Stalingrad

1. What does Joseph Stalin's advice to the people of Stalingrad say about him as a leader?
He doesn't really care how many people die and he does not want anyone to run away from the battle he wants them to fight.

2. Explain why Hitler would react in the way shown after signing a Non-Aggression Pact with Stalin?
Because he knew he could win the battle a lot easier now and he wouldn't lose as many men and he'll be safe. He can focus on one group at a time.

3. Explain the significance of propaganda in this battle, using examples from the posters.
They are saying to kill the bad people in the posters and help win the battle for the good people. they say the Germans are monsters and they should not live.

4. What do the extremes of the war reveal about what it takes to win a total war?
It shows that it will take a lot to win this war and a very good strategy. You would need to watch out for snipers and stay as healthy as you can so you won't die.

5. What does the story of Vasily Zaitsev relate to the war in Iraq?
There is a lot of casulties. There are snipers like him in Iraq and that is why a lot of people are being killed. Also there are people being trained to be a good sniper so they can help in the war in Iraq. We are fighting for what we believe for and our country and we will not give up.

6. In times of crisis, sometimes heroic figures emerge. Which figure emerged in a similar way to Vasily after the terrorist attacks of 9/11?
People that were in the military were the most heroic people and the people who joined the army because they stepped up and went to war and took care of business. Also the fire men would be hero's because they went in to save people and a lot of people had died trying to save people they do not know.

Hunger

I have read the book Hunger by Sharman Apt Russell. I would have to say the them of this book is being hungry. This book talks mostly about what happens to your body when you are eating and what your body does when you stop eating. In this book they talk about the history of fasting which is when a person goes so many days with out eating any food all they do is sip water. Most people do it because of their religion or to jump start a diet until now. There are people who will start to fast just to see what it does to the body and how long they can go without food. My favorite part in this book was when it talked about the guy who was hung inside a glass box over the town while he was fasting so everyone could see him and how he was doing. His fast lasted for weeks but near the end of it he was very thin and exhausted. In this book it talks about people who have fasted just to try and set a record and that record was in the Guinness book of world records until they stopped doing it around 2001.
When some people are fasting they usually feel like they don't have energy or feel very tired but sometimes people can fast and they will feel tired but everything else feels fine and they feel like they are a lot stronger. I don't think I would ever do a fasting because i wouldn't want to go very long without food.
People have been fasting for several years now and there hasn't been that many problems with people doing it but it can make you very unhealthy if you do it wrong.
This book was an alright book to read but I would not suggest reading it while you were hungry because it makes you want to eat. It can be very interesting to anyone who wants to learn about the body and fastings.