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 to disembark
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Nearing the end of World War II‚ a young Wiesel‚ among many others‚ was rescued from the concentration camp in Auschwitz and was finally free from the grasp of the wicked Nazis. After his freedom‚ Wiesel did all he could through his literary works to let the world know of the 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
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In Elie Wiesel’s speech titled “The Perils of indifference” he discusses the idea that individuals are slowly becoming desensitized to the ongoing crisis’ that fill the world around them‚ slowly causing indifference to overtake all other emotions toward these events. The act of indifference is one that causes society to regress and can be most detrimental because of the lack of emotion that it brings upon those who turn to it‚ creating inaction and no emotion where it is warranted. Through the point
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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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Elizabeth Nordstrom Dr. Mathis English 101-20 10/01/2014 “The Perils of Indifference” On April 12‚ 1999‚ Nobel Peace Prize winner‚ Elie Wiesel delivered the speech that expressed the thoughts of thousands of Holocaust survivors. The speech “The Perils of Indifference”‚ was presented to the entire White House‚ all members of Congress‚ and thousands of others to thank President Clinton and the United States Government for helping all Jewish people in the way that they did. There are hundreds
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Indifference is “strange and unnatural”‚ Indifference is “dusk and dawn”‚ Indifference is “crime and punishment”‚ Indifference is “cruelty and compassion”‚ Indifference is “good and evil.” Famous poet‚ and Holocaust survivor‚ Elie Wiesel in his speech‚ “The Perils of Indifference”‚ argues or claims that indifference is “A strange and unnatural state in which the lines blur between light and darkness‚ dusk and dawn‚ crime and punishment‚ cruelty‚ and compassion‚ good and evil. He developed his claim
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Elie Wiesel is a holocaust survivor who went on to share his story with the world. From writing more than 40 books to making speeches‚ he has shared his story with people across the world. In his memoir Night‚ He shared his experiences be taken to the concentration camps and his journey through all of it. In his speech‚ “Perils of Indifference” shares about the dangers of being indifferent towards something and the emotion that he felt while being in the concentration camps. Even though “Perils of
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In the speech‚ “Perils of Indifference‚” Elie Wiesel‚ the author of Night‚ conveys his message that indifference entices inhumanity as a lack of acknowledgement to one’s suffering is advantageous to an assailant and provides “no elicit response.” Therefore‚ the individual with a sense of indifference is a determining factor in others’ distress for the reason that without involvement‚ the victim will never be assisted. Sentiments of anger and hatred possess the ability to endorse positive conclusions
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strangers to their surroundings.” This quote from Elie Wiesel’s speech “The Perils of Indifference‚” shows that indifference kills people by making them lose purpose in living. Elie Wiesel‚ a survivor of the Holocaust‚ lived a life full of indifferent people. He suffered behind the gates of concentration camps while German citizens he had once know stood back and watched him and thousands of others suffer. Elie’s speech “The Perils of Indifference‚” he gives at the White House in front of the president
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Lauren Garvick Christine Massey English 111 March 4‚ 2013 Indifference or Immoral? How often have you walked by a person ringing a bell for the Salvation Army without even taking a second look? Many people choose to be indifferent to certain situations on a day-to-day basis without realizing it. Whether you ignore a homeless person begging for food or simply walk by a person collecting change for the Salvation Army‚ you are being somewhat indifferent. To be indifferent means you have no feelings
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