Concentration Camp Narrative

In 1942 thousands of Japanese were inturned after an attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. The U.S had been neutral up until that point, but the attack brought America into the war. The Japanese were interned because of the risk of espionage, at least according to the government. Although the government thought it was okay, the Government should not have inturned thousands of Japanese.

On a cold fall morning, hundreds of Jewish families woke up to be told that they were to come with the Nazis and that they would be leaving their homes. No explanation, no clue as to where they are going to end up, they bagged up their necessities. The mothers and fathers carried bags upon bags of things that they believed that they were going to get to keep. The children cried, the mothers trembled in fear, while the fathers tried to hold their families together. Out on the cold streets they went, to wait. The Nazis were mean, strict, and rude. Telling the not to move or talk, having them stand never giving them a break. Basically treating them like a dog they were trying to teach a new trick. They taunted and made fun of them and laughed at their looks.

Hunter:How would you feel if at the age of 9 you were sent to a Nazi concentration camp? Marion Blumenthal Lazan had this happen to her.

Lessons can be learned through experiments but at what cost? Steven Pinker, a experimental psychologist, once said, “If you give people literacy, bad ideas can be attacked and experiments tried, and lessons will accumulate.” This quote by Pinker gives a great idea what could happen when people get literate and conduct experiments that they will do to learn more. The Nazi’s wanted to learn more about the human body. During the Holocaust, the experiments that they performed were the most wicked and dehumanising crimes in history.

Sydney J. Harris once said, “The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.” Many struggling individuals have turned their painful situations into positive ones with the support and guidance of teachers and positive role models. Schools frequently serve as recourses for students who experience problems at home and in social situations. These students are able to thrive and grow with the assistance of caring mentors. Melinda, the protagonist in SPEAK, and Tillie, the protagonist in The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, encounter barriers at school but discover teachers who are able to help them overcome personal difficulties. Both girls learn valuable life lessons and gain hope through certain academic courses, find important and encouraging mentors, and suffer ostracism at school for different reasons.

Life in a concentration camp impacts Elie and his father’s relationship for what they do for one another. The first example shows the reverse roles of caring for one another.“I’m burning...why are you being so unkind to me, my son? Some water…” I brought him some water. Then I left the block for roll call. But I turned around and came back again. I lay down on the top bunk. Invalids were allowed to stay in the block. So I would be an invalid myself. I would not leave my father.” (Weissel 105). The reader can understand the love relationship between father and son. Even though the father is dying, the son is still continues to care and pamper his father’s request. From the first sentence the reader can conclude at times the son is selfish or

Years after the liberation of the German Concentration Camps, one can still be overwhelmed with so many questions - mostly “Why?”. Why would a nation of people feel the need to cause incomprehensible pain to an entire culture of people? Why would a nation support the need to conduct the most horrendous medical experiments on a group of their own citizens? Why would so many blindly follow and adhere to orders to inflict suffering on men, women, and children whose only fault was being born Jewish, disabled, or otherwise deemed expendable? These questions cause newer generations to examine the “whys” so that, as a global community, we never repeat such atrocities again.

It was the second week that Edith woke in the horrid concentration camp. The acrid smell of burning bodies did not mix well with the biting cold. At any moment, the guards would arrive, ushering the half-asleep prisoners out of their barracks to start the arduous work day. After what felt like ages, the guards finally arrived, bursting through the doors of the barrack. Edith rushed over to her brother, Shmuel, to wake him up, then to her mother and father before the guards could. The guards herded everyone to the mess hall for breakfast. After they finished scarfing down their cold bread and drank their bitter coffee, it was time to work.

Yesterday night out of nowhere, my father, Mr. Frank, informed me and the rest of the family that we needed to urgently leave. I was shocked and confused. I could hear the firmness of his voice, so I refused to ask why. Before I packed the things I could hold, my father kissed me on my forehead and said, “We are going into hiding, so the Germans can’t bring us to concentration camps. Those camps are where the torture us, make us do work, and where our dead bodies will be located.” A deep cold chill ran down my spine and I shriveled and started to pack. I took one my father’s trench coats because I know it will help conceal all of my supplies. In one pockets, I placed a picture of my family. Whenever I’m about to give up on surviving, that

Today must be the most life changing day of my life. I now know what had really happened in concentration camps. Prior to today I thought concentration camps were places of worship for the Jews, but no. I have literally seen hell. I don’t think I will ever be able to live life with the same mentality again. Today is the most horrific day of my life.

It am in a world where war and fighting is what I live around. But all the bombs were going and shaking the building. But I don’t know how much longer I can stay away from the Nazis. But I am the only survivor and I look around the village to see if their was another survivor but I never found no one. But I keep moving so the Nazis will never find me and take me to the ghettos and the death camps. Even though, I am frightened. Today was the day that Nazis took over Warsaw. While I was walking down the street I felt drums at the bottom of my feet but I knew it wasn't drums it was tanks. After, some soldiers gave bread but some soldiers got Jews and made them clean the sidewalk with their beards. But other soldiers cut off all their hair on

I hear the shrieks of small children, and the desperate pleas of adults begging for mercy. You would think that one would be immune to it all by now; I once believed that too. I was raised in a completely Jewish household, and was separated from my parents and siblings merely a few years ago. They arranged for me to be adopted into a military family to keep me safe. My new family kept in contact with my biological one in secret. Despite my religious beliefs (of which I follow audaciously), I had no choice but to join the forces as well. Refusal could lead to not only suspicion, but ultimately death.

I have seen documentary about he concentration camp but have never actually visited the place where all of this horrible event happened. I bet when you saw the place you understood what the victims of this tragic been through. The camp probably look depression because many people lost their lives and family member. When you saw the concentration camp, did everyone you heard and learned about that event became a reality to you? You are luck to see that with your own eyes. Video let many of us heart broken and upset. I think when we see the what they endure and the pain their been through then we will be able to put ourselves in their shoes. I completely understand why they do not want to talk about the event and I agree with them because I

Use tax, is a sales tax that is not collected by the retailer. A use tax form should be filed by anyone making a purchase from an online company. Most people don’t realize taxpayers are legally obligated to report the amount of sales tax they did not pay. This should be reported on either their annual state income tax forms or by filing a separate use tax form. There are billions of dollars in unpaid taxes, due to the rapid growth of Internet purchases.

I studied the writings of Poe in 7th grade. We studied a series of his short stories and what intrigued me about his work, is how dark and somber are his stories. After reading an Edgar Allan Poe literature, it lingers in the back of your mind for days and sometimes longer. I think his stories help me to understand some of my own feelings at that time when I was young. I had lost my grandfather, whom I was so close too and loved very much. When he became ill, I prayed so hard, but he passed away. Loss of a love one bears heavily on a person and I can see why he wrote about it in many of his stories.