Indifference is unnatural; Indifference is a blurred line between light and dark; Indifference is seductive; Indifference is the end of man. Holocaust survivor‚ Elie Wiesel‚ in his speech‚ “The Perils of Indifference‚” argues that indifference is more dangerous than anger and hatred. He supports his claim by first illustrating the “failures that have cast a dark shadow over humanity” and talks about dreadful characteristics of indifference and what it does to us; then he talks about how indifference
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Perils of Indifference Wiesel develops his assertion by providing references to events in which action‚ rather than indifference‚that could have saved countless lives; for example‚ Wiesel mentions both world wars‚ the assassinations of the Kennedys and Dr. Martin Luther King jr.‚ and also of the numerous civil wars. Wiesel’s purpose is to inspire people to act and help the children in this world that are dying every minute from violence‚ hunger‚ and disease. The intended audience for this speech
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Obedience and Responsibility In Stanley Milgram’s‚ “The Perils of Obedience”‚ Milgram states “The essence of obedience is that a person comes to view himself as the instrument for carrying out another person’s wishes‚ and he therefore no longer regards himself as responsible for his actions.” (Milgram 6) Through his experiments he shows how we obey commands against our better judgment. It my belief that we are generally obedient as long as someone else assumes responsibility for the outcome. Therefore
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In response‚ in the article “Elie Wiesel’s The Perils of Indifference” by Elie Wiesel‚ he recalled that when American soldiers liberated his camp he saw how angry they were at witnessing the events that occurred there (Paragraph 2). American civilians had no idea about what was happening to the Jewish
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In the year 1933 to 1945 millions of people died. In 1918 world war 1 was done and Germany took the blame for the start of the war. Germany was in a lot of a war dept and was looking for someone to save them. They found Hitler. Hitler was the leader of the Holocaust. To remember the past we look to books. Elie Wiesel broke out and told his story. He says “he tells his story so it won’t happen again.” This is what this Essays is about remembering the past so we don’t make the same mistakes in the
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Thanks to a spate of films and TV shows about fast food — Supersize Me and Big Medicine come to mind — the perils of fast food have been spotlighted. Since we all lead busy lives‚ it’s often tempting to stop at the nearest fast food place instead of waiting to get home and cook. They’re fast‚ inexpensive‚ have tons of selection‚ and there seems to be one on every corner. However‚ next time you’re tempted to stop and pick up something fast‚ think about how much better home-cooked meals are for your
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Professor Foth English 1A.4 October 3rd 2011 The Experiment In our society we are prone to obey to our authority in order to follow through our obedience because of the rolls we take. In both Stanley Milgram and Phillip Zimbardo’s experiment‚ “The Perils of Obedience” and “The Stanford Prison Experiment”‚ many people have a brighter understanding about how human behavior can be cause by authorities. They had different structures of how to do their own
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Obedience to Authority: A Brief Summary of Milgram’s Research and Current Research’s Position on Milgram’s Findings Introduction Throughout history people have followed directives given by other people‚ such as ‘do this’‚ ‘follow these rules’‚ ‘listen to me’‚ and ‘do as I say’. In fact‚ governments have rules‚ laws and norms of their society so that people will obey the laws and behave in a civilized manner. How is it then that individual’s will go against and contest their own values and morals
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The Perils of Social Networking Name Goes here DeVry University The Perils of Social Networking A very good friend of mine told me a story about his daughter learning to drive. I could tell he was a bit perturbed. He began to tell me that he was excited to teach his daughter to drive and that it would be a good bonding experience. He told me about the times that were funny and the times where he was scared. Then he got a little quiet and told me that they were about four blocks from home‚ he
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Throughout civilization‚ humans have used conformity and obedience to be accepted in society. They do this in order to be praised by superiors for following orders. This can happen with anything in their lives‚ from working‚ religion‚ and even at school. However‚ there is a darker side. Many of the greatest atrocities of human civilization have occurred because of the desire to be obedient and conform. Even if it means that they must violate their own values‚ they will do so in order to maintain
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