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    The Perils Of Indifference

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    Elizabeth Nordstrom Dr. Mathis English 101-20 10/01/2014 “The Perils of Indifference” On April 12‚ 1999‚ Nobel Peace Prize winner‚ Elie Wiesel delivered the speech that expressed the thoughts of thousands of Holocaust survivors. The speech “The Perils of Indifference”‚ was presented to the entire White House‚ all members of Congress‚ and thousands of others to thank President Clinton and the United States Government for helping all Jewish people in the way that they did. There are hundreds

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    “The opposite of love is not hate‚ it’s indifference.” This quote by Elie Wiesel says a lot. Indifference is dangerous. We have a moral responsibility to help others most of the time. There are moments where it’s okay to be indifferent. This moral responsibility that we have is important to keep our indifference in check. We have a moral responsibility to help right the wrongs in the world but to an extent. There are situations where it is acceptable to be indifferent. For example‚ a part in the

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    surroundings.” This quote from Elie Wiesel’s speech “The Perils of Indifference‚” shows that indifference kills people by making them lose purpose in living. Elie Wiesel‚ a survivor of the Holocaust‚ lived a life full of indifferent people. He suffered behind the gates of concentration camps while German citizens he had once know stood back and watched him and thousands of others suffer. Elie’s speech “The Perils of Indifference‚” he gives at the White House in front of the president and many other

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    Wiesel on Indifference • Talks about him as a boy. • Filled with gratitude for the American people for freeing him. • “Gratitude is what defines the humanity of the human being.” • Grateful to Mrs. Clinton for what she said‚ what she is doing for the children of the world‚ for the homeless and the victims of injustice and for the victims of density and society. • “What will the legacy of this vanishing century be? How will it be remembered in the new millennium? Surely

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    21 : Theory of Cost 1 Recap from last Session Production cost Types of Cost: Accounting/Economic Analysis Cost –Output Relationship Short run cost Analysis Prof. Trupti Mishra‚ School of Management‚ IIT Bombay Session Outline  The Long-Run Cost-Output Relations  Break-Even Analysis: Linear Cost and Revenue Functions. Break-Even Analysis: Non-Linear Cost and Revenue Function Prof. Trupti Mishra‚ School of Management‚ IIT Bombay long-run is a period for which all inputs

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    structure and comparisons to deliver a well-balance phrase that pleases the audience so they can comprehend the concept of indifference in a different perspective. Furthermore‚ Wiesel declares his questioning towards the audience about the definition of indifference as well as adding several contradicting comparisons of how indifference initially affects society‚ “What is indifference? Etymologically‚ the word means "no difference." A strange and unnatural state in which the lines blur between light and

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    ENG 100 October 12‚ 2014 No Action‚ No Results Indifference is a lack of interest‚ in other words‚ it means to be neutral. Ellie Wiesel wrote‚ “indifference is always the friend of the enemy‚ for it benefits the aggressor-never his victim”‚ and “for the person who is indifferent‚ his or her neighbor are of no consequence”. Anger is the emotion of rage; it is a strong distaste for something. Anger towards items that have a negative impact on society can actually be beneficial. Being indifferent

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    Perils of Indifference Wiesel develops his assertion by providing references to events in which action‚ rather than indifference‚that could have saved countless lives; for example‚ Wiesel mentions both world wars‚ the assassinations of the Kennedys and Dr. Martin Luther King jr.‚ and also of the numerous civil wars. Wiesel’s purpose is to inspire people to act and help the children in this world that are dying every minute from violence‚ hunger‚ and disease. The intended audience for this speech

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    accustomed to ignore other people’s troubles and difficult situations in life‚ we have different morals‚ Not the same as before. Now indifference became commonplace. The twenty first century has brought many innovations‚ most of which makes sense to "self-preservation". In the story "Samuel" written by Grace Paley‚ the author describes in detailS the human indifference. All actions occur in the subway. Four boys were jiggling on the swaying platform between the locked doors of the subway cars.

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    Allison Funk Mrs. Tinberg 4th Period 29 February 2024 The Perils of Indifference As you get locked into the Ghettos to be loaded on train cars for a long trip to Germany with occasional stops to get one or two buckets of food and water‚ a train filled bugs and things no one wants to be around‚ and finally what feels like a journey with no end you wait in boredom for a change. When they get there‚ unloading takes what feels like years and you often get by clubs. You look up and see a sign that reads

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