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The message that is sent across in this speech is also something that makes it so effective. Wiesel’s goal is not only to inform the people of the horrible events of the Holocaust, but also a call to action. This call to action is to end indifference throughout the world. Wiesel tries throughout the speech to inspire his audience within the White House, as well as the people of the world to act in times of human suffering, injustice, and violence. Within this call to action, Wiesel argues that indifference is an action worse than any other. Even anger, according to Wiesel, is a more positive action than indifference. “Even hatred at times may elicit a response. You fight it. You denounce it. You disarm it. Indifference elicits no response. Indifference is not a response.” When Wiesel states this simple, yet powerful statement, it forces any listener to consider how negative of an emotion hatred is, then puts indifference well below it. Wiesel also addresses how easy it is for any person to be indifferent. He states, “Of course, indifference can be tempting—more than that, seductive. It is so much easier to look away from victims.” This quote

The events which have become to be known as The Holocaust have caused much debate and dispute among historians. Central to this varied dispute is the intentions and motives of the perpetrators, with a wide range of theories as to why such horrific events took place. The publication of Jonah Goldhagen’s controversial but bestselling book “Hitler’s Willing Executioners: Ordinary Germans and the Holocaust” in many ways saw the reigniting of the debate and a flurry of scholarly and public interest. Central to Goldhagen’s disputed argument is the presentation of the perpetrators of the Holocaust as ordinary Germans who largely, willingly took part in the atrocities because of deeply held and violently strong anti-Semitic beliefs. This in many

“He was finally free, but there was no joy in his heart. He thought there never would be again”. This quote stated by Elie Wiesel from his speech, “The Perils of Indifference”, refers to the day Elie Wiesel got liberated from the Holocaust when he was young. The Holocaust was just one of the many horrific tragedies that occurred during that century. In hopes of changing the future for the better, Wiesel decides to deliver a speech about helping the victims of injustice. He gives this speech intended for the President, Mrs. Clinton, members of Congress, Ambassador Holbrooke, Excellencies, and friends hoping that they will make positive changes for the future. By using rhetorical strategies such as anaphora, rhetorical questions, and ethos, Wiesel tries to help the victims of injustice and prevent future tragedies from happening.

Although the world continues to face tragedy, little compares to that of the horrors millions of innocent Jews like Elie Wiesel faced, as they were deported from their homes, separated from their families and pushed around into different concentration camps where they were brutally tortured, killed, and discarded of by Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany Army beginning in 1941. It wasn’t until April of 1945 that Elie along with the limited number of other survivors were finally liberated. This mid 20th century atrocity has come to be known as the Holocaust, a tragic part of history that will never be forgotten. It was because of that experience, that Elie Wiesel extensively depicted the events he faced through written and verbal accounts including the speech he gave entitled “The Perils of Indifference” on April 12, 1999. The speech was given at the 7th Millennium Evening at the White House, with an intent to create a kairotic moment with the public including the audiences it was broadcasted to, as an opportunity to explain a darker side of history, while also hopefully enlightening them for the future.

Battered Man Syndrome When many of us hear the words "domestic violence," we automatically assume the victim would be a female and the attacker would be a male. After all, men are traditionally viewed as the more aggressive of the two sexes, and the victims of most domestic abuse situations are indeed women. But a surprising number of domestic violence episodes do involve women as the aggressors, creating a new category of victim known as the “battered husband.” An abused husband suffers the same emotional, verbal and physical abuse as a battered wife, but is less likely to report these crimes to authorities. The name of the movie that I chose to review is “Men Don’t Tell.”

A leader is someone you aspire to be and someone you hope to resemble in life. Two of the most known civil rights leaders were monumental in getting equality for African Americans during the days of segregation, which is why many African Americans are appreciative of the contribution of two. Although the two fought for the same outcome, they went about it in completely different ways. Malcolm sought change through violence and non-peaceful protest, while Martin wanted to see change through peaceful protest and building relationships with the right people, these two are huge in bringing about change. It is unfortunate that the two were the last keys in allowing their voices to be heard on the issue of racial discrimination.

Writer, Elie Wiesel in his metaphorical speech “The perils of Indifference” argues that the future will never know the agony of the Holocaust and they will never understand the tragedy of the horrific terror in Germany. Wiesel wants people to not let this happen but at the time many modern genocides that are occurring and people shouldn’t be focused on just the Holocaust, they should focus on making this world a better place; moreover, Wiesel expresses his thoughts about all the genocides that has happen throughout the years. He develops his message through in an horrifying event that took place 54 years ago the day “ The perils of Indifference” was published. Wiesel illustrates the indifferences of good vs evil. He develops this message

Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Elie Wiesel in his straightforward speech, “The Perils of Indifference,” asserts that the inhumanity of indifference is still relevant today and can have negative effects on humanity unless society acts to abolish indifference. He develops his message through highlighting his experience in the holocaust as well as the multitude of tragedies that had occurred that century and how indifference can be handled; he states “Society was composed of three simple categories: the killer, the victim, and the bystander.”(par 14) which shows how his experience and society today is categorized. He addresses how people in concentration camps were ignored and how the world can learn from this tragic, inhumane event. Wiesel’s

In the world during the time of the Holocaust, there was indifference towards the suffering of millions of Jews. When individuals reflect about the Holocaust, the majority of the time the responsibility of the terrible events is placed upon the perpetrators. However, bystanders and witnesses indirectly affected the victims of the Holocaust as well. The silence of these people played one of the largest roles in the Holocaust, they influenced it by avoiding any type of involvement and by becoming blinded towards the suffering of others. In his Academy Award acceptance speech, Elie Wiesel says, “the opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference”. This exert from his speech reveals the importance

In the world during the time of the Holocaust, there was indifference towards the suffering of millions of Jews. When individuals reflect about the Holocaust, the majority of the time the responsibility of the terrible events is placed upon the perpetrators. However, bystanders and witnesses indirectly affected the victims of the Holocaust as well. The silence of these people played one of the largest roles in the Holocaust, they influenced it by avoiding any type of involvement and by becoming blinded towards the suffering of others. In his Academy Award acceptance speech, Elie Wiesel says, “the opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference”. This exert from his speech reveals the importance of the role that bystanders played in the

“The Holocaust did not happen suddenly, it was the end of a long process of anti-Semitism. The Nazis had come to power in 1933, and used propaganda and terror to enforce their anti-Semitic policies. Laws were passed by the Nazis called the Nuremberg Laws. These laws took away all the human rights of Jews.” This quote means that it took time for it to take place, and start to “work”. Hitler controlled the genocide. His goal was to exterminate everyone that wasn’t like him. Other countries got involved because Hitler would invade them and take over their armies. Countries also got involved because they wanted to help the Jews, and everyone else that was being affected. The war went on for 6 years, but the Holocaust went on for 12 years(1933-1945). This means that about 1 million people died every year. Many people died during the Holocaust. “Jews: up to 6 million, Soviet civilians: around 7 million (including 1.3 Soviet Jewish civilians, who are included in the 6 million figure for Jews), Soviet prisoners of war: around 3 million (including about 50,000 Jewish soldiers), Serb civilians (on the territory of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina): 312,000, People with disabilities living in institutions: up to 250,000, Roma (Gypsies): 196,000–220,000, Jehovah's Witnesses: Around 1,900, Homosexuals: hundreds, possibly thousands (possibly also counted in part under the 70,000 repeat criminal offenders and so-called

- [ ] Malcolm X believed that if all the other races came together in unity, they could stop the oppression of the white man and as well to bring awareness to the oppression that many face

One of the things they all wanted was freedom for all races, religions, ethnicities, etc. In Langston Hughes’ poem I Dream a World he said ,“..and everyman is free, where wretchedness will hang its head.” In that line Hughes was dreaming about every man having opportunities and independence, and that no one has to go through any major difficulties that are brought upon them because of the qualities they were born with. Martin Luther King said in his I Have a Dream speech “Let freedom ring, when we let it ring in every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands” Martin Luther King Jr. is stating that when we let people have the freedom they deserve and when we all accept everyone’s differences, we can live in peace. Maya Angelou, Martin Luther King Jr, and Langston Hughes also agreed that peace and joy has to be spread. Langston Hughes said “peace it’s path adorn” and “joy like a pearl, attends all mankind” this means that peace should be acknowledged and appreciated and joy should reach everyone. Maya Angelou said, “Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be at peace in your heart.” Here she is saying that you can still have hardships but when you handle it properly, you can still be at peace. Martin Luther King Jr. said “Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.” this means that peace is something that has to be let out and it’s something that cannot be kept in anymore. When peace is released will can all live in harmony.

Lastly, with the news spreading of the Holocaust to the United States many people did not believe that the “Final Solution” was undergoing. This is partly due to the United States not announcing to the public that this mass murder was happening in Europe. For the people who did hear about the “Final Solution”, they simply did not believe that such barbaric actions by the Nazis was happening. The United States should have publicized this information to the people, so the people knew what was going on in Europe at this time, and so they could do everything they could to end the “Final Solution” (“The

This speech fully shows the hatred that Hitler and the Nazi Party had towards the Jews, and how set they were on eliminating the Jews (Jewish Virtual Library: Hitler's Threats Against the Jews). This hatred and irrational thought of the “threat” Jews posed to the German race led to Hitler’s “Final Solution”, which was ultimately to fully eliminate the Jewish race. Hitler used concentrations camps as his mode of carrying out his plan and fulfilling his prophecy. (Holocaust Encyclopedia: The