Martinez Mrs. Lesosky Pre-Ap English II 18 March 2013 The Perils of Indifference Analysis At the end‚ and the start of a new millennium‚ or world has witnessed both atrocities and amazing displays of human compassion. In The Perils of Indifference Elie Wiesel successfully portrays his thoughts by applying anaphora’s‚ and the distribution of both ethos and pathos. Throughout his speech Wiesel repeats the word indifference quite often. An anaphora is the repetition of the same word or group of
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Top 5 Speeches/ RASAR: “The Perils of Indifference‚” by‚ Elie Wiesel Top 5 Speeches 1. Jim Valvano 1993 ESPYS speech a. March 3‚ 1993 2. Lou Gehrig Farewell to Baseball speech a. July 4‚ 1939 3. Eliezer (“Elie) Wiesel “The Perils of Indifference” a. April 12‚ 1999 4. FDR’s First Fireside Chat a. March 12‚ 1933 5. Ronald Reagan’s 40th Anniversary of DDay speech a. June 6‚ 1984 Summary In the speech‚ author Elie Wiesel discussed the impact of indifference in 20th century society. Wiesel
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1. Economies of Scale. If the firms produces in an industry with very high fixed costs‚ consumers can benefit from a large firm which can exploit economies of scale. Economies of scale lead to lower long run average costs and therefore give the potential of lower prices. Example: Would you want several firms providing tap water? Would it make sense to have 2-3 companies laying a network of water pipes and sewage systems across the country? No. It is better to have 1 firm. This is an example of
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on April 12th 1999 as part of the Millennium. Wiesel’s speech touched the story of survival as well as points about indifference and his opinion and feelings about it. As he explains "Indifference is always the friend of the enemy‚ for it benefits the aggressor/ never its victim‚ whose pains magnified when he or she feels forgotten" (Wiesel 2). This quote means that indifference is always the friend of the enemy. The lack of interest or sympathy for the victims will create even worse
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Elie Wiesel’s “The Perils of Indifference‚” not only informs his audience‚ but also argues against indifference through the use of pathos; as well as utilizing repetition and figurative language alluding to the importance of memory. Wiesel opens by giving perspective in paragraph one recalling his own liberation from the Jewish Holocaust camp gaining creditability through his experience. His audience initially is the Congress of the United States including President Clinton‚ he keeps a formal tone
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The Perils of Indifference Rhetorical Analysis Elie Wiesel‚ a holocaust survivor‚ gave a speech called The Perils of Indifference‚ to elected officials including the president and the first lady on April 12th‚ 1999. He claims that being a victim of indifference hurts‚ but it hurts even more when others don’t help. The author writes in a personable tone to connect with the audience during his speech. Wiesel supports his claim by utilizing many rhetorical devices‚ including tone‚ rhetorical questions
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ghastly intentions and abstructs emotions. The truth is "the opposite of love is not hate but indifference." Hatred is an extreme that only destroys a handful of relationships‚ but indifference destroys millions. Indifference is the most destructive force at work against our relationships with one and another. Indifference destroys all energy and enthusiasm for the great pursuits of life. Where there is indifference there is no sense of purpose. When we become indifferent to the passions and purpose of
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believe that being the bystander of something is okay. Being in between the wrong and the Wright (indifference) is still wrong because not doing something makes things worse and just standing there watching what is going on creates more problems. If someone doesn’t do anything about something‚ they observed it makes things worse for the people involved. For example‚ in "The Perils of Indifference" by Elie Wiesel‚ it says‚ "He understood those who needed help why didn’t he allow his refugees
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horrors he experienced at the hands of the Nazis. He received a Nobel Peace prize for his messages to the world. In 1999‚ he gave a very prominent speech about oppressors and the indifference of Man‚ apathetic to the suffering of the holocaust victims. Elie Wiesel gave his powerful and moving speech‚ “The Perils of indifference”‚ on the 12th of April‚ 1999 in Washington D.C to the president and the members of congress of the United States. He used this opportunity
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Introduction Over the past decade‚ medical costs have increased more rapidly than other consumer costs. Americans spent 2.5 trillion on health care in 2009 according to Medicare’s Office of the Actuary. That figure translates into approximately $8‚086 per person‚ or 17.6 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP).1 Health care costs more than tripled from 1990 to 20092 and are projected to rise to 19.6 percent of GDP in 2019.3 “The 4 percent increase from 2008 levels represented
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