Read the excerpt from elie wiesel’s all rivers run to the sea. why were those trains allowed to roll unhindered into poland? why were the tracks leading to birkenau never bombed? i have put these questions to american presidents and generals and to high-ranking soviet officers. since moscow and washington knew what the killers were doing in the death camps, why was nothing done at least to slow down their “production”? that not a single allied military aircraft ever tried to destroy the rail lines converging on auschwitz remains an outrageous enigma to me. birkenau was “processing” ten thousand jews a day. stopping a single convoy for a single night—or even for just a few hours—would have prolonged so many lives. based on the paragraph, the author would most likely agree that it is best to avoid confrontation at all costs. people need to be proactive when they witness an injustice. countries should remain neutral to keep alliances strong. moscow and washington are to be blamed for the holocaust.

Society is constantly developing and changing, and people disagree about the progress of this development. do you believe that the world has changed for the better, or for the worse? in a multi-paragraph essay, support your answer to this question. reinforce your position with specific details and examples from readings and your own experience. as you write, remember your essay will be scored based on how well you: develop a multi-paragraph response to the assigned topic that clearly communicates your thesis to the audience. support your thesis with meaningful reasons and sufficient details. address the readers' concerns, opposing viewpoint, or counterarguments. organize your essay in a clear and logical manner, including an introduction, body, and conclusion. use well-structured sentences and language that are appropriate for your audience. edit your work to conform to the conventions of standard american english. < < read less shows like that show people that "hey, this is the ok way to react to any given situation." the worst part is the drama in these shows attracts the attention of our minds, idling ignorant people. it has impacted the outcome of house lives, relationships, and friendships. these kind of television shows make it seem alright if you act out. these people in these shows are paid to drink on a daily basis, and give us the exact drama that we are attracted to. domestic violence is increasing due to people not acknowledging that when you have a problem, it is best to sit down and talk about it rather then raise a fist or force a gun against someones head. television is a source of our violence increase but there are also some really demented people out there. people go around shooting up schools, killing innocent people, and degrading the world day by day word count: