Crazy Love Response

This article was slightly confusing as I was reading it. The author seemed to jump from one idea to the next and it was hard to follow. The end was more understandable but the author's writing style is what threw me off. The beginning talks about love and how it can make people do crazy things that they normally would never. Love can make you set aside your values in order to impress your significant other, or it could have the opposite effect and make you a better person. I can relate to some of the things mentioned in this article based on past experiences. Although, I feel as if the author is taking the specialness out of the aspect of love and talking about it as if it is not important. He talks about "shopping for a mate" which I guess in reality is true but I feel that it should be talked about with more respect. Love is an awesome thing and it's not like shopping which is what he compares it to. It almost sounds as if the author doesn't even really care about love. He mentioned that if you are married to someone and a better person comes along, then basically just drop everything and move on. I don't agree with this at all. If you are with someone, you can't just up and leave and basically throw them out. it's unreal. Overall, I don't agree with what the author is trying to get across. Maybe he has never been in love and that's why he has the views that he does.

To Resist Hitler and Survive response

The Holocaust is one of the most well known events not only in Germany alone, but throughout the whole world. It was absolutely devastating in every way imaginable and cost thousands their lives. The money spent on memorials is past the millions, which it should be. It is nice to see people commemorate those who suffered during this hard time, for they deserve it. I can't even believe the Nazi's could be so brutal. How could anyone not have any sorrow for killing their own kind? I have always been fascinated with the Holocaust so this article sparked my interest. I did not know that people hang wreaths on their doors as their own memorial. It was a very sad time but also brought out the best in some people. Those laying down their own lives so someone else could survive and speaking out against the things they did not believe in. I agree with the author when she talks about not only honoring the victims but also the people who worked to stop rise of Hitler. Their efforts were great and they stopped at nothing. I am glad I picked this article because it helped me to learn some new things. The Holocaust was a terrible event, but many extraordinary people helped to bring it to an end.