries having alliances with other countries some having more and others having done during the 1st world war.
3. I believe the cartoonist opinion on this issue is that Germany and Austria/Hungry have the most alliances and are the key people in the war and do not have alliances with each other.
4. Germany and Austria/Hungry not shaking hands at all throughout the picture.
5. He could of shown more clearly Austria/Hungry and Germany not shaking hands because it is a bit confusing I also think if they had put a war torn background the viewer would of understood the background.
6. This relates to the great power game with certain countries having many alliances e.g the two main powers with the two main powers not having alliances with each other and in competition this was not seen in our great power game though. It also shows how our alliances were sealed over a hand shake.

Great Power Game Debrief

My empire was Russia which was a relativley significant country in the exstent of the game but was not one of the main two in the beginning. Great Britian and the Usa which where the main two which had the greatest advantage at the beginning of the game because there buying power was larger. My empire was a relativley important empire but compared to some of them I was insignificant. At the beginning of the game it was more important to buy industries so your economy and buying power could grow but later on when other countries started invading it was important to have a solid army and navy. I did well becoming a more important player in the game next time I would be less cocky because the more cocky you were the more you became a threat to the larger countries. My allicances were helpful as they allowed me to gain industries from invading other countries. I knew the whole time that my allicances where going to be broken so I was not surprised when it turned agaisnt me. I could trust them but only to a certain extent in the game. I learnt in the game that you should keep your friends close but your enemies closer as well as it is just as important to invest in industry as armies as with out one or the other the country can not grow and lastly I learnt that allies is only a mere word sometimes.

Goals for quarter three!

I feel I have partly meet my goals from quarter two, my first goal was to improve the flow of my reading I feel I have achieved these goal as most nights on a regular basis I have read for a period of time out loud. My second goal was to improve my spelling in work I feel I have partly meet this goal as I know more closely proof read my work but there are still many errors.My third goal was to improve on my geography of the world I feel I have meet this goal with learning a lot this semester about the continent of Africa.

My Goals for third quarter are as follows:

1) My first goal for third quarter is to improve with my grammar especially with commas so my sentences are not run on. I want to improve this goal my setting a side some time every second night and working with them.

2) My second goal for third quarter is to learn the states in America and the bodies of water in the region.

3) My third goal for third quarter is to learn more about the countries in Europe and where they lie according to the rest of the world.