Extra Credit

Devon Bennett

Mr. Neuburger

English 102-118

27 February 2013

Synopsis

“Forgiving Dr. Mengele”

The movie Forgiving Dr. Mengele is about a woman who was a biological twin and was put in a concentration camp during World War II.  She and her sister were put through some of the most unbelievable tests by the Third Reich’s medical doctors.  These doctors were using Jews to learn things on the body because they felt as though they weren’t important in life.  Eva Moses Kor and her sister Miriam were selected for genetic testing by Dr. Josef Mengele.  These tests would alter these two girls lives forever and ended up taking the life of Miriam at an early age do to the side effects of the testing. 

The movie shows how Eva Moses Kor who is into real-estate in Indiana traveled back to Germany to try and find the medical files of Dr. Mengele.  When she returned she found that the former doctor of the former concentration camp in Poland, Auschwitz, was feeling very guilty against the crimes against humanity and felt as though they were becoming more and more unbearable. 

So even with knowing all that had gone on and how many people he had hurt including her sister Miriam, Eva Moses Kor forgave Dr. Mengele.  This was the first of is kind and is a huge deal in the Jewish world because she spoke for the Jews.

Free Write 2-19

I feel as though today will be a good day.  This week started off with a monday that flew by so I know that if Monday flys by the rest of the week will as well.  One thing that is on my mind today is the weather.  I have to drive an hour to school and it is not fun on ice.  With this said I drive a four door three quarter ton diesel so I should have no problems but ice has a mind of its own.  I am hoping to do a good job on this next essay becasue I would like to get htrough the first three short essays with an A which I would if i get at least a B on this next one.  I am hoping to get all As this semester although I had a little problem with how the structure of the assignments go on one of my online classses so I currently have a C but we have only had 45 points total and just turned in a 20 point assignment that I am fairly sure will be an A paper.  If I get an A on that it will pull me up to a B and then all I will need to do is to continue to get good grades.  Another thing that will help is the extra credit in this class.  I am hoping that with that it puches me up to a high A that will give me some cushion.  Last semester I got a 3.2 overall GPA but came to school with 21 hours of straight 4.0.  With this straight 4.0 it has given me a cushion to get into college shape and learn what teachers want as well as given me a chance to work and not put as much effort as I would have other wise.  I am hoping to finish at OTC next fall which will be 3 semesters here and will graduate with my associates.  I want to get it before I continue on to the next level becasue I dont want the university I transfer to, to say that some of the classes I took dont transfer and youll have to take them again.  If I get the associates then I just have to build on top of what I have.  I will contine here at OTC even if I already have my accociates next semester so that I have soemthing like 75 to 80 hours becasue then I would only lack about 40 hours of finishing which would be about 3 semesters.  Once I finsh at my four year school I should by that time have my business off the ground and will not have to worry about what I got and what I didnt becasue I will have made enough that it dosnt matter.  I also would like to consider my options upon getting my associates and maybe have enough hours toward my 4 year degree that if I wanted to come back I could but that if I had my business up and off the ground I could just run it for the time being but that is something to decide down the road.  This has been the longeest free write we have done so far and I am running out of things to say however I have been told I am a good bser so I will try and continue. 

Free Write 2-14

I am feeling good about this semester.  Last semester was my first semsester in college.  I had taken 20 + hours of college in high school but not on campus.  I feel as though I am learning and now understand the system this semester and that is really helping me oput.  I found out yesterday that I have all A's at over a quarter of the way into the semester and it is flying by.  I like all my teachers and are all different in various ways.  I also got my greenhouse done so now all I have to do is take care of them and wait till about April the 25 to plant them in the ground.  In the meantime about the middle of February I will go out to where I am planting them and get it all set up so I can get them in quickly.  I am hoping  that I can get all 6500 plants planted in about a week and a half but will be getting close to the end of school so I will have a lot on my plate.  I am also putting together the plan to ass on to our house and am in charge of keeping it going and everything supplied to them which will start about the first to the middle of MArch.  I designed a plan that would really help accomidate our family better and went to my mom to show her.  We are adding a family room that is a good size room with a bar and pool table in it.  WE are also adding on a spacious master bedroom and closet  as well as a 20*20 basement underneath the bathroom and closet.  I went to her with this already drwn up and she liked it.  I then went to find a contractor and I decided to use a guy that holds his insurance with us.  I beleive that you should keep busness inside the business.  I worked with him closely to get it done and now the dirt work guys are supposed to be there around the first of march to start on our project.

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Free Write 2-12

Today I am in a pretty good mood.  I didnt have to go to Alabama last week which would have been nice to get to the beach for a day but it would have been a very quick trip driving about 900 miles.  I will from now on have to go though and not be able to get out of it so easily.  I also in the future will fly when im making such a quick trip becasue even though I get to see other insurance agents on the way and checking on them as I go, I dont get enough time to make up for the gas and the 13 hour drive one way.  I enjoyed watching the grammys on Sunday.  I was pleased to see that they didnt do anything that was over the top like in years past.  I also got my greenhouse finished and have all 6000 plants planted and am on my way to making it good in the elderberry business. I met with a guy that has a certified kitchen and will be willing to help me take ekderberry juice and mix with other juices and make a helth juice.

Free write 2-5

Today I am not feeling the best.  I was awake a bunch of times last night not feeling well.  I hopw that I will get over it today and will be fine.  I am in the middle of planting 6000 plants in my greenhouse so am putting in a lot of hours on the side as well as keeping up on school.  One of the good things about this is that we will hopefully be getting these plants done in the next couple of days.  I have to give a speech today on pet peeves.  This speech has to be 4-6 minutes and right now I am at about 5 which shoukd be good.  I hopefully will be able to remember it and can continue to get better as a speech writer and giver.  I am currently doing good in class but hope to get better in areas.  I may not be at class on thursday becase I am giving a speech today and dont have to be there thursday and we have a problem with an agent in Alabama so I need to go down and check on him.  If I go i will leave today and be back friday night.  THis agent is located in southern Alabama and is near the coast.  The fun part about this trip is I would stay near the beach and would spend part of a day at the beach.  He is in Moblie so there is about 30 minutes from his office to the beach.  It take roughly 14 hours to get to his office and I will most likely see some agents on the way.  I will probably stay in Tennessee or Mississippi somewhere tonight then head on down tomorrow and spend tomorrow after noon with him.  Thursday I would try and see some other agents on my way back north.