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ENGLISH 12 PERIOD TWO BLIZZARD BAG 1
CP English 12 study guide for Night
In a world of absurdity, we must create reason. We must create beauty and grace out of
nothingness and, because there is violence, we must expose its ugliness. And because there is
hate, we must unmask its grim purpose. Arid because there is despair, we must redeem it
with hope. Because there is oblivion, we must remember.
- Elie Weisel
SYNOPSIS OF NIGHT by Elie Weisel
When WWII broke out, Eliezer Weisel was barely an adolescent. Absorbed in his studies of
the Talmud and devoted to prayer, this innocent child was totally incredulous when Moche the
beadle, his revered teacher, returned from Poland seemingly lifeless, uttering tales of atrocities
perpetrated against the Jews. In fact, most of the Jews in the Transylvanian town of Sighet
disbelieved these horrible stories.
Then it happened. German soldiers slowly invaded the little the little town. Soon Jews were
driven out of their homes and herded into trains; their destination unknown. Finally, the Germans
ordered their first stop: AUSCHWITZ. “Men to the left! Women to the right!” This was the last
time Elie saw his mother and sister. Such was the beginning of a nightmare. Stripped, shaven,
and beaten, Elie and his father managed to survive the first night.
Inscribed on the iron door at the entrance to Auschwitz was the slogan, “Work is Liberty,”
almost prophetic in nature. Soon the prisoners came to realize that perhaps being worked to death
might garner them the only freedom they might ever know--that liberty which only comes in
death.
Conditions worsened; work increased; exhaustion was ever present. With soup and stale
bread to eat, men became gaunt shadows of human beings. Whipped for marching out of step
and hanged fro stealing soup, loving, moral men were transformed into grappling, vicious human
animals grasping for survival. Sons betrayed and destroyed fathers for morsels of food or to ease
their burden, purposely lost them during selection periods. Although Elie often wished
his father would suddenly be lost, he did not succumb to human’s potential vicious behavior.
Instead, he cared for his father, encouraged him, “fathered” him.
Although transferred to another camp, their situation did not change. Rations were meager,
whippings more frequent, and hangings and selections more numerous ....
Passage from
Audrey A. Friedman
Chapter 1 pp. 1-20
1. Describe Moshe, the Beadle.
2. Why did Eliezer pray, and why did he cry when he prayed?
3. Upon his return, what story did Moshe tell?
4. Why didn’t the people believe him?
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5. Cite examples of how the Jewish citizens of Sighet began to lose their rights.
6. What is a ghetto?
7. Why did the citizens resist the truth, even when it was in front of them?
8. Describe the conditions in the train (at the end of the chapter).
Chanter 2 - pp. 21-26
1. Explain, “our eyes were opened, but too late.” Where was the train at this point?
2. What was foreshadowed by Madame Schacter’s nightmare?
3. What did some of the passengers do to quiet Madame Schacter?
4. Where did the train finally stop?
Chapter 3 - pp. 27-43
1. When questioned by the S.S. Officer, why did Elie lie about his age and occupation?
2. What was the first horrifying sight that Elie at first disbelieved?
3. Explain what Elie meant when he said, “Never shall I forget these flames which consumed my
faith forever.”
4. How had Elie changed in a short time?
5. What was Elie’s first impression of Auschwitz after leaving Birkenau?
6. What was the “compulsory formality” at the entrance to all camps?
7. What sort of identification was used on the prisoners?
8. Why was the prisoner in charge of Elie’s block removed from this position?
9. What were the prisoners’ rations at each meal?
10. What was Bela Katz forced to do once he was chosen for his strength?
Chapter 4 - pp. 45-62
1. What were the objectives of the medical examinations?
2. Why were the Jewish musicians not allowed to play music by Beethoven?
3. Describe one of Idek’s bouts of madness.
4. How did Elie initially avoid losing his gold crown?
5. Whom did Elie meet years later on the Paris Metro?
6. What happened when Elie refused to give his crown to Franek? What was the end
result?
7. Describe the scene with the soup cauldrons.
8. During one of the preliminary “ceremonies” for a hanging, what did Juliek whisper to Elie?
What does this suggest?
9. During one hanging, Elie and the other prisoners cried. What made this hanging different from
others?
Chapter 5 - pp. 63-80
1. Why didn’t Elie fast on Yom Kippur?
2. What advice was Elie given to pass the selection process?
3. How did Elie’s father respond when he learned his name had been written down?
4. What did Akiba Drumer ask the others to do for him? Did they do it?
5. Why was Elie placed in the hospital?
6. Why was the camp to be evacuated? What did Elie learn of the fate of those-who stayed
behind in the hospital?
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Chapter 6 - pp. 81-92
1. What happened to anyone who could not keep up with the march?
2. How did Zalman die?
3. What horrible realization did Elie come to concerning Rabbi Eliahou and his son? How did
Elie respond to this?
4. What was Juliek’s last act?
5. How did Elie help his father when the selection was made?
Chapter 7 - pp.93-98
1. How did Elie again help his father when they were on the train?
2. Describe the scene Elie witnessed between the father and son.
3. How many got out of the wagon? Where had they arrived?
Chapter 8 - pp. 99-106
1. Explain how the father/son roles had been reversed in the case of Elie and his father?
2. Why was Elie’s father being beaten?
3. What did Elie think of the advice given to him by the head of the block?
Chapter 9 - pp. 107-109
1. What happened on April 5th?
2. What was the resistance movement? What did they do?
3. What did the prisoners do when they were freed?
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ENGLISH 11 CP BLIZZARD BAG 1
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Should Everyone Go To College?
by Claudio Sanchez
July 15, 2009
All Things Considered
President Obama has been urging Americans to pursue at least one year of education beyond
high school. On Tuesday, he unveiled a plan that aims to help more students graduate from
community colleges.
Obama and others say most new jobs being created require at least a two-year college education.
But that notion is being challenged by those who say formal schooling might not be the answer
for everyone.
The President's View
The president announced his plan at Macomb Community College in Warren, Mich. — the
perfect backdrop for his message. Warren is reeling from auto-industry job losses, and many are
anxious to know what new jobs, if any, are on the horizon.
Obama said community colleges are an essential part of the nation's economic recovery.
"We know that in the coming years, jobs requiring at least an associate degree are projected to
grow twice as fast as jobs requiring no college experience," Obama said. "We will not fill those
jobs or even keep those jobs here in America without the training offered by community
colleges."
Jamie Merisotis of the Lumina Foundation says Obama is endorsing what many education
experts believe: Jobs, now more than ever, will require at least a two-year degree.
"What I like about the president's plan is that it recognizes that not everybody needs a bachelor's
degree," Merisotis says. "Some people need an associate degree; some need a certificate or
credential that will allow them to be successful in the work force."
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'An Impossible Dream'
But Richard Vedder, an economics professor at Ohio University, says it's not true that everyone
needs at least a two-year degree.
"A huge percentage of our nation's human capital is created in on-the-job training, not through
formal schooling," Vedder says.
Vedder has spent the past 44 years teaching economics and writing about the connection between
higher education and the labor force. He says he has been wary of Obama's higher education
agenda ever since the president told a joint session of Congress that every American should
pursue some form of education beyond high school.
"When I heard that, I was somewhat shocked because I think it's an impossible dream," he says.
Not everybody has the interest, the ability or the need to pursue a college degree, Vedder says.
And more to the point, the government's own data show that most of the new jobs Obama talks
about may require some kind of training, but not a college education.
"It doesn't take a huge amount of skills to be a bartender, for example," Vedder says. "It doesn't
take a lot of skills to work in fast-food places, in retail trade and so on. These are not always
high-paid jobs, but not everyone in America can have a job that pays above the average."
Vedder says that, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only five of the 25 fastest-growing
occupations over the next decade require any kind of college degree. The rest include jobs like
office clerks, home care and health aides, janitors and maids — not exactly the nursing or green
technology jobs Obama highlighted in his speech. Vedder says the president is cherry-picking his
data.
'An Audacious Goal'
Still, Merisotis insists the president's plan is the right approach.
"A dramatic increase in the number of Americans with college credentials is absolutely essential
for our economic, social and cultural development as a country," Merisotis says. "It's an
audacious goal, however."
He says it's the higher education equivalent of a moon shot.
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Bleak Economy Squeezes Community Colleges
by Greg Allen
July 10, 2009
The fall session is still weeks away, but you wouldn't know it from the recent activity at the
registration and admissions office on the campus of Miami Dade College.
By 7 a.m. — an hour before opening — students are lined up waiting to enroll and to sign up for
classes. Administrators say there are more students looking to attend this fall than they've ever
seen before.
In large part, it's because of the economy.
Many who are out of work are seeking to improve their education so they can get better jobs.
There are also students who, in better times, may have gone to college at higher-priced
institutions.
"The reason I'm registering [at Miami Dade] is because there's no money, you know?" says Julio
Torton, an incoming freshman who was accepted at the University of Miami, where tuition and
fees are more than $42,000 a year. "I mean, I just registered right now. Hopefully, I'll get the
classes I want. I registered for the fall term, so we'll see how it goes. But I've noticed that the line
is getting bigger and bigger every day."
The bottom line: Tuition and fees at Miami Dade total just over $1,000 per term for Florida
residents.
Surging Enrollment
Across the country, educators at community colleges say they've often seen enrollments surge in
times of economic slowdown. The size of this spike, however, is unprecedented, and it comes at
a time when budgets are severely limited.
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"As it stands right now, we have almost 39,000 students registered for the fall term, and we
began fall registration only two weeks ago," says Dulce Beltran, registrar at Miami Dade
College. "And a quarter of the courses are already closed with almost two months to go before
fall term begins."
Enrollment is running nearly 60 percent ahead of last year's pace. Miami Dade has scrambled to
hire instructors and add courses. At the same time, administrators have cut costs elsewhere and
increased class sizes.
Even so, Beltran estimates that 20,000 to 30,000 students won't get all the classes they need;
5,000 may not be able to sign up for any classes in the fall.
With 80,000 students receiving college credit, Miami Dade is the nation's largest community
college, so the numbers here are extreme. But across the country, it's a rare institution that isn't in
a similar situation.
At Broward College, near Fort Lauderdale, administrators say they can't add enough freshman
introductory courses to meet demand. Second-year student Wally Honoret says it's also hard to
get a place in lab courses, such as the anatomy class he's taking for his physical therapy degree.
He says he was 10 minutes early to his anatomy class on the first day, and it was already full. "I
was like, 'Man, what's going on?' It's real competitive to just get a seat now."
Funding Cuts
At another time, surging enrollment might be seen as a boon. This spike comes, however, as state
and local governments are steadily cutting their financial support for community colleges.
A decade ago in Florida, the state Legislature provided more than three-quarters of the operating
budgets at community colleges. That figure has now dropped to about 50 percent, and Broward
College President David Armstrong says even that support is shaky.
"In the last three years, our state support has declined 22 percent, about $18 million," he says.
To help make up the gap, Broward College raised tuition this year by 8 percent. Armstrong says
he's hopeful that, as the economy improves, Florida will restore the funding it has cut.
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"We'll have years to climb back out of this hole that has been dug in the budget, though. And the
state is facing many other issues that compete with our needs in community colleges:
universities, K-12, there's health issues, prisons and all the other things the state has to budget,"
he says.
It's a similar story in California, Arizona and, according to Norma Kent of the American
Association of Community Colleges, at almost every one of her group's 1,200 member schools.
"The state of Washington, for example, has experienced the highest budget cut for the
community colleges that they've ever had," she says. "The state of California is in very dire
straits that you hear about every day. And they've projected that they may turn away as many as
200,000 students this year."
Making matters worse in Florida is that, because of budget cuts, the state's 11 public universities
have imposed caps on freshman enrollment.
That's not possible at community colleges, where an "open-door policy" allows admission of
anyone with a high school diploma or GED.
In Florida, California and many other states, that open-door policy is now taking a beating as
thousands of students are being shut out of classes — and potentially careers.
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