Argumentative Essay On The Holocaust

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ZhiQing Li
Mr.Barry
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3/6/14

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The Holocaust was a very important part of the history and had a lasting effect. The German citizens fears that if they tried to help the Jews, then they would get involved in the Holocaust. In the book “The Night” by Elie Wiesel, it tells us clearly what exactly was happening in the concentration camps. The Dehumanization on the Jews reduced the Jews to nothing in a blink of an eye. In the book, “The Night” Wiesel tells the reader all about the horrific things the Nazis did to dehumanize the Jews in the concentration camps. They tortured and killed the Jews and created this famous historical event called the Holocaust which left a scar in the people’s lives that will never heal. The Nazis did all sorts of things to dehumanize the Jews such as stripping the Jews of their identity and personal belongings, the rotten condition that they were forced to live in, and how poorly the Jews were treated. The Holocaust was one of the twentieth century's worst tragedies that was made possible by the Nazis prejudice and hostility towards the Jews and fear from German citizens.
The Nazis took away many things from the Jews as Wiesel explained. “Everybody out! Leave everything inside. Hurry up! The beloved objects that we had carried with us from place to place were now left behind in the wagon and, with them, finally, our illusions”. This quote tells us that the Jews were forced to abandon their beloved items and that this was only the beginning of the Nazis evil scheme . (Wiesel 29)
The Nazis stripped the Jews identity and they replaced the Jews names with just a couple of numbers and letters. Everyone w...

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...ep up and help. Not all Germans are bad. In fact some actually wanted to help the Jews but they were all afraid to get involved in the Nazis affairs and worried that their family will get killed just like the Jews. The Holocaust made the Jews feel like they’re powerless. The Holocaust was the Nazi’s scheme to stop the Jews from fighting back and to make to lose their hope. If everyone had came together then they might’ve been able to defeat the Nazis.
The Holocaust left a scar that will never heal in the people and the nation’s heart.This disaster has brought many people to tears and made the people wonder how the Nazis can be so inhumane. What would have change if all the people who disagreed with the Nazi’s action all stood up together and fought the Nazis? Would less people die or will the people that tried to fight back get involved and gets killed too.

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