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Monday, March 25, 2013
PERIOD 4 - THE INTERVIEW
You have been watching the BBC documentary, The Rise of the Nazis - A Warning from History. Please share your thoughts about the segment on the Gestapo that you saw today. What did you think of the interview with Resi Kraus?
30 comments:
Danielle Neuwirth
said...
When I watched the interview I got very man that the women did not own up for what she has done. I think she was scared to own up for what she had done.
I think that she was clearly lying. she was saying that she knew that the signature on her letter was her but that she didnt remember the letter. she was very suspicious and she even said that everything in the letters wasnt true and that it was all made up. so she made all of that up about her neighbor when it wasnt true and that innocent woman dies because she was different from her neighbors.
I agree with Danielle that she was afraid to admit her actions. It is suspicious that this woman recognized her signature but somehow did not have any recollection of writing the letter. I thought it was sad that the woman died because of her differences; it is definitely a situation that is representative of that time period.
I agree with Abby. I believe that the woman was clearly lying as well. I'm sure that the woman also felt some guilt and remorse for what happened to her neighbor, but at the same time, did not want to tarnish her name by admitting to the letters. I think that the woman being interviewed knew what she did was wrong and felt bad for doing it, but at the same time, didn't have the guts to admit it.
I think it was most obvious that she was lying, but whether or not she was willing to admit to it is an entirely different argument. I do think that she is trying to repress what she did, whether she knew of the fate of the other woman or not. It all goes back to- if anyone has taken Psychology and watched clips of the Milgram Experiment- the concept of authority and whether or not/ at what line you are willing, able, or even act on the basis of what you think is right and call someone else (the "authority") out on it. I think she has an extremely hard time trying to put all the pieces together as for realizing what she did/ was capable of doing, as I think that the average person would never be completely comfortable with following orders or giving orders that sell out their neighbor.
Abby points out facts further proving the woman guilty. She acknowledged her name, her signature, and everything else, but just so happened to forget the rest/ said it never happened. That is important to point out.
I think that it was obvious that she was lying to cover up her mistakes. She was constantly denying what had happened, when she had clearly seen the evidence. Also, when it came down to it she swiftly changed the subject saying, " I think it's starting to rain" in order to end the conversation and change the subject. I think she is ashamed of what she did, however she is not ashamed enough to accept responsibility for her actions. It is evident that she is lying when she says how the address is correct, the name, and signature. But, for some reason the rest is a blur and she can't remember it. I think under the circumstances she believed that lying would prove better than owning up to her actions, in order to protect herself.
I agree with Danielle, she was most likely afraid of telling the truth because now society would view her actions as terrible. It angered me as well how she refused to own up to what she had done to her own neighbor.
I agree with everyone so far in that the woman in the interview was lying about turning in her neighbor. The fact that she admitted to her name and signature on the paper, but not knowing where it came from seems really odd to me. I think that she did not want to admit to writing the letter because she did not want to have to guilt or regret for sending it in. I also agree with Marissa because it is very sad this woman was killed solely because she was different from everyone else.
I agree with Nick. L and yeah you could see it, That she was lying. I dont think you could forget a letter that strong, that i person was sent into a camp and killed.
I also think the woman was lying to herself and the interviewer because she did not want to admit to what she had done in fear of a negative reputation. I agree with Colleen that she did this in order to protect herself.
I don't understand why people think she was lying. She clearly understands what she has done; to me, she has forced herself to accept that it was an uncontrollable part of her past that she has shut out and gotten over. By trying to avoid speaking about it, she is trying to avoid calling up the guilt I expect she would feel about her actions. I think she has complete understanding of her actions; she is simply saving herself from the moral pain which would result in admitting she has done a horrible deed in her past. I don't blame her. I would be terrified of myself.
I thought that the interview with Resi was interesting. What she was saying seemed to be contradicting itself. Her signature was there yet she was saying she didn’t remember it. It all did not seem to add up, and it seems as though she was not telling the full truth.
I agree with Danielle that it seemed as though Resi was scared to admit what she had done. Watching it, it was definitely a frustrating thing like Danielle said.
I agree with what most people said. I believe that the lady was lying by saying that she did not remember saying this just to protect her name for her actions 50 years ago. She had signed her name on the dovument which proves she said whatever was on the paper but would not own up to it.
When I realized that Resi Kraus was lying about what she had written in that letter to throw her neighbor under the bus made me extremely mad. It is her responsibility to own up to her actions and realize that she contributed to that womens death. She mentions in the interview, "why are people bringing this up 50 years later?" my thought was if its so irrelavent in her eyes now why cant she admit what she did. I would like to know what was going through her mind when she originally wrote the letter.
The interview with Risi Kraus in this film really frustrated me. Even if she wasn't given the information on what happened to her neighbor, it makes me a little upset that she wouldn't at least say, yes I wrote that letter. Regardless of the moral and ethical implications, that would have been the right thing to do.
I think she was clearly lying when she said she did not recognize the signature as hers. She obviously remembers what she did to her neighbor but wishes to not talk about it. She was just afraid to admit what she did. I agree with Nick in that she didn't want to tarnish her name by actually owning up to what she had done.
I think she was clearly lying when she said she did not recognize the signature as hers. She obviously remembers what she did to her neighbor but wishes to not talk about it. She was just afraid to admit what she did. I agree with Nick in that she didn't want to tarnish her name by actually owning up to what she had done.
This film made me feel kind of shocked, and sad on how the woman was arrested and killed just because she didn't "fit in" with society. Resi Kraus was clearly lying when she said she didn't know anything about the document that was submitted by her to the Gestapo. She id denying the fact that she helped kill an innocent woman. She isn't trying to convince the viewers, as much as she is trying to convince herself that she is not a murderer.
The woman was clearly lying about her actions possibley due to the fact that she couldn't own up to what she did. She couldn't even think of a decent excuse or at least apologize. All she did was deny and say that even though it's her signature, she doesn't know where it came from. She was obviously scared to own up to her actions because she knows that she'd get jumped for being such a low life. I agree with Danielle
I felt that she was defidently lying. Once the interviewers confronted her about what she said in the letter she acted like she didnt remember ever writing it. She didnt want to admit to the world that she may of got someone killed
I was very disturbed that the woman would turn in her neighbor for not being "normal" and not being a strong supporter of the Nazi's like everyone else. I found it even worse that the woman in the film didn't acknowledge that her neighbor had been killed.
This woman may have felt guilty over her actions in the past, but she certainly had a strange way of adressing it. People make mistakes, and she was a young, impressionable teen who was probably uncomfortable with her possibly gay neighbor. However, by not owning up to her mistakes, it does not seem like she has grown much at all.
30 comments:
When I watched the interview I got very man that the women did not own up for what she has done. I think she was scared to own up for what she had done.
I think that she was clearly lying. she was saying that she knew that the signature on her letter was her but that she didnt remember the letter. she was very suspicious and she even said that everything in the letters wasnt true and that it was all made up. so she made all of that up about her neighbor when it wasnt true and that innocent woman dies because she was different from her neighbors.
I agree with Danielle that she was afraid to admit her actions. It is suspicious that this woman recognized her signature but somehow did not have any recollection of writing the letter. I thought it was sad that the woman died because of her differences; it is definitely a situation that is representative of that time period.
I agree with Abby. I believe that the woman was clearly lying as well. I'm sure that the woman also felt some guilt and remorse for what happened to her neighbor, but at the same time, did not want to tarnish her name by admitting to the letters. I think that the woman being interviewed knew what she did was wrong and felt bad for doing it, but at the same time, didn't have the guts to admit it.
I was out of the room when we watched this so can't really comment on it!
I think it was most obvious that she was lying, but whether or not she was willing to admit to it is an entirely different argument. I do think that she is trying to repress what she did, whether she knew of the fate of the other woman or not. It all goes back to- if anyone has taken Psychology and watched clips of the Milgram Experiment- the concept of authority and whether or not/ at what line you are willing, able, or even act on the basis of what you think is right and call someone else (the "authority") out on it. I think she has an extremely hard time trying to put all the pieces together as for realizing what she did/ was capable of doing, as I think that the average person would never be completely comfortable with following orders or giving orders that sell out their neighbor.
Abby points out facts further proving the woman guilty. She acknowledged her name, her signature, and everything else, but just so happened to forget the rest/ said it never happened. That is important to point out.
I think that it was obvious that she was lying to cover up her mistakes. She was constantly denying what had happened, when she had clearly seen the evidence. Also, when it came down to it she swiftly changed the subject saying, " I think it's starting to rain" in order to end the conversation and change the subject. I think she is ashamed of what she did, however she is not ashamed enough to accept responsibility for her actions. It is evident that she is lying when she says how the address is correct, the name, and signature. But, for some reason the rest is a blur and she can't remember it. I think under the circumstances she believed that lying would prove better than owning up to her actions, in order to protect herself.
I agree with Danielle, she was most likely afraid of telling the truth because now society would view her actions as terrible. It angered me as well how she refused to own up to what she had done to her own neighbor.
I agree with everyone so far in that the woman in the interview was lying about turning in her neighbor. The fact that she admitted to her name and signature on the paper, but not knowing where it came from seems really odd to me. I think that she did not want to admit to writing the letter because she did not want to have to guilt or regret for sending it in. I also agree with Marissa because it is very sad this woman was killed solely because she was different from everyone else.
I agree with Nick. L and yeah you could see it, That she was lying. I dont think you could forget a letter that strong, that i person was sent into a camp and killed.
I also think the woman was lying to herself and the interviewer because she did not want to admit to what she had done in fear of a negative reputation. I agree with Colleen that she did this in order to protect herself.
I don't understand why people think she was lying. She clearly understands what she has done; to me, she has forced herself to accept that it was an uncontrollable part of her past that she has shut out and gotten over. By trying to avoid speaking about it, she is trying to avoid calling up the guilt I expect she would feel about her actions. I think she has complete understanding of her actions; she is simply saving herself from the moral pain which would result in admitting she has done a horrible deed in her past. I don't blame her. I would be terrified of myself.
I thought that the interview with Resi was interesting. What she was saying seemed to be contradicting itself. Her signature was there yet she was saying she didn’t remember it. It all did not seem to add up, and it seems as though she was not telling the full truth.
I agree with Danielle that it seemed as though Resi was scared to admit what she had done. Watching it, it was definitely a frustrating thing like Danielle said.
I agree with what most people said. I believe that the lady was lying by saying that she did not remember saying this just to protect her name for her actions 50 years ago. She had signed her name on the dovument which proves she said whatever was on the paper but would not own up to it.
When I realized that Resi Kraus was lying about what she had written in that letter to throw her neighbor under the bus made me extremely mad. It is her responsibility to own up to her actions and realize that she contributed to that womens death. She mentions in the interview, "why are people bringing this up 50 years later?" my thought was if its so irrelavent in her eyes now why cant she admit what she did. I would like to know what was going through her mind when she originally wrote the letter.
i agree with Abby, she did admit that it was her signature and address so how could it not be written by her...very suspicious
The interview with Risi Kraus in this film really frustrated me. Even if she wasn't given the information on what happened to her neighbor, it makes me a little upset that she wouldn't at least say, yes I wrote that letter. Regardless of the moral and ethical implications, that would have been the right thing to do.
I think she was clearly lying when she said she did not recognize the signature as hers. She obviously remembers what she did to her neighbor but wishes to not talk about it. She was just afraid to admit what she did. I agree with Nick in that she didn't want to tarnish her name by actually owning up to what she had done.
I think she was clearly lying when she said she did not recognize the signature as hers. She obviously remembers what she did to her neighbor but wishes to not talk about it. She was just afraid to admit what she did. I agree with Nick in that she didn't want to tarnish her name by actually owning up to what she had done.
This film made me feel kind of shocked, and sad on how the woman was arrested and killed just because she didn't "fit in" with society. Resi Kraus was clearly lying when she said she didn't know anything about the document that was submitted by her to the Gestapo. She id denying the fact that she helped kill an innocent woman. She isn't trying to convince the viewers, as much as she is trying to convince herself that she is not a murderer.
The woman was clearly lying about her actions possibley due to the fact that she couldn't own up to what she did. She couldn't even think of a decent excuse or at least apologize. All she did was deny and say that even though it's her signature, she doesn't know where it came from. She was obviously scared to own up to her actions because she knows that she'd get jumped for being such a low life. I agree with Danielle
I Think that the women's inability to cope with the guilt of what she had done was the reason for her denial
I felt that she was defidently lying. Once the interviewers confronted her about what she said in the letter she acted like she didnt remember ever writing it. She didnt want to admit to the world that she may of got someone killed
I was very disturbed that the woman would turn in her neighbor for not being "normal" and not being a strong supporter of the Nazi's like everyone else. I found it even worse that the woman in the film didn't acknowledge that her neighbor had been killed.
This woman may have felt guilty over her actions in the past, but she certainly had a strange way of adressing it. People make mistakes, and she was a young, impressionable teen who was probably uncomfortable with her possibly gay neighbor. However, by not owning up to her mistakes, it does not seem like she has grown much at all.
I wasn't present for this assignment.
I thought it was interesting how the woman they interviewed did not connect her report to her neighbors death in the concentration camp.
I agree with abby that she is definitely lying. Whether it was because of guilt or trying to cover her own tracks, that remains the question.
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