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    Chapter 4: 1. Elie’s first impression of the camp at Buna was that it looked empty and dead as if an epidemic had hit. 2. Elie and his father have to work in a factory where they fix electrical circuits. 3. The Jewish dentist is caught stealing the prisoner’s gold teeth and was ordered to be hung. 4. The part of Elie’s body that is aware of the passage of time is his stomach because he goes a long time without getting anything to eat. 5. Idek accused Elie’s father of being lazy

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    The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is a story I have been wanting to read for a while. The problem for me was always that it was too long and I couldn’t keep reading it. I thought this unit would be the perfect instance for me to force myself to read all the way through. There are a few other reasons I chose to read this particular story and I like that it is told from such an interesting point of view. The time period is of interest to me as well; it seemed like the right time to read a Holocaust book

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    can take on a life of its own.” Many people wonder what importance life has and this quote answers it all. Everyone is so important because everybody has the potential to do incredible things. Markus Zusak’s novel‚ The Book Thief shows us this. It is told from the perspective of Death and set during the time of the Holocaust. The story follows a German girl‚ Liesel‚ who moves to live with her foster parents‚ Hans and Rosa Huberman. It tells her story while she lived in Germany during

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    English 10th 09/06/13 The Piece of Bread (303-305) I watched the procession of Jews walk through the streets like a herd of cows headed to the slaughterhouse. I tried not to do anything to indicate I was against a decision made by the fuhrer‚ because that would spell trouble for me and my family. But I could not. I couldn’t just watch as these people walked on. No one else seemed to bat an eye at what was going on. The soldiers‚ some merely boys‚ had Hitler shining in their eyes. One man

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    Choosing Death Should Be a Choice If a person is terminally ill or seriously injured‚ end of life care may be required to ease that patient’s suffering and make dying as comfortable as possible. Some people are planners and think ahead in case of times of illness or emergencies and make a living will or advanced directive. According to the Mayo Clinic “Advance directives guide choices for doctors and caregivers if you’re terminally ill‚ seriously injured‚ in a coma‚ in the late stages of dementia

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    The Book Thief‚ by Markus Zusak‚ tells of a nine year old girl named Liesel Meminger who lived through World War II. At a young age‚ Liesel and her younger brother‚ Werner‚ got on a train with their mother to go to a foster home in Molching‚ Germany. Halfway into the trip‚ Werner dies‚ leaving Liesel traumatized for many months. When Liesel and her mother arrive in Molching‚ she meets her foster parents‚ Rosa and Hans Hubermann. Hans plays the role of the perfect father for Liesel. He always comforted

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    In Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief‚ love can be seen throughout the book. Love by definition is “ an intense feeling of deep affection". However‚ love isn’t necessarily an intense feeling of deep endearment. There are conflicting types of love such as friendship love or family love. In “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak‚ the Nazi’s are in power at the time and the citizens of Germany have to withstand the austerity’s that come alongside with their position in power. The characters have to learn to love

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    Introduction Book of Job comes with moral and spiritual messages. The background of the spiritual message is found in Christian principles and it is important as it is not only relevant to the Christian people but it is for all other people of different religion. It has lot of universal value thus it is applicable to humanity in all. These spiritual messages when are used universally then it becomes the moral messages for humanity. Book of Job is a part described in The Holy Bible. The Bible is

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    life. From The Book Thief by Markus Zusak‚ this incident ties into the chapter “The Book of Fire” on page 114. This chapter is about how Liesel is waiting for Hans and his pal to finish a conversation when she notices Nazi’s burning Jewish items. There was a fire and it contained Half a red flag‚ two posters advertising a Jewish poet‚ three books‚ and a wooden sign with something written in Hebrew on it. Liesel notices the books and immediately intrigued by them. She wants one. The books are speaking

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    Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief has a good example of this within it’s pages. Alex Steiner‚ a German shop owner‚ does not support the Nazis or Anti-Semitism‚ but still joins the party‚ so he can get more business‚ and therefore more food and money for his wife and kids. An even

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