Wiesel wrote about how horrible it seemed to lose one’s innocence. He did not realize that he had lost some of his own as well. Like Wiesel, many other victims still feel troubled by the painful memories that follow them. Roman, one of the countless victims of the Nazis, wrote a short yet perceptive poem about her lingering reflections; the powerful calamities caught the reader by surprise. Through Wiesel and Roman’s stories about their loss of innocence and haunting memories, we learned that the cruel and obscene methods used by the Nazis and SS Officers caused the vicious afterthoughts of those who survived the horrifying experiences that no human should endure.
The devastating tragedy of 9/11 left all of America mourning. The horrific event opened the eyes of Americans, the fact that America was not invincible shocked many. The realization that the country was not undefeatable led to drastic changes. Post 9/11 security was increased, racial profiling became common, and foreigners were misjudged. The threat of terrorist attacks changed American culture immensely; the devastation wakened the need for protection and a sense of security.
It quickly fills up with apathy, cynicism, and above all despair—the despair that can fuel a distorted reality for many years, sometimes generations. (23) Paraphrase or Summary The void fills with bad emotions that can last for a very long time. Analyze and React This comes in the first few pages of chapter 3. The void that is being spoken of is a void caused by the violent and chaotic state of and individual's life. This made me feel touches of despair while reading it.
Phelps was crying,” then Mrs. Bowles angrily said, “… I always said poetry and tears, poetry and suicide and crying and awful feelings, poetry and sickness; all that mush!” (101). Just reading one thing, one poem caused distress. The poem made them think about something real. It makes people think and feel, instead of just watching something like the televisor. It caused anger, and sadness.
We both believed the people that suppose to love us the most hurt us the most. Every time I turned to read a page, in each little word it was giving me closure to my past. The tears would stroll down my face like a stormy day. I hated that I was reminiscing on the past through each chapter I read. But, it gave me a clear understanding of how I was acting and what was holding me back from letting go of the pain.
The State Police in Oklahoma humiliated an Army General Gerald for two hours and his son because they were African American. They were told to get out of their car and they were handcuffed without the police having a reason to. The police also asked if they can search Gerald’s car and Gerald said no. The police didn’t respect what Gerald had said and they searched his car anyway. The police brought drug-sniffing dogs since they were African American they expected them to have drugs in the car.
The next night it got a little bigger and a little bit more boisterous, the same protesting demonstrations were going on for the most part and there were a few more arrests then the previous night. The National Guard was now there and they even tried using tear gas to clear out the students. The next day was when the government and rest of Kent officials began getting really angry. The governor of Kent called the protests “un-American” and openly expressed his anger with the protesting. They made it clear that night that they were intent on putting an end to the protesting as soon as possible.
A few things that I think are unjust in the book were Tom Robinson’s trial and the teachers. Some things that are just in my eyes but were not legal was when Boo Radley killed Mr. Ewell, it was just because he saved Jem and Scout’s lives, but unjust because he did not abide by the legal system. First, Tom’s Robinson’s trial was completely unjust. Tom Robinson was falsely convicted of rape. He was wrongfully convicted by an all-white jury, which at that time, racism was the norm.
One particular group stood still and were thrown to the ground and rolled down the street by the pressure of the water hoses. The media reporting this caught the images of the horrific scene and everyone was keeping up with what Martin Luther King was doing in Birmingham. The jails became too full and the police were unsure of what to do at this point because they were afraid of the riots that would break out eventually. They decided to desegregate public areas such as lunch counters, and also hired more people of color. This was a victory of King’s because it showed that their protest was a success.
(1) Based on Cecil Foster thesis, he gets the point that racism is still a big problem in our world today and most people were not noticing how bad it was getting in reality. Foster point out about the Rodney King verdict was generated the worst violence outbreak since the Watts riots. Rodney King, an African American man who was badly beaten by Los Angeles police, because of that triggered he became the main focus of how bad the race was a big issue.what they did to Rodney King caused the people to get angry about how the police brutality and racism. Also, people were burning fires everywhere , damaging , stealing breaking business. (2) Forster first example was when he first visited Canada during the Montreal Olympics.He came to