Friday 11 October 2013

How do I write a reflective paper about the documentary "Surviving Auschwitz, Children of the Shoah"?

When writing a reflective paper, especially on a topic such as the Holocaust, you want to think carefully about what struck you the most throughout.  The children had to be very careful and clever to survive at all in Holocaust camps, especially in Auschwitz. Which of your reactions to Surviving Auschwitz are you going to reflect on?


Are you going to reflect on or describe your thoughts and feelings about what the children did to...

When writing a reflective paper, especially on a topic such as the Holocaust, you want to think carefully about what struck you the most throughout.  The children had to be very careful and clever to survive at all in Holocaust camps, especially in Auschwitz. Which of your reactions to Surviving Auschwitz are you going to reflect on?


Are you going to reflect on or describe your thoughts and feelings about what the children did to survive?  Is the most difficult thing for you the realization that the children are often so alone, having lost everyone in their families?  Is it Auschwitz itself, with its killing work and no rest, with no food, the most striking thing for you?  Or is the story of one individual child most difficult for you to handle? 


Remember that you are being reflective in your paper, which means you have to look at the impact of what you see on you or on others. You have to reflect on the meaning of what impacts you, meaning for yourself and for the world after Auschwitz. Reflect on what you and the world now can learn from this documentary. 


One example of what you and the world might learn comes from Donald Trump's idea that Syrian refugees who come to this country should have to wear a badge. This alludes to and brings up for discussion the Nazi regime's idea that everyone they did not like (e.g., disabled, Jewish, homosexuals) should wear an identifying badge.  Look for specific examples related to what struck you most so that you can be truly reflective.


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