Center Island is a place of fishing, having fun,.........and fog. This amazing one mile by one mile island off the coast of Washington state is the place to go. From running around to relaxing, this is the place I would go, if I could go anywhere next week.
The first thing I would enjoy there would be the wondrous nature activity, and the first activity I would do with nature if I could do anything would be to go on hike on the gravel roads of the island, and the wilderness part itself, as the only animals are deer and two raccoons. Then, I would go fishing with my dad on our boat, "Runamuck", and catch tons of dogfish and one dirty red colored rock fish. That is what I would do with nature on this isle of magnificence.
Now lets move on to something not having to do with nature, in fact the exact opposite, playing at the club house and our island friends' houses. First, I would go to our friends, the Brians, house there, and we would play there for a while inside, playing Monopoly, Legos, and ect. Next, we would move on with the Brians to the club house, where there is a multi-use court meant for basketball, volleyball, and tennis. Also, there is a big field in the are of the club house that is surrounded by trailered boats, which we would use as a field for the games that you can play that all of the caretakers leave in the most gigantic plastic box. Then, we would move onto our final thing, the most amazing of all.
The last activity that we would do there would be to, instead of roasting chestnuts over an open fire, would be roasting marshmellows of a bright red bonfire. We would all be sitting on the ground with our marshmellow roasting sticks in the part of the fire that is not on fire, but surrounded by hot embers. We would crack jokes and tell stories with the Brians, and if we were lucky, our cousins Daniel and Dena. If I could, this is how I would spend my week off of school.
Lastly, we would repeat this many parts of this process multiple times, and according to me and i am sure that many others who have been to Center island would agree, "This has been and is currently, and will continue to be the best vacation ever!" I am trying to simply end without words, but with a feeling, the pure awesomeness factor of this perfect island, Center Island of the San Juan Islands.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009
Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg: n. an overwhelming all-out attack with infantry, artillery, and air force, especially by surprise against an unprepared enemy.(Merriam-Webster) This German word was invented in the 1930's to describe Hitler's new tactic, lightning war.
Though Hitler did not actually invent this tactic himself, it was, in fact, invented by Heinz Guderian. Heinz was an army man, he served in a most of WWII, and he happens to be the Panzer leader who split the Allies troops in half in Germany. Heinz also wrote two books, Achtung-Panzer, and Panzer Leader, which was about what he changed when he was in charge of the Panzer's.
Blitzkrieg was first put into action in 1939 against Poland, and its effect was devastating. The main weapon in the arsenal of Germany in this tactic was the Panzer. The Panzer is the basis for many modern tanks, and as the tank had just been invented in WWI, it was deadly in battle with its recent upgrades from the original tank. Another element of Blitzkrieg was the German airforce. Germany was the first country to think of dropping a bomb from a plane, and this was why this tactic worked so well, because they could destroy tons of ground troops with just one bomb. Infantry was also needed in order for this plan to work, as they were many people in the Nazi army. In the end, all of these divisions of an army worked together to create this horrible tactic. First, a small group of infantry was sent in to disorganize the enemy troops, then, the bombers came in a destroyed much more of the enemy army, and finally, after the enemy army has been completely immersed in chaos, the main army comes in with tons of infantry and artillery.
My final thoughts on the Blitzkrieg is that it is a brilliant, but horrible tactic that will depress the citizens of that country horribly, as there army has just been destroyed quickly and efficientely. I also made a connection during my research between a Marvel superhero and the Blitzkrieg. The superhero's name was Blitzkrieger, and was invented at about the same time as WWII was going on, and the superhero's birthplace was actually in Germany. This character was probably invented to give people something to cheer them up from the Blitzkrieg. I do believe, despite the fact that this tactic depressed hundreds of thousands of people, that this is the most ingenius tactic used in WWII.
Though Hitler did not actually invent this tactic himself, it was, in fact, invented by Heinz Guderian. Heinz was an army man, he served in a most of WWII, and he happens to be the Panzer leader who split the Allies troops in half in Germany. Heinz also wrote two books, Achtung-Panzer, and Panzer Leader, which was about what he changed when he was in charge of the Panzer's.
Blitzkrieg was first put into action in 1939 against Poland, and its effect was devastating. The main weapon in the arsenal of Germany in this tactic was the Panzer. The Panzer is the basis for many modern tanks, and as the tank had just been invented in WWI, it was deadly in battle with its recent upgrades from the original tank. Another element of Blitzkrieg was the German airforce. Germany was the first country to think of dropping a bomb from a plane, and this was why this tactic worked so well, because they could destroy tons of ground troops with just one bomb. Infantry was also needed in order for this plan to work, as they were many people in the Nazi army. In the end, all of these divisions of an army worked together to create this horrible tactic. First, a small group of infantry was sent in to disorganize the enemy troops, then, the bombers came in a destroyed much more of the enemy army, and finally, after the enemy army has been completely immersed in chaos, the main army comes in with tons of infantry and artillery.
My final thoughts on the Blitzkrieg is that it is a brilliant, but horrible tactic that will depress the citizens of that country horribly, as there army has just been destroyed quickly and efficientely. I also made a connection during my research between a Marvel superhero and the Blitzkrieg. The superhero's name was Blitzkrieger, and was invented at about the same time as WWII was going on, and the superhero's birthplace was actually in Germany. This character was probably invented to give people something to cheer them up from the Blitzkrieg. I do believe, despite the fact that this tactic depressed hundreds of thousands of people, that this is the most ingenius tactic used in WWII.
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