Valkyrie

Valkyrie was a pretty good movie in my opinion; I'd seen it once before when it came out in theaters. I honestly thought the Hitler character could have been more "ruthless". I heard from a few people that they thought Tom Cruise's performance in that movie could have been better, but was decent. I mentioned it during gym today and the people who had seen the movie wished for some battle scenes, overall more action and less talk. The movie is about one of the most significant assassination attempts on Hitler within his allies in Germany. I really admired how these people recognized the wrong their regime was doing and attempted to grind it to a halt. These officers understood the consequences of siding with Hitler and decided to defy him regardless of the punishments. Overall it was good seeing it again and even better having to eat some Munchos and popcorn while watching.

The German Eugenics Programs

The German eugenics programs were intended to eradicate what the Nazi's viewed as imperfections getting in the way of establishing a master race. A wide range of people were targeted for extermination and was fairly common to see such propaganda to support such programs. This one shows the Nazi example of a pure German having to take on the weight of supporting the disabled. I cant believe the Nazis actually went through all of this and successfully murdered several million people. I would have conversations with my family and discussed the horrors millions suffered. I think everyone can agree that it's disgusting the fact that these killings took place in such an organized and planned manner. This propaganda poster says that it would take 50,000 marks over the next sixty years to care for the disabled. These posters show the ignorance and the length the Nazi government went through to carry out such crimes.

My Family During WWII

Mexican migrant workers

My family for the most part was living in Mexico by the time World War II came along. With the United States entering the war, labor was scarce due to the enlistment of farm workers. My great grandfather and several others took advantage of the labor shortage and under a government program, were able to work in the U.S. I don't remember the name of the program. Eventually several years later in the fifties, my grandpa was of age to work in the U.S after marrying my grandma. Anyway, thats the kind of thing my family was up to during that time period. It was a good thing I had these long conversations with my grandpa this summer or else I wouldn't know.

World War III with the Koreas, not gonna happen

With the recent tension on the Korean peninsula growing after the exchange of artillery fire from both Koreas, one has to wonder if this could potentially escalate and start a world war. The United States has a military alliance with South Korea in which it will aid the country if it were to be involved in war with the North. China is North Korea's greatest trade partner and also its ally. To make matters worse, just days from the incident, the U.S has sent over the USS George Washington (aircraft carrier) to conduct military drills with South Korea on its west coast. This definitely looks as if the situation could get out of hand and World War III could break out. In my opinion, the possibility for a war to break out is unlikely since it is in the Chinese and American's best interest to not let it get so bad. Both countries have made many attempts in the past to stop any provocation that would otherwise cause much suffering. I'm sure the future world wars class wont be discussing World War in Asia any time soon.

My Thoughts regarding Guadalcanal

In response to what young marines teach each other, I believe that they for the most part teach each other to be strong and survive. Although they might be stealing the supplies from the army, they manage to aquire much needed or desired supplies to be able to get through staying on the island. By joking around and making hysterical commentary, the marines have a sense of normality during a though and exhausting campaign on Guadalcanal. So they teach each other to have some sanity, and watching over one another can create some comfort. For the month that they're on Guadalcanal they all become experienced in the Japanese's tactics, and together these young marines find the strength to overcome the many battles to come.

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World War? Now?? HOW???

World Wars in the past originated from unstable politics and the reason for that is that there were changes in the way people lived, which called for changes in the way they governed. Some peoples ambitions went to far when it came to and overall change in life. For example, when the world became more industrialized, competition grew and some people wanted their industrial nation to grow. So by wanting to compete, this could have caused tension and in the end would follow a war. There's other ways for a world war to occur, and it is possible for another world war to arise. Exactly how? Certain events that could lead to forced alliances would do it and the growing ambitions of a new rising superpower.

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