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    and its surrounding countries completely violated article four. In his novel‚ NightElie Wiesel describes his journey throughout the concentration camps in Europe and how Hitler’s Regime contravened his basic rights.

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    Watching and Reading If you were to watch or read something the feeling or perspective you get may be a little different for each. In the message spoke by Elie Wiesel you can see him and watch him speak. The other version of Elie Wiesel’s speech was written. In the written you read his speech and cannot hear the actual tone used when he reads his speech. Watching him speak you hear the emotion in his voice. He says in his written speech‚ “ The presence of my teachers‚ my friends‚ my companions……

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    is true because through being flawed characters show more of themselves‚ and become more realistic. Elie from Elie Wiesel’s Night and Yunior from Junot Diaz’s Drown are two characters who are flawed and show who they really are‚ and therefore as readers we can connect to them. Elie Wiesel‚ the protagonist in Night‚ is characterized as someone with many flaws which make him a complex individual. Elie has an internal conflict whether

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    Night Study Questions with Answers Section 1‚ pages 1-31 1. Describe Moshe the Beadle. He worked at the Hasidic synagogue. He was able to make himself seem insignificant‚ almost invisible. He was timid‚ with dreamy eyes‚ and did not speak much. 2. Describe Elie Wiesel’s father. What was his occupation? He was cultured and unsentimental. He had more concern for outsiders than for his own family. He and his wife were storekeepers. 3. Why was Moshe the Beadle important to Elie Wiesel?

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    In Elie Wiesel’s memoir‚ Night‚ there are three main universal themes that are addressed; religious beliefs‚ inhumanity towards other humans‚ and the importance of father-son bonds. Throughout the beginning of his memoir‚ he shows a strong understanding with his belief in God‚ and how God has and will teach him everything there is in the world. A world without God is a world not worth living in for him. Throughout his childhood struggles‚ any problems that he encounters are always fixed with a

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    Acceptance Speech The Baker by Heather Cadsby and The Nobel Peace Price Acceptance Speech by Elie Wiesel both reject the idea of “forgot the past” when it comes to torturous experiences. Nevertheless‚ Heather Cadsby and Elie Wiesel have different opinions on dealing with the hatred which is brought by these traumas. Heather suggests to use the past suffering to appreciate the we have now while Elie Wiesel advocates for the pursuit of peace. First of all‚ both the Baker and the Nobel Peace Price

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    Night Synthesis Paper While reading the book Night‚ I asked myself why are people were afraid of death. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross‚ who is a Swiss-American psychiatrist‚ a pioneer in near-death studies‚ and the author of On Death and Dying‚ states in her article “On the Fear of Death‚” that there are three psychological aspects that make people fear death. These psychological aspects are‚ unconsciously we are unable to imagine our own deaths‚ unconsciously we are unable to distinguish between a wish

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    (1950-53) and the Holocaust (1938-45) are in most aspects different‚ however‚ there is a heartbreaking similarity existing between the two incidents. That is‚ the pain of the victims gained from the separation of the family. While reading this novel Night‚ for several times we questioned the reason why the Jews ‚ despite hearing the Nazi plans of annihilating the entire population dispersed throughout nations‚ didn’t take chance to flee from the town. As we discussed in class‚ primarily‚ the Jews were

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    do you know everything? The author Elie Wiesel can tell you his story in his bookNight. There are multiple themes in the book. One is Father/ son relationships. In NightElie Wiesel uses irony‚ foreshadowing‚ and tone to illustrate the traumatic event known as the Holocaust. One literary device is irony. “...They said that we were sick‚ that we would die soon‚ and it would be a waste of food. … I can’t go on… I gave him what was left of my soup”(Wiesel‚107). This is a great example of irony

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    Elie Wiesel and Corrie Ten Boom are amazing figures in the dark history of the Holocaust. Corrie’s actions through her faith shined through the holocaust as she saved many lives. Elie Wiesel’s bravery and perseverance led him to survive through the deadly concentration camps. Though their tales differ‚ the depth of them is the same. Both of their actions have earned them countless awards and honors that they rightly deserve. Elie Wiesel’s early life was like any other Jewish child’s during that

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