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    Night Essay Directions: Choose one prompt below to respond to in a 4-5 paragraph expository essay. Be sure to develop a strong thesis statement that makes an argument and topic sentences for each body paragraph. Please follow these requirements to ensure yourself of maximum points: 1. Use MLA Format‚ including headers 2. It is important that you take time to organize your thoughts through prewriting/shaping. Ultimately‚ this saves you time in the long run. (Re: organize body paragraphs first

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    stories we have read so far this semester have been faced with a multitude of problems‚ emotions and impulses to work through. It seems that from three stories the characters carry out very different actions‚ but they all have an underlying bond‚ selfishness and the desire to be something there not. It also seems that they are judged in the eyes of the narrator‚ as either succeeding or failing due to the way they carried themselves throughout the story. In the short story‚ “A Pair of Silk Stockings”

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    weren’t given anything to eat but were given long work hours. The Nazis and the rest of Germany thought that jews were the reason to the country’s poverty. Also jews were treated horribly during these rough and cruel 12 years. In the novel‚ Night‚ Elie Wiesel narrates his experience as a young Jewish buy during the holocaust. The book is mainly told by a Fifteen year old Jewish boy. The German people continue to take from the Jews without reason when they take their valuables.

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    Night by Elie Wiesel‚ describing the Novel with parts and quotes Themes: • Religion • Injustice • Father son relationship • Fight for survival Setting: The story starts during the World War II around 1941 when the author was twelve years old. It starts at Sighet‚ Transylvania (actual Romania). The ghettos: “Two ghettos were created in Sighet. A large one in the center of town occupied four streets‚ and another smaller one extended over several alleyways on the outskirts of town

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    Sorry guys but this is not actually complete‚ so its a tad bit rough. Romeo and Juliet Speech By Jordan Kirkaldy If you watch the news you will see that contemporary teenage audiences of today are motivated by selfishness‚ lust‚ immaturity‚ and violence. These themes have been relevant to teenagers all through time‚ even that of the innocent and romantic couple in the play Romeo and Juliet. Although the main characters are wholly in love and cannot bear to be apart they are unable to escape

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    QUOTES 1. Take care of your son. He is very weak‚ very dehydrated. Take care of yourselves‚ you must pass selection. Eat! Anything ‚anytime. Eat all you can. The weak don’t last very log around here..” The man that is previously talking to Elie and his father is telling them that they need to do what ever they can to past selection. 2. “The only thing that keeps me alive‚” he kept saying “is to know that Reizel and the little ones are still alive. Were it not for them. I would give up.” This means

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    Ellie- Character Development Ellie‚ from Tomorrow When the War Began by John Marsden‚ is a typical country girl who likes the rural way of life. She is the narrator in the book‚ which suggests she has a lot to say. She starts out as a stubborn‚ headstrong person who is very loyal to her friends and family. While she still has a determined and reliable character‚ Ellie’s character has further developed. She steps up to whatever is required of her in the dangerous situations she and the group find

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    The selfish nature of humans Selfishness. A personality trait that only bad people have. Incorrect. Selfishness is part of the nature of every living human being. Despite what all humans may believe selfishness is a part of all of us and is the driving force behind everything we do. In order to survive humans must be selfish and think of their own needs above other peoples. We must be selfish to our surrounding environment by using the resources essential to humans that our environment bears

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    Selfishness The avarice of selfishness displayed in the works of literature can often cause a character’s downfall. In the book “Macbeth” a Tragedy‚ written by William Shakespeare that takes place in Scotland is about two people that get greedy and want all of the power. In the second book‚ “ The Accidental Billionaires”‚ a nonfiction story written by Ben Mezrich taken place in‚ Massachusetts and California is a book about a teenage boy in Harvard University that decides to put money into

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    Ellie Wiesel’s “Perils of Indifference” emphasizes the vital need to take action against injustice‚ illustrating how indifference can have devastating consequences for both individuals and society. In this speech‚ Wiesel addresses the urgent necessity of fighting indifference to human suffering‚ particularly in the context of historical events like the Holocaust. He speaks to prominent figures‚ including the President and members of Congress‚ emphasizing their moral duty to remember the past and

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