10 page paper on indifference
At this very moment four people have died by the time this sentence ends (Gorman 1). People live and pass away it is natural, but what isn’t natural is the way a lot of these people die. Around the world there is human trafficking, terrorist attacks, and starving people that would do anything for a piece of bread, and we are still sitting here doing nothing to help. There have been many evil things that have taken place that we could have helped stop, but we did not. For example: A long time ago in 1941-1945, a horrible genocide had taken place. It was called the Holocaust, and many people have died from it. The people in America did nothing to help as the innocent people were gassed to death. Another example is the genocide in Rwanda. It was an argument between two different tribes, and it caused millions of people to die in a little more than one-hundred days. America could have stepped in, but we just waited until the death toll reached close to a million. The people in America just worry about ourselves thinking that we can’t make a difference. Elie Wiesel address’s this issue, and he creates a speech explaining how we are indifferent. There are many things in the world that we could stop and prevent; as a nation we should not be indifferent. (Gorman 1).
Elie Wiesel got a powerful point across in his speech. He showed his master of skill, and Wiesel used certain techniques and certain words that caught a lot of people’s attention. His speech took place in Washington D.C. on April 12th 1999 as part of the Millennium. Wiesel’s speech touched the story of survival as well as points about indifference and his opinion and feelings about it. As he explains "Indifference is always the friend of the enemy, for it benefits the aggressor/ never its victim, whose pains magnified when he or she feels forgotten" (Wiesel 2). This quote means that indifference is always the friend of the enemy. The lack of interest or sympathy for the victims will create even worse
Elie Wiesel got a powerful point across in his speech. He showed his master of skill, and Wiesel used certain techniques and certain words that caught a lot of people’s attention. His speech took place in Washington D.C. on April 12th 1999 as part of the Millennium. Wiesel’s speech touched the story of survival as well as points about indifference and his opinion and feelings about it. As he explains "Indifference is always the friend of the enemy, for it benefits the aggressor/ never its victim, whose pains magnified when he or she feels forgotten" (Wiesel 2). This quote means that indifference is always the friend of the enemy. The lack of interest or sympathy for the victims will create even worse
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