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<>< Assignment # 1 ><> The Preface of Night


 Why Write a New Translation? Elie Weisel, a holocaust survivor and famous author , wrote his first book, __And the World Remained Silent__, for many reasons. Wiesel could not forget what happened in his lifetime, and remained silent until he spoke, in hopes that he could ease the sorrow of others. Living through the holocaust was not and still is not any ordinary thing, for the Nazis killed over 6 million of the European jews. According to Elie Wiesel, not writing his memoir would have allowed the Nazis one last victory of letting their crimes be forgotten. Although anyone who was not in the camps could not understand the massive horror, “would they at least understand?” is the question that Elie Wiesel pondered over. (Wiesel IX) Writing the story was what he hoped would make them understand what happened, and what people went through. He knew that he could not remain silent about his ordeal, no matter what he had to do to get it out to the world. After his memoir was published, he decided that he was afraid of saying too much rather than too little. Thus he found a translator and greatly shortened the tragic story to the memoir __Night__. Even though the stories of the holocaust has been told and retold, there are those who remain silent, which could cause others to remain silent, and soon everyone would be in the dark. No one would know what happened, then the next Hitler will come along and all of Elie Wiesel’s fears would come true.

Assignment #2-Night Related Poem
Fire Deadly, horrific Burning, killing, consuming Devouring like a fissure, consuming like a giant Smoldering Consuming the forgotten, and devouring the unwelcome

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Assignment # 3 - Found Poem
For God’s Sake Why do you cry When you pray Anguish Oh God Have mercy on us   Why have you come Auschwitz Flames, cold sweat Prayer for the dead Themselves The Almighty, silent Never forget Freed, whipped again Crying, anguish Not a living soul For God’s sake Where is God 

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