Pyromasters
Wacky Wordsearch
Vocab
Asgard (166) - In Norse myth, the heavenly city where the great gods lived. (in other words the equivalent of heaven)
Grandeur (172) - magnificence: the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
Appeals
"I hit the ground hard after a short run and was searching for a target when another German, not more than three feet in front of me, raised his head up and looked me straight in the eyes" (157). This is a logical appeal because it has the facts in it but more than that it gives the reader a idea of their settings. It shows how the German's suits were so light and with the snow falling they couldn't see them at all.
"When he took off, something hit me in the right hip. I figured figured it was him kicking me as he left the slight hollow we were in, and I let it go as that. Later that night I found a bullet stuck in the flesh of my right hip...." (161). This is a emotional appeal because there is a lot more to this situation and so it shows how that situation would be like. It shows how the rush of the moment changed the situation.
"The fighting seemed to be all but over. T stood there dazed, looking around at the carnage. How could this be? I was still alive. After all the battles I had taken part in, after seeing the deaths of so many comrades, I was still alive" (165). I don't really know how to respond to that but it definitely is an emotional appeal. I'm interested in what you guys think so please leave a comment.
Quote
"The Germans had been in the woods almost two days long, enough for them to dig foxholes and bunkers and camouflage them so that they were almost invisible" (154). I picked this quote because I thought it was really significant. It shows how the soldiers were kind of winging it with foreign terrain and being low on ammo, clothes, and even food. I thought it really helped with the mood of this section.
Theme
I don't want to give too much away but a huge theme in this part of the book was perseverance and hard work do pay off. This section is the turning point in the war and in the book it's self. The American soldiers are finally getting air support and extra supplies and it's helping the soldiers attitudes immensely.
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I like the appeals that you picked, you put a lot of thought into your choices, and it's nice to read something that was carefully choses, not just picked for the grade aspect of the thing. I really liked the quote that you chose about the soldier questioning how he was still alive. That's a really powerful quote, and I think the emotion pulled from it is incredible. Just the thought of that soldier standing amongst the wreckage and the bodies of his friends and those he'd killed, that's got to be overwhelming.
-Dani
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