Political Cartoon

In the League of Nations, the United States is being torn between an alliance with the different members of the League. This cartoon shows that there is a dispute in the League of Nations and every side wants the United States to support them. This is unfortunate because the United States is unsure of which side to choose. In the cartoon, the United States, represented by Uncle Sam, is standing in the middle of all of the opposing sides, tied up. This shows that the opposing sides constrict the United States due to their opposition. This unfortunate situation negatively affects the United States rather than the parties involved.

Interview Questions

Question 1: What kind of food did you get to eat?

Question 2: What kind of entertaining activities, if any, did you participate in?

Question 3: How long do you get to sleep for every night?

Question 4: Do you make lots of friends?

Question 5: Are the generals nice to you?

Letters: http://www.u.arizona.edu/~rstaley/wwlettr1.htm

Self Reflection

Review:

I think my project overall was pretty good. Not the best, but fairly good. If I were to give myself a grade it would be a B. I would give it a B because it is better than average yet just not quite good enough to be an A.

Enjoyment:

I did enjoy this project. I thought it was a very unique project as opposed to other project we have at Isaac Bear. I definitely don't think anybody else in the county will do anything anywhere similar to this. Also I didn't have a problem doing this project. I didn't go into the project feeling like it was busy work.

Learning:

This project reflects my learning in this class by giving me a format to review this book. This project allowed me an outline for analyzing this book which always helps. I think I learned more from this project than just self analysis.

Personal:

I feel that this project taught me a lot about myself. I didn't think I would be able to accomplish such an interesting project with a positive outlook, yet it didn't seem so bad. When I started this project I was doubting my ability to make an interesting layout and the ability to cover all aspects of the project, but in the end I am satisfied.

Life:

I learned a lot about life from this project. Until I completed this project I didn't know much about World War I, or any War for that matter. I learned about how depressing a soldier can be in war and how easy it is to be persuaded to join.

Writing Extension - Art

C. R. W. Nevinson, French Troops Resting, 1916, oil on canvas, 71 x 91.5 cm, Imperial War Museum, London.

I feel that this piece of art effectively reflects the feeling of the book. This piece of art shows French troops resting and it helps show how tired they must've been. So tired that they needed constant rest from their tiring jobs as soldiers. This helps reflect the book because the book describes the job as a soldier as being tedious and never-ending. This connects with this piece of art because the soldiers are resting for what seems like eternity due to their constant activity and exhaustion.

Writing Extension - Lyrics

"Welcome to the soldier side
Where there is no one here but me
People all grow up to die
There is no one here but me"

"Soldier Side" by System of a Down

This part of the song mimics Paul's feelings in the way that he feels alone. Although he has friends who play a major part in his role, he feels lonely in the war. He feels as if he was tricked into signing up and he should've just ignored the opportunity. He also feels that he is going to die eventually, which unfortunately, he does.

Writing Extension - Letter

Dear Mother,

Hi mother. How have you been? War isn't what I thought it would be. It's horrible here. No man should have to be put through what I am. This isn't the place for honest men of America, this is the place for criminals deserving a punishment. Yesterday my best friend died. I couldn't believe how upset I was. All I can hope for now is to return home. At this point you shouldn't be wondering "when" I come home, you should be wondering "if" I come home. I hope I do. However, if I do not please don't let it hold you back. Continue your life as normal and leave me behind. I don't want to be remembered as a hero, just a victim in this war.

Love,
Paul B.

Day 13

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Date: June 27th, 1915
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I wish I had joined a pal battalion. To be fair, I didn't even know of the concept when I signed up. However, now that I am out here on the front line I have heard stories of how old friends had been united through the pal battalion service. It seems that if you sign up through a pal battalion service you can join the army and fight alongside your friends and colleagues and such, a great idea in my opinion, but bad in the end. I wish I could fight alongside my pals, but I wouldn't want my pals to die alongside me. I would be so emotionally torn. Would it be my fault they died? Could I handle the pressure of having my friend lying next to me dead? I think it would tear me apart.