And for extra credit, does anyone know who is in the photo? It is of men on an American submarine, saving the life of an American aviator who was shot down 8 hours before. Guesses?
The nastiest front during WWII was undoubtedly the Pacific. As stated in the book, both sides were guilty of terrible atrocities toward one another. One of the interesting aspects of post-WWII politics is that while Germany completely accepted its guilt and the terrible acts that they committed during the war, teaching their shame to their children, the Japanese did not. To this day, the Japanese do not teach their schoolchildren about the Rape of Nanking, or of the "comfort women," or of the many other terrible crimes committed in the name of war. While Germany felt it necessary to teach their children of their shame in order that it never happen again, the Japanese felt that the best way for them to continue on was to move beyond it. Which way do you think is proper?
And for extra credit, does anyone know who is in the photo? It is of men on an American submarine, saving the life of an American aviator who was shot down 8 hours before. Guesses?
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Andrew
5/24/2010 10:12:44 am
Ummmm, George Washington Sr.?
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Katherine
5/25/2010 09:17:23 am
Okay I need extra credit so my answer to the question is HOWARD HUGHES and/or CHARLES LINDBERGH
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Katherine
5/25/2010 09:22:38 am
That is a trick question. I don't know what the "proper way" would be. However, I do believe that the way that the Germans handled the situation is more effective. I personally feel that by telling your kids about your own experiences whether good or bad, it will help them understand you and their decisions better. By telling them about what you lived through it helps them to think twice about certain situations. It also helps them to not commit the same mistakes that had already been made, again.
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Andreina
5/25/2010 10:18:23 am
I agree with Katherine. I believe that telling your children of your past is the best way. The reasons I say this because it proves that they made mistakes and they are learning from them. By telling the next generation of what occurred makes them realize that it was wrong and that it should never happen again. The way that the Japanese handled themselves after the war was wrong. It shows that they do not regret the harmful things they done in the past. Therefore, saying to the next generation that what they did was okay. That way does not showing respect to the innocent lives that were lost on both sides and it is not showing sympathy. In other ways, it is basically saying we do not regret what we did, you all are the ones at fault.
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Randy
5/25/2010 10:39:08 am
I disagree with the methods used by the Japanese. They choose to refrain from teaching the next generation about the past. It is always best to teach the next generation about the errors of the past so the they can learn how the last generation handled their situation in the past. If these lessons are not taught, the children could deny there history and say that whatever happened in the past was not true. The children should learn from the mistakes of their parents so they can prevent them from happening in the future. They can learn what went wrong in their parents footsteps and create future of their own instead of recreating the past. However, a child that is learning about their past can also become influenced by their parents footstep and continue the story from there. They can resume what their parents neglected to finish. It all depends how the stories are told. Nevertheless, the stories must be taught so that the children can learn.
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Regina
5/25/2010 11:34:56 am
World War II - Chapter 8
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Justin
5/27/2010 02:54:22 am
I have no idea who is in the picture.
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