April 12, 1999, Elie Wiesel, a prominent figure and Holocaust survivor, voiced his empowered speech “The Perils of Indifference” in the East Room of the White House which was hosted by President Bill Clinton and wife, Hillary Clinton. The speech was a direct call-to-action reaching out to society for a change. This change that he desperately pleaded for warranted a need of our society to help aid assistance to those they have ignored in the past. Throughout the course of Wiesel’s speech, he managed to
Elie Wiesel's Speech: "The Perils of Indifference," tells of the injustice suffered by the Jewish people at the hands of “Hitler’s Germany” (Wiesel, 1999) fifty-four years prior to giving the speech on April 12th, 1999. During his encounter of the events, he takes note to highlight the feelings of the Jewish people because of others’ failure to deliver them from such turmoil, calling this failure indifference. By the end of his account, he is more than relieved that the indifference has ceased
“Indifference elicits no response. Indifference is not a response. Indifference is not a beginning; it is an end.” (American Rhetoric). This is a sentiment that Elie Wiesel pushes throughout his speech, The Perils of Indifference. Elie Wiesel was a Romanian born, Jewish writer, and was a survivor of the holocaust (Berger). In his speech, The Perils of Indifference, he discusses how indifference has hurt him, and everyone throughout the world. In this speech Wiesel uses appeals to pathos to make
Elie Wiesel, addressing the President of the United States, the First Lady of the United States, and many other people who hold power within the country in his speech “The Perils of Indifference” uses rhetorical strategies such as asyndeton, imagery, and rhetorical questions to prove his point that indifference is a dangerous force that is unknowingly hurting the world. Elie Wiesel uses asyndeton to prove his point that indifference is dangerous and that it is changing the world with no one noticing
Elie Wiesel’s “The Perils of Indifference” Speech Elie Wiesel, a Noble Peace Prize winner and Boston University Professor, presented a speech as part of the Millennium Lecture Series at the White House on April 12, 1999. President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary Clinton hosted the formal lecture series. Numerous dignitaries from a wide array of public, private and foreign office attended the event. Although Elie Wiesel designed his speech to persuade, it actually fell somewhat outside the deliberative
Observed in The Perils of Indifference Elie Wiesel, distinguished author and Holocaust survivor, spoke of his experience at the Millennium event in 1999. This event was hosted by President Clinton where Wiesel spoke about his experience in the Holocaust to commemorate the closing Millennium. Aside from this great honor, Elie Wiesel worked at Boston University for some time and acquired many medals of recognition such as The United States Congressional Medal as well as starting The Elie Wiesel Foundation
believes he has a moral obligation to try to prevent the enemy from enjoying one last victory by allowing his crimes to be erased from human memory” (Wiesel, Night viii). As a result of the horrors that Elie Wiesel experienced during the Holocaust, he devoted his life to become meaningful. Wiesel’s decent disposition changes through atrociously inhumane conduct toward Jews during the Holocaust as he becomes a brute to solidify identity, levy fears, and boost morale. Before his arrival in Auschwitz
Elie Wiesel Rhetorical Analysis The world is cruel and harsh; what does it take to prove that you and your experiences are capable of persuasion. In this world, you’d want as many allies as possible, and building emotional bridges with others is a definite way of proving that you matter to others. It’s a matter of philosophy; human nature emphasizes on individual existence; therefore rhetoric is effective to measure one’s importance. Elie Wiesel, a man of age, is a jewish holocaust survivor who has
Among the few hundred survivors was Elie Wiesel. Wiesel was only fifteen years old when him and his family were deported to a concentration camp. His mother, father and younger sister were all killed within the camp, but Wiesel and his two older sisters were able to survive. After his traumatizing experience, Wiesel stood up for others who were being oppressed. Elie Wiesel fought injustices world-wide through his actions and inspiring messages. Soon after Elie Wiesel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
the White House and the 54th year after Franklin Roosevelt’s death. Years after personally experiencing the horrors of the Holocaust and World War II, Elie Wiesel shared his story with America among the President and First-lady, Hillary Clinton, to inspire the world to act upon social and political injustices. In his speech “The Perils of Indifference”, Wiesel opened up about his past and how it made him realize how important it is to stand up against crimes against humanity. He also discussed the