Vladek fought to survive, at first alone. Vladek deserves the most admirable character award because he was confident, intelligent, and for the entire time, brave. For this, he is admirable. Vladek was incredibly brave. He had been sitting and not shooting at the German soldiers for a while and his officer made him shoot at them. He got caught by the Germans later. He spoke to the German soldiers so that they didn’t kill him. He spoke in German and told them that his officer had forced him to shoot. The German officer’s friend told him not to kill Vladek because he seemed honest. His bravery is what kept him alive over and over again during the war. He deserves the admirable award because of this. Vladek was a very intelligent person. During the war against the Nazi’s, he had to make bunkers to shelter from the Germans who wanted to kill them. He had to think about where to hide that wouldn’t look suspicious. He made a hole in his coal container that lead underground into their …show more content…
When Anja thought nothing was left, he told her she would survive with him, that together they would make it through the war. Anja came through and survived with him. He knew something was wrong when Pesach made a deal with the Nazi’s that would let them escape. He stayed behind with a few others who believed in his concerns. Pesach and the others got shot by the Nazi’s after little time. If they had followed, they would’ve been killed too.His confidence lead to his admirability. Some people could say that he shouldn’t earn the award because he was always very irritable. Vladek was irritable, but that didn’t affect his survival, the survival of others, or his family relationships. He was loving when times were rough and he deserves the award. The most admirable character award could go to numerous characters, but I think above all, Vladek deserves the award because he has many traits that make him an admirable and amazing
Saving someone other than yourself in a terrible situation is not something everyone thinks about doing, but in this case Stefania Podgorska not only saved herself but 13 others, and they all lived. Podgorska didn’t plan to save all those people it was more a spur of the moment thing, and not only did she help them by getting them food she saved every last one of them; and they all lived to see more days. In life, good deeds go unnoticed, the courage and unselfishness of her mind at that time should not be something someone just forgets about it’s a wonderful thing she did and everyone should know about her. By examining Podgorska and her moral courage it is clear that she deserves all the attention given, and or all the respect others show. Stefania came from a well known Catholic family that served the community, and so, when it came to do what she did i’m sure it wasn’t in her mind out of the ordinary/or heroism.
Chapter 9: After returning from his leave, Paul sees that his friends are still alive. Relieved that they are still alive, he shares his food with them. His friends felt that Paul was lucky because he was away from the war to visit his family. His friends explain that while he was gone, they heard that they are all going to Russia.
The article, Fighting Against Hitler, by Lauren Tarshis, describes How a boy named Ben was a jew and many times he was close to getting killed, he then was a partisan. When Ben Kamm was in his early teen years Adolf Hitler was planning on his annihilation of all jews in Europe. When the time of the annihilation came The Nazis and Hitler were burning and/or vandalizing any jewish owned businesses. Jews were not even aloud to step foot in public parks, libraries or leave there house after 5pm. That is what Fighting Against Hitler, by Lauren Tarshis, is about.
To do this, he used his totalitarian government to set up a secret police that would carry out his dirty work. He gave them unlimited power to convict or even murder people that swayed from his beliefs. This caused people to think that he was power hungry and not fit to rule. They wanted him to be replaced by someone that was less rude and more thoughtful of the Russian citizens. (Document One)
Vladek pretended to work to protect himself from getting killed. He was smart enough to know that if he pretended to work when a guard walked by, he will have a higher chance at survival. The three traits helped Valdek survive during the Holocaust when he enters
“He stopped sawing. ‘Friends? Your friends? ... If you lock them together in a room with no food for a week... ...
The job of the Oprichniki was to track down and kill anyone who opposed the tsar. After the death of Ivan’s wife, the Oprichniki would be ordered to slaughter entire towns. The system of the Oprichniki was specifically designed to go against the Russian nobles. Ivan wielded control over the nobility who still held private lands by requiring them and their personal soldiers to serve in the army. By forcing them into a service class,
He did not want his family to suffer like his loved ones suffered. Vlad was a very secretive person crafty, none of his enemies knew what he would do next. They never knew when he would strike next, or when he would wipe out an entire village. They never knew if or when their life would end by Vlad the
The reason I find Hector more admirable is because he has three qualities that are more relatable. As heartbreaking as it is, I am not a cutthroat. I am not short tempered. I am not prideful. I am however, brave and loyal and extremely indecisive.
He was always up at the call. That way he had an hour and a half all to himself before work parade - time for a man who knew his way around to earn a bit on the side.” (4) Altogether, Time is valuable in in the camps, so prisoners should use their time wisely like Ivan Denisovich. In conclusion, Shukhov learned to deal with life in the horrible gulags. In One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn, we discovered that he deals with the destruction of human solidarity, created a ritualization for eating, and most important, he treats time as a precious
In chapter 16, Yanek was going to Birkenau. What he did not know was what was awaiting for him, the gas chambers. On his ride to Birkenau he heard two boys talking about how they were going to be taken to the gas chambers. He was going to die! When he arrived, he took of his clothes and went inside the chamber.
“Our sense of self is influenced by our interactions with our environment” The interactions a person encounters are an essential part in the formation of identity. In Peter Skrzynecki’s poem, Feliks Skrzynecki, a linguistic barrier between the father and son is present due to persona, Peter’s lack of cultural identity. The poem examines the relationship with his father explores how he has a constantly changing identity as he encounters his surroundings. Similarly, in Postcard, the persona’s identity is altered through the interactions he has with the environment around him.
“I had orders to report to Brigadier General Lindsey, and he said to me, Well , York, I hear you have captured the whole damned German army. And I told him I only had 132.” ~ Alvin C. York. This quote shows how brave Alvin C. York was and how he became a hero.
This is a situation between life and death if they would have found out he was a Jew they would've killed him, since he was resourceful he lived. This is a part of Vladek's survival which has been based on
Vladek's friendships has changed a lot during the war. Before the war, Vladek was the “star” of Sosnowiec. Girls called Vladek almost daily. It almost seemed as if anyone would do anything for him. However, once the war was starting to escalate, there was a riot Bielsko and Vladek came home to Janina, Anja, and Richieu.