Create an outline for the film Casablanca that we screened in class. Your outline should include major events, characters, and pieces of the plot/storyline. I would also like to see this blog post completed in a traditional outline format. Following the outlines of Cinderella Man, I believe that most of you could benefit from some practice in outlining - something that will be beneficial in college. In addition, please link out at least three sources about events from the film. (Mandatory).
I. Setting
a. Casablanca, Morroco
1. World War II- Europeans leaving mainland Europe because of Nazi invasion.
II. Introduction/Characters
A. Rick Blaine
1. Manger of "Ricks cafe American"
2. Well presented man, believes he can do anything.
B. Ilsa Lund
1. Married to Victor.
2. Ricks ex lover, left him in Paris.
C. Victor Laszlo
1. Resistance leader against Nazi's.
2. Escaped from Concentration camp
3. Trying to get letters of transit of Ugarte.
D. Ugarte
1. Holds letters of transit.
2. Gets caught by police and later dies.
III. Rising Action
A. Victor and Ilsa arrive at Ricks cafe.
1.Ilsa sees Sam and asks him to play a song.
2. Rick finds out that Ilsa is married to Laszlo.
B. Victor plans to make it to American and escape the Nazi's.
1. Victor needs the letters of transit that he hears that Rick has.
IV. Climax
A. Rick does not want to sell the letters of transit to Victor.
B. Germans start to sing a song, when Victor hears it he orders the cafe to sing back, Germans get very angry. A result of this is that the Germans order Rick to shut down his cafe until further notice.
C. Ilsa attempts to get the letters of transit from Rick.
1. Ilsa will not shoot Rick because she loves him and Rick will not give her the letters of transit. Ilsa in Paris thinks Laszlo is dead when she falls in love with Rick but he is not dead. When the Nazi's were about to invade Paris, Ilsa left Rick with just a letter because she found out that Laszlo was alive.
V. Falling Action
A. Rick agrees to help Ilsa and Laszlo and to get them to safety.
1. When Ilsa is in Ricks office, Laszlo walks into the cafe , and Laszlo tells Rick that he knows about him and Ilsa.
B. Police arrest Victor.
1. Rick tells police to let him go and wait until he has the letters of transit so they can arrest him on a greater charge.
VI. Conclusion
A. At the airport when Ilsa and Victor are about to leave, the police turn up and Rick holds a gun to the police saying he will shoot them if they do not let Ilsa and Victor go.
1. Ilsa does not want to go and leave Rick with the Nazi's. Later she agrees.
B. Nazi leader turns up and Rick shoots him and kills him. Rick and police become friends as the plane leaves.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Concept Guide
Complete your Topic.09 Concept Guide (can be found on the HUB), and post it to your blog.
Role of Women During WWII- Only worked on the battlefield because were nurse and helping the injured and hurt. Did not fight in war. Took the jobs of men who went to Europe and the Pacaifc to fight the war.
Cause and Effect of Use of the Atomic Bomb- killed 250,000 people it was said but many more was actually killed. Millions were effected and destroyed to big major cities in Japan. Ended WWII in the Pacific theater.
US Foreigh Policy Before, During, and After the War- US helped aid the war for allied forces and gave them weapons and battleships. US were islonatists which means did not want to join the war stay out of European affairs. After Americans were scared of communists countries so they began to imperlism which makes countries deocratic governments so it was a pro-american socitey around american.
Effects of the War on Europe- most European cities destroyed, many people died and loss of strong men because many were killed in the war. Many Jews had been killed so the religion had decreased in population.
Effect of Pearl Harbor Attack- America entered the war the day after. Pacific fleet was stationed at Pearl Harbor so it was badly hit and many ships were lost. 2,000 people died.
Japanese Internment- Japanese Americans were sent to camps by American Government becaouse of military tactics and could be spying on US. Exclusion area was California, Oregon, and Washington. Supreme court case USA vs Kormazu, he wanted to sue the fedral government for violating his rights. Later Government said sorry for this and paid money to the people who were in the camps.
Neutrality Acts- Acts to stay out of the war. US battleships could not be armed which was pointless to have the battleships. Americans could not travel on ships in the Atlantic ocean because they were under attack from German U-boats.
Purpose of Propaganda- to get US involed on the war. Germans also wanted other countries to attack US so Germans did not have to fight them.
Rationing- Many people starved to death, as their was a shortage of food during the war. Russia starved a lot of countires and many people began to eat family members to live. Very hard times to live in. Russia wanted to destroy these people mentally and pyshically.
Results of World War II- European cities were destroyed, US economy is helped by war, more money for US people and people in US could live better. NATO was formed as a result of the red scare.
Role of Women During WWII- Only worked on the battlefield because were nurse and helping the injured and hurt. Did not fight in war. Took the jobs of men who went to Europe and the Pacaifc to fight the war.
Cause and Effect of Use of the Atomic Bomb- killed 250,000 people it was said but many more was actually killed. Millions were effected and destroyed to big major cities in Japan. Ended WWII in the Pacific theater.
US Foreigh Policy Before, During, and After the War- US helped aid the war for allied forces and gave them weapons and battleships. US were islonatists which means did not want to join the war stay out of European affairs. After Americans were scared of communists countries so they began to imperlism which makes countries deocratic governments so it was a pro-american socitey around american.
Effects of the War on Europe- most European cities destroyed, many people died and loss of strong men because many were killed in the war. Many Jews had been killed so the religion had decreased in population.
Effect of Pearl Harbor Attack- America entered the war the day after. Pacific fleet was stationed at Pearl Harbor so it was badly hit and many ships were lost. 2,000 people died.
Japanese Internment- Japanese Americans were sent to camps by American Government becaouse of military tactics and could be spying on US. Exclusion area was California, Oregon, and Washington. Supreme court case USA vs Kormazu, he wanted to sue the fedral government for violating his rights. Later Government said sorry for this and paid money to the people who were in the camps.
Neutrality Acts- Acts to stay out of the war. US battleships could not be armed which was pointless to have the battleships. Americans could not travel on ships in the Atlantic ocean because they were under attack from German U-boats.
Purpose of Propaganda- to get US involed on the war. Germans also wanted other countries to attack US so Germans did not have to fight them.
Rationing- Many people starved to death, as their was a shortage of food during the war. Russia starved a lot of countires and many people began to eat family members to live. Very hard times to live in. Russia wanted to destroy these people mentally and pyshically.
Results of World War II- European cities were destroyed, US economy is helped by war, more money for US people and people in US could live better. NATO was formed as a result of the red scare.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
My Reaction to Holocaust Survivors
The University of Southern California (USC) maintains the Shoah Foundation. The Shoah Foundation has digitized hours of footage of the testimony from Holocaust survivors. View the footage of George Gottlieb.mp4 from the Shoah collection. Also view one more video on the Shoah website and write a reaction statement about the clips - your reaction statement should include your feelings after viewing the pieces.
This video shocked me on how people were kept and how a beautiful women was beat up and her hair had been cut off. Was a very sad moment for him and his mother as it was the last time he ever saw his mother. I can't even begin to imagine the feeling and emotions going through George's head. Seeing that his mother was beaten and abused that bad would have made me very angry and could not of helped but of reacted in a bad manner towards the Germans. He was given food and a pocket knife when he entered the women's concentration camp and I'm not quite sure why. George must have a strong boy same with his brother so they were chosen for work. My reaction this video was very sad and almost made me cry. After watching the second video my reaction was that anybody even related to jews was considered a jew which was not right and makes me think that the Germans wanted to chill a lot of people. From the story of Alex Chevion a jewish holocaust survivor explains that he was first moved to the ghettos which was camps before the final solution. The Germans just did not care about who they were killing or hurting, the goal was to destroy these people mentally and emotionally.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
German Gun Holster
Ebay has everything... including artifacts from World War II. For this blog post we are going kindergarten and you will conduct a virtual show and tell. Find an artifact from World War II on ebay that peaks your interest. Then on your blog show and tell about your artifact. Your readers will want to know what your item is and why this item is significant.
For my show and tell World War II artifact i have picked a German Gun Holster used in World War II priced at $300. The Holster was used to hold a pistol on the belt of a German soldier or officer. It was used before World War II started and during the War. Made in 1937 by Karl Barth Waldbrohl Rheinland. It had to be easy to open so that the pistol could be used in action fast and so it was facing the right way. It is attached to your belt, which I'm sure would not be very comfortable. This item is significant because you can not find many German Gun Holster left today in the world as they were all destroyed after the war as evidence. This Holster especial is significant because its one of the last of its kind. Black leather Holster's are very rare to find from World War II and not many are left. This must have been the Holster for a high ranking Nazi official.
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