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    London 1908 Her sunset hair danced along the night sky, slapping back and forth like a flag in the wind. And out of her bright, emerald eyes crept just enough light from the high up moon for onlookers to have the opportunity to see the outline of this youthful, round face from their apartment windows. She was out of place -to be seen in the center of town, so late at night, at such a young age, being only two or three years old, without a parent by her side, nor any suggestion of a caretaker of guardian

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    her inability to let go of her husband and other loved ones. There is a family of squirrels living in her bedroom upstairs where she keeps things belonging to her almost ex-husband. These animals create problems by creating loud noises through the night. The squirrels represent her unstable state of mind over the relationships in her life. Lastly, there

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    and sleep deprived she kneeled surrounded by piles of corpses and looked up to the starry sky cleared from the clouds of rain that had poured down, tattered armour, dried blood on her face as she looked up and just stared into the emptiness of the night sky, the moon shone upon her, and slowly closed her eyes exhausted and in pain, and fell to her side surrounded by the bodies of allies and enemies

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    felt as if someone was attempting to strangle her - their hands tightening around her neck as she struggled to gasp for air. Her future was filled with darkness. She stared down at her plain dress- it had fit a little too snug at her stomach. That night with Andy was a horrible mistake, but it was too late. The damage had already been done. Frances-Jane blew her nose and wiped her tears. Slowly, she picked up her quill pen and laid its tip gently on a piece of paper. It was a struggle just to write

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    just the rebellion but her face. Guess some things just aren’t meant to be.” With their laughter traveling to the next house, everything clicked. When I was allowed to I made my way to the Widower and asking if after the rain there was a riot the night my mum left. She confided in me that my mum had gone home only to hear her neighbours talk about my death and so, in not knowing any better, she had truly believed her own lie. A soft tapping at the opening of the attic struck out my attention. It

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    that person fights against might be the very thing that person will become. This statement is valid and holds true in both life and literature. Night by Elie Wiesel supports the idea to not fight like the enemy. Wiesel uses setting and characterization to develop his story and to get this point across. Elie Wiesel uses the setting to develop his story. Night occurs in several different locations between the ghettos and different concentration camps. The year is 1944 when the story starts and Eliezer

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    famous, the press can use this if they want. That probably won’t happen though. I’d be okay with that too. I need to focus now. I’ve been going over what happened ever since that night. I need to write it down before I forget something. So, where else to start other than the beginning? I got home from school that night. It was about a week and a half ago now, but I remember it ever so clearly. I got home, grabbed a pudding cup, and

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    Everything that happened in Elie Wiesel’s night. I will see, smell, and feel the holocaust through the eyes of Wiesel. “Alright, uh, Yavin. Nice name. I’m Mr. Hiraku. Are you ready?” the teacher asked, looking down at his chart for my name. “Yes sir.” I answered, a bit shakily. I had used VR before for video games, but never for something so important. “Alright. I’m going to read you off some side effects involved with this experience. ‘While participating in the Night VR experience software, you may encounter

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    Jews to anticipate Nazi terrorism. The Jews of Sighet were of disproving failure to anticipate Nazi terrorism in reason of two factors: disbelief by doubt and ignorant fear within themselves and their community of Hitler’s extermination strategy. In Night, the author introduces his life as a teenager and his relations with Moshe the Beadle, a shtibl who would joyfully about the Kabbalah and its mysterious revelations and guide him into studying such esoteric tradition, but then drone endlessly about

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    The skyline resembled mountains of rainbow sherbet. For a moment, I imagined scooping the orange, raspberry, and lemon-lime mixture with an oversized spoon. Just by looking at the sky, I felt as if I could almost taste these flavors in my mouth, which gave me a strange satisfaction. A gust of warm air abruptly interrupted my daydream to welcome me to Cocoa Beach properly. These engulfing winds danced all around me before hugging my body completely and knocking me off-balance. All around me, I could

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