In 1999, Holocaust survivor, Elie Wiesel was invited by Mr. and Mrs. Clinton to participate in the Millennium Lecture to deliver his speech, “The Perils of Indifference” that argues for the protection of human rights toward the upcoming century. In Wiesel’s speech, he appeals to the audience’s conscience by upholding a powerful image that is created with word choice and tone shift, he assembles parallel structures and comparisons for the audience to easily approach the concept of indifference, and he intensifies his tones and structure as he discusses historical events that had occurred during his time. Nevertheless, Elie Wiesel’s word choice intensifies a sympathetic and critical tone as he describes how his people were affected by indifference
