Monday, June 11, 2007

Ap Bio Lab 8 Question 7

The bridge


In 1945, reported seven pupils of a German school for the war.
These are also called and they should go to war. They were very excited about it because their fathers at that time also went to war, but only two survived. They pack their things and say goodbye to family and friends. The next day they pull into the Kassernen.
pack off and clean their weapons. After just a day in the Kasserne they are awakened in the middle of the night, as the case is serious occurred.
Since they no war experience and are not designed to be placed on a bridge, where they take position. There, they dig holes, provide the weapons and wait until something happens.
While waiting trucks came by with many soldiers and watched she got away. The boys, however, remained there because they got the order to stay on the bridge.
The boys are attacked by the Americans, who arrived with tanks. After a time they went off again. Two boys survived the shootout with the Americans. When the two guys go
home do, three German soldiers and to blow up the bridge. The guys can not shoot and one of them. The other two disappear and then shooting on the boys, one is taken.
are dying six out of seven boys and all just in vain, for the bridge should be blown up anyway by German soldiers.

The intention of the author was to show that war is anything but nice and helpful. There are so many soldiers and young people die in vain. The residents who live there, where the war is taking place to die without the what to imitate.

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