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  1. The Meteor

    Thu Feb 18 22:52:10 GMT 2010

    The author, compelled to come closer to the source of genocide seems to be driven by the desire to bear "witness". In his essay "A God Who Remembers" Elie Wiesel discusses the important work of bearing witness to events such as genocide as essential to the prevention of future atrocities. By bearing witness to this genocide, the author continues the important work Wiesel has called on us to do.

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