hot spots 7a

In the story This way for the gas, Ladies and gentlemen written by Borowski I could tell it was about the holocaust just from the title. It was a sad story about the holocaust and what was being seen, and how the jews and others were deceived until their death. “ It is hot, terribly hot. Our throats are dry,each word hurts. Anything for a sip of water”(165)! This was my first hot spot I found. I chose this because it gave me a really good visual. It made me really say when I read this and made me realize how lucky I am to not have to worry about this. Especially because I am jewish I am lucky to be born when I am. I think this helped me imagine what was going on I pictured someone working so hard and gasping for a breath who just needed water. This story made me sad when I read it, the holocaust is a horrible, horrible genocide.
On page 167 I found my second hot spot. “In the silence that settles over nature at this time of the day, the human cries seem to rise all the way to the sky.” I think this was interesting especially coming from someone who was narrating the story. When I picture something going on I would have picture someone screaming and yelling for help but when I read this it came calm. It was as if i could imagine him saying this. I think this is a sad analogy, people were being tortured so badly, but it was silence. I think it is interesting how the author speaks of silence and screaming in the same sentence yet, it just makes sense given the circumstance.
Its time to think about Torture Written by Jonathan Alter . This was all about just what the title talks about, thinking about torture. It is weird because although I have heard about all of these types of torture this story talks about I really have never thought about it at all. My first hot spot was found on page 8. “The world hasn’t changed as much as we have.” I chose this because it engaged me right away. I thought this was very interesting and true. We have changed throughout all the generations in many ways. Ways like, technology, self images, laws and even kinds of torture. I think this is a great quote, the world has basically stayed the but we have all changed and who knows whether it has been for the good or for the worse.
My second hot spot was found on page 9. “ I’m not in favor of torture, but if your going to have it, it should damn well have court approval”(Dershowitz). I thought this was almost funny in a way. Even if you took a torture case to court could it be approved? I think this is almost sick in a way that our nation has changed so much someone would even think of bringing a torture case to court. I think it is interesting how he says he is not in favor or torture. I think this because how many people are, i hope not a lot. I think this was a good insert to the story it really got my attention and made me think all about torture and how it comes about, and how much our nation really has changed as a whole. I think it is interesting how he knows so much about torture and how I have known about this much too but I have never once really thought about it. It does not really shock me when I hear about things going on in the world which is sad. You hear about so many things in the news and in the media that the do not even shock you any more. This is when I think everyone should know changes need to be made.