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Read the passage from "The Perils of Indifference," by Elie Wiesel. Then answer the question. https://imgur.com/a/ElaO3Wt

Why does Wiesel tell about his youth in this passage?
A. To encourage the audience to admire how far he has come
B. To present his personal experience and raise awareness of human suffering
C. To present a history of war
D. To discuss U.S. involvement in World War II

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Because he was in the holocaust. The way he had to live, suffer, and see things he shouldn't have seen.

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In this passage from "The Perils of Indifference", by Elie Wiesel, he tells about his youth to B. present his personal experience and raise awareness of human suffering. In this speech, Wiesel is speaking about the perils of indifference. As a survivor of the Holocaust, he wants to raise awareness of what the Jews suffered, and to show that the world's indifference is dangerous for those who suffer.

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