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    Night- Elie Wiesel Characters Eliezer- Night traces Eliezer’s psychological journey, as the Holocaust robs him of his faith in God and exposes him to the deepest inhumanity of which man is capable. Despite many test of his humanity, however, Eliezer maintains his devotion to his father. Shlomo- Even though he is the only character other than Eliezer who is present throughout the memoir, Eliezer’s father is named only once, at the end of Night. He and Eliezer desperately try to remain…

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    In Night by Elie Wiesel, a man gives his first-hand experience during the Holocaust. He goes from a young boy to a man that goes through horrible experiences. And in the end, survives them all. In this novel, Elie’s relationships with multiple people change. One of his relationships that change is his relationship with his father. In the beginning before they had went to the concentration camps, Elie and his father’s relationship is difficult. His father tells him he can not study Kabbalah.…

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    awe that he projects and some even believe that she may be a close family member of his. I believe that he does love her in a romantic way, however she is someone he cannot touch or even hope to build a relationship with as she is as mysterious as night and far like the moon. In the first stanza and first line he says she walks in beauty. He does not necessarily say she herself is beautiful, but her motion and the way she carries herself elegant and ethereal, much…

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    It is a record of the conversations between Confucius and his disciples, which were later written down by his disciples. It is one of the major parts of Four Books. Confucius’s philosophies are based on the principle of good conduct, wisdom and proper social relationships. Confucius was the person who said that country should be ruled by moral values rather than with military powers. In the Analects Confucius says, “By nature men are pretty much alike; it is learning and practice that set them…

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    My arms were killing me. In an effort to distract myself from the pain, I began to mentally go through my favorite scenes from Harry potter, but even the thought of my favorite book couldn’t keep my mind off my discomfort for long. Huffing, I lugged the water-filler bucket uphill, careful not to spill too much of its precious contents. That would mean another trek downhill and I’ve had enough of that for one day. I brightened up when I neared my destination- a simple hut made of mud and clay,…

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    The memoir Night, written by Eliezer Wiesel, tells of the experiences that happened in the Nazi German concentration camps during the Holocaust. Elie is separated from his mother and three sisters early in the book. The book tells of the horrific experiences that he and his father must face together. There are several themes that can be identified in this book, but I will concentrate on the struggle with faith. Raised to be a faithful young man, Eliezer Wiesel’s faith is tested but never truly…

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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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    Night: by Elie Wiesel I chose to do a book report on this book called: “Night” written by Eliezer Wiesel. The author, Eliezer Wiesel is an actual survivor of the Holocaust, and he endured the suffering of living in the Auschwitz labour camps. This book is a first hand memoir of the horrors and painful experiences Elie Wiesel had endured when he was only fifteen years old. Throughout the book, Elie describes his struggle to keep his faith in God, as he is unable to believe that a loving God…

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    a cold Friday night, the temperature was below freezing. I was working at McDonald’s, it was the only job I had been able to keep in the last couple of years. I was always recognized from the managers for being so friendly and kind to everyone including my co-workers, except on this specific night. I had been having mood swings all day and was not feeling good at all. I clocked in and got to work, for tonight's shift I was working in the drive-thru. Working drive-thru on Friday night was always…

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    The air was crisp and cool. The sky was a deep shade of purple that signaled night was setting in the sky. There was no illumination of this land other than the shimmering moon and the warm, eerie glow from the apartment buildings scattered among the fields. In the fields themselves, insects buzzed and chirped, hidden deep within the underbrush. In the soil, prairie dogs scrambled fervently, navigating their tunnels in search of a nighttime meal. On the edge of the fields, a deserted path lay…

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