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    Elie Wiesel: The Great Humanitarian Elie Wiesel was a 15 year old boy. He lived in Sighet‚ Transylvania. Elie was just a regular boy like you and me‚ but he survived many adversities throughout his young life. Wiesel had to overcome death‚ the harsh life in the camp‚ and the humiliation that existed for all Jews. These adversities made Elie Wiesel become the man he is today; he is truly a humanitarian. Elie Wiesel had to overcome the burning flesh smell of his very own people. “Above us is a smell

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    Night Novel Timed Writing Elie Wiesel in the novel‚ Night‚ illustrates how his life went during‚ arguably‚ the worst time in recorded history‚ the Holocaust. Elie Wiesel was born in Hungary‚ 1928‚ and was the age of 15 when he first was sent to auschwitz. He went thru many devastations during his time in the Holocaust and with him being one of not so many people to survive this period of time he’s able to tell his story now. Elie’s father‚ Shlomo‚ was another huge character in this book. He was

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    “Never shall I forget that night‚ the first night in camp‚ which has turned my life into one long night‚ seven times cursed and seven times sealed. Never shall I forget that smoke. Never shall I forget the little faces of the children‚ whose bodies I saw turned into wreaths of smoke beneath a silent blue sky. Never shall I forget those flames which consumed my faith forever. Never shall I forget that nocturnal silence which deprived me‚ for all eternity‚ of the desire to live. Never shall I forget

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    An extraordinary example that demonstrates the economic usage of constructive words in order to express meaning can be observed in Elie Wiesel’s

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    worse and just standing there watching what is going on creates more problems. If someone doesn’t do anything about something‚ they observed it makes things worse for the people involved. For example‚ in "The Perils of Indifference" by Elie Wiesel‚ it says‚ "He understood those who needed help why didn’t he allow his refugees to disembark." This shows that the way Franklin Delano Roosevelt didn’t send help right away affected the prisoners of all the different concentrations camps created

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    Night Portfolio By: Scott Kahler Mrs.Grandel 2nd Hour November 19‚ 2010 Figurative Language 1. Simile- “Physically he was as awkward as a clown. (pg.1).” Moshe was compared as a clown because he was a funny guy. 2. Metaphor- “Thousand gates and one gates leading in to the orchard of mystical truth.” This is a metaphor because each

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    Nearing the end of World War II‚ a young Wiesel‚ among many others‚ was rescued from the concentration camp in Auschwitz and was finally free from the grasp of the wicked Nazis. After his freedom‚ Wiesel did all he could through his literary works to let the world know of the horrors he experienced at the hands of the Nazis. He received a Nobel Peace prize for his messages to the world. In 1999‚ he gave a very prominent speech about oppressors and the indifference of Man‚ apathetic to the suffering

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    Battle Against Evil Night by Elie Wiesel and "Hangman" by Maurice Ogden both make strong points of view towards the battle between mankind and evil. Wiesel ’s personal experiences give the reader very specific and down to the point accounts of the Holocaust. In contrast‚ Ogden musical poem gives the reader a very indistinguishable idea of what is taking place. One must examine rhyme over and over to be given the full impact of the poem. The battle against evil may be compared on the basis of their

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    Elie Wiesel was a young boy when he was imprisoned and orphaned during the Holocaust. After seeing many Jews being brutally murdered‚ he was very upset that the world did not do anything to help them. Nobody stopped Hitler and because of that‚ many innocent lives were taken away without a reason. This‚ however‚ we did not engage in World War 2 for the Jews. When Elie Wiesel was 15‚ he and his family were deported from Hungary and placed in the Auschwitz concentration camp. Around 90% of the

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    Elie has changed as a result of his imprisonment. He has changed emotionally‚ spiritually‚ and physically. Elie’s emotional state has changed during his imprisonment because before the he was sent to imprisonment‚ he was very innocent. When Moishe the Beadle came back to the town after being taken by the Nazis and shot in the leg‚ Elie did not believe his story. During Elie’s imprisonment‚ he was almost living Moishe’s story. Elie’s emotional state started to change when he got to his first labor

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