ending oppression‚ hatred‚ and racism. Such themes are the underlying basis of his message in his speech The Perils of Indifference. The horrors he faced as a boy forged the man that would go on to write all of these magnificent works; the neglect and ignorance of those events that occurred during the Holocaust influenced and inspired him to warn people of the dangerous woes of indifference. Lecturing an audience for any extended period of time is never an ideal way to convey one’s message effectively
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Selena 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
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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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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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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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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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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 indifference” shared his message about the dangers of being indifferent‚ Night not only shares that message but other messages as well. Night delivers Wiesel’s message better because it has many different messages in it‚ including the dangers of indifference‚ it is more informative‚ and it
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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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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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