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Connections between the Book Thief and Night (with some spoilers)
Posted on April 24, 2020 | By kdaniel24 | 1 response
In the book The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, there are some connections within the text between it and the book we are currently reading in school, Night by Elie Wiesel. For instance, it offers insights in the differences between the situation of Jews living in Nazi Allied territory and homeland Germany. For instance, in […]
Philosophy in the Book Thief
Posted on April 17, 2020 | By kdaniel24 | Leave a response
In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, there are many questions raised about the topic of death. To quote the book, when a pilot is shot down over a suburb of Munich and killed, (this is from the perspective of death harvesting the pilot’s soul) “You see, to me, for just a moment, despite all […]
First they came…
Posted on April 2, 2020 | By kdaniel24 | Leave a response
This is a theme I see in many stories of persecution, and, in extreme cases, genocide. Of course, we know this was a prominent issue in the allowing of the holocaust, but I’m sure this is a leading cause in many other atrocities. The fear to speak out is a strong one, and it is […]
Historical Understanding of the celebration of the book burnings throughout Nazi Germany.
Posted on March 27, 2020 | By kdaniel24 | 1 response
In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, the main character, Liesel has a passion for reading books. Because she comes from a poor and oppressed family, she has never learned how to read, but her foster father, who treats her with love and respect, is teaching her how to read. However, her foster family is […]
Capstone
Posted on May 5, 2017 | By kdaniel24 | Leave a response
Hi guys. Ok, I’m just going to jump right into this. Capstone. Capstone is a huge project in fifth grade. Sorry, it’s the biggest in all of elementary school. What you do in Capstone is you pick a topic and you research it endlessly. Then, after the month packed with research, you put together a […]
PSA on Fair Trials
Posted on April 4, 2017 | By kdaniel24 | Leave a response
We did a PSA for human rights for fair trials. Here’s my groups’. https://www.scarsdaleschools.k12.ny.us/cms/lib/NY01001205/Centricity/Domain/544/Human%20Right%20Number%2010%20The%20Right%20to%20a%20Fair%20Trial.mp4
Snow day haiku
Posted on March 14, 2017 | By kdaniel24 | Leave a response
Snow began to fall, School was cancelled yesterday, I get to sleep in.
You Are Always Innocent Until Proven Guilty
Posted on March 6, 2017 | By kdaniel24 | Leave a response
There are 30 total human rights. But, I think the most important one is right number 11. Right number 11 is that you’re always innocent until proven guilty. I think this because no person should be unrightfuly put in jail.
Baseball
Posted on January 24, 2017 | By kdaniel24 | Leave a response
Baseball is a great sport. I enjoy watching it, and playing it. My favorite sports team is the Red Sox. I am a Boston fan. Baseball is a huge thing in my family. Every year we watch the World Series and we sometimes go to other people’s houses. In baseball there is an American League, […]
Playoff Bracket
Posted on January 20, 2017 | By kdaniel24 | Leave a response
I’m sure all of you guys have heard about the NFL Playoffs by now and I know some of the games have happened but I’m going to count off the games. First off, Packers, Falcons. I know everybody thinks that Devonta Freeman can’t be stopped and Matt Ryan is going to win them the Super […]
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