Reaction to Tim Seibel's Presentation

Earlier I thought some of his poems reflected negative emotions except those love poems which were descriptive and nostalgic, but when I listened to the poet I could understand what his view to the world was at least briefly. Although some Tim Seibel’s poems discusses about discrimination, wrong worldwide policies, suffering of human beings, and rejection, he is optimist and also as he wrote in my book “You must have hope. There is the chance always for change”. Human beings suffer in some way, so they ended physically and emotionally damaged. The first time they could get a “wound” inside them, but next time they will be aware of who or what cause the harm. In like manner, a previously wounded animal will be aware of its predator and act quickly as a “fast animal”. I like a few of his poems because they reflect intense, real, and current issues. However, I dislike that he focused too much in the past remembering his platonic loves. Additionally, he recognizes that America should encourage education or celebrate our progress than live always in conflict.

Reaction to Fast Animal poems by Tim Seibles

            A few time ago, I used to read poems in Spanish. Therefore, I notice a different form and rhythm in English poems. However, I found the same intensity, fiction, and reality in poems written by Tim Seibles. I will say that he is focused in themes, such as, love, passion, and social political concerns. For instance, young relationships, discrimination, injustice, and loneliness were some subjects that he wrote about. In addition, he mentions few contemporary films along with his experiences creating imaginary stories which discuss the previous themes in his poems. Some of these movies were V for Vendetta, Blade, and the Last Dragon. My favorite poems were Born, Wound and The last poem about race which deals with the acceptance of others as equal. I think that the author basically wrote his own love experiences within affection, sensation in a descriptive way; he also cited quotations and film titles to give emphasis to his poems, and expressed his unconformity or acceptance to others.

Reaction to Night and Fog by Alain Resnais

After almost 80 years, each January 27^th people in Israel, Europe and North America remember the appalling genocide in history during the Second World War. In 1955 a French filmmaker Alain Resnais released a documentary “Night and Fog” about the concentration camps created by the Nazi Germany which killed prisoners of war, soviets and Jew citizens, or people who Nazis thought did not share his religious, social, and political ideas. The documentary is settled in an apparent peaceful camp in Auschwitz- Birkenau in Poland which entrance said, “Work will set you free”.  This phrase could imply that a severe and exhausted work was leading you soon free of life. The old and well structured buildings appeared to be hospitals, but they were labs where people suffered in merciless ways. There were also narrow rows of mattress made of hair of prisoners, as well as socks and rugs. Death bodies or parts of them were used to make soap after burned them. The SS agents and Germans were identified by their green clean uniforms. In contrast, hostages wore identical uniforms which bear identification numbers or some symbols that indicated if you were criminal or not. Most of the victims were submitted to the criminals, starvation, sterilization, punishment, etc. Overall each of them could see their own brother dying in gas chambers or dying slowly and painfully without unable to say nothing. Future generations should never forget the actions of “human beings” as an example of inhumanity, persecution, corruption, and discrimination against their own self. Therefore, new generations will be aware and prevent or protect any demonstration of genocide in future time. God help us to understand our own and recognize evil from good.

Reaction of the Story: "Ladies and Gentlemen to the Gas Chamber"

                  One of the worst genocides occurred during World War II shows the atrocity and believing of how human beings could be if their purpose is impious. If not, people could live in the best righteous way as God taught us. Because humans are weak physically and sometimes spiritually, we could not face such utter abuse with the same attitudes and actions that we had, on behalf of ourselves, families, and brothers. Because they did not have the choice and feel fear from death, they took some small advantages of those who were not alive or weaker than they were. Nazi Germany leaders who believed that they are the best “breed” and need to slaughter close to 6 million Jews in those evil ways showed me that human beings lost more than their human nature and became “beasts”. The story definitely indicates what could be the main purpose of war even now nobody will know how much pain a human being can cause another one.  Although the reality was cruel outrageous, I hope those who were saved maintained their faith in God and get some consolation and understanding of why their families pass through that fate.