I Remember Night Remembering Elie Wiesel

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Teachers should be able to read and teach about historical events to their students, even if they're graphic. Students must learn about true history, even the events people want to forget about. George Santayna wrote “those who don't remember the past are doomed to repeat it”. Post reading “I Remember Night: Remembering Elie Wiesel” I learned how Clemintine Wamariya (author) found her voice through reading Night. I hope to instill the thought of how reading Night could change the way we view hate throughout the world.

Teachers should be able to read and teach about historical events to their students, even if they're graphic. Students must learn about true history, even the events people want to forget about. George Santayna wrote “those who don't remember the past are doomed to repeat it”. Post reading “I Remember Night: Remembering Elie Wiesel” I learned how Clemintine Wamariya (author) found her voice through reading Night. I hope to instill the thought of how reading Night could change the way we view hate throughout the world. …show more content…
Why do you think that is? Maybe because they’re so far away from Germany they didn’t know of the mass destruction genocide caused, or maybe because of their poor education system they simply didn’t learn about it. But this proves that George Santaynas quote is correct. Not learning about history can cause others to repeat it. Some of the people who immigrated to the U.S. from Africa even thought genocide only happened to them, when Wamariya finally read about the holocaust, she said that she had “found a language that expressed how I had been feeling for years.” Wamariya said that reading NIght in eighth grade changed her life, it could change ours

I Remember Night, By Clementine Wamariya

to learn the past before we are doomed to repeat it. When I read “I Remember Night: Remembering Elie Wiesel” author Clementine Wamariya seemed to have a personal connection to Night. The night inspired many, including Wamariya, to speak out as she had similar experiences to Elie. Firstly, the Holocaust was a tragic and horrific event, but it must be learned in order to prevent future genocides. In “I Remember Night: Remembering Elie Wiesel” Clementine Wamariya states, “50 years after the Holocaust”…

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I Remember Night Losing Elie Wiesel

even if it’s disturbing and gruesome. After reading “I Remember Night: Remembering Elie Wiesel” I learned how the author of this passage, Clemintine Wamariya, was able to find her activist voice and stand up against hate. The only way we can learn about the past is to read books or excerpts from that time period. Books like “Night” help us know and understand the past, which can be good or bad. Elie Wiesel, a Holocaust survivor, wrote “Night” to talk about the madness of one man’s hatred and to…

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Suffering During The Holocaust: A Literary Analysis

Elie Wiesel once said, "On average there was up to 6,000 people in each camp during the Holocaust." In 1933 the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler came up with a "final solution" of getting rid of the Jews. They called it the Holocaust. Jews were primarily the ones being targeted. The Holocaust took place all over Europe from 1933 to 1945. Twelve years of horrific unforgettable tragedy. The first source is the autobiography Night by Elie Wiesel. The second source is the poem "First They Came for the Communists"…

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How Did Elie Wiesel Impact Society

Elie Wiesel “Another day has gone for keeps into the bottomless pit of time. Again it has wounded a man, held captive by his brethren” (Anonymous 52). This quote from I Never Saw Another Butterfly describes the life of the majority of the Jews involved in the Holocaust. Elie Wiesel, a survivor of the Holocaust, has made a very large impact on our society through his many contributions. He survived the Holocaust, wrote many books, and started the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity. Elie Wiesel…

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Night Losing Elie Wiesel Analysis

Dear Governor Abbott,.. My grandpa once said, “The truth hurts more than lies.” Consequently, thou shall learn about the past even if the events were gorey and caused dismay. After reading “I remember Night: Remembering Elie Wiesel,” it taught me how Clemantine had enough guts to speak her thoughts through a powerful message in the book, knowing she would get judged by others. To begin, people think it’s okay to bully others, but they don’t know the possible outcomes. Just like a wildfire, bullying…

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I Remember Night Losing Elie Wiesel

Have you seen something so disturbing you wish you didn't see it? In “I Remember Night: Remembering Elie Wiesel, the author, Clemantine Wamariya saw injustice, murder, and cruelty to all of her friends and family, but instead of fearing, she found her voice through the book Night.She used this voice too speak out against hate.It is important that even something disturbing could be used for motivation.So I plead with you to keep Night in our approved list of books. The first reason is that people need…

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Elie Wiesel Research Paper

We remember the Holocaust to help prevent genocide from happening again. Indifference is the lack of interest in something or losing an interest in something. “Indifference then, it not only a sin, it's a punishment.” (Elie Wiesel, The Perils of Indifference speech). To be indifferent to the crimes happening to groups of people around the world is not only wrong, it tells those groups that no one values them. “Society was categorized into three groups, killers, victims,…

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I Remember Night Losing Elie Wiesel

While reading, “I Remember Night: Remembering Elie Wiesel”, I feel like students in the state of Texas should be allowed to read the book, Night. I strongly believe this, because we need to learn about genocide, and it might inspire students to do the same. And I'm not trying to say anything, but maybe you're trying to hide something or make yourself look better, but I have some quotes and evidence to prove this. Learning about genocides is very important, so that people will see what's wrong and…

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I Remember Night Losing Elie Wiesel

from happening in the future? After reading “I Remember Night: Remembering Elie Wiesel,” I learned how the author, Clementine Wamariya, found the confidence to speak about her experiences with genocide. She found her voice and spoke out about hate. As I walk through my school halls hearing how they insult each other, I hope we can learn and take away from Night like Clementine did. Because of how teachers can explain hate and genocide, I wish to keep Night on our reading list. Sometimes the only way…

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Father Son Relationship In Eliezer Wiesel's Night

Night Essay According to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, six million Jews died in the Holocaust. Eliezer Wiesel was the Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1986. He is the author of the superb book Night. Eliezer Wiesel was living a contented life in his hometown of Sighet until the Nazis came and the people of Sighet were deported to concentration camps. Jewish people were being sent into concentration camps. Eliezer moved from camp to camp, while he witnessed terrible events. While Eliezer…

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