It Happened One Night

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    Kristallnacht Kristallnacht or ¨The night of broken glass¨ was what we would nowadays we call it a ¨riot¨. But, unlike today it wasn't as peaceful. The whole thing was vandalism and carnage that had an excruciating cost. In these three paragraphs that have been presented have loathing; casualties; and suffering. The caused this influx of loathing between both sides was. There was already accumulated tension between the two sides to start with because the Germans were blaming the result of…

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    Kaytlyn: A Short Story

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    One summer night Kaytlyn was hanging out with some of her friends. All of a sudden Kaytlyn's cell phone stared ringing so she got off the couch. As soon as she looked down at her cell phone her heart started pounding. Kaytlyn had a terrible feeling in her stomach as she read her sister-in-law's name, Jakie. Jakie first asked Kaytlyn "Have you heard anything else on your dad's wreck!" Kaytlyn's heart started to pound even harder and her mind was going crazy because she was so worried about her…

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    NIGHT COMMENTARY In this passage from the memoir Night by Elie Wiesel, Elie had been snatched from his home and transported to a concentration camp, in a cattle car. Passage two talks about Elie’s first experience with the Nazis, and the process of how he was treated, and how he felt. This passage shows how a person can be dehumanized by being affected by war and tragedy, it talks about the use of imagery, symbolism, hyperbole, and other literary devices used by the author. The story is told in…

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    is better because the protagonist of the story is the one doing it. The ending is more surprising and changes completely the way in which the reader had understood the story. Strawberry’s Spring protagonist has a more interesting personality and has a more active role in the story than A Rose for Emily’s protagonist. Strawberry Spring is a better story than A rose from Emily. Strawberry’s Spring narration is better than a Rose for Emily’s one because it is narrated by its protagonist. This gives…

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    from the book Night it shows the proper and fictional understanding of destructive humanity that people are living in now will eventually vanish. Reduce past fear developed discomfort in which there no comfort, support, and saving from the suggestion of both recognized and appealing are serious when looking at the glass as having a feeling of freedom from Buchenwald in which help him improve his acquaintance but with the knowledge, it doesn’t explain the grief that is happening. Night…

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    Elie Wiesel’s memoir, Night, shares the experience and personal experience from the actions that took place between 1941-1945. Throughout the text, Elie’s story of the holocaust is told. Elie’s story is shown through his spiritual and emotional transformation. During the Holocaust, Elie Wiesel changes from a spiritual, sensitive little boy to a spiritually dead, unemotional man. In Elie Wiesel’s memoir Night, before everything happened Elie was a young and spiritual boy. Elie is spiritual…

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    This is exactly what Elie Wiesel witnessed in the death camps of the holocaust. He witnessed so many horrible things happen not just to him but to millions of people. Some of the reason’s Elie wrote night was to keep the memory of the holocaust alive, to inform the younger generations what happened in the holocaust, and also to inform that there is still similar acts just like the holocaust happening today. Peril and indifference two words that mean totally different things but also make…

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    Imagine the best day one could have! Where would one be and what would they be doing? Now, that image should be completely erased from the person’s mind. Because the story I am about to tell is neither happy nor fun. It was literally one of the worst days of my entire sixteen year old life. It all started on a pleasant Sunday morning in Houston, Mississippi. I woke up feeling groggy from the night before as I had stayed up later than I probably should have. I peeked outside my bedroom window…

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    it , sometimes it was yelling or even leaving for the night our dad was mainly the one who left but mom sometimes had enough of the fighting . 2 years ago things seemed to be fine but now we can't even eat dinner without them arguing. Right now they are arguing about his late nights at work where he really is and why he's gone so much. Dad storms out of the room and moms runs after him the fighting continues until mom leaves for the night. I head up to my room Amy my sister comes with me.…

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    Eliza Monologue

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    A large clearing in the forest, there is a lake bordering the right side of the clearing. And a very large hollowed tree towers over the clearing. It is very late in the night, but the moon is full and illuminating the clearing. ELIZA WISHART is sitting in front of the tree with her head on her knees. She is holding a small pocket knife. The word “sorry” has been carved into the bottom of the tree. ELIZA: I’m sorry, I’m so sorry Laura; this is all my fault. I followed you here, I watched you…

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