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Animal protection and conservation acts began to appear in the 1900's following the near extinction of the bison and the passenger pigeon. Ignorance regarding the idea of extinction combined with the popularity of hunting, severely hurt these species. Hunters and naturalists killed wildlife for game and study without much thought for the species’ survival. In addition the rapid industrialization threatened the natural habitats of thousands of species. The first major piece of animal legislation was the Lacey Act of 1900 which prohibited interstate commerce of animals killed in violation of state gaming laws. Other laws of the era included the Migratory Bird Conservation Act of 1929 and the Bald Eagle Protection Act of 1940 (Klyza). In the 1960's legislation moved from regulation to preservation. The Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966 was the first real attempt at preservation. When designating 78 animals to the 1996 list, Secretary of the Interior Mark Udall said th at â€Å"an informed public will act to help reduce the dangers threatening these rare animals† (AP). The goal was to inform the public that certain species were in danger and to protect the species before major damage could occur. Although there was legislation prior to 1973, the Endangered Species Act of 1973 was the most wide reaching and important pieces of environmental legislation that passed in the 1970's. Following a string of environmental disasters, citizens became more aware and started to demand environmental legislation. From Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring in 1962, to the inaugural Earth day in 1970 with about 20 million attendees, environmental issues started to receive â€Å"massive exposure. This exposure helped consolidate a growing public awarene... ...roduct of the 1970’s and the environmental movement, is not the best law possible but it does do a fine job as the only real animal protection law. The ESA’s goal of preserving species â€Å" like others included in environmental legislation at the time, was unrealistic† (Klyza). The ESA could never do as much as its creators would have liked, but to repeal the law would leave hundreds of species unprotected. The country needs to protect the fragile ecosystems that it houses and the ESA has helped with that. The ESA is essential because it protects the ecosystems that once destroyed, cannot be rebuilt. The protection of ecosystems has truly become the ESA’s largest and most important contribution. The ESA or any similar legislation could not pass today with the intensely partisan Congress and thus it needs to stay as the only true protection for North American species.

Grant/Lee a Comparison and Contrast Essay

Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee are two of the most effective military leaders in American history. These men have become symbolic of the two nations at conflict during the Civil War. Both had very different backgrounds and personalities that caused them to differ in their military leadership and accomplishments. Even though General Lee would surrender his army to General Grant, Lee throughout the course of the war proved himself to be a better military leader. The childhood of Robert Edward Lee played a pivotal role in the way he would see the world as a man. Lee was born into an aristocratic family of Virginia with a deeply rooted American history. Richard Henry and Francis Lightfoot Lee, Robert E. Lee’s uncles, helped draft resolutions that would lead to the Declaration of Independence, both would sign it1. Lee’s father, Henry â€Å"Lighthorse Harry† Lee III was a revolutionary war hero and one of George Washington’s most dependable fellow countrymen . In 1771, Washington, also from Virginia, wrote: â€Å" I know of no country that can produce a family all distinguished and clever men, as our Lees.†2 Lee’s mother and father were strong influences in his life for very different reasons. Lee’s father would define everything Lee did not want to be. Lighthorse Harry lacked self-control and failed to take care of the family. Ruined by failed financial ventures, Lee’s father would be sent to debtor’s prison. His mother, Anne Hill Carter Lee would raise young Robert to love God, to serve God and to serve his country. Lee’s rearing helped him to develop the highest standards of honor, self-denial, self-control and duty that would earn respect from both friends and enemies.3 Ulysses S. Grant came from a more humble upbringing. Like Lee, Grant traces his ancestry deep into American history in his memoirs. Grant’s ancestors settled in Massachusetts in 1630.4 Grant’s father, Jesse R. Gran t came from a broken family and was fostered by the parents of John Brown. 5 The same John Brown that would attempt to start a slave rebellion by attacking the United States armory at Harper’s Ferry in 1859. Men under the leadership of then Colonel Robert E. Lee ended that raid.6 Grant, was not born into the land owning aristocracy like Lee, his family was frontier men. Grant â€Å"†¦had come up the hard way†¦No man was born to anything, except perhaps to a chance to show how far he could rise. Life was competition (Catton, para 5).†7 Grant’s competitive upbringing would give him the motivation to push forward and the demand results needed to defeat Lee. Robert E Lee would carry the lessons he learned as a child with him to the Military Academy at West Point. While attending West Point, Lee was very studious and did not join 8other cadets for evenings at the local taverns. General Lee graduated second in his class at West Point and received no demerits for misconduct. This record has never been matched and will not likely ever be achieved again. By graduating with honors, Lee was assigned to the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The time Lee spent with the Army Corps of Engineers gave him valuable knowledge of different types of terrain and fortification constructions that would serve him well in the Civil War.9 The childhood of Ulysses S. Grant would also affect him at West Point. Grant was not interested in a military career; he was more interested in agriculture.10 It was Grant’s father who requested his appointment to West Point.11 Grant stated in his memoirs, â€Å"A military life had no charms for me, and I had not the faintest idea of staying in the army even if I should be graduated, which I did not expect (Grant p19).†12 Grant spent most of his time at West Point reading novels and avoiding â€Å"†¦books related to the course of studies (Grant pg 20).†13 Unlike Lee, Grant would not excel at West Point. Grant graduated 21 out of 39 in his class, just below average.14 The Mexican American War would be both Lee and Grant’s first battle. Lee and Grant would both serve un der General Winfield Scott, a man whom they both admired, during his campaign to Mexico City. General Scott saw greatness in Lee and stated his â€Å"†¦success in Mexico was largely due to the skill, valor, and undaunted energy of Robert E. Lee.†15 Scott was also heard commenting a few years later that; â€Å"Lee is the greatest military genius in America.† 16 Grant, only a first lieutenant, did not get an opportunity to show much leadership. Grant did however serve with valor. At the Battle of Monterey, Grant would gain some respect among his peers by successfully carrying much needed ammunition to his regiment while under fire.17 During the Civil War, Lee and Grant would implement skills learned while under the command of General Winfield Scott. In the spring of 1861 as the nation leaned toward Civil War, both Grant and Lee would be forced to make very difficult decisions. Grant would only have to decide between being a patriot or a traitor. In a letter to Grant’s father he wrote: â€Å"There are but two parties now, Traitors & Patriots and I want hereafter to be ranked with the latter. . . (Grant p 957)†18 Lee was torn between a successful career in the United States Army, his devotion to the Union, an appointment as commander of the Union forces and the love he had for his family and homeland. In a letter to his sister , Lee wrote: â€Å" With all my devotion to the Union†¦I have not been able to make up my mind to raise my hand against my relatives, my children, my home. 19 The decisions these two men made would send them on a collision course in one of the most costly wars the country has every waged. Throughout the Civil War, Robert E Lee would prove himself to be unmatched in leadership. When Lee took control of the Army of Northern Virginia in June of 1862, the Union army â€Å"†¦was thundering at the city gates†¦(Lee p150)†20 of the Confederate capital of Richmond. In three months, Lee would achieve what his predecessor General Joseph E. Johnston could not. Lee defeated the invading Union army and turned the war in favor of the South. It would take President Lincoln almost one year to find any competition for General Lee. That competition would be General Grant and the vast resources the North offered him. The vast resources and the advanced railroad system of the North would give Grant the advantage he needed over Lee. In a letter to Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Lee expressed his concern that â€Å"†¦Every train brings recruits, and it is stated that every available regiment at the North is added to it†¦(Lee p108)†21 The Army of Northern Virginia’s lack of provisions were â€Å"†¦so great†¦I cannot see how we can operate with our present supplies (Lee, p 108).22 Before Lee ever met Grant on the battlefield he was trying to prepare for multiple retreats that would allow him to resupply his army. Lee pleaded with Jefferson Davis that â€Å"Every exertion should be made to supply the depots at Richmond and at other points (Lee, p 108).† 23 Grant carelessly used his resources to attack Lee and â€Å"†¦after thirty days of marching†¦fighting and a with a loss of more than sixty thousand men, General Grant†¦Ã¢â‚¬ 24 arrived at Petersburg, â€Å"†¦which he could have done†¦without the loss of a single man.† 25 The sixty thousand men that were expendable to Grant was more than Lee had in his entire Army of Northern Virginia. Lee eventually was forced to surrender his army of â€Å"†¦less than eight thousand men†¦to Grant’s army of 150,000†¦Ã¢â‚¬ 26 Prior to the surrender Union officers had â€Å"†¦always estimated your [Lee] force at about seventy thousand men.†27 The leadership displayed by Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee throughout their military careers is directly related to their childhood and education at West Point. Grant’s childhood made him competitive but his lack of interest in the curriculums at West Point would set him back militarily. If Grant did not have the expendable resources that were available to his Union Army, he would have failed against Lee’s ability to fight with such limited resources. Lee’s self struggle to lead by example combined with his devotion to duty and the men in his army resulted in many victories over impossible odds. Lee did not surrender to Grant’s leadership traits; Lee â€Å"†¦was compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources (Lee p 138)†28 1 James A. Henretta, David Brody and Lynn Dumenil, America: A Concise History, 3rd Edition, 3rd ed. (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2005), 157-58. Bibliography Henretta, James A., David Brody, and Lynn Dumenil. America: A Concise History, 3rd Edition. 3rd ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2005. Lee, Fitzhugh. General Lee. BiblioLife, 2009. Grant, Ulysses S. Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant. CreateSpace, 2009. Lee, Robert. Recollections and Letters. New York, NY: Barnes & Noble, 2004. Bruce Catton Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts, available from http://users.ipfw.edu/ruflethe/grantandlee.html ; Internet; accessed 16 August 2010. Allen, Walter. ULYSSES S. GRANT. Houghton Mifflin,1901. Long, Armistead Lindsay. Memoirs of Robert E. Lee: His military and personal history [embracing a large amount of information hitherto unpublished]. University of Michigan Library, 1886. Grant, Ulysses S. Ulysses S. Grant : Memoirs and Selected Letters : Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant / Selected Letters, 1839-1865 (Library of America). First Edition ed. New York, N.Y.: Library of America, 1990.

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The Jews of Sighet, Romania, remained in denial that anything awful would happen to them. Elie, a 15-year-old boy was forced into the Sighet ghetto and then onto the transport which arrived at Auschwitz, where the Jews were powerless to do anything to save themselves (Wiesel, 2008). I wanted to show the end, the finality of the event. Everything came to an end—man, history, literature, religion, God. There was nothing left. And yet we begin again with night (Wiesel, 2008). In the first page (p. 20) Elie describes the Germans as pleasant. How does he come to this conclusion? We will write a custom essay sample on Night by Elie Wiesel specifically for you for only $16.38 $13.9/page Order now We will write a custom essay sample on Night by Elie Wiesel specifically for you FOR ONLY $16.38 $13.9/page Hire Writer We will write a custom essay sample on Night by Elie Wiesel specifically for you FOR ONLY $16.38 $13.9/page Hire Writer To what purpose would the Germans pretend to be likeable to the Jewish community? When the Germans first arrived in Sighet, they were friendly and pleasant, â€Å"their attitutude toward their hosts was distant, but polite. They never demanded the impossible, made no unpleasant comments, and even smiled occasionally at the mistress of the house†(Wiesel, 2008). It appeared that the Germans wanted to gain the trust of the Jewish community to maintain the peace within the community before turning on them (Wiesel, 2008). While everyone was packed in the ghetto waiting for news of what was happening, Elie’s father returned from a meeting and told those gathered that they were being deported. Elie and his family were packed into cattle cars and taken to Auschwitz. As the train arrived, they saw smoke rising from chimneys and were assailed by the horrific smell of burning flesh (Wiesel, 2008). Describe what Elie calls the ‘death race’? The Death Race was the race by the Germans to kill as many Jews as they could. They wanted to wipe out the entire Jewish race to develop a German ‘master race’ (Wiesel, 2008). The Germans were pushing the Jewish community towards death to see who survived. The Passover ended, â€Å"the curtain rose† (Wiesel, 2008) and the Germans â€Å"arrested the leaders of the Jewish community† (Wiesel, 2008). Elie states, â€Å"from that moment, everything happened very quickly. The race toward death had begun† (Wiesel, 2008). It was at first a slow progression from limiting the rights of the Jewish people, to wearing the Star of David and then to the attempted extermination. The Germans then began a race to kill the Jews as quickly as they could (Wiesel, 2008). Why do you think the prisoner told Elie and his father to lie about their ages? As they arrived at Auschwitz, a prisoner told Elie and his father to lie about their age in order to avoid the crematorium (Wiesel, 2008). Those deemed fit to work were sent to the labour barracks, whereas children and the elderly were sent to the gas chambers (Wiesel, 2008). In the first paragraph of chapter 3 Elie refers to the loss of the last of their illusions, what illusions might he be referring to? Elie refers to the loss of the last of their illusions because the Jews thought that, while overcrowded, they would remain safe in the Ghetto until the end of the war, until â€Å"the arrival of the Red Army† (Wiesel, 2008). They thought the Russian Army would save them. This is the meaning of the illusion, it was technically all a dream as Elie states, â€Å"the cherished objects we brought with us this far were left behind in the train, and with them, at last our illusions† (Wiesel, 2008). Conclusion The Holocaust is â€Å"a history of enduring horror and sorrow† (Wiesel, 2008). Never could anyone imagine such evil, such a horrific event happening in our world. This innocent young boy witnessed the depths of human cruelty and the heights of human disgrace (Wiesel, 2008). This unimaginable historic event breached a large number of articles of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, commencing at Article 1 which states that â€Å"all human being are born free and equal in dignity and rights† (United Nations, 2013). The inmates of the concentration camps had their freedom, dignity and rights were taken away. Other Articles breached were 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 21, 25, 26 and 28. This novel outlines â€Å"the ever-increasing horrors that Elie endured, the loss of his family and his struggle to survive in a world that stripped him of humanity, dignity and faith† (Wiesel, 2008). Never will Elie Wiesel forget that horrific and barbaric experience he encounted as a 15 year old boy, watching people murdered and the smell of burning flesh and the murder of members of his family. Never shall I forget the little faces of the children, whose bodies I saw turned into wreaths of smoke beneath a silent blue sky† (Wiesel, 2008), â€Å"never shall I forget these things, even if I am condemned to live as long as God himself. Never† (Wiesel, 2008). References * Wiesel, E, 2008. Night. 1st ed. London: Penguin Books Ltd * United Nations. 2013. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www. un. org/en/documents/udhr/index. shtml. [Acces sed 20 February 13] Night by Elie Wiesel Essay Example Night by Elie Wiesel Paper The story starts during the World War II around 1941 when the author was twelve years old. It starts at Sight, Transylvania (actual Romania). The ghettos: Two ghettos were created In Slight. A large one In the center of town occupied four streets, and another smaller one extended over several alleyways on the outskirts of town. The street we lived on, Serpent Street, was in the first ghetto. We therefore could remain in our house. But, as it occupied a corner, the windows acing the street outside the ghetto had to be sealed. We gave some of our rooms to relatives who had been driven out of their homes. The barbed wire that encircled us like a wall did not fill us with real fear. (Likelier) Parts that describe the concerning camps: First, Brinkmen Do you see the chimney over there? Do you see it? And the flames, do you see them? (Yes, we saw the flames. ) Over there, thats where they will take you. Over there will be your grave. (An inmate) There was no floor. We will write a custom essay sample on Night by Elie Wiesel specifically for you for only $16.38 $13.9/page Order now We will write a custom essay sample on Night by Elie Wiesel specifically for you FOR ONLY $16.38 $13.9/page Hire Writer We will write a custom essay sample on Night by Elie Wiesel specifically for you FOR ONLY $16.38 $13.9/page Hire Writer A roof and four walls. Our feet sank into the mud. You are in a concentration camp. In Auschwitz Remember it always; let it be graven in your memories. You are in Auschwitz. And Auschwitz is not a convalescent home. It is a concentration camp. Here, you must work. If you dont, you will go straight to the chimney. To the crematorium. Work or crematorium the choice is yours. Gates opened and closed. We continued to march between the barbed wire. At every step, white signs with black skulls looked down on us. The incision: WARNING! DANGER OF DEATH. few more steps than we saw the barbed wire of another camp. This one had an Iron gate with This one had an Iron gate with the overhead Inscription: RAREBIT MACH FREE. Work makes you free. Some characters: Likelier: He was almost thirteen and deeply observant. By day studied Talmud and by night would run to the synagogue to weep over the destruction of the Temple. Quotes: One day I asked my father to find me a master who could guide me in my studies of Couldnt you wait few days, sir? I dont feel well, I have a five r l no longer accepted Gods silence. As I swallowed my ration of soup, I turned that act into a symbol of rebellion, of protest against Him. My fathers presence was the only thing that stopped me. He was running next to me, out of breath, out of strength, desperate. l shall not describe my life during that period. It no longer mattered. Since my fathers death, nothing mattered to me anymore. Shalom Wisest- Was Lispers father he was a cultured, at beginning he seems to be an unsentimental man. At time passes he shows a lot of feelings for his son. At Sight he was an honored member of his community, respected and admired by Likelier for his wisdom and strength, to someone who cowered and cried for water, and begged his son to protect and feed him. He died because of dysentery in January 28, 1945 in Buchwald. Parts that describe him: My father was a cultured man, rather unsentimental. He rarely displayed his feelings, not even within his family, and was more involved with the welfare of others than with that of his own kin. The Jewish community of Sight held him in highest esteem; his advice on public and even private matters was frequently sought. Shalom, I am getting weak. My strength is gone. I wont make it *HIS NAME IS ONLY MENTIONED ONCE. You are too young for that Moodiness tells us that one must be thirty before venturing intonate world of mysticism, a world fraught with peril. First you must study the basic subjects, those you are able to comprehend. There are no Sabbaticals in Sight, l am too old, my son, Too old to start a new life. Too old to start from scratch in some distant la n d The world? The world is not interested in us. Today, everything is possible, even the crematoria Dont let yourself be overcome by sleep, Likelier. Its dangerous to fall asleep in snow. One falls asleep forever. Come, my son, come Get up. Monish the Beadle He was the Jack-offal- trades in a Hashish house of prayer, a still. He was poor and lived in utter penury. Physically, he was as awkward as a clown. His wavelike shyness made people smile. He stayed out of peoples way. His presence bothered no one. He had mastered the art of rendering himself insignificant, invisible. I liked his wide, dreamy eyes, gazing off into the distance. (Likelier) He spoke little. He sang, or rather he chanted, and the few snatches. We spoke that way almost every evening, remaining in the synagogue long after all the faithful had gone, sitting in the semidarkness where only a few half- burnt candles provided a flickering light. And left for dead Even Monish the Beadle had fallen silent. He was weary of talking. He would drift through synagogue or through the streets, hunched over, eyes cast down, avoiding peoples gaze. L pray to the God within me for the strength to ask Him the real questions. There are a thousand and one gates allowing entry into the orchard of mystical truth. Every human being has his own gate. He must not err and wish to enter the orchard through a gate other than his own. That would present a danger not only for the one entering but also for those who are already inside. Jews, listen to me! Thats all I ask of you. No money. No pity. Just listen to me! You dont understand, I warned you, Lispers mother, Lisles sisters Hilled, Bea, and Disport Hilled, the eldest; then Bea and Disport was the youngest My parents ran a store. Hilled and Bea helped with the work. Disport had blond hair My mother was beginning to think it was high time to find an appropriate match for Hilled. Eight words spoken quietly, indifferently, without emotion. Eight simple, short words. Yet that was the moment when I left my mother ; In a fraction of a second I could see my mother, my sisters, move to the right. ; Tic-poor was holding Mothers hand. I didnt know that this was the moment in time and the place where I was leaving my mother and Disport forever. Mrs Chatters: She was in her fifties an d her ten-year-old son was with her, roughed in a corner. Her husband and two older sons had been deported with the first transport, by mistake. The separation had totally shattered her. A quiet, tense woman with piercing eyes, she had been a frequent guest in our house. Her husband was a pious man who spent most of his days and nights in the house of study. It was she who supported the family. She kept asking why she had been separated from her family. Later, her sobs and screams became hysterical. Fire! I see a fire! I see a fire! Look! Look at this fire! This terrible fire! Have mercy on me! Jews, listen to me, she cried. l see a fire! I see flames, huge flames! Young Pole- The man in charge was waiting. He was a young Pole, who was smiling at us. He began to talk to us and, despite our weariness, we listened attentively. Quote: Comrades, you are now in the concentration camp Auschwitz. Ahead of you lies a long road paved with suffering. Dont lose hope. You have already eluded the worst danger: the selection. Therefore, muster your strength and keep your faith. We out despair, you will move away from death. Hell does not last forever And now, here is a prayer, or rather a piece of advice: let there be camaraderie among you. We are all brothers and share the same fate. The same smoke hovers over all our heads. Help each other. That is the only way to survive. And now, enough said, you are tired. Listen: you are in Block 17; I am responsible for keeping order here. Anyone with a complaint may come to see me. That is all. Go to sleep Likelier said that Those were the first human words. Julies a Pole with eyeglasses and a cynical smile in a pale face. Suddenly I remembered. Julies! The boy from Warsaw who played the violin in the Bun orchestra Julies, is that you? I thought hed lost his mind. His violin? Here? He was playing a fragment of a Beethoven concerto. Nevermore had I heard such a beautiful sound. In such silence. How had he succeeded in disengaging himself? To slip out from under my body without my feeling it? Julies. How could I forget this concert given before an audience of the dead and dying? Even today, when I hear that particular piece by Beethoven, my eyes close and out of the darkness emerges the pale and melancholy face of my Polish comrade bidding farewell to an audience of dying men. When I awoke at daybreak, I saw Julies facing me, hunched over, dead. Next to him lay his Olin, trampled, an eerily poignant little corpse. We work in a warehouse of electrical materials, not far from here. The work is neither difficult nor dangerous. Only Ides, the Kapok, occasionally has fits of madness, and then youd better stay out of his way. We work in a warehouse of electrical materials, not far from here. The work is neither difficult nor tendency but for gold teeth. Theyre expecting trouble This ceremony, will it be over soon? Im h u n g r y All right, E I I ex e r All right Not too much a I r Tired. My feet are swollen. Its good to rest, but my v oil I n l m afraid Theyll break My viol in I I brought it with me. Frank- Frank, a former student in Warsaw. Frank, the foreman, one day noticed the gold crown in my mouth All of a sudden, this pleasant and intelligent young man had changed. His eyes were shining with greed. I told him that I needed to get my fathers advice. Quotes: Dont kill yourself. Theres no hurry. But watch out. Dont let an AS catch you. Let me have your crown, kid For what they give you to eat, k I d If you dont give me your crown, it will cost you much m ore! l knew it, I knew that I would win, kid. Better late than never. And because you made me wait, it will also cost you a ration of bread. A ration of bread for one of my pals, a famous dentist from Warsaw. To pay him for pulling out your crown. Yogis and Tibia- whose parents had been exterminated in Brinkmen. They lived for each other, body and soul. And so we would sometimes hum melodies evoking the gentle waters of the Jordan River and the majestic sanctity of Jerusalem. We also spoke often about Palestine. Their parents, like mine, had not had the courage to sell everything and emigrate while there was still time. We decided that if we were allowed to live until he Liberation, we would not stay another day in Europe. We would board the first ship to Haifa. I asked Yogis and Tibia: Did they write me down? Yogis an Tibias quotes: No, said Yogis. Anyway, they couldnt have. You were running too fast Ides Ides, the Kapok, occasionally has fits of madness, and then youd better stay out of his way. One day when Ides was venting his fury, I happened to cross his path. He threw himself on me like a wild beast, beating me in the chest, on my head, throwing me to the ground and picking me up again, crushing me with ever more violent blows, until I was covered in blood. Abruptly, he calmed down and sent me back to work as if nothing had happened. Ides was on edge, he had trouble restraining himself. Suddenly, he exploded. The victim this time was my father. Quotes: You old loafer! he started yelling. Is this what you call working? An ordinary inmate does not have the right to mix into other peoples affairs. One of you does not seem to have understood this point. I shall therefore try to make him understand clearly, once and for all. .. Lie down on it! On your belly! Listen to me, you son of a swine! said Ides coldly. So much for your curiosity. You shall receive five times more if you dare tell anyone what you saw! Understood? Kafka drummer Kafka Drummer had discovered a verse from the Bible which, translated into numbers, made it possible for him to predict Redemption in the weeks to come. KAFKA DRUMMER HAS LEFT us, a victim of the selection. Lately, he had been wandering among us, his eyes glazed, telling everyone how weak he was He Just kept repeating that it was all over for him, that he could no longer fight, he had no more strength, no more faith. His eyes would suddenly go blank, leaving two gaping wounds, two wells of terror. He was not alone in having lost his faith during those days of selection Poor Kafka Drummer, if only he could have kept his faith in God, if only he could have considered this suffering a divine test, he would not have been swept away by the selection. But as soon as he felt the first chinks in his faith, he lost all incentive to fight and opened the door to death. Then he left, in the direction of the hospital. His step was almost steady and he never looked back. An ambulance was waiting to take him to Brinkmen. Quotes l cant go on t save r Its over. God is no longer with us. In three days, Ill be gone Say Caddish for me. French Woman IN THE WAREHOUSE, I often worked next to a young Frenchman. We did not speak: she did not know German and I did not understand French. I thought she looked Jewish, though she passed for Aryan. She was a forced labor inmate. She was s miling her mournful smile as she slipped me a crust of bread. She looked straight into my eyes. I knew she wanted to talk to me but that she was paralyzed with fear. Perfect German. MANY YEARS LATER, in Paris, I sat in the Metro, reading my newspaper. Across the aisle, a beautiful woman with dark hair and dreamy eyes. I had seen those eyes before. Quotes Bite your lips, little brother Dont cry. Keep your anger, your hate, for another day, for later. The day will come but not now Wait. Clench your teeth and w a I t Ides, the Aka p o T h e young Jewish b o y Y o u r sweet words l know what it is: Am IS ewe I s h? Yes, I am. From an observant family. During the Occupation, I had false papers and passed as Aryan. And that was how I was assigned to a forced labor unit. When they deported me to Germany, I eluded being sent to a concentration camp. At the depot, nobody knew that I spoke German; it would have aroused suspicion. It was imprudent of me to say those few words to you, but I knew that you would not betray me Meir Katz IN OUR WAGON, there was a friend of my fathers, Meir Katz. He had worked as a gardener in Bun and from time to time had brought us some green vegetables. Less undernourished than theres of us, detention had been easier on him. Because he was stronger than most of us, he had been put in charge of our wagon. My father took his arm. And Meir Katz, the strong one, the sturdiest of us all, began to cry. His son had been taken from him during the first selection but only now was he crying for him. Only now did he fall apart. He could not go on. He had reached the end. The guards came to unload us. The dead were left in the wagons. Only those who could stand could leave. Meir Katz remained on the train. Quotes Shalom, I am getting weak. My strength is gone. I wont make I t ; l cant go on, Shalom I cant help I t I cant go on Why dont they Just shoot us now? Azalea: A young boy from Poland was marching beside me. He had worked in the electrical material depot in Bun. People mocked him because he was forever praying or meditating on some Talmudic question. For him, it was an escape from laity, from feeling the b I sows All of a sudden, he had terrible stomach cramps. He couldnt go on. He had to stop a moment. I begged him: Wait a little, Azalea. Soon, we will all come to a halt. We cannot run like this to the endow the world. // But, while running, he began to undo his buttons and yelled to me ; // He lowered his pants and fell to the ground. That is the image I have of him. I dont believe that he was finished off by an AS, for nobody had noticed. He must have died, trampled under the feet of the thousands of men who followed us. Quotes: My stomach aches, he whispered to me. L cant go on. My stomach is bursting Rabbi Alleluia: had headed a small congregation in Poland. A very kind man, beloved by everyone in the camp, even by the Kapok and the Blackstone. Despite the ordeals and deprivations, his face continued to radiate his innocence. He was the only rabbi whom nobody ever failed to address as Rabbi in Bun. He looked like one of those prophets of old, always in the midst of his people when they needed to be consoled. And, strangely, his words never provoked anyone. They did bring peace. He had lost his son in the commotion. He had searched for him among the dying, to no avail. Then he had dug through the snow to find his body. For three years, they had stayed close to one another. Side by side, they had endured the suffering, the blows; camp to camp, from selection to selection. And nowwhen the end seemed near fate had separated them. Quotes Perhaps someone here has seen my son? It happened on the road. We lost sight of one another during the Journey. I fell behind a little, at the rear of the column. I didnt have the strength to run anymore. And my son didnt notice. Thats all I know. Where has he disappeared? Where can I find him? Perhaps youve seen him somewhere? Had forgotten and so had not mentioned it to Rabbi Alleluia! But then I remembered something else: his son had seen him losing ground, sliding back to the rear of the column. He had seen him. And he had continued to run in front, letting the distance between them become greater. Hungarian Jew- Next to me lay a Hungarian Jew suffering from dysentery. He was skin and bones, his eyes were dead. I could Just hear his voice, the only indication that he was alive. Where did he get the strength to speak? But then perhaps my faceless neighbor, afraid of being among the first displaced, simply wanted to get rid f me, to free my bed, to give himself a chance to survive Rephrase he only wanted to frighten me. But then again, what if he was telling the truth? I decided to wait and see. Dont be deluded. Hitler has made it clear that he will annihilate all Jews before the clock strikes twelve. Quotes: Dont rejoice too soon, son. Here too there is selection. In fact, more often than outside. Germany has no need of sick Jews. Germany has no need of me. When the next transport arrives, youll have a new neighbor. Therefore, listen to me: leave the infirmary before the next selection! Dont be deluded. Hitler has made it clear that he will annihilate all Jews before the clock strikes twelve. l have more faith in Hitler than in anyone else. He alone has kept his promises, all his promises, to the Jewish people. Jewish Doctor I went to the infirmary. The doctor, a great Jewish doctor, a prisoner like ourselves THE DOCTOR CAME TO TELL ME that he would operate the next day. Every one of his words was healing and every glance of his carried a message of hope. It will hurt a little, he said, but it will pass. Be brave. Quotes: We have to operate! If we wait, the toes and perhaps the leg will have to be amputated. Dont be afraid, he said. Everything will be all right. Everything went well. You have spunk, my boy. Next, youll stay here two weeks for some proper rest and that will be it. Youll eat well, youll relax your body and your n e r v e s Then listen well: in two weeks youll be fully recovered. Youll be able to walk like the others. The sole of your foot was full of pus. I Just had to open the sac. Your leg was not amputated. Youll see, in two weeks, youll be walking around like everybody else. Prepared by: Sharon Denis University of Puerco Rich Intermediate English 2 -Course Proof. Pagan