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Noemi Ban Persuasive Speech

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Communicative Situation: On February 23, 2016, Noemi Ban, an Auschwitz survivor, came to Western Washington University to share her experience. The hour and a half long speech took place in one of Westerns largest auditoriums, Arntzen Hall. This lecture hall seats over 400 people, and there were people getting there early so they can get seats of their choice. I remember going to the bathroom at around 5:30, when there were only a couple of people in the hall, but once I returned the whole place was packed with people all around Bellingham. The lecture hall was filled with mostly college students who were eager to hear the tragic and dark story of our past. However, there was a wide range of other people there because this is a topic most people have heard about, and it’s a once in a life time experience to hear a holocaust survivor talk. The speech started off with a short clip of a Noemi Ban documentary, and instantly everyone became hushed and their attention was directed towards the projected video. After the short clip, Noemi came on stage and began telling her story. Throughout the speech you could feel the sadness throughout the crowd as she talked about the horrid …show more content…

21 years ago, she began devoting her time speaking to the public about her experiences. She has talked all over the world, allowing everyone to hear her story. Along with traveling all over the world to tell her story, she has her own film “My name is Noemi” and her own book “Sharing is Healing: A Holocaust Survivor’s Story.” The film and the book both provide insight into a different perspective of her story. They both add to her credibility, and allow a more in depth look of what it was like. For someone who has been through such a difficult task to talk about, her overall presentation was outstanding. She was even able to add some humor to such a dark topic, which helped alleviate the saddening

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