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I recently read over the speech written by Elie Wiesel, a survivor of the holocaust which killed millions of innocent men, women and most horrifically; children. Elie along with his family were brought to Auschwitz where his moth and sister were killed shortly after arrival. Elie and his father were able to survive by performing hard labor and were eventually transferred to the Buchenwald concentration camp where his father later died shortly before the camp was liberated by the U.S. Third Army.…

How do you think Eliezer Wiesel’s experiences changed him? The novel “ Night” was written by Elie Wiesel and was published in 1956. “ Night” is an autobiography based on Elies experiences at a Nazi German concentration camp. He got separated from his siblings and mother along the way. He was left with his dad and they both did whatever possible for them to survive. There are three quotes from the novel that are significant and poignant. One significant quote is about Eliezer’s loss of religion.…

From the time he began his cruel, brutal dictatorship in 1965, Nicolae Ceausescu changed and destroyed the lives of millions of Romanians all over Eastern Europe. The effects of his corrupt and savage leadership quickly struck the country with oppression, poverty, violence, and hatred. All sense of Romanian pride, hope and joy was completely obliterated by the foulness of one single man. Consequently, civilians were no longer given the liberty to be educated, work, or even worship as they wished…

‘’Those who kept silent yesterday will remain silent tomorrow.” This quote is important because Eliezer talked about why he wrote the book. He wrote the book because he has a voice and he wants to tell his story about the Holocaust. I can relate to this quote because I am very much into politics. I know many others do not like to talk about politics, but I am really passionate about it. I like to use my voice on social media about issues. If you do not ever rant and talk about something or…

In Wiesel’s novel, he discusses his experiences as a young boy living though the horrors of the Holocaust. This is such a raw subject for many survivors, but Wiesel is able to depict his life so gracefully and poignantly that readers are able to feel the emotional power without becoming lost in the details. When Wiesel wrote this short but powerful novel, it had been ten years since he had first been liberated from the concentration camps. If he would have written this story shortly after…

Indifference means lack of interest, concern, or sympathy, and currently there is a lot of indifference going .In both Niemöller’s “First They Came…” poem and Elie Wiesel’s “The Perils of Indifference” speech they talk about indifference and apathetic Niemöller and Elie Wiesel use literary devices in “First They Came…” and “The Perils of Indifference” to express the speakers’ apathetic and indifferent attitude. Even though Niemöller’s poem and Elie Wiesel’s speech talk about indifference and…

On April 12, 1999, Elie Wiesel gave a speech titled, “The Perils of Indifference” in the White House to share his experience during the Holocaust during World War 2. Wiesel and his family members were forced to live in Auschwitz extermination camp. During these times, he faced various hardships and struggles until he was rescued. In this speech, Wiesel gave an effective speech by using various rhetorical strategies to convey his personal beliefs on the world and how much it has affected him. To…

From 1750 CE until the present day (2015), Eastern Europe underwent numerous changes and few continuities. Some of the changes: the mini-ice age, rise of communism, spread of the potato, decline of serfdom, an ideological desire for militarism, nationalism, alliances, and imperialism, and new weapons/warfare create new avenues for political, economic, social, and intellectual reform. While the reliance on agriculture and ever-lasting ethnic conflict remained largely consistent throughout the…

Silence means forgetting. Avoiding a lesson, denying the truth, means failing to learn from past mistakes. As seen in the novel Night by Elie Wiesel, the Holocaust is a tragic event that took place in human history. The word Holocaust is of Greek origin, meaning “sacrifice by fire” (memorial council 1). This event begs to be forgotten due to the inability of people to face the harsh realities taking place during this time period in the 1940s. Normal civilians were aware of the cattle cars…

Do people even try to understand? The monotonous clicking of footsteps rang in my ears as I sat on my isolated park bench. The anonymous owners of those steps have no idea what I’ve been through. Do they even want to know? The remark “I could never imagine what you’ve been through” (Klay, P.) repeated itself with each clicking step, like a broken record. I felt so alone. It was another one of those days; one where my mind is enshrouded with my tragic past. I was stuck in my horrific memories…