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    one at all. A great man such as Elie Wiesel would agree to that statement. He believes standing up for what is right by showing compassion for a fellow human being than for letting good men do nothing while evil triumphs. The message he passes was how indifference is showing the other man he is nothing. He attempts to grasp the audience by personal experiences and historic failures we need to learn from to grow to the compassion human being we all can be. Elie Wiesel show great respect for America

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    Angeline Yang Mrs. Kim English 10 (E) March 30‚ 2016 Write about this line on page 29 – “The beloved objects that we carried with us from place to place were now left behind in the wagon‚ and with them‚ finally our illusions. “ What do you think this means? How was this a turning point for Elie? After Hitler’s announcement to annihilate the Jews and the Anti-Semitic attacks on the Jews of Budapest‚ “the race toward death had begun” (10). Restrictions were held upon the Jews. Under the pressure

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    and others; ten minutes pass and the person is still being beaten now you may be asking yourself “Why are people not doing nothing about this?” but the real question is “Why have you not tried to stop it or call 911?”. In the two articles‚ “Gang Rape Raises Questions About Bystanders’ Role”‚ by Stephanie Chen‚ “The Nuremberg Trials”‚ and the novel Night by Elie Wiesel show how bystander apathy and obedience to authority effect the way a human being reacts to an emergency. But a person’s responsibility

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    18‚ 2014 Essay on Compassion Compassion is something we all must give and receive because compassion is the one thing that makes us human. It is when somebody shows someone else that they care about them‚ and to stop ones suffering. In other words: love. It is not possible to have love without compassion. The two work together like clockwork. Compassion is necessary to the human experience because if someone is not shown compassion (thus not experiencing it) they will suffer. In Elie Wiesel’s

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    Night Essay Rough Copy Unconditional love gives Elie and his father the power and strength to overcome the most dramatic experience of their lives. The book Night by Elie Wiesel is a great book. This amazing novel demonstrates many different things‚ such as the father-son relationship between Elie and his father is what kept them alive. They always wanted to be together‚ Elie and Shlomo never gave up on each other and Elie was staying alive for his father. A fathers role is to protect his child

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    In the book Night by Elie Wiesel‚ there is a motif of survival and a central idea that when one is put in a desperate situation‚ developments that may otherwise seem either mundane or horrifying may instead be seen as remarkable or amazing. When all the guards leave their posts because of an alarm signal‚ two cauldrons of soup are left unattended. All of the prisoners quickly take note of the soup and are in awe‚ “two cauldrons of soup with no one to guard them! A royal feast” (Wolff 59). The author’s

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    Elie Wiesel: Never Forget Elie Wiesel has written over thirty novels over the course of his life. These novels directly affect society in general and especially impact Judaism. He has contributed not only to his race and religion but to ever human soul who reads his work. Elie Wiesel does this by not allowing any to forget the Halocaust of the Jews. "Elie Wiesel was born in Signet‚ Transylvania on September 30‚ 1928. He grew up the only son of four children‚ in a close-knit Jewish community

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    In “Night”‚ Elie Wiesel uses diction in numerous ways in order to form an audience to connect with his contextual elements in his brief story‚ specifically when expressing his interpretations of the men‚ such as Idek‚ who worked to run the concentration camps. This made the text undemanding to appreciate for the audience. He also incorporated diction throughout the time of lynching men and adolescents‚ and occasionally using colloquialism‚ throughout the excerpt. For instance‚ towards the end of

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    In the novel‚ Night‚ by Elie WieselElie betrayed himself‚ his religion‚ customs‚ values‚ and even his father‚ if only in his own mind. Betrayal was a major aspect of life for Jews in the Holocaust‚ especially Elie. Elie felt betrayed by the Germans for treating Jews like they weren’t humans and taking away the Jew’s self-worth. Elie also felt betrayed by his own god‚ who allowed Elie and his fellow Jews to be treated the way they were by the Germans. Betrayal started the sequence of poor events

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    though it is our freedom‚ many of the actions in the memoir “Night”‚ a book about Elie Wiesel’s experiences at different concentration camps‚ violated these liberties. Article 3‚ 5 and 9 are infringed in this book of terrors. Certainly‚ Article 3 states that‚ “You have the right to live‚ to be free‚ and to feel safe.” Nevertheless‚ the bookNight” wasn’t following this at all. According to the book in chapter 2‚ page 33‚ Wiesel wrote‚ “”There are eighty of you in the wagon‚” added the German

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