AF movie blog post

Even though the book and the movie have the same basic idea, there are a lot of details that aren’t the same. For instance:

1. Old Major died peacefully in the book; in the movie he was shot.
   
2. The song “Beasts of England” is called “Beasts of the world” in the movie, with different text.
   
3. The animals use more human equipment in the movie than in the book. For example they put a TV in the barn and they used binoculars to see if the humans were coming.
   
4. Old Major was buried in the backyard, not put in a storage cupboard.
   
5. In the book, none of the animals except Benjamin, the donkey, seemed to understand what was happening to Animal Farm. In the movie, however, the only animal that understood what was going on was Jessie the dog.
   
6. The windmill was made out of stone in the book, not wood as in the movie.
   
7. In the book, the pigs never filmed news clips of what they wanted to say to the other animals on the farm while in the movie, they did. If the pigs wanted to say something to the other animals on the farm, Squealer was usually the one to announce it in person.
   
8. Mr. Pilkington didn’t help the pigs with the trade in the book, it was Mr. Whymper.
   
9. The ending of the film was different than the book. At the end of the book, the animals did not escape then return to the farm a few years later after Napoleon had died but just kept on working on the farm
   

All in all, I liked the book more than the movie because the movie wasn’t really that good and the book gives you a better idea of how the Russian revolution went.

Feedback: joining the army

In some countries, joining the military is mandatory, in other countries, optional. For example, in Israel and Singapore both men and women are required to perform two years compulsory military service right after high school. Does your country require military service? If so, how do you feel about this? If not, under what conditions would you ever join the military to defend your country?

Well, in Sweden, it’s not mandatory to join the army. But in Singapore it is mandatory to join the army. I probably won’t join the army in Singapore, if they tell me I have to, I will probably give up my Singapore citizen ship.

Well, anyway, if it wasn’t mandatory, like in Sweden, I would only join the army if there was a huge war, and I knew that if I joined, it would make a difference. Like, if we were under attack, and there was need for more soldiers, other wise we would all die (a little dramatic, I know, but anyway) then I would join. Of course I would still be very scared, but if it helps, you have to do what you have to do!

The King is Dead! Long Live the King!

What happened in room M1 was that Mr Coyle, or King Coyle, as he was called, was a tyrant. He taxed us for almost everything. He taxed us for denim, jewellery, sport shoes and orthodontic work, so braces and retainers. This is very unfair, because you can’t take braces off while denim, jewellery and shoes can be removed. The way Mr. Coyle treated us was almost the same way that the king of England king George III treated the colonists. King George III taxed almost everything, like the Quartering Act and the Townshend Act. He even taxed their tea! The King of England was unjust. The colonists were very determined to gain their own rights. They wanted self-determination. It wasn’t so fun when you didn’t have enough money to pay your taxes, and the only way to get more money was to go to Georgia and work. If you did something wrong, you committed “treason”, which in other words meant detention.

The 43 war feedback

1. I think that it is in El Salvador, because in the book there is a volcano called Atlacatl, and there is one volcano called Aatlacatl located in El Salvador. There are jungles in El Salvador, in the book, there are jungles. El Salvador has a president, in the book there is a president. And Uno is Christian, he went to cathedral on Easter.83% are Chrisitans in El Salvador.

2. I think that the author didn’t want conflict with the country, so she didn’t name a specific country. And it also keeps the mystery alive. Where is it? When was it?


"El Salvador." CIA World Factbook. 28 Jan 2008 .
Moeri, Louise. The Forty-Third War. New York: Library of congress,

The declaration of independace

When it becomes necessary for one person to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. The colonists believed that it’s obvious that all people are equal, with certain rights, among the rights are life, liberty and happiness. Governments get their power from the people. When any part of the government that starts to take away the rights of the people, the people have the right to change or take away the government or to make a new one. While people have the right to change or get rid of the government, that it’s for the right reasons, not just however or whenever. It’s their duties to get rid of the government. The colonies have suffered enough and now it’s necessary for us to alter the former system of government. King George III has damaged colonists, caused injuries, and did a lot of bad thing to the colonists.

King George did a lot of bad things to the colonists. Just naming a few things he did were:

He didn’t allow his Governors to pass laws that would help the colonies.
He judged by himself how long one spent in the office, and how much their payment would be.
He kept armies in America without any of the colonists. Knowing that they were still there.
He had armed soldiers among us. The Quartering Act.
He cut off our trade with the rest of the world.
He forced taxes on us without our saying.

Every time he did these things, we asked him to stop. But he just did more. He is a tyrant! Unfit to rule! Not only did we talk to the king, but also to the other British people, and told them why we came to make the colonies from the start. But they didn’t do anything. Those of us that are gathered here are saying that we are free! So we vow to work together to make this happen.

Snake feedback

The main visual elements are of a snake that is cut into eight bits. Each bit has initials of eight colonizes. Under the snake it says “join, or die”.

I think the issues is saying, either you do what we say, or we kill you.

I think that the cartoonist thought that the message was bad, since the snake is dead. The sneak that has all the initials. And the initials are of the colonies that follow the words below, “join, or die”.

To make it more persuasive, I think that the cartoonist could have made it more colourful so it caches people’s eyes.

Great Powers Game Debrief

1. I was Italy, with KJ. I thought it was fun to build an empire, but you have to think carefully through what to do, and be careful of what you choose, because if you chose wrongly you could end up losing! I think that the bigger countries had a greater advantage, since already from the start they had more money to spend. Our empire did ok, we didn’t do too badly, but we weren’t the best either. I think our empire was pretty small compared to the others.
2. In the long run I think armies and industries are more important to buy because you need the armies for defence and the industries to make money. The other countries had a lot of both, and if there was a war we needed to have a lot of armies, and to buy armies we needed industries. Armies are worth more than navies, and the colonies are good to buy before they run out, because then you have more territory.
3. What we did well in was probably what we bought was pretty balanced. What I would do differently would be to buy more colonies in the beginning before they run out, and get more alliances.
4. I think our alliances were pretty successful, because if we didn’t help each other, we would have lost against GB, America and Japan. I trusted most of them, since we were all against the same enemy. My country didn’t declare war, so of course no one helped or hurt us, but we helped other countries.
5. What I learnt from conflict was that it is important to have allies, but you should choose your allies carefully. At the same time, don’t trust them 100%. One country went up against one of their allies, showing that a treaty means nothing to some people. Also be well prepared with armies; don’t just buy like a lot of industries, and only a few armies, because you need to be prepared for the future! You should buy a balance of both armies and industries.